Web events, 19 June 2020

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Words without Borders

RALLY READING SERIES + WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS | 19 June 2020 (Friday), 7:00 AM.

On 19 June 2020, 7:00-8:30 AM, Philippine time, Prof. John Bengan of the Department of Humanities will join as a reader in the international multi-lingual event, "Rally Reading Series + Words Without Borders: International Queer Writing." Register now for free at: https://bit.ly/3f8cPmO

ONE UP APPLIED MATHEMATICS WEBINAR SERIES | 19 June 2020 (Friday), 10:00 AM.

Every week, researchers from across the University of the Philippines System will deliver free webinars on various topics on applied mathematics. This week, the Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics (IAM) team of UP Mindanao presents a webinar entitled "Are Zeroes Really Zeroes?: Detecting Underreporting in Disease Reports" featuring Mr. Zython Paul T. Lachica, research assistant for CHED DARE-TO: Synoptic Study on Transmission and Optimum Control to Prevent (STOP) Rabies Program. Join us through YouTube Live on the One UP Applied Mathematics channel: https://bit.ly/2B5d0Rc

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ABOUT THE TEAM. The Interdisciplinary Applied Modeling (IAM) team is a research cluster of the Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science (DMPCS) that is mostly composed of applied mathematicians who promote interdisciplinary research at UP Mindanao. This team mainly works on the application of mathematical modeling to study real-world phenomena and generating approaches to address gaps in a variety of disciplines, including the physical, chemical, biological, and engineering sciences.

Search for CHSS Dean, 2020

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (CHSS) DEANSHIP

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO

The Search Committee (SC) for the CHSS Dean is accepting nominations from 3 March to 17 March 2020 [UPDATE: THE DEADLINE IS EXTENDED TO 17 APRIL 2020], 5:00 PM via hard copy to any of the SC members or electronic mail to the Chair.

What to submit? Individual or group nominators shall submit:

 Duly signed letter containing the justification for the nomination

 3-paged summary of the nominees’ curriculum vitae (CV)

 Nominee’s signed letter of acceptance of nomination (or conforme) stating willingness to serve as Dean and consent to the SC to post CV in designated areas and platforms

All letters/nominations shall be addressed to:

Prof. Noreen Grace Fundador

Chair, Search Committee for CHSS Dean

Email:

Who may nominate? Personnel of CHSS, students and alumni, others outside the unit, or an interested candidate.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF NOMINEES (1198th BOR meeting, 28 July 2005)

1. Commitment to academic freedom and the values and ideals of the University

2. Distinction or outstanding academic credentials in the nominee's chosen field of expertise which should be along the lines of the college's disciplines or fields

3. Filipino citizen

4. Leadership qualities and administrative or managerial capability

5. Must be willing to serve

6. Must consider resource generation an important function of the position

The nominee need not be a faculty member at the time of his/her nomination. Should he/she be appointed, he/she must have a faculty appointment.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

Call for nominations: 3 March 2020

Deadline of Submission of Nomination: 17 March 2020, 5:00 PM

Announcement of Final Nominees: 18 March 2020

Stakeholder Consultations: 23 March 2020

9-10AM: Administrative Staff and REPS

10AM-12 Noon: Students

1-3PM: Faculty

3-4 PM: Alumni and other constituents

4-5 PM: By Appointment, please email Prof. Fundador

Public Forum: 24 March 2020, 10AM-12 Noon

Interview with nominees: 24 March 2020, 1:30-5PM

Submission of Search Committee Report to the Chancellor: 7 April 2020

UP breaks into top 500 in world rankings, 2019

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London-based magazine Times Higher Education (THE) has placed the University of the Philippines in the world’s top 500 universities and fourth in the ASEAN region, according to the 2020 THE World University Rankings.The national university is listed in the 401-500 group of 1,396 ranked research universities.

This is UP’s fourth year in the rankings. It was included for the first time in 2017 among the top 1,000. The succeeding rankings showed marked improvement for UP as it climbed to the top 800 in the 2018 edition and to the top 600 for 2019.

