RSU Partners with National Archives, Empowers Staff with Vital Records Management Skills in Two-Day Workshop

Romblon State University in partnership with the National Archives of the Philippines conducted a Records Management Training Workshop at the University Learning Resource Center last August 15-16, 2024.

The primary aim of this activity is to improve the effective records inventory and disposition program of the university and ensure valuable information, which is essential to the operations of the universityโ€™s documentary preservation.

This significant event was attended by Office Documented Officers with college deans, unit heads, and campus directors.

On the first day, the program commenced with a Records Management Improvement Committee (RMIC) preliminary briefing with the resource persons from the Records Management Services Division of the National Archives of the Philippines.

The second day highlights the inclusive and meaningful discussions and active involvement among participants, which developed a comprehensive understanding of records management strategies and maintenance transparency and accountability. The Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Emelyn F. Montoya also delivered an inspiring welcome remark to all the guests and participants.

University President, Dr. Merian P. Catajay-Mani delivered her words of challenge encouraging all participants to engage in this significant training workshop.

โ€œThis workshop is one of the many ways we unite and consolidate our efforts in fulfilling our promise of serving with honor and excellence. Together, we can achieve great things and continue to uphold high standards in terms of records management,โ€ said Pres. Mani.

Romblon State University extends its sincere gratitude to the National Archives of the Philippines resource persons: Mr. Marvin Erwin M. Supan, Records Management Analyst II, and Mr. Gerald I. De Guzman, Records Management Analyst I, for sharing their valuable insights for this training workshop. Their expertise is evident, as the training ended with a constructive workshop beneficial to the workforce of the institution.

Atty. Glenn Nino M. Sartillo, Chief Administrative Officer represented by Ms. Irene I. Fadera delivered his closing remarks.

This event was initiated by the Quality Assurance Office, headed by Ms. Sarah Jane Fallaria, facilitated by Dr. Julio Romeo T. Chavez, Chairperson of Records Management Improvement Committee (RMIC).

RSU, led by Dr. Mani with the strong support of the top officials was honored to have this grateful opportunity with the National Archives of the Philippines.

Congratulations to the entire committee for the success of this endeavor.

๐‘๐’๐”๐ฏ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ฌ, ๐–๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง!

Congratulations Romblon State University’s YAGMAO TEAM, for being declared as Champion in the Inter-University Competition.
After a tabulation error in inter-university competition, our very own ๐–ธ๐– ๐–ฆ๐–ฌ๐– ๐–ฎ ๐–ณ๐–ค๐– ๐–ฌ was declared as CHAMPIONS during the Machine Design Summit 2024 held last Saturday, April 20, 2024.
Thank you so much for exhibiting exceptional skills and determination throughout the competition. The RSU Community rejoices in this well-deserved recognition!
Check out the updated ranking of the competition:
๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: The Yagmao (Romblon State University)
1๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ฝ: Team VMUF (Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation Incorporation)
2๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ฝ: Team siPV=MaaRT (Romblon State University)

๐‘๐’๐” ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐‡๐„๐ƒ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐Ž๐๐€ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‰๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐†. ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ

“RSU is a Rising State University.”

Dr. Jimmy G. Catanes RSU held a warm meet and greet session today, April 12, 2024, for the newly appointed CHED MIMAROPA Regional Director, Dr. Jimmy G. Catanes.

Dr. Catanes, along with Chief Education Specialist Engr. Edgar C. Cepe and Education Supervisor II Leseล‚e O. Condeza, was welcomed by RSU, spearheaded by the University President, Dr. Merian P. Catajay-Mani, University Vice Presidents Dr. Tomas T. Faminial (VPAF), Dr. Eddie G. Fetalvero (VPREDI), and Chief Administrative Officer, Atty. Glenn Niรฑo M. Sartillo.

University directors, unit heads, deans, permanent employees, and students were also present to extend a warm welcome to the Regional Director.

Following the meet and greet, Dr. Catanes, Engr. Cepe, and Ms. Condeza engaged in a dialogue session with RSU office directors and college deans regarding TES quality education and internationalization efforts. Dr. Catanes’ visit is viewed as a milestone for RSU, marking the beginning of a potentially transformative chapter. His leadership and expertise are expected to infuse the university with renewed enthusiasm and provide valuable guidance as RSU strives for continued excellence in education and its pursuit of internationalization. With Dr. Catanes’ support, RSU can solidify its position as a leading institution in the MIMAROPA region.

Again, welcome to RSU, Dr. Jim!

๐‘๐’๐” ๐Ÿ• ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐€๐€๐‚๐‚๐”๐ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Romblon State University has long been recognized for its academic achievements, but a deeper look reveals a driving force that sets it apart: a continuous pursuit of excellence. RSU recently received accreditation for several academic programs from the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) during an evaluation held on October 16-19, 2023.

The accredited programs for RSU Main Campus include:

Level 4 โ€“ Phase 1 Accredited
– Bachelor of Elementary Education
– Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.

Level 3 โ€“ Phase 1 Accredited
– Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
– Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
– Bachelor of Science in Biology
– Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Financial Management
– Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management.

This accomplishment reflects RSU’s continuous journey toward growth and excellence. The university’s dedication to providing high-quality education is evident in its commitment to meeting the standards set by AACCUP. The granted accreditations hold validity from November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2024. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement, RSUvians!

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ข๐ฎ ๐Š๐ณ๐ž๐š๐ง ๐…๐š๐›๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ!

March 25, 2024 โ€” Congratulations to Liu Kzean Fabregas, one of the winners of the 2024 Capture the Heart in Health Research Photo Contest!

