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Eighty Years of Excellent Campus Journalism for the Common Good THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN ILOILO CITY, PHILIPPINES
VOL. 56 NO. 2
Divinagracia sets off for Ford Scholarship By CARA UY
Divinagracia
eNLIVeNING the spirit of culture and the arts, Co-curricular Activities Coordinator eric Divinagracia has set off to Michigan, USA on August 23 after qualifying for a scholarship grant funded by the Ford Foundation International (FFI). he will be gone for three years to take up his masteral degree in Arts Management at the east Michigan University. Divinagracia was named fellow of the said grant in 2007. The recipients of the fellowship were given the option to enroll in any institution in the world provided that s/he must have excelled academically with above average grades during his/her college years, must come preferrably from the countryside, and must have never attended school abroad. Divinagracia served as the director of the University’s Center for Culture and the Arts for almost six years. his office handled the different performing arts organizations in the University, namely, the USA Troubadours, USA Choir, USA Little Theater, and Kawilihan-USA which gained prestige and honor in the local, national and international scenes. Divinagracia was the last Augustinian to have been proclaimed one of the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (in 1996). he graduated magna cum laude in AB Political Science in the same year. he was the editor-in-Chief of the USA Publications from 1994 to 1996 and president of the USA Student Council during his college years.
USA-ROTC units honor Augustinian community By DAISY DAwN MACAhILO
TO honor the Augustinian community, the 296 USA-ROTC (University of San Agustin-Reserved Officer Training Corps) units assembled at the University field and conducted ceremonial rites in behalf of the ROTC Advance Class of 1987, September 19. According to Cdt. Col. Carmelo Soriano Jr., Corps Commander, the said ceremonial rites (which are done annually) served as the cadets’ tribute to the new University President, Rev. Fr. Raul Marchan, OSA and other administrative personnel and the University’s Golden eagle Alumni. “We belong to this institution. hence, it is but rightful to honor the newly appointed president of the university,” Soriano said in an interview with The Augustinian. During the event, the Augustinian friars – Marchan, Rev. Fr. Jonas Mejares, Rev. Fr. Generous Gonesto, Rev. Fr. Pederito Aparece, Rev. Fr. Dante Juloc, and Rev. Fr. Danilo Carido – paraded with other guests in two military trucks lent by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) office. The entrance of the ruling class, the Trident Class 2009 (composed of Soriano, Cdt. Lt. Col. emee Jon ebron, Bn Adj and S1, Cdt. Lt. Col.
Donee Ann Ruinata, Bn ex-O and S3) marked the start of the ceremonies. This was followed by the reading of the National Defense Act accompanied by the USA Band. Then, Marchan gave an inspirational message to the ROTC units, emphasizing the academic and social promotion of the Augustinian virtues and values. Aside from the parade of the University’s administrators, BANG! USA-ROTC units execute basic combat there was a tactics. Inset: Fr. Marchan rides on a military truck presentation of with other University administrators. sponsors and an exhibition by the Small Tactics Units (STU) of their of the Red and Gold Sword Frasority basic army training skills such as the at the Iloilo Grand hotel. Moreover, Soriano told The Combat Tactics and the Immediate Augustinian that the said event was only Response Action. O n t h e e v e n i n g a f t e r t h e a commencement of the many activities ceremonial rites for the Augustinian of the USA-ROTC this academic year. community, the units and sponsors Forthcoming activities of the USAheld a ball and the induction of officers ROTC include demonstrations of the
By PIETROS VAL PATRICIO
framework for art, culture and heritage in an educational environment.” This was one of the statements s t r e s s e d b y D r. Amorita Rabuco to the audience during the 8th St. Augustine Professional Lecture held at the USA Conference Rabuco (2nd from left) receives from Rev. Frs. Room, on the Marchan, Gonesto and Lazo a certificate of Patron Saint’s Day appreciation after her professional lecture. celebration, August 28. Rabuco’s lecture, Building “QUITe seldom have art advocates, managers and directors come up with School-based Arts Management theories and studies geared towards the T h e o re t i c a l F r a m e w o r k : T h e formulation of a common theoretical Augustinian Experience, zoomed
in on establishing a school-based management theory she named spider web theory based on the University of San Agustin’s artistic and cultural attainments from 2002 to 2007, including the management processes and practices of the University’s five major art groups – music, theater, dance, visual arts and literary arts. The data and analysis of her lecture were based from documents, questionnaires and focused-group discussions. In her talk, Rabuco stated the relevance of pursuing more studies in identifying resourceful management theories in the arts, especially for an educational institution like the University of San Agustin which has increasingly gained wide recognition as a leading center and breeding
By DAISY DAwN MACAhILO
Linking at 6th Philippine IT Youth Congress The University sent three delegates to the 6 th Philippine Information Technology Youth Congress held at
different scenarios during patrolling and squad-combat operations, a paint-ball competition, camp-tour and familiarization firing, and the annual Regional Administrative Performance evaluation (otherwise known as Tactical Inspection).
Rabuco lectures on campus-based arts management
Augustinian IT studes link, gain recognition ThANKS to the digital-age for making our lives easier and grander. Information Technology (IT) has made the University of San Agustin a new hub for digital-learning and technological advancement in Western Visayas.
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the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, September 2 to 5. With approximately 7,000 delegates from across the country, both secondary and tertiary levels attended the event. The Augustinian delegates were Robe Jan Ivan Pagulong, Francis Fortunato Gonzales and Jerico Geo Brito, all junior Information Technology students. The three most noted speakers were Chuk Munn Lee, Senior Developer Consultant and
Technology evangelist for Technology Outreach of Sun System; Peter Karlsson, also from Micro Sun System, who talked about Open Solaris; and Mikaela Irene Fudolig, who made history three years ago after earning her Bachelor of Science degree major in Physics, suma cum laude from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, with a general weighed average of 1.099 at the age of 16. Political dignitaries who graced Continue to page 2
ICTS and CEA students and teachers rejoice after bagging major awards at the IT Week celebration held at the Gaisano City Activity Center.
ground of culture and the arts development in Western Visayas for the past five years. Rabuco also compared the role of an artist being “similar to that of an entrepreneur, manager, risk taker and idealist who deals effectively with change.” She further added: “The best learning institutions with the best students, teachers and scholars are often those that offer the best art programs.” Rabuco ended her speech by giving credit to the University Center for Research and Publications (UCRP): “The University of San Agustin has made a marked leap in research for the last 20 years. No matter how condensed it may be, our research outputs will surely thrive in the next years to come.”