Kalayaan College

Official Newsletter of Kalayaan College
KALAYAAN
NOVEMBER 2007
“The truth will set you free.”
Volume 7, No. 9
KC Celebrates Its 7th Foundation Week
and Clean Air Month
Inside this issue:
A Note from the
Editor
Kalayaan College
Enrollment and
Scholastic
Performance
Let the Education
Begin
Third
Commencement
Exercises
Response from the
Graduates
KC Students
Continue to Win in
Academic
Competitions
KC Celebrates
“Development
Policy Research
Month”
Foundation Week
Activities
MusiKKKa:
Kalikasan, Kalayaan
at Katutubong
Kalinangan Concert
and Fashion Show
Strategic Planning
at Kalayaan College
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Kalayaan College’s 7th Foundation
Week Celebrations were held last November
26-29, 2007. It was a relatively simple Foundation Week, but it ended in, well, a bang of
sorts. (See pictures of the activities on pages
10-11).
The celebrations started off quietly with
the opening of the yearly Bazaar that lasted
the whole week. This year’s booth sponsor
was Smart Communications, who lent us
tents for our bazaar. That same afternoon,
the Kalayaan Union of Journalists (KUJ) had
a film showing of four iWitness Documentaries that showed various social issues.
Tuesday was another relatively quiet
day, with only one major event, which was
another film showing this time by the Student Council and GLEE. This event marked
the launch of what the SC calls “Movie
Tuesdays”. The first movie was called “The
Laramie Project.”
Wednesday came with its own quiet
surprise, a poetry reading organized by
the students, which was held at Room
214. It was attended by a diverse bunch of
people, even members of faculty and
staff. Even our very own Professor Dena
Culaba of the B ECCD program read a
poem which everyone enjoyed.
Then the big day came, the final day
of the Foundation Week, a day packed
with a slew of activities. In the morning,
members of the Firefly Brigade, DENR,
and Marikina City Bikeways Office
joined KC students and faculty in a bicycle tour/parade of Marikina City. Refreshments were served when they got back,
just in time for a Holy Mass in thanksgiving of our 7th anniversary. The usual recognition of Honor Students was conducted shortly after, with its usual batch
of achievers from various courses.
This
Highlights of the Third Commencement Exercises
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April 24, 2007 was a memorable day for
the third batch of graduates of Kalayaan College as they proudly marched during the
Third Commencement Exercises at the
Teatro Marikina. (See pictures on page 6)
Mr. Orlando B. Vea, co-founder and the
first President of Smart Communications,
Inc., delivered the Commencement address.
In his speech, he encouraged the graduates to
continue learning even after they leave the
portals of their alma mater. He also shared
some “universal lessons,” which might help
them as they journey through life.
Thirty-six graduates led by Mary
Iphigene D. Daradar, who completed her
BS Psychology, magna cum laude, received their diplomas. The other honor
graduates included five cum laudes,
namely, Mediatrix Apuan II, BS Business
Administration; Justin Evan A. Jose, BA
Public Administration; David Jensen G.
Rosario, BS Business Administration;
Dindo M. Santamaria, BA Public Administration; and Fatima Diosa M. Suela, BA
Psychology. Honor diplomas were also
awarded to Seth Clarence T. Estacio, Certificate in Fine Arts and Jose Mari O. Daclan, BA Public Administration.
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A Note from the Editor
Kalayaan at Seven
Kalayaan College is a dream come
true! Seven years ago, several U.P. professors led by former U.P.President Jose V.
Abueva sat around a table and dreamed
of setting up a college for aspiring young
students who wanted quality education.
Not everyone could make it to U.P. whose
limited resources could only accommodate
a small percentage of the thousands who
applied for admission. But these students
deserved a chance and the group asked
itself , why can't we provide it?
So they did more than dream; they
dared! But setting up a private college was
an altogether different experience from
their U.P experience. Now, they had to find
a venue, set up a building, raise funds, establish a corporate organization and
above all, deal with CHED. These professors
who had helped set academic policies at
the U.P., played critical roles in setting up
model curricula followed by other universities, done significant research in their
areas of specialization and were considered lead professors in their field had to
wait with bated breath for CHED to approve
their proposed curricula. CHED did approve their programs and KC now has all
of ten programs with three more in the
works.
Kalayaan College Enrollment
A total of 281 students are enrolled in the Second Semester, Academic Year, 2007-2008.
