CBA reps present papers in Thailand
Through the years, colleges have been actively participating in
DLSU-D’s thrust of intensifying academic research, and the College
of Business Administration (CBA) is among them. Recently, two of its faculty members presented their papers during the 7th Annual South East Asian Association for Institutional Research held at the
Assumption University Bang-na Campus, Bangkok, Thailand.Allied Business Department (ABD) Chair Don Malabanan and ABD faculty Dr. Felda Olimpia Peña joined other academicians,
researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, and managers in higher education institutions from the Southeast Asian region and nearby countries in the international conference.Peña discussed her University Faculty Research Office-funded paper on the skills and competencies of DLSU-D business graduates of schoolyear 2003-2004 as perceived by educators and the industry. Her paper attempted to determine the existence of congruence or incongruence of what is taught to the business graduates and what is needed by the business sector.
Results revealed that an over-all congruence exists between the perceptions of the business sector on the competencies developed in DLSU-D and the competencies the CBA graduates contribute to their jobs. However, there are incongruences in certain knowledge and skills needed by the business sector and the knowledge and skills actually contributed by the DLSU-D CBA graduates to their jobs.On the other hand, Malabanan presented a paper on the
“Profitability Analysis of Degree Programs for DLSU-D.” Using the “cost analysis” as a starting point, his paper presented the profits derived from each student for each degree by deducting the cost originally computed from the revenues per student per degree. He discussed that the study is beneficial in providing a workable framework to the University in analyzing historical trends of average costs, revenues, and profit. It could also a basis for allocating funds for different units and for setting school fees.Peña, together with Planning Director Jose Mario Maximiano, is scheduled for another international paper presentation sponsored by the Commission on Higher Education in October.
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BSD faculty presented a paper in the 7th International Flora Malesiana Symposium in NetherlandsMelanie P. Medecilo, BSD faculty member & Head of the College of Science Faculty Research Council, represented DLSU-D by presenting her research paper titled “Systematics of Philippine Alocasia (Schott) G. Don (Araceae)” in the Seventh International Flora Malesiana Symposium in Leiden, Netherlands. Attended by more than 175 participants from research institutes/foundations, universities, and big museums of the Malesian region (Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Singapore) and of different parts of the globe( USA, Germany, Canada, Europe, UK, among others), the symposium was hosted by Flora Malesiana Foundation, Hortus Botanicus Leiden, Universiteit Leiden and Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen.
The symposium held June 17-21,2007 delved on topics surrounding the classifications of plants: floras, magnoliids, bioinformatics, monocots, rosids, New Guinea, uses, Philippines, cryptogams, paleobotany, biogeography, asterids, ecology and conservation and phylogenies. More than 60 poster papers were also exhibited for public viewing, plus, a mid-week excursion in coastal defenses and vegetation in nearby towns of Leiden.
Ms. Medecilo’s attendance to the symposium was funded partly by the National Herbarium Nederlaand Leiden Branch, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and DLSU-Dasmarinas. A five-year faculty of BSD, Ms. Medecilo had published several papers and was also acclaimed as the Outstanding Faculty of DLSU-D in 2006.
LLD faculty receives international symposium scholarship
The National University of Singapore- the leading university in Asia- through its Center for English Language Communication (CELC), has chosen Christopher Gabriel, faculty of the Languages and Literature Department and Research Publications Coordinator of UFRO, as one of the recipients of the CELC International Symposium 2007 Scholarships. The scholarship is awarded to deserving teachers and scholars whose scholarly works bear high academic merits in terms of their potentials in originality and relevance to the theme of the Second CELC International Symposium for English Language Teachers, The English Language Teaching and Learning Landscape: Continuity, Innovation, and Diversity.
