Video Feature: CAFA Christmas party

Teejay and Dixie danced "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis during CAFA's Christmas party 2008.

video is from cisgwapa

12th National Conference of the Council of Economics Educators -- update

Rey Uzhmar C. Padit fromm the USC-Department of Economics posted this news. This is an update to the recently concluded 12th National Conference of the Council of Economics Educators.

The Department of Economics and the Department of Business Administration together with their respective student organizations, Carolinian Economics Society and the Society of Young Business Executives and Entrepreneurs successfully hosted the 12th National Conference of the Council of Economics Educators last November 20-22, 2008 at the Fr. Albert van Gansewinkel Hall, Main Campus, University of San Carlos.

The theme of the conference was “Economics of Education: Responding to Global Challenges”. With more than 85 participants comprising of students and teachers across the country, they had the opportunity to listen personally to those experts who are on the front line of the global challenges we are experiencing now. First, they had Mr. Arcadio Cruz, the assistant FAO Country Representative who talked on food security maximization while Dr. Nereus J.R.O. Acosta of Asian Institute of Management delivered a lecture on the economics of global environment. They were also privileged to have the Vice-President for Academics of the University of San Carlos, Fr. Felino B. Javines, Jr., SVD, and City Councilor Roberto Cabarubbias to welcome them to the conference.

After taking pleasure from the lectures, they also enjoyed the sumptuous gathering during the Fellowship Night held at the Wrocklage Yard, where Mr. Francisco M. Largo, Chair of the Department of Economics made his Oath of Office as Member of the Board of Directors representing Visayas for 2008-2010 together with other newly elected officers of CECON. The event would never be complete without having them experience the rich scenery Cebu could offer. On the second day, the participants had the city tour and could not stop but succumb to the temptation of otaps sa Shamrock, buwad sa Tabuan, native bags and accessories in Mactan Shrine and the exuding image of the Sto. Niño.

But most of all it was another opportunity for the Carolinians to project again their national presence and no doubt history will have another moment to look unto.

Board Examination for Librarians List of Passers

Kristine Yap Martinez placed 4th in the 2008 Board Examination for Librarians. Martinez graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelors degree in Library and Information Science.

Other Board Exam Passers:

Febie Mayol Arique
Geraldine Tumulak Baro
Honeylynn Canono Ceniza
Raymond Laguardia Ceniza
Barbara Pepito Faura
Rhodora Ermac Flores
Farinmae Fernan Ramos
Cecilia Rada Somosa
Krista Kamille Gacrama Vitos

USC Ranked 3rd as Top Performing School and Ranked 1st among Visayas and Mindanao Library and Information Science schools.

USC Chemical Engineering Board Exam passers

This is the list for the USC Chemical Engineering Board Exam passers for the November 2008 exam. Two Carolinians secured places in the Top 10 - Fabrienne Michelle D. Yu (2nd place) and Briant S. Chua (7th place).

Complete list of New Chemical Engineers:
ENGR. Joshua Rey S. Albarina
ENGR. Jezel T. Alivio
ENGR. Andrew Eligius M. Buena
ENGR. Maria Regina S. Cabahug
ENGR. Briant S. Chua
ENGR. Glezel B. Chua
ENGR. Rhea Glaiza B. Cogay
ENGR. Churchelle B. Cuizon
ENGR. Louela Recharl U. Dinglasa
ENGR. Ryan P. Ermac
ENGR. Kenneth N. Inoc
ENGR. Paul Anthony G. Leopoldo
ENGR. Mark Evans C. Macaraig
ENGR. Anthony A. Mayol
ENGR. Chester D. Mellina
ENGR. Hazel V. Membreve
ENGR. Russel N. Menchavez
ENGR. Jeric S. Molina
ENGR. Carmel U. Ratunil
ENGR. Lorraine I. Ybañez
ENGR. Fabrienne Michelle D. Yu
ENGR. Crisfe D. Zapanta

Passing Percentage: 81.5%
National Passing Percentage: 53.4%
USC IS THE 3RD TOP PERFORMING SCHOOL (based on November 2008 Results)

Featured video: Voices of USC-JPIA

Time for the Carolinian video feature! This video was taken during the University of San Carlos Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA) Freshmen Orientation last June 5, 2008 at USC-South Campus. The performers are Giovie Lynn Boschi, Leomark Villacarlos, Marga Mancelita, and DM Andrino.

The two ladies did a good job. But the two guys did poorly, especially the first guy who performed Christian Bautista's 'Hands To Heaven'.

Video is from: dmisonline

Institutional Renewal of the USC Alumni Office

ADVISORY ON THE USC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

To: All USC alumni and the Carolinian Community

Re: Institutional Renewal of the USC Alumni Office

For more than two decades now there has been an ambiguity in the functional identity of the USC Alumni Office. On the one hand it is presumably the principal office tasked to manage USC’s alumni activities and to coordinate all alumni chapters; on the other hand the Carolinians Incorporated tended to assume those responsibilities and perform the same activities as well. In the best of times the overlap can be a valuable asset towards cooperation; in the worst of times it can lead to operational impasse. Hence the recurrent question: “To whom should USC alumni pledge their allegiance – to the University or to Carolinians Incorporated?”

Over the past several months the University President has been in communication with members of the outgoing and incoming Board of Carolinians, Inc., either directly or through the OIC for Alumni Affairs, Fr. Mar Alingasa, SVD. Discussions covered a broad range of topics, e.g., the definition of alumnus or alumna, the essence of an alumni organization together with its mission, structure, membership and activities, how chapters should relate to each other, traits of an ideal Carolinian alumnus and so on.

It is our pleasure to summarize the consensus at this point in the following statements. (a) The USC Alumni Association will be reinstated as the proper institutional organization, with a governance body to be constituted by the University Administration. The OIC for Alumni Affairs will issue the appropriate guidance and information. (b) Historically Carolinians Incorporated holds the distinction of being the first to be constituted not only as chapter of the USC Alumni Association but also as its first chapter based in Cebu. As a corporation, however, Carolinians Inc. cannot but be a juridical entity distinct from the USC Alumni Association. Accordingly CI accepts its operational status as an autonomous alumni chapter with its own constituency of life-time members. (c) Other alumni may choose to organize in the country and abroad under the guidance of the USC Alumni Association which shall accredit them as official chapters. All others who wish to organize independently as alumni associations are certainly free to do so; all USC insists on is that these should explicitly declare their autonomous status from USC.

Who then are USC alumni? USC alumni come from every segment of society, sharing common experience as USC students and graduates. They recognize that USC has enabled them to build professional foundations, rich personal relationships, moral convictions and the Christian idealism needed to enrich the unfolding of their daily lives.

The USC Alumni Association then forms a constituency that exists to promote the mission of the University of San Carlos to pursue educational excellence, broaden friendships among member alumni, and sustain loyalty to Christian ideals. This human network encourages individual alumni to emulate as closely in their family, social and professional life the ideals enshrined in the University motto: Scientia, Virtus et Devotio. Finally the association hopes that the interest stimulated for its alma mater also translates into voluntary support for its concerns. May your membership benefit you, and may you benefit many fellow Carolinians.

In the Spirit of the Word,
Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda,SVD

Top 10 September 2008 Teachers (Elementary and Secondary)

The results of the 2008 Licensure/Board Examination for Teachers (LET) are out! PRC announced that 17,816 elementary teachers out of 58,471 examinees and 18,801 secondary teachers out of 53,195 examinees successfully passed the Board Examination for Teachers given last Sept. 28, 2008.

Two USC graduates placed on the top spots in the secondary level, nos. 5 and 8! Congratulations!

Top 10 September 2008 Teachers (Elementary and Secondary):

ELEMENTARY LEVEL

1. ELISSE ADRIANNE HILARIO REGALA, PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY-MANILA 91.80
2. RUDOLF TAMANGEN VECALDO, CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY-TUGUEGARAO 91.60
3. MELISANDE CABACUNGAN JUAN, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 91.00
4. JOHN WILBERT RAYMUNDO ARETAÑO, POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE OF ANTIQUE 90.40
5. SHEILAMARIE CABUGON CACHERO, MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITYLAOAG-COLL. OF EDUCATION 90.20
5. IRIS CULANCULAN DUHAYLONGSOD, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 90.20
6. RODERICK DE LA CRUZ, MARBELLA PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY-LOPEZ 90.00
7. DOROTHY JOANN LEI OSOG LABRADOR, ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA 89.80
7. ESTEFANIE SALCEDO VARGAS, ATENEO DE NAGA 89.80
8. RICHELLE ALDAY STEIGERWALD, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 89.40
9. PRINCES RAYMUNDA GUZMAN GATAN, NATIONAL TEACHER'S COLLEGE 89.20
10. CATHERINE GIMANG CAPILLA, NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY (CVPC)-DUMAGUETE 89.00

SECONDARY LEVEL

1. MA. CLEOFE NICOLAS TABANGIN, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-LOS BAÑOS 92.20
2. ROMINA ANN SOON YAP, ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY-Q.C. 91.80
3. ANGELA DIMALANTA CARREON, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 91.60
4. MARIA ELENA FERMIN FERRER, UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 91.20
5. JOHNNY ABELLERA ESMILLA JR., UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN 91.00
5. LUCILLE VIRTUDAZO GANDIONCO, UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 91.00
6. TONY DANE BUGARIN QUETULIO, ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY-Q.C. 90.40
6. MARIA NENITA SILANG SE, PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY-MANILA 90.40
7. ARIEL DANGCALAN CO, UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 90.20
8. RYAN OLIVER DAÑGANAN BAUTISTA, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 90.00
8. CARL JESTONI BARIQUIT DAKAY, UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 90.00
8. ELEXOR TORRES DAMASCO, UNIVERSITY OF THE CORDILLERAS (BAGUIO COLL. FNDTN.) 90.00
8. AUDIE DACUMOS LAUDENCIA, PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY-MANILA 90.00
8. FELIZARDO NICODEMUS PULUMBARIT JR., UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 90.00
9. OLIVER VALLEJO AROMIN, MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-MARAWI CITY 89.80
9. MIREN AMALE MENDEZONA JOPSON, ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY-Q.C. 89.80
9. ROCHELL CASIA MIGUEL, PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY-MANILA 89.80
10. PAMELA CRISTINA PARCISO CRISOSTOMO-TUMANG, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 89.60
10. ISRAEL CRUZ CRUZ, UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 89.60
10. VON RYAN GASMEÑA PANGWI, UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO 89.60

Complete list of passers:
Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) 2008 Results - Elementary Level
Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) 2008 Results - Secondary Level

USC: 9th National Quiz Bee Regional Finals -- Champion

Here is a report from Ferdinand S. Boncayao - CAS Department:

The University of San Carlos won the Championship of the Regional Finals (Region 7 - Central Visayas) of the 29th National Quiz Bee held last November 7, 2008 at the University of Southern Philippines Foundation Auditorium, Cebu City.

