The Augustinian | August 2011

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MIS Management

(USA Publications/Nicole Fernan L. Caminian)

The University has implemented the manual mode of payment of transactions in the Accounts Section just like in the past because of the unexpected breakdown of the management information system (MIS) and its server last June. In addition, assessment of fees, balances, and other account inquiries were not available. Payers would again have to write on three receipts and payments due for the prelim examinations were almost fixed at all courses and year levels. Aside from the Accounts Section, the college offices were not able to provide the professors the final class lists. Late enrollees were not issued their registration forms and were only given tentative schedules and sections of their classes. Furthermore, the student services offered in the official website of the University were not functioning.

EACO relieves CEA History

 By JOEL S. SASTRILLO

The newly-elected EACO officers during their team building activity at Villa Esterlla, Oton, Iloilo.
(EACO/Angela Katrina A. Cham)

Epsilon Alpha Chi Organization (EACO) positions of the College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA) was vied by two parties after 11 years of single appointments during the annual election at Blanco Hall, July 1.

 “During our time we have three opposing parties running for a position in the EACO that made it more interesting because of a very good competition.  But for past eleven years, only one party have guts to run for a position in EACO and sometimes we forced them just to have officers of the organization.  Students just concentrate on their academics. I am very glad for the old TEKNO spirit has been revived through this election.”EACO adviser Engr. Nino G. Blones said in an interview.

University MIS breaks down

 By ANDRE KARL S. FACULIN

A student pays portion of the tuition fee due for the prelim
examination manually by filling up three receipts instead of
the usual payment slip, July 21. The administration used the
manual mode of payment since June after the unexpected
breakdown of the Management Information System (MIS).
(USA Publications/Kristine Louise L. Andrade)

 Stimulating long queues, inaccessible information and manual transactions, the Management Information System (MIS) of the University suffered from a major database server malfunction.

Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA) Rev. Fr. Pederito Aparece, OSA, disclosed that the technical problem was initially reported on July 21, 2011.

“We noticed the malfunction due to colleges inquiring about some difficulties in the database server,” Aparece, also the MIS director, said in an interview.

New ID strap draws reactions

By KIM ERIC J. DEL ROSARIO 

The new ID strap (bottom) replaces the old one (top) after the continuous demand
of the students, June 23. The new ID strap however, faced comments on its length
and buckle feature. (USA Publications/Kristine Louise L. Andrade)

After the continuous demand of students to change the old ID strap, the Student Affairs Office (SAO) released a new design of ID strap with functional features, June 23 but opposing reactions still remain.

Answering to the interests and cultural generation of the students, Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA) Rev. Fr. Pederito Aparece, OSA together with the University General Advisory Council approved the release of the new ID strap provided that the old ones were to be sold out first.

The new ID strap is dominantly red with gold lines on both sides of the strap and a gold label ‘University of San Agustin’ following an Old English font embedded on the strap; it also features a buckle located at the lower part which functions for the convenient detachment of the ID in case a student is required to leave his ID for the access of school services.