A MESSAGE FROM THE MC PRESIDENT

Welcome home, fellow Alumni! We are proud to launch our maiden issue of Galing MC – the newsletter which aims to connect MC to the Maryknoll/Miriam College alumni community. “Galing MC” was the theme of the 2018 Grand Alumni Homecoming. It truly embodied the pride alumni had for Maryknoll/Miriam College, and the school’s pride in its Amazing Alumni. So we are grateful to the host batch, MCHS 1993, for agreeing to use Galing MC as our newsletter name. Enjoy scrolling through this e-newsletter filled with exciting updates from your alma mater. In our effort to reach out to you, we have recently created the MC Alumni Engagement Office (MC-AEO) led by fellow alumna Aurorita “Rorit” Marco-Mendoza (COL 68), and supported by Mary Ann “Mian” Alampay-Arcega (GS 01, HS 05). They will ensure that our alumni remain an integral part of the Miriam College community.

For more news, visit the MC website (www.mc.edu.ph) so you can know more about MC today and be sure to update your details with us as well. Again, welcome home and we hope to see more of you in the coming years. I wish everyone a blessed Christmas and a prosperous 2019! Rosario Oreta-Lapus, PhD.

#MCPride: Continuing the MC Tradition of Excellence 2018 HOMECOMING – CELEBRATING MC EXCELLENCE September 8, 2018 was MC PRIDE day! With the theme of “Galing (excellence) MC”, hosts High School Class of 1993, Silver Jubilarians this year, put together a brilliant homecoming that combined nostalgia, talent, and heart. “Malabon Normal School for 27 years. Maryknoll College for 36.

Miriam College for 29 years and counting. From the first alumna

to the youngest student today, a common thread sews us

together; the same spirit and core values imbibed by all. All

students of Maryknoll. All daughters of Miriam, our Mother. We

are all Galing (excellence) MC. We are all Galing (from) MC.”

These opening words of Maryknoll/Miriam College Alumni

Association (MMCAA) Chair Elaine Urbano articulated the unifying spirit that links all proud graduates of Maryknoll/Miriam.

DECEMBER 2018

The double meaning of “Galing MC” (excellence and ‘coming from’) pays tribute to what brings us together – a love for our Alma

Mater, no matter the name, and the spirit to carry forward its enduring values of generosity and excellence.

We thank the MMCAA Board (shown in photo) and the High School Class 1993 for a Homecoming that will long be remembered. For

more details on the 2018 Homecoming, click here (http://www.mc.edu.ph/news/ArticleID/1285).

MC CONTINUES TO SHINE IN THE LOCAL AND GLOBAL STAGE 2018 has been an eventful year for Miriam College because of the numerous achievements brought home by our students. Just recently, the MCHS Team placed first at the World Scholars’ Cup held in Yale University, and the Sayawatha took home the grand prize in yet another dance contest, and the MC Pep Squad recently bagged the 17th WCSA Cheerdance Competition. Watch their video here. Whether it be local or international events, academic contests or artistic competitions, Miriam College students proudly represent - and win! - for their Blue and Gold. Read More about our #MCPride (http://www.mc.edu.ph/mc-pride)

MIRIAM COLLEGE HONORS 13 AMAZING ALUMNI On its 92nd anniversary, Miriam College, through the Maryknoll/Miriam College Alumni Association (MMCAA), named 13 new Amazing Alumni Achiever (also called Triple A) Awardees at the 2018 Grand Alumni Homecoming dubbed GalingMC. The honorees come from various alumni batches and diverse industries that include environmental advocacy, medicine, education, and business. Click here (http://www.mc.edu.ph/news/ArticleID/1278/Miriam-College-honors-13-amazing-alumni) to know more about the Triple As and for the complete list of 2018 winners. GRADUATES MAKING GOOD

MC is proud of our graduates! We congratulate Maria Belle Elaine S. Cruz (MCHS 2003, BS Psych 2007, Medicine UST 2011) who received her Diplomate from the Philippine Board of Surgery last December 1, 2018. She is one of 88 successful candidates, of which 23 are women, of the 2018 Certifying Examination. We welcome happy news about our Graduates Who Make Good! Send us an email at MCCare@mc.edu.ph and we can feature them in the Galing MC Newsletter.

MMCAA Celebrates its 40th Anniversary in 2019 The MMCAA will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019 and you're invited! We're having a Job Fair at the start of the year then off to CCP for Tales of the Manuvu, to name a few. Interested in supporting and being part of these events? Want to know more? Read on (http://www.mcalumni.org/mmcaa-40th-anniversary/).

CONTINUING THE MC LEGACY: A Feature on MC Alumni working in their Alma Mater Miriam College has a significant number of alumni who have come home to serve their alma mater. We asked them the question, “Why work in MC?” and here’s what they had to say.

Rosario O. Lapus, Ph.D. Christine Joy “Joy” Corsiga Lynda Garcia

HS 1958 HS 90, COL 94 COL 86

President – 8 years (continuing) High School Principal - 1 Vice President for Academic Affairs - 3 Chair of the Department of Child Development and Education - 4 Dean of the College - 6 Dean of Graduate School – 3 Faculty to Full Professor – from 1979

Assistant Principal for First Step- Grade 4, Miriam College Nuvali Currently on her 24th year in MC

Chair, Department of Communication Currently on 28 years in MC

The Maryknoll-Miriam spirit is in my DNA, my core! My mother and her sisters were among the first students of the early Maryknoll Sisters. My daughter also went to MCGS. MC is home.

