The College of Commerce is never left out in terms of Outreach/Extension Program. Before the year ended, it had conducted two training seminars with other activities lined up for 1999.  

The training on Accounting for the first batch of Small Scale Business Operators was done on November 28. The second batch was conducted on December 21.  
On December 5, there was an inauguration and signing of Memorandum of Understanding between CPU and DECS  for the conduct of Computer Training/Literacy Computer Education for Teachers/Pupils of Jaro Elementary School. Dr. Juanito M. Acanto and Dean Perla Deocampo represented CPU while Supt. Ida B. Endonila represented the other party. The activity was  attended by the administration officials, Jaro Elementary School principal and over 20 of its teachers.  

The second  part of the training for the students will start at the end of January 1999. As contained in the memorandum, the trained Elementary mentors will be allowed to use the College Computer Laboratory in training their pupils.  

According to Dr. Olufunso O. Oke, chairman of the Outreach Program of the College, this computer literacy training will be extended to selected schools in the island of Panay in the next school year. He also announced that the College of Commerce student volunteers will be conducting/helping those who wish to file their Income Tax for 1999 to prepare their income statement in March/April before the  deadline set by the BIR. 

CPUCAES reaches out anew  

The CPU College of Agriculture Extension Services reached out again to the residents of Bgy. Kayos, Dumangas, Iloilo on November 29.  

Engr. Randy Anthony V. Pabulayan, project coordinator, gave the overview of the seminar. This was followed by presentation of various topics by student outreach workers, as follows: Backyard Swine Raising, Josephine Salinas and Micolas Develos; Chorizo Making, Florencio Montero and Gerard Garrido; Promotion of CPUCA High-Yielding Roce Varieties, Melanie Oliveros, Amor Sentina and Margie Lucero.  

Katherine Diesto served as facilitator while Dean Enrique S. Altis gave the Closing Remarks. 
   

Concordia and CPU studes chat via E-mail 

Advancement in communi-cation technology has brought excitement to CPU students. Some junior and senior nutrition and dietetics students received messages through the E-mail from their counterpart at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesotta, USA. The messages, individually sent to CPU BSND students, explained the US government’s nutrition program, food pyramid, malnutrition problems among the American people and the students’ personal information. 

The linkages of CPU and Corcodia students is the idea of Dr. Betty Larsen, clinical nutrition professor at Concordia College. It will be recalled that Dr. Larson visited CPU in March 1998 and met with CPU nutrition students. The exchange of notes among students of different countries gives them a sense of globalization. It is hoped that the connection between the students will lead them to develop a broader perspective of nutrition at the international level. 
 
 
 

Miss Rea Angelica Faulan, CPUR prexy  Alfred Morales and  Julius Brana, high school governor, were among the 850 delegates to the 19th PACSA and 3rd PACS Annual National Convention held at the Teacher’s Camp, Baguio City on November 19-22, 1998. 

The joint assembly of the Philippine  
Association of Campus Student Advisers and the Philippine Association of Campus Student Leaders revolved around the theme “ Campus Adviser’s and Student Leader’s Challenges Towards Democracy and Freedom in a Campus Setting for Nation Building: The Centennial Perspective.” 

CPU studes participate in ACUCA seminar  
 
Two students from CPU participated in the 1998 Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) Student Seminar on October 28-30, 1998. These are Maricel F. Bermejo, BS Accty 3 and Babylou F. Genoveza, BSECE 5. 

Held at Kwansei Gakuin University Sengari Camp, Nishinomiya, Japan, the seminar was participated in by 60 students coming from various ACUCA- member institutions in seven countries. The theme of the assembly was “The Role of the Youth in Asia for the 21st century.” 
Among other activities, the seminar included lectures and field visit to the City of Kobe and Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world. 

CPUR prexy, veep join leadership training 

Alfred Morales and Francis Neil Jalandoon, CPUR president and vice president, respectively joined the Inter-Regional Leadership Training Seminar at MVW Restaurant and Tourist Inn, Roxas City on October 9-11. 

Sponsored by the Student Assistance Committee for Community Development of the Youth Community Service Club, the seminar was participated in by over 112 students leaders in Regions VI and VII. The theme of the inter-regional gathering was “Youth Empowerment for Community Development.” 
 

Unionists take child labor course 

Six officers and members of the CPU Rank and File Union (RAFLU) attended the Trade Union Coalition Conference and Advance Course on Child Labor held at Monte Vista Resort and Conference Center, Pansol, Calamba, Laguna on August 25-29, 1998. 

Headed by RAFLU president Grace D. Savella, the other participants from CPU were Myrna B. Abototo, Nancy C. Bantilan, Melchora F. Festin, Delma P. Umadhay and Judith M. Yap. 
  

Eng’g conducts advance lab training 

As part of its outreach program, the College of Engineering conducted an Advance Laboratory Training for the students and faculty of the Engineering Department, St. Joseph College, Maasin, Southern Leyte  on September 23-26. 

The curriculum included Soil Mechanics which was handled by Dean Walden S. Rio; Surveying and Fluid Mechanics by Engr. Rodolfo V. Ocate; and Material Testing by Engr. Gerardo G. Gepulango.