Orientation Seminar for Freshmen and Transferees (ORSEM)
By the College Guidance Center

This three-day annual activity is designed to introduce incoming students to academic expectations, University policies, and formation thrusts of the university; present to them key personnel and offices that will aid them throughout their stay in the University; give venue for administrators and faculty to meet and interact with incoming students; and provide them an opportunity to meet new friends. More specifically, this year’s ORSEM includes session on the University Vision-Mission, Ignatian Formation Framework and Program Design, and Introduction to the Profile of the Ateneo Graduate. Through this activity, it is hoped that new students in the University will be assisted in their adjustment to their new school and college life.

June 7 and 21, 2007, Various Venues

ReOrientation Seminar for Sophomore, Junior and Senior Students
By the College Guidance Center

This one-day activity is designed to reorient the upperclassmen - students to the demands especially of their academic disciplines as they advance in their major courses, as well as bring them to an appreciation of the formation programs and thrusts of the university. Through this activity, it is expected that the upper class students would feel challenged to live up to the character, identity and personality, degree of discipline and ethical standards expected of every Atenean.

Gender Awareness Workshop 1:
Building Gender Awareness
By the Office of Gender Development

This is an introduction to the concept of gender through participants' exploration of their emotions and ideas about gender relations. This will bring them to begin to look at gender and development

June 22-24, 2007, Arrupe Convention Hall

Inter-Religious Orgs Conference (IROC 2007)
By the College Campus Ministry

IROC is a conference workshop of leaders of the various religious organizations in the campus. It provides them an opportunity to interact, share and learn from and through their programs, concerns and formation activities with and among themselves. It also fosters a sense of harmony and camaderie among themselves as leaders of religious organizations and bond them together as a team. Whenever appropriate, it serves as a time to deepen and enrich their faith-life experiences through and in the context of their unique characteristics and attributes as religious organizations.

Freshmen Inter-Block Volleyball Tournament
By The College Athletics Office

A Month long volleyball tournament spearheaded by the volleyball varsity teams of the college to promote camaraderie among first year students of Ateneo and as to promote the sport of volleyball.

Activity Period: for Sophomores
Thematic Conversation: Choosing Christ in the World
By the College Campus Ministry

This is a dialogue of sophomores on the challenge of responding to Christ’s call in the midst of the world. With a brief input.

Gender Awareness Workshop 2: Self-Awareness for Men and Women
By the Office of Gender Development

This will give the participants the chance to take a deeper look at themselves as men and women and see how their socializations have taught them about who they are and how they ought to behave based on stereotypical standards, beliefs, ideas and practices.

Gender Awareness Workshop 3:
Adolescent Sexuality and Reproductive Health
By the Office of Gender Development

This will provide adequate information about adolescent sexuality and reproductive health issues especially those that impact on an individual’s physical, emotional and mental well-being.

University Dress-Up Day

This is an initiative of the formation offices to invite all the members of the university community to come to the campus in formal-business attire, either as employee or student, at least once in a semester. It is hoped that this semestral occasion would help especially the students to learn and appreciate the value of ‘proper dressing’ and create an awareness of the need to respond to the ethical implications and social issues that go with this concern in today’s time.

July 14, 2007, Covered Courts

Ateneo Basketball Developmental League: Tata Flores Cup
By The College Athletics Office

To further enhance the basketball skills of our high school and collegiate players, the Tata Flores Cup is a by invitation only basketball tournament to be participated in by high school and college teams in Naga and in nearby provinces. This is also a tribute to former Naga City councilor and Ateneo alumnus, Mr. Manuel “Tata” Flores, for the big contribution he had in the development of basketball in Naga.

July 17, 2007, Richie Fernando Hall

On your Mark... Get Set...
By The College Guidance Center

These are exercises designed to help students become aware of steps in the decision-making process. Students will identify how people make decisions and learn how to describe and explore their own decision-making skills. They will identify psychological barriers to decision making and develop alternative strategies for success. This process includes learning to set and pursue short- and long-term goals. Take the plunge! Avail the once in a life time SLEs on Career-Decision Making for Sophies!

