Colleges and Universities

[rico]

Originally Posted by Miguel

Really?!! I'm a Paulinian also, sa St. Paul's ako nag high school. From what St. Paul ka galing Rico? How about you rmb, what batch ka? I graduated '96 sa high school. Did you attend the university's centennial celebration?

Sa St. Paul School of Sta. Maria, Bulacan (graduated 1990) ako nag-elementary tapos sa St. Paul College of Bocaue, Bulacan (graduated 1994) ako nag-highschool. therefore, i'm two years older than you perhaps.

[weirdo]

naging paulinian rin ako. 1 yr lang. sa st paul sch makati. mga 5 yrs old pa lang ako nun. hehe.

Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Silliman University scores another 100% passing in nursing board
By Jimmy P. Abayon
Sunstar Dumaguete

SILLIMAN University's (SU) College of Nursing and Allied Health Services maintained its record of a 100 percent passing in the recent Nurses' Licensure Examinations given December 11-12.

SU was the only school to garner the 100 percent passing. A total of 60 examinees from SU took the examination.

Dr. Teresita Sinda, college dean, said this is the biggest number of successful examinees from the university.

The college's population ballooned last year to 1,602 due to the high demand for nurses abroad, making it the biggest student population in the university.

Dr. Sinda said she is excited with the development and believed this will boost Silliman's nursing program.

"The results prove that there is no secret formula to success...but day-to-day hard work complemented by a strong program, competent faculty, and the right facilities," the dean said.

Silliman's nursing program focuses on quality knowledge-based and practice-based training.

Because of its consistent top performance in the licensure examination, the Commission on Higher Education designated the college as a Centre of Excellence in Nursing Education, and its program accredited Level III by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities.

[tyronne]

wow Mabuhay ang Silliman University! good job!

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by weirdo

naging paulinian rin ako. 1 yr lang. sa st paul sch makati. mga 5 yrs old pa lang ako nun. hehe.

Uy meron pang isa! Marami rami rin pala tayo dito na atleast once in our life naging Paulinian tayo. Siguro dapat next time, isa sa atin mag feature yung university system ng st. paul's dito. Rico, Oo nga mas bata pa ako sa iyo pero mas gwapo ka naman kaysa akin. Pahinging peso naman diyan.

YOUNG FILIPINO INVENTORS

I am already getting dizzy of seeing Silliman all over this thread. But since there's no other university I am familiar with, might as well add something about her again. I hope someone could feature about San Beda, Letran, or those other schools in the UAAP and NCAA. I keep seeing those names but don't really got a perfect picture of these schools.

Universities have always been proven breeding grounds for innovative minds. Here are some inventions from Silliman students. I know some other schools are doing same thing also, I have read articles about them, maybe someone could share on this also. Filipinos are very creative and innovative, I guess all humans are, except that it varies upon culture, inspiration, necessity, and that extra hereditary talent which make Filipinos unique. Things we might lack though are that additional technical know-how, availability of the technology, and financial support that could have advance us further.

"Eureka! 2004" is an exhibit of inventions from the SU Computer Engineering Department. These inventions are:

1. “Intelligent Electronic Lock System.” The system has multiple access capabilities for use. Includes keypad, radio frequency, I-button technology. For practically all security uses.

2. “Radio Frequency Controlled Shot Clock.” A game shot clock controller RF based which can be used by a basketball referee.

3. “Sumo Wresting Robots.” The design follows the basic rule of sumo wrestling to bring its opponent outside the ring. Consist of hardware, software and special sensor components.

4. “Mobile Home Appliance Control” It allows people to remote-switch home appliances and lights using a cellphone.

5. “Automated and Movable Laundry Hanger” It moves toward shelter or sun with the help of a Light Dependent Resistor to detect conditions suitable for drying.

6. “Portable Electronic Scoreboard” A portable electronic scoreboard that displays the usual game data: score, fouls, time and period.

7. “Auto-Flush for Urinals” Provides auto flush for urinals and automatic disinfectant fluid release along with the flush.

