AU reaches out to the South

AU-PHINMA opened the second semester with the Groundbreaking ceremony the AU-South Campus last November 5. Selected AU-PHINMA staff, instructors, and students, as well as representatives from DepEd, partner schools, and the locality attended the program opened by Ms. Ana S. Chua, EVP/COO of AU-PHINMA.

Guest speakers shared their wishes and excitement about the rise of the South Campus. After the blessing rites, AU-PHINMA CEO Dr. Chito B. Salazar and Ms. Chua led the groundbreaking and the laying of the time capsule. According to Dr. Salazar, the South Campus is AU-PHINMA’s way of reaching out to the students from the south and extending PHINMA’s gift of quality and affordable education. He also shared the plans of having affordable transportation between the two campuses.

Graduate School Dean Lulu Diamante, Ph. D. formally closed the program as students from Hospitality and Tourism Management Society (HTMSAU) served refreshments to the guests. Denise Elizabeth Gutierrez

Chieftains join the Green Project

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) students went all green in Sitio Alorma, Palayan City last two Fridays, September 7 and 14. Together with their NSTP Instructors, John Bernardino and Pauline de Leon, CASNSTP1 and CASNSTP14 planted seven hundred fruit-bearing and native trees on over a hectare of land in the first excursion that was graced by the presence of Chief Operations Officer and Executive Vice President Ms. Ana S. Chua.

For the second visitation, CASNSTP5 and CASNSTP20, together with Social Sciences head Dr. Fidela Aban, conducted a maintenance and protection session as they helped in ring-weeding, checking the planted seedlings, and cleaning up the site. According to Forester Orvel Pagaduan of CENRO, maintaining a 1-meter radius of weed-free soil is essential to ensure the health of the newly-planted seedlings. He also said that continuous maintenance is necessary to guarantee the successful restoration of the deforested area, hence creating an ecologically sustainable resource. Christina Sanchez, Dan Kevin Roque