We wish you the best and many successful years after college!

Congratulations Class of 2012

-XPO

 ABOUT FIL-GRAD

Filipino Graduation, also known as Fil-Grad, at San Francisco State University has become a beloved tradition within the community that grows out of rich history of the campus. FilGrad puts the spotlight on Filipinos who have reached the requirements to receive a degree at any level of higher education. Unlike any other commencement ceremony, FilGrad is put together by the graduates themselves and in turn is a journey. The bond between the students to reach this momentous day makes it an accomplishment on its own.

The rate of Filipino college graduates in the United States is far different from that of in the Philippines. Only half of those who enter as freshman at a university of higher education receive a college degree. Surrounded by family, friends, and loved ones, these students who participate in Fil-Grad are in turn thanking those around them for the help, support, love and inspiration they received in their lives.

This Sunday, May 20th, come celebrate the accomplishments of our students. They have worked so hard over the past few year. Let us show them the love and appreciation for the amazing achievements. Fil-Grad will take place in the Gymnasium at San Francisco State University. There is a map below to help you with getting through campus. The ceremony begins at 9am and will end at 11am. Graduates will arrive earlier for dress rehearsal. Doors open at 8am for those families who would like to get good seats. Please have your ticket ready when you enter. If you do not have one, please ask your graduate. There will also be a will call if necessary.

For any other questions, please ask your graduate. We will do our best to put as much information here.

See you at the Graduation!

Fil-Grad Ceremony

May 20th, 2012

9am-11am

Doors open at 8am

 

*Tickets required*

*Will call Available*

Maps

Parking

Here are the parking lots available. You can find street parking in Park Merced for free.

Lot 20

YOU MUST HAVE EXACT CHANGE, KIOSK ATTENDANT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY

General paid public, visitor/guest, student parking

• Open 24-hours a days, 7 days a week.

• $3.00 for two hours or $6.00 for the day.  Daily permits expire at midnight.  Two day permits are available for $12. Exact change is required, machines do not give change. Pay stations will accept quarter, $1, $5 and $10 bills as well as prepaid debit cards.

• $20 and $50 prepaid debit cards are available at the Bursur’s Office in the Administration building and at the One Stop Shop in the Student Service Building. Debit cards are NOT available at the Parking Office.

• Level 4i Orange to 4n Orange and the roof level is restricted to staff and faculty between 7a.m. and 5p.m. Monday – Friday.

Lot 25
YOU MUST HAVE EXACT CHANGE

General paid public, visitor/guest, student parking.

• Seven days a week 7a.m. to 10p.m.

• $3.00 for two hours or $6.00 for the day.  Daily permits expire at midnight.  Two day permits are available for $12. Exact change is required, machines do not give change. Pay stations will accept quarter, $1, $5 and $10 bills as well as prepaid debit cards.

• $20 and $50 prepaid debit cards are available at the Bursur’s Office in the Administration building and at the One Stop Shop in the Student Service Building. Debit cards are NOT available at the Parking Office.

• Campus residents may purchase a semester permit through the Bursar’s office

Directions

via www.SFSU.edu

Car BART SF Muni SFSU Shuttle Caltrain

Bicycle SamTrans Ferry Service Airport Golden Gate Transit

We wish you the best and many successful years after college!

-XPO

Filipino Graduation, also known as Fil-Grad, at San Francisco State University has become a beloved tradition within the community that grows out of rich history of the campus. FilGrad puts the spotlight on Filipinos who have reached the requirements to receive a degree at any level of higher education. Unlike any other commencement ceremony, FilGrad is put together by the graduates themselves and in turn is a journey. The bond between the students to reach this momentous day makes it an accomplishment on its own.

The rate of Filipino college graduates in the United States is far different from that of in the Philippines. Only half of those who enter as freshman at a university of higher education receive a college degree. Surrounded by family, friends, and loved ones, these students who participate in Fil-Grad are in turn thanking those around them for the help, support, love and inspiration they received in their lives.

In an effort to host the graduation ceremony this year, the Filgraduates will be hosting a series of fundraisers until their graduation date.  Please join them and support, and have a great time.

*FilGrad 18+  FUNdraiser at Horizon *

Saturday May 12

10 p.m.-2 a.m. 

Horizon Ultra Lounge 
498 Broadway Street, San Francisco 94133

Have friends who aren’t able to make it because their under 21? Now’s their
chance to come out to celebrate your graduation with you and the rest of
Fil-Grad!

$12 Presales!
$20 @ the door
*If you need Pre-sales and flyers please let us know ASAP contact us either
at sfsufilgrad2…@gmail.com or the board members personally.

https://www.facebook.com/events/422494034435321/

The Last CRUSH: *FilGrad Fundraiser at John Colins*

Wednesday 5/16
10p.m.-2a.m.

*$5 donation at the door & complimentary champagne for the ladies till 11
p.m.

https://www.facebook.com/events/354241424622986/

*FUNdraiser @ Atmosphere!

Thursday 5/17/12

10 p.m.-2 a.m.

