Boac, Marinduque – The future Marinduque State University is proud to have yet another edition of the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) Research Colloquium this year. With the theme, “Research Landscapes in the Arts and Social Sciences in the New Normal,” the lone state college in the island province would be once again convening faculty, students, and researchers.
The main resource person, Dr. Crina Tañongon from the College of Communication, Art and Design of the University of the Philippines Cebu. Meanwhile, to peruse the student researchers’ labor of the mind are seasoned researchers themselves, Dr. Susan Pineda, Dr. Analyn Decena and Ms. Desiree Ann Sto Domingo. To complete the esteemed panel, they would be joined by Mam Raquel Umbalin from La Verdad Christian College and MSC College of Education’s own Sir Joshua Pagulayan.
The CASS research and extension coordinator Mam Christina Atienza, considered the event as a continuation of the previous reiterations of the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Liberal Arts, College of Education, Arts and Social Sciences. She enjoined, “Everyone po is invited to join po to witness po the presentations from 3 programs.”
In addition, after the colloquium by May 12, the MSC Litera Club met with Rex Nepomuceno, Riza Magno and Randy Nobleza to discuss a possible exhibit and publication by August. Coinciding with the heritage month, celebrate islands week and ocean decade, CASS faculty currently on-sabbatical Dr. Nobleza, Island Innovation ambassador and Academic council representative had an info session about Island Innovation Academic Council and in support of Celebrate Islands week 10th edition.
To sustain the celebrate islands week, in time for the CASS week, the Arts and Social Sciences Students Organization (ARTSSO) also organized a socialization day dubbed as CASS day on May 9 to express solidarity and camaraderie among the communication, social work and English respective societies and students.
