University of the Philippines, Los Baños

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University of the Philippines, Los Baños


Motto	Honor and Excellence
Established	March 6, 1908
Type	State university
Chancellor	Dr. Luis Rey I. Velasco
President	Dr. Emerlinda R. Roman
Undergraduates	8, 638
Postgraduates	1, 500
Location	Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Campus	36 km²
Hymn	"U.P. Naming Mahal"
Nickname	UP Fighting Maroons
Mascot	U.P. Oblation
Website	http://www.uplb.edu.ph

The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is an autonomous constituent university of the University of the Philippines System situated at the foot of Mount Makiling in Los Baños, Laguna. It was founded by renowned American botanist and agriculturist Edwin Copeland on March 6, 1909 as the College of Agriculture, one of the first two units of the University of the Philippines.^[1]

UPLB has one of the largest campuses in the Philippines, with a total land area of 36 km², or roughly the size of the city of Manila. Several buildings at UPLB were designed by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin.^[2]

The University has the highest concentration of PhDs among all educational institutions in the Philippines^[3] due to the numerous local and foreign research centers located here (Note: UP Diliman's College of Science, on the other hand, has the highest concentration of PhDs among all colleges in the country^[4]).

UPLB main entrance

UPLB has made significant contributions to science and technology research in the Philippines and abroad, and it continues to do so despite limited funding support from the government. As testament to this, at least 22 of the 56 members of the prestigious National Academy of Science and Technology have studied and/or taught at UPLB.^[5] The University has likewise produced 11 of the 29 national scientists.^[6]

[edit] History

See University of the Philippines System history

[edit] Centers of Excellence

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As of March 2007, the Philippines' Commission on Higher Education has designated UPLB as a Center of Excellence in Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Communication, Forestry, Information Technology, Mathematics and Veterinary Medicine. The University is also a Center of Development in Physics and Statistics.^[7].^[8] The Commission likewise designated UPLB as the Zonal Research Center for Regions IV and V.^[9]

Six research institutes of UPLB were recognized as Centers of Excellence by virtue of Presidential Decree for their significant contributions to national development. These are the Institute of Plant Breeding, Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Crop Protection Center, National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH-UPLB/UP-BIOTECH), Institute of Animal Science, and the Farming Systems and Soil Resources Institute.^[10] The University has a total of 33 research and training centers/institutes renowned in the region for their science and technology studies.^[11]

[edit] International Recognition

Freedom Park and Carillon with Mt. Makiling as backdrop

Philippine Pegasus, fondly called Pegaraw, at the Main Library

UPLB is one of only three schools in Asia that received institutional recognition in the Ramon Magsaysay Awards,^[12] regarded as Asia's Nobel Prize. The UPLB College of Agriculture received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for International Understanding in 1977 for its pivotal role in the continent's development through agricultural research and education. The College is also home to the country's only Thomson Scientific/Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)-accredited journal,^[13] The Philippine Agriculturist.

The University likewise has research partnerships and student/faculty exchange programs with the Asian Development Bank,^[14] Cornell University,^[15] Yale University,^[16] Purdue University^[17]and Michigan State University,^[18] among others.

UPLB is the center of biotechnology education and research in South East Asia. It is home to at least four international research and extension centers - the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the APEC Center for Technology Exchange and Training for Small and Medium Enterprises (ACTETSME), the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEAMEO-SEARCA), and the recently inaugurated Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Center for Biodiversity.

[edit] Philippine Research Institutions

Local institutions such as bureaus of the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Agriculture are headquartered at UPLB. The Philippine Rice Research Institute and the Philippine Carabao Center also have offices at the University.

