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  • ‘Teaching in Challenged Areas’ pushes through despite pandemic- By Dr. Hazel P. Villa

    ILOILO City – “Teaching in Challenged Areas”, which is a pioneering major in the master’s program and a possible integration in the undergraduate level of participating universities in the Philippines under Project FORTH (Formation of Teachers in Challenged Areas) in partnership with the  European Commission and higher education institutions led by Groningen University – is under consideration for full offering.

    Thus, the online Third Transnational Training of Trainers “Focalizing Training” started on March 19, 2021 and will end on March 22, 2021 with about 70 participants from the West Visayas State University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Centro Escolar University, University of St. Lasalle-Bacolod, and University of Southeastern Philippines, including partners from the European Commission.

    Speaking in last Friday’s opening program were Christoph Wagner, head of cooperation of the EU Delegation to the Philippines; Robert Wagenaar, Project Coordinator and Project FORTH Director; Edurne Bartolome who presented the results of the survey on the “Climate of FORTH Meetings and Partner Interactions”; and Maria Yarosh of University of Groningen who presented the Midterm Report.

    On its third year now, Project FORTH is taking stock of the program’s methodologies, working relationships, and sense of progress at its midterm point.

    Given the pioneering implementation in some universities, the training seeks to “identify the nature and challenges of teaching in challenged areas served by the university clusters and the challenges that Project FORTH can address through focalized training interventions.”

    Most importantly, the participants took stock of the current status of the approval of the Commission on Higher Education of the proposed MAEd Major in Teaching in Challenged Areas which CHED Commissioner Lily Freida Milla said has already been approved by the Technical Committee.

    It is expected that at the end of the training, participants would have devised a training design for any challenges that Project FORTH can address and finalize the universities’ choice of topic for implementation and facilitation. 

    Link: https://www.panaynews.net/teaching-in-challenged-areas-pushes-through-despite-pandemic/

  • WVSU beyond academics

    Villaruz stresses ‘social responsibility’ on possible face-to-face classes

    West Visayas State University (WVSU) has always lived up to excellence. At this time of pandemic, the WVSU excellence goes beyond just the academics. Dr. Joselito Villaruz, President, stands firm on the University’s social responsibility by providing support to students, faculty, and staff in every possible way.

    With the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Joint Memorandum Order indicating that selected Health Professions Programs are allowed to return to face-to-face classes, Villaruz said during the University ‘s Crisis Management Committee meeting, “This is a time of pandemic, we have a responsibility.” As a medical doctor himself,  Villaruz  stressed that the University as one of the vaccination centers for Iloilo province, for example, is part of commitment to health and safety.

    Stricter protocols and policies are implemented and developed as WVSU prepares for its application for limited face-to-face instruction for College of Medicine levels I-III students and College of Nursing students from 3rd year to 4th year. The University is one of the 24 Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) who passed the assessment conducted by CHED, the Department of Health and the local Covid-19 Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).

    As early as lockdown was declared in March 2020, WVSU has been involved with essential health activities including shifting into 100% online learning modalities, with asynchronous classes. “We are not risking our students and faculty,” Villaruz said.

    As another challenging feat involves students and faculty, the University does not settle for less.  Self-assessment/readiness, retrofitting of classrooms, and setting of entrance with wash basins and temperature checks and separate exits, have been started. The President also rolled out a memorandum to download StaySafe.ph, an app that aids in contract tracing in the University. Evaluation and monitoring of student health is also set in place.

    Furthermore, an isolation/holding room and a quarantine facility will be available in the campus.  No conduct of extracurricular activities will be allowed and students will be required to have their own medical insurance. Transparency will also be addressed if there are Covid-19 cases, in coordination with the University’s base hospital, the WVSU Medical Center. 

    The University President raised the importance of simulations and drills for student mobility going in and out the campus. Biosafety lectures were started for the students and faculty and there will be more series of these to ensure everyone in the WVSU community is aware of protective measures. Covid-19 vaccines orientation was also conducted.  Vaccination of faculty and staff is seen to be of priority, as CHEd has moved the faculty and staff of HEIs to the A4 list, which includes frontline personnel in essential sectors identified by the Inter-Agency Task Force.

