Anna Razel Ramirez, current director of the Information and Publications Office participated in the  Indigenous People’s Education Conference  organized by the Commission on Higher Education and the University of the Philippines Baguio at the Discovery Suites, Pasig City, Metro Manila on August 28, 2019.

In response to the Republic Act RA 11036 or Mental Health Act, members of the UPV community convened in a 2-day workshop for the creation of the UPV-wide Mental Health Program on July 8 and 9, 2019.

This year’s homecoming saw hundreds of alumni returning home to their beloved University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) despite the rain and drizzle throughout the 3-day celebration. The campus was adorned with UP colors for the homecoming celebrated from August 23-25, 2019.

The Guidance and Counseling Services Unit headed by Prof. Agustin G. Huyong rendered public service to 26 Elementary Guidance Designates in the District of San Dionisio.

The University of the Philippines Visayas commemorated the declaration of Martial Law during the day of Remembrance on September 20, 2019.

(Seated L-R:) Ms. Lyncen Fernandez & Ms. Anna Razel Ramirez of the IPO 

“Every institution needs a crisis management team and a crisis communication committee because crisis and disasters can happen to anybody,” says Dr. Dante M. Velasco, Chairman and CEO of Creative Point International.

The Office of Student Affairs conducted an orientation program for first-year students, transferees and their parents at the UPV Auditorium and the UPV Covered Court on July 27, July 30-31, and August 1, 2019. The psychological testing was simultaneously done with the activity.

Dr. Rex B. Sadaba, biology professor at UP Visayas was recently awarded the 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award in Environmental Rehabilitation and Management during the 2019 UP Alumni Homecoming at UP Diliman, Quezon City on August 24, 2019.

The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS), UP Visayas is working towards the accreditation of its academic program by the ASEAN University Network (AUN).