UP Alumni Association in America and UPAA-Nevada invite global UP alumni to the first-ever Virtual Grand Reunion and Convention

Truly, the pandemic has changed how we live and has pushed us to be innovative in organizing social events and gatherings. On the bright side, this also has given us, the UP Alumni Association in America, Inc. (UPAAA), a chance to connect and broaden our reach not only in North America, but worldwide.

With this in mind, we are thrilled to announce our first ever virtual, global and the 21st Grand Reunion and Convention (GRC), co-hosted with the UP Alumni Association of Nevada (UPAAN). The GRC will be held online on October 22-24, 2021.

UPAAA, Inc. President Daisy Rodriguez remarks, “This year marks the 40th year of the founding of UPAAA as a national organization. I invite all UP alumni and supporters around the world to join us during the GRC. Ignite your passion and dedication to the Alma Mater!”

Ethel Rubio, the 2021 UPAAA GRC Chair, is excited about planning the alumni reunion this year: “Imagine, for only $30, you can have 24/7 virtual access to the two-day convention. All sessions will be recorded, so if you missed it, you can have access to all of them for another 30 days!”

The UPAAA GRC is a biennial event designed to bring together UP alumni in the U.S. to work towards the common goal of supporting our beloved Alma Mater in her mission to provide excellent and affordable public education to the best and the brightest minds in the Philippines. It is also an occasion for UP alumni to honor their achievers and loyal members, recapture memories of campus life at UP, renew old friendships, and forge new ones. As such, the UPAAA exists to explore possibilities of strengthening the relationship between US-based alumni and UP in their mutual quest for academic excellence and national development.

UPAAN President Dorothy Lenore Llariza-Tome invites all UP alumni worldwide to join in this prestigious, one-of-a-kind gathering. “Are you the kind of alum who's open to exploring new ideas, new fields of learning, and new ways to connect? Are you one who's not deterred by age nor bodily circumstance, who's always curious and mentally alert? Then this first-ever, virtual, global alumni reunion is for you! ARISE and applaud Collaboration and Innovation! ARISE and create Impact and Inspiration! ARISE and enjoy Honor and Excellence!”

Honor and Excellence runs in our blood
At the Virtual UPAAA GRC in October 2021, the UPAAA Inc. shall grant awards to distinguished alumni and give special recognition to individuals and groups who are embodiments of the Oblation, serving with pride, remaining strong and bold amid strife and challenges. These are: (1) the 2021 UPAAA Distinguished Alumni Awards; and (2) the 2021 UPAAA Special Recognition Awards.

Chaired by UPAAA Board Director Francisco Sy, MD, MS, DrPH, the Awards committee will evaluate and select the awardees from nominees submitted by UP alumni and UP alumni groups. Please email the nomination and supporting documents to: AwardsUPAAA@gmail.com. The nominees need not know that they are being nominated.

Deadline for submission of nominations is August 31, 2021.

For more information about the 2021 UPAAA Distinguished Alumni Awards and Special Recognition Awards, click on this link.
Read about previous UPAAA awardees at this link.

A time to celebrate
Are you a Jubilarian? If you graduated in the following years, we especially invite you to join and celebrate your Jubilarian year with us!

Platinum (70 years) - 1951, 1952
Diamond (60 years) - 1961, 1962
Emerald (55 years) - 1966, 1967
Gold (50 years) - 1971, 1972
Sapphire (45 years) - 1976, 1977
Ruby (40 years) - 1981, 1982
Coral (35 years) - 1986, 1987
Pearl (30 years) - 1991, 1992
Silver (25 years) -1996, 1997
China (20 years) - 2001, 2001
Crystal (15 years) - 2006, 2007

US-based Jubilarian attendees will receive a Jubilarian Medallion. So, register soon and get your Jubilarian medallion in time to show off at the virtual GRC!

Become a sponsor
Become an event sponsor and showcase your business for as low as $50 in a full-page ad placement in the digital souvenir program book! This is a chance to support UPAAA-sponsored projects and initiatives which includes:
● Kaagapay Project (Laptop+Internet)
● A scholarship stipend for financially disadvantaged students
● An international scholarship for a doctoral student

Register now!
● Attendee Registration: https://upaaagrc2021.vfairs.com/en/registration
● Sponsorship and Exhibitor Registration: https://upaaagrc2021.vfairs.com/en/sponsor-exhibitor
● Digital Souvenir Program Book Registration: https://upaaagrc2021.vfairs.com/en/souvenirprogram-book
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About UPAAA
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America is a duly registered 501 (C)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1981 by a group of graduates of the University of the Philippines in New Jersey led by Dr. Arsenio Talingdan. Its primary aim is to unite UP alumni associations in America and to work for the preservation of the UP System as the national center for academic excellence, freedom and service.

Vision. We envision a strong broad-based organization of alumni of the University of the Philippines in the service and support of the Alma Mater, the UP Alumni, the UP System, and the community in pursuit of common goals.

Mission. Our mission is to engage alumni of the University of the Philippines to work together on educational, charitable, cultural, and other meaningful projects that benefit alumni, the UP System, and the community in pursuit of our common goals, drawing on our individual and collective resources and of those in the community where we live.

Website: https://upaainamerica.org/

About UPAA-Nevada
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Nevada (UPAAN) is a non-profit, non-partisan and non-sectarian organization aimed to: Provide help and resources to the University of the Philippines in support of its mission as a premier academic institution; provide leadership in fostering a bond of unity, fellowship and collaboration among alumni and organizations to achieve common goals; promote the development and advancement of intellectual, cultural, social and civic projects that benefit the University of the Philippines and the community; and generate funds to support its charitable, educational and cultural activities under Internal Revenue Service guidelines on tax exempt organization.
Website: https://upaanv.com