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2401 (twen´te fôr´,o, wun) is a landmark number along Taft Avenue. It is the location ID of De La Salle University, home to outstanding faculty and students, and birthplace of luminaries in business, public service, education, the arts, and science. And 2401 is the name of the official newsletter of DLSU, featuring developments and stories of interest about the University. 23 MARCH 2009. VOLUME 40. NUMBER 20. 12 PAGES DLSU advocates UN framework on responsible management education see page 3 IE students dominate DLSU joins international COSCA taps grade school national quiz contests forum on global financial volunteers in mangrove project crisis 5 9 11 CLA HOSTS MULTI-SECTORal MEETING ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT The College of Liberal Arts under Dean Dr. Exaltacion Lamberte hosted a meeting by members of a multi-sectoral group involved in a community-based solid waste management project in Sta. Rosa, Laguna last March 5 at the Br. Connon Conference Room. The project, locally known as “Basura’y Sinupin Para sa Gawain” (Recover waste for the ministry), was spearheaded by Marlon de Luna Era, faculty member of the Behavioral Sciences Department (BSD) and president of the GenTwoFifteen Development Foundation Inc., an environmental NGO in Santa Rosa. Implemented almost two years ago, the project has since enabled more than 200 families to practice waste segregation, as required by Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. Era said the project involves the establishment of a knowledge hub and redemption center for clean recyclables. The Ecological Waste Management Information and Demonstration Center is currently being completed to provide such services. Attending the meeting were representatives of the Canadian International Development Agency and Asian Institute of Technology (CIDA-AIT), the city government of Santa Rosa, local churches, homeowners association, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and Toyota Auto Parts. Through the project, Santa Rosa is now busy with a number of solid waste management initiatives. Toyota Auto Parts has established a partnership with DLSU through the BSD for the funding of two graduate student theses on solid waste management in the place. DDLLSUSU AADVODVOcacaTESTES UNUN FRFRAAMEWORKMEWORK ONON RESPONSIBRESPONSIBLLEE MMAANNAAGEMENTGEMENT EDUEDUcacaTIONTION Responding to the global call for business schools and academic associations to advance corporate social responsibility worldwide, De La Salle University’s Ramon V. del Rosario Sr. Graduate School of Business (RVR-GSB) has recently committed to adhere to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiated in the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit in 2007. RVR-GSB is the only university- concretizes our vision of being a world- of leading business schools. It was based Philippine business school which class graduate school of management, co-convened by the UN Global has been accepted to the UN-PRME. inspired by Lasallian values, and working Compact, the Association to Advance The PRME provides a framework with society, to make a difference in Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB for academic institutions to advance people's lives,” she said. International), the European Foundation the broader cause of corporate social Academic leaders from 43 for Management Development (EFMD), responsibility and incorporate universal countries renewed their commitment the Aspen Institute’s Business and values into curricula and research. to the Principles during the 1st Global Society Program, the European Academy As a framework, the PRME Forum for Responsible Management for Business in Society (EABIS), the is meant to guide a school’s effort Education held last December 4-5 at the Globally Responsible Leadership to continuously improve curricula United Nations Headquarters in New Initiative (GRLI), and Net Impact. and research with regard to issues of York City. Dr. Benito Teehankee, director corporate citizenship and sustainability. of the Center for Social Responsibility for The PRME are not a substitute of existing Human Development of the accreditation and quality assurance RVR-GSB, represented De systems. La Salle University in the RVR-GSB Vice Dean Pia forum. Manalastas said the RVR-GSB The PRME Coordinators Council decided to commit initiative was to the PRME principles not only because developed by it is aligned with the internationalization an international thrust of the university, but because it task force of 60 reflects the values that the university deans, university seeks to inculcate into its students. presidents, and “Signing up to the UN PRME official representatives LASallIAN REPRESENTS RP IN 14TH ASEAN SUMMIT The editor-in-chief of The LaSallian, De La