[edit] Media Production Locations

Due to its picturesque views and attractions, UPLB is a leading choice as a production venue for movies and television shows. Past productions include:

Maalala Mo Kaya (episode starring Heart Evangelista and John Prats, ABS-CBN)
T.G.I.S. (defunct series, Viva TV)
Love Spell (episode starring Gerald Anderson, Kim Chiu, and Shaina Magdayao, ABS-CBN)
White Lady (major movie production shot entirely in UPLB, Regal Entertainment)
Oka Tokat (defunct series, ABS-CBN)
Pangako, Ikaw Lang (movie starring Regine Velasquez and Aga Muhlach, Viva Entertainment)
Robin Hood (movie starring "Eat Bulaga" Cast)
Linlang (movie starring Joyce Jimenez)
Tunay na Tunay:Gets Mo, Gets Ko! (movie starring Jolina Magdangal, Star Cinema)
Home Along Da River (movie starring Dolphy, Star Cinema)

Some music videos that have sceneries of the University have also been produced. These include:

"All I Need (Is God) by Barbie's Cradle
"Fireflies" by Hemp Republic

[edit] Degree-Granting Units

Waterfall at the Botanical Garden

College of Agriculture
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Development Communication
College of Economics and Management
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
College of Forestry and Natural Resources
College of Human Ecology
College of Public Affairs
College of Veterinary Medicine
School of Environmental Science and Management
Graduate School

[edit] Undergraduate Degree Programs

[edit] Graduate Degree Programs

Master

Master of Arts

Communication Arts
Language and Literature
Sociology

Master of Management

Agribusiness Management
Business Management
Cooperative Management
Development Management
Public Management

Master in Professional Studies

Development Communication (distance mode)
Education Management
Food and Nutrition Planning
Land and Water Resources Engineering

Master in Public Affairs

Agricultural and Urban Development Studies
Cooperative Management
Education Management
Local Governance and Development Management
Strategic Planning and Public Policy

Master of Science

Doctor of Philosophy

[edit] Diploma/Non-Degree Programs

Diploma in Agroforestry
Diploma in Computer Science (distance and residential modes)
Diploma in Electrical Engineering
Diploma in Environmental Science
Diploma in Home Technology and Management
Diploma in Physical Education
Diploma in Power Electronics
Diploma in Statistics
Certificate in Forestry

[edit] Secondary Education

University of the Philippines Rural High School

Although not a part of UPLB, the Philippine High School for the Arts/National Arts Center is located within the area administered by UPLB.

[edit] Noted Professors and Alumni

Edgardo Angara: Former President of the University of the Philippines and Agriculture Secretary; member of the Philippine Senate
Teddy Casiño: Member of the Philippine House of Representatives; former Editor-in-Chief of the UPLB Perspective and National President of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines
Juan Miguel Zubiri: Member of the Philippine House of Representatives and Philippine Senator candidate
Cielito Habito: Former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary/National Economic and Development Authority (Philippines) Director-General; currently director of Ateneo de Manila Center for Economic Research
Patricia Sto. Tomas: Former Labor secretary and current Development Bank of the Philippines chairman of the board
Salvador Escudero: Former Member of the Philippine House of Representatives and Agriculture Secretary; father of House Minority Leader Francis Escudero
Emerlinda Roman: Current President of the University of the Philippines System
Domingo Panganiban: Former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture; current Secretary of the National Anti-poverty Commission
William D. Dar: Former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture
William Padolina: Former Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology
Ricardo Gloria: Former Education Secretary
Dioscoro L. Umali: World renowned plant breeder specializing in rice, corn, abaca and mussaenda; UPLB first gained international recognition during his term as Dean of the College of Agriculture in the 1960s
Ludivina Samson De Padua: Pharmacist, Botanist, multi-awarded Professor Emeritus (Institute of Biological Sciences); pioneer and recognized authority on Herbalism
Lizbeth S. De Padua: UP College of Medicine, Cum Laude, 1981 educated Neuro-surgeon based in Kansas City, United States. Graduated Pre-Med BS Biology Summa Cum Laude, 1976, UPLB and in the same year was crowned Bb Pilipinas Universe (Miss Philippines, Universe). UP Rural High School, Valedictorian, 1972.
Vivian A. Gonzales: Pioneered the Values Integration and Promotion-Civic Welfare Service (VIP-CWS) program as a component of Philippine NSTP (National Service Training Program)
Milagrosa R. Martinez-Goss: Botanist
Salvador Oliveros: Sugar technologist
Gelia Castillo: Rural sociologist
Ricardo M. Lantican: Plant Pathologist
Romulo G. Davide: Plant Pathologist; conceptualized the award-winning Farmer-Scientist Training Program
Mercedes Umali-Garcia: Agriculturist; developed the groundbreaking Bio-N fertilizer
Nelia Teodoro-Gonzales: Businesswoman, economist, public administrator and civic worker
Bonifacio F. Comandante Jr.: Award Winning International Inventor of Waterless Fish Transport Technology (Sleeping Fish); UPLB Agri. Engineering and Gamma Sigma Scorpions Alumnus.
Astro Del Castillo: Market Analyst and Managing Director of First Grade Holdings, Inc.

[edit] Student Councils

UPLB University Student Council
College of Agriculture Student Council
College of Arts and Sciences Student Council
College of Development Communication Student Council
College of Economics & Management Student Council
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology Student Council
College of Forestry and Natural Resources Student Council
College of Human Ecology Student Council
College of Veterinary Medicine Student Council

[edit] Student Organizations

The following is an alphabetized listing of the student organizations in UPLB.

This list is incomplete. Please see the talk page before doing any edits and/or additions.

[edit] Academic

Philippine Association of Food Technologists B-Chapter
UP Alliance of Economics and Management Students (UP AEMS)
UP Agricultural Economics Circle (UPAEC)
UP Agricultural Society (AgriSoc)
UP Agriculture Students' Circle (UPASC)
UP Alliance of Development Communication Students
PHYSIKA, UP Applied Physics Society
The UPLB Biological Society (SYMBIOSIS)
The UP Cell Biological Society (UP Cells)
UPLB Chemical Society (UPLB Chemsoc)
UP Community Broadcaster's Society
The Computer Science, Applied Physics and Statistics Triangle (The CPS Triangle)
UPLB Computer Science Society (UPLB COSS)
UP Concordia Scientia Animalis (UPCSA)
UPLB Development Communicators' Society
UPLB DOST Scholars' Society
UPLB Economics Society (UPLB EconSoc)
UP Engineering Radio Guild (UPERG-LB)
UP Engineering Students Guild (UPESG)
UP Junior Executive Society (UPJES)
The UPLB Genetics Society (UPLB GENESOC)
UP League of Agricultural Chemistry Students
UPLB Mathematical Sciences Society (UPLB MASS)
The UPLB Microbiological Society
Operations Research Society of the Philippines UPLB Student Chapter (ORSP UPLB SC)
UP Pabulum Scientia Sodalitas (UP PSS)
The Parliament: UPLB Debate Society
UPLB Philobioscientia (Phileos)
The Rhetoricians (UPLB Speech Communication Organization)
UP SIBOL
Society of Applied Mathematics of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (SAM-UP)
UP Alliance of Economics and Management Students (UP AEMS)
UP Society of Management and Economics Students
Society of Math Majors (UPLB-SMM)
UPLB Sociology Society (UPLB SOCIOSOC)
UPLB Statistical Society (UPLB STATS)
UP VetSoc
Young Software Engineers' Society
UP PRISM

[edit] Dormitory Associations

UP Amigos
New Dorm Association
New FOREHA Association

[edit] Fraternities and Sororities

Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
UPLB Alpha Sigma Fraternity
UPLB Beta Sigma Fraternity
UPLB Delta Lambda Sigma Sorority
Delta Phi Omicron
Delta Pi Omicron Sorority
espaleklek Fraternity
UP Fraternal Order of the Grange
Gamma Sigma Fraternity - U.P. Red Scorpions
Gamma Sigma Sorority - U.P. Lady Scorpions
UPLB Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Pi Omicron Fraternity
[http://www.pisigma.org Pi Sigma Fraternity
Pi Sigma Delta Sorority
[http://www.zetapsiomicronforum.tk Psi Zeta Omicron Sorority
Sigma Alpha Sorority
Scintilla Juris Fraternity
UPLB Sigma Beta Sorority
[http://www.sigmarho.org.ph UPLB Sigma Rho Fraternity
Tau Gamma Phi/Sigma
[http://www.upsilon.com Upsilon Sigma Phi
[http://www.zetapsiomicronforum.tk Zeta Psi Omicron Fraternity

[edit] Hobby Oriented

UP Athletics Club (UPAC)
UPLB Choral Ensemble
UP Painters' Club
UP SOMA (Sentai Ongaku Manga Anime) Soshiki

[edit] Religious

Christian Brotherhood International (CBI)
EveryNation Campus Ministries (Victory Christian Fellowship)
Chi Alpha Campus Ministry
Lakas Angkan Ministries Incorporated
UPLB Lisieux Music Ministry

[edit] Socio-Civic

Circle K International - UPLB Chapter
COF
UP Gawad Kalinga - Los Baños
Haribon UPLB
Kapatirang Plebeians- Kapatirang Plebeians Los Baños Chapter
The UPLB Navigators
UP Photographers' Society
Red Cross Youth
Samahan ng mga Mag-aaral ng Teknolohiyang Panlipunan
UP Film Circle

[edit] Sports Oriented

UP AngKAN ng Mandirigma (UPAKAN)
Brotherhood and Sorority for the Advancement of Taekwondo
UPLB Chess Club
College Country Club
The Makiling Campus Runners (MACRunners)
UP Shotokan Karate Club (UPSKC)
Society of Table Tennis Enthusiasts, Los Baños (STATE-LB)
UPLB Volleyball Club

[edit] Varsitarian

UP Caballeros
UP Isabela Society (UPIS)
Kapatirang Pitong Lawa (KAPWA) sa UPLB
Lumabay - Labay Club `57 (LABAY)
UP Masbateños
UP Mi-abeyabe (Capampangan Org)
UP Mindanawans
UP Oroquieta
UP Sandiwa "Samahang Bulakenyo"
Samahan ng mga Mag-aaral ng Pisay (SAMAPI) sa UPLB
UP Sorsogueños
UP Tarlaqueños
UP Vizcayanos

[edit] Unclassified

TISOC

[edit] See also

Other Ramon Magsaysay Awardees:

[edit] Notes

^ UPLB History. University of the Philippines Los Baños. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ Leandro Locsin. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ Quick facts about UPLB. CGIAR/IRRI/Google. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ College Info. University of the Philippines Diliman College of Science. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ DOST-National Academy of Science and Technology Membership. Department of Science and Technology. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.
^ DOST-NAST National Scientists. DOST-NAST. Retrieved on 2006-12-18.
^ Institute of Computer Science. UPLB-ICS. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
^ CHED’s Centers of Excellence/Development (COEs/CODs). Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved on 2007-01-11.
^ UPLB-CHED Zonal Research Center for Regions IV and V. UPLB/CHED. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ UPLB Academics. University of the Philippines Los Baños. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ Universities. National University of Singapore. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ List of Magsaysay Awardees. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ UP Success Stories. UP System Website. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ Gathering of ADB-Japan Scholarship Program Scholars. Asian Development Bank. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ Susan Henry continues tour; signs agreement with Los Baños. Cornell University. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ Current Research. Yale University. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.
^ ISPPS Partners. UPLB Website. Retrieved on 2006-11-06.
^ MSU Study Abroad Program. Michigan State University. Retrieved on 2006-10-19.

[edit] External links

UP SIBOL UPLB
Purebeef: The Official Homepage of BA COmm Arts bloggers
http://www.makilingchallenge.tk - Makiling Challenge, the longest running competitive foot race in the province of Laguna, organized by students
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/espaleklekonline - espaleklek fraternity of UPLB home page and egroup
What's UP, Los Baños?-a blog for UPLB alumni
The University of the Philippines Los Baños - College of Development Communication official website
ACTETSME-UPLB- website of the APEC Center for Technology Exchange and Training for Small and Medium Enterprises-UPLB
Circle K International

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