START-AIT GPOAA 2011

LEADERSHIP Seniors Services DESCRIPTION we aim to continue to provide assistance for the graduating class while at the same time empowering students for leadership avenues through the graduation committee and yearbook committee. intensive planning will be the norm in order to fully realize our campaigns, services and activities as we actively coordinate with the administration. This will also be made through thorough consultations among all students by enjoining them to be procreators in the planning process. ACTION TAKEN Service rendered through the formation of the Layag 2012 Editorial Board and Banyuhay, the AIT Graduation committee comprised of senior students organizing the graduation ceremonies and graduation ball. Projects were planned in close coordination with Dean Dr. Miguela Mena and Institute Secretary Juline Dulnuan. This is being done every beginning of the semester in order to level of expectations and determining focus of activities as far as feasibility is concerned. Plans were thereafter communicated to stakeholders. Also, ideas and suggestions were solicited from the students through the meeting with organizations heads; bulletin board posts; freedom wall; and text brigades for batch representatives. Financial statements of the student council released per semester. Request for transparency with the administration communicated. Regular meetings held with the administration. Two college GAs were held where the Dean and Institute Secretary had slots to talk on their respective reports. Open forum always follow thereafter. The second general assembly was held with the presence of Student Regent Krissy Conti reporting on the issues concerning the university.

Consultative Council

Transparency

Lobbying

release of financial statements to show transparency among the students. Also, we also call for transparency and accountability from the administration on fees solicited and other dealings of the institute. efforts will be regularly initiated to foster dialogue among the studentry and raising the student concerns like registration procedures, fees, LCD utilization etc to the administration.

AWARENESS DisseminAIT!

ParticipAITion, Level up!

Information dissemination will be ensured through text brigades, mail blasts, online fora and maintenance of bulletin boards especially when it comes to announcements and issues. we aim to be more involved in the League of College Councils and the General Assembly of Student Councils not only through unity with statements but also by heading specific events. This essentially makes AITs presence more felt inside campus.

Brigades done everytime there are announcements and important advises. Bulletin boards maintained on a regular basis. Online announcements centralized on the AITSC Facebook page. Council participative at the League of College Councils. However, while the AITSC is very much willing to take part in its initiatives in campaigns and activities, the LCC in itself has been perceived to be underperforming relative to that of the previos year. Diliman councils barely convene on the second semester of the year. The AITSC has sent representatives as well to the GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF STUDENT COUNCILS last December 2011 at UP Miag-ao. This is considered to be a leap compared to the previous councils' shortcoming to represent the institute in the past due to financial and logistical constraints. Position paper and primers on the STFAP issue; SONA 2011; and the state of education were made. Council manifested its support by signing the menifesto of unity against budget cut together with almost every student council and organizations in UP Diliman. Protest actions particularly relating to the State of the Nation and Budget Cut Strike were staged and attended. An issue in tourism specifically the labor plight of the PAL Employees Association was tackled through a forum which had a low student participation turnout.

LNT Issues Campaign

Local, National and Tourism issues and events inevitably happen. By drafting statements and providing information materials like flyers and issue primer, we seek an enriched discourse among the students that would lead to decisive action

Conduct of regular Educational Discussions

to make students more conscious and knowledgeable on the current on-goings in the university; the country; and the tourism industry, interactive situationers will be facilitated by inviting speakers and experts.

After some years, educational discussion on issues has been in play in the institute enjoining student organizations as a strategy for dissemination. Led by Education and Research councilor Carl Reyes, this EDs facilitated awareness from the ranks of the students. This project was sustained especially on the height of the Budget Cut Strike. Follow through was not extended extensively as EDs were seen to be relevant only when an issue is at its height.

RESPONSIVENESS Anong Batch mo?

organize batch bonding activities and conduct general assemblies for consultation and discussions. We also aim to provide directories for everyone and clarify batch assignments especially for shiftees and transferees. we continue to provide assistance to our new fellow Iskolars ng Bayan through the regular freshmen orientation, block handling activities and the Acquaintancekickoff party.

Freshmen handling

Through the updating of the student information system, batch representatives were able to communicate with the rest of the students. Batch bonding activities were deemed difficult to organize due to schedule concerns. However, a batch intramurals is in play this coming AIT Anniversary week to fill in the gap. Freshmen orientation programme was mounted where primers and stuff were given away (most of the giveaways were sponsored by the AIT organizations). This is complemented by the annual organizations fair week. An acquaintance-kickoff party was also staged with the title Futurismo.

ASS (Assertion of Safety and Security)

through fostering dialogue with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs, we continue to lobby for the betterment of the AIT footbridge in terms of security and full connection of both points.

