University of San Carlos Scholarships

Scholarships

The University grants scholarship privileges as grants-in-aid to students who excel in their studies, as well as to those who qualify as members of USC varsity teams and USC performing arts groups, and to those who are financially deprived. Scholarships are likewise afforded to deserving students who meet the requirements of alumni associations, government and private scholarship benefactors. The Scholarship Program then at USC consists of those sponsored by the University, Alumni, Government and Private Institutions. Application Forms for Scholarships are to be obtained from the Office of Scholarships. Duly accomplished forms together with the specified requirements have to be submitted within the official registration period, unless otherwise specified.

As a general rule, scholarship grantees are not allowed double-scholarship at the same time. But, if there are those qualified for two scholarships funded only by the University, they can be entitled to the scholarship that provides the higher financial grant, upon the endorsement of the Office of Scholarships. However, those who are beneficiaries of a scholarship grant funded by other institutions, not by USC, or private individuals are entitled to also avail of a tuition fee discount privilege due them because of scholastic excellence (i.e., Graduation Honors and Dean’s Honors List) and membership in varsity teams and performing arts groups recognized by the University.

University-Sponsored Scholarships

1. Students with Graduation Honors
1.1 Scholarship privileges are given to students who graduated from secondary education with the following graduation honors: Valedictorian, Salutatorian, First Honorable Mention.

• VALEDICTORIANS to be granted a 100% tuition fee discount (excluding laboratory and other school fees) must come from a class of at least 60 students. Valedictorians from a class of below 60 but not less than 30 may be granted a 75% tuition fee discount; from a class of below 30 but not less than 15, they may be granted a 50% tuition fee discount.

• SALUTATORIANS to be granted a 75% tuition fee discount (excluding laboratory and other school fees) must come from a class of at least 60 students. Salutatorians from a class of below 60 but not less than 30 may be granted a 50% tuition fee discount; from a class of below 30 but not less than 15, they may be granted a 25% tuition fee discount.

• Students who ranked FIRST HONORABLE MENTION in a class of at least 60 students are granted a 50% tuition fee discount ((excluding laboratory and other school fees). Those who graduated with this honor from a class of below but not less than 30 may be granted a 25% tuition fee discount.

1.2 Students with graduation honors have to apply for the scholarship privileges to which they are entitled. They must submit a duly accomplished Application Form attaching the following requirements:

• Certification from the Principal of the secondary school where graduated stating the Graduation Honor and the number of graduates in their class;
• Certificate of Good Moral Character.

They must comply with the following conditions:
• Not enjoy any other scholarship privilege granted by the University;
• Not engaged in any gainful occupation; and
• Carry the normal load of their prescribed curriculum.
1.3 Scholarship privileges for the aforementioned Honor Students are given for TWO SEMESTERS only provided that the grantee obtain a general weighted average grade of 1.70 or better during the First Semester and does not shift to another curriculum.

1.4 After two semesters, students granted the scholarship privileges because of their graduation honors, may continue to avail of their privileges if they meet the qualifications for the Dean’s Honors List.

2. Students on the Dean’s Honors List
2.1 The University through each College recognizes superior scholastic achievement through the Dean’s Honors List. To qualify, the following requirements have to be met:

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* With one or more years of residence in USC;
* Currently enrolled in the same curriculum pursued in the immediately preceding semester;
* Carry a regular load for the semester according to the curriculum enrolled in;
* Of good moral character and not charged of any offense and without a pending case in any court of law or any administrative body;
* No grade of 5.0 or NC; and
* With a General Weighted Average (GWAG) of at least 1.70.

2.2 Students who qualify for the Dean’s Honors List are entitled to receive a Certificate of Recognition during the College Recognition Day held in every succeeding semester.

2.3 The top three students with the highest GWAG in a college/ department/ grouping of departments will enjoy the scholarship privilege specified below:

• First Ranking Student: 100% tuition fee discount privilege provided his/ her GWAG is not less than 1.20
• Second Ranking Student: 75% tuition fee discount privilege provided his/ her GWAG is at least 1.21 but not lower than 1.45
• Third Ranking Student: 50% tuition fee discount privilege provided his/ her GWAG is at least 1.46 but not less than 1.70

2.4 The top three students in a College will be considered but the minimum grade shall be required. There is no limit in the number of students to enjoy the privilege if they have the same GWAG.
For instance, if in a particular College, three students obtained a GWAG of 1.20, then all three students will enjoy the 100% tuition fee discount privilege.

2.5 In the event that any one of the first three ranking students fails to qualify for the tuition fee discount privilege, the next ranking student on the Dean’s Honors List will be considered.

2.6 The GWAG shall be computed based on the Final Grades of all courses taken in the immediately preceding semester, except NSTP (ROTC, LTS and CWTS). In the case of a transferee, he/she must have at least a year of residence in USC.

2.7 Students on the Dean’s Honors List who are entitled to scholarship privileges enjoy a tuition fee discount during the immediately preceding semester. Those who have graduated are no longer entitled to the tuition fee discount privilege which is not convertible to cash nor can be claimed as refund.

2.8 Students who are disqualified in the Dean’s Honors List may still qualify for Graduation Honors based on the set criteria.

3. USC Varsity Teams
Athletes are granted scholarships in the form of tuition fee adjustment privilege subject to the conditions laid down by the Board of Athletics.The Varsity Teams organized in the University for men and women are the following sports:
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Chess
• Lawn Tennis
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Taekwondo
• Volleyball
• Soccer Football

4. USC Performing Arts Groups
Students with special talents who qualify membership in the following performing arts groups are granted tuition fee adjustment privileges subject to the conditions set by the Performing Arts

Committee:
• Dance Troupe
• Choristers
• Band
• Theater Guild

5. Working Scholars
The University through the Human Resource Management Office administers a Working Scholarship Program (WSP) primarily to assist deserving students who are financially unable to obtain college education.

Students accepted to WSP shall work for four hours a day (24 hours a week) in consideration for free tuition and other school fees and a semestral book allowance to be determined by the University Administration.

6. The University President’s Scholars
6.1 The University President provides scholarship for 10 slots, preferably to promising students of low socio-economic status who are enrolled in any 4 or 5 year baccalaureate curriculum.

6.2 Arnold Janssen Scholars

6.3 USC Missio and ReEd Scholars

6.4 ACUP Scholars

6.5 By virtue of Presidential Decree No. 451 Section7, the University President provides scholarships to poor but deserving students at the ratio of one for every 500 students enrolled.

6.6 Likewise, Presidential Decree No. 577 provides the granting of full scholarship to dependents of military personnel who died or are incapacitated while in active service. The number of grantees is at the ratio of one grantee for every 2000 students of the total enrolment.

Apart from the aforementioned scholarships the USC grants tuition fee discount privileges to children of its academic and non-academic employees as well as to students coming from the same family. USC also affords schooling privilege to academic and non-academic employees.

7. Alumni-Sponsored Scholarships
College department-based alumni associations, geographical alumni chapters, alumni classes or batches, alumni groups and individuals offer scholarship to promising students who will meet their required qualifications.

8. Government-Sponsored Scholarships As an autonomous higher education institution in the country and with its track record of linkages with government, the University is privileged to administer scholarship programs sponsored by the following government agencies:
• Civil Service Commission (CSC)
• Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
• Department of Education (DepEd)
• Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
• Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)
• Local Government Units, i.e. Mandaue City Government
• Provincial Government of Cebu

9. Private Institution-Sponsored Scholarships
The strong partnerships of the University with business and industry, professional associations, religious groups and individuals, privately-run corporations and establishments have come to offer scholarship grants for philanthropic and humanitarian purposes. These private institutions vary in their scholarship requirements and conditions.

