AEs, 2nd runner-up in PAEStigan

The Cavite State University (CvSU) team bagged the second runner-up in the PAEStigan: The 2nd Inter-Luzon State Colleges and Universities PAES (Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards) Quiz Contest.

The contest was held at the Electrical Engineering Building, University of the Philippines Los Baños,    College, Laguna on 28 January 2012. Fifth year agricultural engineering students, namely: Kelvin      Michael Crystal, Loriel Yala and Analyn Sagana composed the CvSU team. They were accompanied by Engr. Ervin F. Papa as coach.

Out of 15 participating state colleges and universities, the Camarines Norte State College, Benguet State University and CvSU emerged as the champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up and were awarded with trophies and cash prizes amounting to P50,000, P30,000 and P20,000, respectively.

Also, Loriel Yala topped the written examination and was awarded with a medal.

The UP Society of Agricultural Engineering Students (UP SAGES), in partnership with the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers-Region IV Chapter (PSAE-IV), Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC), and the Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CEAT-IAE), sponsored the activity. The activity aimed to: 1) challenge the proficiency of agricultural engineering students with the Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards (PAES), 2) expose the students to the actual application and development of these standards, and 3) promote camaraderie between and among participants.

2 programs, awarded Level III status

The Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc. awarded two of the curricular program offerings of the College of Engineering and Information Technology with Level III accreditation status.  These are BS Agricultural Engineering and BS Civil Engineering.

The BS Computer Engineering program will be re-visited in the areas of Curriculum, Library and Administration to qualify for the Level III status. BS Computer Science and BS Information Technology were awarded Level II Re-accredited and Level I Accredited status, respectively. Meanwhile,  the BS Electrical Engineering program received the Candidate status.

The Level III accredited programs will undergo the second phase of evaluation before the year ends.

The accreditation survey visit to the six programs of the College and 10 other programs of the University was held on 6-8 December 2011.