What are the key points that future tourism and hospitality management professionals should keep in mind as they prepare for a “glocalized” industry? According to Dr. Azucena “Zeny” Cinco Pallugna, Director for Tourism Regulations, Coordination, and Resource Generation (TRCRG) of the Department of Tourism (DOT), there are three important things that students should know: social connection, authenticity, and professional network. “ ‘Get out there and make new friends’ may...

To obtain Quality Assurance among LSPU programs, accreditation process is significant. Hence, 16 programs were subjected to AACCUP evaluation on September. This step is in compliance with the university objective of satisfactory delivery system to clients, particularly the students. \r\n\r\n Our University President, Dr. N. de Vera extended his full support to this worthy undertaking in order to place LSPU in good academic standing. The recent accreditation process was also under the auspices of the office of th...

The College of Nursing and Allied Health conducted a symposium in partnership with the Gender and Development Services (Santa Cruz Campus) on February 27, 2016. The objective of which was to provide students’ awareness that in Nursing course, both men and women could become equally competent in the field. Further it was pointed out that the issue disparity in the nursing profession in the past has once led to nursing shortage worldwide which should not happen again. In his opening remarks, Dr. Roberto C. Mira...

Mushroom production has long been an industry in the Philippines and mostly in abroad. This technology gained its popularity among farmers and food enthusiasts due to its social, economic and environmental impact. With this, the Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) has also engaged itself in the production of oyster mushroom thru the initiatives of Dr. Lolita D. Viyar, a professor of the College of Agriculture of LSPU Siniloan campus and the support given by the university administration headed by Dr. Nestor M. ...

The Master of Arts in Teaching, major in English is a special program of Laguna State Polytechnic University implemented as academic partnership between LSPU and TNU (International Training Development Center) which commenced on June 2014. Twelve (12) Vietnamese teachers registered in the program and took up subjects in the Philippines for two months at Laguna State Polytechnic University and were able to acquire satisfactory rating from the subjects taken. The optimistic behavior, enthusiasm, and hard work of thes...