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Dr. Manuel T. Corpus, executive director of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines, Inc. (AACCUP), named VSU as a model state university in the country after the Level IV Phase 2 evaluation of eight academic programs, March 16-18.

The Department of Biological Sciences (DBS) celebrated Biology Week on February 9-12, 2016. The celebration centered on the theme “15 years and beyond”. The activities were spearheaded by the Organization of Biology Students (OBioS).

The week-long activity preluded with an opening program on February 9, with lectures on Ecology, Marine Biology, and Botany. Speakers were Dr.Senona A. Cesar, Dr.Humberto R. Montes, and Prof. Marita I. Galinato.

            The OBioS also conducted an essay writing contest, a poster-making contest, and a quiz show. The quiz show was held in two categories, one for the BSBio students, and the other for non-BSBio students. Prizes include certificates, medals for the BSBio student winners, and cash prizes of PhP1,000, 600 and 400, respectively, for the non-BSBio student category winners. The celebration concluded with a Biolympics exclusive to BSBio students.

Eight academic programs—four undergraduate and four graduate—of VSU shall be subjected for Level IV (Phase 2) Accreditation by the accreditors from the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc, March 16-18. 

The Visayas State University Library led by its Chief Librarian, Ms.Andreli D. Pardales, launched on February 12, 2016 the VSU Library’s National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) project grant of Filipiniana library materials at the VSU Library Lounge. Anchored on the theme “Cultural Enrichment through Enhanced VSU Library Collection”, the launching was graced by Dr.Rizalina D. Truya, Assistant Professor I of the College of Education.

            VSU is one of the two schools in Eastern Visayas granted with PhP150,000 by the NCCA for the enhancement of Filipiniana library materials.

            An on-the-spot drawing contest was held prior to the launching. Students from the VSU Laboratory High School participated in the contest. The winners were HanielNapoles (1st), Lyda Tan (2nd), and Kimberly Pantoja (3rd). 

The long-standing partnership between VSU and Mendel University (MENDELU) in Brno, Czech Republic since 2014 has fostered a renewed collaboration this year with fresh opportunities for faculty, staff, and students.

Two senior BSEconomics students of VSU’s Department of Economics (DOE) won the Outstanding Research Paper Awards during the Young Economists Convention (YEC) – Visayas Cluster. The event was held on February 5, 2016 at the University of San Carlos with the theme: “The Creative Mind of Visayas: A Culture of Private Enterprise and Innovation.”

Mr. Christopher Llones got the 1st place with his research entry entitled “Estimates of Price and Income Elasticity of Crude Oil in Selected Member States of ASEAN.” Ms. Mary Jane Pepe, on the other hand, got the 2nd placewith her research entry entitled “Impact Analysis of the Sitio Electrification Program on the Socio-Economic Development in the Selected Households in Matalom, Leyte.” Both were presented with certificates of recognition as well as cash gifts.  The other finalist was from the University of San Carlos.

The first part of the conference was a series of talks that revolved around the message of youth engagement. The first speaker was Dave Overton, founder of OracyConcepts and Sym.ph, who talked about the youth as a source of new ideas in innovation and technology. Cornelio Guantero, Jr. of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) was the second speaker.  His talk focused on the state of economic development in the Visayan region.

The convention was organized by the De La Salle University’s EconOrg with the help of the Carolinian Economics Society.  The event allowed budding young economists to share their insights and be recognized for their excellent research as students.

The attendance to YEC was only a part of the BS Economics and BS Agribusiness Educational Tour. The group visited and attended seminar-lectures at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) and the BangkoSentralngPilipinas (BSP) in Cebu City. Together with the students were threeDOE faculty members, namely: Mr.LemuelPreciados, Ms.ZyraCentino, and Prof. RufinaCapuno.