[President's Notes] March 2018: The women of my life
March is a celebration of women and their amazing contribution to the world. I know you have heard of an old adage that says “It’s a man’s world.” Well, look at what we’ve got? Maybe if we allow more women to run the world rather than men dominating it, perhaps we will end up better. Come to think of it, the compassion, care and love that every woman innately possesses may be the solution we are looking for to solve the pressing problems that plague us today.
Read more ...WOLFreda: leading the pack
“I never wanted to be a leader,” said Dr. Wolfreda T. Alesna.
Read more ...USSO mainstreams different student services at the Eco Park
Now on its fourth year, the University Student Services Office (USSO) brought its different student services and programs at the Eco Park to extend and promote student welfare initiatives of the university.
Read more ...#ProudViscan: Atilano recognized as outstanding woman entrepreneur in Southeast Asia
VSU’s homegrown agriculturist and social entrepreneur Cherrie Atilano bags another feather in her cap. This time as Outstanding Woman Social Entrepreneur in Southeast Asia given to her during the first ever Women of Future (WOF) Awards for Entrepreneurship held in Hilton Hotel Singapore on March 20, 2018.
Read more ...Children with disabilities spend day camp at VSU
Over 60 children with exceptionalities joined together for a Special Education (SPED) Day Camp organized by MAPEH 119 students on March 20, 2018 at the VSU Gymnatorium.
Read more ...VSU alumna, int’l scientist inspires graduate students in a scientific lecture
“You are the future. I now understand what that means. It means that you are the agent of change or improvement in the future,” said Dr. Marife D. Corre, VSU alumna and professor at Gottingen University, Germany.
Read more ...Tuklas Lunas Center project staff goes to Japan for protein sequencing training
Dr. Anabella B. Tulin, Dean of the VSU Graduate School (GS), and Dr. Ma. Theresa P. Loreto, Head of the Department of Biotechnology (DB) recently went to Kyoto, Japan to attend a Shimadzu protein sequencer training course from March 11 to 18, 2018.
Read more ...London-based zoological org taps ITEEM for scholarship grant
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) through the Zoological Society of the Philippines (ZSP) forged a partnership with the VSU Institute for Tropical Ecology and Environmental Management (ITEEM) in offering scholarship grants to deserving students taking up forestry, tropical ecology and environmental science programs in both graduate and undergraduate levels.
Read more ...VSU alumnus and CIAT Director for Asia is CME anniversary keynote speaker
Dr. Dindo A. Campilan, VSU alumnus and Director for Asia of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Centro Internacional Agricultural Tropical, CIAT) served as the guest speaker of the culminating activity of the eight-year anniversary celebration of the College of Management and Economics (CME). This was held at the VSU Convention Center on March 2, 2018.
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