THE assesses research-intensive universities based on 13 performance indicators in five pillars: teaching (30 percent), research (30 percent), research influence/citations (30 percent), international outlook (7.5 percent) and industry income (2.5 percent).

For 2020, UP has been ranked 159th in citations which places it in the top 11 percent of prestigious universities that have “influence in spreading new knowledge and ideas.” Its score in citations went up from last year’s 69.1 to 86.9. As indicator of research influence, 'citations' refers to the average number of times a university’s published work is cited by scholars globally. This year, THE's bibliometric data supplier Elsevier examined 77.4 million citations to 12.8 million journal articles, article reviews, conference proceedings, books and book chapters published over five years. The data include more than 23,400 academic journals indexed by Elsevier’s Scopus database and all indexed publications between 2014 and 2018. Citations to these publications made in the six years from 2014 to 2019 are also collected.

UP also scored better in teaching (from 21.7 to 24.1), research (from 16.4 to 17.2) and industry income (from 35.8 to 39.4). A global academic reputation survey partly determines the scores for teaching and research.UP, however, slipped in international outlook, with its score down from 39.5 to 37.9. International outlook considers the number of international students and staff as well as international collaboration.Only two universities from the Philippines appeared in the latest table. UP is still the leading university in the country.

THE publishes some of the most influential rankings used by the global academic community which include the Asia University Rankings, Asia-Pacific University Rankings, Emerging Economies University Rankings, World University Rankings by Subject and Impact Rankings.

Athletes in SCUAA-XI, 2019

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VARSITY TEAMS won as overall champion in women's chess and in women's swimming while the men's swimming team was in 2nd place in the recently-completed State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association Region XI Meet (SCUAA-XI) hosted by Compostela Valley State College. The men and women's swimming varsity collected a total of 18 gold, 10 silver, and 3 bronze medals in their events. This performance carried the 69-person UP Mindanao athletic delegation to the 2nd runner-up position in the 10-delegation Meet.

This was reported by varsity coordinator Prof. Armando Salazar during the presentation of the trophy and medals by the delegation to Chancellor Larry Digal and the UP Mindanao staff on 29 April 2019.

Contributing to UP Mindanao's standing were the women's beach volleyball team and the women's futsal team who were in 2nd place in their respective events. In other sports, the women's volleyball and men's badminton teams were in 4th place, the men's chess team was in 5th place, the women's badminton team was in 6th place, and the men's basketball team was in 7th place. In the newly-created demonstration sports, the women's football team was the champion.

On deportment, Prof. Salazar conveyed the report of basketball coach Prof. Isidoro Malaque that basketball officials commended the UP Mindanao team members for their sportsmanship. He also reported that Mr. Ralp R. Pizaña, the UP Mindanao billeting coordinator, conveyed to him the appreciation of the military and the DepEd teachers billeting group for the positive attitude and good behavior displayed by the UP Mindanao athletes.

(This revision updates the medal count previously reported as 17 gold and 13 silver)

Archi students win Projeto, 2019

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BS ARCHITECTURE students won top prizes in the Projeto design contest, held at the PhilBex construction expo in SM Lanang, Davao City on 11 May 2019. Working within a given constraint of a 30-square-meter living area for a family with a child, the "Flexi Filipino" design by the team of Louis Alvarez, Jairo Christian Royo, Pamela Puig, and Frances Ianelle Campo were awarded as Grand Winner in a field of three competing schools.

According to the students, they were given three months preparation time to conceptualize their designs, build scale models, and the accompanying visual presentations. The winning team explained that they used the concepts of convertible furniture and movable walls to create the living space.

Winning 2nd Prize was "Pamulak" by another UP Mindanao student team and 3rd Prize went "Kasya" by a third UP Mindanao team. However, the other teams were not available for comment as they had left the venue. All winners won trophies, certificates, and cash.

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