To further promote mental health wellness and provide stress reduction techniques accessible to the general public, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód University of the Philippines Open University conducted an online workshop on crocheting titled "Stitch Away Your Stress" on 28 February 2023 via Zoom.  The workshop was facilitated by Ms. Mary Meghan P. Perido, an entrepreneur, crochet maker and an alumna from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. During the session, Ms. Perido demonstrated some basic patterns of crochet and guided the participants by teaching them a step-by-step procedure of the craft.  Around 76 participants attended the [...]

A new University Registrar now sits for the “Cyber” campus of the University of the Philippines System, the UP Open University (UPOU). Assistant Professor Luisa A. Gelisan, a faculty member of the UPOU Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) and former Director of the UPOU Multimedia Center, is ready to take on the challenge.  Asst. Prof. Gelisan obtained her Master of Development Communication from UP Open University and her Bachelor of Science in Development Communication from UP Los Banos.  Registrar Gelisan has a deep advocacy for open and distance elearning , and the production of open educational resources. [...]

As part of the University of the Philippines Open University’s celebration of  #NationalWomens Month and #InternationalWomens Day, the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) is set to launch a Gender-Focused Research Repository on 22 March 2023, 2:00 PM at Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL) Auditorium, UP Open University Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. The launching is part of the Faculty’s celebration of the International Day of Forests and International Women’s Day. The AVP about the repository will be shown during the Roundtable Discussion of Women Pioneers in the Tech Startup Ecosystem in the Philippines. To know more, you may catch [...]

The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) collaborated with the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód University of the Philippines Open University in conducting a workshop on Therapeutic Communication on 27 February 2023. The workshop was conducted in a hybrid format. A face-to-face and an online session was simultaneously held at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning Auditorium (CCDL), UPOU Headquarters and online via Zoom. Twenty-eight (28) proctors participated in the event at CCDL while four participants attended the workshop via Zoom. The workshop aimed to provide the proctors of OSA with basic knowledge on therapeutic communication and teach them to practice its techniques [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) Master of  Public Management (MPM) Program under the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), held a webinar on Voluntary Sector Management Education Amidst Global Trends: Meeting the Challenges of Gender Equality and Pro-People Development with speakers from University of Cork (Ireland), University of Applied Sciences (Dresden, Germany), and from the UPOU MPM Program. This is part of its 25th Anniversary celebration with the theme Online, Open and Onwards Meeting the Challenges Ahead!. Asst. Prof. Juvy Lizette M. Gervacio delivered the opening remarks to welcome guests and discussed the objectives of the anniversary [...]

This coming 21 March to 02 April 2023, the return of the much anticipated Los Baños Flower and Garden Show will be held at the Centennial Plaza, UP Open University Headquarters, Los Banos, Laguna as part of the celebration of the International Day of Forests and National Women’s Month. With over 4 garden exhibitors and 42 concessionaires, the 12-day event will feature ornamental plants and trees, gardening materials, native crafts, crochet products and bag handles. One exhibitor will display lotus plants with dragonfly set-up. In addition, the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and [...]

The University of the Philippines Board of Regents (UP BOR) has approved the appointment of the new Dean of the UP Open University Faculty of Education (FEd). On the 1378th meeting of the UP BOR held on 23 February 2023, Asst. Prof. Charisse T. Reyes was named Dean of FEd, succeeding Dr. Ricardo T. Bagarinao, who served for two terms.  Asst. Prof. Reyes is a staunch advocate of innovations in inclusive pedagogical practices in chemistry education and in enhancing teaching and learning chemistry through technology and learning analytics. Her research advocacies also include the efficient use of open educational [...]