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1May - December 2014 The AngeleneAn

AUF-FAA stages first University Alumni DayVOL. 14 NO. 1 MAY - DECEMBER 2014

The AUF-Federation of Alumni Associations (FAA) in partnership with the College Alumni Associations (CAA) and the Office of Alumni Affairs & Placement Services (AAPS) organized the first University Alumni Day on December 6, 2014 at the AUF Sports and Cultural Center. The whole day affair comprised of the following activities: Alumni Sports Fest, an Inter-College Alumni Association basketball men & volleyball women tournament; Trade Fair for Alumni Entrepreneurs; and the 2nd Student Leaders’ Alumni Homecoming. Mr.

Rogelio G. Santos, AUF-FAA President gave the welcome remarks, followed by a speech delivered by Dr. Archimedes T. David, Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. David inspired the alumni in the importance of returning to their Alma Mater. The Oath of Sportsmanship was led by the Athletics Office Director, Mr. Jeffrey T. Jervoso. Before the tournament started, Mrs. Linet Suller, an alumna from the College of Allied Medical Professions led everyone to dance Zumba.

The basketball tournament was dominated by the College of Business and Accountancy Alumni Association basketball team, and was hailed as the Champion. The 1st runner – up trophy was seized by the College of Nursing Alumni Association basketball team. The College of Allied Medical Professions Alumni Association volleyball team emerged as champion after beating the College of Business and Accountancy and College of Computer Studies Alumni A s s o c i a t i o n v o l l e y b a l l teams that placed as first a n d s e c o n d r u n n e r - u p respectively.

The Alumni Trade Fair was participated by various Angeleanean entrepreneurs. It aimed to strengthen alumni linkages in the field of business and finance. The following a r e t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s present during the trade fair: Rai Essentials, Javita, Niscenssa Direct Sale, The

(From left to right) Mr. Jessie C. Nogoy Jr., AAPS Acting Director, Dr. Archimedes T. David, VP for Academic Affairs, Mr. Rogelio G. Santos, AUF-FAA President and Mr. Danilo D. Pamintuan, Past AUF-FAA President during the Opening Ceremonies of the University Alumni Day.

FAA Officers during the FAA Strategic Planning.

The Federation of Alumni Associations (FAA) and College Alumni Associations (CAA) conducted the annual strategic planning on June 28, 2014 at the AUF Sports and Culture Center. The whole day event of brainstorming and planning was attended by FAA and CAA officers. Each CAA shared its best prac t ices in order for other CAAs to adopt and implement . Highl ights of the strategic planning are the following activities: Organization of the first University Alumni Day on December as part of t h e U n i v e r s i t y We e k celebration which aims

t o s t r e n g t h e n l i n k a g e s with the alumni and to provide camaraderie and

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sportsmanship; Conduct o f a ser ies o f Alumni Professional Development S e m i n a r s t o f u r t h e r enhance Anglenean alumni professionalism.

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FAA, CAAs hold APDSThe Federation of Alumni Associations

in partnership with various College Alumni Associations held a series of Alumni Professional Development Seminars (APDS). The first three seminars of the seven scheduled programs discussed topics on leadership, communication and information technology. The Colleges of Engineering and Architecture and Business and Accountancy Alumni Associations sponsored the October 11, 2014 seminar entitled “Effective Leadership: An Alumnu’s Perspective. Engr. Richard C. Luciano, BS Civil Engineering 1995, served as the resource speaker. Mr. Dennis G. Infante, BSE English 2002 shared his expertise in the seminar conducted by College of Education Alumni Association in October 25, 2014, entitled “The Power of Communication in the Workplace. Lastly, in November 29, 2014, the College of Computer Studies Alumni Association organized the seminar on Social Media Etiquette and Online

Engr. Richard C. Luciano, CEA-CAA President delivering his talk on Effective Leadership.

Alumni attendees during the seminar sponsored by the CBA and CAA Alumni Associations.

Mr. Dennis G. Infante on the importance of communication

Mr. Jessie C. Nogoy Jr, AAPS Director (right), and Dr. Yeasa D. Bingcang (left), FAA-Vice President awarding the certificate of appreciation to the resource speaker, Mr. Dennis G. Infante (center).

Mr. James Allan C. Dizon sharing his expertise on the use Information Technology.

