is published bi-weekly by the Office for Strategic Communications (AH-21F, intercom 144). Editorial deadline is 3 p.m. Tuesdays. Contributions should include the name, office and signature of the sender. Materials may be edited for clarity or space. 2401 may be accessed online through the URL: http://www.dlsu.edu.ph.

Writers | Anne Alina-Acuña, AA dela Cruz-Marcelo, Arfie Koc, Jill Legaspi, Donna Manio, Roy Monarch Sy Editorial Support | Alaric Lopez de LeonMultimedia Coordinator | Magsy MagbanuaStudent Assistant (Photographer) | Alecs Ongcal

Creative Director | Peter Varona Art Director | Mark Louie EstevesGraphic Artists | Miguel Pabello, Chris PerezSecretary | Virginia Umacob-GasesOffice Assistant | Raymond Menor

Executive Director | Jose Mari Magpayo Director for Operations | Johannes Leo BadilloEditorial Supervisor | Ruby Carlos(ruby.carlos@delasalle.ph)

2 6 J A N 2 0 1 515VOLUME 46

NUMBERTHE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF

DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

2401 (twen´te fôr´,o, wun) is a landmark number along Taft Avenue. It is the location ID of De La Salle University, home to outstanding faculty and students, and birthplace of luminaries in business, public service, education, the arts, and science. And 2401 is the name of the official newsletter of DLSU, featuring developments and stories of interest about the University.

F A C T S a n d F I G U R E S

2

De La Salle University Board of Trustees

Chairman Jose Pardo AFSC announced

last January 7 the election of

Br. Raymundo Suplido FSC as the new

President of DLSU effective May 16 this

year.

The search for the new president was

made with the participation of multi-

sectoral representatives of the University.

Matters pertaining to the position of

Chancellor will be discussed as soon as

Br. Ray takes office.

Br. Ray Suplido FSC elected as new DLSU President

INSIDE:

see page 3

Lasallians celebratePapal Visit

DLSU to host Harvard Asia confab

Chemical Engineering grad students and faculty

in Kumamoto University exchange program

Top winner in regional Math and Science olympiads

Br. Raymundo Suplido FSC will be the University’s 25th President. Portrait photo credit: DLSP

“I braved the rains to attend the Papal Mass at Luneta.

Somehow, I felt that I was in solidarity with those who did the

same in Tacloban,” shared DLSU faculty member Grace Zamora

Roldan, whose experience represented the joy and gratitude of

the Lasallian multitude who celebrated with the nation during the

four-day visit of Pope Francis.

The Apostolic visit of the Holy Father last January 16 to 19

centered on the communities devastated by Typhoon Yolanda,

as well as the youth-at-risk, the poor, and other marginalized

sectors of society. His visit also emphasized the Christian duties

of families to go beyond themselves to help the orphans and the

poor.

A Lasallian contingent joined other Catholic school

representatives who welcomed Pope Francis as he entered

the Mall of Asia Arena for the Meeting with Families

on January 16.

DLSU also sent select students for the Pope’s Encounter with

the Youth on January 18 at the University of Santo Tomas

Grandstand and Open Field.

A seminar-workshop on “Procaliming the Joy of the Gospel...

Experiencing God’s Mercy and Compassion” was also held on

campus last January 8.

The seminar sought to increase people’s awareness, interest,

and understanding of the Pope’s document “Evangelii Gaudium”

so they can also evangelize in their respective parishes, schools,

and dioceses.

Lasallians celebrate Papal Visit

Opportunities for community engagement The Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA) met

with a Leveriza partner community last January 7 to

identify possible short term community engagement

opportunities wherein DLSU departments and offices

can participate.

Barangay 717 of District 5, Manila represented by its

Chairman, Victoriano Barbosa, noted areas that can be explored

for partnership programs. These areas include: training on children’s

rights for youth; catechism and values formation session for youth;

computer literacy for youth and adults; setting up of a mini-library

at the Barangay Center; computer literacy; and medical or dental

support.

COSCA encourages the academic and co-academic units

of the University to participate in these activities. COSCA

Coordinator for Community Engagement Joseph Rosal may be

reached at telephone number 525-4267 or local 147 and email

address joseph.rosal@dlsu.edu.ph for details.

Photos by Alecs Ongcal

Photo by Alecs Ongcal

Source: Official CV of Br. Ray Suplido FSC, released by the DLSU Office of the President and ChancellorPhotos from DLSP

New president, from page 1

---St. John Baptist de La Salle

God of love, set me aflame with love for you and for my neighbor.

DLSU to host Harvard Asia confab

The DLSU Bienvenido N. Santos Creative

Writing Center (BNSCWC) announces

Write Green: Premio Ambahan 2015, a

competition that seeks to promote the

writing of ambahan as a contemporary

expression deeply rooted in Philippine

tradition.

Ambahan is a short poetic form indigenous

to the Hanunuo Mangyans of Mindoro. It

consists of seven-syllable lines, mono-

rhyme scheme, and illustrates people’s lives

in relation to their natural habitat.

Premio Ambahan is open to all

undergraduate students of De La Salle

University’s Manila and STC campuses.

The entry is one original poem in English or

Filipino which follows the stylistic features

of an ambahan. The contest theme is

landscape and environment and entries

may reflect on green things, retell scenes

of disasters, rediscover myth and milieu,

imagine the future, or express love for the

planet.

Only one entry per contestant will be

accepted. Entry should include author’s full

contact information (address, email, phone)

and copy of current EAF (3rd Term AY2014-

2015). Not eligible for the contest are the

student personnel of BNSCWC.

