UPOU EARTH AMBASSADORS ORGANIZE HATAW SA KALIKASAN 2

The UPOU Earth Ambassadors from The Learning Place held Hataw sa Kalikasan 2, An Eco-Storytelling Festival, on December 11-12, 2012 at the UP Los Banos Baker Hall. The theme of the event was Hataw sa Kwentuhan, mga kwentong may kwenta para sa kalikasan. The cast of characters for the storytelling were composed of the UPOU Earth Ambassadors from The Learning Place.

UPOU Earth Ambassadors from Dayap Elementary School also attended and participated in the event.

This is the second time that the UPOU Earth Ambassadors organized Hataw sa Kalikasan. The first Hataw sa Kalikasan was a concert for the environment which was held last year (http://www2.upou.edu.ph/component/content/article/78-news-2011/607-upous-fmds-co-organizes-a-concert-for-a-cause).

Dean Inocencio E. Buot, Jr. gave the opening remarks for the event. He expressed his happiness and pride in empowering “the little ones to think creatively and initiate in solving urgent environmental concerns in the community.”

FMDS to Offer 4 New Degree Programs

The University of the Philippines Board of Regents recently approved four new degree programs proposed by the UP Open University's Faculty of Management & Development Studies  – the Diploma and Master in Land Valuation Management, and Diploma and Master of International Health.

The Diploma and Master of Land Valuation Management programs address the need for high quality valuation education that is accessible to private and government valuers and property managers throughout the country and elsewhere in the world. The Diploma program also targets those wishing to enter the valuation and property management profession. The MLVM program hopes to develop a perspective of land valuation and management for sustainable development. The DLVM and MLVM programs are ladderized so that DLVM graduates may continue to the MLVM program.

As most of the international health programs offered by universities in the Asia Pacific Region focus heavily on communicable and non-communicable disease control, the Diploma in International Health (DIH) and the Master of International Health (MIH) programs are envisioned to give equal emphasis to health promotion and health systems development. To be offered by FDMS, both programs are intended for entering and mid-career health professionals who are looking for graduate-level education and training that will prepare them for supervisory work in government health departments, local and international non-government organizations engaged in health and development work. The MIH program is particularly relevant to those who would like to pursue an academic career in international health.

These programs will be offered in the first semester, AY 2012-2013. For inquiries, please contact the UPOU Information Office at info@upou.edu.ph or the FMDS at fmds@upou.edu.ph. (with report from Anna Cañas)

FMDS holds Fora on Health and Environment

http://www.upou.edu.ph/news/news2011/foraonhealthenvt.html

UPOU Celebrates International Year of Forests

http://www.upou.edu.ph/news/news2011/16thannivnews4.html

International Year of Forests at Kamalayang Kalikasan Blog Ilulunsad

Sa ika-3 ng Marso, 2011, ilulunsad ng Faculty of Management & Developmnent Studies (FMDS) ng UP Open University (UPOU) ang International Year of Forests (IYF) sa UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna.

Pasisinayaan ito ni Senador Juan Miguel F. Zubiri na magbibigay ng isang mensahe tungkol sa kahalagahan ng pagkalinga sa ating kalikasan. Ang pambungad na mensahe ay magmumula kay UPOU Chancellor Grace J. Alfonso.

Pormal ding ilulunsad ang “Kamalayang Kalikasan Blog and Balita: Digital Awareness Campaign for Forest Conservation.” Ang blog na ito ay nilikha para magkaroon ng espasyo ang mga UPOU Earth Ambassadors na malaman ang mga huling balita, gawain, at programa ukol sa IYF at maihayag ang kanilang mga opinyon at karanasan sa pangangalaga ng kalikasan. Maglalaman din ito ng mga trivia at munting kaalaman sa kalikasan.

Ilan sa mga inaasahang dadalo ay mga UPOU Earth Ambassadors mula sa Dayap Elementary School, Sto. Domingo Elementary School, at The Learning Place at ilang mga lokal na kinatawan mula iba’t ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan tulad ng DENR.

"Kamalayang Kalikasan" sa Alibata

Ang Alibata ay alpabeto ng mga sinaunang Pilipino.

FMDS Visits the UPOU Earth Ambassadors in Dayap

A team from the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) visited the UPOU Earth Ambassadors in Dayap Elementary School on February 2, 2011. The visit was part of sustaining the advocacy of FMDS in helping promote awareness on environmental conservation and management.

The UPOU Earth Ambassadors set-up the Kamalayang Kalikasan Board (KKBoard), a bulletin board of the UPOU Earth Ambassadors, to reach out to the other students in the school about how they can also be part of taking care of the environment. The FMDS team helped in designing the overall layout of the KKBoard to have a uniform look with the KKBoards in UPOU and in the two other schools of UPOU Earth Ambassadors, the Sto. Domingo Elementary School and The Learning Place.  

The team also visited the tree planting site in Dayap Elementary School. The seedlings that were planted just last November 2010 show promises that they will thrive and flourish. According to Mrs. Sahara Teresa Cruz, one of the advisers of the UPOU Earth Ambassadors, the students were quite enthusiastic about their roles as Earth Ambassadors and they really took time to nurture the seedlings they have planted.

The team also took the opportunity to invite the UPOU Earth Ambassadors to be part of the UPOU’s launching of the International Year of Forests which is part of the 16^th Anniversary Celebration of the UPOU.