Students conduct English Fair for kids UA&P students welcomed 150 pupils from San Joaquin Elementary School during the English Fair last July 30. Dubbed “English Fair for a Delightful Share,” the activity was part of the English Week celebration. It conducted contests and games that help improve the participants’ English proficiency: a spelling contest, a story-telling session, and a film showing, among others. Organized by several English classes, the event ended with the children’s sing-along performances led by the Creative Writers’ Guild (CWG) officers. The CWG and student outreach group Catalyst also took part in the activity by setting up “fun booths.”
UA&P president hosts lunch, shares stories with employees UA&P President Jose Maria Mariano, Ph.D., recently hosted a lunch and get- together with some members of the faculty and staff. The first of a series, the “JAM Session” provided a venue for the University’s chief executive and employees of various ranks to discuss campus issues and get more acquainted with one another. The session’s name alludes to the president’s initials. Present at the session were some honorees of this year’s Service Awards: Ms. Asela Santiano, Ms. Edna de Castro, Mr. Celso Caparoso, Mr. Efren del Rosario, Mr. Bienvenido Nito, Ms. Ninfa Oriola, Ms. Lani Cervantes, Ms. Paulina Culaton, Mr. Dionisio Papelleras Jr., and Ms. Boots Ruelos. Dr. Mariano led the discussion, sharing insights about the University’s new eight-year strategic plan, the proposed multi-campus expansion, as well as tips to become more efficient.
The “sense or spirit of UNITAS” fostered by the JAM Sessions is “crucial in mobilizing the UA&P community toward the projected milestones of 2018.”
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According to Ms. Chi-Chi Robles, director of the Corporate Communications Office which organized the Session, the affair serves to forge stronger bonds among the University’s employees and management. She said the “sense or spirit of UNITAS” fostered by the JAM Sessions is “crucial in mobilizing the UA&P community toward the projected milestones of 2018.” JAM Sessions with the different academic units, as well as scholars and their parents, are already being organized. Mr. Daryl Zamora Corporate Communications Office
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