SY 2015-2016 TERM 3 VOL7 NO3 NEWS Asia Pacific College APC JOINSJOINS THE THE TAGGED AS CHED Center of Excellence in Global Community IT EDUCATION & of Microsoft IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING Showcase Schools Joyce Ann Umali Joyce Ann Umali Asia Pacific While CODs are In another note, Asia Pacific Executive Director Ms. Worldwide Mr. Anthony GAME FEST 2015 College (APC) was those that demonstrate School of Computing College (APC) was Josephine dela Cuesta Salcito who expressed his proclaimed as a potential for becoming and Information recently awarded as one joined the British interest on APC’s Senior Commission on Higher a COE. Being a COE or Technologies (SoCIT) of the two Microsoft Education Training and High School (SHS). Education (CHEd) COD makes the college Executive Director Showcase Schools in Technology (BETT) Asia Center of Excellence qualified to apply for Ms. Rhea-Luz the Philippines. Its Leadership Summit in Scott Wightman, (COE) in Information financial assistance from Valbuena expressed leaders were recognized Singapore, a conference in his opening speech Technology and Center CHEd through project- her gratitude for the because of their vision of senior education at the BETT Summit, of Development based proposals geared acknowledgement. for change, successful leaders, practitioners spoke of his belief (COD) in Computer towards the development implementation of and industry experts that “Technology is an Engineering. of the institution in their “Thank you Microsoft technology and from throughout the unavoidable ingredient respective fields. for recognizing APC’s capability to share stories region and across the of success in the modern According to efforts in setting about the outcomes of globe. When asked world”. 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As a Center of COE status is professional engineering international group of goal—produce globally Excellence in Information granted to institutions career who could Since thought leaders who have competitive graduates. “ Technology, APC ensures “which continuously meet the fast-paced 2007, APC has been a vision for educational that opportunities demonstrate excellent technological needs recognized as a CHEd change. Last November Another brought by technology performance in the areas of the industry” said Center of Excellence in 17-18, 2015 APC highlight of their trip are being harnessed to of instruction, research School of Engineering Information Technology Managing Director Ms. was the chance to be develop modern learning and publication, (SoE) Executive Director and was tagged as a Teresita Medado and APC interviewed by Microsoft methodologies in and extension and linkages Stanley Glenn Brucal. Center of Development Institutional Services Corporation’s Vice outside the classrooms. and institutional in ComputerEngineering President for Education qualifications”. since 2010. 3EXPECT MORE. 2 EXPERIENCE BETTER. EXCEL GREATER. Rhea-Luz Valbuena Since Asia industry and academe. and app development. Pacific College’s Highlights included All these new directions incorporation in 1991, the the students’ adopted show that the school IT courses remained as projects by their clients, has evolved, grown and its flagship program. In absorption rate from expanded into a bolder early 2000s, the program internship and successes school of passionate expanded to become in local and global innovators, developers the School of Computer competitions. and technopreneurs. Science and Information The RAMS are standing Technology (SoCSIT) to As SoCSIT higher. Hence, the introduce the Bachelor continuously aims to set birth of the “School of Science in Computer innovative directions of Computing Science and reintroduce in learning, the school and Information the Bachelor of Science in also aims to serve Technologies”, also Information Technology. the community with known as SoCIT. Additional specializations technology and this time and elective tracks were with computing. It has Coined by Prof. Ernesto then offered to meet the recently introduced the Boydon, Assistant Microsoft Corporation’s Vice President for Education Worldwide Mr. Anthony Salcito challenging and changing BS Entertainment and Executive Director interviewing APC Center Managing Director Ms. Teresita Medado on APC’s Senior High School industry requirements. Multimedia Computing and Program Head for Program. (BS EMC). It added the Computer Science, the SoCSIT IT Business Analytics school’s tagline now introduced the Project- track. Future plans becomes “Expect More. 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This was Ambassadors of 03 December, the significant role of “Today’s People from accompanied by some APC had a face-off 2015 - Makati City technology in learning” educators must not all around the metro tutorials such as how with other schools in - Senior High School said Ryan Joy Dizon, only impart skills and other countries to effectively use the their game pitching (SHS) students from APC SHS coordinator. and knowledge, they gathered at the PGF game engines currently ideas and had an4 Asia Pacific College must play a key role in 2015 to get a taste on the market, how amazing interschool (APC) joined Microsoft’s As part of the developing students into of the best game to properly market a experience. 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