Ugnayan Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman (Ugnayan) is a publication of the UP Diliman Information Office under the Office of the Chancellor, UP Diliman. Its editorial office is located at 2/F University Theater (Villamor Hall), Osmeña Avenue, UP Diliman, Quezon City, with telephone numbers 981-8500 loc. 3982/3983, telefax 924-1881/924-1882, email address upd.ugnayan@gmail.com. Ugnayan accepts announcements of activities and call for papers of UPD academic and administrative units and student organizations. Text should not exceed 400 words and must contain the title of the event, venue, date and time of the activity, contact information of the…

The UP Diliman General Education (GE) Conference will be held on 20 March 2017 at the National Institute of Physics Auditorium, National Science Complex. The aim of this year’s GE Conference is to provide a venue for multi-sectoral deliberation of the proposed UPD GE Program in preparation for the decision-making to be done at the UPD University Council Special Meeting, which is to be held on the same day immediately after the Conference. 1.       Memorandum No. OVCAA-BMP 17-276 2.       5 February 2016 Proposed UP GE Framework 3.       Report of the Ad Hoc Comm_Hybrid GE Program Review_Aug…

21st SEAPAVAA Conference Imagining an AV Archive of the Future Cultural Center of the Philippines 3 – 8 April 2017 9:00am – 5:00pm We are pleased to announce that SEAPAVAA is having its 21st conference in Manila from 3 – 8 April 2017. Since SEAPAVAA’s inauguration in 1996, member-countries have taken turns in hosting the association’s annual conference, in conjunction with the yearly Executive Council and General Assembly meetings. The Conference will include a two-day main Symposium, a series of workshops, various screenings, a tradeshow and variety of activities for networking with international archivists, librarians, scholars, and filmmakers. SEAPAVAA 21 aims to attract 250…

(FEB. 22)— Arizza Ann S. Nocum, a UP College of Engineering (CoE) magna cum laude graduate, is one of the 2016 Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP). The TOSP is a prestigious award for young role models of the country which is an annual project by the RFM Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with the Commission on Higher Education. It is given to outstanding students in the Philippines who have excelled academically, exemplified leadership, have good moral values and made a difference in their respective communities, organizations and fields of interest through…

The UP Lady Maroons stunned defending champion De La Salle University Lady Spikers with a 3 straight sets victory, 25-22, 25-21, 25-19, at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 79 women’s volleyball tournament on Feb. 15 at The Arena in San Juan. The Lady Maroons started strong, keeping DLSU at bay to take the opening set. UP with its well distributed attacks continued its dominance, building a comfortable lead, 22-16, en route to win the second set. DLSU tried to rally back in the third set, taking an early lead, 8-4, but the Lady Maroons kept their composure…

  The UP Women’s Volleyball Team had an impressive three straight-sets win over the Adamson Lady Falcons, 25-18, 25-11 and 25-18, in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 79 women’s volleyball tournament at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum on Feb. 5 The Lady Maroons’ balanced attack and versatility was in full display throughout the game. Like a well-oiled machine, the Lady Maroons were properly reading situations and appropriately responding every time the Lady Falcons tried to rally back and recover from UP’s big lead. Middle blocker Kathy Bersola led the Lady Maroons with…

(JAN. 27)–Folk narratives such as epics, myths, legends and folk tales—also known as k’wentong bayan—form the centerpiece of UP Diliman’s celebration of the National Arts Month in February in the festival billed Salaysayan: K’wentong Bayan, Kaalamang Bayan. “An oral tradition, kuwentong bayan is a narrative told from one generation to another during community ceremonies, rituals and in everyday conversation and story-telling among a group of individuals. These are organized stories often used to explain aspects of traditions, norms and even histories. In folklore studies, the kuwentong bayan are means of artistic…

Ugnayan Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman (Ugnayan) is a publication of the UP Diliman Information Office under the Office of the Chancellor, UP Diliman. Its editorial office is located at 2/F University Theater (Villamor Hall), Osmeña Avenue, UP Diliman, Quezon City, with telephone numbers 981-8500 loc. 3982/3983, telefax 924-1881/924-1882, email address upd.ugnayan@gmail.com. Ugnayan accepts announcements of activities and call for papers of UPD academic and administrative units and student organizations. Text should not exceed 400 words and must contain the title of the event, venue, date and time of the activity, contact…

  The U.P. College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) is now accepting nominations for the annual U.P. GAWAD PLARIDEL which recognizes Filipino media practitioners who have excelled in any of the media (print, radio, film, television, and new media) and have performed with the highest level of professional integrity in the interest of public service. For 2017, the thirteenth U.P. Gawad Plaridel will be given to an outstanding TELEVISION PRACTITIONER. The award is named after Marcelo H. del Pilar (nom de plume, Plaridel), the selfless propagandist whose stewardship of the reformist…

A new professorial chair has been established at the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of the Philippines-Diliman in honor of one of the University’s and country’s most accomplished writers. At its 1323rd meeting last December 16, the UP Board of Regents approved the creation of the One UP-Jose Yap Dalisay Jr. Professorial Chair in Creative Writing, to be awarded once every three years to a deserving professor (an assistant professor at the minimum) who has distinguished himself or herself in creative writing and its teaching. The awardee will receive…