    A meeting with the University stakeholders will be scheduled by April for further details and developments. -CILPI

  • Taga-West Bulletin Sept. 2020 – Feb. 2021

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  • Dr. Villaruz to Visiting Scientist Program participants: “Challenge and doubt”

    Finally, after a year of postponement due to the pandemic, the Visiting Scientist Program of West Visayas State University pulls through, as it starts March 15 and ends in August, this year.

    During the opening program to welcome the visiting scientist Dr. Roland Buresh and the participants, WVSU President Dr. Joselito Villaruz urged everyone to “challenge” and “doubt” ideas.

    Dr. Villaruz also added that revising policies is needed and  he acknowledged that activities  such as the Visiting Scientist Program opens doors for novel and practical ideas, adapting to the call of times. This, he says, is part of the “how” WVSU could remain “viable and globally competitive”.

    The University President hopes that as WVSU gears toward a stronger research culture, the community would embrace a  better vision, a renewed vigor in the quest to improve communities, creating impact on policy and quality of life. 

    The 6-month program is hosted by the College of Agriculture and Forestry (CAF), with 18 participants from CAF, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Lambunao campus, and 9 Ph.D. students, representing five  state universities in Region VI-University of the Philippines In the Visayas, Institute of Science and Technology University, Negros Oriental State University, Guimaras State University  and WVSU. One student is an employee of the Department of Agriculture Regional Office. –CILPI

  • WVSU welcomes visiting scientist

    West Visayas State University has proven its quest to become one of the top research universities as viable by welcoming Dr. Roland J. Buresh, from the United States.

    Dr. Buresh is the University’s visiting scientist, starting March 15, 2021 to August of the same year. The 6-month Visiting Scientist Program, though this time held via online platforms, is hosted by the College of Agriculture and Forestry, with campus administrator Dr. Dominador L. Lisao.

    “A paper cannot be better without research. I want to highlight quality research as part of the success of publication process,” Dr. Buresh stressed.

    He shared two ideas in publication: There is the ideal, wherein the researcher plans for publication when the research is planned; and the less desirable, wherein the researcher only plans for publication after the research is finished.

    Dr. Buresh has a Ph.D. in Marine Science from Louisiana State University and Master of Science in Soil Sience from North Dakota State University. He has 127 publications and 6,204 citations by 4,763 documents, with h-index=49(Scopus); 17,845 citations with h-index=74, i10-index = 185 (Google Scholar);

    Dr. Buresh will serve as mentor to 18 participants, including WVSU faculty and Ph.D. students. 

    Dr. Greta Gabinete, WVSU’s OIC-Vice President for Research, Extension, and Training said the participants are assigned to Google Classrooms wherein activities and assignments will be required from them.  -CILPI

                   

  • 9th International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (CoSMED) 2021

     

     

    The 9th International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (CoSMED) 2021 will be virtually conducted on November 8-10, 2021 with the theme: “Anchoring Science and Mathematics as Framework: Transdisciplinary Studies towards Sustainable Future in the New Normal”. The main objective of this conference is to strengthen the level of knowledge, skills and competencies in STEM education to all educators. 

    West Visayas State University is one of the collaborators in the conduct of this year’s CosMED among the various conference partners coming from different countries. The 9th CosMED 2021 is organised by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (SEAMEO RECSAM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education Malaysia, Society for Research and Development, Penang Malaysia.

  • PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY FROM SOUTH KOREA DONATES LANGUAGE MATERIALS TO WVSU

    Since 2018, Pusan National University’s (PNU) Language Education Institute has supported 307 Korean language textbooks to the 101 students who are enrolled in Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages at West Visayas State University.

                  PNU is sending books: 친절한 한국어, every semester, which is facilitated by PNU’s Language Education Institute’s dean, Dr. Eunryoung Lee (이은령).

      As part of the signed Memorandum of Understanding between WVSU former president, Luis M. Sorolla, and Dr. Ho Hwan Chun, PNU former president, the book donation was meant to foster mastery of the Korean Language to BAFL – Korean major students as well as to strengthen the partnership between the said institutions and also to serve as a bridge for mutual development between Philippines and South Korea.