Safety with Mr. James Allan C. Dizon, BS Information Technology 2005 as the resource speaker. The said seminars were all held at the newly renovated St. John Paul II Hall.

The APDS aimed to further enhance the professionalism of the Angeleanean Alumni. The topics were chosen based on the results of the Employer Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Office of Alumni Affairs and Placement Services.

The following are the topics and schedule of the second leg of APDS: January 31, 2015 (Conflict and Stress Management), February 28, 2015 (Personality Development), March 28, 2015 (Health and Wellness) and April 25, 2015 (Professional Ethics and Spirituality). These will be sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School Alumni Associations, College of Allied Medical Professions and School of Medicine Alumni Associations and College of Nursing Alumni Association respectively.

In preparation for the University Alumni Day on December 6, 2015, the College Alumni Associations (CAA) staged their own Alumni Day during their respective college week celebrations. The CAAs invited their alumni to participate in exhibition games versus their college basketball and volleyball players. More than the goal on looking for official players for the Inter – Alumni Association basketball and volleyball tournaments in December, the holding of the College Alumni Days aimed to inspire the students with the loyalty commitment and solidarity of the alumni to the college and to the university. CEA Alumni during their homecoming “Kumustahan 2014”

at AUF Sta. Barbara Campus.

The College of Engineering & Architecture Alumni Association held its’ Kumustahan 2014 in June 28 at the AUF Sta. Barbara Campus. This kick off activity of the grand Alumni Homecoming on April 18, 2015 was hosted by the BS Civil Engineering batch 1989. The affair was attended by almost 200 alumni of CEA.

The CEA-CAA plans to hold an annual event of the same kind in order to promote camaraderie among the CEA alumni. The activity will not be made possible if not for the hard work and commitment of the association’s officers who are not only supportive to their college but to AUF in general.

CAAs organize College Alumni Days

CEA-CAA Kumustahan 2014: A kick off of the Grand Alumni Homecoming


Fulfillment of a parole officer

“I was not born as a Catholic, the Angelus

Prayer seeped through my spirit and made my faith in God stronger.”

CCPO Jennifer G. Valencia, B.S. Criminology ‘91

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prestigious as being a police or military officer but the work is both challenging and fulfilling. For more than twenty-one (21) years that I worked in the PPO, I have learned a lot. Now that I am presently the Chief Probation and Parole Officer of Tarlac City, I have already handled more than 1,000 offenders through these years and I am proud to say that I am a true graduate of Angeles University Foundation. I will always be grateful to my beloved Alma Mater. I know I was molded as a man for God and humanity in my present profession or shall I say my vocation in helping the less fortunate members of the society.

Noteworthy to mention is that I am the first Criminology graduate of AUF for 21 years to become a Probation and Parole Officer under the Department of Justice. Luckily, after 21 years, another AUF Criminology graduate followed the same calling, she is PPO1 Maria Criselda P. Lopez, Batch 2013 who graduated Cum Laude in her class. Incidentally, she is now assigned in Tarlac City where we work together harmoniously. I am married to a fellow Probation and Parole Officer assigned in Angeles City and we are blessed with three (3) equally good- looking boys. This is my destiny as a man for God and humanity.

Dominador Reyes, Col. Marcelino Ibañez, Col. Andres Agzalda and Col. Marlene Salangad. Of course, Madam Lucia Hipolito, who is now currently serving as the Dean of the college will never be forgotten for her sisterly concern as then the College Secretary and Assistant Dean of the College of Criminology at the same time.

Although I was not born and raised as a Catholic, the recital of the Angelus Prayer every 6 pm reverberating in every corner of the Campus had seeped through my spirit and had somehow made my faith in God even stronger. Shortly after graduating in 1991 and trying to find a place under the sun, as if guided by the Divine Spirit, I applied in a modest agency not popular or known to many, the Parole and Probation Administration under the Department of Justice. Having hurdled the required examinations, I was hired and appointed as a Probation and Parole Officer 1 (PPO1) and was even assigned at the Angeles City Parole and Probation Office in 1993. Working as such with a mission instilled in me the passion to rehabilitate offenders and promote their development as integral persons by utilizing innovative interventions and techniques which respect the dignity of man and recognizing his divine destiny. Handling probation and parole cases is extremely different from what I prepared for and what I have dreamed of while in the College of Criminology. It is a work without a gun issued for our self-protection. It is a work to find the goodness of an offender instead of proving his involvement and guilt over a particular crime. Also a correction outside the prison walls after undergoing the costly and tedious litigation or trials. My dream of becoming a police or a military officer had gradually faded within a year working hard to reform offenders under my supervision with probation and parole conditions. Indeed, being a Probation and Parole Officer is not a lucrative or

