Office of the Vice President
Freshmen Parents Orientation
The Orientation was to familiarize the parents of Freshmen to the administrators, faculty, and academic programs of the Ateneo. I emceed for the program
Meetings Attended
·DOE, to discuss the probationary status of the department
·ASCC, to discuss how it will share the room with DSWS
·ASLA, to discuss structural changes and how the core members of sanggunian become more involved
Senior Batch Coordinating AssemblyYearbook Oversight Committee
The Aegis Board (ADSA, Senior BCA, OSA, OUDAR) needs to formalize the existence of the Aegis Editorial Board. A resolution making Aegis a subcommittee of the Senior BCA has been proposed and formulated. More meetings will be held in order to finish the resolution and to work out various issues.
Projects etc.
The BCA has undertaken three projects: Batch Ring Sales, Blue Roast Head Hunt, and Thesis Guide Website. Batch Ring Sales will be at Kostka Extension from July 24-28. Blue Roast Head Hunt is already open, and Thesis Guide is under construction. Thesis guide is slated for mid-August to September release.
Meetings Attended
Attended the Aegis Editorial Training Program and other Aegis meetings, and meeting with Placement Office regarding talks and projects.
Committee on External AffliationsTask Force Silence
There is a lack of awareness about the issue of extrajudicial killings and abductions of student leaders, journalists, and political figure. A Task Force will be formed composed of student organizations and publications. Activities aimed at raising awareness and discussion about the issue among students will be discussed and undertaken by the Task Force.
Institutionalization of Disaster Response Systems of Loyola Schools
An agreement between various student and administrative groups within the Loyola Schools regarding Disaster Response was created last year. A meeting will be held between Sanggu, CERSA, ADSA, and other concerned parties to institutionalize Disaster Response Systems. New systems aimed at increasing student participation in the supplying of relief goods and manpower by making it easier and more centralized will be implemented
Union of Catholic Student Councils 1st CORE Meeting, June 5, St. Scho Manila
Ateneo was assigned to the Membership Committee and Committee on National and Political Affairs
Union of Catholic Student Councils 2nd CORE Meeting, July 1, Don Bosco Mandaluyong
Ateneo was given the Chairmanship of the Committee on National and Political Affairs
Buklod Atenista
Meetings with Buklod Ambassador David Medalla are being held to explore AdMU’s active participation in the coalition of Ateneo schools in the Philippines
National Union of Students of the Philippines Meeting, June 21, DLSU
The issues of Education Reform through Tuition Monitoring, Political Repression, Charter Change and Impeachment were brought up to non-member schools such as Ateneo
Catholic Educators’ Association of the Philippines NCR – Commission on Student Leadership, June 23, Intramuros
Ateneo was represented in the establishment of the CSL
Committee on Student ActivitiesASLA Resolution
The ASLA resolution was drafted two years ago and is no longer applicable due to changes in the structure of the Sanggunian and the ASLA. Meetings between the two parties are ongoing to make the necessary amendments in the resolution. Amendments to the resolution are currently being made. The resolution will be presented and passed in the next Central Board plenary.
FGD/Survey on MVP cafeteria/coffee shop
OSA Director Mhir delos Santos asked the Committee to take care of the FGD/Survery on MVP cafeteria/coffee shop. The committee’s deputy, Joanna Christine Arellano, was made the point person. A meeting with ORP will be set regarding the necessary steps needed to be taken for this task.
Organizational Map
To be able to maximize possible tie ups with other student groups, the Sanggunian President tasked the Committee to compile the VMO and first semester projects of all the student groups in the Loyola Schools. The student groups have been contacted. The compilation is almost complete with the help of COA. The committee will follow up on the other student groups who have not submitted their VMO and first semester projects.
ASLA Resolution
Amendments in the ASLA resolution were made to suit the changes in the structure of the Sanggunian and the ASLA. The ASLA resolution was presented and passed in the Central Board Plenary last July 21, 2006. The resolution takes effect from the day of the approval of the resolution.
Committee on Social Concern and InvolvementConsultation on Charter Change
The committee sees that there is a need for an avenue of consultation with the students about charter change. There were four GA’s, one for each school, for dialogue about charter chamge.DARS. The committee is expected to make a draft on a possible Sanggunian stand.
