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DLSU opens Osaka University Satellite Office

AN AVENUE TO PROMOTE RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND OTHER ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS, the Osaka University
Satellite Office at De La Salle University was officially inaugurated last February 3 at William Hall. The inauguration ceremony was attended by DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Narciso Erguiza, Jr. FSC, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Toshinao Urabe, Osaka University Trustee and Vice President for International Affairs Prof. Akira Takahashi, and Commission on Higher Education Commissioner Nona Ricafort. In his remarks of circumstance, Professor Hideaki Kasai, the director of the Osaka University Satellite Office at DLSU, shared the history of DLSU and Osaka Universitys academic relationship over the years.

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Prof. Akira Takahashi of Osaka University.

Outstanding researcher on renewable energy

FOR HIS OUTSTANDING, EXTENSIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS ON BIOFUELS, BIOENERGY, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, Full Professor and Chair of the
Chemical Engineering Department Dr. Joseph Auresenia was invited to talk at the 73rd Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers (PIChE) in Surigao City this February. Recognized by PIChE as the 2011 Outstanding Chemical Engineer in Research and Development, Auresenia, is regularly tapped as resource by various local and international scientific communities. Last December, he was invited as plenary speaker by Scientists and Engineers Without Borders in Seoul, Korea. PIChE is the official professional organization of the Chemical Engineers in the Philippines and is recognized as the Accredited Professional Organization for Chemical Engineering by the Professional Regulation Commission.
AURESENIA

A recipient of many awards including the Outstanding Young Scientist from the National Academy of Science and Technology, Auresenia recently completed a number of research projects focusing on bioethanol production, which is relevant to the implementation of the Biofuels Acts. He has also studied biogas production as an alternative fuel to LPG, biodiesel production, solar energy conversion to electricity, as well as domestic and industrial wastewater and hazardous chemical wastes treatment.

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INSIDE: DLSU opens Osaka University Satellite Office Turing 2012 International Conference Key contributor to second language education in PHL A Fire in the Soul: A Cantata

Challenge Grants to boost collaborative research

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IN LINE WITH THE UNIVERSITYS MISSION to be a

leading research university in the region, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for

Research recently launched the research program, Challenge Grants. Challenge Grants are designed to encourage faculty members from different see page 3

Fund, from page 1 departments or colleges to collaborate on projects that commonly address the Universitys priority research areas. These collaborative projects are meant to increase the chances for DLSU researchers of getting larger external funding for high-impact research. For the Academic Year 2011-2012, the University chooses to allocate resources for the promotion of the following research themes: food, nutrition and health; sustainability, the environment, and energy; women, children and family, living culture and contemporary societies; and learners and learning innovations. The program calls for proposals that would affirm the Universitys support for research that
For more information, please call the VCR office at local 401 or 536 4226.

secure positive, meaningful, lasting, and inclusive growth in society and contribute to nation-building. Selected proposals may receive a maximum budget of one million pesos. The deadline for submission of proposals to the VCR (dlsu.research@delasalle.ph) is on March 31, 2012.

Key contributor to second language education in PHL

THE 4TH CENTENNIAL LECTURE DELIVERED by
De La Salle University Professor Emeritus and University Fellow Dr. Ma. Lourdes Bautista highlighted the Universitys role in the development of Philippine language education. Organized by the College of Education in coordination with the Centennial Office, the lecture was held last January 26 at the Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall. In her talk, Bautista fondly recalled some of the highlights in the history of the DLSU Department of English and Applied Linguistics, among which were the establishment of the Center for English for Specific Purposes in 1981; the offering of Doctor of Arts in Language and Literature program and Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics; the introduction of the process approach to writing; and the departments involvement in outreach programs for thousands of teachers across the country. The programs and initiatives of DEAL helped revolutionize language teaching in the country. Launched last January 28 at the Dojima Bautista also recognized the pivotal role that the late premier linguist and former DLSU President, Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC, played in these significant milestones in Philippine language education. Hotel, Osaka, the Student Exchange Program entitled Empowerment of Next Generation High-Quality Policy Leaders through a United Asia University for Peace
The Cantata is one of the highlights of the DLSU centennial celebration.

