NAIC, Cavite – Cavite State University (CvSU)- Naic campus expects its PHP80-million campus improvement projects to be completed this year.
CvSU-Naic Campus Administrator Jun Nepomuceno said the management has been focused on improving the campus facilities with around PHP 80 million worth of infrastructure projects.
Nepomuceno said the on-going constructions of school buildings are meant to usher in a surge of incoming enrolees especially from the K to 12 program beneficiaries for the first semester this school year.
He said the infrastructures include the Aquatic, Biology, Environment, Science and Technology (AquaBEST) Building amounting to PHP 39, 099, 093. 86 that will benefit the Fishery students; while the estimated PHP 40 million other funded projects include the Science, Technology and Applied Research (STAR) Building for researches and laboratories.
The funding also covers the reconstruction of the mini hotel for Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) students, and the soon to be completed Central Student Government office while some buildings need extensive repairs such as the replacement of classroom roofs and the reconstruction of the CvSU-Naic Library building that was gutted by fire last May 2015.
He said the reconstruction of the 2-storey library building started December last year and is due for completion in June this year.
“Our on-going major activities in this CvSU-Naic campus are infrastructures where are targeted to be finished this year in preparation for the opening of the school year due to the expected huge number of enrolees for the first semester,” Nepomuceno said.
He admitted that without adequate facilities and resources, it is extremely difficult to serve large numbers of students with complex needs
(CvSU- Naic campus student government and the so-called “iskolar ng bayan” (state scholars) are helping the university in some projects to spruce up the university environs for a more homey setting conducive to learning.
Nepomuceno said on Thursday that the state university’s Central Student Government has helped a lot in the establishment of the beachfront mini park dotted with umbrella sheds, huts, park benches and swings as the CvSUeños “tambayan” or lounging area.
Contrary to claims that state university scholars are “activists” and are only obsessed with rallies, demonstrations and street protests, the CvSU student government members are very supportive to the university administration on clean and green projects such as putting up improvised recycle bin to practice zero plastic policy in the campus, he said.
They also plan to put up a water fountain in students’ convergence areas.
CvSU Student Government president Christian Rayvel Velasco reported that they also facilitated massive tree planting program last January to promote awareness on environmental protection.
Velasco said they have sustained the environmental program by planting more drought tolerant ‘agoho’ pine trees that thrive on the sandy soil at the university’s shoreline.
She said the tree planting program promotes a cooler ambience despite the humid tropical sea breeze in this university campus at the Naic coastline. (Saul Pa-a, Patricia N. Villadolid-OJT/PNA)