     On the other hand PNU decided to plan a 10-week course program in Korean language training for students of WVSU and select the top-performing students to be provided with free Korean language courses at Pusan National University. It will take place every summer.

    However, due to the pandemic, the first batch of students to be sent to PNU were unable to push through with the proposed schedule but will continue with the program after the meeting for the rescheduling is done.

    Meanwhile, Korean Major Students of WVSU are thankful and overwhelmed by the support. “To say I was ecstatic is a gross understatement. Not only did PNU’s generosity assisted our learning of the Korean language, but in a way eased financial distress. We hope to repay them through our continuous progress” Says Krizza Cañete, a BAFL student recipient of the said exchange.

    West Visayas State University and Pusan National University hopes for more benevolent exchanges in the future.

  • Online Enrollment Procedure

  • Ticketon Online Request Procedure

  • GENERAL GUIDELINES OF ONLINE ENROLLMENT

    GENERAL GUIDELINES OF ONLINE ENROLLMENT FOR NEW STUDENTS:
    1. Go to http://iuis.wvsu.edu.ph/aims/applicants using your Applicant Number.
    2. Parent or guardian of students from the Integrated Laboratory School (ILS) is allowed to login on behalf of his/her child. The student’s IUIS account will be provided by the ILS Director’s Office.
    3. Make sure that your personal information are complete, updated and correct. Otherwise, you cannot proceed to Enrollment Confirmation.
    4. Download and fill-out applicable Scholarship Form/s.
    5. Follow the procedure on how to upload the scholarship form/s. The uploaded form/s shall be reviewed and verified by the OSA Scholarship Coordinator.  You cannot proceed if you failed to submit/upload the copy of scholarship form/s.
    6. For undergraduate students, download and read the Affidavit of Undertaking for the Learning Resource Packet (LRP).
    7. Assessment of fees can be paid through the Cashier’s Office using Ticketon Online facility, SM Bills payment centers or any of our authorized banks (DBP & Land Bank of the Phils.)
    8. Review all information and requirements BEFORE YOU SUBMIT THE ENROLLMENT CONFIRMATION. Changes or updating of information will not be accepted once you have submitted the enrollment confirmation.
    9. All notification emails will be directed to your personal email account or IUIS student account. Check regularly your emails for some important reminders/instructions from your respective college or other units.
    10.  All downloadable forms and original copies of entrance credentials shall be submitted on the scheduled dates.
    GENERAL GUIDELINES OF ONLINE ENROLLMENT FOR CONTINUING STUDENTS (including graduates of WVSU SHS, Undergraduate and Graduate Programs with existing IUIS Account enrolling as new student in a higher degree program)
    1. Go to http://iuis.wvsu.edu.ph/aims/students using your WVSU Student ID number.
    2. Parent or guardian of students from the Integrated Laboratory School (ILS) is allowed to login on behalf of his/her child. The student’s IUIS account will be provided by the ILS Director’s Office.
    3. Make sure that your personal information are complete, updated and correct. Otherwise, you cannot proceed to Enrollment Confirmation.
    4. Download and fill-out applicable Scholarship Form.
    5. Follow the procedure on how to upload the scholarship form. The uploaded form/s shall be reviewed and verified by the OSA Scholarship Coordinator.  You cannot proceed if you failed to submit/upload the copy of scholarship form/s.
    6. Undergraduate students shall download and read the Affidavit of Undertaking for the Learning Resource Packet (LRP).
    7. Assessment of fees can be paid through the Cashier’s Office using Ticketon Online facility, SM Bills payment centers or any of our authorized banks (DBP & Land Bank of the Phils.)
    8. Review all information and requirements BEFORE YOU SUBMIT THE ENROLLMENT CONFIRMATION. Changes or updating of information will not be accepted once you have submitted the enrollment confirmation.
    9. All notification emails will be directed to your personal email account or IUIS student account. Check regularly your emails for important reminders/instructions from your respective college or other units.
    10. All downloadable forms and other requirements of the College shall be submitted on the scheduled dates.
    IUIS Enrollment Procedure for Continuing Students