With nineteen (19) contestants from various schools, colleges and universities, Miguel Antonio B. Garcia, a 4th year Bachelor of Arts in Economics student and consistently ranked as No. 1 in the Dean's List of the College of Arts and Sciences - University of San Carlos, emerged as the Regional Champion in the Collegiate General Information and International Affairs Category. Mr. Garcia will represent the Central Visayas Region in the National Grand Finals of the National Quiz Bee which will be held on December 6, 2008 (Saturday) from 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the PhilAmLife Auditorium, U.N. Ave., Manila.

Three other sudents of the College of Arts and Sciences who, together with Mr. Garcia, composed the University of San Carlos Team in the regional competition also gave outstanding performances:

Merachelle R. Borracho, AB Political Science 4 - ranked 3rd
Leinad Castrence R. Garces, AB Philosophy 3 - ranked 3rd
Ace Daryl D. Baruc, AB Political Science 4 - ranked 5th

The regional finalists throughout the country and their respective teacher-coaches will attend the Summit of the Super Quiz Bees on December 4 - 7, 2008 at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) Conference Center & Hotel in Tagaytay City. This is an all-expense paid four-day live-in camp with tours, fellowships, environment seminar and sports activities.

The National Quiz Bee competitions are aired nationwide through ABS-CBN's Studio 23 Channel on Sundays at 12:00 Noon and worldwide through TFC Kapamilya Channel.

Capacity Building for the Conservation of Heritage Structures in the Visayas and Northern Mindanao Regions - Seminar/Workshop

What: Three-day seminar/workshop on Capacity Building for the Conservation of Heritage Structures in the Visayas and Northern Mindanao Regions.

Where: College of Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA) Theater of the University of San Carlos, Talamban Campus, Cebu City

When: November 6-8, 2008

Registration fee is P1,500.00 per person (P750.00 for students, limited to 50 slots).

Download the registration form.

University of San Carlos online enrollment, a failure

The University of San Carlos online enrollment is not working. Those who are wishing to get themselves enrolled while having a vacation on a cozy island, sorry to spoil your daydreaming. You have to be at the University, follow a long queue and sweat like crazy to be listed this coming semester.

The USC online enrollment was introduced last first semester AY 08-09. However, there have been a lot of glitches to the system that they have to shut it down for now.

It may resurrect soon.

So, sa pagkakaron, linya lang una ta bay.

Nos. 4 and 7: USC tops ECE Board Exam 2008

Two Carolinian Electronics and Communication Engineering graduates placed 4th and 7th in the recent ECE Board Examination. Only 36 percent or 1,514 of 4,174 examinees passed the Licensure exam.

Congrats to USC for producing quality graduates.

Here is the list of the ECE Board Exam 2008 Topnotchers:

1. Ferdinand Matuto Sanchez - Technological Institute of the Philippines- Quezon City (91.10)
2. Kristoffer Sy Laiz - Ateneo de Naga (90.30)
3. Roy Andrew Manqueria Garcia - Divine Word College of Calapan (90.20)
3. Leda Celica Bautista Samin - Wesleyan University- Philippines - Cabanatuan City (90.20)
4. Don Joven Ravoy Agravante - University of San Carlos (90.00)
4. Kenneth Aldrin Opis Prudencio - PUP-Sta. Mesa (90.00)
5. Jefril Manongsong Amboy - Batangas State University - Batangas City (89.90)
6. Rigor Lancion Cabuñag - PUP-Sta. Mesa (89.80)
7. Jason Marc Almirol Alegado - University of San Carlos (89.60)
8. Mark Joseph Bernabe Pe - University of the East - Caloocan (89.00)
9. Edison Dimaala de Lara - PUP- Sta. Mesa (88.90)
9. Eleanor Anne Basa Tiglao (88.90)
10. Chester de Vera Parayno - Saint Louis University (88.70)
10. Ryan de Leon Rivera - PUP- Sta. Mesa (88.70)

Complete list of passers can be found here.

A graduate from University of Saint Louis-Tuguegarao in Cagayan -- topped CPA Board Exam

No one from the University of San Carlos is in the top 10 in the recent CPA Board Exam. No single student from any Cebu schools even. A graduate from the University of Saint Louis-Tuguegarao in Cagayan topped this year's Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure examination given by the Professional Regulation Commission earlier this month.

Richie Jackson Taguinod Padilla got the highest rating of 92.71 percent in the examination conducted by the Board of Accountancy.

The PRC said 2,442 out of 6,663 examinees passed the test given in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, and Legaspi.

The University of Sto. Tomas (UST) ranked No. 1 among top performing schools, with 259 out of 332 examinees or 78 percent passing the examination, fol-lowed by Ateneo de Davao University with 64 out of 100 examinees or 64 percent.

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Sta. Mesa, Manila registered 52 percent passing rate, with 301 out of 584 graduates successfully hur-dling the test.

Aside from Padilla, the examinees who garnered the 10 highest places are Ziff Calvin Rigor Marabillo of Silliman University, with a rating of 92.14 percent; Joanes Albert Batalla de Vera, Far Eastern University-Manila, 92 percent; Richellou Jamaica Ortega Lenon, University of the Philippines -Diliman, 91.86 per-cent; Hazel Angeline Quaipos Abenoja, Bicol University-Legaspi, 91.57; Mhark Almario Serato, De La Salle University-Manila, 91.43; Kristine Jennifer Discaya Chua, UP-Diliman, 91.29; Adrian Hizon Bajador, UP-Diliman, 91.14; Raymund Christian Sayco Ong Abrantes, Ateneo de Davao University, 91; Teejay Tamayo Banal, Jose Rizal University, 91; Apple Amatorio Canaya, UP-Visayas-Iloilo, 91; Jessica Madriaga de los Reyes, Adamson University, 91; Melody Jade Figueroa Quilana, University of Northern Philippines-Vigan, 91; Leo-mar Gabon Velez, PUP-Sta. Mesa, Manila, 91; Edison Ramirez Bautista, Wesleyan University of the Philippines-Cabanatuan City, 90.86; and Mark Jerson Rodriguez Pulohanan, UP-Visayas-Iloilo City, 90.86.

The Board of Accountancy is composed of lawyer Eugene Mateo, chairman, and Froilan Ampil, Ma. Elenita B. Cabrera, Rufo Mendoza, Lucila Tarriela, members.

Complete list of those who successfully hurdled the exam is posted here.

Announcement: USC Holidays and Workdays

TO : The University Community
Through the College Deans, Department Chairs,
Office Heads, SSC President

SUBJECT: Holidays and Workdays

To give ample time for all employees to go home to their respective provinces for the celebration of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2 respectively, Friday, October 31 is declared as a half-day work for all. November 3 is likewise considered as free day for all. However, we shall all report the whole day on Saturday, October 11, graduation day for the tertiary level, and Saturday, October 18, in preparation for the second semester enrolment.

We shall return back to work on Tuesday, November 4 and begin the second semester with a Mass in honor of San Carlos Borromeo, whose Feast we celebrate that day.

For the next days then, our schedule shall be:

October 11 Graduation for the tertiary level
Whole day work

October 18 Preparation for second semester enrolment
Whole day work

October 31 Half day work

November 1 All Saints’ Day, holiday

November 2 All Souls’ Day, holiday

November 3 free day

November 4 Mass in honor of San Carlos Borromeo
Start of classes for the second semester AY 2008-2009

FR. DIONISIO M. MIRANDA, SVD MA STD
University President

2009 Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youth Program

Announcement via USC.edu: 2009 Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youth Program (JENESYS Program)

The Office of External Affairs announces the 10-day Visit Japan Program for College Students in May 2009, implemented jointly by the Japan Information and Cultural Centre (JICC) of the Japanese Embassy, Japan International Cooperation Centre (JICE) and the National Youth Commission (NYC). The program is funded by the Japanese Government with the ASEAN Secretariat.

Qualified and interested college students from the University of San Carlos who are currently taking Japanese Language courses or Japan-related subjects as well as Information Technology students with interest in Japan, supervisors who are experienced and actively engaged in managing youth exchange activities in various fields, those who are interested in Japanese culture and society and who have Japanese language proficiency may secure the necessary application form and guidelines from the Office of External Affairs, Room 128, Main Campus. (A sample copy of the application form and guidelines will also be posted on the bulletin board in front of the Office of External Affairs.)

The students who will qualify to participate in this program must be first-time travellers to Japan while to the supervisors this condition shall not apply.

Deadline for the submission of application forms and documentary requirements will be on Friday, 5 December 2008.

