The Center for Guidance and Counseling is holding the MCL Senior High School Career Week this January 25 to 29, 2021 with the theme “Road to the Right Career Choices.” A Digital Poster Making Contest and a Video Making Contest will also be held. See full details below.
THE REGISTRAR Malayan Colleges Laguna – A Mapúa School, Inc. Jose Rizal Building, Block 6 Lot 4 Southpoint Subdivision, Pulo-Diezmo Road, Cabuyao City, Laguna Philippines, 4025
• Submission of Enrollment Documents (New Enrollees for the Current Academic Year) • Submission of Enrollment Deficiencies from Previous Academic Year • Transmittal of Scholarship Documents that require School certification (online request required)
Graduates/ Alumni and Students who have Transferred out of MCL:
• Request for Transfer Credentials from Current School • Request for Form 137 (Permanent Student Record) from another school
Other Important Reminders
1. Processing of Form 137 (transfer from MCL to another school and from previous school to MCL) is school-to-school unless the other party (non-MCL) includes a notation (i.e. “entrust to the bearer”) on the request.
2. Requests via the Registrar’s Office ([email protected]) e-mail are allowed.
4. Complete mailing address and instructions must be strictly followed.
5. Successful transmittal of official and original documents is a responsibility of the sender (student and parent) including the corresponding courier charges and related costs without any right of reimbursement from MCL.
6. By sending the original documents to MCL via courier, the sender gives his/her consent for the personal data and information to be obtained, used, processed, stored, and disposed (if necessary) by MCL subject to the exiting data privacy and enrollment policies of the institution.
7. Senders are encouraged to verify/confirm if the transmitted documents are received after five (5) days from transmittal through the Helplines of the Registrar’s Office (09189929591); or if no confirmation from RO’s end is made within the 5-day period.
The team of administrators and staff from Malayan Colleges Laguna (MCL) behind the push to enhance the institution’s training for faculty and staff, earning them the 2020 Blackboard Award for Professional Development.
Administrators and staff from Malayan Colleges Laguna (MCL) have been named winners of the Blackboard Award for Professional Development this August 2020.
The award recognizes those who use Blackboard programs to support and enhance their faculty and staff’s training and professional development. This can include anything from creative learning opportunities to on-the-job training in the newest technologies and should display an organization-wide dedication to innovative development programs.
Founded in 2005, the annual Awards recognize and honor innovation and excellence in the Blackboard global community of practice, where millions of educators and learners work every day to redefine what is possible when leveraging technology. Winners are selected by a cross-functional team of Blackboard experts.
The recipients from MCL are Asst. Prof. Abigail Joy Rodelas-Angelia, Director, Office for Educational Content Management (OECM); Ms. Carina Victoria T. Adanza, Assistant Vice President, Office for Human Resources and Administrative Services (OHRAS); Mr. John Mark L. Almarez, E-Learning Coordinator; Asst. Prof. Raychelle R. Artuz, Director, Center for Service-Learning and Community Engagement (CSCE); Asst. Prof. Khristian G. Kikuchi, Dean, College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS); Prof. James Ronald O. Mesina, Assistant Vice President for Academic Services and Director, Office for Strategic Partnerships and Global Enagement (OSPGE); Dr. Roel C. Rodrigo, Director, Learning Environments and Innovations Office (LEIO); Ms. Pearl Stephanie Ulep, OSPGE Officer; and Ms. Sharyl B. Zarate, Mathematics Cluster Coordinator of MCL Senior High School (MCL-SHS).
The plaque from Blackboard Inc., listing the names of the MCL administrators and staff winning the Blackboard Award for Professional Development for 2020.
“Designing an employee development program aimed at making co-workers shine and succeed despite a challenging backdrop is a rare experience. We may only get to do this at a time of a global pandemic!” Asst. Prof. Angelia shared. “I am grateful to this team for the push they gave to achieve the goals of the projects under the #samaOLL program — Learning During the Quarantine (LDQ), Interactive Learning Assets for Digital Delivery (iLeaD), self-paced Blackboard courses for MCL faculty, and MCL Lifelong Learners. Most of all, I admire the grit and positive mindset of the MCL community at such a difficult time. We inspire each to grow together as a team, everyone included, #samaOLL.”
The program name “#samaOLL” is a play on the modern Filipino saying “Sana all” and OLL, which stands for Opportunities for Lifelong Learning.
