US Presidential Awardee as keynote speaker at ICCEE2012

US Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring 2011, Dr. Amelito Enriquez will be a keynote lecturer at the International Conference on CE Education (ICCEE2012) being hosted by the CE Dept., DLSU-Manila. His lecture, “Improving Teaching Effectiveness and Productivity Through Technology: Confessions of a Reluctant Online Engineering Instructor” will be delivered online

during the conference.

Dr. Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Cañada College, CA, USA. He is also the Chair of the American Society of Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Section. He was one of nine individuals to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. They were honored by President Obama on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. Enriquez was the only community college professor to receive the award. Enriquez graduated BS Geodetic Eng'g at the Univrsity of the Philippines, Diliman.

The  US Presdiential Awardees with US Pres. Obama

“Enriquez has attracted more than $10 million in state and federal grants to the Redwood City community college over the past three years. He has developed a series of programs designed to help underrepresented students achieve success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. Enriquez has established an intensive summer math program aimed at helping students improve their math test scores; he’s established a Summer Engineering Institute for underrepresented students; he’s partnered with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish an internship program for students; and he’s partnered with San Mateo County to help veterans transition from the military into engineering careers.”

“The Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering, awarded by the White House to individuals and organizations, recognizes the crucial role that mentoring plays in the academic and personal development of students studying science and engineering – particularly those who belong to groups that are underrepresented in these fields. By offering their expertise and encouragement, mentors help prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers while ensuring that tomorrow’s innovators reflect and benefit from the diverse talent of the United States.”

Reference: http://canadacollege.net/news/stories/mentoring.html

Dr. Enriquez is a "poster boy" for Cañada College

DLSU-Manila alumnus topped May 2012 CE Board Exams

  

The Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) announced that Xavier Sy Lim of De La Salle University-Manila topped the CE board exam (May 2012) having 95.20%. Other DLSU-M alumni joining Lim in the Top 10 are Christopher Rey Gozum (No. 7 / 92.55%) and John Vincent Uy (No. 10 / 91.50%).

DLSU-M's performance in the May 2012 CE Board Exam is as follows:

• 1st timers: No. of Examinees: 44 / Pass: 33 / Fail: 11 / % Passing: 75%
• Repeaters: No. of Examinees: 6 / Pass: 4 / Fail: 2 / % Passing: 66.67%
• Over-all: No. of Examinees: 50 / Pass: 37 / Fail: 13 / % Passing: 74%
• National Passing: 1,130 out of 3,317 (34.07%)

According to PRC, No school with 50 or more examinees got a percent passing greater than 80%. Hence, it did not list any top performer school. However, DLSU-M 74% passing is the highest %passing for schools with 50 or more examinees.

  

Christopher Gozum receives a plaque from CE Dept. Chair, Engr. Ronaldo Gallardo, GCOE Dean, Dr. Rosemary Seva and CE Dept. Vice-chair, Engr. Jason Ongpeng

  

A Testimonial Lunch and Program was held last June 27, 2012 at DLSU.

Congratulations to the top notchers and the board passers!
1 ARCILLA, CHELSEA MARGUERITE V
2 ARCINUE, CHRISTIAN PAOLO CABEL
3 CHAN, CATHERINE MANANGAN
4 CHEUNG, EDMUND CO
5 CHUA, BIANCA ANDREA MATHAY
6 DE GUZMAN, EARL MARVIN BAUTISTA
7 EBANOS, FRANCIS FUENTES
8 ESTACIO, ROBIN ANG
9 EVANGELISTA, BEN JETHRO M
10 FLORES, REUBEN AARON UMAYAM
11 GO, MICHAEL STEPHEN CHUA
12 GOZUM, CHRISTOPHER REY GUINTU - No. 7
13 GUILLERMO, VICTOR GERARDO G
14 KONWAT, BERNADETTE ANDREA TUI
15 LIM, FREDERICK CHRISTIAN CHUA
16 LIM, JASPER ARVIN BUAN
17 LIM, XAVIER SY - No. 1
18 MALABATUAN, IRIS MAE UY
19 MARINDUQUE, CHRISTOPHER B
20 REYES-LAO, HANSON IBANEZ
21 RIVERA, JOHN PATRICK ESCANILLA
22 SANTIAGO, TIMOTEI MARTIN C
23 SANTOS, JENNIFER MANGILIT
24 SIA, JONATHAN VINCENT CHUA
25 SIA, PAUL ANGELO CHU
26 SYLIONGKA, RITCH JANROYCE LIM
27 TAN, EUNICE VERONIQUE IGNACIO
28 TENGKI, KATRINA CHUA
29 TEODOSIO, BERTRAND BINENE
30 UY, ERICA ELICE SALOMA
31 UY, JOHN VINCENT SY - No. 10
32 VALERIO, DANIEL NICHOL REYES
33 VELASQUEZ, CARLO ANTONIO M
34 VICTORINO, MAILA MARIE TEOPE
35 VILAGA, FRANCES IRA BARRIENTOS
36 WE, ALEX JR. SANOSA
37 YEE CONCEPCION, ANALYN CO

