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Sports: UPIS teachers and staff to participate in Sports Fest



WARM UP. UPIS teachers stretch in a circle as they get ready to play a game of Ultimate Frisbee for the preliminary games of the Sports Fest. Photo Credit: Prof. Grace Sumayo


The UPIS Health and PE Department (HPE Dept.), together with the UPIS Faculty Club, will hold a Sports Fest for UPIS teachers on April 17, 2017 at the UPIS Grounds.

This one-day event will feature sports such as ultimate frisbee, floorball and other modified-fun games that will put the physical aspect of teachers to the test.

According to Prof. Grace Sumayo, head of the HPE Dept., promoting the good health and wellness of the faculty, representatives, and staff is the main objective of the activity. Fostering camaraderie in the UPIS community is also one of its goals.

Preliminary games were already administered prior to the event where Prof. Shiela Pineda and Prof. Paul Mabaquiao oriented some of the teachers on how to play ultimate frisbee. They played some rounds of the game in the process. //by Nathan Ramos, Blade Saliva and Julian Taloma

UPIS holds 3-day mentoring workshop

A 3-day training seminar on mentoring for UPIS faculty members which aims to enhance and improve the teaching skills, strategies, working relationship and professionalism of the teachers was held last July 15-17 at the 7-10 Library.

This mentoring program is part of faculty development. It was initiated by the past administration under Dr. Aurora Zuniga.

The 3-day training was handled by retired UPIS faculty members and professors from the College of Education who are also affiliated with the Marie Eugenie Institute that sponsors mentoring programs.
Aside from affirming the UPIS mentoring advocacy, it also helped the teachers work better and cooperate with each other.

The seminar included lectures and demonstrations. There were also activities that aimed to help solve common problems in class and in the workplace. These are especially beneficial to the new teachers and helpful in re-affirming and reminding the more senior faculty members.

A similar training was held for the administration staff on July 20 and 22. / by Yaoi Gabriel, Micah Macasieb, Donna Roces, and Psalma Nadera
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