8. “Line Tracer Robot and LED Display Module”
9. “Computer Controlled PCB Plotter”
10. “Surveillance Camera Driven by 2 Stepper Motors”
11. “Automatic Backup Generator”
12. "Automatic Irrigation System”
13. “The 2 Wrestling Robots”

Another showcase of Filipino ingenuity is the NOBDF (Negros Oriental Business Development Foundation) organized by the local government and the private sector. It's a contest of inventions and the winner will be judge basing upon its innovativeness and market potential. The finalists were:

1. · Automated watering system controller - from computer-engineering students of Asian College of Science and Technology (ACSAT). A nine-volt prototype that had sensors on water level, rain, and soil humidity. The prototype activated valves that allowed water to flow to an area where the sensors detected a lack of water. The devise also can be programmed to dispense water on a timed basis. The devise will allow farm watering automation available to less than P1,200.

2. Wireless alarm for cell phones - from students from the College of Engineering of Silliman University comprised Feel TeK, a branch of Vortex Venture Club which is a special program of the university to enhance the students’ skills in entrepreneurial engineering. Club members are supported via a club room that has research and development facilities that the students can use to conduct experiments and work on prototypes. The product of Feel TeK is an alarm that warns a cell phone owner if his/her phone is out of range. The product is composed of 2 devices. One is in the cell phone and the other can be attached to the owner. At a predetermined distance, the wireless device will signal the owner that the phone is no longer in the range. Per their business plan, the product will be positioned as a preventive device that will reduce owner stress and trauma brought about by the loss of a cell phone.

3. Cost effective ink jet and photo copying ink - high school students of Ramon Teves Pastor Dumaguete Regional Science High School came up with an ink called SCI, which is the acronym for Soya oil, charcoal and isopropyl alcohol. They experimented and successfully produced a substitute for the ink used in ink jet and photo copying machines. The students also used g-melina fruit extract. The process requires a series of filtrations resulting in a print quality that is indistinguishable when compared to commercially available ink. The product will bring down the cost of ink by 80%.

4. Bricks from waste materials - faculty member of the Dumaguete City High School developed a construction/building material made out of waste materials from acetylene and gas manufacturing. The material is calcium oxide or CalBricks. Strength is what this product brings to the market. With a price lower than the products currently available in the market, this construction material offers better strength. The business plan is targeting the Dumaguete City market first and will use its initial success as a springboard to conquer the rest of the province and neighboring provinces. The product will be used in Dumaguete City High School to serve as testimony to the product’s performance.

5. And finally the WINNER is the invention "Transporting Live Fish Without Water" by a Silliman student taking masteral and then doctorate degree in marine biology. Imagine taking out a fish from the water, travelled a long distance, and after 9 hours put it back again to the water. Then suddenly... voila!! It comes back to life and is now swimming again. It's like resurrecting the dead. Miracle? Not exactly, it's just using the process of hibernation. Imagine the health and economic impact. You can now actually eat a fresh fish from the market even if you cook it some hours later. Our economy, being a major fish exporting country, could now export fish to other countries like Japan and Korea who wanted them fresh therefore increasing the value while minimizing air transportation cost as they said by as much as 75%.

I hope other local governments would take a cue from what Negros Oriental is doing. Other government agencies just don't offer support to Filipino inventors. I wondered what happened to that Engr. Dingel (?) featured in Magandang Gabi Bayan who invented a car that is fueled by water. We badly need that one now. The father also of my friend have a formula that could cure skin diseases but the agency said that it would cost him more than a hundred thousand pesos just for the reasearch alone that they have to make.

Filipinos are surely creative and if only given enough support, our country would surely benefit from these inventions. Here only shows creative minds from Silliman and Negros Oriental, I'm very sure there are other geniuses from other parts of this country also (I hope someone could feature them) who are keeping the tradition with Filipino greats like Edgardo San Juan and Agapito Flores.

[mhe-ann]

Originally Posted by Miguel

"Eureka! 2004" is an exhibit of inventions from the SU Computer Engineering Department. These inventions are:

1. “Intelligent Electronic Lock System.” The system has multiple access capabilities for use. Includes keypad, radio frequency, I-button technology. For practically all security uses.

