Castillo earns master's degree in management

Mr. Gerry M. Castillo, a faculty member of the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering (DAFE) earned the degree of Master in Management from the Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) on 23 March 2012.

Mr. Castillo is an industrial engineer and teaches Industrial Organization and Management, Engineering Economy and Mathematics. Currently, he is the coordinator of the DAFE Newsletter. (SDFenol)

AE graduating students defend theses

The following studies were successfully defended by the fifth-year agricultural engineering students on 8 and 12 March 2012:

•Development and Construction of Cabonegro-Based Rope Making Machine by Jennylyn P. Aguirre and Madel E. Vidallon;

•Development of a Portable Sugar Palm “Kaong” Gel Extractor by Jan Darlo C. Besa;

•Design, Development and Evaluation of a Small-scale Aquaponics System by Kelvin Michael A. Crystal;

•Technical and Economic Evaluation of Coffee Pulpers at Cavite State University Coffee Processing Center by Riem S. del Rosario;

•Field Evaluation of a Microcontroller-based Coffee Roasting Machine by Analyn G. Sagana and Loriel C. Yala;

•Technical and Economic Evaluation of Charcoal and Wood Cookstoves Available in Selected Markets of Cavite by Al Eugene L. Torres;

•Design, Construction and Evaluation of Motor-Operated “Kaong” Fruit Size Sorter Machine by Venus Florence N. Vicedo; and

•Technical Evaluation of Shredding Machines for Composting Market Waste by Jane Marie V. Ditan. (GMCastillo)

AE student, elected VP of CSG

Reynaldo Villanueva, fourth year agricultural engineering student and the former president of the CEIT League of Student Organizations, was elected as the vice president of the Central Student Government (CSG) on 5 – 6 March 2012.

Candidates of the party Students’ Agenda for Truth, Excellence and Service (STATES) won over Students Unite for Leadership Onwards Nationalism Governance (SULONG-CvSU). Mr. Villanueva received 1,726 votes against 788 votes of his contender Raphael Peñalba. Other elected CSG officers are: Ronie Jay Mendoza (President); Liezl dela Cruz (Secretary); Ma. Teresa Margarita Alfaro (Treasurer); Jeffrey Tupil and Rochelle Labro (Business Managers); and Michael Mugol (PRO).

Meanwhile, Gee-Jay Bartolome, a third-year agricultural engineering student was also elected as the president of the CEIT Student Council (CEIT-SC) for the SY 2012-2013.

CvSU students responsibly practiced their rights and cast their votes on this two-day activity which was facilitated by the Student Organizations and Socio-Cultural Affairs (SOSCA) headed by Engr. Edison E. Mojica. (GMCastillo)