OSA celebrates its 55 years of existence, looking back and beyond

The Office of the Students Affairs (OSA) paraded to their 55th Anniversary with the theme Looking Back and Beyond on 23 June 2015. In the last week of its month-long celebration, OSA victoriously celebrated its existence as they marched around the UPLB campus.

Dr. Nina Cadiz, the new OSA director, delivered the opening remarks. "Sana itong ating kasiyahan na ito ay hindi lamang para ngayon ngunit para sa habang panahon na tayo ay magkakasamasama," she said. Dr. Cadiz led the ribbon-cutting which formally opened the OSA exhibit. The exhibit featured displays prepared by the OSA units.

Dr. Cadiz took the moment to deliver a short speech while the staff shared breakfast. She expressed her gratitude for their cooperation, "Any person who will sit as OSA director will be very privileged and lucky because you are all organized... Hindi naman mawawala yung creativity to improve for a better OSA."

A creative stress buster workshop was held in the afternoon to give the staff ideas on how to shake stress away. The workshop included a music-dance therapy, free-flow poetry writing, mandala art therapy and laughter yoga.

On 25 June, the last day of OSA's anniversary celebration, the staff took the chance to sweat out in the Amazing Race competition.

The anniversary celebration formally ended on 25 June but the celebration continues to be a reminder of OSA's 55 years of existence as an office providing an environment conducive and supportive of students' academic and personality development.