UMSigaw would like to offer you a chance to apply for our bursary for the upcoming school year. As students, we understand that any bit of financial investment towards our education is always welcome. So here is our UMSigaw Bursary Application form for 2012-2013 along with further information on the application process. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at umsigaw@gmail.com.

Best of luck and stay strong for your finals!
UMSigaw

Happy new school year! 2010-2011 has come and gone and as 2011-2012 rings in we would like to celebrate with the announcement of the 2011 UMSigaw “Tinig ng Pilipinas” Bursary and the 2011 UPAA-UMSigaw Bursary: Katrina Mae Soriano and Coleen Isabel Valdez.

Katrina Soriano hailed from Shaftesbury High School, graduating with an honour in distinction in chemistry and pre-calculus and received an MTS Scholarship as well as a U of M Entrance Scholarship. Having been involved with the Envirothon and Shaftesbury High Altitude Robotics Project, she will be entering the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba with a focus on Electrical Engineering. Currently, Katrina aspires to continue on to pursue a master’s degree upon graduation. Having been involved in these academic competitions and already in a extra-curricular program at the U of M, the bursary committee deemed Katrina most qualified for the UMSigaw “Tinig ng Pilipinas” Bursary.

2011 UMSigaw “Tinig ng Pilipinas” Bursary winner, Katrina Mae Soriano

Coleen Valdez graduated from Sisler High School as an honours-level student with glowing recommendations. Before coming to Canada, of which she has only been here for a year and a half, she was involved in many humanitarian activities such as the Pontifical Mission Societies and aiding in the Typhoon Ondoy relief. After University 1 at the University of Manitoba, Coleen intends to obtain a degree in Economics or Global Political Economy in order to enter the Faculty of Law. Being previously erolled at the University of the Philippines, we found Coleen most fitted for the new joint UPAA-UMSigaw Bursary with the UP Alumni Association of Manitoba.

2011 UPAA-UMSigaw Bursary winner, Coleen Isabel Valdez

We wish Katrina and Coleen all the best in their scholastic endeavours, and hope that their promising beginning would help them to be the role models the Filipino community in Winnipeg will be looking forward to hear about in the future.

We will also be the awarding of the 2011 UMSigaw Bursary, so come check out the recipients! T-shirts for the Basketball Tournament winners and the R.A.C.E. participants can also be picked up here.

It’s a potluck, so bring whatever food you want to contribute! Also, we’re planning on having a water balloon/gun fight, so feel free to bring those as well! (Make sure to bring extra clothes!) We hope to see you guys there!

FB Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=226133534089628

UMSigaw Bursary Application Form

Please fill out the application form and along with your transcript, send it by mail or in person to:

UM-SIGAW: University of Manitoba Filipino Students’ Association
Mailbox no. 001
Room 101 University Centre
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2

Office hours of the University of Manitoba Students’ Union, UMSU office, room 101 University Centre are Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30.

The deadline of the application is on Friday, June 24, 2011. Awarding of the bursary will take place on Saturday, August 20th, 2011.

If you have any questions, or are unable to hand in the application before the office closes at 4:30 on June 24th, please contact us at umsigaw@gmail.com. You can also reach us by cell:
Linger (president): 204-998-1693
Agnus-Mariae (vice-president): 204-260-5094

Entry: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150153854248038

Director of External Affairs:
Jay Jimenez

Members of External Affairs:
Monece Canales
Gelbert Paul Macaraeg

Director of Internal Affairs:
Anna Visperas

Members of Internal Affairs:
Maan Manaol
Geraldine Tumilap
Chemariz Zacarias

Members of Finance:
Curt Atanacio
Jan Oliver Borce
Eric Enriquez

We are still looking for someone to be the Director of Finance, so if anyone has any recommendations, we’re willing to hear them. There is also a recent opening for a Member of External Affairs, so if anyone is interested, feel free to contact us.

As an end-of-the-term celebration, there will be a potluck celebration after exams on Thursday, April 28th, 2011 in the Student Group Resource Centre at 1:30 PM. We invite you to bring any baked goods or pagkain; there will be games, music, and just an afternoon of no-stress and camraderie. You will be able to meet your new officers and share your ideas of what you would like to see next year. You may find the FB event here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100813593339323

Best of luck to you on your final exams, and enjoy the summer months! Whether you be taking courses, working, or just taking a break, take it easy!

Ingat,
Your vice president,
Agnus-Mariae Lucas

First off I’d like to thank everyone who helped out at our bake sale last week. I apologize for those who were unable to make it, especially due to poor promotion, but that is something we are planning on remedying that especially for next year.

