"days past lives present" photo exhibit

Written by Rene Estremera on 09 September 2022. Posted in Madayaw News

UP Mindanao Instructor Samuelle Marionne “Sam” Sanchez holds a weeklong photo exhibit titled "days past lives present" at the UP Mindanao College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mintal, Davao City. The exhibit mounts photographs taken during the faculty member’s own time as a student of Communication Arts. The materials depict UP Mindanao’s campus life at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t exist. Sanchez aims to use the exhibition as a catalyst to reminisce about college life within the UP Mindanao community. The photographer finished his Master of Arts in Integrated Design at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany. He is currently the Faculty head of the BACMA Sibya Media Production Unit and an adviser for the Communicator’s Guild. The said exhibit will be at the CHSS from September 5 until 9, 2022. After that, the exhibit will be on display at the College of Science and Mathematics (CSM) on September 12-16, 2022.

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2022-2023 Academic Calendar

Written by Rene Estremera on 09 September 2022. Posted in Madayaw News

The 2022-2023 Academic Calendar may be viewed/downloaded in PDF format here: https://bit.ly/3qn4LGu

F2F University Convocation for first-year students

Written by Rene Estremera on 09 September 2022. Posted in Madayaw News

The University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) welcomed first-year students for the academic year 2022-2023 through a face-to-face convocation on September 5, 2022, at the Administration Building Atrium. The program was held to acquaint the first-year students with the UP Mindanao community, including its history, mission, and vision, the faculty, staff, and other department committees and activities. The students also received helpful information on the UP Mindanao curriculum, policies, and student affairs.

Chancellor Lyre Anni E. Murao pledged that "the University will be a safe and enabling environment for learning and development" through the blended learning system. "The university will be your space for the free exchange of ideas, inspiring creativity and innovation, celebrating your uniqueness, and building relationships with peers, mentors, and coaches," Murao added. The convocation featured alumna Atty. Janis Louis Esparcia as the guest speaker who shared her reflections on her personal journey at the university.

Davao de Oro VG visits UPMin for plans

Written by Rene Estremera on 31 August 2022. Posted in Madayaw News

Davao de Oro province Vice Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy visited UP Mindanao on August 31, 2022, and was received by Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao, Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Annabelle Novero, and other officials. Vice Governor Uy discussed his plans which he offered to UPMin for collaboration, such as in regional development planning and food product development. VG Uy's plans align with UPMin's strategies for heightened involvement with Mindanao provincial governments, such as the ongoing agricultural livelihood projects in the UP Laak Land Reservation and the development of a COVID-19 Laboratory in the Provincial Hospital. VG Uy was accompanied by staff members also UPMin alumni Allyn Camile and Ananne Dacalos.