8th National Conference of the Philippine Population Association

OPSF hosts national population confab

The USC Office of Population Studies Foundation successfully hosted today the 8th National Conference of the Philippine Population Association held at Casino Español de Cebu. Over a hundred teachers, social scientists, government officials and population experts attended the meeting which tackled issues that bear on the Life Course Perspective on Population, Nutrition and Health.

Rep. Nerissa Soon Ruiz, chair of the special committee on the country's fulfillment of the Millennium Development Goals and principal author of the Iodized Salt bill, welcomed the delegates to the daylong meet.

From left: Dr. Herrin, Rep. Soon-Ruiz, Dr. Quisumbing, Dr. Gultiano and Dr. Lee.

Eight speakers, led by PPA President and concurrent OPSF director Dr. Socorro Gultiano, presented papers that delved on programs and projects that shed light on the various facets of the relationship between population and nutrition on the health and well-being of Filipinos across the spectrum of the life course (from infancy to old age).

The other speakers were Dr. Linda Adair, research fellow at the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill; Dr. Corazon VC. Barba, professor emeritus of the Institute of Human Nutrition and Food, U.P. Los Baños; Dr. Agnes R. Quisumbing, senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C.; Nanette Lee, senior research associate at OPSF currently on study leave at UNC; Dr. Grace T. Cruz, director of the U.P. Population Institute (UPPI); and Dr. Josefina N. Natividad, professor at UPPI.

Dr. Alejandro N. Herrin, former professor at the U.P. School of Economics provided a comprehensive synthesis of the papers that were read. Dr. Romeo Lee, associate professor at the Behavioral Sciences Department of De La Salle University presided over the conference.

The officers and staff of OPSF with the speakers of the forum as well as the conference.

The daylong conference was preceded yesterday by a Forum on Research Updates also held at the same venue. The forum provided some 100 participants with an insight on current trends in statistics, anthropometrics, focus group discussion and other research methodologies relevant to population and nutrition studies. Among the resource persons wer Dr. Erlinda Burton of the Research Institue for Mindanao Cultures, Xavier University and Dr. Judith Borja, research associate at Carolina Population Center, UNC and a research affiliate at OPSF.

The conference and the forum were sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, RLim Foundation, OPSF and the University of San Carlos.

Author: J.E. Bersales
28 / July / 2007

4th and 9th places in Architecture Board Exams

USC bags 4th and 9th places in Architecture Board Exams

Joel Anthony C. Ong and Lloyd L. Marquez, two Architecture graduates of the University of San Carlos, made it to the fourth and ninth places in the July 2007 National Licensure Examinations for Architects, this was announced recently by Archt. Omar Maxwell Espina, dean of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts.

Ong and Marquez lead 22 other Carolinian graduates to place the University in fourth rank based on its latest board exam performance, with a rating of 67 percent, way above the national passing percentage of 40.92 percent.

The other successful examinees were:

1. Albios, Ariel T.
2. Bucao, Xyrus Alan R.
3. Diaz, Mark Louie M.
4. Dimput, Gladys amor D.
5. Dumadag, Gil Francis C.
6. Gawchua, Christine Mie E.
7. Getalada, Carlito Jr. E.
8. Gumban, Colin Kate T.
9. Joven, Phoebe Marsha D.
10. Lim, Karen Y.
11. Lim Chio, Karen Dianne D.
12. Miñoza, Jose Jr. C.
13. Mondares, Dahlia H.
14. Ocampo, Marianne U.
15. Pagador, Reynante D.
16. Perez, Erickson G.
17. Querequincia, Keith Giovanni B.
18. Sitoy, Shenelle Dee O.
19. Solas, Ferdinand M.
20. Sun, James Andrew C.
21. Torrevillas, Arianne Jude T.
22. Ugsimar, Patrick Simon G.

Congratulations!

