dlsu-laguna: sharp minds are formed here
The latest addition to the 50-hectare De La Salle University (DLSU) Campus in Laguna is set to realize its donor’s desire to be a premier innovation hub that bridges scientific research with business, and a seedbed for leaders committed to spread and nurture the Lasallian values of Religio, Mores, Cultura (faith, good conduct, and love for country) in the 21st century and beyond. Envisioned to enhance DLSU’s reputation as a Commission on Higher Education (CHED) “Center of Excellence,” the technology block will serve the country’s network of La Salle schools and over 50 other Metro Manila colleges and universities that have access to La Salle as a CHED Zonal Research Center.
“It is an honor to provide a new institution of learning to De La Salle University’s Laguna Campus,” said HFI chairman Richard Lee. “This is a place where minds will be sharpened, challenged to think critically, solve problems, and innovate…The Engineering and Technology Block now stands as a living commitment to produce generations of Lasallians rich in knowledge and skills, but even richer in heart, putting their energy, talents, ambitions, and ideas to bring more greatness to our nation.”
DLSU president Bro. Raymundo Suplido FSC said, “(Four years ago), there was nothing here except a dream to have a place where research and education will find a home — a very modest Silicone Valley. We needed pathfinders and Richard Lee was very eager to be a pathfinder. The Laguna Campus is the future of De La Salle University, where new programs will be offered and respond to the challenges of the 21st century.”
The highlight of the inaugural ceremony was the symbolic turnover of the “Innovation Bell” by artist Pete Jimenez, Jr. “Every time a brilliant idea, great or small, proceeds from these walls, the entire academic body celebrates with the ringing of this bell,” said Lee.