By Virginia Magbanua and Freden Delgado
Photos by The Courier Staff
CapSU Mambusao
CapSU Mambusao
It was a double treat for future communicators and leaders.
On July 27–28, 2011, the Bachelor of Arts (AB) Department of the Capiz State University (CapSU) Mambusao Campus led by its chairperson, Dr. Lillibeth Leonor, hosted the first Seminar Workshop on Leadership and Basic Journalism at the CapSU Graduate School Bldg. in Poblacion, Mambusao, Capiz.
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| University Extension Associate Niño Manaog (standing, in white shirt) engages the students in discussions to effectively instill the skills to his target learners. |
The skills workshop gathered some 80 AB English and AB Political Science majors of CapSU Mambusao. Prof. Virginia Magbanua and Prof. Freden Delgado, advisers of the college paper The Courier likewise sent their editorial staff for the workshop.
The first of its kind in the campus, as noted by AB Chair Leonor, the training workshop featured Mr. Niño Manaog, CapSU’s university extension associate, who shared his expertise on basic journalism, news writing and feature writing to the English majors.
Drawing from his experience as school paper adviser at the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System, Manaog stressed on the immediacy of straight news article and the timelessness and novelty of the news feature story. Manaog made use of actual board exercises to facilitate interactive learning among the students.
On the second day, he assigned news writing and feature writing across the year levels. At the end of the workshop session, Manaog also inspired participants into writing experimental forms in poetry, asking some of the participants to read their poems aloud to the audience. Winning news and feature stories were chosen and cited by the department.
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| Students hold an actual session in which parliamentary procedures were employed and evaluated by Mr. Glenn Guzman. |
For his part, Mr. Glenn Guzman, local government operations officer of Sigma town, was tapped to share his know-how on leadership and basic parliamentary procedures to Political Science students. After lecturing on the basics of leadership and details of parliamentary procedures, Mr. Guzman allowed the students to stage an actual meeting where all their appreciation of the concepts could be applied. Outstanding speakers and debaters were likewise cited at the end of the two-day training.
The initiative was well lauded by Dr. Roman Belleza, campus administrator and Dr. Nelson Berondo, dean of the college of arts and sciences; while Dr. Leonor was fully supported by the AB Department advisers and teachers, namely: Prof. Freden Delgado, Prof Lalaine Ricardo, Prof Julie Dalida and Prof. Virginia Magbanua, Ms. Felyn Mae Yap and Ms. Meschel Lacson.
