31 August 2010

National Scientific Meeting on Health Social Science Visayas-Mindanao Regional Conference

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the University of San Carlos together with De La Salle University through funding support from Ford Foundation is organizing the 1st National Scientific Meeting on Health Social Science Visayas-Mindanao Regional Conference. The theme of the conference is: Health Social Science in the Philippines: Practices, Policies and Prospects. It will be held on January 21, 2011 at the Cebu Midtown Hotel.

We are requesting you to submit your abstracts online through this website: www.hssconference.0fees.net. Abstracts must not be more than 300 words and must not have been published or presented in any conference. Your abstracts must fall within the following health areas and sub-themes:

* a) Special health care concerns: nutrition security, reproductive health, gender health and development;
* b) Population-based health care initiatives: implementation, and evaluation, community participation and health care,disaster and health, migration and health, health ethics;
* c) Health sector reforms and the reproductive health initiative;
* d) Emerging and re-emerging infections: HIV/AIDS/STIs, Dengue, AH1N1;
* e) Recently adopted approaches in: health social science research, health systems research, improvement of health care

The deadline for submission of abstracts will be on August 31, 2010. Full and partial scholarships are available for chosen abstracts.

The Conference Secretariat
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
University of San Carlos-Talamban Campus
Tel. #: (32)3443801 loc 449
Email address: rh_judy@yahoo.com

27 August 2010

Nursing Licensure Examination Results July 2010

A graduate of Ateneo de Naga University topped the nursing licensure examination last July wherein only two-fifths of the total examinees passed, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced yesterday.

With an average of 86.80 percent, Rayan Oliva led more than 37,000 examinees in the licensure examination that was held in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.

PRC said that only 37,679, or 41 percent out of the 91,008 who took the exams passed, but 92 graduates landed in the Top 10 with grades ranging from 84.60 to 86.80 percent.

Placing second was Aileen Austria, of Delos Santos-STI College Inc., with a grade of 86.40 percent, while two University of Santo Tomas (UST) alumni, Allyce Joana de Leon and Anna Vanessa Gan, shared the third spot with an 86 percent average.

In fourth was Centro Escolar University-Manila graduate Alyssa Leonila Guiam with a grade of 85.80 percent.

Charmaine Gauiran, of Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Memorial School; Vida Theresa Gumangan, of Saint Louis University; Abigail Icasiano, of Arellano University-Manila; Weena Marie Lim, of UST; John Joseph Montalbo, of Far Eastern University (FEU)-Manila; Jan Michael Ong of Our Lady of Fatima University (OLFU) and Joan Tejada, of Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Memorial School shared fifth place with a grade of 85.60 percent.

Another OLFU graduate, Zyrus Ronn Bernasor, and University of the Philippines-Manila graduate Rouchel Anne Briones scored 85.40 percent and landed sixth.

In seventh place were Peter James Abad of UP-Manila; Merjorie May Adolfo of Cebu Normal University; Clarence Joy Custodio of Saint Joseph College-Cavite City; Nico Paulo Dimal of Angeles University Foundation; Kris Ray Dumaguin of Velez College; Stela Joy Engada of West Visayas State University; Jan Christian Feliciano of UST; Jose Paolo Julian Galeon of Tarlac State University; Paulo Kristoffer Macsinag of De La Salle University-Health Sciences Institute; Joy Ann Tan of Notre Dame of Dadiangas College and Emer Joy Vale of University of Bohol with a score of 85.20 percent.

Hana Kirstie Abello of UP-Manila; Kea Capio of UST; Ana Francesca Centeno of UST; Grace Cecile Co of UP-Manila; Michael Prince del Rosario of Lorma College; Rouella Christina Fajardo of UST; Joe Mari Flores of Cebu Normal University; Donna May Fronda of Saint Joseph-Cavite; Renan James Lim of UST; Romina Manaloto of OLFU-QC; Marian Sheryl Milo of Saint Louis University; Maria Kriselda Rosales of Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas, Cristina Satiada of Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and Liberal Arts; Laurence Lester Tan of UST; Elise Cara Teng of Trinity University of Asia; Marie Kathrina Tojong of University of the Visayas-Mandaue City and Jaylyn Villafania of Saint Louis University landed in eight spot with an average of 85 percent.