July 24, 2007, Richie Fernando Hall

Ignacianidad Exhibits
By the College Campus Ministry

This is an exhibit of testimonies by certain individuals whose lives have been inspired by St. Ignatius.

Discernment Retreat for Interested Sophomore, Junior, & Senior Students
By the College Campus Ministry

This is a weekend of prayer, listening and discovery for students interested in finding their calling.

St. Ignatius Football Cup
By The College Athletics Office

Football has always been a popular sport for Ateneo schools. This tournament aims to add color to the celebration of the feast day of St. Ignatius of Loyola. This event shall be participated in by varsity teams from schools and football clubs in Bicol. A short video presentation and lecture shall take place before the start of the games to orient all participants to the life and works of St. Ignatius.

Coaches’ Workshop
By The College Athletics Office

This is an annual gathering of Ateneo coaches with the main objective of learning new skills to equip them in their challenging roles as coaches and formators of our students-athletes. Various topics and discussion are shared to achieve collaboration among coaches and individual growth.

Ignatiana Family Day Celebration
By the College Athletics Office & Formation Offices

This is one-day activity which aims to promote camaraderie among Ateneo faculty and personnel and their families. Games and activities that promote friendly competition are lined up for members of the Ateneo community.

Activity Period: for Freshmen
Talk: Introduction to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
By the College Campus Ministry

A forum aimed at initiating freshmen into the richness of the gift God has bestowed on mankind thru St. Ignatius in the Spiritual Exercises. It is further designed to lead the participants into an appreciation and desire to undergo and experience God thru the Exercises.

August 14, 2007, Richie Fernando Hall

Gender Awareness Workshop 4: Sexual Harassment on Campus
By the Office of Gender Development

This will provide education on sexual harassment and will delve more deeply into student perceptions and experiences of sexual harassment as a way to help prevent or eliminate sexual harassment violations.

August 16, 2007, Covered Courts

Students’ General Assembly for a NatSit Update And Conversation
By the Office of Student Affairs and Other Formation Offices

This is a gathering of college students for the purpose of presenting to them and inviting them to listen, reflect and understand their present social, political and economic condition in relation to the situation of the country as a whole and explore how, as students, they are called to respond. The activity would provide the students facts and figures as a general reading and assessment of the national and local situations that lead and urge them to see the crossroads and intersections and discern the best option that would lead people to the truth, eventual peace and prosperity.

August 14 and 23, 2007, Richie Fernando Hall

Gender Awareness Workshop 5: Gender Roles and Needs
By the Office of Gender Development

This will introduce participants to the various roles and needs that men and women take on and have. Alongside this, key concepts and tools on gender analysis will be discussed. In particular, this will help clarify notions about practical gender needs and interests to equip participants to carry-out gender sensitive appraisal and planning.

August 17-19, 2007, Arrupe Recollection Center

Formation Workshop: Exploring & Processing Self for Integration (EPSI) 1, for CM Student Volunteers
By the College Campus Ministry

This is a weekend formation for interested student leaders designed to help them experience a process of a deeper self-discovery and appreciation of one’s worth for personal clarity and integration.

August 22-25, 2007, Various Venues

Vocation Week Celebration
By the College Campus Ministry & Other Formation Offices

This is a festival on the different ways to serve God in His people. Different religious congregations and other groups of other consecrated life are invited to participate in the activities.

August 23, 2007, ADNU Campus

Activity Period:
for Juniors HELL
(Work & Personality Matching Strategies To Save You From It) SLE
on Career Exploration and Values Clarification
By the College Guidance Center

This modular activity aims to guide students in the development and exploration of personal career plans. It also seeks to encourage students to relate their thoughts and feelings and thus enrich their awareness of their own values. Consider this activity as building bridges from their academics to their next developmental stage – finding work. Without the bridge, they may easily stumble or lose their way, but with the bridge, there is safety and direction. Through this, students will learn how self-assessment exercises and strategic planning can be successfully applied to discovering themselves and advancing their careers.

