A two-day learning and development activity organized by the Gender and Development (GAD) Office and Employees Association was held with topics on GAD agenda formulation and mental health sensitization. Dr. Bernardita E. Brillon, former GAD Head and HRMO and Prof. Gino A. Cabrera, Officer-in-Charge of HRMO served as the resource speakers and workshop facilitators.
Personally attended by the University President herself, Dr. Doracie B. Zoleta-Nantes expressed her admiration and appreciation to the non-teaching personnel of the University as they are the unsung heroes working at the forefront of the University’s operations. She emphasized that formulating their own GAD agenda addressing issues that centered around their own welfare is a testament of University’s quest for excellence and equality.
During the workshop, the best efforts of SLSU employees were manifested in the “Living Gallery” activity reflecting their commitment in the SLSU Employees Association’s GAD agenda formulation. With the mental health sensitization seminar, participants were given assignments which include creating happy memories, cultivating their inner potentials, and considering expressive arts as a form of relief from stress.
All in all, activity conveys that SLSU administration as well as the Employees Association give prime importance to inclusivity and mental health.