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 P. Roman
Undergraduates	10,500
Postgraduates	2,500
Location	Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Campus	36 km²
Hymn	"U.P. Naming Mahal"
Nickname	U.P. Fighting Maroons
Mascot	U.P. Oblation
Website	http://www.uplb.edu.ph

UPLB main entrance

The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), situated at the foot of Mount Makiling in Los Baños, Laguna, was the first autonomous campus of the University of the Philippines System. 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. Several buildings at UPLB were designed by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin^[2].

The University has the highest concentration of PhDs among all schools 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 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].

1 History
2 Centers for Excellence
3 International Recognition
4 Philippine Research Institutions
5 Degree-Granting Units
6 Undergraduate Degree Programs
7 Graduate Degree Programs
8 Diploma/Non-Degree Programs
9 Secondary Education
10 Noted Professors and Alumni
- 10.1 Organizations, Fraternities and Sororities
11 See also
12 Notes
13 External links

[edit] History

See University of the Philippines System history

[edit] Centers for Excellence

The Philippines' Commission on Higher Education designated UPLB as a Center for Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, Math, Communication, Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Forestry Education and Veterinary Education. The University is also a center for development in Physics, Information Technology and Statistics (awarded October 2006). The Commission likewise designated UPLB as the Zonal Research Center for Regions IV and V^[6].

Six research institutes of UPLB were recognized as Centers for 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^[7]. The University has a total of 33 research and training centers/institutes renowned in the region for their science and technology studies^[8].

[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^[9], 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 thru agricultural research and education. The College is also home to the country's only Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)-accredited journal^[10], The Philippine Agriculturist.

The University likewise has research partnerships and student/faculty exchange programs with the Asian Development Bank^[11], Cornell University^[12], Yale University^[13], Purdue University^[14]and Michigan State University^[15], 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] 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

BA in Sociology
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

[edit] Graduate Degree Programs

Master

Master of Arts

Communication Arts
Language and Literature
Sociology

Master of 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 Rurban 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 at the university grounds.

[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
Cielito Habito: Former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary/NEDA Director-General; currently Director of Ateneo de Manila Center for Economic Research
Salvador Escudero: Former Member of the Philippine House of Representatives and Agriculture Secretary; father of House Minority Leader Francis Escudero
Bienvenido M. Gonzalez: President of the University of the Philippines from 1939 to 1951; responsible for opening U.P.'s flagship campus in Quezon City (U.P. Diliman)
Emil Javier: President of the University of the Philippines System from 1993 to 1999
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
Eliezer Albacea: Internationally-renowned computer scientist; winner of 2005 Third World Academy of Science Prize, 1996 National Research Council of the Philippines Achievement Award and the 1997 UPLB Outstanding Teacher Award
Felix Librero: Chancellor of the UP Open University
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 1960's
Ludivina Samson De Padua: Pharmacist, botanist, multi-awarded professor emeritus (Institute of Biological Sciences); pioneer and recognized authority on herbal medicine
Lizbeth S. de Padua:former 1976 Bb. Pilipinas-Universe and graduated BS Biology Summa Cum Laude in the same year. She is now a neuro-surgeon based in the States.
Nora Quebral: First in the world to conceptualize "development communication" as an academic discipline and profession
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
Astro Del Castillo: Market Analyst and Managing Director of First Grade Holdings, Inc.
Jiggy Manicad: GMA-7 Senior Reporter
Sol Aragones: ABS-CBN Reporter

[edit] Organizations, Fraternities and Sororities

Note: This list is incomplete.

UPLB Development Communicators' Society
UP Alliance of Development Communication Students
UP Community Broadcaster's Society
UP SIBOL
Espaleklek Fraternity
Tau Gamma Phi - UP Los Banos
UPLB Computer Science Society

[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.
^ 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

University of the Philippines Los Baños
University of the Philippines System
Cornell University officials visit UPLB
Yale-UPLB Research
Gathering of ADB scholars
yUPeLBi - Kalayaan Para sa Ating Lahat! (UPLB Online Community)
The former UPLB forums archive
UP SIBOL UPLB
Community Development Ideas
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

University of the Philippines System

Basic education units: Integrated School (Diliman) | Rural High School (Los Baños) | Laboratory High School (Visayas)

Sports: Fighting Maroons

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