By GENEWS Team
Los Baños, Laguna – The UPLB Genetics
Society has elected its GENEWS Editor-in-Chief, Merc Emil Matienzo of Batch
Riboswitch, as its president for Academic Year 2016-2017.
Matienzo’s general plan of action aims for GeneSoc
to transcend all of its momentous years with passion and excellence-driven
endeavors. He plans to achieve this by keeping the spirit of solidarity as the
central virtue that unifies its members.
He also proposed slogans for GeneSoc’s 33rd
year such as: “Excellence is an understatement” and “Transcending excellence
through boundless passion for service and commitment.”
The other nominees for president were
Lorenzo Roxas and Rodrigo Curiba, both from Batch Riboswitch.
On Matienzo’s plans for Academic Year 2016-2017
Matienzo hopes for a smooth execution of
all the organization’s activities, undeterred by the need for adjustment with
the advent of PalaCASan 2016. He plans to impose this through a more “stringent
and strict” planning and execution of activities.
With the rising pressure and anticipation
for PalaCASan 2016, Matienzo is certain to bring a sports festival that will be
in parallel with GeneSoc’s brand of executing national activities. He is also
pleased to say that GeneSoc is excited to start the preparations for the
semester-long event.
Moreover, Matienzo, fronting GeneSoc,
promises to give the organizations within the College of Arts and Sciences the
kind of PalaCASan they truly deserve.
On “Presumptive Legacy”
For this term, Matienzo hopes to “maintain
and retain the glorious years” of The UPLB Genetics Society as it continues to
raise awareness about the science of Genetics in and beyond UPLB.
Meet Merc Matienzo
Matienzo is a BS Biology student Major in
Cell and Molecular Biology.
He is known for making GENEWS real-time and
establishing a network for the publication such as the UPLB Foundation, Inc.,
which became its sponsor.
Matienzo has also released two GENEWS
issues:
GENEWS Online posts have raised the total
page views to 21,000 and counting, making the site one of the most viewed
campus online student organization publication.
Ongoing elections
Meanwhile, GeneSoc is currently completing
its Executive Committee and Special Positions lineup. The tentative date for the Induction and
Oath-taking Ceremony of the new officers is May 27.
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