“We’re pleased to honor this year’s Blackboard Award winners for their commitment to improving the educational experience for all learners through EdTech and sharing these insights with the broader community,” said Lee Blakemore, Chief Client Officer and President, Global Markets at Blackboard. “We’re proud to partner with institutions who are innovating to advance student success.”
MCL’s team was announced alongside other Blackboard winners during TLC Asia Pacific, Blackboard’s annual user conference held virtually last August 26 to 27, 2020.
Malayan Colleges Laguna (MCL), through its Admissions Office and Office for Educational Content Management (OECM) and in coordination with its faculty members from the colleges and MCL Senior High School (MCL-SHS), is holding MCL CyberCamp 2020: A Walkthrough of MCL’s Virtual Learning Spaces this July 21 to August 21.
CyberCamp 2020 course mentors from the colleges and MCL Senior High School.
Designed to help acquaint new enrolled students with MCL’s learning management system (LMS), which is key to the school’s New Normal Learning Delivery Program, CyberCamp 2020 is also an opportunity for new students to review essentials in Math, Science, and English.
“We made sure we covered the relevant topics as freshmen take their online academic courses for the incoming school year. It also gives them a chance to practice answering assessments, discussion boards, and connect online with their peers and mentors,” said Asst. Prof. Abigail Joy Rodelas-Angelia, OECM Director. “Exposure to these skills is crucial to student success, that’s why their participation in CyberCamp can propel them to do better in their academic courses. This way, they can warm up to a learning platform that may otherwise be unfamiliar to them.”
According to Asst. Prof. Angelia, CyberCamp 2020 is a freshman encounter, an acquaintance party, and a deep dive into the MCL online academic platforms. The experience also boosts of perks such as free access to Coursera, live virtual classes from expert mentors, and rich discussions with classmates and peers.
CyberCamp 2020 participants share their tips for successful online learning.
“This year is remarkable and exciting because not only will MCL offer online courses, we will also offer fully online degrees, and the CyberCamp experience will give students a head start on our platforms,” Asst. Prof. Angelia continued. “While it’s a fact that younger students are more comfortable with technology (Czaja, etal., 2006), there’s still a learning curve that students need to surpass in order to be more familiar and competent with the use of apps and tools related to learning. It is the team’s hope that this learning curve will be less steep for students who joined this course.”
Based on comments from participants, CyberCamp 2020 has been successful so far in helping students adjust to the New Normal that is online learning.
“We are overwhelmed with the response and positive feedback from new MCL students regarding their experience,” shared Asst. Prof. Angelia. “It is not only a chance for new students to get to know MCL better, but it is also an opportunity for the mentors to get to know how creative, talented, and smart this new generation is.”
New MCL-SHS students and college freshmen may join CyberCamp 2020 by logging in to Blackboard Learn, the MCL LMS.
In an effort to help with the nation’s ongoing fight against the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Malayan Colleges Laguna’s (MCL) College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS) formed a team to develop a web-based dashboard to track the number of COVID-19 cases in the province of Laguna and provide important data at a glance.
Spearheaded by CCIS Dean Khristian G. Kikuchi, the team is composed of Prof. Dennis A. Martillano; alumni John Noel J. Corpuz and John Disonglo; 4th year students Gwyneth Escarda, Mark Anthony V. Hernandez, Cedric Flores, and Joseph Lazaga; 2nd year students Michael James Gnilo and Miguel Cellona; and 1st year students Job J. Lipat and Charmaine Eunice I. Rabano.
The team of professors, alumni, and students from the College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS) tasked with developing and managing a web-based dashboard to track the number of COVID-19 cases in the province of Laguna.
“After the suspension of online classes last April 3rd, I thought that this is a great opportunity for us to develop something useful for our country,” shared Dean Kikuchi. “Since the first day that the Philippines recorded its first COVID-19 case, I monitored the daily figures given by the Department of Health (DOH). However, these data are too general, based on the total running numbers, and doesn’t show the specific trends for a region or province. This is when I thought of developing a dashboard showing important information related to COVID-19 cases for the province of Laguna.”
The CCIS team aims to provide relevant information on the ongoing COVID-19 cases in the province down to the level of cities, municipalities, and if available, even to the level of the barangays. With the goal to give everyone hope, the dashboard will be highlighting the number of recovered cases and remaining active cases. It may also be viewed using mobile phones.
“I want to share to our students the opportunity to do something noble and of service to our country during this time of crisis by utilizing their skills and knowledge,” emphasized Dean Kikuchi.
