CLEARANCES RELEASED! CHECK FOR YOUR SECTION

The clearances of BSN 4T, BSN 4Z, BSN 4CC, BSN 4C, BSN 4K, BSN 3B, BSN 3C, BSN 3L, BSN 3D, BSN 3E, BSN 3G, BSN 3K, and BSN 3Q have been uploaded. You may now get your clearances. Please coordinate with your Class Vice President on your CESDEV Clearances. UC Nursing CESDEV highly recommends that you go over the Certificates of Community Service and CESDEV Clearances first and check if the names are properly spelled. If you notice wrong entries or misspelled names, do not print the document. Immediately inform CESDEV office so that the error will be promptly addressed and a new file will be uploaded.

UC NURSING CESDEV JOINS EARTH HOUR 2009

LIGHTS OFF IN CEBU FOR EARTH HOUR

By Ma. Bernadette A. Parco, Cebu Daily News, First Posted 08:44:00 03/29/09

For one hour last night, lights went off in Cebu city landmarks, parks, shopping malls, hotels and resorts to participate in the global celebration of Earth Hour. About 24 megawatts were saved in Metro Cebu alone for the two Saturdays leading up to yesterday’s event, according to the Visayan Electric Power Co. (Veco).

“This is enough energy to power 24 municipalities,” said Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival.
The switch-off was participated by ecology-conscious advocates in Cebu, Mandaue and Talisay.
“This is the people's call to business, government and political leaders asking them to do something to combat climate change,” said Undersecretary Roy Kyamko of the Department of Engergy. As lights in SM City Cebu were turned off in half of the mall, a countdown was made for the ceremonial turning on of solar lamps for a campaign to use renewable energy.

EARTH HOUR 2009 PHILIPPINES

LETTER FROM EARTH HOUR ORGANIZATION

Dear Ronaldo,

Thank you for signing up for Earth Hour 2009.
By signing up you are supporting Earth Hour's aim to reach more than one billionpeople in 1000 cities around the world in 2009. Earth Hour is invitingcommunities, business and governments to switch off lights for one hour at8:30pm on Saturday March 28, sending a powerful global message that we careenough about climate change to take action.

The Earth Hour newsletter will be sent to ucnursingcesdev2008@gmail.com

Thank you for your support.

WWF Earth Hourhttp://www.earthhour.org

HEAL THE WORLD

UPLOADED CLEARANCES NOW READY!

The clearances of BSN 4W, BSN 4U, BSN 4P, BSN 4K, BSN 4J, BSN 4I, BSN 4G, BSN 4CC, BSN 4B, BSN 4AA, BSN 3Y, BSN 3F, BSN 3Q, BSN 3A, BSN 2M, BSN 2R, and BSN 4G have been uploaded. You may now get your clearances. PLease coordinate with your Class Vice President on your CESDEV Clearances. UC Nursing CESDEV highly recommends that you go over the Certificates of Community Service and CESDEV Clearances first and check if the names are properly spelled. If you notice wrong entries or misspelled names, do not print the document. Immediately inform CESDEV office so that the error will be promptly addressed and a new file will be uploaded.

MORE CLEARANCES RELEASED!

The clearances of BSN 2E, BSN 2O, BSN 3I and BSN 3J have been uploaded. You may now get your clearances. PLease coordinate with your Class Vice President on your CESDEV Clearances.

SEVEN LEVEL 2 SECTIONS CLEARED!

UC Nursing CESDEV already uploaded the clearances of BSN 2U, BSN 2P, BSN 2N, BSN 2H, BSN 2G, BSN 2F, and BSN 2V. You may now get your clearances - please coordinate with your Class Vice President. More CESDEV clearances will be posted soon. Keep posted!

READ THIS BEFORE YOU PRINT YOUR CLEARANCES

UC Nursing CESDEV highly recommends that you go over the Certificates of Community Service and CESDEV Clearances first and check if the names are properly spelled. If you notice wrong entries or misspelled names, do not print the document. Immediately inform CESDEV office so that the error will be promptly addressed and a new file will be uploaded.

NEW CLEARANCES POSTED FOR BSN 2I, BSN 2J, AND BSN 2B

UC Nursing CESDEV already uploaded the clearances of BSN 2I, BSN 2J, and BSN 2B. You may now get your clearances - please coordinate with your Class Vice President. Should the Vice President be unavailable for valid reasons, please request your Class Secretary to facilitate. More CESDEV clearances will be posted soon. Keep posted!