In partnership with the CHK Student Council, through the AIT Representative to the USC, a formal letter was communicated to OVCCA and MMDA noted by Dean Miguela Mena and Dean Leilani Gonzalo of the College of Human Kinetics. The matter on securing the footbridge, despite having constantly aired out to the administration remains unanswered. Dean Mena has expressed as well that she herself is having a hard time in accomplishing this concern. Campaign not pursued as a campaign. Council resorted to provide no smoking reminders at the end of the term

Health is Wealth

Turismo Diliman Merchandise

a campaign that encourages students to lessen smoking as it is not only detrimental for the person him/herself but also to the environment and the people around. selling shirt, lanyard, ballers and jacket that carry AIT pride so as to strengthen our identity and affinity with UP and most especially our institute.

Shirt design contest was mounted prior the sale of shirts. Lanyards are to be produced at the time of the AIT Week by the end of February.

GROWTH Tourism Job Fair

RevAITalize and RehabilitAIT

to extend job opportunities in the tourism industry to students from AIT, UP other higher educational institutions. put up energy conservation reminders, classroom schedule frame boards, new trash bins, and wall clocks for panels. Also, we envision a more conducive AITSC Office that everyone can make use of.

Project was not pursued due to feasibility - constraints on logistics, time and budget Ongoing project. Completed the first phase (installation of energy reminders). Procurement of trash bins and wall clocks is targeted as a term-end project after a substantial amount of money has been raised.

Trip na Trip! (Tour and Travel Organizing)

in partnership with other departments and faculty of UP, we aim to plan, organize and negotiate tours for GE classes who wishes to have a fieldtrip. a Community Immersion to a local community or the indigenous people of a tourism destination and share knowledge regarding tourism especially on how it affects their lives and what they can do to safeguard their rights and welfare. In partnership with local/regional tourism offices, UPs provincial organizations and the Sanlahi Alliance, this project aims to showcase domestic tourism, regional cultures, national delicacies etc. through a trade fair. in order to motivate student participation, this point system will be applied among batches. Basis will be events participation and activity involvement.

EducAITe

Project was not pursued due to feasibility - constraints on logistics, time and budget. Also, some professors inside campus do have their tied up suppliers for specific trips usually organized for their classes. Now being pursued as a social activity included in the lineup of AIT Anniversary Week activities.

Tourism Fair

Project was not pursued due to feasibility - constraints on logistics, time and budget

The Batch Point System

Project was not pursued due to difficulty of implementation. It was observed that students wont get motivated by this system. Incentives and requirements from faculty remain to be a driver of participation in events.

EXCELLENCE

Institutionalization of the AIT Core

an alliance of the three AIT organizations to fully come up with formal unities in statements, campaigns, services, and activities. This can also be an arena where the AITSC can efficiently communicate projects like cleanest tambayan, best organization etc.

Formulation of a Communications plan

a long-term plan with the vision of enjoining students to commit to excellence, be socially participative through organizations, and recognizing the achievements of students. a workshop-seminar that will teach basic knowledge on sponsorship marketing especially for projects and events.

Sponsorship Marketing Seminar

Tutorial services

to better service the AIT studentry and assist in the pursuit of academic excellence with social relevance, it is aimed to facilitate tutorial services especially on courses like Math, Economics, Statistics and Accounting. This will be supplemented by an updated mini resource center maintained at the AITSC office.

AIT Core institutionalized with organizations heads Joyce Rivera, Jarold Ranola, Norma Vergara and CJ Boller. Its first campaign led was the 'Project join and org'. Efforts in uniting this core havebeen in play until now. AIT Core will be the main sponsor of "AIT.PRAY.LOVE" the boodle feast event, a component of the AIT Anniversary Week. This has been reviewed and decided to be shifted as a strategic plan formulation will be centering on longterm goals of the student council. This is envisioned to be a framework for the succeeding councils. Project not directly pursued but thrust redirected to staging the Career Assistance Management Series last September 26. A seminar-workshop on careers in the tourism industry, resume writing and interview workshop. Effort has been in play thus the organizing of AIT Linang. Due to difficulty in convening prospective tutors and meetingup the dispersed schedules, the project has been deferred.

Legend: Accomplished On-going Deferred

Supplementary Activities While projects are consolidated in the categorical items of the GPOA, the student council has also led supplementary activities which include the following:

Realigning the AIT Student Council and establishing new identity media Coordination with continuing Salimbay as an independent formation Convening the UP-AIT Volunteer Corps Registration Assistance every semester enrolment Partnership with the UP Academic Planner Tuligsa: Conduct of EDs Freshmen Representative Elections SONA Mobilization with the Youth Sector Student Consultation re canteen relocation Partnership with USC SLAAC Committee: POST-SONA Forum Event Partnership with Wunderground (a campaign for the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park as one of the seven new wonders of the world.) Assistance with participation of a student in a PHILTOA-led competition I AM AIT: A Pride Campaign AIT CORE (AIT Organizations and the Student Council) Team Building Councilor Special Elections Mounting of Freezing Point: AIT Christmas Party Leading the Paligsahan sa Paggawa ng Belen and UP Lantern Parade (won 3rd place) Partnership with UP JMA Events: Release the High and Divercity

*The AIT Student Council 2011-2012 shall be furnishing a formal accomplishment report at the end of its term March 2012.