La Mesa Dam Watershed
The committee sees that the issue on the La Mesa Dam Watershed is of grave importance regarding to the health of the people. The Central Board has voted that the Sanggunian should make a stand and tasked the creation of the manifesto to Lizzie Garilao, committee member, 4th yr SOSS cb representative. The Sanggunian is sponsoring the signature campaign drive of Bantay Kailikasan in the Ateneo.
Voter’s Registration Campaign
Tasked to spearhead the Task Force on Voter’s Registration in the Ateneo. Planned on releasing flyers as a guide to the students in registering to next year’s election and posting of tarpaulins around campus to raise awareness. Official Launch of the Voter’s Registration campaign on July 26, 2006 at the State of the Urban Poor address of AtSCA and will be followed up by room to room campaigns.
Attended the PugadLawin core group meeting last Thursday, July 20, 2006
Attended the meeting about the La Mesa Dam Watershed Campaign with ESS
SOH School BoardEvaluation of SOH Launch
The SOH School Board held the SOH Launch last July 7 at Katips Bar and Grillery. All SOH officers who had an active role in the SOH Launch are expected to submit an evaluation by July 28. The evaluations will be compiled and submitted to the Sanggunian Sec-Gen for her records. The evaluation will help future SOH School Boards in improving the event. It will also help the current SOH School Board in evaluating how it works and how to improve on its systems
Planning for Kapatiran
Kapatiran is a year-long set of activities that will give Humanities students from the different year levels a chance to learn SOH survival tips while bonding with each other. The idea is for an older SOH student to be paired up with a younger student from the same course so that the Ate or Kuya can help with college concerns. Kapatiran is about to be launched (schedules might adjust due to all the no-class days) Watch out for Kapatiran! Ask your blockrep or courserep for more information or contact Japs (09223594642, japs.medina@yahoo.com) for more details
Meetings Attended
4:30 – 6:00 meeting with SOH School Board in order to discuss SOH Launch evaluation and Kapatiran
Individual Consultations with all the Executives and CB Reps of SOH
JGSOM School BoardParticipation of Mr & Ms JGSOM 2005 winners in the Mr & Ms University International
Mr & Ms University International is a beauty pageant that aims to spread the culture of peace. The coordinator of the said pageant, Mr. Joshua Lorenzana, would like to invite the Mr & Ms JGSOM winners to participate in said pageant and be official representatives of the school. The coordinator wrote a letter addressed to Mr. Rudy Ang, Dean of JGSOM, as endorsed by the Sanggunian School Chair. Mr. Ang replied that it is the Vice-President, Dr. Cuyegkeng, which should decide on matters like those. As of present, Mr. Lorenzana is coordinating with the VP’s office on the matter.
Meetings:
July 18: Executive committee meeting at the Sanggunian office. Agenda: project updates
19: JGSOM representatives attended the MVP forum briefing with Dr. Cuyegkeng at Ching Tan room
19: Meeting with GK representatives Gita Luz and Mel Yeung regarding KaSOMbahayan project at the Sanggunian office.
20: Mr. & Ms JGSOM core team meeting at the Sanggunian office
21: Chairperson met with CMO representative Ms. Rina. Agenda: Sanggu-SOM to co-sponsor the Living Rosary on Sept. 8
21: Meeting with GK representatives Mel Yeung and Evadne Liao. Agenda: JGSOM Productivity Center and livelihood programs
21: Project officers attended the SOM Week meeting at the Dean’s office.
21: JGSOM Course and Block representatives’ consultation on Charter Change at Berchmans 206
SOSE School Board
Ateneo HS Recruitment Week
Last July 18 and 19, the SOSE School board together with some representatives from the ASG cluster of organizations helped the office of the dean during their Ateneo high school recruitment week. Flyers and other promotional materials were handed out to the students who were interested in the courses offered by the School of Science and Engineering.
Top 8 Weekly Meetings
Every Thursday, the SOSE Top 8 meets and updates each other regarding their different activities. Last meeting, the following were discussed and finalized: agenda for the monthly SOSE School Board meeting, details of the big modem project and the lounge project of the sophomores.
Monthly SOSE School Board Meeting
Last Friday, July 21, the first of the monthly GAs was held. Several CB and SB related issues were discussed. For the CB part of the meeting, the following were discussed: CHA-CHA issue, STRAW complaint form and the course/block representatives’ resolution. As for the executive part, there was a brainstorming of series of projects for the Big Modem Project (project name still tentative) to be executed for the first semester.