BSN 2A, 2D, 2K, AND 2W NOW RELEASED

The clearances of BSN 2A, BSN 2D, BSN 2K and BSN 2W have been uploaded. You may now get your clearances. Just follow the instructions in the blog on how to get it. More to follow. Keep posted!

BSN 2Q, 2T, 2Y and 2L CLEARANCE NOW RELEASED

UC Nursing CESDEV has just uploaded the clearances of BSN 2Q, BSN 2T, BSN 2Y and BSN 2L. You may now get your clearances. Just follow the instructions in the blog on how to get it. More to follow. Keep posted!

HOW TO GET CESDEV CLEARANCE

You have entered the official blogsite of UC Nursing CESDEV.

At the main blog (this page that you are now viewing), you will find menu tabs at the top. Click "LINKS". This will lead to the opening of a new window called "Linkages and Support".

At the "Linkages and Support" window, click the box for "CESDEV CLEARANCES, 2ND SEMESTER, SY 2008-2009". The page will then lead you to the "CESDEV-NURSING CLEARANCES" page as shown below.

Click on your section as indicated on the sidebar.

Print your clearances.

IMPORTANT !!!

After printing your clearance, fill up and sign the "Return Slip".

Submit the whole document to UC Nursing CESDEV office for signing and acknowledgement.

Claim the signed document the next day.

INNOVATION

innovation
noun.

1. The act of introducing something new.
2. Something newly introduced.

innovational in'no·va'tion·al adj.

CESDEV ONLINE CLEARANCE LAUDED BY DR. ESTRELLA

"Congratulations! I commend the efforts for such innovation introduced with CESDEV clearance scheme."

- Dr. Helen C. Estrella,
Dean, College of Nursing
University of Cebu - Banilad

CEBU GEARS FOR EARTH HOUR 2009

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu campaign for “Earth Hour” aims to reduce electricity consumption by at least 2.5 percent. Earth Hour is the global environmental advocacy to switch off lights for one hour on the last Saturday of March. This event started in Sydney, Australia two years ago.

“We must send a strong signal that we need to take action with a unified force,” said Cebu City Councilor Nestor Archival during a press conference. “Cebu (city) is consuming 200 megawatts per day. We are targeting a decrease in electricity consumption by 2.5 percent or between six MW and 10 MW this year,” he added.

The campaign mainly addresses the issue on climate change wherein establishments and individuals are encouraged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – the main cause of global warming – by putting off all lights except lamps for security and life-saving purposes.
Nine government agencies, four local government units, two major shopping malls, three business groups, several hotels, resorts and restaurants and seven universities pledged to join the 60-minute activity.

The main program, which is spearheaded by the Department of Energy together with the Cebu City government, will be held at the SM City Cebu. A ceremonial turning off of lights will be held on March 28 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Report by Ma. Bernadette A. Parco, Editorial Assistant, Cebu Daily News.

VOTE EARTH FOR EARTH HOUR 2009

BE PART OF EARTH HOUR 2009

Cuddling up with your your loved ones and admiring the stars in the night sky or organising a treasure hunt in the dark? At 8:30pm on Saturday 28 March, people from all corners of the world will turn off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour - and cast their vote for action on climate change. Anybody can participate and join together with millions of people across the globe celebrating Earth Hour.

Earth Hour is about taking simple steps everyday that collectively reduce carbon emissions – from businesses turning off their lights when their offices are empty to households turning off appliances rather than leaving them on standby.

Here are 10 different ways to spend Earth Hour and reduce your carbon footprint:

1. Attend a local Earth Hour event or organise your own by throwing an Earth Hour street party with your neighbours
2. Gather family & friends for a night picnic in your local park and look at the stars
3. Enjoy a family dinner by candlelight
4. Organise a treasure hunt in the dark
5. Take the dog for a night walk
6. Have a candle-lit bath
7. Sit in the dark and share stories
8. Organise a family night playing board games
9. Share a romantic night in with your loved one
10. Upload your ‘on the night’ photos and videos to flickr and YouTube respectively, and then add them to the Earth Hour flickr group and the global YouTube Group.

Earth Hour Executive Director, Andy Ridley, is encouraging people to participate in whatever way they choose and to think beyond the hour.

“There are no hard and fast rules surrounding participation in Earth Hour. We only ask that you flick that switch and have fun doing whatever you choose to do during that time.

Make Earth Hour work for you. Families with young children should feel free to turn their lights off earlier than 8:30pm and for those having too much fun in the dark during the hour, don’t feel you have to limit yourself to one hour and switch back on at 9:30pm.”