2. “Radio Frequency Controlled Shot Clock.” A game shot clock controller RF based which can be used by a basketball referee.

3. “Sumo Wresting Robots.” The design follows the basic rule of sumo wrestling to bring its opponent outside the ring. Consist of hardware, software and special sensor components.

4. “Mobile Home Appliance Control” It allows people to remote-switch home appliances and lights using a cellphone.

5. “Automated and Movable Laundry Hanger” It moves toward shelter or sun with the help of a Light Dependent Resistor to detect conditions suitable for drying.

6. “Portable Electronic Scoreboard” A portable electronic scoreboard that displays the usual game data: score, fouls, time and period.

7. “Auto-Flush for Urinals” Provides auto flush for urinals and automatic disinfectant fluid release along with the flush.

8. “Line Tracer Robot and LED Display Module”
9. “Computer Controlled PCB Plotter”
10. “Surveillance Camera Driven by 2 Stepper Motors”
11. “Automatic Backup Generator”
12. "Automatic Irrigation System”
13. “The 2 Wrestling Robots”

1. · Automated watering system controller - from computer-engineering students of Asian College of Science and Technology (ACSAT). A nine-volt prototype that had sensors on water level, rain, and soil humidity. The prototype activated valves that allowed water to flow to an area where the sensors detected a lack of water. The devise also can be programmed to dispense water on a timed basis. The devise will allow farm watering automation available to less than P1,200.

all the said inventions were the theses of the Engineering Grads in my school (2001-2003). The prototypes were great!

[XetraDAX]

Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Intramuros, Manila

Founded in 1620, turned over to the Dominican Fathers on 1630. Letran is the second oldest existing school in the Philipines, and the oldest exclusive school for boys in Asia.

A royal decree from Spain on May 1865 pronounced Letran as a "College of the First Class". In a span of more than three centuries, Letran produced alumni who became the builders of the Filipino nation. The names of Manuel Quezon, Sergio Osmena, Apolinario Mabini, Marcelo del Pilar, Padre Mariano Gomez, Francisco Balagtas and Emilio Aguinaldo, and many others are enshrined in the hearts of every Filipino. Its most illustrious alumnus is St. Vicente Liem dela Paz, a vietnamese saint.

St. John the Baptist Building (administration)


St. Vincent Ferrer Building (grade school)


St. Raymond of Peñaport Building (high school)


St. Albert the Great Building (student center)


St. Thomas Aquinas Building (IMC, Library)


San Vicente Liem de la Paz Dormitory

[jbkayaker12]

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[XetraDAX]

Originally Posted by jbkayaker12

SSC Go Stags!! Neo Gothic all steel San Sebastian Basilica. Only one of its kind in Asia. What is Letran famous for?

Jon

architecture-wise? its spanish style buildings.

Hey I love San Sebastian's Basilica! So unique. Ang mahal siguro mag maintain ng ganun

[Miguel]

Exclusive for boys pala ang Letran. They have great sports program don't they? So it is still a college, how come after 4 centuries hindi siya naging university? cool! does this mean these are the same bldgs that were used during the hispanic era?

Jon, so you're from San Sebastian. How about doing the honor of featuring your school.

Originally Posted by mhe-ann

all the said inventions were the theses of the Engineering Grads in my school (2001-2003). The prototypes were great!

that would be awesome! really, with exact specifications in all of them? filipinos really have the potential.

sources:
eureka! 2004- http://su.edu.ph/masscom/mar4/frame5.htm
NOBDF - http://www.aim.edu.ph/home/announcementc.asp?id=488

[XetraDAX]

Originally Posted by Miguel

Exclusive for boys pala ang Letran. They have great sports program don't they? So it is still a college, how come after 4 centuries hindi siya naging university? cool! does this mean these are the same bldgs that were used during the hispanic era?

sources:
eureka! 2004- http://su.edu.ph/masscom/mar4/frame5.htm
NOBDF - http://www.aim.edu.ph/home/announcementc.asp?id=488

Well, unfortunately, they're gonna be accepting female students for pre school, grade school and high school starting next academic year. The College dept. has beed coed for than 20 yrs. already.