With the project currently in its initial phase of development, the team will be including other features that will ensure that data presentation is more comprehensible and easier to navigate for anyone accessing the dashboard.
“I know that we are not used to this kind of situation before and thus we are experiencing difficulties in facing the challenges of this crisis,” Dean Kikuchi said as a final message for the community. “Let us keep our faith to God for He will never leave us in these trying times. Enjoy the moments with our family members, still keep in touch with our friends and loved ones, and if possible, extend our support and help to our fellow Filipinos in our own ways. Stay home and stay safe. And we will definitely see each other again very soon.”
Following the latest developments on the emerging cases of the Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) in the Philippines, students, staff, faculty, and parents are enjoined to stay updated by reading the advisories below.
In line with the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) advisory on the suspension of classes and school activities in all levels for the entire Luzon (as seen in CHED COVID Advisory No. 5 dated March 17, 2020), MCL has opted to continue with the delivery of learning via its online platforms, such as Blackboard Learn, provided that faculty members conduct them without prejudice to students who may not be able to participate due to the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).
Prior to the ECQ, MCL followed the recommendations from the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the temporary suspension of activities where persons will congregate (as seen in DepEd Memorandum No. 034, s. 2020 and DOH Advisory on Concerts and Other Public Events and Gatherings dated February 7, 2020).
Advisories from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
Guidelines for the Prevention, Control and Mitigation of the Spread of the 2019-Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease in Higher Education Institutions (CHED COVID-19 Advisories)
MCL has been pioneering efforts to deliver a blended learning approach to instruction since 2009. Hence, while we all pray for the pandemic to subside, our stakeholders can be assured that learning happens until the end of the term through our alternative delivery mode.
MCL can effectively roll out classes through the Blackboard Learn (BBL). All courses offered in College and Senior High School are paired with its online delivery through our learning management system (LMS), Blackboard Learn, and all other online platforms that will make instructional delivery possible.
However, to help address the concerns of students and parents brought about by the difficulties from the ECQ, guidelines were established to make online learning easier for those with access to an internet connection, and to provide further consideration for those who do not. Read the Guidelines for Digital Learning for College Students
Following the Executive Order of the President of the Philippines on the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) of Luzon, the management of Malayan Colleges Laguna – A Mapua School will continue to implement a work from home scheme for non-teaching employees until April 12, 2020.
Employees with concerns may reach the Human Resources Management Office via [email protected].
While the campus was still open, MCL intensified the campaign for social distancing. With more than 7,000 people (i.e. students, employees, and guests) getting in and out of MCL on a daily basis, our students and employees cannot effectively distance themselves while in the lecture rooms, and common areas. We also want the students to intensify their own efforts for social distancing by giving them reasons not to take public transportation in going to and from the school.
Student Admission
As part of social distancing and due to the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) currently in place, the conduct of MCL Admissions Examination is temporarily suspended until further notice. However, online application remains open through the MCL Online Admissions portal. Scheduling of the entrance exam will be released no later than April 18, 2020.
For further assistance, applicants may reach the Admissions Office via the contact details below.
Services of the Registrar’s Office and the Treasury Office
The Registrar’s Office continues to offer academic services with its employees on work-from-home arrangements. However, these services are currently limited to enrollment procedures and accommodation of documentary requests that may be served through online means via e-mail.
Requests for printed documents are temporarily suspended. Transcript of records and certifications may be issued in electronic form by emailing [email protected]. Printed copies will be released once regular office operations resume.
For now, payments of tuition fees and back accounts are limited to off-site channels such as RCBC over-the-counter and RCBC Online Banking, Cebuana Lhuiller, and M. Lhuiller. Payments of all pending school fees may be done via PayMaya on OnEMCL and the Parent Portal. Finance-related concerns may be coordinated to the Treasury Office via email.
Contact Information
During the ECQ period, students, parents and applicants requiring assistance may reach MCL offices via the following contact details.
Admissions Office (ADO)
For Admissions-related concerns E-mail: [email protected] Cellphone numbers: 0918-9902266 and 0919-0875722 (Smart) 0927-4678728 and 0927-4678729 (Globe)
Information Technology Services Office (ITSO) Helpdesk
Online learning will resume on March 25, 2020 (Wednesday).
Is MCL open? I have a concern with one of the offices.
The MCL campus is currently off-limits to all. Employees are following work-from-home arrangements until further notice. Students with concerns may reach the MCL offices via the contact details listed above.
Is admission for A.Y. 2020-2021 still open? When can I take the MCL Admissions Exam?