To find out more about Earth Hour, visit the official website www.earthhour.org, sign up and join millions of people in more than 1,400 cities and towns in 80 countries throughout the world by turning off your lights for one hour at 8:30pm on Saturday 28 March.

LIGHT MOMENT!

Sharing a light moment with you! Hehe.

THE MINDS BEHIND THE WORK

UC Nursing CESDEV would like to thank Mr. Arnel "SpiderArn" Aranas whose collaboration with Mr. Don Jade Canama and Mr. Jude Dela Cruz, CESDEV volunteers, resulted in the production of an AudioVisual Presentation that served as a tribute to the UC Nursing CESDEV volunteers during the Grand Nursing Weekend 2009.

GRAND NURSING WEEKEND - GRAND SHOWCASE OF CESDEV VOLUNTEERS' TALENTS

Dianne Salem, a second year student nurse and a Junior UC Nursing CESDEV volunteer, proved that he could carry a note in melody with others as he actively joined the choral group representing Level II. They sang a medley of Gary Valenciano songs.

Manzon, a third year student nurse and a Junior UC Nursing CESDEV volunteer, amazed everyone with his beatbox antics that provided rhythm to the chorale group of Level III students who sang a medley of Ogie Alcasid hits.

JAIRA AMAR, CESDEV VOLUNTEER, VIOLIN VIRTUOSO

UC Nursing CESDEV volunteer Jaira Amar displayed her flair for playing the violin when she accompanied the Level 3 singers in the choral competition. She was a sight to behold in her beautiful gown and was truly impressive in her performance. The group was later declared the winner in the competition. Congratulations!

TRIBUTE TO THE VOLUNTEERS

The student nurse volunteers of UC Nursing CESDEV took the stage of Cebu Coliseum to be acknowleged and were pleasantly surprised with a specially made tribute showcasing the numerous outreach activities initiated and joined by the volunteers. The Audio-Visual Presentation brought about fond memories and made them realize once more about their convictions as volunteers - TO SERVE.

CESDEV VOLUNTEERS ACKNOWLEGED AT THE GRAND NURSING WEEKEND

The student nurses who served the Community Extension Service and Development (CESDEV) of the College of Nursing were duly recognized for their valuable service. These student nurse volunteers went beyond the call of duty by serving the community - expanding the reach of the service beyond the academe into the homes of the people whose programs and services were truly needed.

HAPPY FORTY THREE !

CELEBRATING 43 YEARS OF QUALITY NURSING EDUCATION!

THE SHUTTERBUG

While everybody else were in a frenzy for a photo opportunity with the Perlas awardees, a number of students gathered around Atty. Augusto W. Go to pose for some photographs. After a few clicks ... a fine lady approached the amateur student photographer and offered to take the camera so the student can have her pictures with Atty Go. Must be very thrilled to know that the shutterbug who offered to take pictures was no other than Chancellor Candice Yvette Gotianuy.

STUDENT NURSES AT THE PERLAS AWARDS 2009

CONGRATULATIONS ATTY. GO, PERLAS 2009 AWARDEE, VALUABLE LEADER IN EDUCATION

The Community Extension Service and Development (CESDEV) office of the College of Nursing of UC Banilad extends its warm greetings to Atty. Augusto W. Go, President of University of Cebu, for being The Valuable Leader in Education in this year's Perlas Awards.

Atty. Augusto W. Go "makes education accessible to those who have less in life". His school, University of Cebu, made history in garnering academic accolades and international recognition. The Cebu Central College which is now University of Cebu, was Go’s initial leap toward making the academe “the channel to develop moral values and productive livelihood!”

The Perlas Awards on the Valuable Filipinos and Institutions, is spearheaded by The Philippines Foundation Inc. (PFI). Awarding ceremony will be on March 5 at 5pm, SM Cinema 1. This significant project looks for the Filipino, most especially a Cebuano by birth or by choice, who, in some time in his life, excelled in his profession; or demonstrated certain worthy values or deeds, and touched the lives of people. It also awards institutions that have extended exemplary services to their immediate communities. This year's theme is 'Transforming Crises into Opportunities'.

ATTY. AUGUSTO W. GO

Atty. Augusto W. Go is known both in the academe and Cebu’s business community. Atty. Go, President of the University of Cebu (UC), which enrolled over 40,000 students this year, is also Chairman of the Board of Aspac Rural Bank Inc., Cebu Central Realty Corp. (Elizabeth Mall), Cebu Coliseum Complex Inc., Metro Ferry Inc., Visayan Surety and Insurance Corp. and AWG Development Corp. He is also Chairman of the Board of the College of Technological Sciences-Cebu, President of Cebu Eastern College and a Member of the Board of Sacred Heart School-Jesuits. Atty. Go, who is married to Elizabeth Gan and father of Yvette Candice Gotianuy, also sits as Chairman of the Board of Skyliner Services Corp. and Toyota Cebu City Inc. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of Salcon Power Corp., Hyundai Cebu Inc., Chong Hua Hospital/Asociacion Benevola de Cebu and East West Banking Corp.

