𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒐 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒉, 𝑩𝒖𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒏𝒐𝒏, 𝑷𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 — 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝟐𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 — 𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗗. 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘆, 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 (𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗦) of the 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗼, served as an evaluator during the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 (𝗡𝗕𝗦𝗖) at their Research Innovation Hub.
The activity convened faculty proponents to collaboratively strengthen the design and implementation of community engagement initiatives. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘆 joined 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮 𝗠. 𝗙𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 of the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗣-𝗖𝗗𝗢), in providing expert evaluation and technical guidance.
The evaluation process involved reviewing 𝟮𝟬 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘆 and 𝗗𝗿. 𝗙𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼 ensured a thorough and objective assessment and provided constructive feedback to support continuous improvement in NBSC’s extension agenda.
𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘆’𝘀 participation highlights his continued commitment to advancing transformative and inclusive extension services in higher education. His engagement in the activity further strengthens inter-institutional collaboration and supports the shared goal of promoting responsive, sustainable, and community-centered programs.