Bookstore staff, Mrs. Leilani Espino Alejandro, succumbed to organ failure early morning of June 20, 2010. Fifty-one (51) year- old “Lani”, as fondly called by her colleagues, was a former Accounting and HRMDO staff. She is survived by her spouse Ramonito and two sons, Ryan, a Medical Technologist, and Rock, a 4th year Engineering student of this University.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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 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.
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.
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.