Canama's BSChE e-Portfolio
Lifelong Learning
"Never stop asking the questions about how we live and what do we live for... The moment we stop asking such, the romance of our life ends..."
-Boo Young Joo (Han Suk Kyu, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim)
Learning never stops. In my years existing in this world, one thing I realized is that we should never let go of our curiosity and how we could evolve ourselves to commit and become life-long learners who thirst for knowledge and is open to various discoveries. One must not say that he knows it all. Rather, he must be humble to take in new information and expand the sphere of knowledge in an exponential manner. In this transient world, all we can afford to do is adapt or make a better change.
Talks and Seminars
What better way to grasp information than from learning through those who have been exposed to such fields and knowledge. In this time of globalization, we recognize the need to look at things at a wider perspective. Through seminars, we listen to these experts about certain topics and agendas that is related to their expertise and capacities. With these talks, we add to our knowledge bank the current situation of our society, the technologies that are developed, and the challenge to adhere with sustainability for the next generations.
Throughout the BSChE program, there were a couple of engagements and interactions that foster us as budding engineers to different aspects of society that needs utmost attention. We have also attended talks that gave us a heads-up of the world beyond the four corners of the classroom. If there is one main highlight to that, that would be SChES 2021. During the three-day event, not only there were speakers having a talk (or called ChAlk which means 'ChE Talk') who come from the professional field but also being able to interact with professionals through a ChORUM (short for "ChE FORUM"; pronounced as 'quorum'). This brough light to meaningful discussions and has shed awareness of what a chemical engineer can do to adapt to sustainability in this fast-paced world.
Here is another highlight webinar I have attended, one of the class that we took tackles on plant inspections and seminars which allows us to have a taste of the professional world through the lens of entry-level professional working at various industries. Over the course of the semester, six industries with distinct job roles were introduced. This definitely shows how diverse a chemical engineer's role is in the industry. After all of these webinars, a summary and reflection was made to wrap up the discussions of these entry-level tips and knowledge. Click on the link to learn about what happened during these webinars.
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With these, the commitment to lifelong learning starts by allowing oneself to open his mind and be able to adapt through the current times. By adapting, one is able to unlearn, learn, and relearn lessons to unpack the growth mindset within
Carolinian Sustainable Chemical Engineer
The University of San Carlos has been bannering that in each and every graduate would possess the principle of an "Education with a Mission" through becoming a "Witness to the Word" and live upon Scientia, Virtus, and Devotio. In relation to sustainability, the aim of each student, faculty, and staff housing the university is to grow on a holistic development that uses his education for the good of all and to contribute to nation-building. In this manner, the sustainable development goals of the United Nations can directly and indirectly be achieved when worked together. In spite of the different professions the University offers, the common goal of being a driving force towards positive change in the community is highly evident. Here is my reflective essay on what it means to be a Carolinian Chemical Engineer in the aim for a sustainable environment.
TO BECOME A SUSTAINABLE CAROLINIAN CHEMICAL ENGINEER : The Role of a Carolinian Chemical Engineer in the Quest for Sustainability in Production and Consumption