The top choice of students is the Fine Arts program with a
total of 66 students (23.49%): 50 in Bachelor of Fine Arts and
16 in Certificate in Fine Arts. This is followed by the Psychology program with 48 students (17.08%): 26 in BS Psychology and 22 in BA Psychology. The Computer Science
program comes in third with 35 students (12.46%): 32 in BS
Computer Science and 3 in Associate in Computer Technology.
These are followed by BA Journalism (31 or 11.03%); BS
Business Administration (26 or 9.25%); B in Early Childhood Care and Development tied with BS Hotel and Restaurant Administration (each with 25 or 8.90%); BA Literature
(14 or 4.98%); BA Public Administration (6 or 2.14%) and
Associate in Arts and Sciences (5 or 1.78%)
KC Students
Scholastic Performance
List of Honor Students
The honor students for the First Semester 2007-2008
are listed below.
President’s List
Andrea Francesca F. Buencamino, BA Journalism;
Lemuel P. Catabas, Certificate in Fine Arts; Erma Dianne T.
Decena, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Reena Lois M. Gallemit, Certificate in Fine Arts; Paolo Marcelino T. Joven, BS Psychology; Julia M. Marbella, Bachelor of Fine Arts; NexusRenaissance C. Mina, BA Literature; Rachelle S. Tibayan, BA
Journalism; Gillian Athena C. Valte, BA Journalism; and
Justine Therese C. Valte, BA Journalism.
Kalayaan College at seven is thus very
much a reality. And unlike dreams which
end happily ever after, reality has to be
worked at. The officers, faculty, students,
and their parents are all partners in
achieving KC's mission and vision and its
objectives and we look forward to a bigger,
better Kalayaan College in the next seven
years.
Thelma B. Kintanar
KC Officers with President’s List Scholars
(Continued on page 9)
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LET THE
EDUCATION BEGIN
By: Orlando B. Vea, Co-founder,
Smart Telecommunications, Inc.
Chairman and President Abueva,
Fellow Trustees, Members of the
Faculty and Administrative Staff,
Parents, Guardians and Friends, and
most especially, the Graduates:
Magandang hapon po sa inyong
lahat.
Marikina enjoys a special place
in my heart. And not just because it
is the home of our beloved institution, Kalayaan College.
Being a U.P. Diliman student for
15 years from Grade I to college and
a resident of the Katipunan area for
the last 28 years, I have always considered Marikina as an extension of
my neighborhood.
Marikina also happens to have
played a key role in the Smart Communications story. In 1992, when
asked in a public forum by the government regulator why we wanted to
start a telecom company, my partner
Dave Fernando responded in our
behalf, “Because, your Honor, my
application for a telephone line in
my house in Rancho Estate, Marikina has been pending for 9 years
now. I have lost all hope and so my
partners and I have decided to just
put up our own telephone company
so that millions of helpless Filipinos
like myself can finally have a
phone.”…
The rest is history. Dave and I
launched Smart. It was not easy for an
upstart to compete against the telecom
giant at that time, but with pure guts and
imagination, and a lot of inspiration, we
survived. There are now 40 million cellphone users in the country today with 25
million of them connected through
Smart. Thanks to Marikina and Dave’s
sad story.
that, including the dark days of martial law, UP suspended the tradition
of university-wide commencement
exercises.
By the way, I am not in any way
suggesting that you do this today.
Just to complete the picture, let
me show you other images…
Graduates, I know it will be hard for
you to relate to this story since you can
now just buy a cellular phone, a sim card
and a prepaid card in the mall or the
tiangge and don’t have to wait for 9 agonizing years or more. I am sure though,
that your parents have their own horror
stories about waiting for years just to get
a phone.
And just to demonstrate to you how
interesting your parents’ and my times
were in other respects, let me show you
something…
This was our UP graduation in 1970.
That’s me, second from the right. It was
the height of the activist movement. Led
by us honor graduates, a group sprang a
surprise protest action during the University-wide commencement exercises.
Even in those already turbulent times,
the story landed in the front pages the
following day. And for many years after
No, this is not where I ended up
after the protest graduation. It goes
farther back. This is where I had my
preschool education. It used to be
the silong of an old house of a
neighbor in Bataan. I was 4 years
old then and our neighbor in his fifties noticing my interest in learning,
gave me informal lessons in his
spare time, using a bayabas stick as
our pencil and the dirt floor as our
paper. This is where I learned to
read, write, add, subtract, get my
hands dirty and keep my feet on the
ground.
