New Slogan To Celebrate UPLB Loyalty Day – “AI For IA” – That Is, “Artistic & Artisanal Intelligences For Intelligent Agriculture.” AI Enriching AI Enriching All!

10 Oct 2024 – For the second time in the last 57 years, I Frank A Hilario am interrupting the celebration of “Loyalty Day” of my alma mater UPCA (now UP Los Baños). The first time was on 10 Oct by explaining that World War I, for which the UPCA faculty and student volunteered to fight in Europe – in fact, the war ended before anyone could say, “Loyalty Day!” I said the volunteerism was proof of loyalty to America, which founded UPCA.

Result? The UPCA faculty condemned Frank A Hilario and terminated his appointment as “Substitute Horticulture Lab Instructor”!

Thank God, I survived, I was accepted as “Horticulture Instructor” at Xavier University College of Agriculture (XUCA) based in Cagayan De Oro City in Northern Mindanao, and am happy to tell you that one of my students at XUCA, Nicanor “Nicky” Perlas, won the international “Right Livelihood Award” in 2003. Yes, Sir, my organic-based Horticulture played a substantial role in winning that award, because Nicky practiced it in full view of the public – right in front of the campus of UP Diliman. (Sorry, UP Diliman people did not get the organic clue! Not even UP Los Baños!)

Today, Thursday, 10 Oct 2024, I am once more disturbing the peace of Loyalty Day celebration by proposing another universal change by way of observance – changing the nature of the festivities and at the same time suggesting that all of UP Los Baños reinvent itself!
(Image sources: “Smart Farming” econtroldevices.com, “Farming For All” sociocharge.com)

I’m working out a new slogan for UP Los Baños’ “Loyalty Day” –
“Artisans/Artists in Intelligent Agriculture for the good of All!”

No, it’s not based on artificial intelligence (AI). On the contrary, that slogan is based on Multiple Intelligences (MI). I call it Artisanal/Artistic Intelligences (AIs), the name itself running counter to the original AI – my recommended UPLB AIs is based on teachers & staff working for the universal good of agriculture – especially the millions of poor farmers!

This UPLB AIs is based on Harvard professor Howard Gardner’s philosophy of multiple intelligences (MI), where there are 10:

1. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence (“Body Smart”)
2. Creative Intelligence (“Thinking Smart”), added by FAH
3. Existential Intelligence (“Life Smart”)
4. Interpersonal Intelligence (“People Smart”)
5. Intrapersonal Intelligence (“Self Smart”)
6. Mathematical-Logical Intelligence (“Number/Reasoning Smart”)
7. Musical Intelligence (“Music Smart”)
8. Naturalist Intelligence (“Nature Smart”)
9. Spatial Intelligence (“Image Smart”)
10. Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence (“Word Smart”).

That is to say, this teacher is now teaching his alma mater 10 ways of thinking in these modern times!

AIs is carrying out Romans 8:28 (NRSV): “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God” – invited to carry out Romans 8:28 are all of you people!

Recap on my UPLB Loyalty Day challenges:
10 Oct 1967 – Intelligent celebration.
10 Oct 2024 – Intelligent Agriculture!@517