I can still vividly remember the main reason why I entered the College of

Criminology at Angeles University Foundation (AUF) in 1987. To prepare myself to become a police or a military officer. To become one during that time brings not only honor to the family but also to become famous like Col. Gringo Honasan during the EDSA Revolution in 1986. People then were still euphoric about the gallantry and patriotism displayed by our men in uniform. I was then an ROTC Officer of the Cadet Corps after undergoing the one (1) year Cadet Officer Candidate Course (COCC) of AUF under the Philippine Air Force as if preparing myself for a real career in uniform after graduation.

Studying for four (4) years in the College of Criminology was not that easy. Subjects were only available or offered in the evening classes except for some subjects that were offered during Saturdays. I had to travel from San Fernando, Pampanga in going to AUF with my other classmates who cannot afford to pay for a boarding house. Studying and finishing the course was not a walk in the park. Financial challenges (thank you to the occasional promissory notes approved by Madam Lucia Hipolito so that I could take the major examinations), emotional adjustment that come with becoming a young adult and the uncertainty of employment after graduation were loads to carry. What inspired me most to keep on studying in AUF was the camaraderie shared not only by the students but by the professors/instructors as well, who, during that time were all practitioners in the field of Criminology. Some of them were Dean Jose B. Maniwang, Atty.


AUF appointed Mr. Jessie C. Nogoy Jr. as the Director of the Office of Alumni Affairs and Placement Services (AAPS) last May 1, 2014. Nogoy, is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing at AUF in the year 2005. In 2008, he finished his Masters in Nursing in the same institution. He is currently completing his doctorate degree in Nursing Education major in Leadership and Management

at the St. Paul University-Manila.

During his college years, Nogoy, received the AUF-TOS award for leadership and was awarded one of the 30 national finalists of the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) and one of the 20 national finalists of the Jose Rizal Model Students of the Philippines.

In his nine years o f s e r v i c e i n t h e university as a college/nurse instructor, he was awarded as the Model Faculty for Instruction in 2012 during the 50th founding year celebration of AUF.

AUF appoints AAPS Director

NOGOY

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FAA launches alumni campaignDuring the University Alumni Day Celebration

in December 6, 2014, The Federation of Alumni Associations (FAA) launched the alumni slogan, “AUF Alumni and Proud”. This slogan aims to re-kindle meaningfully and relentlessly the loyalty, commitment, solidarity and zest of the alumni to the university. The slogan will appear in every activity of the FAA and CAAs. The FAA also launched the official Alumni T-shirt

and Car sticker with the said slogan as the design. The proceeds of these items will be used for the various projects of the FAA.

T-shirt and car sticker


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culminated with the Second Student Leaders’ Alumni Homecoming. Former student leaders graced the activity and actively participated in the activities and games

The college of Nursing was fortunate to have been visited by two of its accomplished a lumni who shared the learning they acquired from their practice in the United States of America. On separate occasions, they served as guest lecturers to the students, faculty and alumni of the College of Nursing.

Confirming the need to be at par with innovations and updates in the field of Nursing, Dr. Rocelle D. Besa, BS Nursing 1991 shared techniques in the conduct of accurate bedside assessment, a critical skill in the nursing process. Second year student nurses as well as the faculty members of the College of Nursing were in attendance at the Sports and Cultural Complex on July 9, 2014 for the seminar, “Quick Bedside Assessment”. Bear ing the s tance of a professor as she is, she easily took hold of the audience’s attention from the beginning, challenging the students through demonstrations and questions requiring critical thinking. She highlighted the

Ms. Imelda S. Oca in her talk about Advanced Cardiac Life Support at

the St. Cecilia’s Auditorium

Dr. Debbie Q. Ramirez (right most), CON Assistant Dean and Adviser of the College Alumni Association (CAA), awards Dr. Besa the Certificate of Appreciation, along with, (from left to right) Mr. Elmer Bondoc, CAA President and Mr. Jessie Nogoy Jr, Acting Director, Alumni Affairs and Placement Services.