Salle University’s student publication in English, was the lone Philippine representative to join other nine youth leaders in the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, which was attended by the region’s heads of state, held last February 28 in Hua Hin, Thailand. Jabin Landayan was invited by the AUN secretariat The other students leaders came from Universiti Brunei and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand following his Darussalam, University of Phnom Penh, Universitas Indonesia, participation in the ASEAN University Youth Summit held in National University of Laos, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Yangon September last year. On the occasion of the 14th ASEAN Summit, Institute of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, and Vietnam the youth representatives were asked to hand the Joint Statement National University-Ho Chi Minh City. of the ASEAN University Youth Summit 2008 to the Thai Prime Minister. DLSU MARKS MaRCH 19 AS CAP DaY Last March 19, De La Salle University marked the start of the annual Co-Academic Personnel Day as a way of showing the community’s appreciation to them for their commitment to their work and for sharing with the students, faculty, and administration the mission of teaching minds, touching hearts, and transforming lives. DLSU President and Chancellor Br. Armin Luistro made the announcement as the Lasallian community joined the entire Christendom in celebrating the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary and Universal Patron of the Catholic Church. “This feast is close to the heart of the Lasallian family because St. Joseph is the Patron and Protector of the Institute of the Brothers of Christian Schools. We pray that like him, we may be responsible and trustworthy stewards,” Br. Armin said in his announcement. The celebration started with a Eucharistic celebration at the Most Blessed Sacrament Chapel at noon, followed by the blessing of the image of St. Joseph, located at the lobby of the Saint Joseph Building. This was followed by a short program and fellowship at the Yuchengco Ground floor. IE STUDENTS DOMINATE NATIONal QUIZ CONTESTS Industrial Engineering Students reaped several awards in different quiz and paper writing contests hosted by the Operations Research Society of the Philippines (ORSP) and Philippine Institute for Industrial Engineering (PIIE). Under the supervision of IE Dr. Anna Bella Manalang, bagged Department faculty Dennis Cruz, the first prize for their paper, “Lean students Alvin Chua, Raymond Transformation of Lucky Lety Garment Christopher Cuesico, Pingyleene Manufacturing Company.” Castañeda, Tarin Tee, and Eduard Ong ORSP brings together the bagged the top prize in the Operations country’s operations research and Research Quiz Contest, besting seven management science practitioners, other teams from the ORSP member academicians, enthusiasts, and institutions’ student chapter. functional managers. It promotes and Also, students Martha Tan, supports the training of potential and Victor Cantor, and Rachelle Yu Victor existing OR practitioners and taps local John Cantor, Martha Lauren Tan, and and international resources in support of Rachelle Joy Yu took the first place in its professional development programs. the Paper Writing Contest of ORSP, PIIE is a non-stock, non-profit, under adviser Richard Li, with the professional society dedicated paper, “A Performance Measurement to advancing the technical Framework Considering Undesirable and managerial excellence Output, Exogenous Input and Missing of industrial engineers. Data Using Additive Data Envelopment It envisions to be the Analysis (DEA).” recognized national Participating schools in the quiz organization and and paper writing contests of ORSP were the focal point the member institutions of ORSP, namely of all industrial Ateneo De Manila University, University engineering agenda of the Philippines Diiman and Los concerning the Baños, Mapua Institute of Technology, academe and the University of Santo Tomas, and Tarlac industry. State University. On the other hand, students Al Benjamin Ngo, Marie Dawn Charisse Pring, and Chua with IE Department faculty Eric Siy brought home the second prize in the PII-organized quiz contest, participated in by more than 20 schools nationwide. In the paper writing contest of PIIE, Tan and Ngo, under adviser FIELD NOTES. What is going on in the world? We ask our faculty members to make sense of what we need to know, understand, and reflect upon. They agree to share insights and observations about their respective fields or special interests. Field Notes serves as a window to different worlds where we all belong. The heroic legacy of 16 La Salle Brothers By Br. Rolando Dizon FSC This speech was delivered by former DLSU President Br. Rolando Dizon FSC last February 12 at the