Shirts and shirt-related activities from CSSPSC and USC

FROM THE CSSP STUDENT COUNCIL

What:    CSSP Shirt Sale booth 

Where:  in front of the CSSP Student Council OfficeWhen:   July 26 - August 5How much?
              preorder =        (July 26-29) Php200 per shirt (Php150 downpayment);
              selling price =  (Aug 2-5) Php200 each

What's the design?

Check this to find out! (Vote for your favorite model, while you're at it!)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.184911191572928.49599.154617297935651




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FROM THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCIL

Get your UP Shirts now! The USC Ways and Means Committee, headed by Councilor Cathy Alcantara brings you Suit UP Diliman:

Sizes range from XS to XL. Text Apa at 09175527274 or Trisha at 09175941020 to order, or visit us at our booth this week in Cinemalaya at the UP Film Institute!

Watch out for our booth coming soon at AS :)
For more info, like and check out the Ways and Means page!http://www.facebook.com/us​cwaysandmeans

Photo by Angelo Velandria :)

Kinaya ba ni PNoy???

KINAYA BA NI PINOY?

an assessment by students and faculty of the University of the Philippines on the performance of President Aquino in the fields of:

(1) Administrative Efficiency

(2) Education Policies

(3) Economic Policies

This video series is brought to you by the CSSP Student Council, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines, Diliman.

On Administrative Efficiency

Kinaya ba ni PNOY gawan ng paraan ang korupsyon? 

Kinaya ba ni PNOY pagandahin ang mga serbisyo ng gobyerno? 

Ano ang opinyon ng mga Isko at Iska ng CSSP?

Featuring Political Science Prof. Amado Mendoza on the President's efficiency in responding to crises.

On Education Policies

Kinaya ba ni PNOY pahalagahan ang edukasyon sa bansa? 

Kinaya ba ni PNOY na iangat ang kalidad ng edukasyon? 

Ano ang opinyon ng mga Isko at Iska ng CSSP?
Featuring CSSP Dean Dr. Michael Tan on the K-12 education policy.

On Economic Policies

Kinaya ba ni PNoy bigyang ginhawa ang mga mahihirap sa bansa?

Kinaya ba ni PNoy tugunan ang kakulangan sa trabaho?

Ano ang opinyon ng mga Isko at Iska ng CSSP?

Featuring Psychology Prof. Tin De Villa on the issue of land reform.

Ikaw, ano sa tingin mo? Kinaya nga ba ni PNoy?

Viewer, if you can, please join the CSSP Student Council when we voice out our concerns on the day of the SONA. We'll be assembling in Philcoa at 11:30AM =)

don't worry, it's one of the safest mobilizations of the year (as it happens every year, and there are already protocols established for any eventuality). At siyempre, aalagaan naman namin kayo =) If you are going, please coordinate with Councilor (and EDUC Committee Head) Pola Lamarca (09164707250), Vice Chair Mickey Eva (09169612378), or Chairperson Juan Carlo Tejano(09178360345) para at least mababantayan talaga kayo, for more safety and security =)

Also, beyond mobilizations, please continue to be participative in the Council's multitude of campaigns, programs, and activities; for these are geared towards the betterment of your welfare, as well as that of the Philippines. =)

CSSPSC on STFAP: Kayang Kaya para sa Edukasyong Abot Kaya

Kayang Kaya para sa Edukasyong Abot Kaya

For more than 20 years, the Socialized Tuition Financial Assistance Program (STFAP) has endeavored to provide a more democratic access to UP education on the premise that those who are able to pay for the cost of education should pay while those who cannot should be subsidized.  The recent memorandum requiring freshmen of AY2011-2012 to present a Bracket B certification before being declared within this bracket is an effort to streamline the STFAP process. In consulting with students and organizations in the college however, the CSSP Student Council maintains that such efforts have not addressed the program’s more serious flaws.

Using simple random sampling, the CSSP Student Council gathered data showing that only 29% of the CSSP student population applies for the STFAP, less than 10% of these students are assigned to Bracket D and below, and only 15% were placed in the bracket they applied for.These numbers indicate that the STFAP has not fully lived up to its promise to subsidize financially challenged students, and the CSSP Student Council sees the need for the program to be reviewed.

First, we call into question the basis of the current bracketing system. A family’s annual income should not be the main determinant of students’ ability to cover the cost of education. We urge the UP administration to consider more nuanced indicators that will accurately assess a student’s current capacity to pay. For instance, a family’s liabilities are equally important in assigning a student’s bracket.

Second, while the STFAP is not intended to have a default bracket for non-applicants, Bracket B with the base tuition of P1000 per unit has appeared to fulfill this role in the past years. However, the division of brackets may no longer be reflective of the current socio-economic conditions in the country. We see that the designated base tuition may no longer correspond to the present average paying capacity of UP students.