Ninth placers were Jamela Arcilla of FEU-Manila; Czarina Myrnelli Buenafe of Northwestern University; Arcel Cabigting of Angeles University Foundation; Elaine Katrina Cala, of UST; Julie Ann Clarin of UST; Ancel de Guzman of Holy Angel University; Eleanor de la Paz of Saint Louis University; Ria Leah Esporlas of University of Perpetual Help System Dalta-Las Piñas; Elaine Lapaan of Saint Louis University; Nico Pajes of Ateneo de Zamboanga; Ana Jeska Peñaranda, of West Visayas State University; Jan Roland Pomuceno of Notre Dame of Dadiangas; Angeline Rempillo of Our Lady of Guadalupe Colleges; Nicael Salazar of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig; Ferie Angelica Yvan Silvino of FEU-Manila; Ivy Susvilla of Cebu Normal University; Kara Deneice Tueres and Ace Brian Verallo of OLFU-Valenzuela with a grade of 84.80 percent.

Completing the top 10 were Abegael Bacol of Manila Doctors College; Ramon Carlo Baring of CEU-Manila; Robert Barit of Medical College of Northern Philippines; Livia Barrieses, of Riverside College; Maria Virginia Cuayzon of OLFU and Kathleen Anne de Leon of Chinese General Hospital College with a grade of 84.60 percent.

The oath-taking ceremony of the successful examinees in Manila as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oath of Professional will be on Sept. 20 and 21 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City. [via]

23 August 2010

USC Alumni Association Message

Beloved Carolinians, it is my pleasure and privilege to address you and share with you the vision of the USC Alumni Association, now the umbrella of all internal and external Alumni chapters. The internal chapters are the college and department -based alumni associations within the university, and the external chapters are the different alumni associations organized outside the university.

As we celebrate milestones and expand horizons in our lives as Carolinians, we envision strengthening all the chapters; the alumni associations based on their professions and graduation batches to organize and link with their colleges and departments and with the alumni affairs office; and those geographically-based to register as an alumni association at the usc alumni affairs office to provide the office the opportunity to network with them thus making one USC Alumni Association. To quote the usc alumni association manual: “The USC Alumni Associations forms a constituency, a human network that exists to promote the mission of the University of San Carlos to pursue educational and professional excellence; broaden friendships among member alumni and sustain loyalty to Christian ideals.”

We, Carolinians are called to be professionally competent, morally responsible and socially aware wherever we are and whatever we do. Faithfulness to our calling means, we ought to become people who are professionally able to accomplish the tasks assigned to us in our workplace and communities and endeavour to perform with excellence in our contribution to education, research, science, literature and other creative endeavours. We ought to become people who steadfastly live the Christian ideals handed to us by our Alma Mater and excel in demonstrating moral integrity and proficiency in the practice of our professions in business management, civil administration, public service and entrepreneurship. We ought to become people-oriented people dedicated to serve the causes of the under-privileged and marginalized; and to community services exemplifying the Christian values of love, justice, peace, integrity of creation and harmony among people of different cultures and creed. Therefore, Carolinians are urged to pursue activities that enhance this calling.

On the other hand, it is part and parcel of our calling as Carolinians to become aware of the development needs of our Alma Mater and offer our support in achieving her goals. This awareness urges us to uncover and perform our tasks as Carolinians for the benefit of our university and our own.

My dear Carolinians, the USC Alumni Association and the Alumni Affairs Office are here for us all to provide the leadership, the means and service support in sustaining our efforts to develop and reinforce the bonds between the university and the alumni; promote the unity and diversity within the university family; and bring together and synergize efforts of alumni chapters to achieve the common goals and mission of the association.

In behalf of the University, I express my heartfelt appreciation of your efforts to organize your alumni associations; and we assure you of our support in all your endeavours. May we all be blessed by the Holy Triune God with harmony, one mind and heart, so that we may truly become Witnesses of the Word in the World. Thank you.

