Dean Rizalinda de Leon and UPERDFI President Chato Calderon hosted a dinner in honor of Dr. Romel Gomez on January 11 at Cravings, Katipunan. Dr. Gomez came to UP at the invitation of Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) Program Director Dean de Leon. In his lecture, he suggested Read more…
Thinking Machines Data Science, Inc. (TMDSI), led by its Founder and CEO Stephanie Sy, sponsored a Study Grant and two Thesis Support Grants for Computer Science students. TMDSI People Operations Lead Justin delos Reyes (CS ’14) and Director of Growth Chelle Gray visited the UPERDFI Office on January 11 to Read more…
Longridge Construction, Inc. President Benedict Laogan readily answered to the call for support of Civil Engineering students by donating to the Student Competition Fund. They will compete in the upcoming American Concrete Institution (ACI) Convention 2019 on March 24-28 in Quebec, Canada. In December 2018, Longridge also donated to the Read more…
UPERDFI held a Special Board of Trustees Meeting, where the Action Plan for 2019 has been laid out and set into motion. Aside from the regular committee activities of the Foundation, we are grounding our initiatives around five (5) key objectives, which are to: 1. Produce the Best Engineers 2. Read more…
UPERDFI adapted its programs to the shifting needs of the College of Engineering. To keep up with the Technopreneurship initiative, UPERDFI through Trustee Ferdz de la Cruz, enlisted the support of McCann WorldGroup Philippines CEO Raul Castro in transforming UPERDFI into a more exciting brand. McCann’s Adrian Quintana, Sid Samodio Read more…
UPERDFI President Chato Calderon gathered fellow music-loving UPCOE Faculty on January 8 to brainstorm an Engineering Music Night in late March. This is a fundraising concert for the well-being program for UPCOE students. The Task Force is inviting Faculty and Alumni with singing and musical instrument talents to make the Read more…
BS IE alumni Ramon Jocson, Kristen “Chicky” Quintos and Joaquin “Jajo” Quintos IV donated to the UP Industrial Engineering Alumni Association (UPIEAA) Achievers Program, which currently supports IE scholars. Click to learn more about the UPIEAA Achievers Program.
US-based alumnus member Renato Bello (IE ’75), and Carmen V. F. Seriña, are funding the writing of the ES 101 Book Set, with their donations for the Textbook and Workbook development, respectively. The book set will be the reference material for the new course, ES 101, which combines the old Read more…
The BASF Agricultural Research Foundation, Inc. (BASF ARFI) donated five thesis support grants (TSGs) in the name of Polyfoam URATEX. During a simple ceremony on December 7 at the Dean’s Office, BASF ARFI Sales Manager Jesse Linsangan accepted the sundial plaque, witnessed by UPCOE Associate Dean Dr. Eric Tingatinga, UPERDFI Read more…
Longridge Construction, Inc., through President Benedict T. Laogan (BS CE ’94, mcl), elevated its support to UPCOE by donating to the equipping of the UP Institute of Civil Engineering (UP ICE) Fire Lab, establishing the Longridge Construction, Inc. Professorial Chair in Civil Engineering, and awarding ten (10) thesis support grants Read more…