Think about it. That’s not too
much different from Kalayaan College with its humble Marikina campus, personalized teaching, and wonderful products like you. And of
course, our teachers who are fiftyish
or younger.
Coming back full circle to the
telephone, this is the Smart story.
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It shows a tricycle driver, a taho
vendor and a tindera in the palengke
with their cellphone probably using
up precious pesos as fast as they are
earning it…I hope not. The Smart
story is not really about a corporate
David beating the Goliaths. It is
about democratizing the wonders
and benefits of technology down to
the lowest common denominator.
What am I trying to show with
these images? How do they all tie in
together?
The message is that every generation has its own challenges. And
conversely, its own opportunities. It
is up to each of us to find our place,
our own sweet spot, in the matrix of
our times. You can be the challenger – or the challenged. You can
be the creator, enabler or beneficiary
of opportunities – or the obstacles to
such. You can be part of the problem or part of the solution.
My generation challenged an
authoritarian regime. Our war was
waged at the cost of many young
lives including those of some very
close friends and classmates. Some
of your teachers present here today
were also my beloved teachers at the
old UP High School. I’m sure Professors Villalobos, Lee and
Velasquez remember my high
school classmate Tony Tagamolila
who, at your same age now, was
shot while doing community work in
the hills of his native Panay island
and reportedly buried wounded but
still alive. I have to confess that just
like him, I also dreamed of being a
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Che Guevarra. But unlike him, I just did
not have the same physical courage to
live that dream.
I was not capable of my friend’s supreme sacrifice. But the same passion
that ran through Tony’s young veins then
has continued to drive many in my generation to do something useful in our
everyday lives for the sake of the less
privileged.
That’s why for me and my team of
foolish dreamers, Smart was a gift, a
sweet spot, a providential confluence of
our desire to be of value to society, the
masses’ unserved need to communicate,
and the awesome power of technology.
If I may attempt a modern-day analogy, Smart was our Gawad Kalinga. We
may not have built physical houses but
I’m sure we have helped build happy
homes and millions of invisible bridges
among Filipinos. I’m sure we have
somehow helped people make their lives
richer or simply put some food on the
table.
Indeed, every generation has its own
challenges and opportunities, its crossroads, its own familiar trails and the proverbial paths less taken.
Our society still faces a host of serious concerns – poverty, social inequities,
misgovernance and corruption, cultural
degeneration, human rights violations,
environmental destruction, and so on.
But there are also opportunities waiting for you as you pass another milestone today.
There is, for example, a seismic
shift happening that presents a world
of opportunities as well as challenges for yourselves new graduates
and the country as a whole.
Globalization has now graduated
from buzzword to reality. When
you go out and look for a job, guess
who really is your competition? Is it
your fellow Kalayaan graduates? Is
it the other graduates from UP,
Ateneo, La Salle or Mapua? Not
anymore. It is rather the legions of
Indians, Chinese, Pakistanis, Indonesians, Thais, Turks, Czechs, Romanians, Mexicans and other nationalities in the global market.
In the words of Pulitzer Prize
winner and New York times writer
Thomas Friedman, the world has
become flat. Profound and rapid
technological advances have now
created a seamless global market
where services can now be outsourced by corporations and institutions to where it is most economically efficient to undertake.
So where do we Filipinos stand
in this new economic paradigm?
Even in a radically transforming
world, the basic principle of comparative advantage still holds. Thus
with our knowledge of the English
language, multicultural adaptability,
I.T. proficiency, creativity and compassionate nature as well as competitive labor rates, we will continue to
grow as a global backroom services
provider and as an exporter of warm
bodies with professional skills while
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defending our advantage in our domestic market.
You, Kalayaan graduates, are
particularly well positioned to survive
and thrive in both these global and
local environment. Why do I say
this? Because in a flat world, the
eventual winners will be those whom
author Daniel Pink calls the Right
Brainers.
Just to refresh ourselves on the
left brain – right brain dichotomy, and
our eleven (11) new psychologists
can help us out on this, the left brain
is responsible for our logical and analytical abilities while the right brain
handles creativity, synthesis and emotional expression.