Author: J.E. Bersales
27 / July / 2007

Andrew Wee won 2nd prize in international logo design contest

Architecture stude bags 2nd prize in international logo design contest

A fourth-year architecture student bagged the second prize in the international logo design contest for the 1st World Olympiad in Urban Design-2009 (WOUD 2009). Andrew Wee, an industrial engineer currently enrolled in the architecture program, bested hundreds of other entries.

He recently returned from Tehran, Iran, where he joined the first prize winner, Senih Cavosuglu of Cyprus, in the awarding ceremony held July 15, 2007 at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art graced by the Vice-President of Iran, Esfandiar Rahim-Moshaee. Wee got a roundtrip ticket to attend the ceremony, a trophy, and a cash price of $5,000.

Wee, (fourth from left) together with Esfandiar Rahim-Moshaee, the Vice-President of Iran; the governor of Fars Province; Cavosuglu; and a UN-HABITAT representative.

Under the sponsorship of UN Habitat, the 1st World Olympiad in Urban Design will be held in Iran next year and is spearheaded by the International Art and Architecture Research Association. The objective of the event is to enhance the quality of urban spaces in cities around the world, under the slogan "Creativity for Urban Sustainability". Part of the preparations for this world event was the logo design contest.

The winning logo designed by Wee.

This is not the first time that Wee has won in an international logo contest. Although not a Fine Arts major, he has also won as a finalist in the Asia-Europe Meeting logo competition held in Singapore in 2004 and in the Nagoya Design Competition held in Nagoya, Japan also that same year.

Congratulations!

Author: J.E. Bersales
25 / July / 2007

USC Kapamilya Negosyo Na!

USC Kapamilya Negosyo Na! Season 2 launched

Building on the success reaped during its first season, the second installment of the entrepreneurship program USC Kapamilya Negosyo Na! was launched Friday, June 29, 2007 at the SM Entertainment Area.

The program is an endeavor of the USC College of Commerce Alumni Association, Inc. the USC College of Commerce, and ABS–CBN / DYAB.

Members of the USC College of Commerce, officers of the USC COC AAI and the representative of ABS–CBN / DYAB pose proudly during the launching.

USC Kapamilya Negosyo Na! aims to encourage individuals to engage in business. This is achieved by literally walking them through the aspects of putting up a business. It begins with a seminar on the preparation of a business plan and continues with the on–air discussions of the basic knowledge necessary for one to be an entrepreneur.

Midway in the program, ten winners are chosen and are given seed capital of P10,000.00 each. They are then asked to secure all the necessary permits so they can operate legally. Mentors are assigned to each winner to help them as they take their first steps towards empowerment. At the end of the program, the best among the ten is chosen and given another P10,000.00.

The tri–media exposures given to the winners during the interviews and the on–air lectures give the new entrepreneurs a platform to jumpstart their businesses.

Author: Carmen Piramide
24 / July / 2007

Montessori Academy, inaugurated

Fr. Pres. Salazar, trustees inaugurate Montessori Academy

The USC Board of Trustees led by Engr. Jesus Alcordo, took time out from a special meeting to join Father President Roderick C. Salazar, Jr., SVD, together with the University Cabinet and other officials, in inaugurating at noon today the Montessori Academy, the latest member of the Carolinian community. Fr. Pres. Salazar; Fr. Heinz Kulueke, SVD, provincial superior of the SVD Southern Province; and Engr. Alcordo, chair of the Board, led the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which was followed by a prayer service and the blessing of the academy's facilities.

All smiles as another milestone in USC history is about to unfold. Front row, from left: Fr. Pres. Salazar, Fr. Dionisio Miranda, Fr. Kulueke, Engr. Alcordo, Dr. Pericles Dakay. Back row, from left: Fr. Ernesto Lagura, Dr. Ernesto Pernia, Fr. Francisco Estepa, Dr. Queenie Siega (partly hidden) and Fr. Teodoro Gapuz

The academy, which is housed at the former Divine Word Formation Center behind the North Campus, is a fruition of over ten years of Montessori education at USC. It began as an alternative learning program of the College of Education in 1995 when Sr. Christine Trudeau, NDS, opened the Montessori Education Center at the South Campus. Dr. Queennie Siega, who was instrumental in developing the program into a distinct educational center, heads the academy together with Sr. Ma. Agnes B. Lentejas, OSF as consultant. A total of 12 teachers make up the pioneering batch of mentors in the Academy.

