University of the Philippines, Mindanao
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| Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Mindanao | |
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| Motto: | Honor and Excellence |
| Established: | 1908 (system); 1995 (campus) |
| Type: | National university |
| Chancellor: | Dr. Gilda C. Rivero |
| President: | Dr. Emerlinda R. Roman |
| Location: | Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines |
| Hymn: | U.P. Naming Mahal |
| Nickname: | UP of the South |
| Mascot: | U.P. Oblation |
| Website: | http://www.upmin.edu.ph |
The University of the Philippines, Mindanao (U.P. Mindanao) is the sixth and latest autonomous unit of the University of the Philippines System. Established on February 20, 1995 through Republic Act 7889, its mission is to bring to the people of Mindanao the UP standard of academic excellence and commitment to academic freedom, social responsibility and nationalism.
Subsequently, the Board of Regents of the U.P. System formally created U.P. Mindanao on March 23, 1995.
UP Mindanao is located in Bago Oshiro, Mintal at Davao City, Philippines.
UP Mindanao comprises 3 colleges, the College of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Science and Mathematics and the School of Management.
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[edit] History
Republic Act 7889, which created the University of the Philippines Mindanao, was signed into law by President Fidel V. Ramos on February 20, 1995. The vision of having a UP in Mindanao however started way before that.
The UP Alumni Association-Davao Chapter, which was established on December 3, 1949, had wanted for more than two decades for the establishment of a UP in Mindanao.
As early as 1961, the UP Summer School already offered extension courses in Law, Business Administration and Education, with the old location of the Davao Central Elementary School as venue.
On November 24 and November 25, 1989, the UPAA Davao Chapter hosted the 12th UP Alumni Institute with Senator Vicente Paterno as keynote speaker. Then UP President Jose Abueva, who attended the conference, was confronted with the strong and united voice of about 630 alumni in attendance as well as media and the business sector, all clamoring for a resolution that would promote the establishment of a UP in Mindanao in Davao City.
The resolution was unanimously approved and adopted by the Institute on November 25, 1989. This was submitted to the UPAA national and endorsed by the UP Board of Regents.
The vision of a UP in Mindanao began to materialize when, on the third regular session of the House of Representatives on April 30, 1990. 1st District Representative Prospero Nograles introduced House Bill 30358, also known as as "Act to Establish the University of the Philippines in Mindanao".
A public hearing on House Bill 30358 was conducted by Senator Edgardo Angara (then Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education) on October 12, 1990 at the Davao Chamber of Commerce. It was sponsored by Representatives Nograles and Rodolfo del Rosario of Davao del Norte. A strong sentiment for the establishment of a UP in Mindanao pervaded during the public hearing.
To alleviate the strong clamor for a UP Mindanao, Abueva created instead the UP Consortium System, much like the UP Open University.
When Abueva's term ended, President Fidel V. Ramos appointed Emil Q. Javier as UP President. It turned out that Ramos had already instructed Javier to create a fact-finding committee composed of Regents Oscar Alfonso, Vice-President for Planning Fortunato dela Peña, Atty. Carmelita Yadao-Guno, and Rogelio V. Cuyno.
The committee came to Davao for an ocular inspection of the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) and Bago Oshiro, Mintal.
After receiving the committee report, Javier did not pursue the plan to convert USEP into UP Mindanao due to demonstrations conducted by USEP faculty and staff. Instead, he opted for a congressional action. At the same time, the committee also talked with National Bureau of Plant Industry director Nerios Roperos for the segregation of 204 hectares of the BPI area in Bago Oshiro for the UP Mindanao campus. The task of pursuing UP Mindanao was given to Representative Elias B. Lopez, as he is the only UP alumnus among the Davao Representatives.
RA 7889, the Bill creating UP Mindanao was finally enacted into law on February 20, 1995. On March 22 of the same year, the Board of Regents passed a resolution officially creating the University of the Philippines Mindanao.
To emphasize the importance of RA 7889 to the Mindanaoans, a re-enactment of the signing was held at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, with President Ramos himself in attendance.
The Lee Business Center in Juan Luna Street corner J. de la Cruz Street and the Casa Mercado Building in Matina served as UP Mindanao's home from March to September, 1995 and from September 1995 to January 1996.
On June 1996, the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Management were created. After a year, the CAS was split into the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science and Mathematics. The School of Management was retained.
On February 20, 1998, the U.P. Oblation was installed at the Bago Oshiro campus during the University's 3rd Foundation Anniversary. The Board of Regents granted full autonomy to UP Mindanao on February 26, 1998, making it the sixth Constituent Unit of the UP System. Dean Rogelio V. Cuyno, was elevated as it First Chancellor on December 11, of the same year.
The Second Chancellor of the University is Prof. Ricardo M. de Ungria, who was installed on September 21, 2001.
The Third, and present, Chancellor of the University is Dr. Gilda C. Rivero, who was installed on July 30, 2007. Her two vice chancellors are Dr. Emma Ruth V. Bayogan, Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dr. Sylvia B. Concepcion, who served as Vice-Chancellor for Administration until May 31, 2008. Prof. Miguel D. Soledad was appointed as Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration starting June 2, 2008.
