Committees

The Steering Committee plans, organizes, and executes the annual three major academic events, namely, the Scholar’s Convocation, Commencement Exercises, and Welcome Ceremony for First Year students.

Composition:

1. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (Chair)

2. Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance (VCAF)

3. Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension (VCRE)

4. Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development (VCPD)

5. University Registrar

6. Office of Student Affairs (OSA) Director

7. National Graduate Office for the Health Sciences (NGOHS) Director

8. Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) Director

9. Information Management Service (IMS) Director

10. Office of Alumni Relations (OAR) Director

11. College Secretaries

12. Budget Office Chief

13. Cash Office

14. CPDMO representative

15. IPPAO Director

16. Property Management Office (PMO) Chief

17. UPM Police Chief

18. OC representative

19. University Student Council (USC) Chair

20. Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) support staff

Meeting Schedule: Once a month starting January until June or as needed

The APFC formulates guidelines on awarding of local and foreign fellowships, special details, travel grants, sabbatical/research/study leaves, awarding of professorial chairs; formulates policies, rules, standards with respect to selection and compensation; and reviews recommendation on academic promotions and other matters affecting faculty and REPS status and welfare.

Composition:

1. VCAA (Ex-officio Chair)

2. VCA (Ex-officio Vice Chair)

3. Representatives from:

   • Natural Sciences Cluster (3)

   • Management and Economics Cluster

   • Arts and Humanities Cluster

   • Social Sciences Cluster

   • AUPAEU Faculty

   • AUPAEU REPS

   • REPSA

4. HRDO Director (Ex-officio Member)

5. Budget Office Chief (Ex-officio Member)

6. HRDO Resource Person

7. OVCAA Support Staff

8. HRDO Support Staff

Meeting Schedule: Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month

The API Committee screens the API proposals submitted by the colleges in accordance with the policies and guidelines set by the Office of the President, University of the Philippines System.

Composition:

1. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA)

2. Associate Deans for Academic Affairs (CAS, CM, CPH)

3. College Secretaries (CAMP, CD, CN, CP, NTTCHP, SHS)

4. Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) Support Staff

Meeting Schedule: as needed

The Committee on Instruction (COI) studies the situations of the teaching-learning process of UP Manila across all colleges; recommends measures for improvement, if any; organizes the annual orientation program for new faculty focused on the academic culture and other requirements of UP Manila upon their recruitment, duties and responsibilities, rights, benefits and privileges; looks after the mentoring and professional development of new faculty members throughout their stay in UP; proposes new and better ways of teaching; and implements University policies and suggests new ones, such as: 1) common SET for all CUs; 2) peer review; 3) incorporation of innovative teaching methodologies, such as interactive learning, use of online lectures, IPOD casting, etc.

Composition:

1. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA) (Chair)

2. Faculty representatives from the colleges

3. Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) support staff

Meeting Schedule: as needed

The Committee hears and decides on grants-in-aid (formerly Socialized Tuition (ST) System) appeals and on applications on other scholarship grants.

Composition:

1. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA) (Chair)

2. University Registrar

3. Office of Student Affairs (OSA) Director

4. Two (2) College Secretaries

5. OSA representative

6. University Student Council (USC) Chair

7. OSA resource persons (2)

Meeting Schedule: as needed

The Curriculum Committee examines the soundness and/or feasibility of curricular programs submitted by the different academic units, for approval of the University Council; looks into the relevance of such proposals to the University’s mission/goals/ objectives; ensures that curricular proposals are in conformity with existing rules and regulations of the University; and facilitates the continuing review of curricular programs, both at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Composition:

1. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA) (Chair)

2. Assistant to the VCAA

3. University Registrar

4. National Graduate Office for the Health Sciences (NGOHS) Director

5. Faculty representatives from the colleges, who are concerned with curriculum development

6. OVCAA/NGOHS support staff

Meeting Schedule: as needed

The GE Council presents to the UP Manila constituents the results of discussions, recommendations, resolutions of UP System GE Committee, GE conferences, and secures the approval of the UC; examines all currently offered GE courses; makes recommendations to delist those GE subjects that are no longer adhering to the GE philosophy; crafts new GE courses as may be necessary, including those from health professions colleges; proposes policies and such other changes needed to improve content and teaching of GE courses; evaluates and approves proposals for grants related to GE.

Composition:

1. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA)

2. College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Department Chairs

3. Associate Deans for Academic Affairs (CAS, CM, CPH)

4. College Secretaries (CAMP, CD, CM, CN, CP, CPH, NTTCHP)

5. Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) Support Staff

Meeting Schedule: as needed

The Committee evaluates credentials of faculty members nominated as Professor Emeritus (PE); endorses qualified nominees to the UP System Screening Committee on PE headed by the VPAA.

Composition:

1. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA)

2. Professors Emeriti from the different colleges of UP Manila (5)

3. Faculty members who are appointed reviewers/members (2)

4. Human Resource Development Office (HRDO) Director

5. HRDO resource person

6. HRDO support staff

Meeting Schedule: as needed