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�� receives historical books from Department of Foreign Affairs-Cebu

universityofsancarlos — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 02:27:19 +0000

The University of San Carlos received two historical books from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)-Cebu on September 24, 2025, at the Office of the President in the Downtown Campus.

From left: Divine Tenorio (Filipiniana Librarian), Kenneth Opina (ERIO Deputy Director), Janice F. Berdin (OIC Director of Libraries), �� President Fr. Francisco Antonio T. Estepa, SVD, Ph.D., Dr. Angel H. Espiritu Jr. (Head of Consular Office), Dinah Joy Y. Oro, Jackie Marie S. Fernandez, Lorainne L. Powao, and Kimberly P. Robles.

The books, The Islands Beyond the Empire: Portuguese Essays on Early Modern Philippine History (16th–18th Centuries) and Documenta Filipina: The Philippines in Portuguese Archives and Libraries, were handed over in the presence of Deputy Director of the External Relations and Internationalization Office (ERIO) Kenneth Opina, �� OIC Director of Libraries Janice F. Berdin, R.L., M.L.I.S., and �� President Fr. Francisco Antonio T. Estepa, SVD, Ph.D.

Published in 2023 by the Foreign Service Institute, the books aim to build stronger cultural and historical connections between the Philippines and Portugal. They highlight shared histories and provide access to Portuguese perspectives on the Philippines, especially from the 16th to 18th centuries.

The Islands Beyond the Empire was edited by Paulo Jorge de Sousa Pinto and Miguel Rodrigues Lourenço through a collaboration between the Philippine Embassy in Portugal and Universidade Nova de Lisboa. It was published as part of the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Mactan and the circumnavigation of the world by the Magellan-Elcano expedition.

Meanwhile, Documenta Filipina is a compilation of more than 1,000 Portuguese records in the Philippines, spanning 1508 to 1832. Its authors include Paulo Jorge de Sousa Pinto, Miguel Rodrigues Lourenço, Elsa Penalva, Pedro Correia Pinto, and Rui Manuel Loureiro.

The books are now part of the Filipiniana Collection of the �� Library System in Talamban Campus. Students and researchers may access them in the Filipiniana Library at the Josef Baumgartner Learning Resource Center.

We extend our gratitude to DFA-Cebu, especially to Dr. Angel H. Espiritu Jr., Head of the Consular Office, for this valuable gift. As a Carolinian institution, �� values the preservation of history and intercultural understanding. The donation reflects the University’s role in connecting local scholarship with global perspectives, while fostering appreciation for the country’s past among its students.

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�� Library System hosts e-resources roadshow

universityofsancarlos — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:14:49 +0000

The �� Library System, together with Clarivate and ProQuest, are hosting an e-resources roadshow on October 27, 2022 during the �� Days 2022 celebration. Kindly refer to the poster for details.

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Web-enabled programming workshop slated

universityofsancarlos — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The �� Library System, Department of Computer Engineering, and the American Corner-Cebu, in collaboration with Maker Initiative Singapore present Library MakerSpace: Web-Enabled Programmable Car (WeP-C) on Friday, July 12, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Science and Technology Library reading area, Josef Baumgartner Learning Resource Center in Talamban Campus.

The event features Engr. Mark Lven T. Palejaro, a B.S. Com.E. alumnus who currently works in Singapore and is the co-founder of Pocket Hologram, as well as an active volunteer in One Maker Group, Sustainable Living Lab, and in various National Geographic Channel events.

Twenty students, mostly from the Department of Computer Engineering and members of the Computer Driven Enthusiast Club, will participate in the first part of this one-day workshop. WeP-C allows participants to experience firsthand web-enabled programming which will facilitate understanding of robotics in the context of the 4th Industrial Revolution. The second part of the workshop is an open house for the �� community.

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Conversational German lessons offered

universityofsancarlos — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Sprechen sie Deutsch? (Do you speak German?)

If not, and if you want to learn conversational German, lessons are offered for students, faculty members, and staff on April 29 and 30, 2019 at the International Collection Section, upper 2nd floor of the Josef Baumgartner Learning Resources Center (JB LRC) by Frt. Louigie Pontillo, SVD.

Registration is free but there are limited slots for 30 persons only. To register, visit the Cebuano Studies Center (CSC) Library at the JB LRC, or call the CSC at 2300100 local 308, or email mylapad@usc.edu.ph. Please register on or before April 23, 2019.

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US ambassador opens EducationUSA center

universityofsancarlos — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Cebuanos and students in the Visayas and Mindanao can now avail for free advising services as (from left) Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD, U.S. Ambassador Hon. Sung Y. Kim, and Fr. Aleksander Gaut, SVD, opened the EducationUSA Advising Center.

Ambassador of the United States to the Philippines Hon. Sung Y. Kim opened the EducationUSA Advising Center yesterday, March 29, 2019, at the Josef Baumgartner Learning Resource Center (LRC) in Talamban Campus. Assisting him during the ribbon cutting ceremonies were University President Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD, and VP for Academic Affairs Fr. Aleksander Gaut, SVD.

EducationUSA is a network supported by the U.S. Department of State that seeks to promote access to information on U.S. higher education opportunities by Filipino citizens by providing free advising services and resources. Prior to today’s opening, EducationUSA advisers are based at the American Center in the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Manila. The center at the LRC is the first such center outside of Manila and is located in the LRC’s International Section at the upper 2nd floor of the sprawling LRC complex.

All smiles as the door to the center opens, from left: Director of Libraries Maxie Doreen L. Cabarron, Fr. Miranda, Hon. Kim, Fr. Gaut, and VP for Finance Fr. Arthur Z. Villanueva.

Earlier, EducationUSA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of San Carlos for the establishment of an advising center in Cebu City.

The agreement was signed by �� President Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD and Matthew Keener, Cultural Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines (see photo), last March 27, 2019 at the Board of Trustees Conference Room, 4th floor, Dingman Building, in the Downtown Campus.

Also present at the signing were Fr. Aleksander Gaut, SVD (VP for Academic Affairs), Christine Grace Catindig (Cultural Affairs Specialist/EducationUSA Adviser, U.S. Embassy Philippines), Maxie Dorren Leva-Cabarron (Director, �� Library System), Irish G. Concepcion (Social Science Librarian/EducationUSA-Cebu adviser), and Princess Grace Wooden (Cultural Affairs Specialist/EducationUSA Adviser, U.S. Embassy Philippines).

EducationUSA recently held an education fair in Cebu on February 28, 2019 at the Radisson Blu Hotel (see related story).

With reporting by Irish G. Concepcion, Social Science Librarian

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Director of Libraries is Academic Librarian of the Year

universityofsancarlos — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Maxie Doreen L. Cabarron, Director of Libraries of the University of San Carlos, is awarded as the Academic Librarian of the Year (Visayas) during the 2017 given during the association’s Annual General Assembly on January 26, 2018 at the Bulwagan ng Dangal, Gonzales Hall, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City.

Maxie Doreen L. Cabarron, Director of Libraries

The association is composed of librarians of institutions supporting scholarly research and formal education at the collegiate level and higher. The Academic Librarian of the Year award recognizes librarians for their outstanding national contribution to academic or research librarianship and library development in the Philippines. Two awards are given each year, one for an outstanding academic librarian from Luzon, and the other, for an outstanding librarian from the Visayas or Mindanao regions.

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