DATE : 12 April 2010

TO : ALL UNITS

FROM : MR. SIEGFRIEDO G. TINGSON

OIC – Vice Chancellor for Administration

We are inviting all non-teaching personnel to participate in our teambuilding activity on April 30, 2010 (Friday), 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m., at the Monfort Bat Cave and Conservation Park at Barangay Tambo, Babak District, Island Garden City of Samal (please see attached activity design, profile of the area, and instructions on how to get there).

The UPMin bus will be used to ferry passengers following the schedule below.

For those who are already living downtown, we encourage you to take the public transportation (please refer to options 1 or 2). The UPMin bus will pick up the remaining passengers at the Babak Petron Station in Samal. Just get in touch with Mr. Henry Fernandez at (0921) 488-2980.

We also encourage carpooling for those who will bring their vehicles.

For those interested to explore the nearby Vanishing Island, a boat trip may be arranged for only P600, or P60/pax for a group of ten. Just confirm with the OVCAd on or before April 28 (Thursday) so we can book in advance.

Feature story by Ms. LYSETTE NARSHAL-SANDOVAL

The 19th University of the Philippines President, Prof. Emerlinda R. Roman, will be the Commencement Speaker during the UP Mindanao 13th Commencement Exercises on April 21.

President Roman, the first woman president of UP, believed that women could do as much for our country as men. But more importantly she believed that it is education that pushes women to become equal with men. Education will change the seemingly unequal rights of men and women in society. According to her, "For women to be truly equal to men, we need structural changes. More importantly, we need attitude changes. And we are all aware that attitudes can only be changed through education, and that education begins in the home."

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Exegesis Jedidiah N. Ebarle, a 3^rd year BS Agribusiness Economics student of the University of the Philippines Mindanao, was one of the chosen delegates to participate in the Japan-ASEAN Student Conference held last 13 to 19 November 2009 at Tokyo and Sendai, Japan. It was organized and sponsored by the Japan-East Asia Network for Exchange Students and Youths (JENESYS). Through this kind of cooperative activities, a network will be created between the youths who will play an important role in future exchanges between Japan and ASEAN.

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