Huntahan: SLSU, UPLB Seminar Benefits SLSU REPDI Personnel for R&E Service Improvement

The two-day training targeted the offices under the Office of the Vice President for Research, Extension, Production, Development, and Innovation (OVP-REPDI). They were trained under the guidance of the subject matter experts from UPLB: Dr. Marian P. de Leon, Director of the Museum of Natural History and Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for R&E; Ms. Czarlina May E. Magnata, University Extension Specialist II and Head of the Knowledge Management, Extension, and Public Service Section (KMEPSS); Engr. Lavinia Marie M. Abucay, University Extension Specialist II and Head, Research Management Section, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, and Extension; Ms. Ana Margarita S. Palma, University Extension Specialist I; Ms. Lean Mechelle D. Ramilo, University Research Associate I of KMEPSS; and Mr. John Roedd V. Collado, University Research Associate I of KMEPSS. The event was also made possible through Dr. Reniel S. Pamplona, UPLB Office for Institutional Development in Higher Education (OIDHE).

Among the topics discussed were the formulation of the R&E Agenda, navigating research management, project proposal evaluation, project monitoring, knowledge management, financial management, project closing, and extension management.

According to Dr. Marissa C. Esperal, SLSU VP-REPDI, this is the first of the Huntahan Series, in which the OVP-REPDI personnel are the beneficiaries. Dr. Esperal also highlighted the growing number of young OVP-REPDI personnel – a sign that the institution’s REPDI is very promising.Aside from supporting the mandate of the institution, which is to provide quality service to its stakeholders and to contribute to the advancement of Quezon Province and its adjoining provinces, the training is also in preparation for the opening of Phase II of the Revised Organization and Staffing Standards for SUCs (ROSSS) – opening 91 plantilla positions for the OVP-REPDI.