September 4, 2007, Richie Fernando Hall

Gender Awareness Workshop 6:
Women in the World
By the Office of Gender Development

This will discuss vital aspects of sex and sexuality issues to help participants better understand and appreciate their sexuality in the context of spirituality.

Activity Period: for Sophomores
Prayer Workshop: SE 55, Sin and Forgiveness
By the College Campus Ministry

This is a prayer session focused on God’s love and his invitation for us into it.

Sept. 8-12, 2007, ADNU Campus

College Intramurals
By The College Athletics Office

The annual inter-college sports festival in Ateneo. Each year, students from the 7 major colleges of the school compete in various athletic events in pursuit of the over-all championship.

Formation Workshop:
Exploring & Processing Self for Integration (EPSI) 1, for Student Leaders
By the College Campus Ministry, DAVPF and Office of Student Affairs

This is a weekend formation for interested student leaders designed to help them experience a process of a deeper self-discovery and appreciation of one’s worth for personal clarity and integration.

September 25, 2007, ADNU Campus

Activity Period: for Sophomore & Junior Students,
A Seminar on A Social Doctrine of the Church: Integrity of Creation
(and Human Dignity)
By the Center for Community Development

In a world warped by materialism and declining respect for human life, the teachings of the Church proclaims that life is sacred and the dignity of the person is the foundation of moral society. In this seminar, one learns and reflects on the sanctity of human life and respect for the integrity of the human person as a foundation of all social teachings.

September 27,  2007, ADNU Campus

Thursday Activity Period: for Freshmen:
If Tests Could Kill (A Workshop on Skills Enhancing Learning) SLE
on Developing Study Skills
By the College Guidance Center

This group guidance activity aims to evaluate & enhance student strategies and techniques in their study habits. This hopes to pave the way to improving and cultivating their unique learning style for better academic performance.

Fr. Juan Sanz Cup
By the College Athletics Office

October 16-22, 2007, ADNU Campus

Student-Athletes Training Camp
By The College Athletics Office

An in-house activity participated in by student-athletes of Ateneo that aims to develop their skills both as an individual and as an athlete. In this activity, lectures and film-showings are the main course in the evenings and reinforced by team practices in the mornings

Formation Workshop for Student Leaders: Teambuilding Skills
By OSA and DAVP-F, & Other Formation Offices

This is a seminar-workshop for the different student leaders which will introduce them to a culture of teamwork, the principles that support it and the forces that challenge it.  As student leaders, they are expected to be able to respond to the different roles played by their team members and how they can enhance teamwork among themselves in the organization and in the process attain both individual and organizational growth. This seminar-workshop would offer them as leaders tools by which they could influence people together and achieve planned goals through teamwork.

Ateneo Badminton Cup
By The College Athletics Office

The first of the bi-annual badminton tournament that is organized by the Athletics Office through the Ateneo Badminton Club. This event is open to all ateneans and non-ateneans who have the passion for the sport of badminton

Nov. 10-11, 2007, ADNU Campus

ADNU-ADMU Friendlys
By The College Athletics Office

This is the annual visit to Naga of selected varsity teams from Ateneo de Manila. The main objective of this activity is to promote goodwill to the two schools and provide our local student-athletes with the exposure by competing against their Manila counterparts.

November 15, 2007, Richie Fernando Hall

Gender Awareness Workshop 7:  Gender and Global Issues
By the Office of Gender Development

November 20, 2007, Richie Fernando Hall

Gender Awareness Workshop 8: Spirituality, Sex , Sexuality and Sexual
Orientation
By the Office of Gender Development

November 19-24,  2007, ADNU Campus

Seniors’ Career Development
Career Planning and Devt Week for Seniors
By the College Guidance Center

This 4-day simultaneous activity across colleges was designed to orient and prepare seniors to the highly dynamic world of work. This mixture of plenary and interactive discussion will familiarize seniors to basic protocols and procedures pertaining to job hunting and application process. Topics like panel discussions, job interview, & resume writing are just few of the interesting areas for learning.

