Participation of Significant Number of Faculty, Staff, Students, Communities in Major Projects and Activities

There is a strategy for involving the community, government, and private agencies in the extension program. The Pangasinan State University conducts a survey where the background history of the community and its needs and concerns are sought to identify. The PSU also used a memorandum of agreement which ensures that the community, government, and private agencies are actively involved in the process of implementing the program. Another is networking with the local government unit for technical support and for the incoming extension activities there would be a component of community organizing in the extension activities to be implemented.

Proponents of all extension projects are composed department chair and all faculty members. IT Department as a whole aims to help the target beneficiary in each Extension Project. As proponents, we make sure to check and consider all the necessary preparation for the proposed extension projects such as budgets, and implementation details.

Participants in planning the extension projects at the Campus level are the department representatives, campus extension coordinator, and Campus Executive Director. They are responsible for reviewing and aligning the projects to the identified needs and agenda of the Campus and the University. Upon planning, there were designations given in each extension project such as Project Leader, System Developers, Project Coordinators, etc. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, selected IT students were involved also in conducting activities as Projects Members.

Before implementing the approved extension projects and outreach activities, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Signing Ceremony was conducted. The Pangasinan State University Urdaneta City Campus and Tuliao National High School Computer Literacy Training for Teachers, Students, and Parents Readiness in Virtual Learning Environment in the Digital Age was conducted in Tuliao National High School. Participants in this signing ceremony were our Campus Executive Director, Dr. Honorio L. Cascolan, College Dean of Computing, Dr. Frederick Patacsil, Faculty of IT Department, Tuliao National High School Principal, Mr. Danny S. Agustin, and his Faculty Members, and Tuliao Barangay Captain, Mr. Soledad T. Bustillo. In Camantiles National High School, MOA signing was headed by the College Dean of Computing, Dr. Frederick Patacsil, together with Campus Extension Coordinator, Mr. Emmerson Ramir España, IT Department Faculty Representative, Ms. Christine Lourrine S. Tablatin. For the outreach activity, the Memorandum of Agreement between PSU and LGU Urdaneta City for the PSU-LGU ICT Konek was attended by Urdaneta City Major himself, Hon. Julio F. Parayno, Dr. Frederick Patacil, College Dean, Mrs. Jennifer M. Parrone, Math Chair, Mr. Michael Acosta, IT Chair, and Ms. Christine Lourrine S. Tablatin, Campus Research Coordinator.

In the implementation stage, the school principal together with the teachers take charge in convening the trainees and in the preparation of the venue of the activity. The faculty trainer shall manage the training with the assistance of the BS Information Technology students. A group of faculty members assisted during the training as facilitators, emcee during the program, and in the distribution of materials and the like. The faculty of the department was also involved in the implementation of the programs to be extended to the community and target school. The staff administration also has participated in the implementation of the projects that the extension office of the campus offered. In every extension activity, students were involved. They were assigned certain tasks such as assisting the participants, giving lectures, and giving snacks to the participants.