USC: On-site Entrance Testing Schedule

Schedule of On-site Entrance Testing of the University of San Carlos for Academic Year 2009-2010

Oct. 4, 2008 -- 8:00 am-12:00 nn -- St. Peters College Ormoc City

Dec. 6, 2008 -- 8:00 am-12:00 nn -- LIDE Learning Center, Inc. Isabel, Leyte

Nov. 15, 2008 -- 9:00 am-12:00 nn -- St. Louise de Marillac College Bogo City, Cebu

Dec. 14, 2008 -- 8:00 am-12:00 nn -- LICEO DEL VERBO DIVINO Tacloban City
(formerly Divine Word University, Tacloban Campus)

Jan. 10, 2009 -- 8:00 am-12:00 nn -- Holy Spirit School Tagbilaran City

Jan. 31, 2009 -- 8:30 am-12:00 nn -- Fr. Saturnino Urios University Butuan city

Application Forms are available at the Testing Venue or may be downloaded here.

Requirements for Entrance Testing:
* 3 copies of 2 x 2 ID pictures (colored with white background)
* Pencil
* Testing Fee

USC: Civil Engineering Faculty Updates

Engr. Ramon Gitamondoc
Department Chairman
Email:
cedept@usc.usc.edu.ph
rgitamondoc@yahoo.com

Erwin Calo [currently in Japan for his PhD]
MS Hydrology Engineering-IHE (Delft, The Netherlands)
Hydrology Engineering

Pericles Dakay
MSCE, PhD- University of Missouri-Rolta (USA)
Operations Research, Engineering Management

Mario De Leon [currently in Japan for his PhD]
MEng Environmental Science and Technology-TU Delft (The Netherlands)
Environmental Science and Technology

Giovanni Enecio [currently in Dubai]
MSCE- De La Salle University, Philippines
Structural Engineering

Ruperto Faelnar
MEng - University of San Carlos (Philippines)

Ricardo Fornis
MS-IHE, PhD Candidate – TU Delft (The Netherlands)
Hydrology, Erosion and Soil Loss

Ramon Gitamondoc
MEng – University of San Carlos, Philippines
Structural Engineering

Geoffer Gonzaga
MS Soil and Water – Wageningen University (The Netherlands)
Soil Erosion

Janice Jamora
MEng - University of San Carlos (Philippines)
Solid Waste Management

Nenita Jumao-as
MS Integrated Water Resources and Management-IHE (The Netherlands)
Water Resources Management

Frederick Larida
MEng Candidate - University of San Carlos (Philippines)
Transportation Engineering

Jerry Maratas
MEng University of San Carlos (Philippines)
Structural Engineering

Alex Melchor
MEng Candidate - University of San Carlos (Philippines)
Water Resources and Environment

Ruena Mendoza
MS Geological Engineering-ITC (The Netherlands)
Geological Engineering

Brian Reroma
MEng – University of San Carlos (Philippines)
Transportation Engineering

Ronilo Saguit
MA Urban and Regional Planning – UP Diliman
Urban and Regional Planning

Eric Ariel Salas [currently in the U.S. for his PhD]
MS Geo-Information Sciences – Wageningen University (The Netherlands)
GIS and Remote Sensing

Nestor Sy, MSCE-DLSU, PhD Candidate-TU Delft (The Netherlands)
Hydrologic Processes

Inocito Trinidad, MS Geotechnical Engineering –AIT (Thailand)
Geotechnical Engineering

Xavier Veloso, MS Water Resources and Environment – USC (Philippines)
Water Resources and Environment

What is a Carolinian? -- interesting finds

If you google the word "Carolinian", it will point you to few websites. Interestingly, Carolinian is more associated with websites from North Carolina. One is the student weekly paper of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro - The Carolinian Online.

Then there's the Carolinian AMTRAK route that travels daily between Charlotte and New York City. The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada has a feature in their Botanical Garden called the Carolinian Forest.

Above all, Carolinian is a language spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands. According to wiki, it is most closely related to Satawalese, Woleaian, and Puluwatese. It has 31 characters in its alphabet.

Do you know of other meanings of "Carolinian"?

Upcoming USC events/seminars

"Democracy and the Electoral Process in the U.S."
Dr. David Plotke of New York City
October 3, 2008, 6.30-8.30 pm
Law and Graduate Business Building AVR
Main Campus


MCLE- ACCREDITED SEMINAR
October 23 - 24, 2008, 6.30-8.30 pm
Casino Español de Cebu
V. Ranudo St., Cebu City

Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.; Seminar proper: 8:00 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Seminar fee: Early birds (up to Sept. 15, 2008) P2,500.00 only (for the two-day seminar, inclusive of A.M. & P.M. snacks, lunch & seminar kit)

September 16- October 15 P2,800.00
October 16 - October 22 P3,000.00
On-site P3,500.00
EARLY REGISTRATION ENCOURAGED.

For registration and/or inquiries, please contact USC College of Law at (032) 253-1000 local 170 or 317 or email at lawdean@usc.edu.ph or visit us at 4th Floor, Law and Business School Building, Pelaez St., 6000 Cebu City.

Random USC video: Ken Dixie

The 3rd Student Advertising Congress presents Ken Dixie at the University of San Carlos - Talamban Campus

Thanks to fayesigrid.

Faculty Highlight: Engr. Luis Cabatingan

Engr. Luis Cabatingan
Chemical Engineering
Faculty

Faculty Profile

Academic Qualification
M.S. Chemical Engineering
University of the Philippines - Diliman
1995

B. S. Chemical Engineering
University of San Carlos
1993

Teaching Experience
Teaching undergraduate (chemical) engineering students in USC since June1995. Courses taught include transport phenomena, chemical engineering thermodynamics, separation processes, process equipment design, chemical engineering laboratory, applied mathematics for ChE and differential equations. Graduate course taught include advanced engineering mathematics, advanced transport phenomena and downstream processing.

Administrative Assignment/s
Graduate Program coordinator Department of Chemical Engineering, USC
April 2003 - March 2006

ChE Review Program coordinator Department of Chemical Engineering, USC
Jan 2004 - Nov 2005

Publications
* Cabatingan, L. K., Agapay, R. C., Rakels, J. L. L., Ottens, M., van der Wielen, L. A. M. (2001) Potential of Biosorption for the Recovery of Chromate in Industrial Wastewaters. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 40, 2302-2309.

* Van der Wielen, L. A. M., Cabatingan, L. K. (1999) Fishing products from the sea - rational downstream processing of marine bioproducts. J. Biotechnol. 70, 363-371.

Scientific Presentations
Oral

* “Potential of Biosorption for the Recovery of Chromate in Industrial Wastewaters” 1st Chemistry Research Symposium, Sept 13, 2003, SMED-AVR, USC-TC, Cebu City

* “Integration of Sodium Lactate Conversion and Lactic Acid Product Purification in a Simulated Moving Bed Equipment” 63rd PIChE National Convention, Feb 7-9 2002, UP-Los Banos, College, Laguna USC Charter Day Research Forum, Jul 1 2003, SMED, USC-TC, Cebu City

Poster

* “Simultaneous Conversion and Purification of Organic Acids in a Simulated Moving Bed Chromatographic Reactor” SPICA 2000 Conference, Oct 9-11, 2000, Federal Institute of Technology-Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

* “Studies on the Mechanism of Cr(VI) Sorption by Sargassum sp.” International Seaweed Symposium, April 12-17, 1998, Cebu Plaza Hotel, Cebu City

* “Biosorption of Cr(VI) by Biomass of Marine Algae” 2nd Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference and 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Algal Biotechnology, May 7-10, 1997, Phuket Arcadia Hotel and Resort, Phuket, Thailand

Research Project Supervision
M.S. Thesis

* Acidification of Organic Salts through Fixed-Bed Cation Exchange (2006)

B.S. Project Studies

* Sorption-based Separation of Water-Ethanol Mixtures using Iota-and Kappa-Carrageenan (2006)
* Separation of Water-Isopropanol Mixture using Carrageenan (2005)
* Decolorization of Yeast Fermentation Wastewater using Dried Biomass of Sargassum sp. (2004)
* Development of a Unit Operations Laboratory Equipment for Studying the Kinetics of Extraction of Sugar from Sugarcane by Water (2004)
* Biosorption of Iron by Sargasssum polycystum (1998)
* Selection of Marine Algae for Biosorption of Chromium (VI) (1998)

Awards and Recognition

* CHED 2004 Regional Republica Award (Region VII)
May 18, 2004, Century Park Hotel, Malate, Manila

* Corazon J. Cabahug Award for Outstanding Teaching Performance in the Field of Chemical Engineering.
November 28, 2003, Grand Convention Center, Cebu City

* Best Research Paper (USC Charter Day Research Forum)
July 1, 2003, SMED AVR, University of San Carlos, Cebu City

USC website is up

Finally, the USC website is back online. But what really happened? No word from the website admins nor a note posted on the homepage stating the sudden inaccessibility of the site that stayed for many days.

What happened?

Schools, Universities run by SVDs

Aside from the University of San Carlos, do you know of other schools/universities that are run by the Divine Word Missionaries, also known as the Society of the Divine Word (Societas Verbi Divini)?

There are only two others. One is the Holy Name University in Tagbilaran, Bohol. The academic programs include courses in graduate school, arts and sciences, education, nursing, commerce and accountancy, computer science, engineering, and law.

Accredited Status

* Level III PAASCU
1. College of Arts and Sciences
2. College of Commerce and Accountancy
3. College of Education

* Level II PAASCU
1. High School Department

* Level I PAASCU
1. Grade School Department
2. Civil Engineering

The other school is the Liceo del Verbo Divino (formerly Divine Word University) in Tacloban City, Leyte. DWU was closed down in 1995 due to a disagreement with its labor union, causing severe dislocation in its region. It was reopened in 2006 under a new name.

Liceo del Verbo Divino reopened its doors to Grade 1 pupils and First Year High School students in 2007.

USC website is not working

Something is wrong with the University of San Carlos website. Have you visited it lately? The website is www.usc.edu.ph, but when you visit that it will point to its webmail page, like the image below.

We will see how long will this redirection last. The mistake must be corrected.

