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MEChANiCAL ENgiNEEriNgFACuLty MEMbEr Dr.

MANuEL C. bELiNo WoN the2011 American Society o Mechanical

Engineers (ASME) Student Section Adviser

Award or his leadership and dedication to

the holistic development o students.

Belino is ormer chair o the Mechanical

Engineering (ME) Department. He isinstrumental in the establishment o the

DLSU-ASME Student Section. He received

a plaque, certicate, and $500 honorarium.

ME Chair Dr. Alvin Chua and Beli no

presented their paper entitled Promising

Local and International Inter-Institutional

Collaboration and Cooperation in

Mechanical Engineering in the Philippines

during the 2011 ASME International

Summit in Mechanical/Multi-Disciplinary

Engineering Education last September 27-

29 in Hong Kong.

The event was co-hosted by the Hong

Kong Polytechnic University and the

Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society.

ASME promotes the art, science, and

practice o multidisciplinary engineering

and allied sciences in the world. Founded

in 1880, it has grown to have more than

120,000 members rom 150 countries

worldwide. There are about 300 student

sections all over the world; ve o which are

in the Philippines.

is published bi-weekly by the Ofce or Strategic Communications (AH-21F,intercom 14 4).Editorial deadline is 3 p.m.Tuesdays.

Contributions should include the name,ofce and signature o the sender.Materials may be edited or clarity or space.

2401 may be accessed online through the URL: http://www.dlsu.edu.ph.

Managing Editor | Lianne Mendoza

lianne.mendoza@delasalle.ph

Writers | Anne Alina,AA dela Cruz,Arfe Koc,Al Lopez de leon

Marge Liggayu,Arvin Ello

Creative Director | Peter Varona

Art Directors | AveGailePeraz,Luis De Vera

Graphic Artists | Miguel Pabello,Chris Perez

Multimedia Coordinator | Magsy Magbanua

Student Assistants (Photographer) | Andrew Pamorada,Ken Koo

Executive Director |Ayi Magpayo

Director or Operations |Johannes Leo Badillo

Editorial Supervisor | Ma.Ruby Aonuevo Carlos

Secretary | Virginia Umacob-Gases

Ofce Assistant | Raymond Menor

-Photo shows, from left, Dr. Alvin Chua, Chair, MEDepartment Chair; Dr. Manuel Belino, Faculty,ME Department; Dr. Thomas Perry, Director for

Education & Professional Advancement, ASME;Dr William Wepfer, Vice President, ASME.

Number of outstanding students frompublic high schools who can avail of fullscholarship and other incentives underthe Vaugirard Scholarship

Number of outstanding students in theGokongwei College of Engineering who

can avail of full scholarship and otherincentives under the Gokongwei Grants

Typesofscholarshipsavailable

for deservingstudentsin the

University

Average numberofstudentswhoare

accepted to the StarScholars program, the

Universitys premier scholarship program,

everyyear

Numberof top examinees oftheDLSU CATwhowillreceive a15per cent discount andother incentivesunder theprogramT.A.F.T.100 (TopAchievers in theFreshmanTest).

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F A C t S a n d F i g u r E S

HECK

ProF. riChArD hECk WiLL bECoNFErrED an honorary doctorate

(honoris causa) by De La Salle University

during the Commencement Exercise on

February 4. Heck is an American chemist

who taught Chemistry at the University o

Delaware and also a recipient o the Nobel

Prize in Chemistry.

Noted or his discovery and development

o the Heck Reaction, Heck was awarded

the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in October

2010, together with Ei-ichi Negishi and

Ajura Suzuki, or their work on palladium-

catalyzed coupling reactions in organic

synthesis.

Heck presented to the department his

Nobel Laureate poster with his signature

and dedication on it. He is now retired and

currently residing in the Philippines.

Recently, 25 aculty members o theChemistry Department headed by

Dr. Nancy Lazaro-Llanos and College o

Science Dean Dr. Gerardo Janairo hosted

a reception or him.

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DE LA SALLE uNivErSity ForMALLy SigNEDa memorandum o agreement with SM Investments Corporation

(SMIC) or the latters P300 million donation last January 10 at the

Yuchengco Board Room.

DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Narciso Erguiza, Jr. FSC

signed the memorandum together with SMIC President Hans Sy.

Vice Chancellor or Lasallian Mission and Alumni Relations

Br. Bernard Oca FSC was also there to witness the event.

In the memorandum, SMICs donation will be used to partially

nance the construction o the Centennial Hall. The University,

in turn, will name the building ater SMIC Chairman Emeritus

Henry Sy, Sr.

The DLSU Henry Sy, Sr. Hall will be the rst major building under

the Centennial Renewal Plan, a long-term redevelopment master

plan to rationalize the whole campus setup and respond to the

current and uture needs o the University.

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Initiated by th

this years pr

gathering were the top 100 examinees in

the 2012 DLSU College Admissions Test.

The University will oer the Vaugirard

Scholarship Program to deserving public

high school students who made it to the

list o top examinees. The program covers

ull scholarship and Php10,000 monthly

stipend or 50 students.

In addition, 25 slots will be available under

the Gokongwei Grants or those pursuing

Engineering programs.

The rest o the top 100 examinees are

automatically entitled to the benets under

a program launched last yearthe Top

Achievers in the Freshman Test, or simply,

the T.A.F.T. 100, which includes a 10 per

cent tuition discount.

These new programs were established or

the top examinees who will not make it to

the Star Scholars roster. As the premier

scholarship program in DLSU, the Star

Scholars grant is given to candidates who

pass a rigorous screening and panel

interview. An average o 15 students are

added to the premiere scholarship program

every year.

The incoming Star Scholars will be

the rst batch to receive an iPad and

Php10,500 monthly allowance on top o

the ull scholarship, mentoring, and other

incentives.

For more information, visit www.dlsu.edu.

ph/scholarships.

iN A WEEkLoNg EvENt hELD lastJanuary 16-21, talents o the our major student

media groups converged to launch the Student

Media Oce (SMO). The oce will be the hub

or all the student publications and by the next

academic year, it will also include the Green

Giant radio station.

The SMO hopes to launch LaSalle TV (LSTV)

to be more in touch with the interests o the

students. A research arm will also be ormed

to get a better understanding o the media

habits o students. As SMO Director Mr. Randy

Torrecampo said, we want to get to know our

students more.

In the pipeline or the SMO is a total conversion

into a multimedia hub wherein other media

such as TV, radio, social networks, and mobile

platorms will also be included.

Former Foreign Aairs Minister o

Singapore George Yong-Boon Yeo

visited De La Salle University or an

inormal dialogue with students last

January 18 at the Marilen Gaerlan

Conservatory.

Yeo spent more than two decades o

his lie in government service. He was

elected in the Parliament a

number o times and

served in various

key government

posts such as

Minister or

Inormation and

the

Arts, Minister or Health, Minister or

Trade and Industry, and Minister or

Foreign Aairs.

A graduate o Lasallian schools, Yeo

revealed his anity with the audience

as he shared his experiences as a

student under the guidance o La

Salle Brothers. During the open

orum, he also gave his insights on

various issues, such as Southeast

Asian relations, the Spratly Islands

controversy, ree trade, North

Korea, and China, among others.

At present, Yeo is an active

supporter o various

educational

institutions,

including LA

SALLE College

o the Arts in

Singapore.

SMiC dnaes Cenennal hall

Sden Meda offcelanced

thE MuSEuM At DE LA SALLE uNivErSity LAuNChEDits new exhibit entitled Visual Perspective: Art Explorationsby Lasallian Educators last January 19.

A component o the 5th DLSU Arts Congress and held in conjunction with the Universitys celebration o the Arts Month this February,

the exhibit eatures works o aculty members and other academic personnel rom DLSU, De La Salle-Canlubang, De La Salle-College o

Saint Benilde, De La Salle-Lipa, and De La Salle Santiago Zobel. The exhibit will run until May 4 .

A explans Lasallan edcas

Photo shows, from left, Br. JunErguiza FSC, Hans Sy, andBr. Bernie Oca FSC.

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