Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Poster Presentation and Faculty Research Forum
October 30, 2024
Research and Innovation Week at Lyceum-Northwestern University drew together an enthusiastic crowd of deans, department heads, faculty members, and students as the university continued its celebration with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the poster presentation exhibit. Organized by the Research and Innovation Management Office (RIMO), the event showcased 36 posters—20 from the Non-Health Sciences and 16 from the Health and Natural Sciences clusters—representing the university’s diverse research landscape. Dr. Cynthia P. Lopez, Vice President for Research and Innovation Management, Dr. Rodney Odesson P. Raguindin, OIC – Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Head of the Center for Curriculum Innovation and Professional Development, and Dr. Rodolfo T. Rafael from the College of Medicine led the opening of the exhibit, setting the stage for an impressive display of academic contributions. The panel of judges included Dr. Rodolfo T. Rafael from the College of Medicine; Dr. Ronald P. Cabral, also from the College of Medicine and Chairman of the University Research Ethics Board; and Dr. Danilo Soriano Jr., Supervising Education Program Specialist for the Bureau of Learning Delivery–Teaching and Learning Division (BLD-TLD) at the Department of Education. They evaluated each poster based on content quality, visual presentation, and the presenters’ ability to articulate and respond to questions.
Following the poster showcase, the day transitioned into the Faculty Research Forum 2024, featuring 16 oral presentations- 11 research papers from the Non-Health Sciences Cluster and 5 research papers from the Health and Natural Sciences Cluster. The forum’s distinguished panel of judges— Dr. Rodney Odesson P. Raguindin, Chairman of the Panel of Judges; Dr. Perla E. Legaspi, Program Head of the L-NU IGPS Public Administration Program and Executive Director of the Center for Pangasinan Studies; and Dr. Cynthia P. Lopez—offered valuable insights and expertise, underscoring the importance of academic rigor and practical applications in the presented research.
Awards were then presented in various categories, beginning with the Viewers’ Choice Award, determined by student votes for the most popular poster. This award went to the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management for their research titled “Assessing Sensory Qualities and Price Acceptability of Sweet Potato Peel Jam.”
In the Health and Natural Sciences poster category, first place was awarded to the College of Arts and Sciences – Natural Sciences Department for their poster titled “Biodiversity and Spatial Distribution of Trees in Sabangan Forest, Alaminos City, Pangasinan.” The College of Dentistry earned both second and third place with posters on “Oyster (Crassostrea iredalei) Shell Composite Formulations for an Interim Dental Crown” and “Stain Removing Property of Egg Shell Paste on Tooth Surface,” respectively.
Meanwhile, in the Non-Health Sciences poster category, the first-place award went to the College of Arts and Sciences – Social Sciences Department for their poster on the “Quantitative Assessment of Expressive Writing Intervention on Self-Efficacy among Student Leaders.” The College of Information and Computing Studies took second place with their “Android-Based Sign Language to Text Conversion App,” while the College of Engineering achieved third place for their project, “e-NAOA: Portable Electric Therapeutic Device for Muscle Pain.”
The posters above present the Viewers’ Choice Award poster on the left, representing the most popular research project. Next to it, organized into two rows, are the Best Poster Award recipients: the upper row showcases the winning posters from the Health and Natural Sciences cluster, while the lower row presents the top posters from the Non-Health Sciences cluster, each arranged according to their recognition.
The forum also celebrated excellence in oral presentations. In the Non-Health Sciences cluster, Mr. Bryan O. Mislang from the College of Information and Computing Studies earned first place with his research on “SecureDocs: An Electronic Document Management System for Private Higher Education Institution.” Dr. Gloria N. Paragas from the College of Teacher Education took second place for her study on “Effectiveness of a Sentence and Paragraph Writing Workshop on the Proficiency Level of 4th Year Teacher Education Students in Using the Selected Nine Transition Words in Sentences,” while Ms. Mary Belle M. Aripin from the College of Arts and Sciences – Social Sciences Department secured third place with her research titled “Lived Experiences of Filipino Non-Cohabiting Gamer-Non-Gamer Couples with Relationship Conflicts.”
In the Health and Natural Sciences cluster, the College of Arts and Sciences – Natural Sciences Department won first place for a research paper titled “Spatial Dynamics of Gastroenteritis Incidence in Dagupan City.” Second place went to Ms. Jo Kyla T. Buston from the College of Nursing for her research titled “Never Be Forgotten: A Study of Family Experiences on Dementia and Its Effect on Daily Living,” and Mr. Mark Ryan C. Parajas from the College of Medical Laboratory Science achieved third place with his research titled, “Whey-Based Culture Media: A Cost-Effective Alternative for E. coli and S. aureus Isolation and Characterization.”
The winners for Best Presenters in the Non-Health Sciences cluster: on the left is Mr. Bryan O. Mislang from the College of Information and Computing Studies, awarded first place; in the center is Dr. Gloria N. Paragas from the College of Teacher Education, who earned second place; and on the right is Ms. Mary Belle M. Aripin from the College of Arts and Sciences – Social Sciences Department, recognized with third place.
The winners for Best Presenters in the Health and Natural Sciences cluster: in the center is the first-place winner, Ms. Jeramie S. Erpelo from the College of Arts and Sciences – Natural Sciences Department; on the right is Ms. Jo Kyla T. Buston from the College of Nursing, awarded second place; and on the left is Mr. Mark Ryan C. Parajas from the College of Medical Laboratory Science, recognized with third place.
As the event concluded, Dr. Lopez expressed her gratitude to all participants for their involvement in the event and emphasized the importance of continued research engagement from the faculty. She also hoped for a two-day Faculty Research Forum next year, which would dedicate one day to the Non-Health Sciences Cluster and another day to the Health and Natural Sciences Cluster.