Three winners will be selected to receive

the following prizes: First, Php 4,000;

second prize, Php 3,000; and third prize,

Php 2,500. The decision of the Board of

Judges is final.

The deadline of entries is February 28.

Winners will be announced in March.

Entries may be submitted electronically,

as Word attachment, to bnscwc@yahoo.

com, with “Premio Ambahan” as subject.

For inquiries, the BNSCWC telephone

number is 524-4611 local 233 and the email

address is bnscwc@yahoo.com.

3

Chemical Engineering grad students and faculty in Kumamoto University exchange program

To introduce Asian youths to leading Japanese universities,

research institutions, and private companies, Chemical Engineering

graduate students were sent as delegates to Kumamoto University

in Japan as part of the Sakura Science Plan last October 15 to 24.

PhD students Angelo Choi and Fritzie Baldovino and MS students

Clarence Co and Christian Uson were accompanied by Chemical

Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Michael Mananghaya in a

10-day tour. The exchange program was sponsored by the Japan

Science and Technology Agency (JST),

Kumamoto University professors Dr. Armando Quitain and Dr.

Makoto Takafuji gave lectures on breakthrough research studies

relating to nanotechnology and supercritical fluid technology.

A tour of university laboratories were also held and opened for

use of the students. Private companies, such as KOHJIN Film and

Chemicals, Suntory Holdings, and Kaketsuken were visited.

The Harvard Project for Asian & International

Relations (HPAIR) Asia Conference, one of Asia’s

largest business and youth leadership gatherings,

returns to the Philippines after 21 years. DLSU was

selected to host the confab this August 20-24.

As Harvard University’s largest annual student

conference in the Asia-Pacific region, HPAIR

has continuously gathered and carefully chosen

international students and academics from major cities

throughout Asia.

The confab, which focuses on social, political,

economic, and cultural business issues, is known to

attract key dignitaries such as UN Secretary General

Ban Ki-Moon, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin

Rudd, and Director of the Earth Institute, Professor

Jeffrey Sachs.

The 2015 HPAIR Asia Conference is presented

by HPAIR and DLSU in partnership with the Ayala

Corporation, Globe Telecom, PHINMA Corporation,

and the Jollibee Foods Corporation as primary

sponsors.

In the recently filed House Resolution No. 146, Dr. Alvin Culaba, University

Fellow and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Academician

of the National Academy of Science and Technology, was commended by

the 16th Congress of the Philippines for his conferral as “Outstanding World

Researcher of 2014” by the International Association of Multidisciplinary

Research (IAMURE) on May 1, 2014 and for his numerous contributions in the

fields of science and technology.

A recognition ceremony was held last January 21 at the Batasang Pambansa

and was presided by House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. In attendance

were Rep. Henedina Abad, Deputy Speaker, Rep. Victor Yu, Chairman of the

Committee of Science and Technology, Rep. Eric Olivares, Rep. Arnulfo Go,

Rep. Damian Mercardo, Rep. Roman Romulo, and Maria Ethel Culaba.

During the ceremony, House Speaker Belmonte commended Dr. Culaba for his

dedication and for helping the country gain further recognition in the fields of

science and technology.

New York Times bestselling author Michelle Hodkin, on her first Philippine

book tour, visited De La Salle University last January 20 for Author Talk

and a question and answer session with her audience. The event was

sponsored by DLSU Libraries and Fully Booked.

Hodkin is the author of the highly successful Mara Dyer Series: The

Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (2011 YALSA Reader’s Choice selection), The

Evolution of Mara Dyer, and The Retribution of Mara Dyer. She grew up in

Florida, went to college in New York, and studied law in Michigan.

Hodkin

DLSU faculty and students with their Japanese counterparts.

Currently the President and Chancellor of University of St. La

Salle in Bacolod, Br. Ray also serves as a Board of Trustees

member in various organizations, including DLSU, La Salle

Green Hills, and De La Salle Santiago Zobel School. He

served as Chairman of the Board at La Salle Lipa and DLS

College of Saint Benilde in 2013. Br. Ray is also La Salle

College-Victorias President.

Br. Ray serves as member of the District Council of the

Lasallian East Asia District. He was Chairman of the Board of

Lasallian Supervised Schools Association, Inc. in 2013.

Premio Ambahan 2015 urges participants to Write Green” Congress cites University Fellow

Top winner in regional Math and Science olympiads

A student of DLSU Integrated School, 5th grader Marco Erano

Dumale, won the gold medal at The Chong Hua Cup, a Math

competition held last July 19-22 in Hong Kong.

The tournament was participated in by students from Hong

Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and

the Philippines. He also won a bronze medal in the Star of

Mathematics competition.

On October 5-11 last year, he also participated in the 11th

International Mathematics and Science Olympiad held in

Bali Indonesia, where he won a bronze medal in the science

category. The IMWO was participated in by 224 students from

various countries, including the Philippines, China, South Africa,

Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Brunei, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal

and Indonesia.

NY Times best-selling writer in Author Talk

He earned a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology with high distinction at

DLSU in 2007. He also attended the Pontifical Gregorian University

in Rome, where he took a Bachelor and a Licentiate in Clinical

Psychology from 1982 to 1983, graduating magna cum laude in both

programs.

A consistent honor student, he also graduated magna cum laude in

1969 at then DLS College, with a double degree in AB-BSE.

Dumale

Culaba

Photo credit: www.mangyan.org

Photo credit: www.gmanetwork.com