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Pagbalik Tanaw sa FMDS highlights the Pagdiriwang ng Dalawang Dekada ng FMDS anniversary celebration

2024-12-18T16:16:54+08:00

Building from the theme of University of the Philippines Open University’s (UPOU) 29th Anniversary “Unibersidad na Magkakakilala para sa Pagkakaisa,” the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) celebrates its 20th year with “Pagdiriwang ng Dalawang Dekada ng FMDS” anniversary program. The event, hosted by Ms. Mary Grace D. Perez (FMDS Project Staff), brought together faculty and staff members, students, and alumni for an afternoon of reflection, inspiration, and camaraderie. The program started with the launch of the FMDS Anniversary Exhibit, a multimedia showcase chronicling the Faculty’s rich history and achievements. The exhibit featured three key components: Get to Know [...]

Pagbalik Tanaw sa FMDS highlights the Pagdiriwang ng Dalawang Dekada ng FMDS anniversary celebration2024-12-18T16:16:54+08:00

FMDS kicks off Anniversary celebration with a Commemorative Tree Planting Activity

2024-12-18T15:23:15+08:00

The UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) in commemoration of its 20th anniversary organized a tree-planting activity last 5 December 2024 that underscored the Faculty’s commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship. The tree-planting activity is one part of the three-part program for the Faculty’s 20th anniversary celebration. The activity’s goal was to reinvigorate the tree population within the vicinity of UPOU after the effects of recent severe tropical storm (international name: Trami) Kristine and super typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi), during which a number of trees were felled and uprooted. The program was opened by the Dean of [...]

FMDS kicks off Anniversary celebration with a Commemorative Tree Planting Activity2024-12-18T15:23:15+08:00

UPOU Publishes New Free eBook: “University of the Future: Perspectives, Transformations and Sustainability”

2025-07-02T14:42:45+08:00

Just the end of August 2024, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) through its Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), released the newest of its publications. Titled “University of the Future: Perspectives, Transformations, and Sustainability,” this is an open-access educational resource that is available on UPOU Networks, UPOU’s repository of all educational multimedia resources.  The book is co-edited by Dr. Melinda F. Lumanta, Former UPOU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Dr. Primo G. Garcia, UPOU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs;  and Dr. Ricardo T. Bagarinao, Director of the UPOU Center for Open and Digital [...]

UPOU Publishes New Free eBook: “University of the Future: Perspectives, Transformations and Sustainability”2025-07-02T14:42:45+08:00

UPOU-FMDS Hosts Exploratory Meeting with Compassion International to Foster Sustainability Collaboration

2024-07-30T09:02:04+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), through its Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), hosted an exploratory meeting with representatives from Compassion International Philippines on 27 June 2024, at the Oblation Hall, UP Open University Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. The meeting aimed to discuss potential collaborations focused on promoting environmental sustainability, sustainable livelihood practices, and resilience building among communities supported by Compassion International. Compassion International Philippines is part of Compassion International, a global child development organization committed to releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name. The organization focuses on holistic development, including educational, physical, emotional, and [...]

UPOU-FMDS Hosts Exploratory Meeting with Compassion International to Foster Sustainability Collaboration2024-07-30T09:02:04+08:00

UPOU-FMDS Launches the Plotitos/Plotitas of the Year Award as Part of the FMDS Adopt-A-Plot Program

2024-04-02T11:42:49+08:00

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), in celebration of the annual Zero Waste Month in January 2024, launched the FMDS Adopt-A-Plot Program. Zero waste is one of the major principles of permaculture and these efforts to promote zero waste in the University would be of great value to the communities. The said program aims to bolster healthy eating habits, mental health resilience, and sustainability practices within and beyond the UP Open University. This is also in light of the operationalization of the Sustainability in Action – a Living Laboratory [...]

