Archives for July 2015

As a way of celebrating and at the same time informing the people of the four provinces comprising Panay Island that WVCST is now a university, a Panay-wide Caravan will be held on July 25- 26, 2015.

The caravan, which will be  participated in by  the alumni, faculty, employees  and students,  will start at the Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U) La Paz campus at 7:00 a.m., and will proceed to Pototan Plaza and will stay there until 8:30 a.m.

The caravan’s second stop will be at  Baclayan, Barotac Viejo, Iloilo and will proceed to Ajuy, Sara, part of San Dionisio, and Batad at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) in Estancia, Iloilo.

At 1:00 p.m., the caravan will resume passing through the municipalities of Balasan, Pilar, Roxas, Panit-an and Capiz State University (CapSU).

From CapSU, the caravan leaves at 3:00 p.m., and will continue its way through Ivisan, Sapian, Altavas, Batan and Balete. The participants will stay at the Aklan State University (ASU) for the night.

The caravan leaves ASU at 7:00 a.m. and lunch will be at Sibalom, Antique after which, the caravan will pass through San Jose, Dao, Anini-y, and San Jaoquin. Snacks will be served at ISAT U-Miag ao campus.

At 3:30 p.m., the caravan will pass through the municipalities of Guimbal, Tigbauan, and Oton and the districts of Arevalo, Molo, City Proper and the last stop will be ISATU U-La Paz campus.

Alumni and friends are welcome to join the caravan which is also in celebration of the 110^th foundation anniversary of the College of Education.

The College of Education (COE) of the University will celebrate its Diamond Jubilee this year with series of activities.

Officially launched on June 22  with a program at the football grounds, various activities are going to be conducted until Sept. 5, which is the highlight of the celebration.

A professional lecture and a raffle draw will be held on July 11, a fun run on July 12, Panay-wide Caravan on July 25-26, and another professional lecture and raffle draw on August 7.

On September 4, a family day to be hosted by the College of Education, sports fest, grand raffle draw, testimonial dinner and the awarding ceremony of the 75 Most Outstanding Teacher Education Alumni will be held.

An alumni homecoming on September 5 will cap the event.

For the ongoing search for the 75 Most Outstanding Teacher Education Alumni, the deadline of submission of the recommendations and applications will be on July 22.

Through its 75 years, the COE has numerous achievements such as producing SUCs Presidents, principals and supervisors and successful alumni in various fields. The COE has also gone through a lot of changes.

The first two-year education course was introduced in 1940 with 102 enrollees. However, due to the war, the program was cut short and was later re-opened in 1946 with 26 students.

In 1959, the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education (BSIE) was offered. This was followed by the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Arts in 1954.

The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Arts became a shop major of BSIE in 1961. In 1972, Girls Vocational Courses (GVC) were offered providing more knowledge on Home Economics to women which led to the offering of the BSIE major in Home Economics in 1979.

Bachelor of Science in Practical Arts (BSPA) was offered in 1975. The Bachelor of Elementary Education with specialization in Home Economics and Livelihood Education (HELE) degree was offered in 1984.

In 1991, the Board of Trustees approved the offering of the Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED) with majors in Technology and Home Economics.

By virtue of the Board of Trustees (BOT) Resolution No. 11/12/2001-75, the Diploma in Teaching (DIT) was offered in 2002.

In AY 2003-2004, the Bachelor of Science in Teaching (BST) Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry were transferred from the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) to the COE.

This academic year, the Bachelor of Science in Technical Teacher Education (BTTE) was added as its latest  course offering.

 

 

 

A total of 1,236 torches were lit by the participants coming from the faculty, employees and students in a call for world peace through inner peace on June 30, 2015.

The activity was spearheaded by the Middle Way Meditation Institute (MMI), a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of inner peace, in cooperation with Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U).

Prior to the lighting of the torches at 6:40 p.m., activities such as Zumba, yoga and meditation were conducted which were joined by the participants.

Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, Archdiocese of Jaro, was also present.

In his speech, Archbishop Lagdameo emphasized that the celebration is an expression of peace. The lighting of candles, according to him, signifies the desire to achieve world peace.

“You and I should strive to become men and women of peace,” added Archbishop Lagdameo.

Meanwhile, in his message, Dr. Raul F. Muyong, ISAT U-President, proudly announced that the university is the first inner peace university in the Philippines. He also encouraged everyone to be instruments of world peace.

The Peace Gen Club composed of members from other schools and the Students’ Laborer Association (SLA) of ISAT U facilitated the event.

Apart from Archbishop Lagdameo, also present were Venerable Burin Thitakusalo, Director of MMI, key officials and members of the faculty of ISAT U.