We are thrilled to celebrate Liu Kzean Fabregas, a Senior High School student at RSU Laboratory Science High School, for winning the “People’s Choice Awars” of the 2024 Capture the Heart in Health Research Photo Contest (General Public Category) organized by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) in its 42nd Anniversary Celebration.

His entry titled “Kasiyahan sa Paglubog ng Araw”, capturing a group of friends enjoying a swim at the beach as the sun sets, beautifully portrays a moment of joy and connection.

Liu Kzean’s win is a testament that RSU is a haven for talent and creativity. We are also grateful to Dr. Merian P. Catajay-Mani, university president, and Mr. Aljay Marc C. Patiam, LSHS Director, for their continued support in nurturing RSUvian talents. Congratulations once again, Liu Kzean!

Thank you for making your RSU family proud.

๐‘๐’๐” ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐†๐‚๐„๐ƒ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก.

Romblon State University has made a significant stride in the launching of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) under the theme “Navigating the Global Landscape: Fostering Global Citizenship for Sustainable Development.”

Gathered at the RSU Main Campus Audio Visual Room on March 15, 2024, were the RSU Top Officials led by University President Merian P. Catajay-Mani, University Directors and Unit heads, Deans and Institute Directors, Program Chairperson, and GCED Faculty and Student advocates from RSU main and satellite campuses, pledged their commitment to promoting global citizenship through education.

Some Local Government units such as LGU San Andres, San Jose, and Odionganย  ย participated by sending representatives, while Hon. Riza G. PAMORADA, Local Chief Executive of Alcantara attended virtually.

Moreover, Hon. Jose R. Riano, Governor of Romblon, and Dr. Bert J. Tuga, President of Philippine Normal University, extend their congratulatory messages via audio-visual presentations.

In her lecture, Dr. Rowena Raton Hibanada, Director of the GCED Cooperation Centre-Philippines, introduced the program’s significance in the Philippine context. She commended RSU and the province of Romblon for being the first entire province in the MIMAROPA region to participate in the GCED initiative.

Also, Prof. Bryan Dayuta, Director of Philippine Normal University – Linkages and International Office, discussed strengthening partnerships for global citizenship through internationalization, while Dr. Rebecca Rosario O. Bercasio, Focal Person-GCED Regional Hub for Bicol Region, elaborated on mainstreaming GCED into the curriculum.

Further, the event honors champions of Global Citizenship Education, including the Institute of Information and Technology Student Organization, RSU Main Campus’s National Service Training Program office, Hope in a Box – RSU chapter, and Ms. Rhea M. Arucio, a faculty member from the College of Arts and Sciences.

Overall, the successful launching event was made possible under the supervision of Dr. Mark G. Calimbo with the team from the Office of the Dean of Instruction and the GCED Advocates from different colleges, campuses, and institutes.

GCED aligns with the major goal for education of the United Nations. This goal is part of a broader plan for improving the Education 2030 Agenda and Framework for Action, notably Target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education.

RSU is one in fostering partnerships and mainstreaming GCED into the curriculum to equip students on how to be responsible and compassionate members of society.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ!

March 6, 2024 โ€”Congratulations RSUvians for passing the February 2024 Criminology Licensure Examination.
We commend your hard work and dedication in this remarkable feat.
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Congratulations also to the Institute of Criminal Justice Education of San Agustin Campus for producing a new breed of Registered Criminologists and for surmounting the national passing rate of 48% with the passing rate of 51.81% for first takers.

๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž: ๐‘๐จ๐ฆ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐” ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง

In honor of the Month of the Ocean, RSUvians across eight campuses united to participate in a massive coastal clean-up campaign in different areas, highlighting the significance of preserving and protecting our marine ecosystems. This year’s celebration was adopted from UNESCO’s Ocean Decade Challenge 3, “Sustainably Feed the Global Population.” This concerted effort aims to raise awareness about our oceans’ growing challenges and inspire every RSUvian to take action for a healthier and more sustainable future. The University President, Dr. Merian P. Catajay-Mani, spearheaded this year’s clean-up efforts with the University Advocacy Officer, Mr. Edgardo F. Fadallan, and University 7S Coordinators. Continue reading “๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž: ๐‘๐จ๐ฆ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐” ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐œ๐ž๐š๐ง”

๐‘๐’๐” ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ’๐ฅ ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐€๐๐†๐Š๐Ž๐Š, ๐“๐ก๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐

Two faculty members of Romblon State University participated in the first leg of cross-visits by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) last Dec. 5-9.

Charevel Ferranco, Director of Media and Public Affairs, and Ann Janeth Alba, Academic Council Secretary, were among the twenty-one delegates of the Philippines who passed rigorous screening of the consortium. The three-day visit was set in Bangkhen and Kamphaeng San campuses of the Kasetsart University (KU), Thailand’s national research university. Continue reading “๐‘๐’๐” ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ’๐ฅ ๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐€๐๐†๐Š๐Ž๐Š, ๐“๐ก๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐”

๐‘๐’๐” ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐จ๐ค๐ฒ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž

TOKYO, Dec. 1– University President Merian Catajay-Mani, and PDO Policy Research and Governance Unit Head Sarah Joy Acepcion recently presented in the 14th Asian Conference on Education (ACE) held at the Toshi Center Hotel.

This came after Mani and Acepcion’s paper have met the accepted international academic standard of blind peer review and gained positive reception from the International Academic Forum (IAFOR). Their paper assessed students exposed to modes of learning during pandemic to underscore their circumstances in adapting to mixed mode of learning. Continue reading “๐‘๐’๐” ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐จ๐ค๐ฒ๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž”