Xavier University College of Agriculture (XUCA) achieved its highest first year enrolment since 1980, reaching 306 students or 68% higher from last year. Out of the 306, 225 are registered new, surpassing the College’s projected numbers. The remaining 115 students are shiftees from other Colleges.
“I believe the significant increase in freshmen enrolment can be attributed largely to the College’s more aggressive effort in promoting a career in Agriculture to the youth,” said Engr Alexis Maristaza, Assistant Dean.
The GeoInformatics Center of the College of Agriculture is helping the municipality of Quezon in Bukidnon do a GIS-Aided Impact Assessment of the Proposed 412-ha Pineapple Plantation in Barangay Butong. Data analysis is on going to identify the potential impacts and risk if the proposal to develop the area as pineapple plantation pushes through.
Staff and students of Xavier University College of Agriculture (XUCA) and Central Mindanao University (CMU) participated in the Training of Trainors (TOT) of the Bayan-Anihan (BA) program, a project of the Productivity Division of Gawad Kalinga (GK). BA aims to build 2,500 farms and feed 500,000 people from 2009 until 2010 as part of their mission to eradicate hunger.
Members of the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers (PSAE) in Region 10 met in Xavier University to discuss the organization of the regional chapter of PSAE and plan for a Regional Agricultural Engineering Convention slated two months from now.
More people in Northern Mindanao are investing in agricultural education.
As of May 27, first year entrants to the College of Agriculture hopped to 183 compared to 92 about this time last year. The College has already reached 96.3% of its projection for school year 2009-2010 and there are still two weeks to go before enrolment ends.
Roel Ravanera, dean of the College of Agriculture, said that the increase in agri enrolment could be indicative of how parents, who have a large influence over their children’s choice of academic program, are thinking of other alternatives given present economic conditions.
Xavier University College of Agriculture (XUCA) participated in “Salo-Tabo sa Kapitolyo,” an agro-industrial fair held from May 11-15 at the Misamis Oriental Provincial Capitol garden. The College offered horse and pony rides and sold out poultry animals like turkey, bantam chicken and kabir chicken.
Less than a year to the national elections and election fever is on.
The Society of Jesus Social Apostolate convened its 21st national colloquium on Consolidated Participation: Roadmap to 2010 to discern as a network its strategic engagement in the upcoming national elections granted the current context of weakening democratic institutions.
The network decided on supporting the individual political discernment of its members while also venturing towards transpartisanship or strengthening existing involvement and tightening coordination of nonpartisan projects and activities. The colloquium also gave special emphasis on youth engagement and student formation and development with political education.
