Valuing the role of research in nation’s building and contributing to community’s development, faculty members of CSU-Gonzaga convened for its annual Campus Research, Development and Extension In-house Review on November 7, wherein completed, on-going and research proposals were presented and critiqued.
This year’s presentations were in three categories: Social, Experimental/Technology-based/RDE Integrated Programs and Extension programs. Invited panel members in each category looked into results and made some inputs for improvement.
In the opening program, CEO Froilan A. Pacris, Jr., pointed out the significance of research in nation building and in uniting diverse disciplines and background.
“This convergence of expertise is not a coincidence; it is a reflection of the interconnectedness of knowledge itself. Our collective pursuit of knowledge knows no bounds, and we are here to celebrate the discoveries, insights, and solutions that have emerged from countless hours of dedicated work,” Dr. Pacris, said.
Further, Dr. Pacris presented CSU-Gonzaga’s way forward in Research, Development and Extension titled, ‘Tangkiran Cares: Convergence of CSU Gonzaga Resources for Socio-Economic, Agricultural and Environmental Development of CSU Adopted Barangay.’
Placing all colleges as prime movers of the campus’s RDE initiative, the project sought to assist the adopted barangays by providing them resources and capacitate them to make their living more meaningful and guide them in agribusiness as a response to the government’s needs in a progressive and efficient public service, as stipulated in RDE proposal presentation.
In her message, Dr. Junel Guzman, the Vice President for Research and Development of the university, also commended the efforts of the Gonzaga campus in making the University RDE agenda realized.
The panel members who critiqued the researchers of faculty members were Dr. Gilbert Magulod Jr. and Prof. Kristine Joyce Lara for Social researches; Dr. Junel Guzman and Dr. Jhoanna Calubaquib for Experimental, Technology-Based and RDE programs; and Ms. Rowena Guzman and Prof. Josie Y. Bas-ong for Extension programs.
Photos: Prof. Edison Villena, Ms. Jean Torres, Ms. Gladys Olivas