Facade of the administration offices of the academy

The academy boasts of nearly a hectare of sprawling campus playgrounds amidst 19 rooms, including a library, a music room, and cosmic room. Currently, there are 152 pupils enrolled, ranging from the sges 3 to 19 years old. The academy is the University's gift to the centennial of the type of education developed by Italy's first woman doctor and child educator, Dr. Maria Montessori.

The academy's principal, teachers and staff pose with the members of the Board of Trustees and the University Administration led by Fr. Pres. Salazar.

Author: J.E. Bersales
21 / July / 2007

100% passing mark for USC in recent ND board exams

All four fresh graduates of the B.S. Nutrition and Dietetics program passed the National Board Exams for Nutritionists and Dieticians held last July 12 and 13, 2007. This was announced today by Ms. Elvie Madronial, head of the Home Technology Section of the College of Education announced today.

The four successful examinees gave USC 100 percent passing rate (as against the national passing mark of 56 percent) were Elizabeth Arrogancia, Lindy Rose Elic, Maristella Galleto and Rejoice Luna.

Congratulations!

Hilton Cebu and USC forge HRM link

Hilton Cebu Resort and Spa, a leading global hospitality company with a network of over 2,800 hotels in over 76 countries, sealed the covenant of partnership with the University of San Carlos last July 12, 2007.

The partnership aims to develop curricula, faculty and students of Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) and Tourism (BTM) of the Department of Hospitality Management (DHM) in the College of Commerce.

Hilton Cebu was represented by its General Manager, Mr. Peter Pedersen, while USC was represented by Dean of the College of Commerce, Fr. Mark C. Mathias, SVD, Ph.D. Together with Fr. Mathias were DHM chair Cecil S. Gantalao, Ph.D., assistant chair Clifford A. Villaflores, M.A., and former DHM chair Myrla B. Gidayawan.

The covenant highlights the following commitments of Hilton Cebu: (1) provide opportunities to USC students for industry exposure including training programs, (2) provide to the faculty avenues for industry immersion and updating in the latest developments of the industry, (3) selected team members of Hilton Cebu to share expertise through team–teaching and conducting seminars and workshops, (4) conduct common researches and simulations, (5) provide assistance in the updating and revision of DHM curriculum and syllabi, (6) give opportunities for students and graduates to start a career in Hilton, and (7) share resources with the students such as facilities, equipment and expertise among others.

During the press conference that accompanied the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement, Mr. Pedersen was asked why Hilton Cebu chose USC, to which he answered, “Hilton is a five–star hotel teaming up with a five–star educational institution.”

Author: Clifford A. Villaflores
19 / July / 2007

Fr. Dinisio Miranda heads academic planning and development office

Fr. Dinisio Miranda heads academic planning and development office

Fr. Miranda

Fr. Dionisio Miranda, SVD, has been appointed Presidential Assistant for Academic Planning and Development effective July 1, 2007. A member of the USC Board of Trustees and long-time professor of theology at the University of Sto. Tomas, Divine Theological Seminary, and Loyola House of Studies, among others, Fr. Miranda brings with him a wealth of experience needed to help chart the University's academic future and plan for its further development.

Fr. Miranda holds a doctorate in Sacred Theology (summa cum laude, 1984) from Academia Alfonsiana in Rome, where he also took his licentiate in Sacred Theology (also summa cum laude). These two sterling degrees are but the pinnacle of an illustrious academic life marked by outstanding achievements. He was an elemenrary salutatorian and high school valedictorian of St. Louis University in Baguio, and graduated his A.B. Philosophy degree magna cum laude from Christ the King Seminary in Quezon City. He then took an M.A. Philosophy, magna cum laude, at the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay.