Great sports program? yes, definitely.

almost 400 years of being a college and not applying for a university. Ahh yes, a question that has been bugging every Letranite for the longest time. I guess the Dominican Fathers are quite contented with Letran being a college rather than a university since there's UST already. Few courses offered (though they are expanding) and small campus size also hinders the Colegio form being a university.

Same buildings used in the spanish era? No. The old buildings were destroyed during the World War II. (infact the whole intramuros was, except for San Agustin Church)

[jbkayaker12]

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Ateneo's campus is really, really nice. It's so spacious, so many trees and gardens. Definitely better than La Salle's. hehe

[rico]

Originally Posted by harvy

Ateneo's campus is really, really nice. It's so spacious, so many trees and gardens. Definitely better than La Salle's. hehe

the jesuits also planted lots of trees near katipunan. from katupunan, you won't be able to see ateneo's buildings. they're all hidden behind the "forest".

[XetraDAX]

I think its called the "buffer zone" so the classes wont be disturbed by the noise, etc coming from Katipunan Road. Then sinadya talaga na yung buildings are built far from Katipunan due to the same reason.

o diba? yan ang planning!

[rico]

Originally Posted by XetraDAX

I think its called the "buffer zone" so the classes wont be disturbed by the noise, etc coming from Katipunan Road. Then sinadya talaga na yung buildings are built far from Katipunan due to the same reason.

o diba? yan ang planning!

cool eh. considering that ateneo campus was built decates ago.

[Francis20]

sayang, sana dun ako nag aral. unfortunately, my parents could not afford to send me to that school. so i settled for a govt university.
pero ok na rin. a workmate said, our campus was designed and planned by Americans. that's why there are Royal Palms lining the streets and no powerlines visible inside the campus. Parang Pearl Harbour daw.

[Miguel]

(i received an e-mail and maybe i could share it to everyone. some of you might be interested on this, i presume that there are engineers in this forum, you might find this some use in your line of work or for added knowledge. this is open to all professions by the way.)

INVITATION TO ALL

World Bank in cooperation with Silliman University Knowledge for Development Center and National Disaster Coordinating Council is inviting all to avail the FREE On-line Course on Disaster Risk Management . The course will be offered this coming February 7 till March 14. You can find more information about the course on the Silliman website (www.su.edu.ph). There are two things you can access in the "FREE Disaster Risk Management Course" link found under the "ANNOUNCEMENTS" link on the homepage, the Course Description and the Application Form. Deadline for submission of the application will be on January 22. Qualified applicants will be notified by January 29, 2005.

The presenters include international academic faculties and practitioners involved in different facets of disaster risk management. The course also trains civil engineers on how to build safer houses and infrastructure, financial managers on how to budget and spend money, and policy makers on how to provide services to people when disaster strikes.

The system requirements of the Course are:

Hardware- Pentium 166 or faster, 64Mb memory, CD-ROM, Sound Card
Software- Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 or SX Internet Explorer 4 or higher, Netscape 4 or higher Microsoft Office 2000 (Word, Powerpoint), Acrobat Reader 5

For more information log-on to or contact:

Silliman Website
www.su.edu.ph

Mr. MARK RAYGAN E. GARCIA
Information Officer
Office of Information and Publications
3/F Administration Building, Silliman University
Hibbard Avenue, Dumaguete City
Tel: +635 422-6002 (local 230)
Tel/Fax: +635 422-7194
E-Mail: oip@su.edu.ph

Ms. GEMMA PLASABAS
Librarian, Knowledge for Development Center
1/F SU Main Library
Silliman University
Tel: (63-35) 422-6002 loc. 517; 422-7208
E-Mail g_plasabas@yahoo.com



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[renell]

though id share some of the pics i took last april 04 in UST..

huge field


plans for a new gymnasium

i was amazed how small it was at the moment, anything changed?

[thomasian]

Nothing has changed in the Gymnasium.