UPOU-FMDS Launches the Plotitos/Plotitas of the Year Award as Part of the FMDS Adopt-A-Plot Program2024-04-02T11:42:49+08:00

UPOU-FMDS Organizes a Storyline Workshop to Sto. Domingo Elementary School Students

2024-04-02T15:05:23+08:00

The UP Open University’s Faculty of Management and Development Studies (UPOU-FMDS) recently organized a Storyline Workshop for the Sto Domingo Elementary School in Brgy. Sto. Domingo, Bay, Laguna. The workshop, held on 14 February 2024, aimed to ignite creativity and critical thinking among the young learners, focusing on themes of sustainability and environmental consciousness. Led by Dr. Camilla Brudin Borg, a distinguished visiting professor and expert in literary studies from University of Gothenburg in Sweden, the workshop immersed students in a world of storytelling where they created characters and developed a storyline set 20 years in the future. Through this [...]

UPOU-FMDS Organizes a Storyline Workshop to Sto. Domingo Elementary School Students2024-04-02T15:05:23+08:00

UPOU-FMDS Holds an Orientation on Alitaptap Community Currency and Adopt-A-Plot Program

2024-04-02T15:03:41+08:00

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted an orientation on the Adopt-A-Plot Program and Alitaptap Community Currency (CC) on 02 February 2024, at the Teaching and Learning Hub (TLH) Building. FMDS Dean, Dr. Joane Serrano, spearheaded the program by introducing these two on-going projects and highlighting its importance by comprehensively discussing necessary terms and concepts which participants could truly appreciate. UPOU faculty and staff from various offices physically and virtually attended the program. She also introduced Ms. Raizza Anna Alforja, an FMDS research assistant, and Dr. Ferdinand Maquito, assistant professor [...]

UPOU-FMDS Holds an Orientation on Alitaptap Community Currency and Adopt-A-Plot Program2024-04-02T15:03:41+08:00

UPOU-FMDS Conducts Orientation on Adopt-A-Plot Program for PESO Laguna

2024-03-04T16:27:22+08:00

In line with the on-going project of Adopt-A-Plot program, the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) held an orientation for the employees of its partner government institution, the Provincial Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of Laguna, on 30 January 2024 at the Teaching and Learning Hub (TLH) Conference Room and FMDS Perma G.A.R.D.E.N. (Growing Appreciation towards Resilience, Development, Entrepreneurship, and Nutrition). The said orientation was part of the initial steps of joining the program through reserving a plot and attending a face-to-face orientation. Adopt-A-Plot Program is under the Sustainability in Action [...]

UPOU-FMDS Conducts Orientation on Adopt-A-Plot Program for PESO Laguna2024-03-04T16:27:22+08:00

UPOU-FMDS Opens up Opportunity for Students’ Thesis Experimentations on FMDS Perma GARDEN

2024-03-04T09:54:14+08:00

As part of the 2023 program goals of FMDS Perma G.A.R.D.E.N (Growing Appreciation toward Resilience, Development, Entrepreneurship, and Nutrition), the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) starts accommodating students working with their research experimentations. The pilot undergraduate thesis study was started last 22 January 2024 by setting up the feeding platforms together with bird feeds, as a material to be used for observational study and serves as the feeding area for the birds where competitive interactions will be observed and monitored by a camera trap. Mr. Nathaniel Mirandilla, an undergraduate student [...]

UPOU-FMDS Opens up Opportunity for Students’ Thesis Experimentations on FMDS Perma GARDEN2024-03-04T09:54:14+08:00

UPOU-FMDS Holds a Commemorative Tree Planting as Part of IUSR Partnership Program with Southern Taiwan University

2024-03-04T09:41:18+08:00

(from left to right) FMDS Dean Serrano, Ms. Mary Grace Campollo, and Dr. Wong planting one out of the five atis seedlings during the commemorative planting ceremony In partnership with the Edu-Connect Southeast Asia Association Kaohsiung, the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) launched the International University of Social Responsibility (IUSR) collaborative program, through a commemorative tree planting initiative on 20 January 2024 at the FMDS Perma G.A.R.D.E.N (Growing Appreciation towards Resilience, Development, Entrepreneurship, and Nutrition) UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. This historic event of planting [...]

UPOU-FMDS Holds a Commemorative Tree Planting as Part of IUSR Partnership Program with Southern Taiwan University2024-03-04T09:41:18+08:00
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