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Service-Learning Forum seeks to enhance academic learningDe La Salle University’s Lasallian Mission Office and the Center for Social Concern and Action hosted Service-Learning Forum: Engaging Students, Teachers, and Communities in the Service of Society last May 8 at Lecture Room 903 of the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall. The forum included discussions on how to integrate and enhance service-learning (SL) in the curriculum, and the sharing of experiences by other universities in the country and in the region.

Center for Social Concern and Action Director Ma. Lourdes Melegrito shared insights about the community partnerships of DLSU, while Dr. Mitzie Irene Conchada, associate professor of

the DLSU School of Economics, talked about the strategies and challenges in the integration of SL in Econdev Course Syllabus.

External guest speakers included Siliman University Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Betsy Joy Tan, University of St. La Salle Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Marie Therese Jochico, Ateneo de Manila University Development Studies Program Director and Assistant Professor Dr. Leland Joseph Dela Cruz, and Office of Service-Learning Associate Director Dr. Carol Ma Hok Ka of Lingnan University in Hong Kong.

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.

DLSU excels on its first bar exams

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Service-Learning Forum seeks to enhance academic learning

Outstanding performancein board exams

Engineering project advocates disaster preparedness

Tokyo Tech hosts DLSU exchange students

The successful bar examinees during the oath-taking dinner hosted by the DLSU College of Law last April 24 at the DLSU Henry Sy, Sr. Hall.

De La Salle University College of Law showed its mettle by being a top performing law

school in the 2014 Bar Examinations. Among schools that fielded over 40 examinees,

DLSU is the No.1 private law school and ranked No.2 overall—an exemplary feat on its

maiden participation.

As part of its partnership with De La Salle University, the

Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) invited a team of

DLSU Civil Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering and

Management students and their faculty mentors for a 10-day

cultural and technological exposure in Japan.

The activity, which sought to strengthen the existing linkage

between the two universities, was held from April 29 to May

8. The DLSU group visited the Tokyo Tech campus as well as

museums, temples, and other iconic landmarks in Tokyo.

At Tokyo Tech, the visiting group saw various student

projects. They also witnessed Japan’s most powerful super

computer known as the TSUBAME 2.5, which can process

large data including the simulation of earthquakes, wind

patterns, and water molecule movement, among others.

They likewise visited the Miraikan Museum, which houses

advanced technology, such as ASIMO, the famous robot that

can perform human movements such as walking, running,

and jumping. They also went to the Rainbow Bridge, one of

the longest in Tokyo, and the Tokyo Skytree, which is Japan’s

Tokyo Tech hosts DLSU exchange students tallest tower at 624

meters. Students also

experienced the rich

culture of the country,

when they went to

Meiji Shrine, situated in

the heart of Harajuku,

and the Asakusa

Temple, which houses

centuries-old Japanese

heritage and history

artifacts.

They also toured the headquarters of Hino Motors, Ltd.,

a leading manufacturer of trucks and buses in Japan.

Art critics, young scholars gather for KRITIKA 2015 DLSU excels on its first bar exams,from page 1

OUTSTANDINGPERFORMANCEin various board exams

Faculty cycling group conducts community outreach

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Engineering project advocates disaster preparedness

Recent releases from the Professional Regulation Commission show De La Salle University registering notable passing marks in various board exams.

Civil EngineersIn the May 2015 licensure examinations for Civil Engineers, DLSU had a 68.75% passing rate against the national passing rate of 31.57%. Janssen Gerardo Talavera Valbuena placed 2nd among 4,311 examinees nationwide. Mechanical EngineersIn the March 2015 licensure examinations for Mechanical Engineers, DLSU registered a 96.55% passing rate, with

Andrew James Ang Tan Lee, a St. La Salle scholar, ranking 5th among 1,247 examinees nationwide. The national passing rate was 59.26%.

Electronics EngineersIn the April 2015 licensure examinations for Electronics Engineers, DLSU marked a passing rate of 52.34% against the national passing rate of 34.95%, with 2,552 examinees nationwide. DLSU’s Allimzon Monzon Lim placed 3rd, Francis Deo Saldua Pulmano , a Globe SingTel scholar, placed 8th, and Simon Joseph Plata placed 9th.

Electronics TechniciansAlso in the April 2015 licensure examinations for Electronics Technicians, DLSU registered a 100% passing rate. The national passing rate was 71.88%. DLSU ranked No. 1 among schools with 50 or more examinees. There were 1,483 examinees nationwide. DLSU’s Jervinne Lester Simbulan Cruz and Sheena Marie Carampatana Sacdalan, a Star Scholar, tied at the 2nd spot, while AJ Carl Paguio Dy, a grantee of the Joseph Eric Vernon Leyran Meim Scholarhip, placed 3rd.

Through its community engagement initiative dubbed LEGACY (Lasallian Engineers for God and Country) Project, the DLSU USG Engineering College Government recently conducted Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM)-related activities in Leyte.