The conduct of MCL Admissions Examination is temporarily suspended until further notice. However, online application remains open through the MCL Online Admissions portal. Scheduling of the entrance exam will be released no later than April 18, 2020. For further assistance, you may reach the Admissions Office via the contact details listed above.
What if a student is not able to participate in online learning due to issues with internet connection or devices?
Students may opt not to participate in remote learning, formative assessment, or summative assessment activities if internet connectivity is unavailable and/or a violation of home quarantine procedures will be a concern.
I have an internet connection, but I am having difficulties with joining the Blackboard Learn Collaborate sessions/streams. What should I do?
Faculty members will conduct online classes without prejudice to those who cannot participate. Teachers and professors will also be providing other online platforms, such as uploaded modules, discussion boards, accessible recorded sessions, and more for self-paced learning for all.
The Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) is affecting my delivery of requirements and learning outcomes for my courses. What should I do?
Students who fail to demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes for the current term, for any reason related to the ECQ, will be allowed to complete the requirements even beyond the term.
Malayan Colleges Laguna (MCL) has been actively helping its students expand their horizons through partnerships with international institutions, and one of its grantees was 5th year Chemical Engineering (ChE) student Top Archie P. Dela Peña, who successfully passed and entered Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Summer Research Program administered by the College of Engineering International Affairs (COEIA) from May to July 2018.
5th year Chemical Engineering student Top Archie P. Dela Peña was one of the fortunate students who got in Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Summer Research Program last May to July 2018.
Malayan Colleges Laguna (MCL) has been actively helping its students expand their horizons through partnerships with international institutions, and one of its grantees was 5th year Chemical Engineering (ChE) student Top Archie P. Dela Peña, who successfully passed and entered Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Summer Research Program administered by the College of Engineering International Affairs (COEIA) from May to July 2018.
Also awarded with the Global Engineering Leadership (GEL) Scholarship, Top was granted a subsidized roundtrip airline ticket up to NT$15,000 and free university dormitory accommodation for his entire period of stay, and a tuition waiver.
Having an excellent academic record, together with the statement of purpose and some examples of written work, were the major requirements for application. Since he is still an undergraduate, Top submitted his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) thesis proposal paper.
Several things made him doubt that he would be able to get into the program: the admission process was very tough and only limited slots were available, the acceptance rate was only at 8 to 10 percent of the hundreds of qualified students from all over the world, and the program was looking for both undergraduate and graduate students.
But Top was fortunate enough to be the first from the Philippines to get accepted since the program started. He got in with other students from India, Russia, China, USA, Japan, France, and Vietnam. “I wasn’t expecting it because according to the professor who conducted the orientation for us, those who are accepted are very lucky because only the best students are given the opportunity, and several of my classmates were Master’s- and Doctoral- degree students with extensive research experiences,” Top shared.
Top with the tasks and equipment he utilized at NTHU.
“That gave me mixed emotions of encouragement and fear. I was determined to perform the best that I could, but at the same time, I was terrified that my skills and knowledge were not comparable to them.”
Because of their similar research interests in the field of nanomaterials and renewable energy, Top was advised by Dr. Shih-Yuan Lu, a Chemical Engineering Professor and currently the Dean of the College of Engineering at NTHU. Top’s research focused on developing an electrode derived from low-cost transition metals for oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
“His idea for the research was to integrate metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) on the surface of Ni-Fe nanowire electrodes. Both MOF and nanowire catalyzed electrodes showed great performance based on literature and experimentations done in our lab, but the synergistic effect of the said novel integration was not yet investigated particularly for water splitting.”
Top, together with Dr. Lu and the new entry Master's students in the lab
On his first day at NTHU, Top’s mentor Hsieh Cheng-Ting and the other members of Dr. Lu’s lab accommodatingly oriented him about their current research, the available facilities in the laboratory, and a clear view on what he was supposed to work with.
Unfortunately, since the program was only limited for a period of two months and he needed to return to the Philippines to finish his degree, Top was unable to continue working on this research. However, it will be continued by two graduate students at NTHU under the Department of Chemical Engineering and Nanomaterials and Nanostructures Laboratory.
His entire experience was “totally a treasure to keep,” from meeting new friends to gaining new learnings. It also helped him boost his self-confidence and allowed him to learn different cultures. “Certainly, this experience was utterly a great foundation and merit for my future graduate study plans.”
