Since the start of community lockdown and the suspension of classes across the country, more and more children are being forced to stay at home, resulting in more students becoming disengaged from or deprived entirely of their education. Undoubtedly, the global COVID-19 pandemic and its effects magnified the existing literacy challenges, exponentially increasing the inequity between children who are supported and those who aren’t when it comes to reading.
The College of Arts and Sciences recently launched its 2021 CAS Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Performance and Achievement. The 2021 UPV-CAS Dean’s Awards is the first-ever award system instituted in the College of Arts and Sciences by Dean Alice Joan G. Ferrer. The CAS Awards recognizes the outstanding performances of its faculty and staff in teaching, research, creative work, public service, and administrative functions.
Professors from the different divisions and departments of the University of Philippines Visayas gathered at the UPV Little Theatre from April 28 to 30, 2021, to conduct workshops concerning the efforts of the Division to shift from the current Master of Education (M. Ed.) to the Master of Arts in Education (MA. Ed.) program.
The UPV Health Services Unit personnel received their first dose of the Sinovac Covid-19 Vaccine. The number of vaccinated personnel comprises 92% of the total personnel assigned to HSU Miagao and Iloilo City Campuses. The security guards and the janitorial staff who are stationed at HSU Miagao also got vaccinated. The HSU personnel did not experience adverse reactions after having their first dose. The second dose of the vaccine will be administered four weeks after the first dose.
The annual orientation on UP policies and guidelines is not for compliance for promotion but a way of life for the College, said Prof. Encarnacion Emilia S. Yap, dean, and professor of fisheries science of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS).
Communication and Media Studies (CMS) students taking the CMS 179 (Special Topics in Cinema), under filmmaker Arden Rod Condez, are spearheading the showing of student-produced films through ABS-CBN’s online platform, KTX.