To view the PRC announcement of board exam results: Go to http://prcboardresultph.blogspot.com/2012/05/may-2012-civil-engineer-board-exam_05.html  

Civil Engineering at DLSU-Manila accredited PAASCU Level IV!

Message from the DLSU President

We wish to congratulate the following programs of the Gokongwei College of Engineering:

• Civil Engineering
• Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Industrial Engineering

for being the FIRST PAASCU accredited Engineering institution in the country with LEVEL IV status. We sincerely thank the IAAQAR Council for their untiring effort in pursuing this accreditation to its successful conclusion. Likewise, thanks for the full cooperation of the concerned administrators, faculty, students and staff of Gokongwei College of Engineering.

Br. Narciso S. Erguiza, Jr. FSC

President and Chancellor

3 Civil Engineering Alumni: AUN-SEED/Net Scholars at Chula

Photo: L-R: Valerio, Jayme, Ms. Ubay (DLSU CE Faculty), Sevilla and Uy
during a visit at Chulalongkorn Univeristy last Feb 2012

Three civil engineering alumni were accepted as graduate scholars under the AUN-SEED/Net program 2012. Daniel Valerio, Jamiel Jayme and Erica Uy will pursue their Master's degree in civil engineering at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Valerio will major in Structural Engineering, Jayme in Transportation Engineering while Uy will join the Geotechnical Engineering Division with now 2nd year MS student Em Sevilla. The three alumni graduated BSCE in 2011 (1st term).

Congratulations and we wish you the best in your graduate studies. 

DLSU CE Dept to host International Conference on CE Education

To produce globally competitive and socially responsible civil engineers is a major challenge to civil engineering (CE) schools all over the world. CE educators are now challenged to address issues such as the global mobility of professional civil engineers, outcomes-based education as a framework in the accreditation of schools, the use of new and advanced technology in the teaching and learning process in the university and the impact of collaboration and networking with international institutions and professional organizations.

The Department of Civil Engineering, De La Salle University-Manila will host the ICCEE2012 – International Conference on Civil Engineering Education Conference 2012 with the theme “Addressing Global Challenges in Civil Engineering Education” on November 9-10, 2012. This international conference will serve as a forum for CE educators, researchers, practitioners, school administrators and students to exchange information, to share lessons and to discuss strategies on how civil engineering education can be improved to produce globally competitive and socially responsible professional civil engineers.

CALL FOR PAPERS:

Participants who wish to present a paper in accordance with the theme and topics of the conference are invited to submit an abstract of about 200-300 words as a word document on or before July 16, 2012. Indicate the name of the presenting author, affiliation, email address and topic category. Submit to Dr. Alexis Fillone at amfillone@gmail.com and Dr. Andres Oreta at andyoreta@gmail.com.

CALL FOR STUDENT POSTERS:

There will be a poster competition for researches conducted by undergraduate and graduate students. Cash awards and certificates will be given to outstanding posters. Students are invited to submit an abstract of about 200-300 words as a word document on or before July 16, 2012. Indicate the name of the presenting author, affiliation and email address. Submit to amfillone@gmail.com and andyoreta@gmail.com.