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ARTS logo is designed by USPian alumnus
Mr. Gino Maderazo, RN, MAN. |
Alumni Relations Transform Society, popularly nicknamed ARTS, is
an advocacy series officially launched on the 11th of October 2013
at the Moot Court of USPF Lahug campus.
ARTS is a
project under OAR’s Relations & Alumni Interest for Sustainable Engagement
(RAISE) Program. This exciting project
is created to stir participation from the University’s pre-alumni,
teacher-alumni, and parent-alumni. It also calls home the graduate alumni and
promotes the University.
The 1st ARTS advocacy is a lecture series under the
theme “The Art in Smart”. The ARTS
speakers include USPian alumni and administrators Dr. Bryant C. Acar, Dr. Alvin
E. Zamora, Ms. Kathleen B. Solon-Villaneza, and Mr. Jonash O. Durano. ARTS
features four (4) very timely topics including event organizing, program
hosting, presentation, and documentation.
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Dr. Acar delivers his lecture on
event organizing. |
The first speaker Dr. Bryant C. Acar, USPF Assistant to the
President on Curriculum, lectured on “The Art & Science in Event
Organizing”. He motivated the audience through participation and authentic
examples of the challenges in event organizing. Furthermore, Dr. Acar
encouraged interest in demystifying the varied concepts on what an event is,
its different types, and the step-by-step coordination why and how it is
created.
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Dr. Zamora talks about the
art of emceeing. |
The second speaker Dr. Alvin E. Zamora, USPF Director for
Instructional Media Center, discussed the “The Art & Essence of Program
Hosting”. He stirred the audience with
the art of emceeing in an interactive lecture-discussion. Dr. Zamora further
made the audience experience how it is like to emcee.
The third speaker Ms. Kathleen B. Solon-Villaneza, USPF Director
for Office of Alumni Relations, talked about “The Art & Awe in
PREZIntation”. She briefly introduced the importance of upgrading presentation
tools in the classroom and in professional events from the usual Power Point to
Prezi. Additionally, Ms. Solon-Villaneza emphasized the benefits of Prezi with
its online back up system, friendly PDF and desktop downloadable copies, and easy
sharing and online link of prezified presentation to blog.
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Mr. Durano speaks of the art of documenting
using the new trends in technology. |
The fourth speaker Mr. Jonash O. Durano, USPF Psychometrician
& Placement Officer, conveyed the “Art & Sense in Tekky Docs”. He brought in the significance of going
Gmail, and having a Google Drive for documenting research materials,
questionnaires, and simple surveys. Further,
Mr. Durano invited the audience to have a Dropbox for massive and accessible
mobile-computer storage system, and ignite interest in showing the amazing
capabilities of Jump Desktop and Google Mouse Mischief.
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| Student leaders participate in the Google Mouse Mischief. |
The successful 1st ARTS advocacy series half-day
co-curricular event is participated by selected collegian student leaders.
This November 2013, the 2nd ARTS advocacy series strengthens the love for arts with the theme “USPian Alumni in Performing Arts: Music
& Dance.” It is a lecture-workshop
series focused on music and dance.
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IMC work assistant Wendel assists the participants
registration. |
USPF-OAR believes that USPian artists, scholars, and arts &
culture enthusiasts have an undeniably strong influence in transforming the
society. When USPians gather to share their passion for beauty, life, and
truth, they will magnify inspiration, intensify understanding, and catapult
positive effect on a person’s world, a family’s culture, and a society’s
psyche.
USPian alumnus MR. NIÑO JAMES BAÑARES, composer of “Sto. Niño Gasa Alang Kanamo” won the 1st place in the 7th HUNIÑO SONGWRITING COMPETITION along with lyricist Virgilio Amistad and interpreter Dan Valentin Escasinas III. 