The University of the Philippines College Application 2022 (#UPCA2022) is now OPEN.

Please visit the UP Office of Admission's website [https://upcollegeadmissions.up.edu.ph] to access the Application Portal.

Deadline for submission of all application documents is November 30, 2021.

The University Councils (UCs) of the UP System unanimously decided that there will be NO UP College Admission Test for the new crop of applicants in light of health and logistical issues brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UCs further approved an additional assessment by academic units to qualify for a degree program, if deemed necessary. Applicants will be notified of such assessment or other additional requirements after the evaluation of their High School Records.

Applicants are required to read the General Information Bulletin [https://upcollegeadmissions.up.edu.ph/htmls/aboutupcollegeadmissions.html] before filing their application.

 Let us dissect and discuss the COVID-19 infodemic and the implications of presidential polemics during the pandemic with highly-respected scholars in the field, Prof. Maria Labiste from the University of the Philippines Diliman and Prof. Theisel Iris Isip-Tan from the University of the Philippines Manila.

Main Theme: Sifting through the COVID-19 Infodemic and Polemics 

Date: October 30, 2021 * Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM * Venue: Zoom - Video Conference

Please register at http://bit.ly/BACMAUndercurrents.  The zoom details will be sent to the participant's registered e-mail accounts. The webinar will also be live-streamed at https://www.facebook.com/BACMAUndercurrents/

Certificates will be issued to participants who: Pre-registered on or before October 30, 2021; Completed the evaluation form after the event. The form must be submitted by 11:59 PM on October 30, 2021.

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Assoc. Prof. Karen Joyce G. Cayamanda of the Dept. of Humanities (top, third from left) took her oath of office as a Trustee of the Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE) on 23 October 2021, alongside its other newly-elected officials for the school years of 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. Dr. Rowena Capulong Reyes, dean of Far Eastern University’s Institute of Arts and Sciences and PACE ex-officio trustee, originally announced the election of Prof. Cayamanda in an October 20 letter to UP Mindanao Chancellor Larry Digal.  Dr. Reyes introduced PACE as “the pioneer national organization of teachers of communication, broadcasting, and journalism,” and the “biggest, and most dynamic.” With the election of Prof. Cayamanda, “we hope that your institution will extend all possible support and consideration to her as elected PACE officer,” she said. 

Prof. Cayamanda, for her part, announced the release of the book “The World in a Different Perspective: Rebuilding Lessons After a Crisis” (ISBN 978-621-96514-0-0), which she served as co-editor. A copy of the book was donated to the National Library by its publisher, the Institute of Industry and Academic Research Incorporated (IIARI), where Prof. Cayamanda also served as Director for Conferences and Events for 2021.

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. PDLC 2 1 -68A

 Subject: Constitution of the Search Committee for the Chancellor of UP Mindanao

With Prof. Cleto Nanola, Jr. as Chair, please constitute yourselves into a Search Committee that will assist the President and the Board of Regents in the selection of the next Chancellor of UP Mindanao.

We are sending herewith Administrative Order No. PDLC 21 -52 "Instituting a Search Process for the Next Chancellor of UP Mindanao and Constituting a Search Committee Therefor" for your guidance.

The deadline is 12 November 2021, for the submission of the Search Committee Report which must include the final list of all nominees, assessing not only their strengths and weaknesses but also their suitability for the position given the needs and thrusts of Mindanao.

All expenses of the Committee in the discharge of its task will be borne by the Office of the President. 

Moreover, the Committee Chair and Members, including the staff shall be entitled to honoraria as set by the Board of Regents.

(READ the full memorandum here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G9GuNM8wQxGHevt7X_enHzHt-AkKBIxX/view?usp=sharing)