Fragments of the poetry of our Nobel Prize in Literature were stunned on the summits of the Paranao and Gualliguaica hills.
The month of July was chosen for the installation of the fifth and fourth plaque of the “Literary Summits” project, which captures the poetry of Gabriela Mistral in ceramics in the hills of the Elqui Province.
The initiative is promoted by the group “Cultura Activa” - made up of citizens and officials of the University of La Serena -, together with the university and the support of the Rector's Office.
The installation days of these plates took place on the tops of the hills Paranao (3.507 mas.nm) and Gualliguaica or Portillo hill according to the IGM (1.416 meters above sea level), located in the commune of Vicuña, and had a high turnout. In the first a fragment of the poetry “Noche Andina” was captured and in the second the verses from “Valle de Elqui”, which appear in the book “Poema de Chile” by our Nobel Prize in Literature.
The project considers the installation of 10 plates and will end between the months of December and February 2020 on Cerro Las Tórtolas (6.160 meters above sea level), being the plate located at the highest altitude in the Province of Elqui.
For AUR, changes introduced to Decree No. 40, of June 10, 2015, would strengthen criteria that favor larger metropolitan higher education institutions, to the detriment of those located in regions with a lower level of development, less population and located in extreme areas.
Through a letter addressed to the Minister of Education, the Group of Regional Universities (AUR) expressed its concern about the modification to Decree No. 40, of June 10, 2015, of the MINEDUC, which establishes the form and conditions of assignment of the Basal resources for Performance that apply to the regional universities included in Art. 1 of the DFL (ED.) No. 4, of 1981, published in the Official Gazette on June 19, 2019.
The letter points out to the Minister of the Education portfolio that in article 2 the phrase “and at least 75% of them (the resources of the fund) will be assigned to institutions whose headquarters are located outside of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago.” According to AUR, the text that is being deleted is part of an effort that, with transversal support, the country has imposed to reverse the high degree of territorial concentration of resources.
For this reason, the rectors point out that the change introduced strengthens criteria that favor metropolitan and larger institutions to the obvious detriment of those from regions with a lower level of development, less population and/or located in extreme areas.
Finally, they indicate that this change contradicts the Government Program of President Sebastián Piñera, which proposes a strengthening of regional universities, as they are "campuses that require action plans in accordance with their particularities." It is also contradictory to the same program that states, “decentralization is one of the most felt demands of the regions and a necessity to promote harmonious development, which takes advantage of the full potential of our country and grants equal opportunities to all.”
Based on this background, the rectors of the regional campuses of the Council of Rectors ask the education authorities to correct this contradiction, based on the conviction that providing society and the country with stronger regional universities is a sign of territorial equity. , a sine qua non condition to move towards a more harmonious, balanced and developed country.
Under the motto “It is not the end, it is the beginning of a new stage”, the activity carried out at the Mistralian Center of the study house brought together older adults from the commune.
With the aim of empowering older adults in society and providing them with a series of recommendations for their health care, the students of the Nursing program at the University of La Serena held the XVI Conference for the Elderly “It is not the end , is the beginning of a new stage” at the Mistralian Center of the ULS (Las Compañías), aimed at seniors in the commune of La Serena.
The activity was framed in the closing of the subject: “Gerontological Care”, a fourth-year elective of the degree, which focuses on development not only in terms of knowledge regarding the care of the elderly, but also skills such as empathy and teamwork.
“This is an activity that we have been doing for 16 years and we have always had a very good reception from the community. Older adults learn, have a good time and always ask to be able to repeat instances like these,” said the academic from the ULS Department of Nursing, Mg. Carmen Retamal, she respected the reception that exists on the part of the community to the development of this activity.
For her part, Paula Cepeda, a 4th year Nursing student, indicated that it is important that instances like this be generated as a career, since they contribute to the development and integration of the community. “I think it is very necessary to share knowledge with elderly people who are often left aside socially, since through this activity we not only provide a space for distraction to older adults, but we also help develop their capabilities.” and skills,” he said.
Finally, María Yolanda González, participant in the activity, indicated that it is important for the University of La Serena to train future professionals with the necessary knowledge to provide good care for older adults. “It is excellent that students are prepared so that when they practice their profession as nurses, they know the care they must take for the elderly, being empathetic with them and better understanding the problems they may present,” she said.
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With the objective of promoting and strengthening the commercialization of technologies or technological-based ventures, students from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of La Serena are invited to participate in the “Technological-Based Implementation Program” contest.
This initiative is financed by the FIULS 2030 Project, from the “New Engineering for the 2030 regions” program of CORFO.
Two winning projects will be selected from the applications and the resources will be allocated to finance the proposed annual marketing operational plan, which should not exceed Th$3.000.
The first talk of the 2019 cycle had a wide call and had as its first speaker the Director of the Sustainability Observatory of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Chile, Mg. Reinalina Chavarri.
