THE quest is on for the official logo and hymn of the 400th anniversary of the University.
Entries to the centennial logo and the centennial hymn making-contests are now accepted. The search opened on Aug. 15.
According to Dr. Cristina Cabral, Public Alumni Affairs Office (PAAO) director, the concept of the song and the logo should represent the theme of the celebration, “UST 2011: Unending Grace.”
The contests are open to students, faculty members, employees and alumni of the University.
Criteria for the logo are originality (40 per cent), significance (30 per cent), and overall impact (30 per cent). Criteria for the song are (30 per cent) and musicality (70 per cent).
The hymn may be a collaborative work, Cabral said.
The deadline is on Jan. 31, 2006. The logo finalists will be exhibited at the Beato Angelico Bldg. on Feb. 15 until March 3. Winners will be announced on April 28, the 395th anniversary of the University.
Meanwhile, the University has also started to popularizSe the centennial celebration in the country through the launching of a centennial commemorative cover. College of Fine Arts and Design professor Jaime Pascua designed the cover or letter envelope, which bears an image of UST founder Miguel Benavides and the UST logo. The cover, published by the Philippine Post, has 2000 copies being sold at P50 each. It is assigned to different post offices in Metro Manila such as Quezon City, Caloocan. Manila, and UST. Three hundred copies will soon be available at the Secretary General’s Office, Registrar’s office, Museum of Arts and Sciences and UST Publishing house. Proceeds of the sales will go to the UST 4th Centennial fund.
Other than the centennial cover, the University will launch a centennial commemorative stamp through another contest in 2009, Cabral said.
“The contest must be two years before the celebration to allot time for the approval of the Philippine Post, “Cabral said. “ The process will take around a year.”
Cabral encouraged all Thomasians to participate in the contests.
“Four hundred years is 400 years. It’s a grand celebration,” Cabral said. “It would be a great experience to be a part of the University’s history.”
