NHEL Russelle Monroy, a senior student of the Nursing and Health Sciences Department, bagged 2nd place in the Philippine Association of University Women (PWAU) regional oratorical contest held last September 25, 2009. A total of 16 contestants representing the different schools in the region talked about the theme: “Women and Technology: Institutionalizing General Safeguards,” wherein they elaborated on topics such as work-related gender discrimination, marital traditions across countries, the “Hayden Kho Scandal,” among others -- while emphasizing on today’s “Eve” – one who should be treated with love, understanding and, above all, respect. Our very own NCean, Nhel Russelle Monroy in her piece stressed values education as the best solution in the fight for women rights, gender equality and respect for women, and added that basic values usually start in the fundamental social units such as the school and the home.

        Nhel is an active member of various school organizations such as the Central Student Government and the Student Ambassadors Group. A top student in her class, Nhel takes her studies very seriously, yet keeps her balance when partaking in “peer-get-togethers” and showing her bubbly personality. She was coached by Raquel Nabong of the Liberal Arts and Education Department.

        The other winning institutions are as follows: 1st Place (University of Nueva Caceres) and 3rd Place (Catanduanes State Colleges).