SDSU Bayanihan, Filipino American Faculty and Staff Association
Mission Statement
With the aim of fostering an inclusive environment, the Bayanihan Filipino American
Faculty and Staff Association is committed to increasing awareness, education, and
promotion of Filipino American culture at SDSU.
Isang Bagsak!
There are five primary objectives of the San Diego State University Filipino American Faculty and Staff Association. These include:
- Contributing to the recruitment of Fil-Am faculty/staff while enhancing career pathways for current Fil-Am faculty/staff.
- Fostering an environment of inclusion for faculty and staff from underrepresented groups.
- Cultivating relationships with the local community that advance the well-being of diverse individuals and communities.
- Celebrating the diversity of the SDSU community through activities that increase awareness, education, and promotion of Filipino American culture.
- Bolstering the Fil-Am pipeline of students to SDSU by strengthening our relationships with A.B. Samahan, SDSU Samahan Filipino American Alumni, and other community and educational partners.
Goal 1: Collect narratives of ERG members that convey the positive impact that their connection to Bayanihan has on their connection to the Filipino American community and SDSU.
“I am in Bayanihan because…” is a social media campaign that highlights both the staff
member and the impact of ERG.
We had a total of 3 Instagram posts of members participating in this social media
campaign.
Goal 2: Increase in engagement at ERG events (i.e., increased attendance at monthly Kapehan general member meetings and other ERG events) by tracking membership attendance at events to determine overall membership engagement in comparison to the entire membership roster and repeat attendees.
185 member engagements over the 29 host/co-hosted events
Goal 3: Increase Filipino and Filipino American awareness on campus via campus partner collaborations, such as Filipino Heritage Night. Measured by: Increased ERG membership and Campus and community collaborations (programs)
We gained 11 new members this past year (passing our goal of 80 members) and only
lost 2 members (per our current records) due to leaving the University.
Through Lana's efforts, we have hosted multiple history lessons during our monthly
Kapehan meetings on both Philippines and United States history as it pertains to the
Filipino and Filipinx American experience including, but not limited to,:
Impacts of Typhoon Tino and Typhoon Uwan in the Philippines
EDSA 49th Anniversary
Larry Itliong & Delano Manongs
128th Philippine Independence Day/Araw ng Kalayaan
Through our new partnership with one of our new ERG members, Shelby Solis, we increased
the awareness of Filipino and Filipino-American student athletes and staff through
to the implementation of the following Filipino Heritage Nights at SDSU:
(inaugural) Filipino Heritage Night: SDSU Football with 10 Attendees
(inaugural) Filipino Heritage Night: SDSU Women's Basketball with 3 Attendees
(inaugural) Filipino Heritage Night: SDSU Baseball
Due to our Joanne's efforts as our Community Liaison, we also increased Filipino and
Filipino American Awareness within the San Diego community:
Volunteering at House of Philippines
Balboa Nights
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Bayanihan Officer Board 2024-2025
- Chair – Melani Soto, M.A.
- Vice Chair – Lianne Aratea
- Secretary – Matthew H. Garcia, M.A.
- Social Media and Events Manager – Lana Bautista
- Community Liaison – Joanne Rullan
- Kuyate Legacy Advisor – Michael Juan, P.h.D.
For more information please contact us at [email protected].
Are you a community organization interested in partnering with us? Send us an email introducing yourself and share your vision for partnership.
Follow us on Instagram, @bayanihansdsu
Don't know if you can join the SDSU Bayanihan ERG? Read our by-laws to determine eligibility.
