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AUP’s Cadalig Visits EASNAC

Photo showing Pastor Max Cadalig during his visit with some members of the New Jersey, New York and New England subchapters. Seated left to right: Dr. Ronald Quiba (EASNAC Vice-President), Pastor Max Cadalig, Sammy Villanueva (EASNAC Executive Director), Jedd Villanueva (EASNAC Foundation Chairman of the Board), Ellen Quiba, Sam Magsipoc, Ruby Magsipoc. Standing left to right: Armand Panganiban, Arlene Dato, Ron Dato, Robert Denosta, Tess Denosta, Jerry Felipe (EASNAC Treasurer), Beth Felipe, Aron Trinidad, Esther Casayuran-Auto, Beth Casauran-Roque, Nenita Diaz-Perez. (Photo Credit: Ruben Ricalde)

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It is not often that the administration of the Adventist University of the Philippines officially sends a representative purely to visit the alumni in the United States. Maybe it finally dawned on them that the Alumni have an integral role in the growth and development of the institution. Then by coincidence, the Adventist University of the Philippines is embarking on its newest project – the AUP College of Medicine Building Project, scheduled to open June 2014. Considering the need for funds to build the College of Medicine building, the alumni association in the United States, AWESNA and EASNAC, are being tapped to provide some badly needed financial assistance.

After attending the AWESNA Convention in the West Coast during the Labor Day weekend, Pastor Cadalig has barnstormed the United States in search of alumni members he can share the news with about AUP and its College of Medicine. He attended the Southern Texas AUP Convention and met with the members of EASNAC’s Lone Star subchapter

He has been to the Midwest subchapter based in Chicago before he arrived in the East Coast to visit the other alumni subchapters of EASNAC, New York, New Jersey, Florida and the Nation’s Capital in Maryland.

Pastor Max Cadalig spoke during the Hour of Worship, during his visit to the First Filipino SDA Church of New Jersey in Plainfield, New Jersey. In the afternoon, an open-forum session with the alumni was held to answer concerns of the alumni ranging from the parent’s concerns with their children studying at AUP to the current state of AUP and its College of Medicine. Other concerns were: communication, public relation problems, customer-service, how members of the faculty relate to the students culturally and otherwise. Other things include horrendous “red-tapes” in processes and policies that are hoops they have to go through. The cultural difference between the Philippines and the United States may be the cause of some of the problems. Seminars for both faculty and students that provide information on cultures may not only help the adjustment of the North America students but students from other countries as well.

Pastor Cadalig took notes of the questions and concerns posted by the alumni to find answers or present them to the AUP Administration when he goes back at the end of October. Being new to this job, Pastor Cadalig could only promise at best, to address these issues when he returns to the campus.

It is anticipated that as the number of students from North America increase, there will be a smooth transition in their stay at AUP. There are about a hundred of them presently enrolled.

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PUC/AUP alumni having lunch in the fellowship hall of the Hinsdale Fil-Am church, with Pastor Max Cadalig, (second from the right) Director of the Adventist University of the Philippines’ University Advancement Office.

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Consectetuer:

Roy Allan Imperio, Acclaimed Virtuoso Concert Pianist. Roy Allan Imperio, an AUP alumnus, held a concert at the Mt. Zion SDA Church, Oct. 12, 2013. He lives in the State of Massachusett and is a member of the New England alumni.

A dedicated and consummate music teacher, Mr. Imperio has mentored and taught piano, chamber music, assisting and teaching college music courses to students of all ages for over three decades. Importantly, many of his students continue to fulfill successful musical careers. He has also collaborated in piano recital performances with his piano students and significantly with his son, Kristjon Imperio in a piano duo recital at the Natick Steinert Store Recital Hall in Massachusetts. He has served on the piano faculties at Atlantic Union College, Andrews University, the Performing Arts School of Worcester, the Groton Center for the Arts, and Philippine Union College (Adventist University of the Philippines) and continues to teach piano at the Thayer Performing Arts Center, 77 Arts Academy, and the Fitchburg State University Music Lesson Foundation Program in Massachusetts. He has been collaborative pianist at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts and at the Boston Conservatory. Presently, he is also music director of the Faith United Parish in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.

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Dr. Rolando Tojino Corpus, AUP alumnus

Taken at the head office of charity:water in New York City. ConneXions Ministries of Canada, which he heads, sponsored the construction of a well in Burkina Faso in Western Central Africa that will serve a community of 1,500 people and provide clean, safe drinking water for the next 20 years... (Gleaned from the Facebook)

R.I.P. BUHAY CALDERON

MEMBER, PUCA CLASS 1961

DIED: SEPTEMBER 26, 2013, OF PANCREATIC CANCER

OF MALAGASANG - I, IMUS, CAVITE

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What EASNAC Members Need To Know Joint Convention with AWESNA in 2014

The scheduled EASNAC Convention in Chicago will not happen next year in 2014.

Instead, there will be a joint AWESNA-EASNAC convention, with AWESNA as host. EASNAC acceded to the request of AWESNA to have a joint convention during their Labor Day weekend convention.

Since the decision to have a convention in Chicago was made by a body during an EASNAC convention, we had to go back to the body to reconsider the decision.

This was done by having the Presidents of the EASNAC subchapters poll their membership with this change of venue and the decision to join AWESNA. The decision to have a joint convention with AWESNA was won by a majority decision of the subchapters.

Thus, we will have a joint convention with AWESNA in Henderson, Nevada during the Labor Day weekend, August 29-31, 2014. Henderson, Nevada is located in the outskirts of Las Vegas, Nevada, about thirty minutes from the Las Vegas airport.

Please plan on this event. This will be the 4th joint convention of AWESNA and EASNAC. The first was held in Houston, followed by Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and in Washington DC at the Gaylord Hotel on 2011.

EASNAC, Inc.

Please note the changes in EASNAC. With the incorporation of EASNAC, the bad news is, it will no longer be required to pay your membership fee. The good news is, you now can now give tax-deductible donations in lieu of membership fees. Our annual fee was $25 and has not changed for the last 18 years. We will rely on your benevolent spirit for your individual subchapter.

We do not know the outcome of this planned-giving to fund our association. We are hoping that you will donate individual funds for the operation of our association and its important other projects. We urge you to support our EASNAC alumni association.

EASNAC too will concentrate on reaching its $1,000,000.00 (One Million Dollars) Endowment Fund to be able to support the Adventist University of the Philippines.

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Professor Reuben Abaya Pagaduan, Head of the Department of Tradigital Arts, reports another winning entries of art students of AUP during the Petron 2013 Arts Competition. Reu Dawner Flores, won the Grand Prize in the Photography and the second best entry in photography. This award was given October 10, 2013 at the National Museum. This is another pride of AUP. It is the latest among past winners in different art competitions in the Philippines.

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