The University of the Philippines Open University Faculty of Management and Development Studies (UPOU-FMDS) held a Let's Talk It Over (LTIO) forum titled Crafting Futures in the Digital World: Women's Journeys into the Workplace on 30 May 2019 at the UPOU Oblation Hall in Los Banos, Laguna and live streamed over UPOU Networks. In attendance were members and representatives from UPOU, Philippine Normal University, Adamson University(AdU), University of Glasgow, Centre for Research & Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (CR&DALL) in Glasgow, University of Kurdistan, Global Challenges Research Fund in United Kingdom, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in the Arabic States, [...]

The Faculty of Information and Communication Studies - University of the Philippines Open University (FICS-UPOU), in collaboration with the UPOU Alumni Foundation, Inc. (UPOUAFI), held a Master Class on Appreciating the Numbers in Communication Research: Statistical Methods and Analysis, with Dr. Nancy E. Añez- Tandang as resource speaker. Dr. Añez-Tandang is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Statistics (InStat), of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. She finished her Bachelor of Science in Statistics, cum laude, and her Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics programs from UPLB. In this masterclass Dr. Añez-Tandang shared the importance of appreciating the statistics [...]

Ms. Sherilyn Sia, a Master of Distance Education (MDE) graduate offered by the Faculty of Education (FEd) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), served as one of the speakers during the Second International Biennial Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) held at the International Conference Center in the Republic of Seychelles on 21-23 February 2019. Anchored on the theme "Big Data for Small Children: Monitoring Holistic Early Childhood Development", Ms. Sia shared her knowledge and experience on improving children's safety and increasing parental engagement through data management in childcare centers in Singapore. In her presentation, [...]

Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and President of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), served as Speaker at the 7th Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) Rector's Conference and Students' Forum (ARC7) in Bucharest, Romania held on 11-14 May 2019. Chancellor Bandalaria talked in the Working Group Session for the second sub-theme of the conference entitled "Taking Action at Community Level: SDGs as Drivers of University Societal Impact." The session focused on how good practices of universities translate universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into local action; how communities can be engaged in [...]

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, through its Academic Program Improvement (API) 2019 Project entitled "Towards Developing a System for Sustained Academic Excellence," organized two workshops to review and harmonize the Academic Policies and Procedures (APP) implemented in UPOU. The APP workshops were conducted in coordination with the Office of the University Registrar (OUR) on 10-11 April and 8-9 May 2019, in Los Banos, Laguna. Dr. Melinda F. Lumanta, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, emphasized the importance of the output of the workshops in line with the quality assurance (QA) thrust of the University. She highlighted that [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), led by Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, joined this year's MoodleMoot Philippines at the University of the Philippines Diliman Asian Center on 8-10 May 2019. Along with Dr. Bandalaria were Asst. Prof. Myra Almodiel, UPOU Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) Faculty Member and Assistant to the Chancellor; Dr. Ria Mae Borromeo, FICS Faculty Member and Director of the Information and Communication Technology Development Office (ICTDO); Asst. Prof. Roel Cantada, UPOU Faculty of Education (FEd) Faculty Member; Ms. Keats Grecian Mampusti, Research Assistant; and Mr. Louis Samuel Dizon, UPOU Programmer. Dr. [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University's Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) through the Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN) program, headed by Asst. Prof. Queenie R. Ridulme, Program Chair, conducted the Let's Talk it Over titled "Universal Health Care Law: Implications to Maternal and Child Health" on 07 May 2019 at the University of the Philippines Manila, College of Nursing (CN) Seminar room. Dr. Teresita I. Barcelo, MAN Professorial Lecturer, former UPOU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and one of the leading nursing experts in the country, shared her expertise in the field of Maternal and Child [...]

University of the Philippines Open University Multimedia Center (UPOU-MC) Director Luisa A. Gelisan served as a resource person for a class under the Master of Science Education Program of the College of Education. The talk was done in Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), Iligan City on 6 April 2019. The talk is about "Enhancing Accessibility and Inclusivity of Learning Materials," wherein Ms. Gelisan also discussed about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) which is "Ensuring Inclusive and Quality Education for All." Quoting from the documents of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural [...]

It has been the tradition of the UP Open University (UPOU) to hold a blood donation drive every April. This 2019, the UPOU Blood Donation Drive was held on 10 April at the UPOU Oblation Hall in Los Banos, Laguna. Of the 78 volunteers, there were 45 successful blood donors. Despite a decrease in the number of successful donors compared to previous years, most of the donors this time were employees of the university. This somehow reflects the stakeholders' continuous support for extension work and public service initiated by UPOU. The initiative is spearheaded by the UPOU Faculty of Information [...]