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Read, surf, blog, chat, listen, watch,
touch, feel, walk around, travel, ask, try,
try again, join, connect. And don’t forget to connect the dots.
Graduates, the world is at your fingertips. Keep on learning and don’t
stop.
said, “Don’t judge each day by the
harvest you reap but by the seeds
you plant.”
Share your blessings. Share
time, attention, knowledge, laughter and the things you possess.
Give love – the more of it you
give, the more you have.
2. The Journey is the Destination.
This piece of wisdom was an oftenrepeated advice I gave myself early in
my career when a destination was yet
to emerge in the horizon.
As I was to learn later, there is no
destination until the final destination.
And no success or failure is ever final,
as it is wisely said.
Take stock of your life from
time to time. You cannot wait
until the final chapter to make an
accounting of your worth. To borrow from the language of our nine
(9)
business administration
graduates, you always have to
make a balance sheet of your intangibles.
5. Make Your Mama Proud.
Kalayaan has not only sharpened
your left brain. It has also nurtured
your right brain. Just look at your
balanced curricula and the trophies
you have brought home to Kalayaan:
G lo b e G -n iu s Id e a s, N e stle
Soundskool, Retail Innovation, various art competitions, karting, climbing and others. Just Look at your always-busy multi-purpose hall, your
teachers’ natural openness and welcoming smile, and your happy faces.
You, Kalayaan graduates, have
been hardwired for the future
The next step for you, therefore,
is to make the right choices, excel in
your chosen profession and make
yourself relevant to the country and
the rest of society.
I cannot tell you which particular
choices to make; which career, vocation, mission or business to pursue.
But what I can share with you today
are some hopefully universal lessons
out of my own continuing journey.
You will quickly learn that most
undertakings, especially great ones, do
not always follow a smooth trajectory.
But you don’t have to reach the top of
the hill or attain ultimate success to enjoy the journey. Have fun, learn, celebrate the little victories. Enjoy the journey as much as the destination.
3. There is a Fortune at the Bottom of
the Pyramid.
As you start your career, draw from
the endless supply of inspiration provided by those whom author C.K. Prahalad calls the Bottom of the Pyramid,
the less privileged among us. These are
the lowly multitudes whose blood,
sweat and tears are now pushing up the
value of our peso and supporting the
economy.
As companies such as SM, Jollibee,
Hapee, Splash, Smart and countless
other small enterprises and individuals
have shown, serving and working with
the Bottom of the Pyramid can be a rewarding pursuit, materially and, more
importantly, spiritually.
1. Let the Education Begin.
School is over. Now let your
education begin.
4. Your Treasures Consist of What You
Give Away.
The poet Robert Louis Stevenson
This is my mother, a humble
teacher now 85 and long retired.
Everyday, she scans the newspapers, proudly cutting newspaper
clippings about her children. Children, for her, includes not only
myself and my brothers and sister,
but all her students in her almost
50 years of teaching.
I know your own teachers and
parents will be as happy and proud
as they follow your future adventures and successes.
So dear graduates, go, do
good, and make your parents and
teachers proud.
Thank you.
God Bless.
Good day and
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THIRD COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
April 24, 2007
Teatro Marikina
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Response from the Graduates:
By: Mary Iphigene D. Daradar, BS Psychology,
Magna Cum Laude
President Abueva, Kalayaan
College Officers and Board of Trustees, Guest Speaker Orlando Vea,
Parents, Fellow graduates, Ladies
and Gentlemen, good afternoon.
their arms to us we would not be standing
here in our togas, looking picture perfect.
Our school took a huge risk and believed in
the potential of 36 individuals; and today
proves that they bet on the right cards.
A month ago, my family began
their mission of getting me a dress, a
haircut, and a facial. It took one
whole month of convincing to get
me walking in heels and speaking to
you this afternoon; and that, ladies
and gentlemen is an accomplishment. It took them one month, what
took us four or more years to get to.
Four years of labor, will power and
caffeine. We chugged in a thousand
mugs of coffee through the night as
we ventured into reading about superstrings, black holes, postulates of
inadequacies, and the meaning of a
good life. Oh yes, those coffee shops
earned big bucks out of us. And yes,
I’m Mary Daradar and I’m a coffee
addict.
