Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Student Organization @ UP Asian Center To Hold Elections in April, Candidates Welcome

The UP Samahan ng Mag-Aaral ng Asya (SAMA)—the student organization of the UP Asian Center— will be holding elections for its next batch of officers from 24 to 30 April 2019. Filing of candidacies runs from 27 March 2019 to 6 April 2019, and campaign period opens 8 April 2019 and ends 23 April 2019.

OPEN POSITIONS

            The elections will cover the following posts for Academic Year 2019–2020, which starts August 2019:

  • President
  • Vice-President
  • Secretary-General
  • Academic and Research Head
  • Finance and Logistics Head
  • Socio-Cultural Affairs Head

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Must be a bonafide graduate student of the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman (enrolled in any of its graduate programs)
  • Must have no major academic and non-academic misconduct

REQUIREMENTS

  • Completed online Candidacy Form: https://forms.gle/eDgazvagoMPJevDN9
  • Clear digital copy of 2x2 ID Photo (To be uploaded via the Google Form)
  • Clear digital copy of UP ID (To be uploaded via the Google Form)

Submission of data is subject to the University of the Philippines Diliman’s Privacy Policy. View the Data Privacy Portal.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

  • 27 March – 6 April 2019: Filing of Candidacy
  • 8 April 8 – 23 April 2019: Campaign Period
  • 24 April – 30 April 2019: Election Period

ABOUT UP SAMA

View the UP SAMA’s profile.

INQUIRIES

If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Anne Verzola at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or UP SAMA's Facebook page.

The Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D.  program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.