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Through teaching by example, DLSU-D boasts of a hidden curriculum for green practices – incorporating sustainable practices in school so that these may also be adopted by the students, faculty and staff in their own homes and communities.
The University also integrates sustainability into its academic programs by offering courses with environmental majors. Based on data from the Office of the Registrar, 355 total subjects offered by DLSU-D for A.Y. 2021-2022 contains sustainability components while 17 are specifically targetted towards environment.
The College of Science (COS) is also offering Math in the Modern World (MMW) across all programs in all coleges as a General Education course subject. The course deals with nature of mathematics, appreciation of its practical, intellectual, and aesthetic dimensions and application of mathematical tools in daily life.
Also in the pipeline is the development of DLSU-D’s Sustainability Program on Priority Areas which seeks to create a sustainability program on the following priority areas of operation namely: a). Student Services; b). Infrastructure; c). Finance and d). Environment. Sustainability is defined in this project as the adoption of standards in the area of quality management, environmental management, finance management and occupational safety and health standards.
Cavite Development Research Programs
CDRP proposes to organize quality research into four inter-related mission areas to benefit the province of Cavite’s quest for sustainable economic, social and environmental development including agriculture, land use and environmental impacts; urban systems and applied technology; eco-tourisn and enterterprise development, and good governance and cultural heritage analysis.
Increased Sustainability-related Researches
DLSU-D significantly increased the ratio of sustainability research funding to total research funding. In the previous year, 91.72% of research undertaken by Lasallian faculty were sustainability related.
Every school year, Research Week is scheduled in the academic calendar as a regular research activity of the University. During this week, several research-related activities are prepared by different colleges and departments under the management and coordination of the University Research Office (URO). Before the pandemic, research conferences (national or international level) focused on sustainability and anchored on different SDGs were annually held in the campus. During the implementation of quarantine or health protocol, webinars are held in lieu of physical conferences.
A total average 15 publications is published every year in the last four years.
Collaborative Sustainability Researches
Since 2019 the University Research Office (URO) has been collaborating with the The Salvation of Army –Switzerland (TSA) and have conducted more 25 researches that involved more than 50 faculty researchers. The result of the researches serve as Baseline Data for planning and implementing Integrated Community Development Programs for the different vulnerable communities all over the Philippines.
Marine Sustainability Researches
The University Research Office (URO) have partnered with Ecowaste Coalition (EWC) that was funded by USAID and Korea International Coperating Agency (KOICA) and have conducted three (3) researches involving numerous numbers of research faculty members from different disciplines to conduct (a) Marine Plastic Liter Survey, (b) Assesment of Knowledge and Practices of communities within the Manila Bay and (c) Efficiency of Solid Waste Collection in the same areas. Currently another research is being conducted involving 10 faculty researchers doing Marine Plastic Liter Survey from Cavite to Bataan to assess the Manila Bay.
Imus River Sustainability Researches
The University Research Office (URO) partnered with the Partnership for the Environmental Management of the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) where the university is acredited as a PEMSEA Network of Learning Centers (PNLC). Three (3) ASEANO researches funded by the Norwegian government were accomplished in 2022 (a) Survey of Plastic Liter and Microplastics Along Imus River (b) Assessment of Knowledge and Practices within the Imus River communities (c)Sosyal Implication of Plastic Pollution Mitigations Initiatives along the Imus River: A Basis for Policy Framework.
ISCN
DLSU –D was the First Filipino university member of the International Sustainable Campus Network having over 60 members from 26 countris all over the world.
SDG Accord
De La Salle University-Dasmariñas President Br. Gus Boquer FSC, EdD signed the SDG Accord as part of DLSU-D’s commitment to embed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into its education, research, leadership, operations, administration and engagement activities in the year 2020.
Green Gown Award
DLSU-D was recognized as finalist for the International Green Gown Awards in the Sustainability Institution of the Year 2021 being the only Philipinne university to qualify for the category.
Virtual Learning Environment
De La Salle Univerity-Dasmarinas has been actively exploring virtual learning processes such as the Learning Management System, now known as the Schoolbook. This provides opportunities for faculty and students to maximize technological tools for learning without having to physically report on campus. This practice minimizes carbon footprint.
Sustainability-related Activities
Student organizations mounted an average of 148 sustainability-related events in the last three years ranging from conferences, workshops, awareness raising, and practical training.
Student Engagement Program
Over 10,000 students have completed the INTRO to La Salle, a required subject that introduces freshmen students to DLSU-D’s comprehensive environment program. Over the course of 10 years, it has been renamed as Student Engagement Program (SEP) to encompass the University's strides towards sustainability.
Informative Webinars
In the absence of face to face events in the midst of the pandemic, DLSU-D's academic and servicing units utilized online platforms to deliver cultural, social, academic, environmental events.