Experts in the fields of language learning and language teaching composed of Stephen Krashen (University of Southern California, USA), Ken Hyland (University of London, UK) Amy Tsui ( University of Hongkong, China) and Deng Xudong ( National University of Singapore and Chair of the 2007 CELC Symposium) evaluated the merits of Gabriel’s paper titled, Influence of materials on second language learners’ ability to contextually process verbs. The paper is the only research written by a Filipino to make it to the highly competitive selection criteria for the scholarship(awarded only to five paper presenters) besting more than sixty presenters from all over the world. Gabriel, who holds a masters degree in English Language and Literature Teaching from the Ateneo de Manila University, specializes in second language acquisition, teacher and trainer training, and discourse grammar. He is set to leave on May 29 for the three-day symposium commencing on May 30 at Hilton Hotel, Orchard Road, Singapore. The scholarship includes a waiver of symposium registration fee and an honorarium.
BSD faculty’s paper wins in int’l symposium
Biological Sciences faculty members Melanie Medecilo and Hazel Anne Luyon’s poster paper, “The Lowland Evergreen Dipterocarp Forest of Mts. Palaypalay Mataas Na Gulod National Park Luzon Island, Philippines,” was named Best Poster Paper during the 2nd Symposium on Long-Term Ecological Research and Biodiversity Studies in East Asia Region held at the Central Mindanao University (CMU) in Bukidnon on Oct. 25-26.
Medecilo and Luyon’s University Faculty Research Office-funded paper won over 42 other papers presented during the event. The symposium was organized by CMU, Long-Term Ecological Research Networks, an international programme of biodiversity science, and Commission on Higher Education.
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CAD faculty named outstanding PR practitioner
Communication Arts faculty Roel Ramirez was awarded the Gawad Panday, the highest honor and recognition given to an individual or institution in the public relations profession by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP). The award was given during the 13th National PR Congress held at the Intercon Hotel in Makati City on September 28-29, in celebration of the Public Relations Month.
Ramirez was given the highest honor in recognition of his many pioneering and significant contributions in the advancement and professionalization of the public relations practice in the country. He served the PRSP for 10 terms, wrote several public relations books, and conceptualized the Gawad Panday in 1997. He also spearheaded the organization of the Public Relations Student Society of the Philippines , which provides an excellent training ground for future public relations practitioners.
The two other awardees honored were RR de la Cruz (posthumous), author of the first Filipino textbook in public relations and prominent fund raiser for civic activities, and Hon. Richard Gordon, senator of the Republic of the Philippines and Chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross.
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September 01-15, 2006
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AWARDEES (SY 2005-2006)
FACULTY AWARDEES ( SY 2005-2006 )
1. National Awardees
Mr. Marlon C. Pareja - Official Philippine Representative
2005 Novartis International Biotechnology Leadership CampMr. Norbel A. Tabo - Best Workshop Presenter
40 th Biology Teacher's Association (BIOTA) National Conference2. Publications in International Journals
Dr. Cristina C. Salibay - Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, Volume 36 Suppl.4,2005 pages 10-13
3. Paper Presentations
Facts About Mounts Palay - Palay/Mataas na Gulod National Park at Maragondon-Ternate, Cavite : A Conference on Environmental Preservation Conservation and Restoration
Ms. Rubie M. causaren
Mr. Johnny A. Ching and Ms. Marigel A. Javier
Ms. Cherry Cuevas
Mr. Michael C. Guyamin
Mr. Ronaldo D.Lagat
Ms. Melanie P. Medecilo and Hazel Anne V. Luyon
Ms. Amor Liezl R.Miranda
Ms. Janette C. Papa
Mr. Marlon C. Pareja
Mr. Jonathan S. Rubio
CET faculty recognized in nat'l conventionTwo Civil Engineering faculty members Engrs. Arnaldo Reyes and Francisco Puazo Jr. were given recognition by the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) during its 2006 National Midyear Convention held recently.
Engr. Reyes was conferred as Specialist in Construction Management and Engineering due to his extensive study and experience as Project Development Officer at the Department of Science and Technology. Engr. Punzalan, on the other hand, was named Session Chairman in Water Resources and Hydraulics Engineering.
With the theme of “Advocacy for Sustainability: National Development and Civil Engineering Profession,” the convention was hosted by PICE-Palawan, which rolled out the red carpet for more than 1,200 civil engineers from all over the country.-Newsette