Junior Faculty Conference Held last May

On May 22 - 23, 2009, some 75 junior members of the Faculty participated in a Conference held in Makiling Highlands Resort in Pansol, Laguna. It was held to strengthen the bonds between our faculty members, and to re-orient ourselves on the Values that the University upholds.

It was graced by no less than the UP President herself, Dr. Emerlinda Roman. Instead of the usual straight talk, she gamely participated in a talk show format hosted by the very talented Matthew Dimal and Ayla Liberato. We also heard talks from Dean Guevara where she shared the output of the recently concluded system wide conference where the UP's vision in the next 100 years was tackled. Earlier, there was also a talk by the Dean of Education of Univeristy of Asia and the Pacific, Dr. Celerino Tiongco, who shared with us the findings of his study on the values and competencies required by the IT industry.

There were lots of fun activities packed in the Conference, giving our hardworking young faculty members a welcome break.

(Photos courtesy of Ji Reyes)