The Legislative Assembly (LA) held a session last July 18 to further their discussions on Student Handbook revisions, particularly in the Student’s Charter. The LA began the session with approving the institutionalization and deinstitutionalization guidelines of the University Student Government (USG). These proposed guidelines covered how USG projects would be evaluated, institutionalized, and abolished. […]
De La Salle University (DLSU) was not spared from the strong winds and heavy rains brought by typhoon Glenda. Almost all buidings at DLSU suffered damages, with roofs being blown off covered walks, and hallways littered with building debris and tree branches. The wailing winds also destroyed some of the glass panels and dividers located […]
The College of Liberal Arts (CLA), in cooperation with the #abolishpork movement, held an open forum last July 11 at the William Shaw Little Theater, to discuss the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), pork barrel funds, and other governance issues, especially on accountability. The opening remarks were led by CLA Vice Dean Dr. Rhoderick Nuncio and Mo. […]
The Filipino Department held its annual open forum last July 12 entitled “Seryeng Panayam” at Room 508 and 509 of the Yuchengco Hall. The open forum recognized faculty members and writers who value Filipino education, culture, history, and language in their literary and scholarly works. Filipino Department Chairperson Dr. Ernesto Carandang led the opening remarks. He […]
The current Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines Philip Goldberg was sworn in last November, 2013. Since then, Goldberg has picked up from where former Ambassador Harry Thomas, Jr. took off, and a number of notable events have already taken place such as the signing of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement.
The first batch of DLSU College of Law (COL) graduates will take the Bar Exams this October at the University of Santo Tomas. Known to be the most difficult among all licensure examinations in the country, this year’s Bar exams will make or break the first batch of Lasallian lawyers.
For the past decade, De La Salle University (DLSU) has been offering ladderized programs in selected degrees. Ladderized programs are a ‘fast track’ to earning a higher degree, allowing enrolled students to get credit for higher graduate courses immediately after completion of prerequisite courses. In other countries, ladderized programs are commonly referred to as ‘accelerated programs’, or ‘combined programs’.
With the University Student Government (USG) determined to organize a different set of activities this year to cater to the changing needs and interests of the students, the overall effectiveness of these activities has become the top priority of all USG units. Feedback and suggestions from students are now given higher regard when the different units plan for the activities and advocacies that will be offered to their constituents.
In line with De La Salle University’s (DLSU) goal of being a learner-centered research university and expanding its campuses at the Science and Technology Complex (STC) in Biñan, Laguna and the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig, several construction plans are now in progress to address the University’s growing academic and institutional needs.
Midway through the current term, the traditional rivalry of political parties will again be put to play this academic year when they go head to head for seats in the University Student Government during the Freshmen Election.