Aside from his business affiliations, Go has been serving the government as Honorary Consul General to the Republic of Korea in Cebu since 2003. Atty. Go also served as Director of the National Power Corp. from 1992 to 1998. In 1987, he was appointed Vice Mayor of Cebu City after sitting as city councilor in 1986. He is a recepient of the Dr. Jose P. Rizal Award for Excellence in the field of education and has also been bestowed the Great Cebuano award by the Province of Cebu and the Sugbuanong Komentaristang Nagpakabana (SUKNA).

This year, Atty. Augusto W. Go, the man who makes education accessible to those who have less in life, will be honored as The Valuable Leader in Education by Perlas Awards. (Photo and Write-up sourced from www2.sunstar.com.ph)

CESDEV VIDEOS NOW IN AOL

Technology has become diverse and its vast expanse had some CESDEV Nursing videos hosted in various platforms. UC Nursing CESDEV warmly welcomes the inclusion of videos about the numerous outreach activities on America On LIne (AOL) platform. This will surely provide more access for viewers who want to know about the programs and activities of UC Nursing CESDEV. American OnLine link is found below:

http://video.aol.com/category/cesdev

CESDEV VIDEOS IN FIND INTERNET TV

UC Nursing CESDEV videos are also featured in this site. To visit, you may click on the link provided below ...

http://www.findinternettv.com/Video,item,552477311.aspx

CESDEV IN HARIBON SITE

The Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources is a membership organization dedicated to the conservation of Philippine biodiversity. It aims to build a constituency for environmental issues that will call for prioritizing conservation actions on habitats and sites, based on solid scientific and socio-economic research. Acknowledged in their Events 2007 post is the help extended by UC Nursing CESDEV volunteers during their program launch in UC Banilad. (Find article below)



Haribon Partners with University of Cebu and University of San Carlos
Posted on 6 May, 2008 - 3:49pm.


In two separate ceremonies, the University of Cebu (UC) and the University of San Carlos (USC) inked partnerships with Haribon to promote biodiversity conservation and align their respective projects in accelerating the youth’s environmental consciousness.From September 19 to 20, Haribon had an exhibit at the UC’s campus’ lobby in Banilad to inform students about rainforestation and the threatened species programs. Yolli Deveza of Haribon, manned the exhibit, which offered Haribon merchandise and Generation Green membership to interested students. Deveza was assisted by student-members of the Community Extensions Services and Development (CESDEV)- a two year old volunteer group doing community work on special education, health and environmental projects in Guadalupe. The Haribon event at UC culminated with a program presentation by Dr. Ruth Guzman, a Haribon consultant, about Cebu’s natural wealth and its dwindling forests. Paul John Gesta of UC and the Ayala Young Leaders Group hosted the program.The presence of Haribon at UC was made possible through the dynamic leadership of Atty. Augusto Go, its president; and Atty. Baldomero Estenzo, Chancellor for External Affairs; together with Sheila Benedicto, campus staff; UC main and Mars Mandal, Director for Student Affairs at UC-Banilad and his staff Collin Garrido and May Casas . On September 21, the University of San Carlos (USC) had one of its memorable events at the Theodore Buttenbruch Hall. Father Roderick Salazar, SVD, president of USC welcomed the signing of commitment between USC and Haribon to work together towards empowering the youth to actively participate in biodiversity conservation projects. It was also the day when students were presented with information on Cebu’s natural wonders and Haribon’s call to help conserve them. Anabelle E. Plantilla and Father Salazar inked the signing of commitment between the organizations. Witnessing the event were the newly-conferred Haribon ambassadors with Nimfa Alo, USC Director for Student Affairs; and Haribon’s Dr. Ruth Guzman and Christine Cenal. The event was also made possible with the coordination of its Vice President, Father Ted Gapuz; Baudric Gothong a USC student and the Ways and Means Commissioner of the Phil. Junior Jaycees; and Ray Dante, president of the Junior Jaycees USC Chapter. Both UC and USC have committed to banner Haribon’s rainforestation initiatives, threatened species programs, and the Generation Green movement in their respective schools. They have committed to work with the private and government sectors in Cebu to push for a greener environment.