cHePaY

Festivities raise to a new
level

TIP celebrates 45^th
Founding Anniversary

By: Cherry V. Tubes

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Date Submitted: March 8, 2007

 The usual day-to-day
routine of the whole TIP community was raised to a new level and turned into
six days of fun and activities as it celebratedd its 45^th foundation
week, February 5-10.

 With the theme
“Raising Customer Service to a New Level,” students, school officials, faculty,
and non-teaching personnel altogether observed the series of events organized
by different student organizations and departments, making the merriments a
well attended one.

Opening of exhibits

 Right after the
mass on Monday morning, a number of creative and innovative projects from
students showcased at the congregating area.

Each department’s work was judged by Assistant Vice President (AVP)
Angelo Q. Lahoz, Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Director Dr. Epifania V.
Tabbada, Center for Continuing Education (CCE) Director Mr. Luisito R. Torres,
Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) Dr. Maria Consuelo V. Flora and Vice
President for Human Resources (VPHR) Ramon M. de Leon.

 President Elizabeth
Q. Lahoz and AVP Angelo Q. Lahoz led the ribbon cutting attended by Vice
President for Administration and Student Services (VPASS) Angelita S. Soliven,
and other school officials.

 Computer
Engineering (CoE) Department was hailed champions with projects focusing on
energy-saving devices such as Micro Controller Unit (MCU) Based Automatic Door
Lock System with Voice Module, PC Based Colored Paint Mixer, Automated Secured
Wheel-based Car Park, Micro Controller Unit (MCU) Based Automated Meralco Meter
Reader thru SMS, and Micro Controller Unit (MCU) Based Opaque Projector.

 On the other hand,
the Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) Department placed second,
showing its work entitled “Handling Multi-level Operation of the

Future

Techno

Park

in Asia Using Wi-fi
Technology.”

Finally, the College of Information Technology Education (CITE) went
home third placer, exhibiting ITE Theses entitled “The Development of an
Automated and Voice Controlled Energy Management System” and “The Development
of an On-line CPA Reviewers.”

Bandastig!

 At the night of the
first day of the celebration, the first ever Bandastig was held at the

Big Court

, which
featured ten bands playing their chosen songs for Gawad Kalinga.

 In the middle of
the event, a Gawad Kalinga representative, Mr. Greg Mercado, presented a video
of Gawad Kalinga highlighting the organization’s newest project, the “GK1MB” or
“Gawad Kalinga Isang Milyong Bayani.”
He also encouraged the students to join the organization.

 The band who
performed that night were as follows: Purple Discussion, Gel, Super Turbo Box,
Signal Spectra Band, Course of Karma, Yomanta, Mandy More, Medical Team, Psalm
101, and Zynchronyzd.

Inter Department Quiz Bee

 A battle of the
minds started the second day of the Foundation Week. Representatives from
different departments competed against each other in a quiz show  that covered all Humanities and Social
Sciences subjects.

 Danielson N.
Culaniban, Alvin C. Calimbas, Conrado A. Macapulay Jr., and Norman Giovanni M.
Guevarra from the Chemical Engineering (ChE) Department ranked first after
obtaining a score of 15.

 On the other hand, Carla
Carmela C. de Leon, Hector S. Arandia, Antonio Valente G. Macarilay and Antipas
T. Teologo Jr. from the ECE Department and Jorel R. Canoy, Jerico M. Flor,
Kyrene G. Alberto and Marco Antonio T. Subion from CITE landed on the second
and third spot respectively with scores 14 and 11.

 The judges for the
said event were

Ms. Lorna V. Wy

,
Mrs. Corazon C. Gregorio, Mrs. Aquilina V. Redo, Ms. Rowena P. Frigillana, and
Ms. Marian G. Laxa, all from the Humanities and Social Sciences Department
(HSSD).

 Dean of College of
Engineering and Architecture (DCEA), Dr. Elizabeth R. Pader awarded the winners
with trophies.

Noypi 3

 For the third time,
TIPians witnessed a night of entertainment as the Arts and Cultural Affairs
(ACA) headed by Mr. Leonyl Clarence O. Torres presented the Noypi 3 at the

Big Court

on
Tuesday.

 Inspired by the
season’s craze for super heroes, this year’s premise is Super Inggo meets
Matrix Revolution kind of story. To add spice to the show, Tipoy and Tipay’s
character were included illustrating real scenarios of a student’s life and how
they overcame hardships that hindered their studies.

 A band showdown
initially set the mood of the audience at the beginning of the event. And as
the night was studded with a rush of talents, TIP Model Student ‘07 candidates
had a fashion show as a preview for the search.

Cinemarathon

Second and third day of the Foundation Week, five award winning love
story movies were put on view in both the Casal and Arlegui seminar rooms.

 Shown in Casal
seminar room were “Spanglish” by James L. Brroks, and “My Big Fat Greek
Wedding” by Joel Zwick.

