Tag: April 10, 2012

A VETERAN administrator heads the list of candidates for rector of UST, following separate ballots by the University’s Board of Trustees and the Academic Senate.

Fr. Herminio Dagohoy, O.P. internal auditor of UST and director for finance and administration of the UST Hospital,is on top of the terna, or the final list of three candidates, which also includes Faculty of Sacred Theology Dean Fr. Rodel Aligan, O.P. and Faculty of Philosophy Dean Fr. Norberto Castillo, O.P.

The selection process has reached a crucial stage, with the names of three candidates sent to Rome last April 9 for a vetting process that could take two to four months.

AFTER four centuries, UST remains “timeless and forever timely.”

Drawing parallels between the celebrations of 1911 and 2011, the Rector showed how history repeated itself in the Quadricentennial and Neo-Centennial festivities as he delivered his “end-term” report at the Quadricentennial Pavilion last March 19.

Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P., who recently ended his third term as rector of Asia’s oldest university, noted that the centerpiece project of the Quadricentennial celebration, “Simbahayan,” was similar to the project initiated by Thomasians for the UST tricentennial in 1911.

UST WILL remain the venue of the Bar examinations this year, the Faculty of Civil Law has announced.

“The overwhelming majority of the law deans expressed their preference for UST [as this year’s bar exam venue] given its strategic location, wide grounds, excellent facilities, and tranquil atmosphere conducive to taking exams,” Faculty of Civil Law Dean Nilo Divina said, adding that no other schools were considered.

The Supreme Court en banc made the decision following the meeting of the Philippine Association of Law Schools last March 20.

A LIBRARY in Spain has been named after Msgr. Miguel de Benavides, O.P., founder of UST.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement last month that the inauguration of the “Fray Miguel de Benavidez (sic) Library” in Carrion de los Condes in Palencia—birthplace of the UST founder—was led by Philippine Ambassador to Spain Carlos Salinas, himself a UST alumnus, and Palencia Mayor Francisco Javier Villafruela Fierro last Feb. 26.

“During the short ceremony, Ambassador Salinas read a heartfelt letter of congratulations addressed to Mayor Villafruela from the UST Rector Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P. and donated books on the UST and the Philippines on behalf of Fr. De la Rosa and the embassy,” the DFA said.

DESPITE being topnotchers in national achievement tests, majority of students from both high schools of the University had difficulty acing the UST college entrance examination, data from the Office for Admissions showed.

In UST High School (USTHS) this year, only 38 out of 368 examinees (10 percent) passed all two courses chosen; 114 examinees did not qualify for both choices, while five others passed only one of their choices. The rest were wait-listed, either for interview or for audition.

IN WHAT would be a first in Asia, UST’s medical school will soon be using ultrasound machines as instructional tools—a far cry from the traditional books, diagrams, pictures, and cadavers—to help provide “real life” education.

Next academic year, the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery will become Asia’s pioneering school in the adoption of an ultrasound curriculum for students in the first to fourth years.

Ultrasound machines, commonly used to monitor pregnancy, can also be used to see body structures under the skin ncluding tendons, muscles, joints, vessels, as well as internal organs, to detect possible diseases or tissue abnormalities.

UST PAID tribute to its exceptional graduates at The Outstanding Thomasian Alumni (Total) awards last March 31, with the Rector calling this year’s awardees “Atlases” who carry the University on their shoulders.

“You are outstanding because you help other people look farther by offering your shoulders for them to stand on,” De la Rosa told the honorees. “You are Atlases—carrying all of us on your shoulders—and we are thankful that you have not shrugged us off.”

He added that outstanding people pose a danger “to people who make a virtue out of mediocrity.”

GRADUATION is necessary so as not to be too familiar with the surprises life has to offer, Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P., Rector of UST, reminded the “Neo-Centennial Batch” at the Baccalaureate Mass last March 23.

While associated with separation, graduation is important since “familiarity breeds contempt,” the Rector said.

THE UNIVERSITY honored exemplary faculty members at the 13th Dangal ng UST Awards last March 19.

Then Rector Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P. led the rites and applauded the academic employees for their outstanding qualities. De la Rosa resigned last March 31, a month before the end of his term to give way to the process of selecting the next rector.

“Ako’y natutuwa sapagkat ang ating Pamantasan ay hindi pinamumugaran ng mga walang hiya at mga tamad. Dito sa UST, ang mga guro at manggagawa ay mga taong marangal at mga taong may hiya,” De la Rosa said. “Sa pamamagitan ng katagang [Dangal ng UST], naipapakita n’yo sa buong daigdig na kayo ang nagdadala ng dignidad at karangalan sa UST.”

THREE couples got married at the Santisimo Rosario Parish Church last Feb. 28, courtesy of the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management.

The newlyweds were Romeo Micarios and Zenaida Mendoza, Alfredo Tiangha and Wenilyn Libato, and Gericson Galicia and Ana Marie Abela. Micarios and Galicia are part of the University’s maintenance staff, while Tiangha is a security guard.

The triple wedding was a college outreach project. To qualify, at least one of the partners must be an employee of the University and the bride must not be pregnant at the time of the wedding, Community Development Coordinator Arnold Distor said.