At our last general assembly, those present had discussed what we would like to see changed for our organization last year. As no one was interested in taking up the heavy hardship of presidentship, we agreed to split that responsibility to three heads. With this idea, the whole structure of our executive ‘hierarchy’ changed, giving equal responsiblity to three individuals with a larger support group. Indepth descriptions of each of the positions can be found below:

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PROPOSAL FOR UMSIGAW BOARD

DIRECTORS
Director of External Affairs (DoEA)
· Liaison to UMSU, student groups and other Filipino groups
· Representative for the Philippine Heritage Council of Manitoba
· UMSigaw’s spokesperson to the general public at large
· In charge of advertisement of events to members
· Head of Recruitment Committee*
· Head of Extra Events Committee* (Movie Night, Games Night, Potluck, RACE)
· Head of Big Event Committee*

Director of Internal Affairs (DoIA)
· In charge of org’s housekeeping: keeps record of member contact info, maintenance of Gmail account, in contact with members
· Moderates UMSigaw’s online accounts
o Facebook
o Multiply
o Flickr
· Delegates the assignment of writing articles for Filipino Journal to other boardmembers or general members; edits articles
· Delegates the assignment of making posters or any promotional material
· Fills out forms for room booking, equipment rental and other UMSU forms
o Must be trained to set-up and operate PA system
o Must be the one to sign-out key and equipment
· Composes meeting agendas
· Manager of UMSigaw Manual

Director of Finance (DoF)
· Bookkeeper/accountant for UMSigaw, keeps track of ‘income’ (bake sales, fundraisers, donations, etc) and expenses
· Distributor of reimbursements
· Head of Bake Sale Committee*; draws up and signer of Bake Sale Report
· Head of Basketball Tournament Committee*
· Librarian of records, taker of meeting minutes

Asides:
- 2 of 3 directors must be present for a board meeting to occur, otherwise the meeting must be rescheduled
- 2 of 3 directors must agree to a decision for it to pass, with the approval of the majority of the boardmembers present

BOARDMEMBERS
Members of External Affairs (MoEA) – max. 3 members
· Part of Recruitment Committee*
· Part of Extra Events Committee*
· Assists DoEA in advertisement of events and meetings
· Keeps track of Potluck contributors
· Keeps track of RACE participants

Members of Internal Affairs (MoIA) – max. 3 members
· Writers of Filipino Journal articles
· Makers of Event posters
· Draws up event report/assessments
· Assists DoIA with his/her duties ie. Moderating of site
· Must be trained to set-up and operate UMSU PA system
· Makes entries for UMSigaw Manual

Members of Finance (MoF) – max. 3 members
· Part of Bake Sale Committee*
o Recounts the money at the end of the sale
o Looks over the calculations made by DoF
o Certifier of Bake Sale Report
· Part of Basketball Tournament Committee*
o Keeps track of participants
o Keeps track of spectators
o Enforces payment of fees from participants and spectators
o Recounts the payment at the end of tournament
· Takes minutes in the absence of DoF

Asides:
- There will be a fixed date of meetings for both org and board
- Org meetings are to be held twice a month, on the first and third week of each month; current allotted day and time is Thursday at 3:45pm
- Board meetings are to be held every week; allotted day and time is determined by the decision of the directors

COMMITTEES
Recruitment Committee
· Consists of DoEA and MoEA
· May include other members who wish to accompany the DoEA or MoEA when recruiting
· Comes up with ideas on how to recruit members and keep them active
· Approaches crowds or clusters of Filipino students with pamphlets during Recruitment week, outside of booth
· Promotes UMSigaw to the general public; clarifies UMSigaw’s objectives, activities, and image to those who are inquiring or misinformed

Extra Events Committee
· Consists of DoEA and MoEA
· May include any other member interested in being part of committee
· Chooses movie(s) to be screened on Movie Night
· Arranges games to be brought/played for Game Night, sets a programme/order of games (if need be)
· DoEA or at least a MoEA must be present at Movie and Game Night
· In the case of Movie Night, the DoIA or at least a MoIA must be present to operate UMSU PA system if used
o use of PA system is alternative when UMSU Council Chambers cannot be booked for Movie Night
· Makes sure there are enough Potluck contributors aka there is enough food
· Organizes who will be planners of the RACE; schedules meetings and practice run for the RACE

Big Event Committee
· Big Event varies per year, dependent on decision of council
· Headed by DoEA; consists of DoIA, DoF, boardmembers, and any general member who wishes to take part
o DoEA comes up with different committees, appoints heads, assigns duties for heads and members of committees
· (Section to be expanded later)

Bake Sale Committee
· Consists of DoF and MoF
· See UMSigaw Manual re: Bake Sale for further instructions
· Table must be booked a month in advance

Basketball Tournament Committee
· Consists of DoF and MoF
· See UMSigaw Manual re: Basketball Tournament for further instructions
· Gym must be booked a month in advance

Asides:
- Any director or boardmember may be part of a committee, however the roles mentioned are assigned to that director or boardmember and therefore the duty is mandatory

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(Please do not be intimidated by the fancy wording here. This proposal was initially drawn up for someone else, so all you need to do is look past the fancy words and you’ll just find tasks that are quite simple and familiar.)