 On the other hand,
“A Walk in the Clouds” by Alfonso Arau, “Captain Corellie’s Mandolin” by John
Madden, and “Chocolat” by Lasse Hallstrom were showed in Arlegui seminar room.

Cheerdance Competition

 Highly energized
pep squads yelling out loud their cheers and dancing gracefully to their chosen
music once again banged the

Big
  Court

with excitement as the highly anticipated
event of the Foundation Week – the 2007 Inter-department Cheerdance Competition
- made its way, Wednesday morning.

 Ten squads from
different departments competed with each other making the crowd scream in
excitement.

 In the end, the
Marine Department regained the championship title, followed by the CE/SE
Department and the CITE on the second and third seats, respectively.

 Meanwhile, special
awards were given to ChE Department as Best in Costume and to Marine Department
as Best in Formation.

 Mr. Jocyphriam Enteria,
TIP Athletics Director, Ms. Michelle D. Punzalan, San Sebastian College PE Faculty
member, and Ms. Eden J. Penaranda, Torres High School PE Coordinator,  served as judges on the said event.

 Winners were
awarded with trophy and cash prize by VPASS Soliven, assisted by Student
Personnel Services (SPS) Director Melfi M. Caranto and Supreme Student
Government (SSG) President Alvin Jay B. Nicolo.

High School Invitational
Dance Competition

 Break it down!

 The Elpidio Quirino
High School (EQHS) grabbed the first place in the fist High School Invitational
Streetdance Battle held at the

Big
  Court

, Thursday afternoon.

 Meanwhile, Antonio
Maceda High School (AMHS) and Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and
Technology Vocational High School (EARISTVHS) placed second and third,
respectively.

 Macario Asistio
High School (MAHS) also participated in the said contest, which aimed to give
students the opportunity to showcase their creativity and talent in dancing..

Awarding Ceremony and
Student’s Night

 The weeklong
celebration concluded with awarding of over-all winners for the Foundation Week
activities. This year’s Awarding Ceremony and Student’s Night was made special
because it featured celebrity singer King and his band.

 Prior to King and
his band’s performance, the champions for every event were given their awarded
by the SSG and VPASS Soliven.

 The Marine
Department won the over-all championship followed by CITE on second, and ChE on
third.

Founder’s Night

 The four-day Foundation
Week activities were intended for the students. The fifth day was for the
employees to lay down their heavy work loads and have some fun through the
annual Founder’s Night with the Employees.

 This year’s
Founder’s Night was themed, “Mad Hatters’ Party,” an idea of the late Vice
President for Quality Planning Mr. Marlon A. Sicat. All teaching and non-teaching
employees from both

Manila

and

Quezon City

campuses gathered together with
their unique hats at the QC Congregating Area.

 “Customer
Satisfaction… would translate to quality education…” said President Elizabeth
Q. Lahoz in her introductory message.

 Forming part of the
celebration was the awarding of winners in different competitions.

 Best research for
non-teaching employees was given to Mr. Alexi Baylon from TIP Quezon City Alumni
Associatin (TIPQCAA). It was followed by Ms. Raquel Laquiore and

Aurora

Fontanilla from
Speech Laboratory and Ms. Jasmin B. Niguidula of TIP Alumni Association (TIPAA)
on the second and third places, respectively.

 Ms. Elnora T.
Lucero of ME/IE Department (TIP-M) was awarded Best Research for Teaching Employee
and Best in Power Point Presentation.

 The Best in
Department Chair Research was given to Engr. Cecilia P. General (ChE TIP-M) while
Engr. Nahum L. Bravo (CE/SE TIP-M) grabbed the second rank, and Engr. Jennifer
B. Enriquez (CoE TIP-M) got the third place.

 Mr. Ronald M.
Corpus (HSSD TIP-M) was hailed Outstanding Teacher of the year. He was followed
by Ms. Carolina D. Garcia (CBE), Engr. Leonardo C. Sawal (CE/SE), Mr. Enrico
Chavez (CITE), and Engr. Edna L. Jacinto (MAPD) on the second, third, fourth
and fifth places respectively.

 Pens as token of
appreciation were given to employees who had been top recruiters.

 Also included in
the events during the Foundation Week was the Search for TIP Model Student held
Wednesday night and Alumni Homecoming on Saturday night. (Full story on page ___.)

All events of the weeklong celebration of the 45^th
Foundation Week became possible through the combined efforts of the Supreme
Student Government, Arts and Cultural Affairs Office, Department Student
Governments, Students and Personnel Services Office, and all recognized student
organizations. g with reports from Mavel M. Marasigan, Emadee Joy S. Pangaliman,
Karla Michelle I. Angco, Hector S. Arandia, Maria Kristina P. Manozo, Conrado
A. Macapulay Jr., Rex Jason H. Agustin, John Paul C. Genove, Marco Antonio T.
Subion, and Jennifer G. Bermudo.

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