As good card players, they passed us
to their trusted right hand man or woman
by letting us into the classrooms of our
professors. Good as our professors were,
we had our fair share of difficulties. In my
four years in KC I have performed in a
number of class plays, given a hundred
reports, submitted a thousand papers and
taken a million exams. Yes, all of that
made us, students, slightly crazy, a bit on
the edge, and on the verge of quitting. But
KC professors have their way of making
you take it all in stride. We could have just
sat around and lazed through college, but
good teachers push you to the point of
self-discovery. They build in you a sense
of possibility. It is through them that we,
graduates know we’ve achieved more
than passing grades. We found in us our
possibility.
Those readings wouldn’t have
found their way into our heads had
we not stumbled upon Kalayaan
College. Though it’s quite impossible to stumble upon a school located
at the end of the road and behind a
parking lot. Nevertheless, studying
in KC is serendipitous. You could
only have known about it if you
heard it from someone. Back then,
wala pa atang marketing nun. Had
it not been for this school I would
have joined the PMA. Thank God, a
friend told me there was a college by
the Riverbanks of Marikina.
I remember going to KC with
the intention of getting an application form, and coming home that
same day a member of its student
body. They took us in, the moment
they saw us interested to join, and in
hindsight, had they not opened
In psych you get three professors: Sir
Valencia, Ma’am PJ, and Ma’am Myra.
These three professors were both our worst
nightmares and our best allies. It was a
love-hate relationship. Every semester, we
would ask ourselves if we would survive.
With the kind of syllabus you get from
them, you’d believe it would take more
than a miracle to hurdle through. But
somehow, they pulled us out of our comfort zones, into a world of hard work and
achievement. We managed to surpass it all,
and at the end of the tunnel was the light.
Needless to say, after the semester, passing
was the sweetest success. They found in us
our possibility.
College life is nothing without your
fellow students, and in my experience
every class ends up doing something in
groups. And yes, we waited for the profes-
sor to say “group by friends” and
be disappointed by the count off.
For the random sampling method
always gave you a 50-50 chance
of a good crop and a bad crop. As
an individual learner, I despised
group work. Yet, a lot of my
achievements can only be attributed to group work; specifically to
three groupmates: Fats, Frances,
and Marian. They’ve been my
groupmates in almost all of my
psych subjects since first year. To
me, they have proven that no man
(or woman) is an island. The four
of us worked like a well-oiled machine, hurdling through the absence of computers, printers and
overnights. How we did that remains a mystery; and I can only
attribute it to having three other
people with me.
Even before our school, our
teachers, or our friends it was our
family who were there at the very
beginning. They witnessed the
sleepless nights, the frustration,
and then maybe even the tears.
Without them, silently and sometimes naggingly, reminding us of
what we could do; we wouldn’t be
here. They’ve pushed our buttons,
and we’ve pushed theirs, but
through thick or thin had they not
been in the shadows we would
have had a slim chance of being
here as graduates.
If you’ve noticed, I’ve been
crediting almost all our successes
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to other people and that’s to make
sure they also take the blame for our
failure. Kidding aside, our presence
here is also of our own doing, and
we deserve a pat on the back for
that. Our school, professors, friends
and family could only push us to
run, but where we were heading was
of our own making. We decided to
be here. And that decision made us
work for whatever it takes to get to
this day. We’ve listened to our
teachers, friends and family and decided to be what we can and so here
we are---- our possibilities at their
peak. Right now, we can do anything. It will be hard: the rejection,
the pains, and the suffering. The
“real world” can hurt, but today is a
testament of our abilities. College is
after all part of the “real world;”
how could it not be? We were not
just students; we were sons &
daughters; sisters & brothers, girlfriends & boyfriends; and friends.
With that came an array of experiences and emotions; and that my
fellow graduates was REAL We’ve been
to the real world, today, all
we are
doing is letting the real world recog-
Given this we hold in us a responsibility to our society and to this
country. We may desire personal
success, but remember we are not
islands, but men and women. We are
not isolated from the world, we are
part of it. And hence, let society be
part of us, let us pay forward. Apathy is bliss, for as graduates, the
challenge for us, is not just to
achieve personal wealth; but to give
this country its possibility.
Ladies and gentlemen, here before you are 36 individuals with
good heads on their shoulders--allow us to be more, for that we can
be. And to my fellow graduates, Let
us not fear what is ahead of us, for
that is but part of this life. What’s a
little pain, compared to all that we
can be?
nize us, as possibilities. And endless is
our potential. Let no one tell us otherwise.
