Director Roger Ray Manzano of the Extension and Community Services of Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) was recently elected as chairperson of the Extension Managers’ Council (EMC).
The Council is the new governing body for extension programs of local and state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the Negros Island Region, the CHMSU said in a press release March 24.
Joining Manzano in the Council are vice chairperson Dr. Guilbert Nicanor Atillo of NORSU, secretary Dr. Philna Palongpalong of Siquijor State College, auditor Dr. Vanessa Cayacay of SUNN, treasurer Lemuel Solomon of La Carlota City College, business manager Dr. Jimmy Degillo of CPSU, public information officers Engr. Joevel Young of TUP-V and Paul Magbanua of PNU-V.
The members of the Board of Directors are Dr. Zherry Antoinette Jacela of Colegio de La Castellana, Daniel Sanchez of Bago City College, and Jane Alunan of Bacolod City College.
The extension managers in NIR voted Manzano during the election of officers March 13 that was held concurrently with the first quarter meeting of the Regional Association of State Colleges and Universities (RASUC) VI-EMC Inc., and training-workshop of Siquijor State College, titled “Optimizing Extension Services: Building Bridges to University Status for Siquijor State College”.
Manzano said the EMC for NIR is the first council in the Visayas that has memberships both from state and LGU-managed universities and colleges.
“This new council’s innovation comes with extending memberships to local universities and colleges, which will improve research-based extension programs in Region 18,” he added.
Aside from CHMSU, other member SUCs are the Central Philippines State University, Negros Oriental State University, Philippine Normal University-Visayas, State University of Northern Negros, Siquijor State College, and the Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas.
The Bacolod City College, Bago City College, La Carlota City College, and Colegio de La Castellana, from among the local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the newest administrative region, are also joining.
The Council aims to foster collaboration among SUCs and LUCs in NIR, or Region 18, to improve research-based extension programs; identify and document best practices in extension services while pinpointing areas for improvement to contribute to effective extension guidelines; and to facilitate the sharing of results from extension research studies among faculty extensionists.
The Council shall conduct presentations and critique sessions for extension research proposals, plan capacity-building activities aimed at strengthening the competencies of extensionists, and organize workshops focused on documenting and packaging best community extension services practices.
Manzano said the Council is set to finalize a memorandum of understanding, to be signed by all members, the constitution and bylaws, and registration to the Securities and Exchange Commission within the year.
Through the establishment of the Council, Manzano said they can identify and document best practices in extension services while pinpointing areas for improvement to contribute to effective extension guidelines.
The network of SUCs and LUCs will help facilitate the sharing of results from extension research studies among faculty extensionists. ||