November 29, 2007, Richie Fernando Hall

Speakers’ Circuit (Lecture Series)
By the Office of Gender Development

St. Francis Xavier Football Cup
By The College Athletics Office

The annual football event that celebrated the day of Ateneo’s patron saint, St. Francis Xavier. This event is participated in by various school varsity teams and football clubs around the Bicol region.

December 5-7,  2007, ADNU Campus

College Pintakasi
By the College Athletics Office and SSG

December 4, 2007, Richie Fernando Hall

Activity Period: for Juniors:
Talk:  The Language of Mission
By the College Campus Ministry

This is a forum on our goal as a community: to be men and women for others.

December 11, 2007,  Arrupe Convention Hall  

Activity Period: for Juniors,
Prayer Workshop:  SE 136, Two Standards
By the College Campus Ministry

January 25-29, 2008, Xavier Hall

Adriatico Exhibits
By the College Campus Ministry
A photo exhibit on the fifth pillar of the Ateneo, the man behind the name.

January 26, 2008, ADNU Campus (In Time With Teacher’s Day)

University Dress-up Day

Seniors’ 5-Day Directed Retreat
By the College Campus Ministry and the DAVP-F

January 29, 2008, Richie Fernando Hall

Gender Awareness Workshop 9: Gender and Development
By the Office of Gender Development

This will build on what has been learned in the module on gender roles and needs.  In particular, it will tackle concepts such as participation and empowerment, which are frequently misunderstood, wrong assumptions, and ineffective policies related to women in development and relief work.

Job Fair 2008
Job Fair for Seniors
By the College Guidance Center

This institutional activity brings around 25 organizations or companies, representing a wide range of industries right within the grasp of our graduating students. This annual opportunity to meet and talk with the company recruiters and company representatives provides an edge for seniors to get a feel of the recruitment process hands-on, with a pay-off of a possible job right after graduation, or at the very least an experience of a real interview & recruitment process.

January 31, 2008, Richie Fernando Hall

Speakers’ Circuit (Lecture Series)
By the Office of Gender Development

Feb.5-10, 2008, ADNU Campus

February Fun
By The College Athletics Office

Activity for Seniors,
Prayer Workshop: SE 169, Making A Choice of A Way of Life
By the College Campus Ministry

February 7, 2008, ADNU Campus

Activity for Juniors
Hanggang Saan, Hanggang Kailan? (Mga kwento ng mga pag-ibig na hindi masumpungan at hindi mabitiwan.)
SLE on  Holding on and Letting go In Relationships
By the College Guidance Center

This SLE is designed to inform students how to evaluate a healthy and unhealthy relationship, be oriented of the pitfalls in evaluating relationship, and empower them as to how they can maintain healthy relationships or let go of an unhealthy relationship. All of these will be done through interactive sharing/discussion and formal plenary.

February 7, 2008, Arrupe Convention Hall

ACP: Jesuit Education Lecture Series: Magis
By the DAVP-F & SSG

February 7 and 26, 2008, Richie Fernando Hall

Speakers’ Circuit (Lecture Series)
By the Office of Gender Development

Special Mass for the University Day

Students’ General Assembly for a NatSit Update And Conversation
By the Office of Student Affairs and Other Formation Offices

This is a gathering of college students for the purpose of presenting to them and inviting them to listen, reflect and understand their present social, political and economic condition in relation to the situation of the country as a whole and explore how, as students, they are called to respond. The activity would provide the students facts and figures as a general reading and assessment of the national and local situations that lead and urge them to see the crossroads and intersections and discern the best option that would lead people to the truth, eventual peace and prosperity.

