During the 1384th meeting of the 91视频 (UP) Board of Regents (BOR) held at Quezon Hall, UP Diliman on October 26, 2023, the Board approved the appointment of the following UP System officials: Rolando B. Tolentino, appointed as Vice President for Public Affairs, effective September 1, 2023, to serve at […]
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The UP Padayon Public Service Office organized its 3rd Colleges and Universities Public Service Conference (CUPSCON 3) which opened on October 16 at the UP Visayas auditorium in Iloilo City. The three-day conference took up the theme, 鈥淧ublic service through academe-community partnership: Addressing challenges on health, environment, gender, culture & education, and other key issues鈥.
Seeing signs of diminishing social responsibility among students in the early 1990s, UP instituted a program to encourage volunteer service to underserved communities. The underlying belief was that UP’s soul resided in connecting to the people, i.e., public service that went beyond mere fulfillment of requirements to something more integral and committed.