THE UST Human Resource Department (HRD) will be led by a new director after its head of 13 years was appointed acting dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (Artlets).
A circular released by the Office of the Secretary General on Dec. 31 named Asst. Prof. Maureen Gelle-Jimenez of the College of Commerce and Business Administration as the new director of the HRD.
Gelle-Jimenez served as assistant director under Jacqueline Lopez-Kaw, who headed the department from 2010 to 2022.
Kaw, a lawyer and professor at the Faculty of Civil Law, was earlier named acting Artlets dean, succeeding Prof. Marilu Madrunio.
Assoc. Prof. Melanie Turingan, the University’s assistant registrar since 2018, replaced Assoc. Prof. Alejandro Bernardo as the new Artlets assistant dean.
Asst. Prof. Kashmer Cruz was appointed as the new University assistant registrar to replace Turingan.
Louie Dasas, a senior teacher, is the new education assistant dean, while former Filipino department chair Asst. Prof. Alvin Ringgo Reyes is the new college secretary of the College of Education.
Asst. Prof. Dennis Sy is the new faculty secretary of the Institute of Religion, replacing Assoc. Prof. Allan Basas, who was appointed assistant director of the institute.
The Faculty of Engineering will have Asst. Prof. Cristina Tiangco as its new assistant dean. Tiangco replaced Asst. Prof. Anthony Bautista, who had been the faculty’s acting assistant dean since 2021.
Meanwhile, Neriza Adorna, a faculty member of the College of Science, was named school secretary of the UST Senior High School.