CON Alumni: A touch of US clinical practiceJoy L. Delfin, BS Nursing 2006

1993 conducted a seminar with graduating BSN students, faculty and alumni on Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support, skills that are imperative for a nurse in any area of assignment. The speaker shared updates from American Heart Association as she is an instructor of the said organization. Personal experiences were shared to inspire the audience regarding how the knowledge and skills of basic life support can change people’s and even the nurses’ lives. Attendees filled the St. Cecilia’s Auditorium from 8 am to 12 noon.

Equally expressing their gratitude to their Alma Mater, the speakers signified the role that AUF played in the success and accomplishment that fill them as they bring the brand of AUF nursing to their respective institutions. Through their experiences, they were able to emulate how passion for the profession can really pave the way for nurses to touch and save lives, how important having quality education for the future is.

importance of standards in the nursing profession, the need to innovate, the need to be evidence based and reminded the audience that nurses are independent practitioners and thus must be and are expected to be assertive to optimize patient care.

On July 29, 2014, Ms. Imelda S. Oca, BS Nursing

that brought them again the feeling of how it was when they were still students. The activity did not only bring fun and excitement to all but camaraderie and of being

an AUF Alumni and Proud.The affair was considered

as a success due to fun and excitement that the alumni saw and felt in attending the First University Alumni Day.

CBA basketball team: Champion Basketball Men TournamentAUF former student leaders during the 2nd Student Leaders’ Alumni Homecoming Last December 6, 2014 at the AUF-SCC.


The Angelenean ALUMNEWS is published by the Office of Alumni Affairs and Placement Services. The paper welcomes manuscripts, photographs and other materials from contributors. The editor, however, reserves the right to edit or reject articles for publication. For your comments and contributions, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US AT [email protected].

JESSIE C. NOGOY, JR.Chairman of the Board

MA. GWENDELYN O. ORONCEDAISY M. SADSAD

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Alumni, Faculty members and Students of CAMP dancing Zumba for a noble cause at AUF-SCC.

The College of All ied Medical Professions (CAMP) Alumni Association held a Zumba-for-a-Cause on October 10, 2014 at the AUF Sports and Cultural Center (SCC). This is a fund-raising activity of the association in preparation for their Grand Medical Mission in January 2015 as part of the 25th year anniversary celebration of CAMP.

The event was well attended by the alumni, faculty members and students. Everyone who participated the Zumba enjoyed it, not only because of the energetic dance steps but most especially the camaraderie and the feeling of oneness in doing something that is intended for a noble cause.

The following are the scheduled activities of CAMP in celebration of its 25th year anniversary: Movie-for-a-cause (April 24, 2015); Grand Medical Mission (May 30, 2015); and Grand Alumni Homecoming (June 13, 2015).

CAMP-CAA holds Zumba-for-a-Cause

November 24, 2014 – The CAS-CAA Officers and Alumni during their Mangrove Planting at Sasmuan Pampanga.

The College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association (CAS-CAA) members and representatives of the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Sasmuan planted 3,000 mangrove propagules at Bankung Mapalad, Sasmuan, Pampanga on November 24, 2014. The planted propagules served as replacement for those which were damaged by Typhoon Glenda (2014). This activity is part of the “Isandaang Piso para sa

The CAS- CAA and Sasmuan LGU conduct Mangrove PlantingBy Lani Tabangay, BS Biology 2002

Isandaang Taon”, a fund-raising project organized by CAS-CAA in partnership with the LGU of Sasmuan. The project aims to benefit the CAS scholars and those who are living in the coastal communities of Sasmuan.

Prior to the mangrove p lant ing , an awareness seminar was conducted last September 29 and was attended by selected students of CAS. Mr. Jayson Salenga, Tourism Officer of Sasmuan was invited

to be the guest speaker. He discussed about the Bankung Mapalad Ecotourism Project of Sasmuan, which highlights the importance of mangrove to coastal communities.

A s e c o n d m a n g r o ve planting activity will be conducted on February 7, 2015 in which 7,000 propagules are going to be planted.

M a n g r o v e f o r e s t s are important part of the ecosystem. They serve as breeding ground for aquatic organisms. They also alleviate the impact of typhoons and storm surges on coastal settlements. Furthermore, they protect groundwater from salinization.

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