Congratulations graduates!
Thank you and Good Afternoon.
KC Students Continue to Win
in Academic Competitions
Our students continue to bring honor to our College by
garnering awards in academic contests.
For the second year, a KC student made it to the 2007
Top 25 Marketing Trainees of the Markprof Foundation.
Like our KC alumni and Markprof graduates last year, siblings David and Dianne Rosario, our contender this year,
Maria Katrina V. Dayrit passed a rigorous selection process
that involved about a thousand applicants from various universities and colleges in the country. She attended the sevenweekend Markprof Bootcamp, which started on October 27,
2007 and ended December 8, 2007.
KC Officers with Stephanie Lim and Ferrari Llamzon Jr.
Stephanie N. Lim and Ferrari Llamzon Jr, Bachelor of
Fine Arts students won first place, with a cash prize of
P10,000, in the PNP Digital Poster Making Contest held last
June 19, 2007.
The bootcamp gives the participants a chance to learn
from and interact with experts and the opportunity to join a
team of outstanding individuals and apply their skills in resolving real business problems and opportunities. Participants
have access to highly experienced mentors to advise their
team free of charge and have to showcase their talents to potential employers from major companies.
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term’s Student Response was delivered by Andrea Francesca
F. Buencamino.
The members of the Chef’s Union of Kalayaan (CUK),
KC’s HRM organization were also busy with their own event,
the “Cook Off”, participated in by students from different
courses. Meanwhile, in Cordillera Coffee – one of our partners in the celebrations – preparations were being made for
“Kapepinta” an art workshop, and an exhibit of Indigenous
Culture and arts, attended by our beloved officers.
After lunch, representatives from the Environmental
Management Bureau came and facilitated an Environmental
Forum about Air Pollution and the government’s efforts, and
what we can do, to help curb this problem. After the forum,
Al Gore’s famous documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,”
was shown.
That night, the rain was pouring because of a storm and
Malacañang had just issued a midnight curfew because of
Trillanes’ coup attempt. But these could not stop the Kalayaan
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Division’s List
Jesus Antonio B. Aguilar, BA Literature; Anna Leah
A. Aldaba, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Juan Carlos U. Aldana, BS
Psychology; Angelo D. Alejandro, Bachelor of Fine Arts;
Jean Francis Barrameda, BA Psychology; Gato B. Borrero,
Bachelor of Fine Arts; Jeremy Giorgio Chua, BS Computer
Science; Victor Raphael Custodio, BA Journalism; John Patrick Dayot, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Karl Simon Garcia, BS
Computer Science; Pierre Angelo T. Gulane, BS Psychology;
Orlino Enrique E. Hosaka, BA Literature; Stephanie N. Lim,
Bachelor of Fine Arts; Ferrari Llamzon Jr., Bachelor of Fine
Arts; Anna Maria Zarina M. Lorenzana, Bachelor of Fine
Arts; Pocholo Jorge M. Mauricio, Certificate in Fine Arts;
Zara Angeli S. Redrico, BA Journalism; Arabella Ramona C.
Rivera, BA Journalism; Celine B. Roque, Bachelor of Fine
Arts; Anna Karenina M. Salgado, BA Literature; Miguel
Carlo L. Salonga, BA Psychology; Restituto Matikas C. Santos, BA Journalism; Jose Benedicto I. Tapang, BA Journalism; Therese Anne M. Tuason, BS Business Administration;
Mark Sheldon Villanueva, BA Journalism; and Erin Joan C.
Yang, BA Journalism.
College community from celebrating the much-awaited
MusiKKKa: Kalikasan, Kalayaan at Katutubong Kalinangan Concert and Fashion Show, featuring Cynthia Alexander and KC bands, which was the highlight of the Foundation
Week.
The students, bands, dancers, graffiti artists, and fashionistas of Kalayaan College all showed up to celebrate the occasion. Our own students, Beau Macliing, Bianca Holganza, and
Kalvin Carreon wowed everybody with a fashion show like
nothing ever seen in Kalayaan College before. Sayaw
Kalayaan, KC Dance Troupe, showcased their dancing prowess. And of course, the ever-abundant pool of artists of our
school displayed their wares during an on-the-spot graffiti
exhibit. Even our officers, Dr. Jurado and Dr. Kintanar stayed
to watch the amazing show that our students prepared for everyone. Our friends from Cordillera Coffee also attended,
bringing with them the acoustic duo of Meila and Pao.