RESTAGED this February, A Fire in the Soul: A

Cantata has reopened the pages of Lasallian history to honor the memory of the La Salle Brothers who were killed, together with civilians, at the De La Salle College during World War II. On February 12, 1945, as American forces bombarded the City of Manila, a group of Japanese soldiers entered the campus on Taft Avenue and attacked the people who took refuge there. Twentyfour men, women, and children, and 16 La Salle Brothers died in the massacre. One of the highlights of the yearlong centennial celebration, the Cantata featured talents from DLSU and other La Salle schools as well as from the Philippine theater. It was created by Gabby Fernandez and directed by Peque Gallaga. Vicente Garcia Groyon wrote the libretto and Von de Guzman composed the music.

Help build the DLSU network

IN LINE WITH THE CELEBRATION
of De La Salle Universitys centennial year, the University is calling all alumni to get reconnected with their alma mater. Graduates of grade school, high school, college, or postgraduate education at De La Salle University (formerly De La Salle College) in Manila are invited to send the message count me in to countmein@dlsu.ph or visit the Facebook fan page facebook.com/ dlsucountmein/ All those who register from February 13 until April 15, 2012 will be qualified to a raffle draw. Prizes include DLSU Centennial Watches by Swatch, two units of iPAD2, UAAP Season 75 basketball ticket, and for the grand raffle draw, an Asian Cruise for two and a trip for two to Hong Kong. DLSU alumni who are working as employees of the University and their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from the raffle.

Turing 2012 International Conference

TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FATHER OF THE MODERN DIGITAL COMPUTER, De La Salle
University Department of Philosophy will be hosting an international conference from March 27 to 28 at the Natividad Fajardo-Rosario Gonzalez Auditorium, Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall. The conference, dubbed Turing 2012: International Conference on Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, is part of the global effort to celebrate the life and scientific influence of English mathematician, logician, and computer scientist Alan Turing. DLSUs Turing 2012 conference will showcase researches on areas directly influenced by Turing such as computer science, philosophy, artificial intelligence, psychology, mathematics, cryptography, biology, and theories of computing. It will also feature topics associated to him like developments in cyberspace, gender studies, and international relations. At present, Turing 2012 is the only university-sponsored conference in Southeast Asia that is recognized by the Turing Centenary Advisory Committee (TCAC). For additional information on Turing 2012, kindly visit the event website at http:// turing.pilosopiya.com. For queries and other concerns, please contact DLSUs Department of Philosophy at +632.524.4611 loc. 546 or email dlsu.philosophy@ gmail.com.

A Fire in the Soul: A Cantata

La Salle joins Asian consortium on peace and human security

THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT (ISD) OF DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (DLSU) HAS BEEN INVITED to be a part of an
international consortium organized by the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University, Japan. The participating universities from Japan include Hiroshima University, Nagasaki University, and Meio University in Okinawa. In Southeast Asia, the consortium is comprised of DLSU, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, Payap
Teehankee (middle) with the other representatives of the participating universities in the consortium

and Human Security will be administered by OSIPP in cooperation with three other Japanese universities and five Southeast Asian universities. ISD Chair Dr. Julio Teehankee represented DLSU in the Advisory Board of the consortium.

University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Syiah Kuala University of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, and National University of Timor Loro Sae. The primary purpose of the consortium is to produce future policy leaders in the fields of peace and human security. The period of the program is four years and three months from January 2012 until March 2015, and is funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

Linguistic resource from Hong Kong Polytechnic University

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (DLSU) HOSTED the Linguistic Society of the
Philippines (LSP) annual lecture, the Bonifacio Sibayan Distinguished Professorial Chair, which featured a research by Hong Kong Polytechnic University faculty member Dr. Gail Forey last February 4. Forey presented the findings of her study on language as a meaning-making resource in the offshore outsourcing industry in the Philippines. Her study focused on text analysis at both discourse, semantic, and lexigrammatical level. She investigated on how meanings are made in transcribed calls and interviewed 30 customer service representatives. She ended her talk with possible topics for research on the countrys business processing industry. Attending the event were faculty members from the DLSU Department of English and Applied Linguistics and LSP members from various universities and colleges in the country.

PROJECT CARBON NEUTRAL (PCN)

is DLSUs commitment to have an institutional zero net carbon footprint. This is the Philippine Lasallian Familys effort to become better stewards of the environment.

Have great respect for each person you are with.

GREEN TIP

---St. John Baptist de La Salle

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