Schedule of Events: Grand Alumni Homecoming

As jubilarians, our batch is one of the sponsors of this year’s Grand Alumni Homecoming this Saturday, 6 December 2008. Our batchmates Miguel Warren, Camille Basa, Mel Ignacio and Brian Zialcita will be representing our batch during the program which starts at 8:30PM. Please come to catch up with one another, and to show your support for them.

Below is the schedule of events on Saturday, from Jun Dalandan:

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The Ateneo de Manila University
Grand Alumni Homecoming 2008
Saturday, 6 December 2008

Sponsored by:
Smart Communications, Inc.
San Miguel Beer
Kia Motors
Havaianas
Alveo land
CWC Group of Companies
SkyCable
Fish and Co.
The Medical City

AMDG: Ang Maglingkod nang buong Dangal at Galing

3:30 PM – Arrival Honors at the Bellarmine Field in front of the Church of the Gesú
3:50 PM – Wreath-Laying at the Ateneo Heroes Memorial Marker, Sacred Heart Hill in front of the steps to the Church of the Gesú
4:45 PM – Mass at the Church of the Gesú
5:45 PM – Start of Procession from the Gesú to the High School Promenade
6:30 PM – Dinner and Fellowship at the High School Covered Courts
8:30 PM – Program Proper starts
10:15 PM – Program ends

Reservations and Payment

HS83, the principal host, requests that each batch consolidate their reservations to facilitate seating arrangements.

From Nov 28 to Dec 6, tickets cost Php 250 each for entrance only, and P300 each for buffet dinner only. For tickets and reservations, you may call the OUDAR at 426-6081 to 82 or 426-6001 local 4080-82 or email rdevilla@ateneo.edu. Entrance tickets and dinner tickets will still be available for sale at the gate on Dec. 6. Checks should be payable to “A83 ALUMNI ASSOC., INC.” Tickets also serve as raffle stubs which should be dropped into the marked box at the registration table on December 6. Only completely-filled out stubs will be qualified for the raffle. Also, owners of drawn stubs can avail of their prizes only if they are physically present during the announcement of winners.

Buffet menu
Roast beef with mushroom/gravy and mashed potato
South China chicken
Fish fingers with ranch dip
Vegetable jardinière
Pasta puttanesca
Rice
Almond jelly with fruits tropical/mango pandan salad

Concessionaires will provide more food and beverages through the night. Just be there and enjoy.

Visit the A-Shop alumni souvenir store and the Sesquicentennial commemorative store in classroom 4N for your pasalubongs and early Christmas shopping. 4N is on your way to the covered courts – the classroom before going up the steps to cross Edsa walk.

We look forward to a night of fun.

See you all at the Homecoming.

Romeo A. Dalandan, Jr.
Director for Alumni Relations
Office of University Development & Alumni Relations
Alingal Hall (across the Cervini and Eliazo dorms)
Tel. 426-6001 local 4080 to 95
Fax: 426-6080
email: alumni@admu.edu.ph
www.ateneo.edu

Message from the Registrar’s Office on Diplomas

To the Graduates of the Loyola Schools and School of Arts and Sciences
(College, Masters, and Ph.D.):

Those who have not yet claimed their diplomas may do so at the Grand Alumni Homecoming on December 6, 2008.

Unclaimed diplomas for batches 2006, 2002, 1998, 1996, 1992, 1991, 1988, 1987, and 1983 will be distributed at rooms 4G and 4H at the Ateneo High School starting at 5pm.

Those who come early will receive a free diploma canister for safekeeping of their diplomas.

Graduates of other batches are also welcome to register at the venue so they may pick up their diplomas at a later convenient date at the Loyola Schools Registrar’s Office.

In answer to queries we have received, we wish to clarify that for
Alumni/alumnae who paid their diploma fees prior to graduation a small P15 charge will cover the cost of documentary stamps. Only alumni/alumnae who did not pay for their diploma fees while still enrolled at the University will have to cover this cost plus documentary stamps when claiming on December 6, 2008.

- The Office of the Registrar

ATENEO DE MANILA Grand Alumni Homecoming Celebration

Please mark your calendars. We are one of the jubilarians in this year’s ATENEO DE MANILA Grand Alumni Homecoming Celebration. HOSTED BY AHS BATCH ’83. DECEMBER 6, 2008, ATENEO HS COVERED COURTS.

Announcement from the ADMU Office of University Development and Alumni Relations

Visit the 500@150 Giving Page in the Ateneo Website and watch out for ONLINE GIVING via ATM or Credit Card.

The Office of University Development and Alumni Relations is happy to announce that the Giving page for the Ateneo de Manila Sesquicentennial Scholarship Campaign is already up. Hosted by the Ateneo website, it features updates and stories related to the campaign and serves as the official portal for online donations (via ATM or Credit Card).

To ensure that all components of the Giving page are working properly, we would appreciate it if you can visit our site at www.ateneo.edu/giving or www.ateneo.edu (click the 500@150 banner on the right side of the page) and go through the process of navigating through the links and even downloading the pledge form to test the robustness of the system.

We hope that you can help us improve the site by sending your feedback to sdomingo[at]ateneo[dot]edu. Thank you very much and we are looking forward to your active participation in the 500@150 Sesquicentennial Scholarship Campaign.

Brainstorming meeting – 14 June 2008 (update)

Ten batchmates showed up for our brainstorming meeting held in Ateneo on Saturday, 14 June 2008: Ken Lingan, Mai Ventura, Maii Bernal, Erik Tan, Bok Peralta, Rowie Azada-Palacios, Chep Unson, Mike Palacios, Francis Diaz, and Ali Figueroa.

The group discussed how the batch might be able to achieve three thrusts outlined by Ken for this year: Reconnecting, Fundraising, and Outreach.

Among some of the major plans discussed were:

The incorporation of the ADMU 1998 Foundation. We aim for the batch to be able to elect a board within the next few months.

A pro bono consultancy program. The plan is to match our batch’s talents with the needs of poor communities: e.g., physicians can run health seminars in urban poor communities, bankers can give workshops on financial management to SMEs, and teachers can participate in teacher-training programs. As part of the preparatory steps for this, we aim to beef up our batch database and compile our updated CVs. (You can help start the ball rolling by updating your details here or here.)

Other plans in the works include our fundraising and networking efforts. Come back to this blog for more updates. (Photos by Chep Unson.)