Statement from the Office of the Secretary of the University and of the Board of Regents on UP Presidency Candidates
superadmin2016-10-05T10:52:34+08:00
UPOU Joins Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill
superadmin2019-06-18T10:59:54+08:00In the spirit of disaster preparedness and management, UP Open University (UPOU) joined the Philippine Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in the conduct of the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill tagged #Pagyanig on 28 September 2016, 9:00 AM, at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna.Spearheaded by the UPOU Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management chaired by Dr. Ricardo Bagarinao, and the UPOU Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration (OVCFA) headed by Dr. Jean Saludadez, UPOU employees ducked, covered and held at the sound of the siren. Assigned marshalls and headcounters per building and per floor led [...]
Open Letter of the UP President to the UP Community
superadmin2016-09-06T14:03:05+08:00Open Letter of the UP President to the UP Community
Memorandum No. PAEP: 16-42: Second Call for the One UP Professorial Chair and Faculty Grant Awards
superadmin2016-08-17T13:59:45+08:00Memo No PAEP 16-42 Memorandum No. PAEP: 16-42: Second Call for the One UP Professorial Chair and Faculty Grant Awards
Call for Nominations for the Next U.P. President
superadmin2016-08-17T13:56:36+08:00The UP Board of Regents (BOR) is now inviting nominations for the UP President who will succeed the incumbent whose term will end on 9 February 2017. At its 1319th BOR meeting on 28 July 2016, the Board constituted itself as the Search Committee for the next UP President. The Secretary of the Board shall accept nominations from 18 August 2016 until 5:00 p.m. of 23 September 2016.Read more...
UPOU Hosts Lecture on Food as Cultural Domain
superadmin2019-06-18T11:05:45+08:00The ASEAN Studies Program of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies, UP Open University (UPOU), conducted another one of its lecture series, this time on Food as Culture or "Ang Pagkain Bilang Larangan ng Kultura" on 12 August 2016 at the UPOU Audiovisual Room in Los Baños, Laguna.Dr. Primo G. Garcia, Dean of FMDS, delivered the welcome remarks relating that mundane things like food were seldom topics of academic discussions, but these things are what shape the society. "Food is something that binds the community." He wished everyone a sumptuous discussion. Dr. Jean Saludadez, Program Chair of ASEAN Studies [...]
UPOU Opens Solo Art Exhibit of Jose Glenn Blanco at Galeria Sinag
superadmin2019-06-18T11:06:53+08:00The UP Open University (UPOU) Cultural Committee proudly hosts the solo art exhibit of Jose Glenn Blanco entitled "Paglalayag sa Kulay ng Buhay" at the Galeria Sinag, UPOU Community Hub, Los Baños, Laguna. The exhibit officially opened on 08 August 2016 with UPOU Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria delivering the welcome message and opened the program. "Ang bawat pangyayari ay humuhubog sa ating katauhan at sa ating kinabukasan. Ang bawat kulay as nagpapaganda ng buhay," she stated. Chancellor Bandalaria thanked Mr. Blanco for choosing to exhibit with UPOU, and commended the Cultural Committee for spearheading activities that enrich the culture [...]
Faculty Offices Hold Recognition Rites for Graduates
superadmin2019-06-18T11:08:30+08:00The three UP Open University's (UPOU) Faculty of Studies held their respective fellowship and recognition rites for their graduates and alumni on 29 July 2016 at UP Open University Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. The Faculty of Education (FEd) had a total of 123 graduates -- 43 from the Associate in Arts (AA) program, 3 as the first batch of the Bachelor of Education Studies (BES) graduates, 7 from Graduate Certificate in Distance Education (GCDE), 44 from Diploma in Language and Literacy Education (DLLE), 8 from the Diploma in Mathematics Teaching (DMT), 3 from the Diploma in Social Studies Education (DSSE), [...]
UP Open University Celebrates 20th Commencement Exercises and Investiture of 4th Chancellor
superadmin2016-08-10T13:35:45+08:00On the evening of 30 July 2016, about a thousand people assembled at the headquarters of UP Open University, expectant of the glorious evening that was about to unfold – UPOU's fourth Chancellor will be invested by the UP President, in time with the 20th Commencement Exercises of the University.Three hundred sixty-one graduates were conferred degrees with 9 graduates on the Chancellor's list and 12 making it to the Dean's list. Fifty-three undergraduate students and 308 graduate students were conferred their degrees, 11 of which were doctoral program graduates. Honorable Alfredo E. Pascual, the President of the University of the [...]