Assoc. Prof. Salazar, Prof. Novero, Exec. Dir. Sebastian and PM Babaran, after the MOA-signing

UP Mindanao (UPMin) and the Move To Change (M2C) Foundation Inc. entered into a memorandum of agreement to implement the M2C's Changemakers Scholarship Program at UPMin. UPMin Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Prof. Annabelle U. Novero and Office of Student Affairs Director Assoc. Prof. Maria Stella Salazar received M2C Executive Director Asuncion Sebastian and Prime Mover Mark Lee Babaran for the June 13, 2024, signing ceremony.

M2C Foundation, the scholarship provider, is a non-stock, non-profit organization based in San Juan City, Metro Manila, which aims to create a learning community of change-makers among the youth, bringing about positive change and sustainable development. 

UP TO HOLD ITS FIRST LINGGO NG UNIBERSIDAD FROM JUNE 10 TO 20
June 6, 2024 | Written by KIM G Quilinguing

The University of the Philippines (UP) will hold the first Linggo ng Unibersidad from June 10 to 20, 2024. Themed Hayag: Pagpugay sa Lingkod Bayan, the week will recognize and celebrate the efforts of its faculty, students, and workers in continuing the university's traditions of honor and excellence and commitment to public service.

The week-long celebration will be kicked off with a UP System-wide synchronized flag raising ceremony on June 10, Monday, 8:00 a.m. The event, which will be primarily-held in Quezon Hall, UP Diliman, will be attended by officials of the UP System, as well as the Chancellors of the constituent universities from UP Baguio in the north, UP Mindanao in the south, and the only virtual university in the country, UP Open University.

The event will also showcase the talents of several cultural groups in the university, namely: the UP Manila Belle, the UPLB Sandayaw Cultural Group, the UPV Babaylan Dance, as well as the UP Mindanao Dance Ensemble.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Prof. Jhoanna Lynn B. Cruz's appointment as UP Artist I was renewed for 2022-2024 by the UP Board of Regents in its 1390th BOR meeting on May 31, 2024. The appointment covers her artistic productivity from January 2019 to December 2021, which includes her memoir "Abi Nako, Or So I Thought" (2020) and the "Tingle Anthology of Pinay Lesbian Writing" (2021), among others. Prof. Cruz is the sole appointee from UP Mindanao and one of three in UPMin history.

ISO consultant Perfecto "Jun" Cagaanan (third from left) with the OVCA team of (left-right) Trisha Buenaobra, Rozhelle Yu, Ann Batomalaque, Invictus Lorenzo,  Roberto Cardinal, Vice-chancellor Leo Manuel Estana, Michelle Panis, Quincy Feliscuzo, and Kimberly Piezas

UP Mindanao’s ongoing preparations for ISO 9001:2015 certification moved forward with the completion of coaching sessions for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration (OVCA) and other UPMin units in May 2024. VC Leo Manuel Estaña thanked consultant Perfecto “Jun” Cagaanan Jr. for directing the preparations towards establishing the UPMin Quality Management System. Coaching sessions for remaining units are on schedule in June, which will be followed by the certification audit stage 1 in July. The stage 2 certification audit is scheduled in December 2024, which is aimed towards the goal of ISO 9001:2015 certification in early 2025. The ISO certification project is aligned with the UP strategic plan for quality assurance certification in UP units.