He first came to USC in 1969 where he taught at the Boys High School (now North Campus) while taking graduate courses in guidance and counseling. After various assignments that brought him to South America, Europe and Oceania, he returned to the Philippines in the late 1980s to take up various appointments in Divine Word schools and universities. He returned to USC in 1987 to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees until 1996. He was re-elected to the board in 2003 and has served as a trustee since then.

In between teaching duties in various theological seminaries and at UST, Fr. Miranda has been attending conferences abroad, while writing books and scholarly articles. In 2004, his book "Kaloob ni Kristo" won the Gintong Aklat Award under the Religious Books Category of the National Book Development Association of the Philippines.

A moral theologian and bioethics expert, he is the first president of the Bioethics Society of the Philippines (2000-2002).

Author: J.E. Bersales
18 / July / 2007

Marine protection to be tackled in roundtable discussion

Marine protection to be tackled in roundtable discussion

Noah Theriault, a doctoral student from the Department of Anthropology at Arizona State University (ASU), will present today initial findings on his study of marine protection in Palawan in a forum sponsored by the Cebuano Studies Center and the Office of International Linkages. Entitled "Preliminary Findings on Collective Action and the Challenges of Marine Protection in Southern Palawan", the roundtable discussion will be held at Seminar Room 1 from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Aloysius Cañete, a Fulbright doctoral scholar at ASU and member of the faculty of the USC Department of Sociology and Anthropology, will provide a backgrounder to the study. Dr. Filipina Sotto of the Marine Biology Section will synthesize the discussion after the presentation by Mr. Theriault.

Author: J.E. Bersales

Computer Engineering partners with Freescale Semiconductor

Computer Engineering signs partnership with Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., a leading semiconductor company based in Texas, U.S.A., provided student learning kits, microcontroller boards and various equipments for the newly opened “Freescale Embedded Systems Laboratory” under the Department of Computer Engineering.

The establishment of the said laboratory is part of Freescales’s University Program and the Department of Computer Engineering’s effort to strengthen the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering curriculum.

The formal turnover ceremony was held last May 26, 2007 with the Letter of Understanding signed by USC President, Fr. Roderick C. Salazar Jr., SVD and Francis Ng, Freescale Singapore Regional Sales Manager, in behalf of Andy Mastronardi, Director of the University Program.

Under the partnership, the laboratory will serve as a training facility for students in the field of embedded systems design. The initial set of donated equipment includes microcontroller student learning kits, application modules, ColdFire and Zigbee Student Learning Kits.

Present during the ceremony were Freescale Philippines Manager Jim P. Reyes; Nicanor S. Buenconsejo Jr., Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering; Engr. Rosana J. Ferolin, Assistant Dean; Engr. Christine D. Bandalan, Chair, Department of Computer Engineering; Engr. Alberto S. Bañacia, Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics and Communications Engineering and faculty members and students of the Department of Computer Engineering.

Author: R. J. Ferolin
10 / July / 2007

USC graduate bags 9th place in Pharmacist Board Exam

Pharm grad bags 9th place in licensure exam

A Carolinian pharmacy student placed 9th in the Pharmacist Licensure Examination heading 33 others who successfully passed the examination given by the Board in Manila, Cebu and Baguio on July 2–3, 2007.

With a rating of 88.40, Jecel A. Wong placed USC in the list of top ten individual placers dominated by students from University of the Philippines–Manila and University of Santo Tomas.

Jecel A. Wong

As a school, USC had an overall 72% (34 out of 47) passing percentage compared to the national average of 57% (678 out of 1,197). For the first time takers of the examination, USC’s passing was slightly higher at 77% (34 out of 44).

The Cebu examination was held at the CAFA Building (see related story).

