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NUMBERTHE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

LSIG partners with ABS-CBN for election watch

Research excellencein social science

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2401 (twen´te fôr´,o, wun) is a landmark number along Taft Avenue. It is the location ID of De La Salle University, home to outstanding faculty and students, and birthplace of luminaries in business, public service, education, the arts, and science. And 2401 is the name of the official newsletter of DLSU, featuring developments and stories of interest about the University.

New DLSP President

Learning about teaching

Br. Ricardo Laguda FSC takes his oath of office before Br. Edmundo Fernandez FSC, with a Vaugirard scholar as Bible bearer.

F A C T S a n d F I G U R E S

In a formal investiture ceremony held at De La Salle University’s Most

Blessed Sacrament Chapel last September 14, former De La Salle Philippines

President Br. Ricardo Laguda FSC was officially installed as the 22nd President and

4th Chancellor of the University.

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The La Salle Institute of Governance (LSIG) was

invited by ABS-CBN to be a partner in its flagship campaign

“Bayan Mo, I-Patrol Mo: Tayo Na!” The campaign seeks to

promote transparent and credible elections in 2013 as well as

engage communities in voter registration, voter education, and

voter awareness activities. As a partner in the campaign, LSIG will

provide resource persons to guest on election-related forums and

ABS-CBN news programs.

The campaign was formally launched last July 24 at Hotel

Sofitel in Pasay City. During the event, Dr. Francisco Magno,

LSIG Director, signed a Manifesto of Support for the campaign

with ABS-CBN Corporation executives led by Eugenio Lopez

III, Chairman and CEO, and Ma. Regina Reyes, Senior Vice

President for Integrated News and Current Affairs, together with

representatives from government, civil society, academe, media,

and the private sector.

The participants in the campaign include the Commission

on Elections, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting,

Alternative Law Groups, Inc., Pulse Asia, Australian Agency for

International Development, Asia Foundation, University of the

Philippines, University of Santo Tomas, La Consolacion College,

Ateneo School of Government, YouthVote Philippines, Business

World, Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, Management Association

of the Philippines Globe Telecom, STI, Universal Motors

Corporation, and Solid Group, Inc.-My Phone.

LSIG partners with ABS-CBNfor election watch

A parenting seminar called “Bukas Loob: Sulong sa

Pagkakaisa” was organized by St. La Salle Preschool (SLSP),

Signum Fidei, and the Physical Education Department of the

College of Education at the Don Enrique Razon Sports Complex

of DLSU last August 11.

There were 53 St. La Salle Preschool parents who participated

in this activity, including four sanitation personnel and 2 security

guards. This Lasallian formation aimed to reach out to DLSU’s

service workers through education, encourage them to know

and appreciate the charisms of St. John Baptist de La Salle, and

allow them to reflect and appreciate their blessings in life.

Lasallian Formation and Social Action Office Director of De La

Salle Health Sciences Institute and Signum Fidei Association

National Coordinator Myra Pamtambang served as the resource

speaker.

Director of Career and Counseling Services and Signum

Fidei Foundation President Dr. Susan Estanislao delivered an

inspirational talk. Teaching Associate Anne Marie Ramos gave

the welcome remarks, while the closing remarks was given by

College of Education Dean Dr. Voltaire Mistades.

Parenting seminarfor service personnel

photo by Greg GuintoSource: Office of the President and Chancellor

This fraternal bracelet, given duringthe investiture of Br. Ricardo Laguda FSC, symbolizes the core Lasallian valuesof faith, service, and communionin mission.

LSIG and ABS-CBN sign a memorandum of agreement.

St. La Salle Preschool students

---St. John Baptist de La Salle

Example makes a much greater impression than words.

To promote outstanding research output in social

studies, the College of Liberal Arts and local representatives of

the Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences

conducted a research forum on campus last month.

Participants from 11 private colleges and universities in the

Philippines shared and discussed institutional policies, strategies,

impacts, and issues related to research excellence in the subject

area.

Speakers included UNESCO National Commission of the

Philippines Secretary-General Dr. Virginia Miralao; DLSU Vice

Chancellor for Research Dr. Arnulfo Azcarraga; Ateneo de Manila

University School of Social Sciences faculty Dr. Filomeno Aguilar,

Jr.; University of Santo Tomas Research Cluster for Cultural,

Education, and Social Issues faculty Dr. Alvin Ang; and Director

of the Commission on Higher Education for National Capital

Region Dr. Catherine Castañeda.

In its official website, Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society

cites the following as part of its organizational objectives: to

improve scholarship and achieve synthesis in social studies and

inspire service to humanity through an intelligent approach in

addressing social problems.

