8/9/2019 Aquinian Herald Volume III Issue 1 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/aquinian-herald-volume-iii-issue-1 1/1 ALMOS HROUGH its existing five-year plan (as of 2010- 2015), the University, under the leadership of Rector and President, Rev. Fr. Ernesto Arceo, O.P., seeks to put academics and research at the top of its priorities, as they start drafting the university’s strategic and operational plans for the next five years. Office of Research, Planning, and Development (ORDP) Director, Simon L. Listana, Jr., shared with the Aquinian Herald, along with the preparations of the University in taking on the challenges of the years ahead - boosting the university’s academic profile and global competitiveness as the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is established in 2015; the start of the transitioning period of the K-12 program; and the planned integration with the University of Santo omas (US). Amid these rising and growing demands, the office remains confident that the university will be able and ready. Academics as main priority he ORPD Director said that the next five-year plan would see an even more intensified focus on academics. “We saw the furthered efforts of the university on academics as laid out by our then new Rector Fr. Arceo in 2011, but the plan is to further focus in the academic front among other things,” Listana said, revealing details from the preliminary planning sessions held on August 28-30 with about twenty other university administrators present. OF HE 2, 365 who took the exam, 1,093 passes the Midwifery Licensure Examination (MLE) given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in April 2014. AUL' s Maricar Lyn M. Baronda is among those who topped the exam. Having obtained a rating of 89.40%, Baronda placed fourth. Be optimistic. Just study hard, foucs in what you are doing," Baronda said when asked about her preparations before the exam. She further attributed her success in the national boards to her faith in God. Along with Baronda, other Aquinians who passed the exam EXPECED O curb heavy traffic along the university area, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has begun the constructions for the widening of the Yawa Bridge, the main link that connects the barangays Rawis and Bonot. Te Yawa Bridge has two existing lanes, and due to heavy concentration of public and private vehicles going in and out of the University and the regional government offices in Rawis, the bridge is to be expanded into four lanes. Te start of the project was originally set in August but was HIGHER EDUCAION insti- tutions (HEIs) will have to “reform and perform well” to take on the challenging economic landscape ahead. Speaking before the delegates of the South East Asian Association for International Research (SEAAIR) Conference held on October 9, 2014 at the St. John Macias Students’ Pavilion in AUL, was Dr. eay Shawyun, who explained how the upcoming economic integration come 2015 will affect higher education in the region. Shawyun, the president of SEAAIR, an international organization of higher education researchers and academics in Southeast Asia, laid emphasis on raising the bar in terms of producing competitive graduates, who will be exposed to an even more cutthroat economy in the coming years. In a panel discussion on the “Landscape of Higher Education Institutions in Quality Education of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) of 2015”, Shawyun laid out a situationer showing how the ASEAN countries are doing, in terms of meeting economic demands and global trends affecting education, thru current statistics on proportion of population below the poverty line, AQUINAS UNIVERSIY of Legazpi Dance roupe took home its first ever international achievement after winning the silver medal for the 2014 International Youth Fellowship (IYF) Cultural Dance Festival held at Busan and Incheon, South Korea on July 4, 2014. he group represented the Philippines and competed alongside other dance groups from different parts of the world. Earlier, the group won the contest that selected the country’s representative in the international competition, spearheaded by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). AUL’s Center for Culture and the Arts (CCA) received CCP’s invitation and sent a video of their entry. AUL Dance roupe also trained with the CCP in Manila, Hosts international conference on research BY DON KEVIN JOSE HAPAL Aquinian ranks 4 th in nat'l midwifery boards Yawa Bridge widening project starts Academics remain top priority DRAFTS, PAGE 2 THE DOMINICAN University of Bicol hosted the 14th annual conference of the South East Asian Association for Institutional Research (SEAAIR) on October 7-10, gathering academics, researchers, students and higher education practitioners, from across Southeast Asia. Marking the University’s first time hosting an international conference, AUL hopes to futher not just its academic profile but also its global linkages, through the international gathering. “Tis is a good opportunity for the University to be integrated in the Southeast Asian region, through the dynamic exchange of knowledge and ideas,” said Prof. Abelardo Belleza of the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA), and a member of the convention’s organizing committee. About a hundred delegates from Asian countries, namely: Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Singapore, Tailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines attended the conference. With the theme “Cross-Cultural Education in AEC 2015: Realizing Possibilities, De fi ni ng Foundations” as the conference’s main focus, higher education institutions (HEIs) presented and discussed research driven by the need for an improved understanding, planning, and operation among HEIs in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) set to be in place next year. Bridging gaps SEAAIR is the international cooperation that bridges the gaps of higher-education academics in the southeast region of Asia, by holding annual conferences to talk about current challenges, trends and demands in higher learning, as well as promote cultural development among its members. “We want the ASEAN community to not only focus on academics, but also on the cultural side,” said SEAAIR president, eay Shawyun, in an interview. Dr. Shawyun of the Assumption University in Tailand, emphasized AUL BOOSTS, PAGE 3 DANCE TROUPE, PAGE 4 AQUINIAN RANKS, PAGE 3 YAWA BRIDGE, PAGE 2 SEE RELATED AND MORE IN-DEPTH REPORT 'THE YAWA BRIDGE WIDENING PROJECT' ON PAGE 12 SEAAIR, PAGE 2 BY PATRICK JOSEPH N. SECILLANO KEEP INFORMED. Vis it us a t www.aquinianherald.wix.com/home INFORM . ENRICH . SEAAIR to ASEAN HEIs: ‘reform and perform well’ AUL Dance Troupe wins big in int'l cultural festival University drafts 5-year plan AUL boosts University’s global profile HE OFFICIAL SUDEN PUBLICAION OF AQUINAS UNIVERSIY OF LEGAZPI HERALD A Q U I N I A N VOLUME III, ISSUE 1 | JUNE-OCTOBER | A.Y. 2014-2015 Te Yawa Bridge now under construction. PHOTO BY R. ORENSE GOING GLOBAL. Aquinas University Rector and President, Rev. Fr. Ernesto Arceo, O.P., (middle) and Vice-President for Academic Affairs Dr. Susana Cabredo (left) with SEAAIR President Dr. Teay Shawyun (right) during the first international conference hosted by the University.