USC, one of the top performing schools in the recent Chemist Board exam

The Professional Regulation Commission announced last night that 227 out of 481 passed the chemist licensure examination given by the Board of Chemistry in Manila earlier this month.

The top performing schools, with five or more examinees passing the board examinations, were the Ateneo De Manila University-Quezon City, University of San Carlos and UP-Los Baños.

To see the complete list of 2008 passers / topnotchers, proceed here.

USC Civil Engineering Graduate Tops Master Plumber Board Exam

USC Civil Engineering Graduate Tops Master Plumber Board Exam!

Congratulations to GREGORIO PAULO ALFANTE NARCISE for placing first, along with another student from Bohol, in the recent Master Plumber Licensure Exam given by the Board for Master Plumbers in the cities of Manila, Cebu and Davao last August 2008.

Out of 451 examinees, only 152 passed the exam.

Two more places in the top 10 were occupied by University of San Carlos CE graduates. LANCE ADRIAN GO CUBILLAN placed 3rd while NAPOLEON LOUIE LUMAPAT PE ranked 9th.

Here is the complete list of the Master Plumber Board Exam Top 10 examinees.

1. RYNO DACULLO BUGAHOD - CENTRAL VISAYAS STATE C.A.F.T.-TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL - 77.70

GREGORIO PAULO ALFANTE NARCISE - UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS - 77.70

2. JOHN MICHAEL SILVA VILLAGONZALO - NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY (CVPC)- DUMAGUETE - 77.60

3. LANCE ADRIAN GO CUBILLAN - UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS - 77.50

4. ABRAHAM TARIO TABO - MANUEL L. QUEZON UNIVERSITY - 77.00

5. CHRISTIAN GEORGE BANTILAN PAL-ING - NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY (CVPC)- DUMAGUETE - 76.80

6. JOAN MARIE MACADINI PALMA - CENTRAL VISAYAS STATE C.A.F.T.- TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL - 76.70

7. REY CAMOCAMO DE LA CRUZ - COR JESU COLLEGE (HOLY CROSS OF DIGOS) - 76.50

8. PAULO FREDERICK RIMANDO CADUNGON - TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY - 76.40

ADRYAN PAUL MANLAWE GONZALES - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES-DAVAO CITY - 76.40

9. NAPOLEON LOUIE LUMAPAT PE - UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS - 76.10

10. ERLINDA ANUTA ARCAYA CENTRAL VISAYAS STATE C.A.F.T.- TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL - 76.00

Featured Student Video

Our featured video today is from 2 CE student having fun, singing "The Gift". Enjoy.

If you have videos to share and if you want to be featured here, just leave a comment with the video link.

Ciao!

Email USC for Transcript/Diploma assistance

Are you planning to get a copy of your transcript of records from the USC Registrar's office? Are you so far away from Cebu that you cannot be at the Main Campus to get the records yourself?

Worry not. The University of San Carlos is extending its services online to those who need Transcript/Diploma assistance. The best way to get a fast reply is to email them directly here: recordsection [at] usc.edu.ph

Also, international students wanting to study in USC, you can get more information by emailing reyap [at] usc.edu.ph.

USC Pop Jazz Competition 2008

As always, the Pop Jazz Competition was the highlight of the USC's Intrams closing event. You can be the judge yourself. Which one you think was declared the best pop jazz team this year? Watch the videos and I'm quite certain you'd guess the right team who won first place.

[warning: someone in the video says "oh my God, sukol (opps, so cool) all the time]

USC Intrams 2008 Pop Jazz Entry # 1


USC Intrams 2008 Pop Jazz Entry # 2


USC Intrams 2008 Pop Jazz Entry # 3


USC Intrams 2008 Pop Jazz Entry # 4


USC Intrams 2008 Pop Jazz Entry # 5


USC Intrams 2008 Pop Jazz Entry # 6


USC Intrams 2008 Pop Jazz Entry # 7

Thanks to haniekinz

USC Cheerdance Competition 2008

The University of San Carlos is celebrating its "Foundation Week" this week as well as having the annual Intramurals. Part of the fun of the intrams is the cheerdance competition, which happens in the opening event.

Here are videos posted online. Thanks to spstephen09.

USC Engineering Cheerdance 2008


USC CAFA Cheerdance 2008


USC Commerce Cheerdance 2008


The Commerce Team won this years' Cheerdance!

USC upcoming events, seminars

"The Economy and the Food-Fuel Crises"
Dr. Ernesto Pernia, University of the Philippines School of Economics
Fr. Theodore Buttenbruch Hall
University of San Carlos Main Campus
August 27, 2008 1:30-3:30 PM

"Perspectives and Imperatives:
The Reproductive Health Bill Forum"
1:00 – 5:00 PM
August 28, 2008 (Thursday)
Law and Graduate Business Building AVR - Main Campus

"Riding the Winds of Change "
Speaker: Dr. Conchita L. Manabat
9:00 – 11:00 AM
August 29, 2008
Fr. Theodore Buttenbruch Hall - Main Campus

USC Intellectual Property Policy

The University of San Carlos will draft the "1st USC Intellectual Property (IP) Policy". This is in response to a national directive for schools to adopt strict policies protecting rights to intellectual property.

Atty. Andrew Michael Ong, former architecture and law faculty and a noted IP expert, said that USC students and faculty produce a body of knowledge that is a very good source of intellectual property. Ong said that there have been lots of material being shared to people free of charge and that rule has to change.

Everyone has to be aware on the importance of protecting USC's original ideas.

USC Library Schedule

USC library opening hours.

Main Campus

Buttenbruch Hall
07:30 AM - 08:00 PM MON-FRI
07:30 AM - 05:00 PM SAT

Cebuano Studies Center
07:30 AM - 05:30 PM

Central Library
07:30 AM - 09:00 PM

Law Library
08:00 AM - 08:00 PM

Serials Library
07:30 AM - 08:00 PM

van Gansewinkel Hall
08:00 AM - 08:00 PM MON-FRI
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM SAT

WB-Knowledge for Devt. Center
07:30 AM - 09:00 PM

North Campus

Basic Education Library
07:00 AM - 05:30 PM

A-V Center
08:00 AM - 12:00 NN
01:00 PM - 05:00 PM

South Campus

TEC Library
07:30 AM - 07:00 PM

Basic Education Libraries
07:00 AM - 05:30 PM

A-V Center
08:00 AM - 12:00 NN
01:00PM - 05:00 PM

Talamban Campus

ARFA Library
07:30 AM - 07:30 PM MON-FRI
07:30 AM - 05:30 PM SAT

Engineering Library
07:30 AM - 07:30 PM MON-FRI
07:30 AM - 05:30 PM SAT

Health Sciences Library
07:30 AM - 07:30 PM MON-FRI
07:30 AM - 05:30 PM SAT

Science Library
07:30 AM - 07:30 PM MON-FRI
07:30 AM - 05:30 PM SAT

Rigney Hall
07:30 AM - 07:30 PM MON-FRI
07:30 AM - 12:00 NN SAT

van Engelen AV Room
07:30 AM - 04:30 PM MON-SAT

Hoeppener Hall
07:30 AM - 07:30 PM MON-FRI
07:30 AM - 05:00 PM SAT

Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda -- personal information

Meet the new USC President, Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD! This is Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda's personal information/biodata.

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Member of the USC Board of Trustees from June 2003 to May 2006, Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD was the Vice Chairman of the Board from June 2002 to May 2005 and a Member from June 1987 to May 1996. From 1999 to 2002, he concurrently served as Director of the Planning Office of Philippine Central Province, as Director of the Missiological Education and Research Office, CTM, and as Vice-Provincial of the SVD Philippine Central Province. Author of A Filipino Christian Account of Conscience, Fr. Miranda was the Rector of the Divine Word Seminary from 1996 to 1999 and the Second Novitiate Director of the Divine Word Seminary from 1992 to 1996. He has spent over twenty-five years in the education sector:

Educational Attainment

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
Divine Word Seminary
Tagaytay
1968

MA in Philosophy
Divine Word Seminary
Tagaytay
1969

STL in Moral Theology
Accademia Alfonsiana
Rome
1978

STD in Moral Theology
Accademia Alfonsiana
Rome
1984

Teaching Experience (1984-2007))

Professor, Divine Word Seminary, Tagaytay (1984 – 2000, 2003-04, 2006),
Immaculate Conception Seminary, Vigan (1974 - 76)
Visiting Faculty, Don Bosco Center of Studies, Paranaque (2003-2004)
East Asian Pastoral Institute, Quezon City (1991, 1996, 1998, 2002 - 07)
Loyola School of Theology, Quezon City (1995-96; 2001-03);
Maryhill School of Theology, Quezon City (1994-95, 2001-03, 2005-2007);
University of Santo Tomas, Manila (1999-2005);
University of San Carlos, Cebu (1969-70, 1986, 1989);

Teaching at Foreign institutions:
Seminario San Rafael, Paraguay (1979-80);
Fetuolemoana Center, Samoa (1992);
Fatuoaiga Pastoral Center, Samoa (1998)
Scholar-in-Residence, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago USA (1991)

Non-teaching Experience

Provincial Superior, Philippine Central Province (2004-2005)
Vice-Provincial, Philippine Central Office (1999-2002)
Provincial Councilor, Central Province (1987-1996)
Director, Planning Office of Philippine Central Province (1999-2002)
Director, Missiological Education and Research Office, CTM (1999-2002)
Rector, Divine Word Seminary (1996-1999)
Prefect of Deacons, Divine Word Seminary (1985-1991)
Director, Second Novitiate, Divine Word Seminary (1992-1996)
SVD General Chapter Participation (1981, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2006)
Assistant Coordinator, Mindoro Catechetical Institute (1971)
Prefect of Students, USC (1969-70); SSR (1980)
First President, Bioethics Society of the Philippines (2000-2002)
Member, CBCP Office on Bioethics (20002-2006)

Present Position

Presidential Asst. for Planning and Development, University of San Carlos (2007-08)

Published Books

A Problematic Relationship: A Study of the Theological-Ethical Theme in the Writings of James M. Gustafson. Tagaytay Studies 4, Divine Word Seminary, 1986

PAGKAMAKATAO: Reflections on the Theological Virtues in the Philippine Context. Divine Word Publications, Manila 1987

LOOB: The Filipino Within - A Preliminary Investigation into a Pre-theological Moral Anthropology. Divine Word Publications, Manila 1989

BUTING PINOY: Probe Essays on Value as Filipino. Logos Publications, Manila 1992

PAGKAMAKABUHAY: On the side of life - Prolegomena for Bioethics from a Filipino-Christian Perspective. Logos Publications, Manila 1994

KALOOB NI Kristo: A Filipino Christian Account of Conscience. Logos Publications, Manila 2003 (Gintong Aklat Award 2004, Religious books category, of the national Book Development Association of the Philippines)

Published Articles (selected)

"On Judging the 1986 Philippine Presidential Elections" 59-65 in DIWA XI, 1 (May) 1986.