Fr. Patricio R. de los Reyes Jr., SVD, MAPS - Director
Scholarships, Alumni Affairs & Placement

11 August 2010

First USC Graduate Journal Academic Forum

USC Graduate Journal University of San Carlos, Cebu City, in cooperation with The College of Arts and Sciences and The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Presents

THE 1STUSC GRADUATE JOURNAL ACADEMIC FORUM
“The Philippine Main Educational Highway: What Is It and How Will It Affect Our Educational System?”

FR. DIONISIO MIRANDA, SVD, STD
University President
MAIN SPEAKER

Wednesday, 25 August 2010, at 2:00 p.m.
College of Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA) Theater,
University of San Carlos –Technological Center
Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City

Panel of Reactors:

Andresa S. Allera, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Engineering

Antonio E. Batomalaque, Ed.D. -ISRM
Dean, College of Education

Ramon S. Del Fierro, Ph.D
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Yolanda C. Deliman, MS PHARM
Dean, College of Pharmacy

Joseph Michael P. Espina, MURP
Dean, College of Architecture and Fine Arts

Alex L. Monteclar, Ll.B.
Dean, College of Law

Rene Y. Paquibut, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Commerce

Antonia F. Pascual, MN, MSN
Dean, College of Nursing

05 August 2010

National Scientific Meeting on Health Social Science Visayas-Mindanao Regional Conference

Call for Abstracts to the 1st National Scientific Meeting on Health Social Science
Visayas - Mindanao Regional Conference

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology of the University of San Carlos together with De La Salle University through funding support from Ford Foundation is organizing the 1st National Scientific Meeting on Health Social Science Visayas-Mindanao Regional Conference. The theme of the conference is: Health Social Science in the Philippines: Practices, Policies and Prospects. It will be held on January 21, 2011 at the Cebu Midtown Hotel.

We are requesting you to submit your abstracts online through this website: www.hssconference.0fees.net. Abstracts must not be more than 300 words and must not have been published or presented in any conference. Your abstracts must fall within the following health areas and sub-themes:

* a) Special health care concerns: nutrition security, reproductive health, gender health and development;
* b) Population-based health care initiatives: implementation, and evaluation, community participation and health care,disaster and health, migration and health, health ethics;
* c) Health sector reforms and the reproductive health initiative;
* d) Emerging and re-emerging infections: HIV/AIDS/STIs, Dengue, AH1N1;
* e) Recently adopted approaches in: health social science research, health systems research, improvement of health care

The deadline for submission of abstracts will be on August 31, 2010. Full and partial scholarships are available for chosen abstracts.

The Conference Secretariat
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
University of San Carlos-Talamban Campus
Tel. #: (32)3443801 loc 449
Email address: rh_judy@yahoo.com

02 August 2010

Randy David at USC for Rudolf Rahmann Lecture Series

The USC Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites you to the third lecture of Rudolf Rahmann Lecture Series.

Professor Randy David will give a lecture on "The Role of Public Intellectuals in the Social Transformation of the Philippines” on August 19, 2010, Thursday, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Rigney Hall, Talamban campus.

Randy David is Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Philippines in Diliman. A media personality, Professor David writes a long-running column (Public Lives) for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and hosted one of the longest-running public affairs talk shows on Philippine television, Public Forum. He is also a multi-awarded author and has penned books on Sociology and Philippine Society. Two of his books, Reflections on Sociology and Philippine Society (2002) and Nation, Self, and Citizenship: An Invitation to Philippine Sociology (2003) won the Manila Critics' Circle National Book Awards.

The Rudolf Rahmann Lecture Series is organized by the Department of Sociology & Anthropology. It is named after Rev. Rudolf Rahmann, SVD in recognition of his contribution to the development of social sciences at USC. A renowned ethnologist, he ordered the establishment of San Carlos publications and became its first editor. He also established anthropology at all degree levels. He began his stint at USC as head of the graduate school and later became president of the university. Rahmann earned his PhD in ethnology from the University of Vienna.

Author: Department of Sociology and Anthropology
30 / July / 2010