Five hundred Josenian students finished a year-long youth development program dubbed as the Young Minds Academy (YMA) program, which was integrated in the Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS). Ten school and community-based projects were already implemented this semester while 40 more project proposals are to be implemented. Project Location Section Project Name Specific Location Beneficiaries Project Goal…
Six Cebu-based universities collaborated to launch the regional celebration of the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL) as prescribed by the United Nations. The celebration is expected to strengthen and reinforce the many standard-setting tools adopted by the international community which include specific provisions to promote and protect indigenous languages. This after a UNESCO report stated that 40% of the estimated…
Representatives of various colleges and universities in three Visayan regions were oriented on the systems for the disbursement and monitoring of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) for the current academic year. Over three hundred scholarship coordinators and administrators of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) from regions VI, VII, and VIII attended the said activity on March 16. It…
To increase the demand to stop single-use plastic, Greenpeace brought environmental speakers as well as the crew of their Rainbow Warrior ship to share to Josenians the horrid impact of plastic on the planet. Greenpeace campaigner Abigail Aguilar shared that recycling is not enough. She quoted a study stating that only 9% of the manufactured…
Strengthening "bridges and ladders" in the context of Philippine Catholic Education was the central topic of the 2019 National Higher Education Commission (NHEC) Summit attended by college and university representatives of CEAP member-schools. CEAP or the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines is the national association of Catholic educational institutions in the country. Now, it has…
Law graduates can now take their Master of Law in Cebu regardless from which school they graduated from. This after the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) signed a consortium agreement on February 8 with the San Sebastian College - Recoletos (SCCR) to offer Master of Laws, also known as Legum Magister (LL.M). "What’s unique about…
On its third run, the reach of the Recoletos Research Congress (RRC) has extended farther compared when it first started in 2017. Two-hundred entries were received this year. There were also researchers from 78 schools in India, USA, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, and Philippines who took part in the said intellectual gathering. A total of 171 participants gathered.…
The Senior High School Department (SHS) of the University of San Jose-Recoletos conducted its first ever research convention on February 20 at the USJ-R Basak Campus. Dubbed as the "Josenian Research Summit," the event aimed to encourage the students to incorporate the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals when coming up with the topic for their research studies. It was spearheaded by the…
A group of engineering students will represent the University of San Jose – Recoletos (USJ-R) on the first ever DOTA 2 tournament organized by the Cebu City Government through the Office of the City Mayor. The team, dubbed as Blackpink, is composed of Jameson Eria Baguioro, Shem Al, Josh Go, Jan Lloyd Tumulak, Jessie Piedad, and Rafael…
Josenians showcase their public speaking and literary prowess in different competitions slated during the celebration of the 72nd founding anniversary of the College of Arts and sciences (CAS). Speechfest highlighted this year's week-long celebration which kicked off on February 18 and lasted until 23. Dr. Glenn G. Pajares, CAS dean, said the Speechfest is an avenue where…
University of San Jose - Recoletos
Year Founded 1947