After approaching several active members, we have drawn up a list of your next year’s officers:

Director of External Affairs: Jay Jimenez
Members of External Affairs: Josh Borja
Mowie Chua
Gelbert Paul Macaraeg
Director of Internal Affairs: Anna Visperas
Members of Internal Affairs: Maan Manaol
Geraldine Tumilap
Chemariz Zacarias
Director of Finance: to-be-filled
Members of Finance: Curt Atanacio
Eric Enriquez

There are two spots to be filled, which is the Director of Finance and one more Member of Finance; if you are interested in either positions, please contact us at umsigaw@gmail.com or on Facebook: facebook.com/um.sigaw

Elections will take place from April 4 – April 8, though it is simply a question of your approval of the proposal or not. If you have any concerns about the candidates, the organization structure, or the election, please feel free to contact us. We also give you the option of voting anonymously and for that you would have to come to the UMSU office on Tuesday or Thursday from 8:30-4:30 to see me, Agnus. If you are unavailable TR and would like to come MWF, then please contact me and we will make other arrangements.

To vote, all you need to do is send an e-mail (it may be a reply to this e-mail) with the statement: “I vote ‘yes’ for the new proposal,” or “I vote ‘no’ for the new proposal.” If you disapprove, it would be most helpful if you also listed your qualms about the proposal. Whether you approve or not, you are welcome to also voice out your suggestions for improvements on next year’s activities or the way we run things.

I hope all of you are well amidst your approach to final exams, but would have the time to send us your vote. It would give us a good picture of how many people we’re reaching out to.

To introduce you to it all, we’ll be holding a General Meeting at the University College Concourse Lounge at 3pm. We’ll be talking about the following things:

UMSigaw’s Ridiculously Amazing, Challenging Escapade (R.A.C.E)
Bake Sale
UMSigaw Elections

As stated on the Nominations page (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180091275367590)
here are the people who’ve been nominated for positions. We will need to second them and have the positions accepted during the meeting.

President: Jay Jimenez
Vice President: Celine Jimenez
Secretary: Geraldine Tumilap
Assistant Secretary: Anna Visperas
Tresurer: Gelbert Paul Macaraeg
Assistant Treasurer: Eric Enriquez
PRO: Josh Borja, Mowie Chua

If you have any suggestions for officers for the other positions, please don’t hesitate to make a post on the Nominations page or on the event page for the General Assembly:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115262501885224
Also please join as by clicking “Attend”!

After the meeting, we will be heading to another venue for another MOVIE NIGHT! We will be screening “Megamind”, and are open for other suggestions. Bring whichever DVD you like to watch with your friends, and we’ll make a evening of it! If you are unable to attend, please reply with your regrets, and we’ll send you updates and the information for the events.

Good luck with the rest of your midterms, best wishes with your studying, and hopefully we’ll see you on Wednesday!

UMSU’s Asian Movie Festival Presents: the Philippines
by Celine Jimenez

Once again, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union livened up the back-to-school-season with its annual Celebration Week. From January 24 to the 28th, an array of events was lined up all in celebration of “life and learning” (UMSU.ca).

Included was the Asian Movie Festival which showcased the cultural diversity of Asia through cinema and cuisine. Various Asian countries participated, such as Korea, India, the Philippines, and several others. Each country showed a movie which portrayed an aspect of their culture while serving their delicious native foods.

The University of Manitoba Filipino Student Group (UM Sigaw) was proud to present Sharon Cuneta’s, “The Caregiver”; a compelling story about the hardships and sacrifices faced by many Overseas Filipino Workers. Many OFWs today still find themselves in plights of unfair treatment and unequal opportunities for employment. “The Caregiver” successfully addresses this problem, while showing that hope, hard work, and integrity can see us through tough times.

The event was a success and by the end, there was still enough karyoka and empanada for everyone to take home!

Although Celebration Week has come to an end, everyone is welcome to come join us next year for another celebration of cultural pride, diversity, and togetherness!

Cell and Molecular Biology (Concepts and Experiments)*
5th Edition
Gerald Karp

World Religions
5th Edition
Warren Matthews
*= donated to UMSigaw, part of library

UMSigaw Bursary Application Form

Please fill out the application form and along with your transcript, send it by mail or in person to:

UM-SIGAW: University of Manitoba Filipino Students’ Association
Mailbox no. 001
Room 101 University Centre
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2

Office hours of the University of Manitoba Students’ Union, UMSU office, room 101 University Centre are Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30.

The deadline for applications is Monday, August 16, 2010. Selection process, as well as qualifications, requirements, and recipient notification are outlined in the application. Interviews for selected applications will be held on Wednesday, August 25, 2010.

If you have any questions, please contact us at umsigaw@gmail.com. You can also reach us by cell:
Linger (president): 204-998-1693
Agnus-Mariae (vice-president): 204-260-5094