UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO Chancellor’s Report 12 October 2015 Towards Academic Excellence: Through Sports Development DÚLÂ, the annual sports festival, is in October--with the playing of elimination rounds beginning 02 October. The competition events are volleyball, basketball, bowling, lawn tennis, table tennis, chess, dáma, fun-run, Philippine games, and the cheer-dance competition on 19 October. Through Research & Creative Work INVENTION DISCLOSURES. “Direct Lactic Acid Fermentation from Sago Starch..” (above, left) and “Optimization of Amylase Production..” were submitted by M. Pasaporte and C. Lumakin, coinventors, respectively, for the Invention Disclosures Incentive program. 1 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO Towards Academic Excellence in Education & Research AWARDED. Prof. Emma Ruth Bayogan (above, left, file photo), Award of Recognition, Outstanding Research Leader and Scientist in Quality and Postharvest Horticulture, awarded by International Society for Horticultural Science Commission on Quality and Postharvest Horticulture and Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia, 15 August LAUNCHED. Phil. Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Mindanao Chapter at the National Symposium on Biotechnology, Biodiversity and Bioresources for Sustainable Development held in General Santos City, 24-26 September (photo courtesy of AU Novero) CLOCKWISE FROM TOP-LEFT: Pambansang Oryentasyon sa Panitikan by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), 22-23 Sept. Prof. Ramon “Bomen” Guillermo lecture on “Ang Makina ni Mang Turing” (novel), 28 Sept. Atty. Nicolas Pichay lecture on “Copyright Law”, 03 Oct. UPLB PhD in Development Studies in UP Mindanao had fly-in Professors Juan Pulhin (in photo), Rowena Baconguis, Josephine Dizon, Ronald Mendoza (AIM), Raymondo Rovillos, Bing Brillo, and Jose Camacho from 22 August to 03 October. 2 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO Towards Academic Excellence through Public Service CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT ● Forum on Gender, Gender Identity, and HIV-AIDS, 28 Sept. ● Calf of the Cattle R & D Project, one of 12 born to the project, 24 Sept.● Marilog Land Reservation agro-forestry receives visitors from MARS chocolate candy, 21 Aug.● Marilog Reservation harvest of 96 bunches of Cardava banana, averaging 18 kilos/bunch Towards Academic Excellence and Operational Excellence A Visioning Workshop was held with academic and administrative units with the participation of Chancellor Grace Alfonso, Secretary Lilian de las Llagas, and Dr. Lourdes Portus as guest reviewers, 30 September 3 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO Towards Operational Excellence CLOCKWISE FROM TOP-LEFT: ● Bid out by DPWH were the P100M Training Gym, and ● the P50M stadium phase 1 of the Sports Complex ● Forum on Procurement for R&D projects with AVP Tomacruz, 06 October ● Forum on Quality Management System with AVP Rañeses, 07 October ● Zumba session with government agencies, 18 September ● Notice of Search process for next chancellor circulated to constituents and public Towards Stronger Alumni Relations UPAA-Davao created a Facebook community page named “Legacy Tiles Project”. The fund-raising project offers alumni of any UP constituent university the privilege of having their name set in the UP Mindanao Oblation Plaza 4
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