Dr. Rotacio Gravoso, Professor of the Department of Development Communication (DDC), has been in Australia from February 14 t0 March 21, 2012 as a recipient of the John Dillon Memorial Fellowship on Research Management. Sponsored by the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), the fellowship afforded Dr. Gravoso and other ten fellows from the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Papua New Guinea the opportunity to participate in workshops on communicating science at Melbourne; leadership development at Melbourne Business School, the top education provider in Australia; and research management at the ACIAR Headquarters in Canberra.

Some 100 members of the Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines (GEP) convened on March 30-31, 2012 at the VSU's Center for Continuing Education during its 37th GEP Regional Convention.

The convention centered on the theme "Role of Geodetic Engineers in Disaster Risk Reduction Management." The occasion gave an opportunity for the GEs to have an exchange of ideas on current issues and concerns affecting engineers.