"Sa Harap ng Mahiwagang Loob" 38-67 in FESTSCHRIFT: 25 Years Proclaiming the Word to the World. Divine Word Seminary 1989 (also DIWA for May / November 1989)

"The Papal Encyclicals on Labor." 4-23 in DIWA XVI, 1 (May) 1991.

"A Daniw Theology of Revelation?" Theological Comment, pp. 113-130 in Leonardo Mercado (ed.) Filipino Religious Experience and Non-Biblical Revelation. Asia-Pacific Missiological Series, No. 3. Manila: Divine Word Publications 1992

"Inculturation and Moral Theology" 23-44 in The UST Journal of Theology XI (June) 1992

"Fragments of a Method for Inculturation." 168-197 in East Asian Pastoral Review. Vol. 30 (1993) no. 2

"Outlines of a Method of Inculturation" 145-167 in East Asian Pastoral Review. Vol. 30 (1993) no. 2

"Inculturation and Moral Theology." 289-309 in Philippiniana Sacra XXVIII, 83 (1993)

"Social Justice, Health Care and the Poor", 17-29 in DIWA XIX, 1 (May) 1994.

"A Digest" (John Paul II's Veritatis Splendor), 51-57 in DIWA XIX, 1 (May) 1994.

"Ang Hirap sa Pinoy", in Teresita Obusan (ed) Roots of Filipino Spirituality. QC: Pamathalaan. 1998

“Human Experimentation and Research, A Subject’s Viewpoint.” 19-25 in Gomez, Fausto et al (eds.) Bioethics, The Journey Continues. Manila: UST (Department of Bioethics) 1997.

“Ethics”, p. 131-137 in Dictionary of Mission (Theology, History, Perspectives) eds. Mueller, Theo Sundermeier, Bevans and Bliese. NY: Orbis 1997

“Hindi Maatim: Conscientious Objection in Health Care.” 33-52 in Gomes, Fausto et al (eds) Conscience, Cooperation, Compassion. Manila:UST Dept. of Bioethics. 1998.

“Jesus and the Culture of the Holy.” 90-98 in DIWA XXIII, 2 Nov. 1998.

“Towards an Ethics of Genetically Modified Organisms”, 108-126 in DIWA XXIV, 2, November 1999. Also pp. 131-155 in Gomez, F and Yu-Soliven, A (eds.) Justice, Patients’ Rights, Psychoethics. Forum In Bioethics 8. Manila: UST (Department of Bioethics) 2001

“End of Life Issues, Reactions from an Ethicist” pp. 42-46 in Gomez, F. and Yu-Soliven, A. (eds.) Impact of High Technology on Health Care (Forum in Bioethics 6) Manila: UST (Department of Bioethics) 1999.

“The Morality of Gambling.” 21-33 in DIWA XXV, 1 May 2000.

“A Eugenic Theology for HGP?” 18-59 in DIWA XXVI, 1 (May) 2001. Also published in Emerging Theological Themes 2 (ed.) Fausto Gomez and Benedict Reyes. Manila: UST Faculty of Sacred Theology. 2002, pp. 175-224

“Ethical Issues Regarding Individuals with Transmissible Genetic Disease” in Gene Talk, eds. Marita Reyes, Lilian Lee and Adoracion Tanega. QC: Flora M. Pascasio Research Foundation, Inc. 2001.

“The Genethics of HGP: An Overview” in DIWA XXVI, 2 (November) 2001. Also published in UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and Department of Bioethics.

“Orienting Missionaries Departing, Arriving and Returning.” Pp. 29-39 in Verbum SVD 43:1 (2002)

“Filipino Catholics and Christian Moral Life,” in Docete, July-August 2002. Also pp. 2-12 in Diwa XXVIII,1 (May 2003).

“Embodiment, Sexuality, Theology and Morality,” in East Asian Pastoral Review 41/3 (2004), also in DIWA XXIX, 1 (May 2004).

Review of Osamu Takeuchi, Conscience and Personality (A New Understanding of Conscience and its Inculturation in Japanese Moral Theology), Chiba: Kyoyusha 2003, pp. 296-302 in East Asian Pastoral Review 42:3 (2005)

“What Will You Have Me Do For You?” (The Theological Ethics Agenda from an Asian Perspective). Pp. 176-184 in James Keenan (ed) Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church. The Plenary Papers from the First Cross-Cultural Conference of Catholic Theological Ethics. New York: Continuum 2007

Review of Beatrice Bruteau. The Holy Thursday Revolution. NY: Orbis. 2005 in East Asian Pastoral Review.

Varia

(Editor) Handbook for Superiors SVD, Rome: Society of the Divine Word; 2002

“Utalmoral” (Rudimentary Moral Discourse), Paper read at the Pamanang-Bayan Symposium, University of the Philippines (Manila) 2003

“Moral Theology in Context: A Case of Conscience,” Paper read at the “Consultation on Contextualization: Resources and Perspectives,” Sponsored by the Center for Contextualized Theology and Applied Ethics, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Dec. 2-6, 2003

“Filipino Analogues for Evil,” 67pp. Paper read at the Annual Convention of the Philosophical Association of the Philippines, 12 April 2007, Nasugbu, Batangas.

Rogate Ergo Asia, June 2007. Interview with Fr. Miranda on religious leadership.

“Ethics in Research, Revisiting the Questions,” paper read at the International Conference on Research in Higher Educational Institutions.” Cebu, October 24-27, 2007

(In preparation) Dennis Gonzalez, Dionisio Miranda SVD, Agnes Brazal, Carlos Ronquillo CSsR (eds). Mga Kataga sa Teyolohiya ng Pagpapakatao. Quezon: Dalubhasaang Teolohiko ng Maryhill.

SELECTED CITATIONS

Gorospe, Vitaliano. Review of Pagkamakatao in Philippine Studies 37:1 (1989), 121-122

Tesoro, Dindo Rei and Jose, Joselito Alviar. The Rise of Filipino Theology. Pasay: Paulines, 2004

Walet, Monica, “The Development of a Psycho-Moral and Self-Regulation Scale for Filipinos in the Workplace.” Pp. 357-380 in Ad Veritatem (Multidisciplinary Research Journal of the UST Graduate School) 4:2 (March 2005)

Internet citations under the author’s name.

USC: No class on August 6, 2008

To: The University Community
Through the Deans, Principals, Administrative Heads and
SSC President

Subject : Charter Day, Province of Cebu

On Wednesday, August 6, 2008, the Province of Cebu commemorates its 439th Founding Anniversary. University of San Carlos expresses its solidarity by declaring this a FREE DAY for all. Let us join our Provincial Government in its celebration. August 6, 2008 is also the Feast of the Transfiguration. We invite you to celebrate as well with the Church and find time to spend with the Lord.


FR. DIONISIO M. MIRANDA, SVD MA STD
University President

Population and Food Crisis in the Philippines Forum

The University of San Carlos, Department of Economics, Carolinian Economics Society will present a forum on Population and Food Crisis in the Philippines.

When: August 2, 2008 at 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Fr. Theodore Buttenbruch Hall - Main Campus

P R O G R A M

1:00 – 1: 45 -Registration

1:45 - 2:00 -Invocation/National Anthem

2:00- 2:05 -Opening Remarks

2:05 – 2:10 -Video Presentation

2:10 – 2:40 -Mr. Leo R. Rama, Regional Director, Population Commission 7

2:40- 3:10 -Prof. Fernando C. Fajardo, Faculty, USC- Department of Economics

3:10- 3:20 -Intermission number – IRAYA

3:20- 3:50 -Engr. Ricardo D. Oblena, Regional Executive Director, Department of Agriculture 7

3:50-4: 20 -Nestor Rey Alcoseba, Provincial Manager, National Food Authority 7

4:20- 4:45 -O P E N F O R U M

5:00 Closing Remarks - Prof. Francisco M. Largo, Chair, Department of Economics

Emcee/ Moderator - Patrick Torres and Johanna Gwendale M. Adanza

Grade schoolers off to Children’s Museum and Library Incorporated competition

Selected Carolinian grade school students will represent USC to the national Children’s Museum and Library, Incorporated (CMLI) at the Teacher’s Camp in Baguio City on August 30th to September 3rd 2008. The national competition will include skills like singing, writing, drawing, and public speaking.

