Category: Administration

UNO-R, Inc. Bot Meets at UNO-R

Members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, Inc. met for their regular meeting for the year 2010 yesterday, June 17, 2010, at the UNO-R President’s Hall.

UNO-R Administrator participates in The Climate Project Training in China

Brother Jaazeal Jakosalem, OAR, UNO-R Property Administrator, was selected as one of the trainees of The Climate Project Training in China. The training is ongoing from June 9-12, 2010, in Beijing, P.R.C. Former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore, with the cooperation of Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate Project, and the China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development is organizing the training session. The event, held with the support of the Chinese government, led by the Ministry of Science and Technology, will see Vice President Gore personally train a cross-section of 300 Chinese citizens and selected participants from other countries (US, Indonesia, UK and the Philippines) who share a commitment to reduce the harmful effects of climate change.

UNO-R Awards Outstanding Student Leaders

In a simple ceremony held at the UNO-R Auditorium, eleven student leaders were awarded as UNO-R outstanding student leaders for 2010.  These are student leaders who have worked beyond the call of duties and have displayed a mark of distinction during the year.  The awardees are Thessa Alba; Aireen Amen; Arbe Bertuso;  Leoble Lyn Española;  Janna Mary Lagare;  Shea Kaye Palenge; Glezia Marie Perez, Earl Jude Ruiz; Benjie Placido; Rollaine Redil and Donson John Sadava.

UNO-Rian Chosen as THOS

Janna Mary Melitado Lagare, a senior Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English, was chosen as one of the top three Outstanding Students of Bacolod City.  The award is given by the Jaycees international (JCI).

2 UNORians receive PIA IWAG Award

Rommel Depasucat  of the UNO-R Tolentine Star and  Shane Exito of the UNO-R High School Starlight will be awarded by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) with the prestigious “IWAG” award for campus journalism. Depasucat and Exito are editors-in-chief of their respective campus publications.

Dignitaries Visit UNO-R

Engr. Bruce Sharp, Ph.D. of the University of Melbourne recently accepted the invitation of the Recoletos de Bacolod Graduate School (RBGS) to be an adjunct professor in the University of Negros Occidental.

UNO-R Wins Outreach Contest

UNO-R is one of the winners in the Negros Occidental Private Schools Sports Cultural and Educational Association (NOPPSCEA) Contest on Outreach Project. The outreach project that was submitted by the College of Education earned merits from the NOPSSCEA Outreach Task Force chaired by Dr. Angelina J. Guinanao. The Outreach Coordinator of the College of Education is Mrs. Ma. Elena Y. Doruelo.

Bam Aquino Visits UNO-R

Mr. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino, former commissioner of the National Youth Commission, fellow of Asia society Foundation’s Philippines 21 Program, and TAYO (Ten Accomplished Youth Organization) Awardee visited UNO-R on the 15th of January to speak before the students in a forum at the University Auditorium.

UNO-R RGBS Consultant is Banwahanon Awardee

Consultant of the Recoletos de Bacolod Graduate School, Dr. Maria Dolores V. Ramos, is one of the ANG BANWAHANON AWARDEES for 2009. This search is sponsored by the City Government of Bacolod.  Dr. Ramos joined other awardees during the Awarding Ceremony on the 71st Charter Anniversary of Bacolod last October 19, 2009 at the New Government Center.

UNO-R Outstanding Alumni

The Occidental Negros Institute (ONI), University of Negros Occidental (UNO) and UNO-Recoletos Blue and Gold Alumni Association, Inc (BGAAI) will confer the Distinguished Alumni and  the Outstanding Alumni Awards to 9 alumni of the school on September 26,2009 at the UNO-R Gymnasium during the 63rd General Alumni Homecoming of UNO-Recoletos.

Those who will be awarded with the title of Distinguished alumni in their respective fields are: Dr. Renante Decena (Veterinary Medicine); Casiano Ibrado III (Agriculture); Atty. Augustus Cezar Rallos (Law);Atty. Jesse Suarez (Government Service); and Sr. Gerolinda Tingson,OSA (Religious Adminsitration).

Meanwhile, recipients of the Outstanding Alumni Awards are Atty. Andrea Si for Women’s Advocacy; Atty. Jocelle Batapa- Sigue (Public Service); Waldo Flores (Public Service) ; Jesus Zarandin (Economics).

All alumni of ONI,UNO and UNO-Recoletos  are invited to attend the General Alumni Homecoming  on September 26,2009 at the UNO-R Gymnasium. It will start with a 7:30 Mass at the Oratory of St. Nicholas of Tolentino to be followed by a Motorcade around the city.

For details call 4332449 loc. 147 and look for Mrs.Lourdes Mirasol.  This year’s homecoming is sponsored by the Class ’84 (silver); Class ’59 (Golden); and Class ’69 (Ruby).

Carlos Legaspi,Jr.

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