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thE PhySiCS DEPArtmENt oF DE LA SALLE UNivErSity AND thE ENviroNmENt mANAgEmENt bUrEAU (Emb) oF thE DEPArtmENt oF ENviroNmENt AND NAtUrAL rESoUrCES (DENr) hAvE ForgED a partnership for air quality
monitoring on the campus and its environs. After itsinauguration last November 15, Through the partnership, anair quality monitoring station was installed near the Velasco Building (alongside Taft Avenue). The DOAS instrument is capable of measuring ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and organic pollutants: benzene, toluene, and xylene. These are all air a talk on urban air quality analysis and a review of air pollution data collected in Manila was delivered by Prof. Vernon Morris, a Physics Department visiting professor from Howard University, Washington DC, USA. pollutants that must be measured under the Philippine Clean Air Act (Republic Act 8749). The monitoring of air quality provides the data required to assess compliance with current ambient guideline values which are intended to serve as goals or objectives for the protection of health and/or public welfare.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN ENGINEERING SCHOLARS IN DLSU

under the AUN-Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (SEED-Net) Project

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Forum tackles impacts of migration and remittances

with DLSU-AKI project coordinator Christopher James Cabuay. Reasons for migration were cited as ranging from economic asymmetries, demographic asymmetries, investment in human capital, maximization of household income, the culture of migration, to movement in natural persons. The forum also tackled how people remit to their home country for altruistic, exchange, strategic, and insurance motives as well as an arbitrage in interspatial differences in purchasing power.
The 18th AUN/SEED-Net Steering Committee Meeting and 2011 Annual Meeting participants. TUllAo

INSIDE: Air quality monitoring station opens

About AUN/SEED-Net Established in 2001, the ASEAN University Network/SEED-Net Project is composed of 19 AUN members and 11 supporting universities from Japan. It has given scholarships to over 800 students and young teaching staff to study in masters and doctoral levels to strengthen the faculty qualifications and academic capacities of AUN members. The Network has extended its outreach from nine fundamental engineering fields to involve interdisciplinary research on the ASEAN regions common issues namely Biotechnology, Disaster Mitigation and Management, Global Environment, Natural Resources & Materials, and New or Renewable Energy.

With imPACtS oF migrAtioN AND rEmittANCES bEiNg FELt

in households and the macro-economy, De La Salle University Angelo King Institute for Economics Research and Development in cooperation with the DLSU Economics Organization sponsored a public lecture that tackledmotives and issues behind these trends. The lecture was delivered by DLSU-Angelo King Institute Director Dr. Tereso Tullao, Jr.,

Partner companies offer part-time work for students Lasallian Action Week highlights faith, social action Faculty wins National book Award

AUN retains DLSU as Chemical Engineering hub

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DE LA SALLE UNivErSity WAS rEtAiNED as the Host

Institution for the Chemical

Engineering Program and Main Facilitating Institution for Biotechnology Interdisciplinary Area in the

ASEAN University Network/ Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net). see page 3

Partner companies offer part-time work for students

UNDErgrADUAtE AND grADUAtE StUDENtS LookiNg For PArt-timE EmPLoymENt and additional
experience and enrich their classroomlearning to assist them towards the realization of their careeraspirations. The University has recently signed an agreement with its first partner company, the Coffee Bean and Tea Launched during the second term of the current academic year by the Scholarship and Financial Assistance (SFA) Office, START 2 isan off-campus student employment program with DLSU partnercompanies. The program aims to provide currently enrolled undergraduate andgraduate students an additional source of funds to helpmeet their educational expenses. Through the program, participants will beable to encounter real-life work Interested studentsmay inquire at the SFA Office(LS 151-Mezzanine, near the South Gate) or visit www.dlsu. edu.ph/offices/sfa/start2for the full details of the program and the required documents. Qualified students will work part-time as Junior Barista with CBTL and shall receive compensation plus other perks that are usually given to its regular employees. Leaf, Inc. (CBTL), arecognized specialty coffee retailer.

New DLSU mission-vision

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De La Salle University in Manila the Philippines is an internationally recognized Catholic university established by the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1911. Inspired by the charism of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the University community, together and by association, provides quality human and Christian education by teaching minds, touching hearts and transforming lives. Communion (cultura) DLSU is committed to building a community of leaders, competent professionals, scholars, researchers and entrepreneurs, who will participate actively in improving the quality of life in Philippine society within the perspective of Christian ideals and values. Service (mores) DLSU is committed to being a resource for Church and Nation and being socially responsible in building a just, peaceful, stable and progressive Filipino nation. effective communicators, reflective lifelong learners and service driven citizens who are catalysts for social transformation. engaging alumni and academicindustry stakeholders in mutually beneficial partnerships that contribute to social transformation. pioneering organizational systems and processes that are state-of-the-art, innovative, integrated, and sustainable. DLSU will engendering a nurturing environment that enables every Lasallian to live lives worthy of their human and Christian dignity. serving Church and Nation at the forefront of social advocacy and institution building. empowering individuals and other institutions by sharing resources and expertise.

Faculty wins National book Award

DEPArtAmENto Ng FiLiPiNo FACULty mEmbEr Dr. Rhoderick
Nuncio received the National Book Award for his book Sanghiyang sa Mundo ng Internetgiven by the National Book Development Board and the Manila Critics Circle. The book explores Filipino cyberculture and critiques the ideological discourses evident in day-to-day use of the internet through blogs, social media, egroups and online games. It is published by Vibal Foundation and De La Salle University. He also co-translated Cory sa Aking Pagkakilalafrom its English version, Cory An Intimate Portrait,published by Anvil Publishing Inc. The translation bagged the St. Miguel Febres Cordero Award for Outstanding Filipino Translation given during the DLSU Faculty Recognition held lastAugust 10.
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Students lead Discipline Awareness month

thE DLSU DiSCiPLiNE oFFiCE WAS rENAmED as the Student Discipline Formation
Office last October. Coinciding with this change was the Universitys celebration of the Discipline Awareness Month, with the theme for this year being 100 Years of Lasallian Excellence: Towards Another Century of Innovative Student Discipline Leadership, Formation and Advocacy. Activities related to discipline formationincluded lecture discussions and learning sessions. The activities were organized by the SDFO in coordination with different professional student organizations, the University Student Government, and other campus units. Different student groups presented various creative performances during the culminating activity of the Discipline Awareness Month on October 26 at the Amphitheater. They disseminated information on discipline-related policies to increase discipline leadership, awareness, and vigilance.

source of funds for school may now apply for the STudent Assistantship and Resource Training Program 2 (START 2).

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A leading learner-centeredresearch university, bridging faith and scholarship in the service of society, especially the poor.

CorE ComPEtENCiES: CorE vALUES

Faith (religio) DLSU is committed to nurturing a community of distinguished and morally upright scholars that harmonizes faith and life with contemporary knowledge in order to generate and propagate new knowledge for human development and social transformation.

be known for and distinguished by: providing appropriate and relevant producing cutting edge and innovative

learner-centered educational experiences. research that integrates learning and community engagement for holistic human development. forming critical and creative thinkers,

Workshop on emergency management held

LASt NovEmbEr 10, the College
of Computer Studies hosted an open lecture entitled Emergency Management and Social Media: Convergence in Communication" at the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall. The lecture was just one of the many seminars hosted by the college to help heighten awareness on the role of media, technology, and communication on various issues and trends. In this The speaker was Professor Merrick, who serves as the Deputy Director for the Center for Disaster Risk Policy of Florida State University. He has been working in the field of information technology for fifteen years, and has received FSUs Innovator Awards in 2006, 2007 and 2008 for technology transfer projects. the role of social media in response to disasters and emergency situations.

Lasallian Action Week highlights faith, social action

SEt iN A FEStivE LoCAL AtmoSPhErE, the annual Lasallian
From left: SFA Director Nina kikuchi, CBTl HrD Director Eliza romulo, and AVCAS Edwin Santiago

celebration featured a trade fair and was participated in by the Universitys partner communities and organizations. The event sought to look at our current social realities with the eyes of faith and with the hope that it will move us to act zealously with compassion and love towards our neighbors, particularly the lost, the least and the last. As part of the celebration, an exhibit featured the social

and community engagement efforts and projects of the different Colleges for the past years and their future plans in community engagement. Student groups also joined various activities such as a forum on responsible citizenship, boodle meal, cultural show, street play, sports fest, and outreach for Lasallian Partners.

Action Week last November 14 - 18 celebrated a century of the Lasallian life of faith, zeal for service and communion in

Host, from page 1

21 at Sunway Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where College of Engineering Dean Dr. Pag-asa Gaspillo participated as the Philippine representative in the new steering committee of the AUN/SEED-Net effective May 2011 to May 2013. The Steering Committee meeting and Annual meeting of the AUN/SEED-Net Project providedthe forum for high-ranking administrators of all member institutions

During the meeting, the participants agreed in principle that the future phase of the Project should focus on contribution to industrial advancement in the regionandjoint researches that address global and common issues. They also vowed to strengthen the capacity of themember institutions and narrow the development gap in the regionthrough the establishment of a platform for the promotion of science andtechnology.

mission. A joint undertaking of the Lasallian Pastoral Office, the Center for Social Concern and Action, and the Theology and Religious Education Department, the weeklong

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particular seminar, the College tackled

PROJECT CARBON NEUTRAL (PCN)

to fulfill your responsibility with as much perfection and care as god requires of you, frequently give yourself to the Spirit of our Lord.
---St. John Baptist de La Salle

GREEN TIP

is DLSUs commitment to have an institutional zero net carbon footprint. This is the Philippine Lasallian Familys effort to become better stewards of the environment.

The decision was made in the 18th AUN/ SEED-Net Steering Committee Meeting and 2011 Annual Meeting last October

and network stakeholders to review and discuss the Projects activity progress and its future strategies.

Recycle plastic bags from the supermarket. Bring your own bags when shopping.