The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) successfully conducted its onsite concept paper public forum held at the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) building, last February 8, 2025.
The public forum features the various study proposals across the graduate programs: one from the Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics, four from Master of Arts in Literature, two were from the Master of Science in Applied Mathematics, and one from Master of Science in Biology.
Present in the event were the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Jeneifer C. Nueva; Dean of the Office the Advanced Studies, Dr. Eveyth P. Deligero; CAS Dean, Dr. Marnie Grace I. Sonico; GSAS Head and CAS Associate Dean, Asst. Prof. Joy R. Risonar. The Program Heads were also in attendance: Dr. Angelo Lenard E. Yu (Master of Arts in Literature), Asst. Prof. Joy R. Risonar (Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics), Dr. Ariel C. Pedrano (Master of Science in Applied Mathematics), and Dr. Majella G. Bautista (Master of Science in Biology).
The forum started with an opening ceremony which was immediately followed by the parallel sessions of the different graduate programs.
Breakout/parallel sessions of the different graduate programs were also held where comments, questions, and suggestions were raised by the audience to invite a wider arena for discussion and help presenters improve their studies. Program Heads and graduate school faculty members facilitated the sessions and provided substantial comments and critiques to guide the presenters to come up with a quality and ethical research study.
The said forum also serves as the initial activity before the thesis proposal, where graduate researchers can gain better insights into their field of study and acquire help in assessing the novelty, feasibility, and relevance of their research while ensuring it is anchored in the vision of the university in being a premier research university transforming communities in the ASEAN and beyond.
