UP Diliman (UPD) units and personnel were recognized for their quality assurance (QA)-related accomplishments at the recent Kahusayan: Seremonya ng Pagkilala sa Kagalingan sa QA, the culminating activity of the QA Week 2024. UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II lauded the UPD Quality Assurance Office (QAO) for its efforts in bringing together different stakeholder groups “who are all instrumental in promoting and sustaining the culture of quality in the University, especially the heads of units, quality assurance officers, and administrative staff and REPS .” Vistan. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO He added, “As we have echoed so many times, QA is not just a process. It is a shared responsibility that reflects our collective commitment to uphold the highest standards of excellence. Your diligence in developing and implementing QA measures within your respective units play a vital role in maintaining the integrity and credibility of our institution—a task that we take seriously as the national university.” The first to be recognized were the academic programs that were accredited and had undergone external assessment. Two undergraduate programs and one graduate program were accredited by the University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA): BS hotel, restaurant, and institution management and MS food science of the College of Home Economics (CHE), and BA political science of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, the first CSSP program to receive such a distinction. CHE’s BS food technology was accredited by the International Union of Food and Science Technology. Meanwhile, six College of Engineering (COE) BS programs were assessed by the Philippine Technological Council-Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering and Technology: chemical engineering, industrial engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, metallurgical engineering, and mining engineering; while the AUN-QA assessed the BS tourism program of the Asian Institute of Tourism. Next came the recognition of units. The UP College of Law (UP Law) and the Natural Sciences Research Institute were recognized for receiving their ISO 9001:2015 certification. The Supply and Property Management Office was honored for receiving the Government Best Practices Recognition in 2023 for their online systems. The award is given by the Development Academy of the Philippines. Academic and administrative units which were visited by other educational institutions for benchmarking activities were also honored: CHE Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Education (CEd), College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) Department of Social Work, Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, Office for the Advancement of Teaching, and the Office of Student Projects and Activities. Faculty members who finished training from the AUN-QA were the next to be recognized. They were the QA officers of academic units that finished AUN-QA…

Pormal na binuksan ang eksibit na UGNAYAN: Mga Kuwento ng Talában sa Pamayanang UP Diliman (Ugnayan) noong Mayo 14 sa lobby ng Gusaling Panlungsod ng Quezon. Ang eksibisyon ay tungkol sa pagdiriwang at pagbabalik-tanaw sa mga pagbabago sa pamayanan ng UP Diliman (UPD), at pag-alala rin sa paglipat ng UP mula sa Manila patungong UPD na naganap 75 taon na ang nakalilipas. Ugnayan. Larawang kuha ni Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO Ayon kay Mark Louie L. Lugue, curator ng Ugnayan, makahulugan ang pagtayo ng eksibisyon sa Gusaling Panlungsod ng Quezon lalo na sa napiling puwesto nito sa lobby. “Sa pagtungo sa gusaling ito, isa sa mga masasaksihan ng mga bisita ang malalaking pinta ng mga batikang alagad ng sining na nakasabit sa taas. Ilan sa mga ito ay mga naging mag-aaral at guro sa Kolehiyo ng Sining Biswal ng Unibersidad tulad nina Neil Doloricon, Pablo Baens Santos, Rodel Tapaya, Marina Cruz, at marami pang iba. Mababatid sa ilan sa malalaking pintang ito, tulad ng mga materyales na matutunghayan sa eksibit na ating bubuksan ngayong hapon, ang mahigpit na pagkakatali o ugnayan ng kasaysayan ng UP Diliman sa kasaysayan ng Lungsod Quezon,” pahayag ni Lugue. Si Lugue rin ang curator ng UPD Bulwagan ng Dangal (BnD) at project development associate ng UPD Opisina ng Pagpapasimuno sa Kultura at mga Sining (Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts / OICA). Ayon naman kay UPD Tsanselor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II, patuloy ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng UPD sa pamahalaan ng Quezon City upang pagyabungin pa ang tambalang kasaysayan ng dalawang institusyon. (Mula kaliwa) Vistan, Belmonte, at Lugue. Larawang kuha ni Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO “Nais kong pasalamatan ang opisina ni Mayor Joy Belmonte sa pagpapaunlak ninyo sa amin na maitayo ang eksibit sa Quezon City Hall para na rin mailabas ang kaalamang ito at matunghayan ng mas nakararami ang kuwento ng UP dito sa Lungsod Quezon,” sabi ni Vistan. Samantala, ikinalugod naman ni Belmonte na naging bahagi ang pamahalaan ng Quezon City sa pagdiriwang ng ika-75 taong anibersaryo ng paglipat ng UP sa Diliman. “Sa tulong ng mga programang tulad nito, mas nailalapit natin ang sining at kasaysayan sa mas maraming tao,” ani ni Belmonte. “Sa eksibit na ito, tinatalakay ang mga natatanging kontribusyon ng komunidad ng UP tungo sa isang progresibo at inklusibong pamayanan ng Quezon City.” Ang eksibit ay unang isinagawa sa Bulwagang Palma at Bulwagang Benitez ng UPD noong Marso ng kasalakuyang taon. Ang eksibisyon sa Gusaling Panlungsod ng Quezon ay proyekto ng OICA…

The summer heat did not deter the crowd at the Risen Garden of the Quezon City Hall as UP Diliman (UPD), through the Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA), staged the second installment of its Himigsikan 2024 mini-concert series. The concert celebrated several milestones: the 75th anniversary of the University’s move from the war-torn campus in Manila to the current main campus in Diliman, the National Heritage Month, and the 85th founding anniversary of Quezon City. Speaking at the event, UPD Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II underlined the symbiotic relationship UPD has with the people and the local government of Quezon City. Vistan and Belmonte. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO “Sinisimbolo ng hapong ito ang naging papel ng UPD sa mas malawak na pamayanan. Kaalinsabay ng layunin ng Pamantasan na manguna sa pagpapalaganap ng kaalaman sa larangan ng agham at sining, at iba’t iba pang uri ng kaalamang bayan, ang UPD ay patuloy na nagsisilbing lagusan, tambayan, pahingahan, at tahanan ng ating mga ka-lungsod. At inaasahan din namin ang patuloy na matiwasay na ugnayan at kooperasyon ng UPD at pamahalaan ng Lungsod Quezon sa mga susunod pang taon,” he said. For her part, Quezon City Mayor Josefina Tanya “Joy” Belmonte said events like the Himigsikan are important venues for Quezon City performing artists to interact and exchange ideas with each other. “Sa mga ganitong uri din ng programa, nabibigyan ng pagkakataon ang ating mga lokal na mga artista at grupo na magkita-kita, magkakila-kilala at ma-expose sa iba’t ibang panonood. Ang pagkakaroon ng angkop na lugar kung saan malaya nilang maiparirinig ang kanilang mga tinig at maipamamalas ang kanilang talento ay isa sa mga pangunahing layunin na patuloy na isinusulong at sinusuportahan ng ating lungsod,” she said. The mini concert featured some of the best performers from both Quezon City and the University. The Quezon City Symphonic Band brought the audience to their feet with a lively medley of classic and contemporary original Pilipino music, prompting random bouts of dancing in some sections of the audience. Quezon City Symphonic Band. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO They were followed by the UP Tugtugang Musika Asyatika, then the Tanghalang Quezon City University Chorale, the Quezon City Performing Arts Development Foundation, Inc. Concert Chorus, songwriting duo and UPD alumni Ileana and Gyle, and finally, the UP Dance Company. Keeping up the energy throughout the concert was host Charmaine Aranton. UP Tugtugang Musika Asyatika. Photo by Jerald DJ. Caranza, UPDIO