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Laguna University – Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (LU-JPIA) conducted a two-day webinar series sharing review tips on becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) via Zoom and LU-JPIA Facebook Live last October 21, 2021 themed “Future CPA’s: Rising Solidarity Amidst Pandemic”. The program began with an introductory prayer led by one of the LU-JPIA students. This was followed by the opening remarks of Ms. Marian G. Magcalas, Officer In-Charge of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) and Bachelor of Science in Accounting Information System (BSAIS), thanking everyone in advance who made this event a reality. Mr. Reynaldo R. Ocampo, CPA, MBA, and the Philippine Review Training Center (PRTC) Review Director, imparted some of his personal experience, expertise, and advice in preparation of Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accountant (LECPA). From…

Laguna University – Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (LU-JPIA) summoned two professional alumni for the part two of the webinar series themed “Future CPA’s: Rising Solidarity Amidst Pandemic” on October 22, 2021 via Zoom and LU-JPIA Facebook live. At the start of the event, Ms. Jiralden Natabio led the prayer followed by opening remarks from Ms. Marian G. Magcalas, Officer In-Charge of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) and Bachelor of Science in Accounting Information System (BSAIS). She expressed her gratitude to all the viewers including the faculty of College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA) and the students and introduced the resource speakers—both are LU alumni. “Taxation plays a big part in the (board) exam,” he said. He reiterated that subjects like Law and Taxation, typically overlooked courses in…

The ELITES Club, the official organization of the English majors at the College of Education (COED), held a weeklong celebration of the English Week with the theme “Rebuilding and Empowering English Language Society in the 21st Century Amidst the Pandemic “ via Zoom and Facebook Page live streaming, Nov. 15-19, 2021. An opening ceremony was held to usher in the 5-day celebration. Ms. Miya Paloyo, The ELITES Club president officially opened the event, followed by Dr. Rosemarie D. Sabado, Dean of the College of Education who delivered an inspirational message. Mr. Redmond Flores, the club’s secretary- general,   gave the closing remarks. The high point of the opening ceremony was the panel discussion via Zoom featuring three   international resource speakers who were asked questions by a panel of student- moderators composed of…

by Merilyn Rubin Despite the present pandemic condition, the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Ugnayan ng Pahinungod successfully conducted a leadership training with Laguna University (LU) through Zoom on November 8. It was participated by the LU Central Student Council, LU student department presidents, and LU Entrepreneurship Department's program chair. The program seeks to strengthen the leadership abilities of officers from LU organizations both inside and outside of the academic setting, as well as to improve the officers' leadership styles so that they can lead more efficiently and effectively. Each participant had an entertaining self-introduction throughout the program's introductory portion. The participants performed their assigned assignment and activity in one of three (3) breakout rooms within the specified time. Ms. Megan Rayala, a resource speaker, led the leadership…

The Laguna University College of Engineering continues to unfold varieties of innovative concepts for thethird time through an insightful research colloquium, adhering to the campus’ motto –Integrity towardsExcellence, November 25.The event is themed “Designs and Innovations towards Industry 4.0”, featuring two respectedinternational keynote speakers; Dr. Christian Della from the University of Glasgow, and Dr. RyanEvangelista, Senior Consultant of Quantum Systems in Singapore. It aims to provide new information,present a forum with wider dissemination of ideas, and enhance students’ skills by giving them exposureto an academic atmosphere.Lots of innovative designs were presented by selected students and have garnered praises, suggestions,and questions from the speakers. This includes ideas in technological elevations in refrigeration,agriculture, production, etc. all of which share a vision to improve such areas where the advancement oftechnology and knowledge is…

On November 22, 2021, the College of Computing Studies (CCS) of Laguna University successfully held its 1st CCS Virtual Benchmarking activity via Zoom video conference. The purpose of the benchmarking activity is to gather the ideas, suggestions and best practices from various sectors that will set the direction for improvement of the academic program not just of Laguna University but also its partners in the academe. The conference was attended by distinguished participants from various sectors such as academe, industry, faculty, alumni, student, parent and CCS administrators. The activity commenced with an opening remarks delivered by Prof. Numeriano B. Aguado, the Dean of CCS. He emphasized the importance of benchmarking in education and pointed out that it is about setting standards for process of evaluation that may be set for individuals…

Finally, the long wait is over for the program of Bachelor of Information Technology (BSIT) at Laguna University when it officially received its Level 1 accreditation certificate from the Commission on Accreditation for Local Colleges and Universities (ALCUCOA) in an awarding ceremony last September 22, 2021. During the presentation and confirmation of accreditation, University President Dr. Charlemagne G. Laviña said “My vision for Laguna University is to become the leading local university in CALABARZON to continuously improve the quality of instruction” Since December 2019, BSIT, together with other programs of LU, had been undergoing series of accreditation visits by the ALCUCOA. BSIT finally got the accreditation status for Level 1 awarded by the President and Executive Director of ALCUCOA - Dr. Raymundo P. Arcega after being thoroughly evaluated in accordance…