The complete list of new Carolinian pharmacists follows: Giovanni C. Aparece, Jennifer D. Ata, Adelle Marie C. Ballena, Mary Hazel L. Baron, Mary Catherine B. Cabardo, Rachel R. Cabriles, Katherine U. Callanta, Ryanne Dee A. Dacanay, Nasalyn M. Espinosa, Jewel Emmanuelle C. Fortich;

Janice L. Go, Jay Paulo V. Gochangco, Ma. Merlinda L. Gutierrez, Margaret C. Lu, Mia R. Magale, Josephus George S. Mercado, Julie Mc–Coo T. Murillo, Joanie A. Oliverio, Jay Randolph B. Onting, Dorothy Mae U. Perez;

Grace N. Pintoy, Ephrem M. Pieras, Clyde Marx O. Quimco, Rusianne Emily A. Reyes, Stanley C. Sabara, Helian Sharee Anne D. Sale, Lestie Suzanne E. Sanchez, Mel Charrene D. Subla, Jomarie L.S. Supera, Ahdyfe L. Taliman, Liezel T. Toremotcha, Jecel A. Wong, Maria Jeselle C. Yap, and Tahnee Cheska L. Yap.

Author: P. J. Lim
09 / July / 2007

USC stages Power Run

USC stages Power Run

The University of San Carlos will stage a marathon dubbed Power Run on July 29, 2007 at the Cebu Provincial Capitol. The event will have three–, five–, and ten–kilometer races and is co–presented by radio station Power FM 89.1, which is operated by the Word Broadcasting Corporation and based at the USC Main Campus.

The marathon will benefit a program for street children run by the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), the religious order that administers both USC and Word Broadcasting Corporation. Recovery House, a rehabilitation center for illegal drugs dependents, is another beneficiary of the event.

USC Vice President for Finance Fr. Vicente L. Uy, SVD, who also serves as Athletics Director, revealed in a press conference held at Parklane Hotel that 5,000 runners are expected to participate in the event. Students undertaking the National Service Training Program (NSTP) will be asked to join the marathon, which will have men’s and women’s open categories and an all–USC class.

The race will be supervised by Sports and Fitness Enthusiasts (SAFE) and the registration fee is P150, while high school and elementary students will be assessed P75 and P50, respectively. Participants can register at the Philippine Sports Commission Region VII, Power FM 89.1 radio station, or at the USC Athletics Office. USC students can register at the office of the Department of Physical Education.

Author: Staff
05 / July / 2007

USC to host Pharmacy board exam

USC to host Pharmacy board exam

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) recently announced the holding of the Pharmacist Licensure Examination in Cebu City at the University of San Carlos Talamban Campus on July 2-3, 2007.

This announcement was made in a letter dated today, June 27, from Atty. Dan V. Malayang, the officer in-charge of the PRC Cebu Regional Office.

The licensure examination spanning the two days will be held at the College of Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA) Building in the following rooms: 101, 102, 103, 104, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 302, and 303.

In a separate memorandum, USC Vice President for Academic Affairs Fr. Teodoro P. Gapuz, SVD, M.A. announced that all classes held at the CAFA Building will be suspended on the said dates.

Author: P. J. Lim
27 / June / 2007

German Ambassador to lecture in USC

German Ambassador to lecture in USC

His Excellency, Axel Weishaupt, Ambassador of Germany to the Philippines will give a distinguished lecture on the “Comparative Study of Philippine and German Law on Succession” on June 29, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. at the Theodore Buttenbruch Hall, Main Campus.

Ambassador Weishaupt will give this First Distinguished Lecture, Series of 2007, which is organized by the Philippine Supreme Court through its Knowledge Sharing Committee and the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), in cooperation with the University of San Carlos College of Law.

Members of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno, will be in attendance, together with the judges of the Court of Appeals, Regional Trial Courts and Municipal Trial Courts in Cebu City. To also grace the affair are members of the USC Cabinet headed by University President Fr. Roderick C. Salazar Jr., SVD and the academic community led by the Dean of the College of Law, Atty. Alex L. Monteclar.

Author: J. J. Largo
27 / June / 2007