Distinction. Student life Student Government The College of Arts and Sciences Student Executive Board is the executive office with the largest scope of functions and student body. The two other student government branches in UA&P are dedicated in serving students in the Entrepreneurial Management and Information Technology programs. As of 2012, the SEB has been called the USG (University Student Government). Student organizations Kultura (Filipino term for "culture") is an arts center based in the university that organizes arts galleries and exhibitions, theater performances and concerts. It also moderates student-led arts organizations such as Dulaang ROC, Creative Writers' Guild, I-SA Dance Crew, ViARE and the UA&P Chorale to name a few. The Office of Student Affairs' civics desk holds the annual youth conference Civitas Asia and the BIGGKAS project which extends tutorial sessions to local public schools. The desk also supports student organizations with socio-civic aims and activities. Virtus is the UA&P Competition League, an association of the University's academic competing teams. It consists of FORUM: The UA&P Debate Society, Aureum: The UA&P Case Competition Pool, Odyssey: The UA&P Junior College Competition Pool, Citadel: The UA&P Investment Society, Minerva: The UA&P Public Policy Delegation, Trivium: The UA&P English Olympiad, Icarus: The UA&P STEAM Team, and the UA&P Model United Nations. Virtus has led numerous student achievements including making UA&P the first Philippine university to win the Asian Business Case Competition @ Nanyang, Citibank APAC Treasury and Trade Solutions Case Competition, and 2022 Asian English Olympics, among other local and international events. Athletics The university competes in the Men's National Collegiate Athletics Association (MNCAA) and the Women's National Collegiate Athletics Association (WNCAA). The university supports teams in basketball, futsal, volleyball, handball, tennis, badminton, swimming, arnis, taekwondo, aikido, karate, table tennis and athletics. In December 2008, the men's futsal team won the championship cup in the MNCAA. In October 2009, the women's basketball and volleyball teams won the championship titles in the WNCAA. In February 2012, the UA&P Firestarters, the university's all-female cheerdance varsity, grabbed the WNCAA cheerdance competition gold. Notable alumni Cayetano Paderanga Jr. - Former Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority Jose V. Romero Jr. - ambassador, statesman Ralph Recto - President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines Victor Yap - Governor of 2nd district of Tarlac Alex Gonzaga - artist, television host, influencer Abra - rapper References External links Official website Business schools in the