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In these changing times, a healthy mind, body, and well-being are a must. Thus, ensuring that all  can be achieved, can also be challenging. The live virtual event of OpenTalk 25 last 13 July 2022, featured resource persons in the fields of Sociology and Psychology, who discussed how people could ensure physical, emotional, and social stability.  The discussion explored people’s understanding in terms of well-being. Dr. Divine A. Salvador, R.Psy., Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, UP Diliman, and Clinical Supervisor at UP Diliman Psychosocial Services (PsycServ), shared that everyone has his/her own experiences and journey, thus, people’s [...]

The 7th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning, dubbed NCODeL2022, will be held virtually on 23-25 November 2022.  The event carries the theme “Reimagining Education Futures.”  The recent global health crisis has highlighted the need for universities to be agile and many educational institutions have taken the step towards technology-enhanced instruction and flexible learning to cope with the disruptions. Beyond  adaptations to the pandemic, these developments are opportunities for universities to strategically face the challenges of the future. Parallel to this challenge is the increasing call for universities to be more concerned with issues of sustainability — accessibility, [...]

The Social Work program under the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) and the Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) held a poem writing contest among Filipino social workers with the theme, "Filipino Social Workers and My Aspirations for My Country’. The contest ran from June 16 to 28, 2022 and was part of the celebration of the Filipino Social Workers’ Day being held on June 19 of every year, to recognize the role of Filipino social workers in the society. The winners of the poem writing contest were the following: grand prize winner, Gemma L. Villonez entitled Manggagawang [...]

Student representatives of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Provisional Committee (ProvComm) met with the UPOU Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, along with UPOU Deans and Directors, and other members of the UPOU staff and administration.   The dialogue was held on 30 June 2022 at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, to discuss and formally submit the newly Ratified Student Constitution following the Article 434 of the U.P. System Code.   Present on-site during the dialogue were Dr. Joane V. Serrano,  Dean of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS);  Dr. Ria Mae Borromeo, the [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Provisional Committee (ProvComm), established by the UPOU Office of Student Affairs (OSA), in collaboration with the UP Office of the Student Regent (OSR), successfully conducted the official university-wide referendum to ratify the drafted Student Constitution. This was held from 18 - 22nd April 2022 and extended until 30th April through the newly established student hub—Tagpuan. The new platform was created solely for student affairs in partnership with the UPOU Information and Communication Technology Development Office (ICTDO) and will be managed jointly with the University Student Council. The referendum serves as the flagship [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has been elected as President once again by 24 member-agencies of the Los Baños Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSCFI).  Los Baños Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSCFI) met for its Second Quarter Steering Committee Meeting at the UP Open University Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor and current President of LBSCFI, presided over the meeting. The LBSCFI held the election for its new Board of Trustees members and UP Open University has been elected as President once again. UPOU will serve another term to lead LBSCFI from [...]

Dr. Joane V. Serrano, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), and Dr. John Martin, UPOU Visiting Professor from the University of Plymouth, United Kingdom published a journal article titled, “An Exploration of the Contribution of Embodied, Situated Research Strategies to Cultural Ecosystem Services and Landscape Assessment Frameworks: An Environmental Empathy Case Study.” The article was co-authored with Dr. Klara Łucznik, a ColLaboratoire 2020 mentor from the University of Plymouth, and was published on 23 May 2022 in Avant  — an open access and peer-reviewed journal on interdisciplinary studies. Avant publishes online in bilingual language, English and [...]