You don’t only have workmates in Miriam, you also have a family.

MC is family!

#MCGive: MC Continues its Mission of Servant Leadership ALUMNI BATCHES GIVE BACK TO THEIR ALMA MATER (SEPTEMBER 2018 – DECEMBER 2018)

Generosity has been a hallmark of the alumni community. Miriam

College is truly grateful for the following gifts received from our

alumni this year:

HS 1958 pledges the Miriam Shepherdess for MC Porac

HS 1968 supports HS Scholarships and the MC Nuvali Covered Court

COL 1968 supports an Endowment Fund for HEU Scholarships, and pledges for the expansion of the Miriam Adult Education

COL 1973 supports the HEU Godmother Project for scholars

HS 1978 supports the HEU Scholar Support Fund

HS 1993 supports the MC-Henry Sy, Sr. Innovation Center iHub

These gifts help move forward the school’s development. The Alumni Engagement Office coordinates alumni giving and collaborates with the alumni in gift planning.

TRUE TO THE MC MISSION: COMMUNITY OUTREACH Solidarity with communities in need continues to be a vital part of MC education. This is clearly embodied in the Service-Learning program of the Higher Education Unit (HEU) that enables students and faculty from the different colleges to collaborate with various communities as part of their course requirements. At present, there are twenty (20) classes whose students are linked to and serving communities around the Miriam College area. Photo shows Tourism and Leisure Management students working with community leaders of Barangay Salapan, San Juan on a proposed rehabilitation project of the San Juan River. The HEU deans are keen to expand the program to more classes in the future. Congratulations to our students and faculty for concretely demonstrating the MC mission and value of service. Alumni too have the opportunity to be part of an outreach program especially designed for alumni. This is the Miriam Volunteer Mission coordinated by the Miriam Identity, Service and Mission Office (MISMO) of the school. This program deploys alumni to various mission venues of the Maryknoll Sisters for a given period of time. Interested alumni can sign up through the Alumni Engagement Office, and we will be happy to liaise with MISMO on how you can have this extraordinary experience.

MMCAA BUILDS SR. MARISSA LICHAUCO COMMUNITY SHED IN LAIBAN

On October 6, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Maryknoll/Miriam College Alumni Association (MMCAA) trooped to Rizal Province to visit Laiban, Miriam College’s partner community, for the ground-breaking of the Sr. Marissa Lichauco Community Shed, a much-needed facility donated by the MMCA in honor of the much-loved Maryknoll nun who mentored many of our older alumni and is the environmental warrior who was instrumental in the creation of the Mini Forest Park at the Katipunan campus. Click here (http://www.mcalumni.org/love-made-visible-in-laiban/) to read about the activity and the meaningful trip as recounted by one of the MMCAA BOT members.

MC FACILITIES OPEN FOR ALUMNI The alumni and your families are most welcome to avail of the services offered by these facilities. Campus Ministry (CMO) Services Available: Daily Masses, Prayer Intentions and other events Contact Information: Adie Isidro - 9306272 local 2190, gisidro@mc.edu.ph Integrated Lifestyle and Wellness Center (ILAW Center) Services: see flyer Contact Information: Valentine Saludar – 9306272 local 8257, vsaludar@mc.edu.ph

Kulay Salon (by Miriam Adult Education) Services: Hair Treatments, Coloring and Hair Cut, Hand Foot and Body Care Services Service Hours: Monday to Thursday 1PM to 6PM Contact Information: MAE Training Center (by the College Parking Lot)

#MCConnect: Events for our Alumni

CALLING ALL MC BATCH REPS! SAVE THE DATE! The MC Alumni Engagement Office is calling on all class/batch representatives to come to the very first MC Council of Representatives (MC-CORE) Forum on February 9, 2018, from 9am to 3:00pm, at the ESI Conference Room in Miriam College QC campus. This will be the first time class representatives will be gathered together for a fun and productive day of getting school updates, meeting other reps and forward planning. Details will follow. We would love to see many, if not all, of you on February 9, 2019! RSVP to Mian Arcega from the MC-AEO at marcega@mc.edu.ph, 9306272 local 1105, or 09055740246 (SMS, Whatsapp or Viber). WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Miriam College Alumni Engagement Office (MC-AEO) General Services: Newsletter, Information and Communication, Alumni Giving , Lifelong Learning for alumni Location: Room 114, Caritas Hall, Miriam College, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, QC Philippines 1108 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm Contact Information: Aurorita “Rorit” Mendoza, Director – +632 9306272 local 1109 | amendoza@mc.edu.ph Mary Ann “Mian” Arcega, Manager – +632 9306272 local 1105 | marcega@mc.edu.ph Direct Line: +632 4359266 | Office Email: miriamcollegealumni@gmail.com Maryknoll/Miriam College Alumni Association (MMCAA) Services: Alumni Membership Card, Homecoming, Project MMaria, Family of Authors Location: Room 112, Caritas Hall, Miriam College, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, QC Philippines 1108 Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00am-5:00pm Contact Information: Vanya Tantoco or Angel Tacsiat – +632 9306272 local 1187 | alumni@mc.edu.ph