Sadly, the celebrations had to be cut short because of the
midnight curfew. Nevertheless, the show was a success, and
everybody had a great time, which is what really matters in the
end. By: David Jensen G. Rosario
KC Celebrates
“Development Policy
Research Month”
In celebration of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies’ “Development Policy Research Month,” the
Kalayaan College Student Council sponsored two activities
for the month of September.
A bazaar on second-hand books was set up in the College
lobby last September 21, 2007. Students were able to purchase hard-to-find books at a low-price. Other merchandises
such as magazines, clothing and food items were put on sale
as well.
A discussion forum on “Global Warming and Proactive
Community Response” was held the following week, September 26, 2007, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Room 213. Our
very own, Dr. Virginia S. Carino, Professor in Biology, tackled the issue of Global Warming and its adverse effects to our
environment. Furthermore, she outlined concrete ways in
which ordinary citizens like students and faculty can help in
addressing this global phenomenon.
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NOVEMBER 2007
FOUNDATION WEEK ACTIVITIES
November 26– 29, 2007
NOVEMBER 2007
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MusiKKKa: Kalikasan, Kalayaan at Katutubong
Kalinangan Concert and Fashion Show
November 29, 2007
Photos courtesy of: Ann Claravall, Raschid Salting and Niki Custodio
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NOVEMBER 2007
Strategic Planning at Kalayaan College
A Strategic Planning Exercise was
held by Kalayaan College at the Sulo
Hotel on 19 October 2007. KC Officers, the Coordinators of Academic
Programs and the Consultant on Institutional Development participated in the
exercise.
President Jose V. Abueva started
the meeting by giving an inspired talk
on the vision, mission and objectives of
Kalayaan College. These aim to give
the students a well rounded education
in an atmosphere of academic freedom..
With this kind of education, KC students would not only learn the intellectual and technical skills needed in their
professions, they would be fully aware
of their duties and responsibilities as
citizens and future leaders of the country. Such an education would also be
firmly based on moral and spiritual
grounds.
Dr. Kintanar, VPAA, gave a background report on the overall status of
academic affairs in KC, including 1)
the quality of the students, and the image they projected by consistently participating in national and international
competitions 2) the faculty who are all
from UP, either current or retired faculty or alumni; 3) the curriculum, generally modeled after UP but revised to
suit the needs of KC students, and other
academic resources.
Reports on the academic programs
(BSBA, ECCD, HRM, Fine Arts, Psychology, BPA, Journalism, BSCS, Literature) focused on the current status of
the programs (students, faculty and curricula) as well as on their future plans
with regard to:
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increasing the number of
students
enhancing faculty resources
initiating new projects,
improving programs and
course contents
improving instructional materials,
teaching approaches and
methodologies.
The following strategies and plans
of action were recommended for the
academic programs :
1. College-wide efforts to promote
linkages with other schools, communities and organizations as potential
sources of students and financial support
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Dr. Jurado, VPFD reported on the
financial program. He specified the
intermediate objectives to be the:
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Department efforts to
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establish linkages with other
schools, communities and organizations as sources of practicum training and resources
initiate projects, researches and
development of instructional
materials including interdisciplinary courses, program related researches and training
promote information technology for research and teaching
purposes;
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Increase of annual income
from
increased enrollment
and
increased use of facilities by
outsiders
Increase of capitalization
through stockholder subscriptions and donation by benefactors.
As its ultimate objectives, KC expects to achieve the following:
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provide additional software to
facilitate these
achieve a computerized system
for the entire KC, including
library and other academic
services as well as administrative procedures.
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Declaration of dividends to
stockholders
Increase of income to the faculty
Increase of salaries to Staff
and Officers
Acquisition of additional
equipment
Funding for scholarships, library, faculty development,
research and community activities
Expansion of physical plant
Dr. Jurado explained that KC can
reach its ultimate objectives by attaining its intermediate objectives first.
Immediate efforts should focus on the
increase of enrollment and capitalization.
KALAYAAN
Editorial Staff
Dr. Thelma B. Kintanar
Dr. Emeteria P. Lee
Jaclyn Marie L. Cauyan
KC Officers with Program Coordinators, Faculty Representatives, and Mrs. Pechie Gonzales
Riverbanks Center, Marikina City
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