The following is the list of participants:

COMPETITIONS FOR EXCELLENCE

Declamation Krizamae Barabat (Filipino) and Meca Gabutan (English)
Essay Writing Dave Almagro (English) and Tudor Balbon (Filipino)
Extempo Speaking Rex Cabanilla
News Writing Jesmaine Diamante (English) and Krisha Aytona (Filipino)
Poetry Writing Tudor Balbon (Filipino) Josh Abugan (English)
Pop Quiz Hot Shots Rex Cabanilla and Ian Singco
Poster Making Celina Paredes
Spelling Bee Ian Singco and Jason Pepito
Story Telling Venice Surban

COMPETITIONS FOR ENTERTAINMENT

OPM Solo Singing Nikka Marie Gelbolingo
VJ Hosting Karen Ancajas
Radio Drama Elysha Ouano, Lyka Aldemita, and Niña Lapa
Kirstene Galaroza, Patrick Bulan, and Yenna Deliman
Maui delos Angeles, Luil Delgado, and Akita Pepito
Mr. Graders Con 08 Josh Abugan
Ms. Graders Con 08 Monique Sasam
Talent Variety Show all delegates

CMLI 2008 theme: “Human Rights, Human Rights, Bakit ka Ginawa? CMLI: Empowering the Filipino Youth as Steward against the Deprivation of Children’s Rights.”

Filipino scholars off to UK

The University of San Carlos Office of External Affairs has announced the names of the three grantees of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program - Philippines . The grantees come from Central and Eastern Visayas.

The Filipino scholars will be sent to universities in the UK to take up further studies.

1. Noeme del Migues
Program Coordinator
Social Apostolate Center
Southern Leyte
MA Social Work
University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

2. Michael Cañares
Holy Name University
Tagbilaran City
MA Development Studies
London School of Economics, United Kingdom

3. Laricel Jarenzo
Capiz Province
MSc Practicing Sustainable Development
University of London, United Kingdom

Board Exam Schedules 2008

Some of you asked for the Schedules of PRC Board Exams for 2008. PRC has the official document of the schedules of licensure/board examinations for 2008, the cities where they all be held, the dates and places, including the deadline in filing applications.

Schedules of PRC Board Exams for 2008 in PDF format.

USC- Inter-Fraternity and Sorority Council

So there is a website for the University of San Carlos Inter-Fraternity and Sorority Council (USC-IFSC)! I found it in Wiki.

The website is not complete though and some links redirect to an image hosting site for the site photo gallery. Few fraternity links were tied to spam "ad" sites. I tried to search for the exact office location, but it only says "USC-TC" with no room number. A mobile number and email address are provided, however.

I wrote a couple of weeks ago a post "Where's Greek Life in USC". I mentioned why links to fraternity websites are not included in the main university site. Fraternities and Sororities must be acknowledged for they are part of "student life" or "campus life" as well. I couldn't imagine how many students these organizations have helped through the years! There may be bad news thrown here and there, but what the heck! They should count the fun and happy days too and, sure, the bad news are outnumbered.

Do you know how many Fraternity and Sorority groups are there in USC? There are 55 of them.

* ADAMAS NU OMEGA
* ALPHA CHI UPSILON
* ALPHA CHI UPSILON SIGMA
* ALPHA ETA OMICRON
* ALPHA KAPPA RHO
* ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA
* ALPHA OMEGA SIGMA SORORITY
* ALPHA PHI EPSILON
* ALPHA PHI IOTA SIGMA
* ALPHA PHI OMEGA
* ALPHA PHI UPSILON
* ALPHA SIGMA GAMMA
* ALPHA SIGMA OMEGA
* ALPHA SIGMA PHI
* ALPHA TAU OMEGA
* ALPHA TAU RHO SIGMA
* ALPHA XI EPSILON
* ALPHA ZETA EPSILON SIGMA
* BETA SIGMA BETA
* BETA THETA EPSILON
* DAUGHTERS OF JOB'S
* DELTA EPSILON
* DELTA GAMMA BETA
* DELTA GAMMA RHO
* DELTA PHI EPSILON
* DELTA PHI OMEGA
* EPSILON CHI SIGMA
* EPSILON NU SIGMA
* GAMMA EPSILON
* GAMMA KAPPA PHI
* KAPPA MU TRI-EPSILON
* KAPPA NU SIGMA
* KAPPA RHO SIGMA
* KAPPA SIGMA
* KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (COUNCIL NO. 8148)
* LAMBDA BETA PHI
* MEGALITH NU SIGMA PHI
* OMEGA BETA DELTA
* OMEGA PHI SIGMA
* ORDER OF DEMOLAY
* PHI OMEGA CHI
* PI RHO SIGMA
* RAINBOW FOR GIRLS
* ROYALE BROTHERHOOD OF TRI-SIGMA CLAN
* SCOUTS ROYALE BROTHERHOOD
* SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON
* SIGMA KAPPA BETA SIGMA
* SIGMA PHI
* SIGMA PHI ZETA
* TAU GAMMA PHI
* TAU KAPPA PHI UPSILON
* TAU RHO LAMBDA
* TRI-OMEGA
* UPSILON PHI SIGMA
* ZETA DELTA GAMMA

With this number of Fraternity and Sorority organizations existing in USC, why can't they even get a link?

Fraternity leaders and members must raise this concern to the USC website admin. A link to the USC-IFSC website should be the best option!

Note:
USC-IFSC is THE CAMPUS MARSHALL OF THE UNIVERSITY founded on August 15, 1995.  The USC-IFSC is the umbrella organization which recognize and oversees all Fraternities, Sororities and Non-Greek Organizations on the University of San Carlos Campus. Members strive to increase cooperation and communication between the Greek Community and Non-Greek Organizations and the rest of the University. The USC-IFSC seeks to educate its members about Anti-Hazing Policy, Community Service, Multi-Cultural Issues, and Organizaiton Management. The goal is to allow members to become educated, involve and active in their respective organizations and to the USC-IFSC as well.

USC - College of Education announces Grand Alumni Homecoming

In celebration for its 70th anniversary, the University of San Carlos College of Education is inviting all CoEd alumni to a Grand Alumni Homecoming.

When: 26 July 2008 (Saturday)
Where: Rudolf Rahmann Cultural Center in the South Campus (the old USC Girl's High)

For more info, you can contact the South Campus through number (63)(32) 254-0117 (connecting all departments).

University of San Carlos, 2nd best performing school in Pharmacy board exam

The University of San Carlos is ranked as the 2nd best performing school in the July 2008 Pharmacy board examinations.

USC had a passing mark of 85 percent (30 out of 35). National passing percentage is 55.94 percent or 631 out of 1128 examinees.

Here's a complete list of USC successful board passers.

1. Ampo, Aikho Neil Laurel
2. Atienza, Jessica Marie Parcutilo
3. Bandala, Zara Marie Tamse
4. Batan, Vhirley Joy Pilarca
5. Boldero, Raya Lorraine Mañanita
6. Carim, Shayma Guro
7. Casilan, Nerija Ortega
8. Causin, Mayenne Pranza
9. Dalogdog, Hosannah Marie Doldolea
10. Deiparine, Syrico Juan Carlo Go
11. Dycoco, Florjomar Cainong
12. Gesite, Joyme Balan
13. Guigayoma, Abigail Flores
14. Kintanar, Catherine Peteros
15. Lim, Joyce Borromeo
16. Lopez, Maria Corazon Soberano
17. Magbanua, Ginny Lee Hondanero
18. Manugas, Rae Phoebe Amarille
19. Micairan, Kristine Camille Rose Tan
20. Miro, Mary Martinae Lim
21. Monares, Eydie Marie Go
22. Nebril, Lyerha Grace Bongo
23. Pleras, Ehrick Martinito
24. Primacio, Pearl Tayapad
25. Ramirez, Divina Ghea Punay
26. Rendon, Cherie Clare Luna
27. Timol, Keshia Acosta
28. Tiro, Mae Quenie Abadingo
29. Yap, Mary Grace Torres
30. Yu, Kristine Antisoda

Congrats to all!

Pat Jason Leonos Meracap: USC grad tops architecture board

A graduate of the University of San Carlos (USC) placed 4th in this year’s licensure examination for architecture, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced.

Pat Jason Leonos Meracap got a rating of 81.40 percent. Of the 1,279 graduates who took the licensure test last month, only 528 passed.

Here is a list of the Top 10 Architecture board exam passers:

1. Emannuel Franz Lisandro V. Medillio Plan - 84.60 % - University of Sto. Tomas (UST)

2. Arturo Isidro Tolento Jr. – 83.00 % - University of Sto. Tomas (UST)

3. Kristoffer John Manalo Harina - 81.80 % - Batangas State University-Batangas City

4. Pat Jason Leonos Meracap – 81.40% - University of San Carlos (USC)

5. Mark Kenneth Caluza Flores – 81.00% - Saint Louis University

6. Maria Isah Christine Guinto Mendoza – 80.70% - University of Sto. Tomas (UST)

7. Emereauldine Teñido Eliseo – 80.50% - University of Sto. Tomas (UST)

8. Gilbert Conde Revil – 80.40% - University of the Philippines-Diliman
Mark Jeffrey Samson Sio – 80.40% - University of Sto. Tomas (UST)

9. Anya Acebron Raquin - 80.20% - University of Sto. Tomas (UST)

10. Zaldy Soriano Imperial – 79.50% - Adamson University

Congratulations to Pat Jason Leonos Meracap! Congratulations to the USC-CAFA department!

For the complete list of the Architecture Board Exam Results 2008, visit this site.

Dr. Michael Cullinane connects with the Cebuano Studies Center of USC

The assistant director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Dr. Michael Cullinane, is presently in Cebu to do a research project entitled "The Urban Origins of the Cebu Political Elite, 1757-1940". He is connected with the Cebuano Studies Center of USC.

The research will focus on the emergence of an urban elite in Cebu City's Parian, especially from the 18th century to 1860, and more broadly throughout the city since the 1860s. Emphasis will be placed on the movement of urban-based elites into various municipalities of Cebu Province during the 19th century and on the impact these movements had on transforming local social and economic elites.

The project will also delve on the subsequent impact of the political institutions implemented in the 20th century by the Americans, in particular the introduction of municipal and provincial elections, resulting in a province-wide politics that was soon dominated by urban-based families with strong links to the municipalities.

Dr. Michael Cullinane is on a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship.

USC: 54th Grand Alumni Homecoming

The University of San Carlos, through The Carolinians Incorporated, will hold its 54th Grand Alumni Homecoming this 24th of August 2008 at the South Campus (the old Girls’ High) Pentagon. Registrations will start at 3:00 p.m.

