Posted: February 17, 2022

Coast Guard Commanders enrolled under the second batch of the Master in Public Management major in Development and Security with specialization in Maritime Safety and Security (MPM DevSec MSS), through its PMC-203 Public Policy Analysis module, had the privilege to listen and convene with guest lecturers from Golden Gate University San Francisco, California and some members of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) last November 2021.

The distinguished speakers were especially invited by the module’s faculty-in-charge, Dr. Joaquin L. Gonzalez III to give in-class special lectures in line with the module’s topics in an effort to broaden the perspectives of the co-learners. For Day 2 of the module, Dr. Willie Britt, Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University, presented the application of Root Cause Analysis in tackling policy problems and performing innovative solutions. The next day, co-learners held a brief forum together with a USCG panel on Maritime Safety, Security and Stewardship. Guest speakers from this panel included Deputy Coast Guard Commander of the San Francisco Sector, Captain Jordan M. Baldueza; Veteran Service Officer, Mr. Glen Galman who retired after twenty (20) years of service with the USCG; and USCG Reservist, BM2 Brandon E. Lum who is also a Governor Newsom appointee at the California Threat Assessment Center. On the last day of the module, Dr. Mick McGee and Dr. Terry Curl were invited to hold lecture workshops, the former on making S.M.A.R.T. policy recommendations, and the latter on Port and Marine Development. The two lecturers including Dr. Willie Britt currently serve as Professors and Adjunct Professors of Public Administration under the Doctor of Business Administration Program at Golden Gate University San Francisco, California.

The MPM DevSec MSS is a twinning program aligned with the Philippine Coast Guard Officers’ Senior Executive Course (PCGOSEC) that seeks to build students’ competencies for them to become effective and efficient officers for strategic levels of command and staff positions in the PCG within the overarching framework of development and security. The second batch will run until October 2022.

Posted: February 10, 2022

With the emergence of new trends and thrusts, issues and challenges, it is high time to focus on knowledge products that are functional, practical and innovative.

Under its Knowledge Innovation (KI) HubLab, the DAP Graduate School will hold the International Research Colloquium on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Futures Thinking on February 23-24, 2022, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM via Zoom. This forum shall feature the research papers of our highly regarded Research Fellows.

Join us in another knowledge co-creation activity and be part of the discourse! Register at https://bit.ly/DAP-GSPDMInternationalResearchColloquium.

Stay tuned for updates!

Posted: February 7, 2022

DAP Graduate School and Pangasinan State University (PSU) Collaborate for a Research Study on the Futures of Salt

Dr. Lizan E. Perante-Calina, DAP Graduate School Dean had an initial meeting with Dr. Dexter Buted, PSU President for the GSPDM Research Program and the Certificate Course on Futures Thinking.

The Office of the Vice President for Research, Extension, Innovation, Gender and Development, headed by Dr. Paulo V. Cenas, presented the proposal for the construction of the Advanced Salt Innovation Center (ASIn Center) at PSU.

The Center shall act as the central avenue in advancing research and development initiatives on salt production processes, technologies and products. The proposal is considered a significant step in revitalizing the salt-making industry towards achieving national salt sufficiency and promoting sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

Through collaborations with other state universities in Region 1, the proposed project will involve (1) land sustainability assessment, socio-economic profiling and development of geo-database management systems for salt industry in Region 1; (2) design evaluation and occupational safety assessment on structures of various salt manufacturing facilities in Region 1; (3) characterization and optimization of salt production processes and products; (4) salt technology research innovation and process engineering; and (5) development of value-added salt products.

The DAP Graduate School looks forward to this partnership!