At the Enrique Molina Garmendia Campus, the first exhibition was held within the framework of the “Chair of Public Policies and Sustainable Development”, whose guest, Mg. Reinalina Chavarri, belonging to the FEN of the University of Chile, offered the talk “Sustainable Development for the XNUMXst Century”, thus generating a space for conversation and criticism regarding the topic.
During the meeting, which had a large number of participants, including students, academics and special guests, those present were able to listen carefully to the vision of what it means to be sustainable and adapt to new times, highlighting the ways of governing, as well as the generation of new public policies, where the guest was emphatic in saying that, without the space for participation, these would not represent citizens.
For the Mg. Reinalina Chavarri, being the first speaker of this series of meetings that will be held at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the University of La Serena, is a privilege, since it gives a space for permanent dialogue to young people who are forming their opinion criticism regarding public policies and sustainable development.
“Traditionally, public policies are the way in which the State and its governments resolve or solve society's problems, and in that definition, those impacted by public policies seem to be all citizens; However, environmental issues have particularities, and will depend on the territory, geographical characteristics, and types of production, more at the local level. There must be broad guidelines for a country, but expressed with the particularities of the territory, who are those directly or indirectly impacted, because without that they do not make sense and hence the importance of having participation and dialogue," emphasized the Director of the Sustainability Observatory of the FEN University of Chile.
The words that inaugurated the first presentation of the Chair were given by the Dean of the FACSE, Dr. Luperfina Rojas, who thanked the high attendance and was clear in pointing out that new times are accompanied by new challenges, especially in sustainability, which is where everyone's commitment is required.
“This Chair allows us to bring together all the disciplinary areas that are developed in our Faculty, on the one hand, we have Education, Social Sciences, Law, Communication and sustainable development is linked mainly to the areas of Commercial Engineering, Administration Engineering , Assistant accountant. We must know how to work without damaging the environment and achieve a society that allows us to project ourselves between now and 2030. This Chair goes in that direction, providing and having a space for discussion, reflection, analysis, where we can dialogue and build a better society." , assured the first authority of the Faculty.
Recognition
During the day, the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences presented recognition to the academic, Mg. Jorge Fernández Labra, for his contribution in the almost 20 years of work that he carried out at the University of La Serena, even becoming Dean of the FACSE.
The academic thanked everyone present for the recognition and emphasized that “the University of La Serena gave me the opportunity to grow intellectually and also on a family level, to stay in this city. I am very grateful to the Faculty for all the opportunities it gave me and especially to Dr. Luperfina Rojas, with whom we worked together for many years. I only wish that the University continues along this path of progress that it has demonstrated, enriching the knowledge of scientific disciplines, focused on the region, but always, also, focused on and respecting the human being.”
In this event, theoretical-practical activities were developed on advanced topics in microbiology.
Between July 15 and 19, the Department of Biology of the ULS carried out the course “Microbiology for the XNUMXst Century”, sponsored by the Faculty of Sciences and the Allende-Connelli Foundation, and aimed at high school Biology teachers of various backgrounds. municipal establishments.
The course was inaugurated by the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, Dr. Amelia Ramírez, and the Director of the Department of Biology, Dr. Rodomiro Osorio, who highlighted the importance of the connection and permanent monitoring of the institution's graduates as a positive feedback mechanism for both the institution and the community.
The course was coordinated by the academic of the Department of Biology, Dr. Lorgio Aguilera, and had the participation of the academics, Mg. Claudia Barraza, Professor Alex Cea, Dr. Luis Castillo, Mg. Verónica Plaza, Mg Karen Godoy, Dr. Héctor Bugueño (from the Department of Education), Dr. Marcela Gatica and Dr. Karina Stuken.
Dr. Lorgio Aguilera indicated that the objective of this course was to contribute to the improvement of the teaching-learning of Microbiology, through the theoretical and practical training of high school Biology teachers from municipal establishments in four fundamental concepts: the genomic plasticity of Microorganisms have generated their biodiversity and have allowed them to colonize different environments. The processes that cause the genetic variability of microorganisms are mainly mutations and horizontal gene transfer. Microorganisms communicate and coordinate the expression of genes depending on their population density. and microorganisms are main actors in the field of health and biotechnology.
He also pointed out that the course was conceived as an instance of professional training for biology teachers in public schools. In this event, theoretical-practical activities were developed on advanced topics in microbiology. In addition, teaching materials were presented so that educators can transmit to their students the learning of fundamental concepts with approaches to science teaching based on inquiry.
Finally, the assistant professors were grateful for the opportunity that their institution offers them to participate in refresher courses, which enhance their ongoing training and that at the same time allow them to meet again with their career colleagues and share teaching experiences. .
For her part, Paula Cepeda, a 4th year Nursing student, indicated that it is important that instances like this be generated as a career, since they contribute to the development and integration of the community. “I think it is very necessary to share knowledge with elderly people who are often left aside socially, since through this activity we not only provide a space for distraction to older adults, but we also help develop their capabilities.” and skills,” he said.
