Hundreds of students of the National Service Training Program, together with their teachers, joined hands in a campus-wide cleanup activity under the ‘4 O'clock Habit Dengue Prevention’ campaign as a measure to curb the dengue incidence. The volunteer-students were able to collect sacks of solid waste around the campus and destroyed the mosquito breeding sites on August 22, 2024. Prior to the cleanup activity, the Medical and Dental Unit of the university conducted a lecture to raise awareness on how to fight against dengue and the things to do when infected. “We would also like to emphasize the 5S plan, which includes search and destroy mosquito breeding areas, self-protection measures, early consultation, fogging to prevent epidemics, and hydration,” the Medical and Dental Unit wrote on their request letter regarding the conduct of the said activities. “Active engagement and commitment to this habit will be critical in ensuring the health of our school community,” they added.
The program was designed to provide valuable learning and team-building experiences for its participants.The program includes sessions on Management of Learning, Synthesis of Learning, and Unleashing the Servant Leader in Youth through Team building activities, which can help develop leadership skills and foster teamwork among participants.Essentially, the program seeks to promote the values of selfless service and purposeful thinking as a mission, which are important qualities for effective leaders. In the afternoon, NSTP Class Officers were inducted followed by the awarding of certificates to help recognize the achievements of participants and encourage them to continue developing their leadership skills.Hon. Jan A. Alberto, Provincial Board member, served as the guest speaker and inducting officer. He provided valuable insights and perspectives on leadership and service and truly inspired and motivated the participants as they take on their new roles with enthusiasm and dedication.Overall, the GEAR UP program has been carefully designed to provide a comprehensive and engaging leadership training experience for NSTP student leaders in 2023. #CIV
The Catanduanes State University-National Service Training Program (CatSU-NSTP) participated in a seminar-workshop at Albert Hall, Teacher’s Camp, Baguio City, from March 1-4, 2023.The event was conducted by the Center for Human Research & Development Foundation (CHRDF) Inc. in partnership with the University of the Philippines Baguio (UP Baguio).The seminar-workshop aimed to provide participants with a better understanding of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Law, by revisiting and unpacking IRR and IGP for NSRC, and aligning NSTP with the vision and mission of the institution.The seminar-workshop also focused on delivering NSTP courses through a learner-centered approach and recalibrating NSTP of each Higher Education Institution (HEI) through designing contextualized NSTP.The four-day Seminar-Workshop held a series of simultaneous sessions for NSTP directors, coordinators, teachers and students of the participating HEIs in the country.Concurrently, the National NSTP Student Leadership Conference 2023 was also conducted, which aimed to provide leadership competency development among Filipino youth, instilling the value of patriotism and nationalism.The Director of CatSU-NSTP, Prof. Emlyn M. Lanon, was accompanied by two NSTP student-trainees, Ms. Karyl M. Tugay from the College of Education-Bachelor of Secondary Education-English, and Mr. Thomas Miguel T. Delapeña from the College of Engineering and Architecture-Civil Engineering. The conference aimed to train students to fully appreciate and understand how NSTP should be regarded as not just a college course but a way of life, as they are expected to develop a deeper sense of its purpose and significance. The program is a source of life skills, a part of social responsibility, and a passion for lifelong learning. #CVecilles
The Office of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) at Catanduanes State University (CatSU), under the direction of Prof. Emlyn C. Lanon, conducted a General Orientation and Meet & Greet for NSTP student trainees for the 2nd semester of 2022-2023 academic year The event that took place at the university gymnasium on January 28, 2023, aimed to inform new NSTP coordinators, instructors, and support staff about their responsibilities in training and seminars, ensuring proper implementation of NSTP at the university.Prof. Lanon led the first half of the orientation, which began with an orientation dialogue between all faculty trainers and a discussion of the achievements from the first semester and its evaluation. She also provided a brief overview of the legal basis and revised IRR of NSTP and presented the topics and learning activities for the second semester.The second half of the event, the Meet & Greet Proper, allowed faculty trainers to meet the students, finalize class lists, schedules, and room assignments, conduct student profiling, and elect new class officers.The orientation had a total of 2,453 student-trainees from the nine (9) colleges, together with their respective faculty trainers. Also present are the 2 NSTP Coordinator and the NSTP/NSRC Director. After the orientation, the NSTP Office provided the attendees with the NSTP course syllabus and calendar of activities to help with the implementation of NSTP at CatSU during the 2022-2023 academic year, including community immersion. #CVecilles
NSTP students, faculty and staff gathered as Catanduanes State University in collaboration with Catanduanes 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company sponsored the first NSTP training day and orientation on Executive Order No.70 (INSTITUTIONALIZING THE WHOLE-OF- NATION APPROACH IN ATTAINING INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE PEACE, CREATING A NATIONAL TASK FORCE TO END LOCAL COMMUNIST ARMED CONFLICT, AND DIRECTING THE ADOPTION OF A NATIONAL PEACEFRAMEWORK) at CSU Gymnasium, January 18, 2020. The activity was graced by the Chief Operations Officer of the PNP Provincial Office, PLCOL Dario P. Sola with the representative from the Office of the President of the Philippines, Mr. Mark Llason. Also in attendance were the SUC President III, Dr. Minerva I. Morales, NSTP Director, Dr. Gemma M. Samas, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr.Maria S. Tugano and ROTC, Assistant Commandant and Member of PFMFC- Maj Alan T. Sapanta. EO 70 orientation aimed to acquaint the students the provisions of Executive Order No.70, enlighten the students on the effects of joining the insurgency groups, promote some worthwhile activities that can be explored toward the same end of brotherhood/sisterhood or camaraderie and instill in the minds of students of the CSU Core values, demonstrate commitment and respect one’s peers and other individuals. The part two of the program included the presentation of NSTP Faculty and CDC staff headed by the Civic Welfare Training Service CWTS Coordinator, Dr. Susan M. Tindugan as well as the distribution of class assignment for CWTS and LTS supervised by Dr. Gemma M. Samas.