The team, together with the network of De La Salle Philippines, provided assistance to priority communities in the area through DRRM information dissemination. Civil Engineering faculty members Dr. Maricel Paringit,Dr. Lessandro Estelito Garciano, and Dr. Mario de Leon formulated plans for Barangays San Miguel and Diit. Paringit generated seven maps that served as the basis for the workshop activities in the two barangays.

De Leon with the LEGACY Project team head Louise Patrick Pambid facilitated the workshop at Barangay San Miguel. The workshop looked into four areas for DRRM: 1) Location of Lifeline Support Structures/Facilities; 2) Validation of Position/Location of Waterways and Roads; 3) Validation of Landslide and Flood Susceptibility Data; and 4) Structural Typologies of Houses and Soil Condition.

Faculty members of De La Salle University recently joined Centurion Cycling Club,

an association of different bicycle groups south of Metro Manila promoting long-

distance riding for advocacy and camaraderie, in their 110 km bike tour from Las

Piñas to Montalban, Rizal to visit Cottolengo Filipino Foundation.

The faculty members were Jo Chris Olaes, Merle Acibar, Jerrwin Aguinaldo

and Dominic Rovero of the Physical Education Department and Dr. Paolo Niño

Valdez of the Department of English and Applied Linguistics.

As part of the cycling group’s community engagement activity last April,

the faculty facilitated games with the cyclists and 39 abandoned children

with special needs to maximize engagement. Moreover, a feeding program

was conducted for the children through the support of the PE Department

and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Lasallian Mission.

The University garnered a passing rate of 56.52%

against the national passing percentage of

18.82%.

Established only in 2010, DLSU COL is the

Philippines’ first law school that specializes in

Human Rights Law and Environmental Law.

The college trains its students for legal work

by exposing them to various marginalized

communities and sectors that need legal

assistance.

It also engages them in research, which is

supported by DLSU’s state-of-the-art tools.

The college likewise connects them with the

University’s international linkages, supporting

students’ inclination to pursue international law.

The DLSU Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC) organized

KRITIKA 2015: National Workshop on Art and Cultural Criticism held at the

University of San Agustin (USA), Iloilo, West Visayas last May 4-7.

BNSCWC awarded 10 fellowships for the summer workshop in criticism,

which covered various arts and culture, including architecture, literature,

visual arts, film, theatre, multi-art, popular culture, and gastronomy.

In this one-week live-in workshop, established art critics and talented

young scholars gathered to form an intellectual community. Interactions

with local artists, including the USA Little Theater headed by director Eric

Divinagracia, and an Ilonggo cultural heritage tour supplemented the

workshop sessions.

Rolando Tolentino, cultural critic and BNSCWC Associate Director for

Criticism, served as workshop director. The panel of experts included

urban design and landscape architect Paulo Alcazaren, cultural critic

and educator Isagani R. Cruz, literature scholar Isidoro M. Cruz,

heritage conservationist Rene Luis Mata, visual art critic and artist Cid Reyes,

culinary expert and visual artist Claude Tayag, and cultural historian Jose Victor

Torres. The project manager is Shirley Lua, BNSCWC Director.

Participants of the activity were grouped into three teams. The first group identified centers that could serve as evacuation sites. The second group identified the structural make-up of the houses of the coastal community. The third group was assigned to perform coastline position mapping with the aid of GPS.

The workshop ended with a short presentation of the initial findings and results of the field survey.

Last May 7, French political cartoonist Plantu of Le Monde led a master class workshop and round table discussion for select students of De La Salle University. The activity was a segment of the European Union National Institute for Culture’s “Cartooning for Peace Manila 2015.”

Bob Katzenelson of Denmark’s Berlingske and local cartoonists Manix Abrera and Rob Cham joined Plantu. The workshop

and discussion were held at the European Documentation Center, Henry Sy, Sr. Hall. An

exhibit of Plantureux, popularly known as “Plantu,”

and other artists’ works were also made available

for viewing at the 6th floor of the Henry Sy, Sr. Hall.

The Cartooning for Peace project aims to invite

European and Filipino cartoonists to participate in a

series of conferences, master classes, interviews,

and cartooning workshops in leading academic

institutions and newspapers such as Manila

Bulletin, Manila Times, Philippine Daily Inquirer,

Philippine Star, and Tempo.

Cartooning for Peace was initially founded on

2006 at the United Nations Headquarters in

New York by then-UN Secretary Kofi and Plantu.

Today, Cartooning for Peace is an international

network of cartoonists who use the power and language of

imagery to further peace, freedom of expression, and aid in the

recognition of the journalistic work of cartoonists.

Additionally, the group also provides legal assistance to

cartoonists in challenging situations.

Campus artists join Cartooning for Peace

---St. John Baptist de La Salle

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The KRITIKA fellows witness restoration work on saints of Molo Church. Photo: BNSCWC on FB

The GCOE team on disaster risk reduction and management

KRITIKA was co-hosted by the USA Fray Luis De Leon Creative Writing Center and the USA Graduate School, and supported by the DLSU Office

of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. The food writing fellowships were

sponsored by the DLSU Angelo King Institute for Economics and Business Studies.

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