The NTHU Summer Research Program is an annual program for international students who are aspiring to conduct research under one of its departments: Chemical, Power Mechanical, Material Science, Industrial and Management, Nano and Microsystems, and Biochemical Engineering.
“Being the first international research interns of Malayan Colleges Laguna (MCL) was pressuring yet an accomplishment”, according to 4th year B.S. Chemical Engineering students Regine Clarisse Dipasupil and Gweneth Ysabelle S. Pasco who underwent a short-term research internship at National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) in Hsinchu, Taiwan from October to December 2017.
Gwen and Regine with their adviser, Dr. Liza B. Patacsil, and their professor in Taiwan, Prof. Ruey-an Doong.
Their journey started when their batch, the first to work on their thesis in their 4th year, had a meeting with their potential advisers. Gwen and Regine became interested when MCL’s Research Director, Dr. Liza B. Patacsil, gave a brief introduction about her research. They immediately applied to her as advisees and she offered them to be part of her project under the MECO-TECO Program of DOST-GIA, which gave them the opportunity to do their research in Taiwan for 3 months.
“Na-realize namin na magandang experience ‘yun saka maganda rin sya sa resumé. Noong una, sinabihan nila kami na baka ma-late kaming grumaduate kasi hindi nila kami pakukuhanin ng courses. Nag-take kami ng risk. Tinimbang namin yung advantage at disadvantage, lamang yung advantage,” the two shared.
(We realized that it would be a great experience and that it would look great on our resumé. At first, we were told that we might end up graduating late because they would not let us take our courses. We took the risk. We weighed the advantages and disadvantages, and realized that there are more advantages.)
Their research is about the removal of copper and lead in waste water using capacitive deionization (CDI). CDI is an emerging technology for water desalination with the use of an electrical voltage applied between two electrodes.
“Mataas din ‘yung efficiency ng CDI katulad ng current technology na ginagamit for water treatment dito sa Pilipinas, or much better pa. Cheaper din sya. (The efficiency of CDI is just as high as the current technology used for water treatment used here in the Philippines, or even better. It’s cheaper, too.) Economically, it would help the Philippines develop, save a lot of money, and produce more potable water,” Gwen explained.
Regine with their Indian and Filipina lab mates.
“Mostly kasi sa mga water treatment technologies natin, meron silang by-product. Parang naglinis ka ng tubig pero nag-iwan ka ng dumi. ‘Pag CDI, walang slurry by-product. So nilinis mo na yung tubig, wala ka pang dumi na na-produce,” Regine added.
(Mostly with our water treatment technologies, there are by-products. It’s like you cleaned the water but you also produce new waste. With CDI, there is no slurry by-product. So you will have clean water without waste by-product.)
After being away from their families for almost three months, experiencing going back to the dorm at 11:00 PM or 12 midnight, eating at convenience stores, interacting with different nationalities, living in a dorm with two accommodating Vietnamese, and sleeping for two to three hours a day, Gwen and Regine would say that the whole experience was all worth it.
But among other struggles during their internship, their biggest challenges happened in the laboratory, where they experimented for 12 hours, 7 days a week.
Gwen and Regine posing with their lab mates.
“Working in the lab was very challenging, that we came to a point that we felt inferior to those taking up their Masters and Doctorates,” they admitted. “Mingling with different nationalities having different cultures was not that easy but we were able to deal with them and ended up making new friends. Too much pressures of having to accomplish our deliverables was hard, but there is some kind of self-fulfillment after we had achieved our objectives.”
Aside from their lab hours, they had to answer their 15-unit online courses, which were all majors, and were all in PowerPoint presentations that they had to study on their own.
Coming home more matured and with new goals, they both confirmed that studying and doing research abroad not only benefits skills and abilities, but also develops a better perspective in life.
Gwen, Regine, their lab mates, and Prof. Doong during the ASEAN conference farewell party.
“Mas mag-i-strive kang mag-aral kasi masasabi mong ayoko nang hanggang ganito lang. Marami pa palang opportunities na pwedeng makuha ‘pag ginawa mo yung best mo at ‘pag nag-explore ka,” they said.
(We have to strive harder with our studies because we wouldn’t want to settle for less. We realized that there are more opportunities out there, you just have to do your best and always explore.)
For future researchers and chemical engineers, here’s what Gwen and Regine have to say: “Take the risks. Dapat hindi kayo mag-set ng boundaries sa sarili mo. Dapat open ka sa lahat ng possibilities. (You shouldn’t set boundaries for yourself. You have to be open to all of the possibilities.)”
