Participants of the Asian Journal Network, hosted by UST through UNITAS, Kritike, and Philippiniana Sacra, had a tour of the UST campus on October 2, 2024. The Office of Public Affairs Director Ms. Michaella Lagniton and Senior Staff Writer Ms. Christie Cruz shared the history of the University during their tour, which included the UST Museum. The guests were accompanied by the UST Scholar-in-Residence and UNITAS EIC Dr. Maria Luisa Reyes (front row, with white scarf) and the Philippiniana Sacra Editor Rev. Fr. Jesus M. Miranda, Jr., O.P., Ph.D. (sixth from right)Two of the world’s leading scholars from the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University visited UST on October 8, 2024. The Salzburger Hochschulwochen Theology Prize winner Prof. Dr. José Casanova (sixth from left) and the inaugural holder of the Ignacio Ellacuria Chair of Catholic Social Thought Prof. Dr. Peter Phan (fifth from left) were welcomed by officials of the UST Institute of Religion (IR), the Center for Theology Religious Studies, and Ethics (CTRSE), the Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSED), UST Faculty of Arts and Letters, assisted by the UST Office of Public Affairs Director Ms. Michaella Lagniton (rightmost).A group of Dominican sisters and high school students from the Yayasan Santo Dominikus in Indonesia and Siena College of Taytay, led by SCT President Sr. Daisy Fornan, O.P. (standing, fifth from left), visited the University of Santo Tomas on October 26, 2024. With them are Santíssimo Rosario Parish Church Deacon Rev. Johnny Luntungan, O.P. (back row, fourth from right), and the UST Office of Public Affairs team led by Director Ms. Michaella Lagniton (standing, second from left), who welcomed the guests.The PET Lamp Project Co-founder and Head Designer Álvaro Catalán de Ocón (sixth from left), winner of the 2023 Spanish National Design Award, visited the University on October 17, 2024 for a lecture with students from the CFAD Industrial Design Program. He was accompanied by the Embassy of Spain in the Philippines (@EmbSpainManila) Cultural Counselor and First Secretary Mr. Alvaro Garcia Moreno (seventh from left). The UST Office of Public Affairs Director Ms. Michaella Lagniton (rightmost) assisted CFAD officials, led by the Dean Asst. Prof. Mary Christie Que (fifth from left), in welcoming the guests.