[edit] Colleges and Degree-Granting Units
[edit] College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dean: Prof. Maria Araceli Dans-Lee
- Department of Humanities
- Discipline in Architecture
- Discipline in Communication Arts
- Media Arts
- Speech Communication
- Theater Arts
- Discipline in Creative Writing
- Department of Human Kinetics
- Discipline in Physical Education
- Department of Social Sciences
- Discipline in Anthropology
- Discipline in Psychology
- Discipline in Social Sciences
[edit] College of Science and Mathematics
Dean: Dr. Reynaldo G. Abad
- Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies
- Discipline in Animal Science
- Discipline in Biology
- Discipline in Crop Science
- Discipline in Ecology
- Discipline in Microbiology
- Discipline in Wildlife
- Department of Food Science and Chemistry
- Discipline in Chemistry
- Discipline in Food Science and Technology
- Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science
- Discipline in Applied Mathematics
- Discipline in Computer Science
- Discipline in Physics
- Discipline in Statistics
[edit] School of Management
OIC Dean: Dr. Sylvia B. Concepcion
- Discipline in Agribusiness Economics
- Discipline in Economics
- Discipline in Management
- Graduate Program in Management
[edit] Academic Programs
[edit] College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
- Bachelor of Science in Architecture
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in English (Creative Writing)
[edit] College of Science and Mathematics
- Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics
- Bachelor of Science in Biology
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science in Food Technology
[edit] School of Management
- Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Economics
- Master in Management
[edit] Notable Buildings/Structures
- Administration Building - houses the Administrative Offices and the School of Management's classrooms for the undergraduates in the left wing, and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the right wing.
- Academic Building I (Kanluran) - houses the College of Science and Mathematics.
- Human Kinetics Center - located east of the Administration Building, houses the University's Physical Education subjects.
- School of Management -located in F. Iñigo Street (formerly Anda Street) in downtown Davao City, housed in the old Terazza Milesa building.
- Main Library - formerly the UP Mindanao Cultural Center, houses the main book collections of the University.
- Elias B. Lopez Hall - houses the Dormitory rooms (which houses about 250 occupants), the University Clinic, the Interactive Learning Center and the Learning Resource Center.
[edit] Organizations and Institutions Within UPMin
- Political
- Student Councils
- UP Mindanao University Student Council
- UP Mindanao CHSS Student Council
- UP Mindanao CSM Student Council
- Political Alliances
- Alyansa ng mga Aktibong Kabataan ng UP Mindanao (ANAK-UPMin)
- Tigum sa mga Napamatud-an, Kasaligan, ug Organisadong Iskolar ng Bayan (TINGUG-Iskolar ng Bayan)
- Student Councils
- Publications
- Madayaw, the official publication of UP Mindanao
- Himati, the official student publication of UP Mindanao
- Performing Arts
- UP Mindanao Dance Ensemble, the official dance troupe of UPMin
- Kombuyahan, the performing arts company of UPMin CHSS, which is divided into groups:
- Bayla Vinta (Dance Division)
- Katingugan (Music Division), which has subdivisions:
- Koro Kantahanay (choral ensemble)
- Ihip (wind instrument division)
- Kwerdas (stringed instrument division)
- Teklado (instrumental ensemble)
- Teatro Lambigit (Theater Arts Division)
- Kirim (Literary Arts Division)
- Lantaw (Film Division)
- Litok (Speech & Language Division)
- Mitandi (Visual Arts Division)
- Course-Based
- BS Agribusiness Economics
- Society of Agribusiness Economists (SoABE)
- BA Anthropology
- DUGONG-ANTRO
- BS Applied Mathematics
- Society of Math Majors (SMM)
- BS Architecture
- United Architects of the Philippines-Student Auxiliary (UAP-SA)
- Junior Philippine Institute of Architecture (JPIA)
- BS Biology
- Biology Society (BioS)
- BA Communication Arts
- Communicators' Guild
- BS Computer Science
- Society of Programmers and Refined Computer Scientists (SPaRCS)
- BA English
- Tinta
- BS Food Technology
- Philippine Association of Food Technologists - Lambda Chapter (PAFT-λ)
- BS Agribusiness Economics
- Fraternities and Sororities
- Alpha Phi Omega International Service Fraternity and Sorority - Lambda Nu Chapter
- Beta Sigma Fraternity / Sigma Beta Sorority
- Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and Sorority
- Latagaw-Lamdag Society
- Omega Alpha Fraternity and Sorority
- Pi Sigma-Pi Sigma Delta Confraternity
- Athletic
- Siki Ni Obli
[edit] Special events
Some of the most popular events among undergraduate students are as follows :
- Torch Night (June) --- an event welcoming the first year students to UP (organized by the University Student Council)
- Freshman Night (July) --- an event featuring a pageant and dance competition, all performed by the first year students (organized by the University Student Council)
- College Student Council Elections (August/September) --- the most divisive activity among students of their respective colleges
- DULA (August/September) --- the University-wide sportsfest (preceded by college-based sportsfests DULA-DULA for the CSM, and HAMPANG for the CHSS)
- KASADYA (December) --- the University-wide Christmas celebration event featuring a lantern parade made by the University constituents and other entities around UP Mindanao.
- TATAK UP Mindanao (February) --- an variety-show by the University students, organized by the University Student Council.
[edit] See also
- UP College Admission Test
- Himati, The Official Student Publication of the University of the Philippines in Mindanao