Liturgical Concert:
The community sings its praises to God, led by the University Choir

Formation Workshop for Student Leaders: Facilitating Skills
By the OSA, DAVP-F & Other Formation Offices
This is a seminar-workshop for the different student leaders which will help them learn the art of facilitating group meetings, processes and other group discussions and activities. The workshop would allow them not only to acquire a working knowledge on facilitation but how they themselves can become effective facilitators.

Formation Workshop: Exploring & Processing Self for Integration
(EPSI) 1, for OGD & Other Volunteers.
By the College Campus Ministry and Office of Gender Devt
 
This is a weekend formation for interested student leaders designed to help them experience a process of a deeper self-discovery and appreciation of one’s worth for personal clarity and integration.

February 23, 2008, ADNU Campus

Student-Athletes General Assembly (SAGA) Awards Night     
By The College Athletics Office

The annual awards night that aims to pay tribute and acknowledgement to Ateneo student-athletes who gave pride and honor to the school during the school year. Teams who achieved exemplary feat are also recognized. This is one way that the Athletics Office show its appreciation to our school’s student-athletes who are generous enough to share their talents in pursuit of excellence in the field of sports.

February 25-March 1, 2008, ADNU Campus

Women’s Week Celebration
By the Office of Gender Development

February 26, 2008, ADNU Campus

Activity Period: for Sophomore & Junior Students,
A Seminar on A Social Doctrine of the Church: Preferential Option
for the Poor

By the Center for Community Development

In this seminar, one learns the complicated nature of human society, its deepening division between the rich and the poor.  The participant will reflect on the Catholic teaching on the basic test and instruction to put the needs of the poor and the vulnerable first, to assist and address the crisis that our brethren encounters and continues to suffer.

February 28, 2008, Richie Fernando Hall

Activity Period:
Lenten Talk
By the College Campus Ministry

A reflection designed to help the community prepare for the holy week.

March 4, 2008, ADNU Campus

Activity Period: for Sophomores: 
Ano Ba Talaga Ang Gusto Ko? (Ang Beer Na’to o Ang Friendship Mo?)
SLE on Managing Peer Pressures
By the College Guidance Center
This interactive-workshop presents the most frequently asked questions about Peer Pressure. Participants will experience and become aware of the different types of peer pressure encountered in college life and learn positive ways to handle and beat them.

March 6 and 13, 2008, Richie Fernando Hall

Speakers’ Circuit (Lecture Series)
By the Office of Gender Development

April 26-27, 2008, Manila

ADNU-ADMU Friendlys (Leg 2)
By The College Athletics Office

The second part of the Friendlys will have Naga visiting Manila. This is a benchmarking tour for the selected Naga teams as they become exposed to the technology and facilities that their Manila counterparts have.

April 2008, Off Campus

Tulong-Dunong Program

Ateneo Workshop on Ignatian Leadership for Life 2 (Ateneo WILL 2)
for Student Leaders
By the OSA, DAVP-F, & Other Formation Offices
               

Fr. Martin’s Cup
By The College Athletics Office

The Ignatian Formation Center
Office of the Deputy AVP for Formation
3rd floor, Administration Building
Local Phone Line: 2129
Email: jbadilla@adnu.edu.ph

The Campus Ministry Office (CM)
Ground floor, Santos Hall
Telephone No. 472-89-10; Local Phone Line: 2310
Email: ringo@adnu.edu.ph           

The College Guidance Center (CGC)
2nd and Ground floor, Administration Building
Local Phone Line: 2nd floor 2127; Ground floor 4727
Email: ely@adnu.edu.ph

The Office of Gender Development (OGD)
Ground floor, Left Wing, Administration Building
Local Phone Line: 2115
Email: jbc@adnu.edu.ph

The College Athletics Office (CAO)
Covered Courts Building, Local Phone Line: 2072
Email: noliayo@adnu.edu.ph

The Office of Student Affairs (OSA)
2nd floor, Xavier Hall, Local Phone Line: 2011
Email: beau@adnu.edu.ph

The Center for Community Development (CCD)
Ground floor, Burns Hall, Extension Building
Local Phone Line: 2510