Innovations on the Application for Recognition from OSA

January 04, 2008

TO: ALL HEADS OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

HEADS OF FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES

FACULTY ADVISERS

SUBJECT: INNOVATIONS ON THE APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION

Greetings of Harmony and Abundant Blessings for 2008!

This is to officially inform you about some innovations on the application for student organization recognition effective this coming school year.

First, We are reducing the number of forms compared to previous years, and are now working it out to be downloadable from the internet. As soon as we are ready with the templates, we will upload it on the OVCSA website. This is part of our advocacy for a paperless society or, at least, minimizing on the use of paper and essentially on cutting trees.

Second, we are strongly recommending that all student organizations applying for recognition would attend and participate in two orientation seminars, which are part of OSA’s advocacy agenda in support of the Campaign for Peace, Security and Violence-free UP Campus:

1. Leadership Orientation and Workshop, conducted by this office, and
2. The Gender Perspective Training, which is conducted jointly by the UP-Gender Office and USC Committee on Gender Responsiveness.

The certificates of attendance to be issued henceforth will form part of the required documents to be submitted upon application.

Please coordinate with Ms. Olivet A. Carullo, Office of Student Activities, for your final schedules.

Please be guided accordingly. Thank you for your cooperation.

In solidarity with all of you,

(SGD) Prof. DR. Oscar P. Ferrer

Be part of the USC Community Fair!

The Community Fair is an annual project of the University Student Council, in line with its mission of serving not only the student body, but the other sectors of the UP Community as well.

This year, it will be held on January 26, 2008 at the Dagohoy Basketball Court in Barangay Dagohoy, UP Campus.

All organizations wishing to participate may contact us to inform us of their willingness, and the service they are wishing to offer. All orgs may also choose among the following services which were developed in coordination with the local leaders of the target community:

- Reproductive Health and VAW (Violence Against Women)

- Nursery (Children's Games and Storybook Reading for Children)

- LGBT Rights

- Dental Mission

- Diet Plan/Nutritional Advice

- Livelihood Skills Training

- Leadership Training

- Film Showing

More than one organization may offer the same service, to lessen the logistical burden on the organization. In fact, we recommend that more than one organization offer a given service.

This year, we aim to make the Community Fair more attuned to the needs of the UP Community, especially the target communities in which the Fair will be held. Many of us have been accustomed to the concept of community service as a one-time thing, such as a medical mission, or a donation of goods to the residents. While we do not discourage this practice, we wish to complement this by accompanying these services with an information campaign regarding the rights of the residents and other information relevant to their daily lives.

In line with this, all interested organizations must hold workshops on either January 16, 19 or 20, to coordinate with other organizations within their service cluster. Aside from that we will also invite resource persons to provide insights on basic human rights and issues related to the service your organization will be offering.

Please contact the Community Rights and Welfare Committee through the following number: 09272539215, or email us at radulce@gmail.com