$5 donation before 11 p.m.
$10 donation for the rest of the night

https://www.facebook.com/events/291749370913884/

*1st Annual SFSU FilGrad Celebration Benefit at the I-Hotel

Friday 5/18/12
6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Join us for this community event! Be it graduation weekend, it is a great
event invite your friends and family who are in town to celebrate your
graduations with you

$10 donation, the funds will be used to “pay forward” to the next year’s
SFSU Filgrad Ceremony and support the Manilatown Heritage Foundation

https://www.facebook.com/events/350716574987047/

http://www.wix.com/sfsufilgrad2012/home#!

The story of “The Lorax” by Dr. Suess explores the human greed resulting in the destruction of nature. We wanted to extend this idea for our PEP Community Show in ways that is relevant to our community. The “PEProx” character is parallel to the Lorax character, which “speaks for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.” Our work in the classroom and local community is symbolic of Lorax as the protector, nurturer, and advocate for those who are disempowered in our society today: the children (governmental attack on education and social services, and social toxins we experience everyday). This is also the primary reason that we purposely chose a children’s story via theater. We want this story to be centered in the imagination and playfulness of children as a symbol of hope for the future.

Pin@y Educational Partnerships

Established in 2001, PEP is a service-learning collaborative teaching pipeline of San Francisco State University’s Asian American Studies Department in the College of Ethnic Studies. PEP partners with San Francisco public schools and the Filipino Community Center located in San Francisco’s Excelsior neighborhood. PEP’s main partnerships are between San Francisco State upper division undergraduates and graduate students interested in pursuing careers in the field of education, and high school, middle school, and elementary schools students primarily from low-income backgrounds.

2012 Community Service Learning and Civic Engagement Awards

Each year, the University’s Community Service Learning Program, a unit within the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement (ICCE), recognizes leadership efforts that promoteCommunity Service Learning and Community Engaged Scholarship (CSL-CE) at SF State and in surrounding Bay Area and global communities. This year’s winners are: 

Student Group Projects
This year marks a first: the Community Service Learning Program recognizes that learning need not be tied to semester-long courses, but can occur whenever student groups collectively decide to work in the surrounding community, even if only for a day. Partnering with LEAD, who helped evaluate the student group proposals, we are proud to support:

1. Chi Rho Omicron, a Filipino-American cultural based SF State fraternity that has partnered with Project Pearls, a nonprofit organization that assists underprivileged, malnourished children in the Philippines, where many children survive by scavenging for food thrown into dumpsters. This past December, Chi Rho members hosted a guided caroling tour around South San Francisco neighborhoods, then sang at two parks while collecting canned food donations for Project Pearls. Their hope is to make this an annual event that will raise awareness about global hunger. 

More info at: http://www.sfsu.edu/~icce/students/awards_internships.html

2012 CSL Awards

This year, perhaps more than any other thus far, the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement’s Community Service Learning (CSL) program honors the multicultural diversity that represents San Francisco and University programs. After a competitive nomination process, we are proud to announce the winners of the 2012 Community Service Learning and/or Civic Engagement awards. Their service will be celebrated at the Annual CSL ceremony on May 2.

Student Group Projects

This year marks a first: the Community Service Learning Program recognizes that learning need not be tied to semester-long courses, but can occur whenever student groups collectively decide to work in the surrounding community, even if only for a day. Partnering with LEAD, who helped evaluate the student group proposals, we are proud to support:

1. Chi Rho Omicron, a Filipino-American cultural based SF State fraternity that has partnered with Project Pearls, a nonprofit organization that assists underprivileged, malnourished children in the Philippines, where many children survive by scavenging for food thrown into dumpsters.

More info at:  http://www.sfsu.edu/~icce/news.html

We wish you the best and many successful years after college!

-XPO

Filipino Graduation, also known as Fil-Grad, at San Francisco State University has become a beloved tradition within the community that grows out of rich history of the campus. FilGrad puts the spotlight on Filipinos who have reached the requirements to receive a degree at any level of higher education. Unlike any other commencement ceremony, FilGrad is put together by the graduates themselves and in turn is a journey. The bond between the students to reach this momentous day makes it an accomplishment on its own.

The rate of Filipino college graduates in the United States is far different from that of in the Philippines. Only half of those who enter as freshman at a university of higher education receive a college degree. Surrounded by family, friends, and loved ones, these students who participate in Fil-Grad are in turn thanking those around them for the help, support, love and inspiration they received in their lives.

In an effort to host the graduation ceremony this year, the Filgraduates will be hosting a series of fundraisers until their graduation date.  Please join them and support, and have a great time.

*CHEVY’S FUNDRAISER* 
*Monday, April 30, 2012* 
4pm-9pm

Right by Stonestown Mall

15% or proceeds goes to Fil-Grad

ALSO

BUY A RAFFLE TICKET

$1 each

Drawing May 10, 2012

Prizes include Beats by Dre Headphones, Amazon Kindle, iPod shuffles, & gift cards for muni, safeway, and San Francisco Giants tickets.

http://www.wix.com/sfsufilgrad2012/home#!

