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No. 359 November - December 2016 UP Law dean is 21st UP President lawyer-professor-broadcaster for its personnel, to defining its role in as a way to increase quality of education who had served UP and other nation-building. We need to be organic in such schools by providing scholarships universities in varied capacities will intellectuals who are willing to immerse to students who, after graduation will be Asucceed UP President Alfredo Pascual as ourselves in the concrete challenges required to teach in these schools. This its 21st president. He will start his term being faced by our constituents. Honor will increase the quality of education in on February 10, 2017. and excellence with compassion should these schools and make it comparable Atty. Danilo Concepcion, Dean of the be the next UP president’s clarion call to to those in Metro Manila that will in turn, UP College of Law, was elected by the UP encourage the UP community in serving increase the number of UPCAT passers Board of Regents in a special meeting the Filipino people.” from the provinces. held on November 15, 2016. Before During the public forum where all He intends to study the possibility the election, all six candidates were nominees presented their vision-mission, of free tuition for students in exchange interviewed by the Regents before the plans, and programs for the next six for the Return Service Agreement and to secret voting was made. years, Concepcion espoused the culture require more return government service The other five candidates were UP Vice of compassion within the university for beneficiaries of free tuition. President for Academic Affairs and professor to cultivate and nurture the Iskolar ng “A free UP education is an investment of science Gisela Concepcion, Department Bayan, as UP students, are called. He for the country’s development,” he stated of Science and Technology Undersecretary stated that his leadership will be one of during the forum. and professor of electrical and electronics consultation with different sectors to “Every program or project, be it engineering Rowena Guevarra, UP Diliman be able to create that culture of critical curricular or research, should address UP President-elect Atty. Danilo Concepcion Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Benito dialogue in order to address pertinent the needs and problems of the nation and attract more enrollees. He plans to Pacheco, former UP Diliman Chancellor matters that concern the welfare of the and the Filipinos.” revisit the admission process, socialized Caesar Saloma, UP Vice President for Public students, academic community, and On the proposed RSA implementation tuition scheme, and the Revised General Affairs and Commission on Higher Education administrative staff. In order to actualize in all UP campuses, Concepcion noted its Education Program. Commissioner J. Prospero de Vera. this, he stated the need to adhere to the “messy” enforcement and the need for a “We want to ensure that the In his vision statement, Dean tenets of transparency, accountability, thorough study of the program. So far, education that students get from UP Concepcion stated: “the task of the next and objectivity. only UP Manila of the UP autonomous is holistic and relevant, help them president is to ensure that UP remains On a question asked during the campuses is requiring students of its appreciate that all branches of knowledge true to its ideals. The essence of UP, forum on how to improve the health colleges to render a return service perfectly complement each other and he explained, is not merely to transmit implementation of the UP Charter within two years after graduation. how they can better excel in their fields knowledge, but to serve the nation; and stipulation, “No qualified student should Concepcion plans to strengthen the by being exposed to the techniques, this sense of mission should pervade be denied access to a UP education,” the graduate programs of UP by enticing disciplines, and paradigms of their peers all fronts of the university’s functions UP president-elect mentioned a program more foreign students that will, in turn, in other fields,” he explained. from educating its students, to caring to identify feeder schools in the provinces help reduce the tuition for such programs (New UP President/page 2) UP Resilience Institute created; needs new research and extension fellows CAMP alumnus he Board of Regents approved 2016, UP Pres. Alfredo Pascual invited full- budget of the Institute program or project a TOYPW awardee the establishment of the new time faculty members to become research where s/he is engaged (e.g., honoraria, UP Resilience Institute (Rl) at the and extension fellows. professional fees, and other compensation rof. Abelardo Apollo I. David, Jr., TUniversity of the Philippines for Disaster Approximately 20% of the system-wide commensurate and applicable to the BS Physical Therapy graduate of Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) total number of regular full-time academic involvement of the Fellow or Junior the UP Manila College of Allied PMedical Professions, is one of the and appointed Professor Benito M. staff from all the regular academic units Fellow); Research Load Credit may also be 2016 Pacheco as its first Executive Director. It of UP shall be targeted to have additional applicable. Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the shall have the following functions and appointments at the RI as Research The first batch shall be given the World awardees. He was recognized in the programs concerning multi-hazard, multi- and Extension Fellow or Research and additional appointment for the 2nd field of Humanitarian and/or Voluntary disciplinary, multi-sectoral, comprehensive Extension Junior Fellow without additional Semester and Midyear of 2016-2017, i.e. Leadership. DRRM: (1) Research and Creative Work: compensation. Within this human resource January-July 2017, subject to renewal in Admired for his ability to translate undertake policy research, action research, pool, every semester, each fellow or junior the following academic year. Every full- theories and principles into action, and interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary fellow, with commensurate involvement in time regular faculty member of UP who is Professor Abelardo Apollo David, Jr. has research or creative work; (2) Knowledge the activities of the Resilience Institute, shall eligible and available to affiliate with the demonstrated his strong commitment Sharing: disseminate research findings, be devoting on average approximately Resilience Institute as Fellow or Junior to providing disabled youth with the creative works and innovations; (3) 25% of his/her regular academic load. Fellow is encouraged to communicate most optimal treatment available in a Education: establish non-degree Hence, UP shall be devoting about 5% his/her Expression of Interest by emailing socially inclusive environment. At the age educational programs and support degree of its combined regular full-time human directly to: [email protected] of 26, David pioneered the Independent programs within the UP System; (4) resource as a constant active pool of to the attention of Professor Pacheco. Living Learning Centre, one of the largest Institution Building: improve the capability scholars for the programs and services of For the guidelines, please go to www. private schools for children with special of the UP System as an agent of change for the Resilience Institute. upm.edu.ph on the memorandum on needs in the Philippines; this school helps disaster resilience in the Philippines and The memo stipulates that a Fellow the invitation for research and extension students to transition into the job force. the Pacific Rim region. or Junior Fellow shall receive funding fellows. Knowing that the majority of disabled In a memorandum dated Dec. 20, and logistical support according to the Filipino children come from poor families, (Camp alumnus/page 3) 2 UP MANILA NEWSLETTER www.upm.edu.ph Workshop on clinical geriatrics and gerontology for health professionals and educators held and educators in the implementation During the second day, the participants. The volunteers appreciated of the required inclusion of geriatrics in participants were divided into two the CGA as they felt empowered. the curriculum of medical and nursing groups. Simultaneous sessions namely From a total of 156 delegates from schools. At the end of the workshop, the CGA workshop (Day 2A) and Common various academic health institutions, 40% participants were able to recognize the Problems and Geriatric Syndromes in were from UP Manila, including PGH. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment the Community and Outpatient (Day 2B) overall rating of the workshop ranged from (CGA) as an essential tool in the system- were conducted. Day 2A participants good to very good with the suggestion that based delivery of healthcare for older who were mostly doctors, nurses, and more trainings and workshops like this persons, understand their role in the educators were further grouped into five be conducted to achieve more effective general assessment, care coordination, multi-disciplinary teams. Each group health care delivery for the increasing and improvement of quality of care and practiced the use of the CGA utilizing population of the older sector. outcomes of older persons and demonstrate the official PGH CGA form. The groups The training workshop was the application of the CGA in developing a had volunteer patients who were retired spearheaded by Institute of Aging Director plan of