All USC alumni, wherever you are on the planet, are invited. There is a registration fee of P400 (around $10) for dinner and door prizes.

For more info, please contact any of the following:

Analie at (+63)(32) 2537507 or analiebosquit@yahoo.com

Daday at (+63) 09209256068 or cigohetia@yahoo.com

April at apriltudtudramos@yahoo.com.

CAPPACOPEE: A coffee shop inside USC

A coffee shop inside the University of San Carlos? Awesome! This is a very good idea, not to mention a good business. Being the first of its kind in the campus, this will surely sell to students. Visiting Starbucks or Bo's coffee in the malls, you'll see that they are populated by coffee-loving students. The best market for coffee -- students!

CAPPACOPEE is located at the new Law and Business Building, and managed by a group of BA students. The shop was an idea that came out from their "Businesses Administration double major in Marketing Management and Entrepreneurship" thesis.

With the temperature in Cebu around mid 30s, who doesn't want a cappuccino, cookies and cream, and chocolate blended and chilled?

They have room-to-room delivery. Just text:
NAMEORDER LOCATION (what room, etc.) AMOUNT and send to 09236431477. Look for Stevens or Kyshia.

Go CAPPACOPEE!

Where's Greek Life in USC?

Greek life inside the University of San Carlos is alive. Greek Life means Fraternities and Sororities that abound and has been existing in the university for so long. These groups carry names in Greeks - like Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Epsilon, Teta and so on. But why are they not listed in the official USC website?

If you go to the link "Campus Life" found on the left sidebar of usc.edu.ph, you will see a list of clubs which are mostly, if not all, academic-related. Nothing about Greek Life. Nothing about Fraternities and Sororities. Why?

Greek Life in most U.S. schools are highly acknowledged. They even have their own offices and they play big roles in almost all university events. But that is also what fraternities and sororities are doing in USC, isn't it? We often see frat members participating and volunteering in student events, inside or outside school premises. It is time that they get listed as part of Campus Life.

Just because few of us have become witnesses of frat wars in school, this doesn't mean the groups have to be feared. Greek life must be given a chance to prove their worthy cause.

Are you a member of a campus frat or sorority? How does Greek Life affect you as a student? Please leave a comment.

University of San Carlos famous alumni

I was reading about Vicente Sotto, one of the greatest Cebuanos of the 20th century and the "Father of Cebuano Literature", and found out that he actually finished his secondary education at the University of San Carlos (formerly Colegio de San Carlos).

I searched for more notable alumni of USC and saw this from wiki:

* Sergio Osmeña - second president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

* Christopher Go - Filipino astronomer who discovered a new red spot on Jupiter, an achievement recognized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

* Jesus Estanislao - former secretary of the Department of Finance. He is the recipient of the 2002 International Corporate Governance Network Award (first and only Filipino to receive such award to date) and the Philippine Legion of Honor in 1992. He was the founding Dean (1998) of the Asian Development Bank Institute in Tokyo. He also served as the founding president (1992-1997) of the University of Asia and the Pacific, which grew out of the Center for Research and Communication, of which he was the founding Executive Director (1969-1981). Dr. Estanislao holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University, where he was also a Teaching Fellow and Research Fellow. He obtained his MA in Economics from Fordham University, and his AB in Economics and Ph.B. (summa cum laude) from the University of San Carlos.

* John L. Gokongwei, Jr. - Filipino industrialist and tycoon; founder of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGSHI) and Chairman Emeritus effective January 1, 2002; #34 of Southeast Asia's 40 Richest (2005)

* Augusto W. Go - president and founder of the University of Cebu

* Pablo Garcia - former Governor of the province of Cebu

* Mariano Jesus Cuenco † - Representative, 5th district; Philippine Legislature Senate; In office as a Senator 1912-1928, 1941-1964.

* Ramon Fernandez - former Philippine Basketball Association or PBA player

* Emilio Mario Osmeña or Lito Osmeña - founder and chairman of PROMDI Party (Probinsya Muna Development Initiative or Provinces First Development Initiative) where he ran for the position of President in the 1998 elections but lost to Joseph Estrada.

* Senator Sergio Osmeña, III - incumbent Senator of the Philippines (1995-present); did not graduate at USC

* Senator John R. Osmeña - Senator of the Philippines

* Congressman Raul del Mar - member Philippine House of Representatives, Representative of the 1st district of Cebu

* Congressman Orlando Fua, Jr. - member of Philippine House of Representatives, representative of the lone district of Siquijor

* Congressman Oscar G. Garin - member of Philippine House of Representatives, representative of the 1st district of Iloilo

* Commissioner Michael "Mike" Francis Acebedo Lopez - Commissioner-at Large of the NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSION and member of the appeals committee of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), youngest Presidential Appointee in Arroyo government at age 22

* Verns Buckley - International Supermodel

* Maria Karla Bautista - Bb. Pilipinas World 2004, Miss World 2004 4th Runner Up

There you go. If you know more USC alumni excelling somewhere, just leave a comment.

A Mosaic of Visions: Inaugural Speech by Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda

(Inaugural Speech delivered by Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD, during his Investiture as the 10th President of the University of San Carlos, July 5, 2008, held at the Rudolf Rahmann Cultural Center, South Campus, J. Alcantara St. Cebu City. Via USC.)

Introduction. For those attuned to its symbolisms, the toga I wear today represents both a departure from, and a continuation of, a tradition. It departs from tradition because most theological schools in Rome, already used to the clerical garb, saw no further need for an academic dress. But because the tradition of the University of San Carlos demanded it, I chose to design a new one in deference to the custom of investiture. The crimson bands refer to the discipline of theology, as does the STD after my name. Theology also explains the Scriptural allusions, religious metaphors, and patterns of moral discourse.

1. Education as Inculturation. My work as theological ethicist engaged me in a particular movement called inculturation, whose ideal is to so lodge faith at the heart of culture to the extent that it becomes its very principle of life and operation. Perhaps this can be made more concrete in terms of the principles which guide the process. The first was indigenization, which is nothing more than rediscovering one’s voice, after centuries of being taught – badly - that all there is to speak must come from someone else’s discourse. The second was contextualization, which is inserting one’s understanding in one’s native soil, and one’s historical period. If that sounds abstruse, think of it more simply in terms of a current slogan, “think global, but act local.” The third was the choice of a procedural approach, allowing the issues to shape the methods by which they could be solved. One did not only drink from one’s own well; one did so with a coconut shell. What I learned in theological circles about the value and possibility of unlearning years of pursuing an agenda on inertia I now apply to education, in the conviction that learning’s purpose is best achieved by asking questions of questions, by taking the learner seriously, and by pressing the issue of the common social good. In other words, for the University of San Carlos to recover its reason for being it has to weave again the core processes of education, which are to facilitate learning, to advance knowledge, and to make both serve human flourishing.

2. Revisioning as Educational Conversion. The liberal tradition of education decisively lays the emphasis on the learning process and the value of learning transfer more than it does on content and function. Nonetheless, relevance demands of education that it balance the functional and the processual components, much as Aristotelian philosophy grasped the dynamicity of matter and form, or the complementation between the phenomenological and the ontological, or in more popular terminology the interplay between theory and practice. Among the serious challenges which any educational institution faces at the cusp of the third millennium is the need to return to the basics, something which is not feasible without a keen sense of history. The refounding of the University must begin at its most elemental units, such as the department, which needs to reconnect with the principles of its foundation. Reflection on the history of academic units reveals that none of them is ever straightforward but is a blend of mission and response to need, as well as of the accidents of personalities and resources ready to hand. Whatever the process, the department acquires an identity that is the product of its history, and a heritage that it can enrich only by bringing it forward and beyond. Revisioning is a sort of retrieval, a revisiting of the past in order to refresh the sense of what one’s essential nature always was. This reaching backward into the past is, in religious language, no more than a program of conversion.

3. Envisioning a multitude of educational mansions. Those in the know agree that our present Board of Trustees is a rather activist group, engaged not only in refining existing policy, but in crafting fresh ones. It was due to its initiative that the Long Range Plan was conceived and a Roadmap designed. Wisely the Board urged that a roadmap can only provide generic directions, and that it was now the proper task of future administrations to bring it down to the level of execution. In that light one can imagine university as a commons where disciplines are cultivated separately and yet in tandem. Alternatively one can think of the university through the metaphor of a round-table, with accent on dialogue within the disciplines and among the departments, replete with the cacophony of debates and the choruses of agreement. Finally one can employ a paradigm of the university as a living entity where cells grow into tissue, tissues into organ, organs into systems until all constitute a single total organism. But like all living beings, the university needs an animating principle, a character, a soul. The task awaiting every department, whether they come from the natural sciences, the social sciences, or the integrative sciences, is to settle on a vision or metaphor which conveys how it imagines itself to be a decade from today. Over time it will also have to undertake the systematic outlining of the steps and resources it will need to arrive at that future vision. One thing is clear: the vision of USC’s future will have to be as unified yet diverse as a mosaic of visions, not unlike Jesus’ promise of many mansions.

4. Discerning the Signs of the Educational Times. Between the legacy of the past and the destination of the future each department must craft its future in conjunction with all the pressures being brought to bear on education today. At the turn of the millennium the principal source of anxiety was Y2K, which eventually dissipated as an empty threat. Strategic Planners of governments and transnationals do not plan for short but long periods, imagining for example, fifty years from now, the state of a country’s water resources, the remaining supply of oil, the shape of the religious landscape, the strength of future super-powers relative to each other, the ageing rates of populations and so on. I cannot presume to see that far into the educational landscape, but in what we have come to accept as the knowledge era, some signs of the future are already emerging. One is the segmentation of the labor market, where we increasingly see notable shifts from pre-industrial factory workers to industry professionals, or to post-industrial sub-specialists, leading to a greater demand for vocational training and technical expertise. Another is the increasing commonplace of computer literacy as a standard requirement in the workplace, itself governed less and less by the bundy-clock and more and more by flexi-time. Today the buzzwords are tech-voc, ladderization, verticalization, cross-border and the like. Increasingly the priority demand on department chairs is not only management skillfulness but critical discernment of the signs of the educational times.

