The American Spaces Philippines Conference 2025 convened from 20 to 22 August 2025 at Bai Hotel Cebu, Mandaue City. The conference drew together leading minds from across the American Spaces network in the country rooted on the theme, “Building on the Past, Learning from the Present, and Shaping the Future of American Spaces.”
The three-day event was attended by SLU representatives, namely, Vice President for Academic Affairs Feline P. Espique, PhD, American Corner (AC) Baguio Director Joey Gapasin, and AC Baguio Coordinator, Michelle Ambloza.
The conference recognized AC Baguio’s 2024 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program for its exemplary effort in implementing the program. It also gave an opportunity for AC Baguio to present to the group its best practices, particularly on the AC Student Associates Mobilization (SAM) volunteer program and the newly renovated AC Baguio space.
One of the highlights of the conference included the conference participants’ benchmarking visit toAC Cebu located at the San Carlos University Talamban Campus.
American Spaces are publicly accessible centers worldwide designed to encourage engagement between local communities and the United States. There are over 600 American Spaces situated in universities like SLU, shopping centers, libraries, government buildings, and embassy grounds across more than 140 countries.
SLU’s participation in American Spaces Philippines Conference 2025 affirms United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 17 (Partnership for the Goals). (Article by J.Gapasin | Photos by AC Baguio)
