8 graduates pass CE board exam

The College of Engineering and Information Technology congratulates its eight graduates who passed the Civil Engineer Licensure Examination given on 24-25 November 2012 by the Board of Civil Engineering of the Professional Regulation Commission. The successful examinees are:

1. Del Rosario, Joe Mark R.
2. Dimaala, Jesus O.
3. Lopez, Judy Anne D.
4. Lunday, Dennis L.
5. Mendoza, Johanna M.
6. Sibal, Drexler B.
7. Siena, Ma. Eunice K.
8. Tulipan, Edmond D.

Cavite State University obtained 44.44 percent passing (8 out of 18 examinees) against the national passing rate of 41.41 percent (2,380 out of 5,747).

Seminar on TOS conducted

DCEE faculty prepare their table of specifications.

The College of Engineering and Information Technology conducted as part of its monthly seminar series the Seminar on Table of Specifications (TOS) at the College Conference Room on 22 November 2012.  The seminar aimed to refresh the faculty on the preparation of tables of specifications prior to making the examination.

Engr. Renato B. Cubilla, professor from the Department of Civil Engineering (host of the activity), gave a short lecture which was followed by a workshop.  Each department presented the TOS on their chosen subject.  At the end of the presentations, the college came up with a standard format for the submission of TOS.

It may be recalled that the college had its first seminar on TOS with the former dean of the College of Education Dr. Ma. Agnes P. Nuestro (now the VP for Academic Affairs) as resource person on 18 February 2010.

Local PAEStigan held

Engr. Ervin F. Papa with Annalyn B. Encarnacion
(3rd place), Ronnie F. Mercado (2nd place) and
Reynaldo V. Villanueva Jr. (1st place).

The Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering sponsored the CEIT PAEStigan at the College Conference Room on 21 November 2012.  The activity aimed to promote awareness among the senior agricultural engineering students about the Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards (PAES) and to select the official contestants of the university to the Inter-Luzon State Colleges and Universities PAES Quiz Contest to be held in January at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna.

The local contest simulated the types of questions given in the national contest: written examination for the first round and oral phase for the average and difficult rounds. Annalyn B. Encarnacion (3rd place), Ronnie F. Mercado (2nd place) and Reynaldo V. Villanueva Jr. (1st place) received cash prizes and certificates.

Engr. Ervin F. Papa, coordinator of the activity, announced that Gee Jay C. Bartolome and Claudine May P. Gomez (top two scorers in the written examination round) and Reynaldo V. Villanueva Jr. (top scorer in the problem solving round) would represent the university in the national contest.

DIET conducts training to OSYs

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Technology conducted a training for the out-of-school youth of Barangay Alulod, Indang, Cavite on 22-25 October 2012.  The activity aimed to provide the target clientele with the necessary skills and knowledge in the field of electrical, electronics and automotive technology to make them more productive and competitive.

Sixty out-of-school youth from the barangay trained on basic automotive gas engine mechanic, welding fabrication, building wiring installation, and basic consumer electronics. The faculty and staff of the department facilitated the lecture and hands-on sessions.

The training is part of the extension program of the department for Barangay Alulod.

Mojica wins research awards

Dr. Ruel M. Mojica receives the award from
Laguna Gov. E.R. Ejercito.

Dr. Ruel M. Mojica won first place for his research entitled "Influence of Roasting on Total Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Properties of Philippine Coffee" during the 25th Regional Symposium on Research and Development Highlights held at the Cultural Center, Provincial Capitol, Sta. Cruz, Laguna on 24 October 2012. The same research also won third place under the poster category.

Meanwhile, researches entitled “Design and Development of an Automated Bucket Drip Irrigation and Fertigation System” by Engr. A. D. Amante (Batangas State University) and “Construction and Validation of Automated Pandan Stripping Machine” by Mr. Candido Absulio (Southern Luzon State University) were adjudged as second and third place, respectively.

The regional symposium was sponsored by the Southern Tagalog  Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium (STARRDEC). (GMCastillo)