5. Parallels between religious refounding and University Revisioning. In the not so distant past there was serious talk in church circles about the “refounding of consecrated life,” focused on the crises of religious vocations. The concern continues, but without the sanguine optimism of that period, tempered by the realities of the contemporary world and the realization that dreams can only become real given certain conditions. For the University of San Carlos two come immediately to mind. Firstly, we will need the collaboration of the community. Communities require leadership, of which they will need various types at all levels of the organization; but institutions do not perpetuate themselves – they survive in those who gather as disparate individuals joined by a shared purpose. No effort at refounding the University of San Carlos can gain traction without the cooperation and collaboration of its faculty and staff. Secondly we will also need what some call luck and others serendipity, but which the religious in me prefers to call grace. The early missionaries founded Colegio de San Ildefonso as a logical offshoot of their faith; that it survived as Colegio y Seminario, real o conciliar across the centuries could only be explained in terms of a certain hope; as University of San Carlos it will have a future beyond ourselves if we believe in God’s mission of love more than in our perceived talents or capacities. We of the Society of the Divine Word are reminded today as never before that the mission is never ours alone, but God’s in the first place. We thank all of you who are here today to share in our joy at the many fruitful years behind us, thanks to towering pioneers and nameless contributors. We thank all of you as well for wishing us well as we face the future challenges of Philippine education.

To conclude: Leadership as Stewardship – Feeding Christ’s lambs. Philosophers spontaneously try to integrate all of human knowing into a single system, only to discover that sometimes all you can hope for is a window into the world of knowledge, constructed out of one’s discipline knowledge. One should not begrudge the architect for looking at the Church, for example, as dwelling-place, or a technophile for seeing social change as engineering. As questions are posed on how we wish to formulate our program of leadership for the university in the next triennium all we can offer is an image of stewardship along the lines of the greatest Teacher who ever lived. Jesus taught about the kingdom of God in the form of parable. My invitation to each member of the academic community, whether student or faculty, staff or administrator, to join in the challenge of unfolding, within each academic department, service unit, or administrative level, what the Kingdom of God means for the University of San Carlos. The role of the President of any Catholic university, in my considered view, can only echo that of Peter, in an academic context, to be sure. Asked thrice by Jesus whether he loved him, Peter’s affirmations were met by a repeated mandate: Feed my lambs. The University President, more than any other academic, is tasked to lead those who come to these halls of learning to the source of truth – about human life, in this world, as a family, in its many nuances. It is in light of this entrustment that I respectfully accept the task of leading so that the Lord can become our way, our truth, and our life. At root this is the mission of the University of San Carlos, then, now and tomorrow; I can only make it also my own. Thank you for your confidence, and may God bless this, our shared beginning.

Congratulations Fr. Dionisio Marcelo Miranda, SVD!

Congratulations to our newly installed University President, Fr. Dionisio Marcelo Miranda, SVD.

Update: Installation of Father Dionisio M. Miranda

Take not of the date: Saturday, July 5, 2008. This weekend is the Installation of Father Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD as the 10th USC President.

More details will be furnished to the USC Community.

Ontario Carolinians Christmas Celebration

This blog features Carolinian videos from all types of events. You can submit your video links by leaving a comment. Here is a video from Ontario Carolinians Christmas Party 2007.

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USC Diamond Charter Day Celebration

The University of San Carlos is known to be the oldest school in Asia (413 years as a school).   This July 1st, USC celebrates its 60th year (Diamond Charter Day) as a university!  Join the celebration as we take pride of being Carolinians!

Here is the schedule of events from the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Planning and Development.

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University of San Carlos
Diamond Charter Day
1948 First of July 2008

Sixty years a university, Four hundred thirteen years a school

In gratitude, we celebrate.

Thanksgiving Masses:

Main Campus Chapel: 8:30 am
Talamban Campus Church of St. Arnold and St. Joseph: 4:45 p.m.
North campus: 8:00 a.m.
South Campus:

Rudolph Rahmann Cultural Center: 7:40 a.m. for 1st Year, 3rd Year, 4th Year High School
South Campus Chapel: 9:00 a.m. for College of Education
Rudolph Rahmann Cultural Center: 10:30 a.m. for Grade 6 and 2nd Year High School

11:00 a.m. Unveiling of Vital Historic Documents of USC
Main campus lobby

11:30 a.m. Press Conference with Father President Dionisio M. Miranda SVD
President’s Conference Room, 4th Floor Arthur Dingman SVD Bldg., Main Campus

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Lecture and Opening of Exhibits: “Boljoon in the 16th Century”
Theodore Buttenbruch Hall, Main Campus

3:00 – 4:30 pm Book Launching
“Visual Fragments: The Rahmann-Maceda Photographic Collection, 1954-1964”
Theodore Buttenbruch Hall

We can see forever
When the vision is clear
In this moment
Each moment
We give thanks.

USC Code of Ethics - Teachers and Staff

Someone asked for the code of ethics for USC teachers. Below is a repost of what you can find at the university's website. Please see Code of Ethics for Students on the sidebar. Thank you.

Unified Code of Ethics: Academic and Administrative Employees, University of San Carlos

The Code of Ethics of the University of San Carlos aims for an exemplary standard for the moral conduct of its academic and administrative personnel, as expressed in the USC Motto: Scientia, Virtus, Devotio. This Code is built on the understanding that the University,

* as a Catholic institution, shall foster in word and in deed the teachings of the Catholic Church

* as an SVD institution, shall promote the spirituality and missionary ideals of the Society of the Divine Word

* as a Filipino institution, shall inculcate the values and traditions of the Filipino people, and cultivate respect for the beliefs of other faiths and cultures.

CORE VALUES

Academic and administrative employees of the University shall observe the following standards of personal and professional conduct in the discharge of their duties and responsibilities:

Integrity. Academic and administrative employees shall reflect in their personal and professional life the ideals of the Catholic university as “an academic community, which, in a rigorous and critical fashion, assists in the protection and advancement of human dignity and of a cultural heritage through research, teaching and extension services to the local, national and international communities” (Apostolic Exhortation Ex Corde Ecclesiae, 1990).

Excellence. Academic employees shall constantly strive to attain the highest standards in their respective fields; administrative employees, the highest quality of service in support of the University’s educational mission.

Commitment. Academic and administrative employees shall bear in mind that the ultimate goal of the University is the transformation of communities, especially in the Visayas and Mindanao, through the provision of quality basic and higher education.

Social Responsibility. Academic and administrative employees shall strive to provide themselves and the students an understanding of and effective tools for addressing the prevailing social realities in the country. As far as possible, they shall volunteer their expertise and contribute to effective social and civic programs in the local community, through initiatives organized by themselves, their respective departments and relevant external organizations.

Evangelization. Academic and administrative employees shall seek to understand the values and mores of local cultures and enrich them through gospel values and the teachings of the Church. In a privileged manner, they shall, in solidarity with the Philippine Southern Province of the Society of Divine Word, support the missionary apostolate in the Visayas and Mindanao.

Leadership. Academic and administrative employees, not only in positions of authority but also in their own personal capacity, shall strive to set the conditions for reflection and learning on their respective educational tasks, both in their departments and in the local community, foster norms of behavior befitting a Witness to the Word and exhibit these norms in their own way of life.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Section 1. Employee Attitude

o At the start of employment at the University, an employee becomes a member of a Catholic University and as such is expected to respect the ideals, beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church and the Society of the Divine Word.

o The employee shall be accountable in the appropriation and use of the University resources.

o The employee shall be encouraged to further his own professional growth through continuing education.

Section 2. Employee-Administrator Relationship

o The employee shall, in expressing his concern or disagreement with a decision or policy, direct this concern through proper channels.

o The employee shall, in the instance that he feels he is not given a reasonable hearing by his immediate superior, bring the issue to the next level of authority, provided he informs the immediate superior.

Section 3. Employee-Employee Relationship

o The employee shall set a good example through a professional and personal life worthy of his position.

o The employee shall keep confidential information in regard to fellow employees. In the case of a breach of professional conduct by fellow employees, he shall be discreet in discussing the breach until such matter is resolved.

o The employee shall be open to constructive criticism from fellow employees.

Section 4. Employee-Community Relationship

o The employee shall support and, where feasible, participate in activities of professional, civic, and religious associations in the community at large.

o The employee shall refrain from involving the University in his personal transactions, financial or otherwise.

o The employee shall be aware of the implications of all his activities on the environment.

PROHIBITIONS

1. The employee shall not assume a responsibility or seek outside employment that impairs the effective discharge of his regular functions.

2. The employee shall avoid the following conflicts of interest:

o Authorize the purchase of equipment and supplies or contract services from a business establishment or an agent in which he or his family has an interest;

o Recommend the hiring of a member of his family as an employee for a position or as a consultant for a project supported by funds administered by or through the University.

3. The employee should not:

o Market the results of University-sponsored research projects for personal gain;

o Use or communicate unpublished information or official documents of the University for personal advantage.

4. The employee shall not hinder the student’s right to independent pursuit of learning and the holding of a different viewpoint.
5. The employee shall not:

o Unduly embarrass, or disparage the academic performance of, a student;
o Unfairly discriminate against a student on the basis of tradition and ideals, in culture and language, and in race and religion.

o Use a professional relationship with a student for personal advantage;
o Disclose information about a student unless required by due process in school, court or other agencies of law.

6. The employee shall not disclose confidential information exclusively reserved by the Administration to itself, particularly employee and student information as well as University plans and finances.
7. The employee shall not indulge in gossip or idle talk that may damage the honor and reputation of a co-employee.