    Please note before you begin to avoid problems with your Enrollment Confirmation:
    1. Make sure that your information in the Enrollment Confirmation fields is complete,
    updated, and correct. If not, you can go back to your Personal Information and
    update that information.
    2. Make sure to fill-up, sign, scan, and upload the scholarship application forms
    accordingly. Follow the uploading guidelines to avoid problems.
    3. Review your information and other requirements before submitting your
    enrollment confirmation. You can no longer change or update once you have
    submitted it.
    4. The school will evaluate and approved your enrollment confirmation application.
    You will receive a notice about your enrollment through your registered email and
    student module Messaging feature. You are also advised to login to your Student
    module from time to time to receive announcements.

    Enrollment Confirmation Procedures:

    Step 1: Login
    1.1 Login to the Student Module
    • User Name (Student Number)
    • Birth Date
    • Password
    1.2 Click the Login button to continue

    Step 2: Personal Information
    2.1 After clicking the Agree and Continue button, the system will direct you to the Personal Information submodule to update your information.
    2.2 Update your information. Click the Save and Continue button in every tab and click the Update Information button to complete.

    Step 3: Enrollment Confirmation
    3.1 Click the Enrollment Confirmation submodule.
    3.2 Read the Enrollment Confirmation guidelines
    3.3 Select your terms of payment (Full Payment or Two Payments) in the Mode of Payment dropdown field.

    3.4 Select type of scholarship(s) that you are going to apply in the Scholarship and Other Scholarships dropdown fields.

    3.5 Click the link to download the Scholarship(s) forms you are applying to. Fill-up, sign and scan or take a clear picture of your signed scholarship form(s). Follow the guidelines on how to upload the document(s) in the Upload Scholarship Form Document field.

    3.6 Click the link to download the Device Borrower’s Agreement. Read and tick the check box in the Device Borrower’s Agreement field if you agree.

    3.7 Read the confirmation and tick the check box in the Enrollment Confirmation field if you agree.

    3.8 Click the Submit Enrollment Confirmation button to submit your application.

    Enrollment/Registration Procedures:
    Step 1: Login
    1.3 Login to the Student Module
    • User Name (Student Number)
    • Birth Date
    • Password
    1.4 Click the Login button to continue

    Step 2: Enrollment Message
    2.1 Click the Messaging submodule, open and read the Enrollment/Registration and Assessment for School Year 2020-2021 message.
    2.2 Click the Close button when you are done.

    2.2 Click the button

    2.3 You will be directed in your Registration and Assessment page. Review the enlisted subjects and your assessment of fees.

    2.4 Select your method of payment in the Payment Option field.

    • Pay at the Cashier: if you are going to pay your due amount in the cashier’s
    window.
    • Pay Online: if you are going to pay through SM Bills and Bank over the
    Counter.

    2.5 Click the Save Registration button and download the Unofficial Registration Form.
    • Pay at the Cashier: Download the Unofficial Registration Form.
    • Pay Online: Download the Unofficial Registration Form for SM Bills Payment.

    2.6 Click the Yes, Proceed button to complete your Registration. Pay the amount due.

    **If you make a payment through online banking or over the counter bank
    payment, upload your proof of payment.

    1.1 Login to the Student Module
    1.2 Click the Upload Deposit Slip submodule
    1.3 Click the files/documents from your computer link and click the Upload file button
    to upload your bank deposit slip or any proof of payment.
    1.4 Click the Upload and Submit button after.

    ***You will be informed through email or messaging once your payment has been
    processed. Check your registered email or login to your student module account regularly
    to verify the confirmation of your payment and enrollment.

    Enrollment and Payment Confirmation Procedures:
    Step 1: Login
    1.1 Login to the Student Module
    • User Name (Student Number)
    • Birth Date
    • Password
    1.5 Click the Login button to continue

    Step 2: Enrollment Message
    2.1 Click the Messaging submodule, open and read the message. You will received an Enrollment Confirmation or Enrollment Payment Confirmation once you are officially enrolled.

