Monthly Archives: October 2011
Fall in World Rankings: Decline in Quality of PHL Education?
| October 20, 2011 | By Michelle Lojo and David Pagulayan under Headlines, University |
The top four universities in the Philippines failed to enter the top 300 in the Times Higher Education Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (QS) for 2011. Though the University of the Philippines (UP) still leads first in the country, its ranking dropped to 332nd from 314th last year, according to the QS survey. This is not the UP’s lowest as it was ranked 398th in…
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Pottermore: A Living Legacy of a Modern Classic
| October 20, 2011 | By Jonnah Dayuta and Nathalia Tolentino under Menagerie |
July 15, 2011 marked the end of an entire literary era for Potterheads because of the release of the final Harry Potter movie. It seemed like it was finally time to completely let go of the magic, until (like magic) a ray of hope appeared—Pottermore. Pottermore is a website conceptualized by the author of the Harry Potter books, J.K. Rowling and sponsored by Sony. The…
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VP for Internal Affairs Nicole Gaba resigns
| October 20, 2011 | By Jan-Ace Mendoza under Headlines, University |
Effective October 15, 2011, Nicole Gaba is no longer the University Student Government (USG) Vice President for Internal Affairs. Due to her family’s decision to migrate this year, Gaba was forced to relinquish her position as her eventual departure would make her incapable of fulfilling her duties as Vice President. By October 26, she will no longer be considered an undergraduate student of DLSU. The…
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Dissecting Student Leadership
| October 20, 2011 | By Catherine Ng and Noelle Santiago under University |
A year has passed since the transition from the Student Council to the University Student Government as the autonomous representative body of the students. On its second year, the USG is characterized by numerous milestones. This academic year marks the opening of the student handbook to revisions, the formalization of the separation of RVR-COB and SOE, which consequently led to the formation of new college…
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The Society of Fellows
| October 20, 2011 | By Juan Batalla under University |
Aside from aiming to be the research university DLSU swore to become, the University also invests on other functions such as the quality of faculty, examined through their research output and teaching qualifications, one of the criteria in becoming an internationally recognized university. Hence, DLSU only sees it fitting to recognize the crème de la crème of its faculty, those who have produced outstanding research,…
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Fighting indifference: The pains in advocacy assessment
| October 20, 2011 | By Juan Batalla under Headlines, University |
The onset of the academic year saw a University Student Government (USG) that held a strong commitment to intensifying information dissemination, University discourse and advocacies. Such commitment was seen through the USG’s efforts in disseminating advocacy campaigns through events, social networking sites and mass print media distribution throughout the two trimesters of its mandate. Advocacy, as a principle, seeks to mobilize action through awareness and…
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The trade-offs of installing faculty administrators
| October 20, 2011 | By Jessy Go and Justin Umali under University |
Atty. Policarpio was late for his Obligations and Contracts class. He entered the room with many things on his mind – test papers to check, research papers to go through and to top it all off, seven written assessments of the disciplinary cases forwarded to him by the Discipline Office. He apologizes to his class for not returning the second quiz on time. He takes…
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Creating a world-class image for DLSU
| October 20, 2011 | By Patrick Ong under University |
From 1979 to 1998, Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC served as president of DLSU. During those years, DLSU sent professors abroad to study, and to bring back valuable experience to the students and the blooming research university. University Fellow, Dr. Tereso Tullao Jr., reflects on this period as a critical point for DLSU. DLSU professors made their mark in the country and abroad; the University was…
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The price of development: DLSU’s financial engagements
| October 20, 2011 | By Patrick Ong and Nina dela Cruz under University |
Recently, DLSU renamed its different colleges, specifically the College of Business (COB) and the College of Engineering to the Ramon V. Del Rosario Jr.-College of Business (RVR-COB) and the Gokongwei College of Engineering (GCOE) respectively. These institutions were both named after two alumni who relentlessly furnished endowments for further development of their respective colleges and for the University in general. Endowments are given by university…
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General education system and implications on students’ development
| October 20, 2011 | By Pilar Go under Headlines, University |
Before a student of the University can acquire a diploma and graduate, he or she needs to take General Education (GE) and major courses. As insignificant as GE courses seem, some inflict the same significance associated with major courses to the academic standing of students. Compliance to requirements As a university governed by the rules and policies of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), DLSU…
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