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Thursday, September 19, 2013

USPF is an international school


The University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) is an international school!

 As of August 2013, there are thirteen (13) identified foreign nationals officially enrolled at the University with a population of ninety-seven (97). These foreign nationals are Papua New Guinean, Sudanese, Eritrean, Canadian, Kenyan, Somalian, Indonesian, Yemeni, Ethiopian, Zambian, Norwegian, Iranian, and American. They are popularly pursuing programs on Commerce, Pharmacy, Engineering, Social Work, and Political Science, Accountancy, and Information Technology.

With a richly diverse intercultural campus, the University caters to the needs of its students: 1) created the International Students Organization in 2009; 2) formally opened the International Students’ Lounge at the 4th Floor of the Don Agustin Jereza Building; and this year, 3) formally opened the New USPF Dormitory to accommodate the increasing number of USPian international students.


The University seriously works with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on the mandate of Internationalization.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

OAR continues Alumni Tracer Study

Are you an alumnus/alumna of one of these programs: ABPolSci, BSComSci, BSPharma, 
ABEnglish, BSCommerce, Masters/Doctorate? Good news! 

USPF Office of Alumni Relations (OAR) opens more alumni tracer groups! Be counted in the USPian alumni tracer 2013 on 3 Easy Steps:
        

        1. click the link for your respective school/college
        2. add yourself as member of the page
        3. provide information on the alumni tracer.

Hurry and invite your classmates to join!

POLITICAL SCIENCE 

PHARMACY
https://www.facebook.com/groups/uspianPHARMAalumnitracer/

AB ENGLISH
https://www.facebook.com/groups/uspianABEnglishalumnitracer/

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
https://www.facebook.com/groups/uspianSBMalumnitracer/

GRADUATE SCHOOL

https://www.facebook.com/groups/uspianGSalumnitracer/

For more information about the USPian Alumni Tracer Study, phone OAR Dir. Kathleen B. Solon-Villaneza at (032) 414.8773 loc 104 or send an email to alumnirelations@uspf.edu.ph.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

USPF recollects 1st honoris causa conferee Pres. Sergio Osmeña

University of Southern Philippines Foundation skims the pages of her colorful history to the year 1952 when she introduced the first Doctor of Laws honoris causa conferee PRESIDENT SERGIO OSMEÑA, SR., the Grand Old Man of Cebu and fourth president of the Republic of the Philippines. 

Almost a decade after, USPF confers General Douglas MacArthur with Doctor of Laws honoris causa in 1961 and the University of the East President Francisco Dalupan with Doctor of Pedagogy honoris causa in 1962.
President Sergio Osmeña receives hood in his conferment ceremonies for Doctor of Laws honoris causa held on the occasion of the Silver Jubileeof the University in August 1952.

USPF Doctor of Laws honoris causa conferee Pres. Sergio Osmeña, Sr. (2nd from left) poses for posterity with good wife Doña Esperanza Limjap-Osmeña, USPF founder Don Agustin M. Jereza, 
and Sergio Osmeña, Jr.




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photos in this article are taken from page 13 of the 
Golden Book '77 published by the USPAA Board of Directors with Editorial Board members Arturo Filoteo, Charito Abad, and Pedro Ybañez.

**OAR thanks Dr. Alvin E. Zamora, Director of IMC, and Miss Imelda P. Muga, Secretary to the University President for the assistance





***For more information on President Sergio Osmeña, OAR recommends you the following sites:

Republic of the Philippines Presidential Museum & Library http://malacanang.gov.ph/presidents/commonwealth/sergio-osmena/

NNDB tracking the entire world http://www.nndb.com/people/148/000098851/

Global Britannica http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/434010/Sergio-Osmena

on Philippine President http://www.angelfire.com/on/philpres/osmena.html