January 29, 2007 MEMORANDUM NO. SSC-07-06 TO: Deans, Directors, Heads of Units Heads of Student Organizations Members of the UP Diliman Community SUBJECT:UP Diliman Month 2007 ---------------------------------------------------------- It’s UP Diliman Month once again. To celebrate February as National Arts Month, the Office of Initiatives for Culture and the Arts (OICA) has lined up an array of activities that collectively showcase the creative spirit and gift of talent of our artists to inspire campus life and nourish our individual soul. A parade around the Academic Oval will usher in the celebration at 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 1. Starting therefore at 2 p.m., our acad oval will be carless. The parade will feature large scale floats depicting various Philippine games and toys as interpreted by our young artist students from our College of Fine Arts. These floats will be installed for a month long exhibit at the new Arts Hub, the quadrangle area bounded by Ylanan Road on the West, the Film Institute on the East, Magsaysay Street on the North, and Osmeña on the South. The Arts Hub is a welcome addition to our cultural venues on campus which will be maintained by OICA and the Campus Maintenance Office. After the parade, an open air concert will follow at 5 p.m., also at the Arts Hub, featuring the UP Symphonic Band of our College of Music. Every Thursday thereafter during the month, jazz music will fill the air as feature of this series of concert. The four Friday evenings of the month will be Cinema al Fresco at the Arts Hub, courtesy of the Film Institute, College of Mass Communication. The Himigsikan at the Lagoon will also be held every Sunday afternoon at the Arts Hub. The complete line up of activities is published at the latest issue of What’s UP? It is also available at our official campus website. I enjoin everyone to partake of this cultural smorgasbord as we celebrate UP Diliman Month this year. Thank you. SERGIO S. CAO Chancellor