AB Dean Melanie Turingan Archives

Jun

‘Your reaction to adversity dictates your journey’

FACULTY OF Arts and Letters (AB) Dean Prof. Melanie Turingan reminded Artlets graduates that it is not the adversities that would dictate the courses of their lives, but how they respond to them. In her speech during this year's AB solemn investiture, Turingan described the members of class 2025 as…

Freedoms enjoyed today were paid for by lives, Artlets dean reminds Thomasians

Sep

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Freedoms enjoyed today were paid for by lives, Artlets dean reminds Thomasians

THOMASIANS SHOULD reflect on the sacrifices of those who fought for freedoms during Martial Law, especially those who lost their lives for the cause to appreciate the liberties they are enjoying and to perform their roles in their community, the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) dean said. In her message during…

Journalism chair ‘constrained’ to reassign teaching loads of instructors without health permits

Aug

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo

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Journalism chair ‘constrained’ to reassign teaching loads of instructors without health permits

THE HEAD of the Journalism department said he was “constrained” to reallocate the teaching loads of non-tenured instructors who failed to comply with the Manila health permit policy to lessen the disruptions at the start of the new academic year. Citing an email from the dean’s office, UST Department of…

Let non-compliant faculty members teach pending talks on health permit policy, AB dean urged

Aug

By Mei Lin Weng

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Let non-compliant faculty members teach pending talks on health permit policy, AB dean urged

THE UST Arts and Letters Faculty Association (ALFA) has urged the Artlets dean to allow teachers who have not complied with the Manila health permit policy to receive teaching loads while the issue is still developing, saying the sanction imposed by the University lacked fairness. In a letter to Artlets…

Thomasians told to recognize UST beyond its tangible structures, help in ‘value preservation’

Aug

By Rachelle Anne Mirasol

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Thomasians told to recognize UST beyond its tangible structures, help in ‘value preservation’

THOMASIANS MUST be aware of the University’s more than four-century history because it is not only home to significant structures but also to longstanding values and aspirations, the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) said. In this year’s Discurso de Apertura, AB Dean Prof. Melanie Turingan urged…

UST to place Baybayin in campus signages, install interactive QR codes in buildings

Aug

By Trisha Tamio

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UST to place Baybayin in campus signages, install interactive QR codes in buildings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas aims to incorporate Baybayin in all safety and street signs around the campus to help revitalize the Philippines' cultural identity, its facilities management chief said. UST Facilities Management Office (FMO) Director Fr. Dexter Austria, O.P. said directional signages containing the traditional script are expected to be…

UST places then removes ‘prototype’ Baybayin street signs

Jul

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UST places then removes ‘prototype’ Baybayin street signs

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas has drawn criticism over the incorrect use of Baybayin in street signs that officials claimed are just initial designs for a project. The signs containing the supposed Baybayin equivalent of street names were seen by students as early as yesterday and immediately made rounds online.…