UST SHS to hold art apprenticeships, workshops with CCP starting 2nd term

THE UST Senior High School (SHS) will be partnering with the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) to hold art apprenticeships and workshops for Music, Arts, and Design (MAD) students starting the second term of Academic Year 2022-2023.

MAD Strand Chair Juan Carlos Santos said the partnership between the SHS and CCP would train students in various art forms through on-site workshops.

“Since noong pumasok tayo sa pandemic, ‘yung aming apprenticeship [program] and exploration of the different art forms medyo na-relegate sa virtual seminars and webinars,” Santos told the Varsitarian “By partnering with CCP, we can have more specialized seminars and on-site workshops that will really train our students sa different art forms, hindi lang naka-focus sa isang art form.”

UST-SHS signed an agreement with CCP on Oct. 28 to implement CCP’s “Sining sa Eskwela Arts Training

Program.”

UST-SHS MAD students will be able to attend performances and activities held at the CCP and join curriculum-based apprenticeships and online talks with artists and experts through the program. MAD track teachers will also be exposed and trained to other art forms besides the ones they practice.

“It will definitely enhance what we can give to our students and stakeholders. When you say teacher training, the teachers will be better equipped,” said Santos.

The program is scheduled to start by the second term of the Academic

► SHS Regent Fr. Ermito de Sagon, SHS Principal Erika Bolaños and UST Rector Fr. Richard Ang, O.P. (first three from left) pose for a picture with CCP President Margie Moran-Floirendo during the signing of the memorandum of agreement on Oct. 28 for the apprenticeship and training programs of SHS Music, Arts, and Design students and teachers.

Year 2022 to 2023, he said.

UST Rector Fr. Richard Ang, O.P., SHS Principal Mary Erika Bolaños, and SHS Regent Fr. Ermito de Sagon, O.P. attended the signing ceremony with CCP President Margie Moran-Floirendo. The partnership agreement has a term of three years.

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Advertising seniors’ travel campaign wins 1st place in nat’l advertising tilt

A GROUP of advertising arts seniors bagged the “Best Brand Communications Campaign” award in the Philippine Association of National Advertisers Foundation (PANAF) Brand Communications Students’ Competition held virtually on Nov. 26.

► Advertising arts seniors Isabelle Barrozo, Mary Inocando, Mary Luklukan, Julienne Mancenon, Carlos Ocampo, Mia Ramos, Pfione Ramos, Eleanor Reyes, and Christine Orines win first place in the PANAF Brand Communications Students’ Competition.

College of Fine Arts and Design (CFAD) students Isabelle Barrozo, Mary Inocando, Mary Luklukan, Julienne Mancenon, Carlos Ocampo, Mia Ramos, Pfione Ramos, Eleanor Reyes, and Varsitarian art editor Christine Orines won first place for their “I can’t wait; Let’s make it happen” advertising campaign.

The proposed year-long campaign was made for the travel accessories company, The Travel Club. It featured digital and physical posters, guerrilla advertisements, mall events, loyalty programs, and an awards night for travel influencers.

Barrozo said their group went “above and beyond“ to craft the big idea of their brand communications plan.

“Our team poured so much of our time and effort into this competition and even sacrificed time working on our theses. Hearing our team name being called the champions made everything feel genuinely ecstatic for the entire team and our mentors,” Barrozo told the Varsitarian

The team was mentored by advertising arts program chair Asst. Prof. Gigi Ocampo and faculty members

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NSTP would be able to cover that as long as it is expanded,” Agustin said.

“We don’t need to create a new program that will leave room for different interpretations, which may be dangerous to our situation.”

The NCST Bill, or House Bill (HB) No. 6687, was approved on second and third readings after 276 lawmakers voted in favor of it on Dec. 15, the same day that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. certified it as urgent.

Four lawmakers voted against it, while only one legislator abstained.

If passed into law, the bill will dissolve the NSTP, which was established in response to the murder of UST Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadet Mark Welson Chua in 2001 after he exposed corruption within the UST ROTC unit to the Varsitarian

Under Republic Act No. 9163, or the NSTP Act of 2001, the ROTC program was made no longer mandatory for Filipino students as they were allowed to choose from Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS), Literary Service Training (LTS), and the ROTC to fulfill their service.

The choices for the NCST program were not specified in the bill, but it includes a provision that would institutionalize the optional four-year ROTC Program.

The NCST program will be administered to the undergraduate and technical-vocational programs for four terms or two years, unlike the NSTP, which runs for only two terms or one year.

Agustin said the NCST would add educational and financial burdens to the students who would be required to take it due to the duration of the program.

“NCST is quite difficult to grasp because it will definitely affect how we did things for NSTP, [especially] the freedom of choice given to the students,” Agustin said. M.S. OROZCO

Mandatory F2F

FROM PAGE 1 ► freedom to determine for itself on academic grounds: (1) Who may teach, (2) What may be taught, (3) How it shall be taught, and (4) Who may be admitted to study.”

The teachers’ group asked the commission to repeal, modify, or postpone the order as their request for a meeting to clarify the order with CHEd had yet to be accommodated.

According to the CoTeSCUP, they sent their request letter to the CHEd on Nov. 21, which the commission received.

“We desire nothing less but the best and safest environment for our teachers and professors to teach and for students to learn. However, the HEIs and the teachers themselves, with proper consultation with all stakeholders involved, can best determine the teaching parameters and learning modalities.”

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