Keep making history Manilatown!

-XPO

Bayanihan Community Center
1010 Mission Street @ 6th, San Francisco(MAP)

Lucky is the story of an immigrant girl’s search for The American Dream told through the art of musical burlesque. Sensational characters such as “Cher,” “Marilyn Monroe,” and “Tura Satana” grace the show with their own unique twists of jazz, comedy, and tragedy.

Originally from Cebu, Philippines, Minerva Benedicto-Vier is an Amerasian playwright, actor, dancer and singer. She received her BFA in Media Studies from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and an MFA in Theater Arts at The Actors Studio at The New School University in New York. Minerva’s latest plays,Lucky: A Burlesque Tragedy and The Audition: An Alcoholic Musical are being developed through KTC’s INKubator program under the mentorship of Michael Ke

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Calling Intermediate & Advanced Dancers!
Jay Loyola at work in the studio. photo courtesy Liza Erpelo & Barangay Dance Co.		Philippine Dance Workshops with Renowned Folkloric Choreographer Jay Loyola Series 1 |Weds, May 16, 23, 30, June 6 | 6-7:30 PM Series 2 | Mons, July 9, 16, 23, 30 | 7:30-9:30PM Alonzo King Lines Dance Center 26 Seventh Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco(MAP) FREE! SIGN UP NOW! Series 1 registration deadline is Wednesday, May 9.

Join Master Artist Jay Loyola, former Associate Choreographer and principal dancer of the internationally celebrated and critically acclaimed Bayanihan Dance Company, for two workshop intensives in movement and themes of Philippine dance with focus on the indigenous traditions of the Palawan people. An adopted son of a Tagbanua Tribe, Loyola is proud to share his knowledge with you.

Enroll for the chance to perform in Loyola’s next dance work in November, Huni Ng Tandikan: Song of the Palau’an Bird, commissioned by Kularts.

The workshop series and presentation of Huni Ng Tandikan are both made possible by support from the Creative Work Fund.  

In the past two decades, Jay Loyola has created over 40 Pilipino folk dance works and performed in Asia, Europe, and the US. He has significantly contributed to the Bay Area’s multicultural landscape, creating performances at venues such as the Palace of Fine Arts, Cowell Theater, the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, Pistahan, and the Filipino-American Arts Exposition. Loyola spent his youth exploring the world of dance through a series of immersions to tribal communities, dance competitions, and international dance festivals. Loyola has extensively researched the rituals and traditions of the tribal people of Palawan and has become an adopted Tagbanua in the highlands of Palawan in the Philippines. Loyola is the Founder Emeritus of Palawan Dance Theater, now the premier dance company of the region. He moved to the US in 2006 and served as Dance Director of LIKHA Philippine Folk Ensemble ’07-08. His awards include “Young Alumni Achiever in Arts and Humanities” by Holy Trinity College, and the nomination for an Isadora Duncan Award for his 2008 collaboration with Rudy Soriano, Kadayawan. He is now the Artistic Director of the American Center of Philippine Arts.

www.kularts.com

We wish you the best and many successful years after college!

-XPO

Filipino Graduation, also known as Fil-Grad, at San Francisco State University has become a beloved tradition within the community that grows out of rich history of the campus. FilGrad puts the spotlight on Filipinos who have reached the requirements to receive a degree at any level of higher education. Unlike any other commencement ceremony, FilGrad is put together by the graduates themselves and in turn is a journey. The bond between the students to reach this momentous day makes it an accomplishment on its own.

The rate of Filipino college graduates in the United States is far different from that of in the Philippines. Only half of those who enter as freshman at a university of higher education receive a college degree. Surrounded by family, friends, and loved ones, these students who participate in Fil-Grad are in turn thanking those around them for the help, support, love and inspiration they received in their lives.

  In an effort to host the graduation ceremony this year, the Filgraduates will be hosting a series of fundraisers until their graduation date.  Please join them and support, and have a great time.

*ATMOSPHERE*
*Thursday, April 26, 2012*
*10pm – 2am*
447 Broadway St.
San Francisco, CA
$5 Cover
Strictly 21+
**DRESS CODE STRICTLY ENFORCED**

*CHEVY’S FUNDRAISER*
*Monday, April 30, 2012*
More details to come soon!

ALSO

BUY A RAFFLE TICKET

$1 each

Drawing May 10, 2012

Prizes include Beats by Dre Headphones, Amazon Kindle, iPod shuffles, & gift cards for muni, safeway, and San Francisco Giants tickets.

http://www.wix.com/sfsufilgrad2012/home#!

-XPO

With rising tuition costs and expensive travel costs, the brothers of XPO understand how difficult it may be to attend the conference. If you plan on attending and may be looking for people to share travel expenses on rooms, cars, or anything else, please do not hesitate to contact us. Let us work together and send more people to this conference.

http://riograndefanhs.org/default.aspx

The mission of the Filipino American National Historical Society shall be to promote understanding, education, enlightenment, appreciation and enrichment through the identification, gathering, preservation and dissemination of the history and culture of Filipino Americans in the United States.

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