    2.2 Click the Close button when you are done.

    2.3 Click the Registration submodule.
    2.4 Click the Generate Certificate of Registration button download your COR

    IUIS Enrollment Procedure for New Students

    Please note before you begin to avoid problems with your Enrollment Confirmation:
    1. Make sure that your information in the Enrollment Confirmation fields is complete,
    updated, and correct. If not, you can go back to your Personal Information and
    update that information.
    2. Make sure to fill-up, sign, scan, and upload the scholarship application forms
    accordingly. Follow the uploading guidelines to avoid problems.
    3. Review your information and other requirements before submitting your
    enrollment confirmation. You can no longer change or update once you have
    submitted it.
    4. The school will evaluate and approved your enrollment confirmation application.
    You will receive a notice about your enrollment through your registered email and
    student module messaging feature. You are also advised to login to your Applicant
    module from time to time to receive announcements and your Registration and
    Assessment status.

    Enrollment Confirmation Procedures:

    Step 1: Login
    1.1 Login to the Applicant’s Module
    • User Name (Applicant Number)
    • Password
    1.2 Click the Login button to continue

    Step 2: Personal Information
    2.3 After clicking the Agree and Continue button, the system will direct you to the
    Personal Information submodule to update your information.

    2.4 Update your information. Click the Save and Continue button in every tab and click
    the Update Information button to complete.

    Step 3: Enrollment Confirmation
    3.1 Click the Enrollment Confirmation submodule.
    3.2 Read the Enrollment Confirmation guidelines
    3.3 Select your terms of payment (Full Payment or Two Payments) in the Mode of Payment dropdown field.

    3.4 Select type of scholarship(s) that you are going to apply in the Scholarship and Other Scholarships dropdown fields.

    3.5 Click the link to download the Scholarship(s) forms you are applying to. Fill-up, sign and scan or take a clear picture of your signed scholarship form(s). Follow the guidelines on how to upload the document(s) in the Upload Scholarship Form Document field.

    3.6 Click the link to download the Device Borrower’s Agreement. Read and tick the check box in the Device Borrower’s Agreement field if you agree.

    3.7 Read the confirmation and tick the check box in the Enrollment Confirmation field if you agree.

    3.8 Click the Submit Enrollment Confirmation button to submit your application.

    Enrollment/Registration Procedures:
    Step 1: Login
    1.1 Login to the Applicant’s Module
    • User Name (Applicant Number)
    • Password
    1.2 Click the Login button to continue

    Step 2: Enrollment Message
    2.3 Click the Messaging submodule, open and read the message about your Enrollment/Registration and Assessment for School Year 2024-2025.
    2.4 Click the View your Assessment Link to view and download your Unofficial Registration Form and pay the amount due (if applicable).
    2.5 Click the Close button when you are done.

    ** Upload your proof of payment if you made a payment through online banking or over the counter bank payment for your amount due.

    1.1 Login to the Applicant’s Module
    1.2 Click the Upload Deposit Slip submodule
    1.3 Click the files/documents from your computer link and click the Upload file button
    to upload your bank deposit slip or any proof of payment.
    1.4 Click the Upload and Submit button after.

    * You will be notified once your payment has been processed and posted by the cashier.
    Check your registered email or login to your student module account regularly to verify
    the confirmation of your payment and enrollment.

    Enrollment and Payment Confirmation Procedures:
    Step 1: Enrollment Message
    1.1 You will receive an email about your Enrollment Confirmation or Enrollment Payment
    Confirmation once you are officially enrolled.
    1.2 You will receive a notice about your Enrollment Confirmation together with your
    Student Account credentials. In case you have not received you may call or email
    the techsupport@wvsu.edu.ph to activate your student account.
    1.3 If you have your login credentials already, log in to the student module.
    1.4 Click the Registration submodule.
    1.5 Click the Generate Certificate of Registration button to download your COR.
    1.6 Click the Sign Out button when you are done.

    FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR RESPECTIVE COLLEGE/DEPARTMENT:

    College of Arts and Sciences

    College of Nursing

    College of Business and Management

    College of Medicine

    College of Communication

    College of PESCAR

    College of Education

    College of Law

    College of Information and Communications Technology

    College of Dentistry

    University Distance Education Program

    Integrated Laboratory School

    Registrar’s Office