Dr. Mary Gretchen Chaves participated in the 2017 International Symposium on Business and Management held at the Kyoto International Community House, Kyoto, Japan on 4-6 April 2017. She also chaired a session at the event.

Dr. Mary Gretchen Chaves also is a 2016 faculty grant awardee

One of the highlights of this month is the Inauguration of the School of Management. The inauguration was held on 22 April 2017. The event started off with a press conference followed (Figure 1) by the blessing of the new building and a little program for the guests.

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 1: During the press conference, from left (left picture): Dean Tiffany Adelaine Tan, Chancellor Liza Corro, UP System EVP Theodoro Herbosa and Alumni Yvonne Gomos together with the Press and guests Msgr. Dakay, and SoM Prof. Jeff McFarland (right picture).

The program was short and sweet (Figure 2). As her welcome address, Dr. Tiffany Adelaine Tan, Dean of the School of Management, gave the rationale for the event, which is mainly to invite its alumni to join SoM in its pursuit of its vision – to be the leading regional educational institution for managers. This was followed by the ribbon cutting with Dean Tan, EVP Herbosa and Chancellor Corro. (Figure 3).

Figure 2: Inauguration Program

There were around 100 alumni (from both the undergraduate and graduate programs) who attended the inauguration (Figure 4). EVP Herbosa was the keynote speaker, in which he offered his support to the School as it moves forward towards achieving its vision and mission (Figure 5). Two alumni were invited to speak in the event. Mr. Francis Sollano (batch 2009) thanked his former teachers for their time and effort to teach him (and their batch) (Figure 6). Prof. Yvonne Gomos (batch 1982), on the other hand, brought back everyone to the time when the School of Management was just a program under the undergraduate program to being a Management Division (Figure 6). Chancellor Liza Corro also joined the event to give the closing remark (Figure 7).

Figure 3: Dean Tan, with EVP Herbosa and Chancellor Corro for the ribbon cutting.

Figure 4: Faculty and alumni during the inauguration

Figure 5: Keynote speaker EVP Herbosa

Figure 6: Guest speakers alumni Francis Sollano and Prof Yvonne Gomos

Figure 7: Chancellor Corro giving her closing remarks

 

The voice participants are: (right) Rommel Cahucom, Hannah Sajonia, Mary Rose Telamo, Faye Tangaro, Angelica Galario, Geamarie Gealon, Jose Paterno Montesclaros, and Cleofe Ibale

The Judges in the Voice in Management season 3

Prize Winner goes to Angelica Galario

The SoM held its annual bridge course for the 2017 MBA passers. For the month of April, two courses were offered, Economics facilitated by Prof Tiffany Adelaine Tan. PhD on 01 and 08 April and Financial Accounting facilitated by Prof Jovelyn Yu, CPA, MBA on 28 and 29 April 2017.