United Architects of the Philippines Student Auxiliary (UAPSA) is the student organization of the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP). Its purpose is to motivate and instill discipline among architectural students and to propagate the goals and aspirations of all architects.
History
UAPSA was established in 1989 as an arm and junior partner of United Architects of the Philippines (UAP - IAPOA), the integrated and accredited professional organization of architects in the Philippines.
Jesus M. Reyes, then Vice Dean of College of Architecture and 1989 President of UAP-SC, Silangan Chapter, organized the first official UAPSA with 24 students at the Central Colleges of the Philippines (CCP) with a UAP Certificate of recognition dated November 18, 1989. It was before a sub-committee under the membership committee of UAP, until in 1990 when the organization's policy on student's auxiliary was fully implemented, more UAPSA was organized in various colleges and universities and today it is recognized nationwide.
Today, UAPSA is an organization that caters to architecture students and organizes seminars, events and activities to empower them. It has members from up to 65 different schools throughout the Philippines and is affiliated with over five thousand five hundred members.