Third, a deeply rooted problem is the lack of information dissemination amongst those who until today, have insufficient or no knowledge of the STFAP.  Students have expressed concern that the Office of Student Scholarships and Services (OSSS) does not provide a complete list of required documents for application, presenting students with the difficulty of procuring these documents on time. Moreover, students are discouraged by the slow processing of applications and refunds for over-assessment.

The CSSP Student Council stands by a mechanism for financial assistance that puts premium on the equal rights of every student to become an Iskolar ng Bayan and a socially just process to grant them. The CSSP Student Council believes that with critical and vigilant participation from students in the University, the STFAP can embody such a mechanism.

We ask first the UP Administration to conduct a comprehensive review of the STFAP process. We urge them to consider ways to improve its transparency and efficiency; and to ensure that the formula of the bracketing system remains relevant to the present socio-economic context, and will no longer be resorting to “default brackets.”

We ask first the UP Administration to conduct a comprehensive review of the STFAP process. We urge the Administration to consider ways to improve the STFAP's transparency and efficiency and to ensure that the formula of the bracketing system remains relevant to the present socioeconomic context.

We urge students, organizations, and college councils to participate in raising awareness on the STFAP; to inform each fellow Iskolar ng Bayan of his/her right to be appropriately assessed under this program and to be given the financial assistance that he or she rightly requires.

Kaya nating makilahok sa pagpapabuti ng STFAP.

Kaya nating itaguyod ang isang prosesong angkop at makatwiran.

Kaya nating ipaglaban ang abot-kayang edukasyon sa Unibersidad.

ATTENTION ORG HEADS! =) (July 6, 2011)

For those who are still in need of it, there will be additional GST sessions on Saturday. Don't forget to drop by OSA at Vinzons to inform them that you will attend these sessions. *first come, first serve basis*

July 9, 2011

8AM-12NN
&
1PM-5PM

UP Diliman Gender Office

You may register by email:
Send to uscgendercommittee@gmail.com

Subject: GST Org Recognition (name of organization)

Name of representative:
Name of organization:

Date and time of session:

Cellphone no.:
Email Address:

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Also, for those concerned, the Org Fair has been moved to July 12, 2011.

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Highlights of the Org Fair Meeting and ACLE Orientation:

Org Fair Meeting

07.05.11

Vinzons Hall Activity Center

To move the date of the Org Fair on not to move?

RESOLUTION: Move Org Fair to July 12

Next Org Fair meeting on July 8, 4 p.m. @ Vinzons Hall. Please send at least one representative.

Agenda:

        I.            Orientation

      II.            Final list of participants

    III.            Program

    IV.            Layout

      V.            Guidelines

    VI.            Final reminders

  VII.            Other matters

NOTE: layout will be posted on Thursday night. First 10 organizations who confirmed and those who attended the meeting but have also confirmed beforehand get to choose where their booths will be placed.

ACLE Orientation

5 July 2011

Vinzons Hall Activity Center

ACLE Theme: The BIGGEST Losers

Why? Because of the budget cut in education, the losers are the students. So we want to make EDUCATION the BIGGEST winner, and we can make it by taking our part in fighting for it.

ACLE date:    

18 Aug 2011

12:00 - 5:00 pm

ACReS Website: http://acres.uplug.org

FB Page: UPD ACLE 2011

DATES to Remember:

July 15, 5 p.m. ----- deadline for submission of topics and venues   [ACReS]

July 17 ----- release of approved topics (1st)   [ACReS]

July 21, 3-6 p.m. ----- 1st collection of deliverables   [USC Office]

July 22, 5 p.m. ----- final submission for topics and venues   [ACReS]

July 26 -----  release of approved topics (2nd)   [ACReS]

July 26, 3-6 p.m ----- 2nd collection of deliverables   [USC Office]

July 29,1-5 p.m. ----- final collection of deliverables   [USC Office]

Requirements:

§       1 GE Book (see "ACLE GE Booklist.pdf"* for the list of GE Books)

§        Set 1(1 yellow pad+8 blue books+2 black pens) or Set 2 (30 blue books+5 black pens)

§       2 events

List of events will be released by Saturday, organizations must send 2-3 representatives per event. As of now, the only confirmed event is:

Forum on STFAP

12 July 2011

2-5 p.m.

Malcolm Theater

Host: USC Finance Committee

For the process, see "ACLE Process.pdf"*

Other issues:

To resolve the issue regarding the venues, it was agreed upon that the venue reservation should be based on the ACReS venue submission. A first come-first serve system will be implemented in the venue reservations. An organization MUST only proceed on the paperworks of the venue reservation if it's already approved in ACReS. The USC EdRes promised to moderate venue submissions everyday, if possible.

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*ACLE GE Booklist and ACLE process is uploaded in our upd_ofs1112 mailing list

*Edited from the Minutes prepared by JP Bernardo, USC VolCorps