Category: Community Outreach

The University officially inaugurated the Green Heart Hermitage after a solemn blessing and simple ceremony last November 29 at the Agriculture Area.  Supervised by Bro. Jaazeal Jakosalem, OAR, Property Administrator, the Hermitage was built to become the center of the University’s ecological initiatives and commitment.  This is also where activities related to organic farming, recycling, free-range poultry, and interactive-training will be held. 

           The University Community Development Office in coordination with Broad Initiative for Negros Development (BIND), Southeast Asia Regional Initiative for Community Empowerment (SEARICE), and Third World Network (TWN), spearheaded a Forum on Biofuel on October 21, 2008 at Fr. Cuenca Hall. Fr. Emeterio Buñao, OAR, Director of Scholarships, gave the opening and welcome remarks.

With the desire to implement sustainable livelihood program, the University Community Development Office (UCDO) conducted a needs assessment survey on the residents of Prk. St. Ezekiel Moreno (RESOURCE-Handumanan) Community, last July 18, 2008.

The Art Association of Bacolod – Negros has chosen the perimeter walls of the University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos  as the venue of the public art mural for the Earth Day 2008 entitled “Koloran ta ang Kalibutan.” From April 19-21, 2008 the Art Association of Bacolod –Negros artists with the participation of UNO-R Web Team artists painted the walls with the environmentally conscious art designs.

April 15, 2008, UNO-R Presidents Hall:  True to its vision as an institution that strives to be wholly in service to the community, UNO-R partnered with the Indigenous Development Coordinators Foundation (IDCF) to provide its students and clients with quality Christian education and academic excellence.