The Office for the Advancement of Teaching, the UP System Ugnayan Ng Pahinungód, and the UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs express heartfelt gratitude to the administrators, faculty members, and REPS of the following eight University of the Philippines Constituent Universities and one Autonomous College for joining us in the Pre-Workshop on Mapping and Charting Directions for Service-Learning in the University of the Philippines.
Special appreciation goes to the team from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, composed of the Head of the Service-Learning and Leadership Office (SLLO), Dr. Grace Ngai; former Head of the SLLO, Dr. Stephen Chan; and SLLO Project Manager, Mr. Sean Leung, for sharing their insights on service-learning and its institutionalization in their university.
We also wish to thank Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (Curriculum and Instruction), Dr. Ma. Theresa T. Payongayong; Director of the UP System Ugnayan ng Pahinungód, Dr. Marie Therese P. Bustos; Director of UP Cebu Ugnayan ng Pahinungód, Dr. Aurelio P. Vilbar; and CSSP faculty members, Dr. Danielle P. Ochoa and Asst. Prof. Dennis F. Quilala.
Together, we have taken significant steps in establishing a common understanding of the scope, boundaries, opportunities, and challenges of service-learning, in line with the university’s commitment to public service.