FMDS alumni created their own website

The 2011 graduates of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), through their recently elected first batch of officers, have recently created a website for the FMDS alumni. The website aims to provide news and updates of the activities of the alumni. They are inviting their fellow FMDS alumni to keep in touch by writing articles and blogs about their FMDS-UPOU experiences. This site will serve as venue for organizing activities to further strengthen FMDS alumni relations and linkages.

http://upoufmdsalumni.weebly.com/

FMDS held Closing Program for PED, NEP and SAfE

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) held the closing program for three of its Continuing Education Courses (CEC) – Personal Entrepreneurial Development (PED), New Enterprise Planning (NEP), and Simplified Accounting for Entrepreneurs (SAfE) on June 18, 2011 at the UPOU Headquarters. These programs are intended to assist aspiring and current entrepreneurs to acquire the necessary skills, knowledge and values needed to help them in their enterprises.   

The NEP and PED courses are on their 17^th run since the first offering in January of 2002. The PED course has graduated a total of 237 students, with 17 graduates for its last batch offering. The NEP course has a total of 169 graduates, with three graduates for its last batch offering. On its pilot offering, SAfE has graduated a total of nine students.

The three FMDS CECs also gave distinction awards to its exemplary graduates. For the PED course, there were four graduates with high distinction. For the NEP course, there was one student with high distinction with his business plan entitled “re-FRESH: Fresh Fruit Shakes.” For the SAfE course, five graduates were given high distinction.

The FMDS will be offering the next batch for the three courses this coming July 23, 2011. Through these courses, FMDS hopes to develop more and better entrepreneurs who will eventually be able to contribute to our country’s development. As William Lisboa, a SAfE graduate, put it “…the reason we are here is because we are in pursuit of our goal to be better businessmen and entrepreneurs.” Ellen Manallo, a PED graduate, added “entrepreneurial dreams should be backed up with passion, proper values, deep sense of purpose and commitment and a lot of prayer.”

FMDS to Offer 4 New Degree Programs

The University of the Philippines Board of Regents recently approved four new degree programs proposed by the UP Open University's Faculty of Management & Development Studies  – the Diploma and Master in Land Valuation Management, and Diploma and Master of International Health.

The Diploma and Master of Land Valuation Management programs address the need for high quality valuation education that is accessible to private and government valuers and property managers throughout the country and elsewhere in the world. The Diploma program also targets those wishing to enter the valuation and property management profession. The MLVM program hopes to develop a perspective of land valuation and management for sustainable development. The DLVM and MLVM programs are ladderized so that DLVM graduates may continue to the MLVM program.

As most of the international health programs offered by universities in the Asia Pacific Region focus heavily on communicable and non-communicable disease control, the Diploma in International Health (DIH) and the Master of International Health (MIH) programs are envisioned to give equal emphasis to health promotion and health systems development. To be offered by FDMS, both programs are intended for entering and mid-career health professionals who are looking for graduate-level education and training that will prepare them for supervisory work in government health departments, local and international non-government organizations engaged in health and development work. The MIH program is particularly relevant to those who would like to pursue an academic career in international health.

These programs will be offered in the first semester, AY 2012-2013. For inquiries, please contact the UPOU Information Office at info@upou.edu.ph or the FMDS at fmds@upou.edu.ph. (with report from Anna Cañas)

FMDS-UPOU participated in the National Launching of International Year of Forests

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) and other UPOU staff members, together with the Los Banos Science Community, NGOS, POs and other groups, participated in the kick-off activity of the national celebration of the International Year of Forests (IYF) on April 27, 2011. The UPOU served as one of the take-off points for the Bisikleta, Lakad at Takbo sa Makiling, a fun walk-bike run to raise awareness on sustainable forest management. A group of local bikers organized by FMDS joined the bike run from the UPOU gate passing by the National Highway to the Makiling Botanical Garden (MBG). 

The kick-off ceremony was titled Pagsibol with the theme Celebrating Forests for People. The fun bike-run was followed by Salubong Araw, Pamahaw at Konsyerto sa Gubat, a breakfast concert wherein different performers sang and danced for the benefit of the forests. After the concert, the formal program was hosted by Ms. Janet Martires and Ms. Catherine Untalan. Ms. Martires is an affiliate faculty of FMDS while Ms. Untalan is a current student of Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management (MENRM).

 The UPOU Earth Ambassadors from Dayap Elementary School, Sto. Domingo Elementary School and The Learning Place presented their chants for the forest during the program. The keynote speaker for the program was Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri who recently graduated from UPOU under the MENRM program.

 

The program culminated with the signing of Senator Zubiri and other dignitaries on the Pagsibol tarpaulin. Other participants also signed the tarpaulin as their covenant and support to IYF.