Bright future for alternative energy

Guidance Counselor Board Exams topnotcher

LAAD-LINANG: Sining Tungo sa Malikhaing Edukasyon

Topics

Art as/in/and education

The work of artist-educators

The use of Art to fight corruption

The use of Art for the promotion of peace

Art and meaningful existence

Art as critical thinking

Call for Abstracts

To encourage research on alternative energy and update the academe

on the needs of government and society, Department of Energy (DOE)

Undersecretary Jose Layug Jr. recently delivered a lecture on campus about

renewable energy in the country.

Layug reported that the country has become a pioneer of renewable energy

in Asia, with close to 38 percent of its total energy requirements coming

from alternative sources. With the Philippines currently the second largest

producer of geothermal energy, next to the US, it has dominated the

country’s renewable energy portfolio.

Layug presented government efforts that support production and use

of alternative energy. The DOE campaign “BIGSHOW” (for Biomass, Geothermal,

Solar, Hydropower, Ocean, and Wind energy), was launched to encourage the use of

and investment to renewable energy.

The country has created fiscal incentives for biofuel investors and supported research

on alternatives to sugarcane, which is used to produce bioethanol.

The challenge for the country is to continue to find ways to increase the production of renewable

energy to avoid overreliance on energy resources that the country does not have.

Counseling and Educational Psychology Department Vice Chair Dr. Nino Jose

Mateo ranked number one in the recently concluded Licensure Examination for Guidance Counselors.

Only 185 out of 336 of examinees, or 55 percent, passed the test. Meanwhile, DLSU posted a 75

percent passing rate with nine board passers out of 12 examinees.

Jose is also the coordinator of the University’s Personal Effectiveness Foundation (PERSEF) and

Operation Big Brother (OBB) programs.New DLSP President

Research excellence in social science

Br. Jose Mari JJ”Jimenez FSC assumed the post of

De La Salle Philippines President and Sector Leader of De La Salle

Brothers Philippines effective June 17, 2012 until May 14, 2015.

Br. JJ served as Director of the Jaime Hilario Integrated School-La

Salle in Bagac, Bataan prior to his new post, and replaced Br. Ricardo

Laguda FSC who has returned to De La Salle University (DLSU) to serve

as its new President and Chancellor.

In his acceptance message during the turnover rites last July 21, Br. JJ

said: “We will need to work together to increase our pool of Lasallian

leaders and innovators. The systematic recruitment, formation and

training of this pool of leaders and innovators will be critical to the

evolution of our mission beyond what we know it to be today.”

Investiture, from page 1

The ceremony was attended by the DLSU community, led

by previous Presidents Br. Narciso Erguiza, Jr. FSC, DepEd

Secretary Armin Luistro FSC, and Dr. Carmelita Quebengco

AFSC.

Br. Ricky assumed office in June and spent his first 100 days

meeting with all sectors of the University, including administrators,

student government leaders, faculty members, alumni, and

benefactors. Through dialogues with them, Br. Ricky encouraged

all stakeholders of DLSU’s Taft and Science and Technology

Complex campuses to own the process of “creating the next

great idea.”

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The Brother President with the University Fellows and Prof. Richard Heck (front row, in red), Adjunct Professor and 2010 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.

(From left) Ang, Aguilar, Miralao, Azcarraga photos by Greg Guinto

He also underscored the need to promote the values of Faith,

Service, and Communion in Mission, in the pursuit of the

University’s vision-mission to be a leading learner-centered

research university, bridging faith and scholarship in the service

of society, especially the poor.

Br. Ricky’s leadership experience includes a stint as Interim

President of then-De La Salle Canlubang in 2006. He also served

as President of the Jaime Hilario Integrated School-La Salleht in

Bataan and De La Salle Araneta University in 2007. From 2011

to 2012, he served as President of De La Salle Philippines.

As a member institution of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), De La Salle

University through President and Chancellor Br. Ricardo Laguda

FSC attended the 24th General Assembly of the international

organization last July 23-27 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

With the theme, “Teaching and Learning in a Catholic University–

Educate and Train,” the conference focused on teaching and

learning as immediate tasks of Catholic institutions. In particular,

it tackled training, personal changes, and the transformation of

society as goals.

Through roundtable discussions and workshops, the assembly

was able to offer its participants a new perspective on diverse

ideas and the chance to define a joint and universal agenda

for actions that enable Catholic universities to take a proactive

position in today’s society.

Formally established in 1965, IFCU is currently made up of some

200 Catholic universities and institutions of higher learning. Aside

from De La Salle University and the other La Salle schools in the

Philippines, IFCU Philippine members include Ateneo de Manila

University, University of Santo Tomas, and St. Scholastica’s

College, among others.

Learning about teaching

photo by Greg Guinto

Important Dates

September 28, 2012 Deadline of Abstract Submission October 3, 2012 Notification of AcceptanceOctober 31, 2012 Submission of Final ManuscriptFebruary 20 – 21, 2013 Presentation of Posters/Papers

Paper/Poster Abstract Submission Form:http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/conferences/arts_congress/2013/_pdf/sixth-dlsu-arts-congress.pdf