CE Dep’t assists ICC-La Salle

The Civil Engineering Department organized a seminar and field trip for 12 engineering students and two faculty members of Immaculate Concepcion College – La Salle (ICC-La Salle). The sister school in Ozamis City will be graduating its first batch of civil engineering students in March 2001. Held from October 16 to20, the events were designed to provide the students of ICC-La Salle the industry exposure that would complement their academic preparations.

The group visited several industrial plants and construction projects. The success of the visits was achieved through the help of the alumni and members of the Industry-Academe Linkage Program. Last October 20, the group visited DLSU-Manila where they were given a campus tour and a demonstration on the Primavera Project Planning Software and ACECOMS Grasp Software by the CE faculty and students.

The faculty members of DLSU-Manila should deliver lectures to the students to reinforce the lectures of ICC-La Salle teachers who are still pursuing their graduate degrees. This arrangement is contained in the Memorandum of Agreement signed between DLSU-Manila and ICC-La Salle. Dr. Andres Winston Oreta went to Ozamiz City on September 10-14 and gave reinforcing lectures on structural engineering subjects. In the same manner, CE faculty Francisco Franco will visit ICC-La Salle on November 13-16 to lecture on construction materials and project management topics.

These activities reflect the realization of the CE Department’s role as a CHED Center of Development in Civil Engineering tasked to assist other civil engineering schools. In the future, ICC-La Salle will be officially included in the “Adopt an Engineering School Project” of the College of Engineering.

SPS administrators attend student development workshop

Nine administrators of the Student Personnel Services (SPS) recently attended the Inter-Institutional Consortium (I-IC) seminar-workshop on “Integrated Approach to Student Development” held on October 19 to 21 at St. Paul College of Manila.

Dean of Student Affairs Monina Banaynal, I-IC Student Affairs Committee chair, led the participants from the University, namely: Evelyn Lopez, Student Development Office director; Kristine Pineda, Student Publications Office director; Kit Bonnet, Office of Student Activities director; Grace Cura, Cultural Arts Office director; Amie Galang, Lasallian Pastoral Office director; Maya Bernardo, Office of Career Services director; Nhing Baldeo, Discipline Office (DO) coordinator, and Ohda Caballero, DO education section head.

College of Business and Economics Research and Development Director Dr. Divina Edralin facilitated the topic on “The Student Affairs Worker: A Facilitator of the Integrated Approach to Student Development.” Other topics discussed were in-school youth situation, theories and principles of student development, integrated approach in student activities model, and integrated approach in student discipline model.

The event was also participated in by representatives from I-IC member schools: Philippine Christian University, Philippine Normal University, St. Paul College of Manila, and St. Scholastica’s College.

Philexport, DLSU-Manila ink MOA on services sector competitiveness

Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. President Sergio Ortiz-Luis (left) and DLSU System President Brother Rolando Dizon, FSC enter into a memorandum of agreement to develop the competitiveness of various service subsectors in the counrty. The project involves the creation of a performance monitoring scheme and the identification of concrete steps outlining competitiveness-enhancement strategies.

The University, through the Center for Business and Economics Research and Development (CBERD) headed by Dr. Divina Edralin,will lead the formulation of an action plan.