By Niño Manaog
Extension Associate
Roxas City—On Aug. 8, 2014,the Capiz State University (CapSU) Research, Developmentand Extension Center (RDEC) led by Dr. PedroGavino, vice-president for research and extension hosted the 25th RDE Symposiumat the Conference Room of the CapSU RoxasCity Main Campus on Fuentes Drive here.
The annual research summit convened some 80 participants composed offaculty and staff researchers from the three campuses and seven satellitecolleges of CapSU across the province of Capiz.
Inhis opening speech, Dr. Gavino paid tribute to the contributionof the RDE’s precursors, namely: Dr. Ernesto Botin and Dr, Rochellir Dadivas,our past presidents; and Dr. Anthony Navarrosa, Dr. Nicolas Braña, Dr. GeronimoGregorio and Dr. Cora Navarra, all vice-presidents for research and extension,for having “recognized the importance of research and extension in the dynamicexistence of our university.”
For one day, the congress witnessed the presentation of some 17 researchstudies on the social sciences; three on extension; 10 on naturaland biological sciences; and seven on development and technology.
For theevaluators, Vice-Presidentfor Administration and Finance Aladino Leccio; ExtensionDirector Emelita Solante; and Publications and Instructional Materials DirectorSusan Dangan read and critiqued the social science research and extensionpapers.
Dr. GuillermoLegada, Jr., research director; Engr. Gerbe Dellava of the Department of Science and Technology Capiz; Engr.Efren Linan and Dr. Jocelyn Villaruz of Filamer Christian University served aspanelists for the natural, biological research, development and technologicalstudies.
For eachcategory, the panel of evaluators chose top three research studies which willbe CapSU’s official entries to the regional selections by the PhilippineAssociation of State Colleges and Universities (PASUC) and the Western Visayas Agriculture and ResourcesResearch and Development Consortium (WESVARRDEC)
Forher part, CapSU President Editha Magallanes restated her challenge to thefaculty to consider research an integral function of their profession.Magallanes also asked them to design their researches to the needs of the timeseven as she stressed on the climate change mitigation and relevant researchesthat not only benefit the environment but also give livelihood to thecommunities.
The RDEC teamwas supported by Dr. GuillermoLegada, Jr.; research director and Dr. Emelita Solante, extension director;Engr. Efren Linan, intellectual property director; and staff.
