CBSUA Wiki Club
CBSUA Wiki Club is an extra-curricular club formed at Central Bicol State University of Agriculture-Calabanga on 25 October 2023 consisting of faculty, non-teaching personnel, students, and alumni. The CBSUA Wiki Education program envisions a university where faculty, non-teaching personnel, and students actively share knowledge with the general public by integrating Wikimedia into their instruction, research, extension, and production services.
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| Location | Philippines |
| Country code | PH |
| Founding date | October 25, 2023 |
| Official language(s) | English, Central Bikol |
| Key people | Flory Arce Florendo (president) Jerome M. Hipolito (coordinator) Irvin Sto. Tomas (advisor) |
| Affiliations | PhilWiki Community Bikol Wikipedia Community Extracurricular Wikimedia organizations |
Earlier, on 15 October, the CBSUA-Sipocot Wikimedia Society (CSWS), a community-based organization dedicated to the progress of the Wikimedia movement and the open knowledge ecosystem in Sipocot town in Camarines Sur, was launched during the second year of SICCLAB, an initiative of College of Education and College of Education Extension Services. CBSUA Wiki Education at Calabanga campus was launched in partnership with PhilWiki Community and Bikol Wikipedia Community.
An activity agreement was signed between CBSUA-Calabanga campus administrator and the PhilWiki Community to outline the responsibilities of both parties during the culminating program of the 15th Bikol Wikipedia anniversary celebration held last 31 October 2023. Six (6) institutional partners including CBSUA were recognized by Bikol Wikipedia Community and PhilWiki Community for their significant contribution and outstanding support. CBSUA Wiki Education, a joint program of the International Relations Office of CBSUA-Calabanga and the PhilWiki Community and Bikol Wikipedia Community, marks a significant milestone as the first university-based Wikimedia community in the Philippines.[1]
To date, CBSUA Wiki Club has twenty-one members comprised of alumni, faculty members, non-teaching staff and students from 3 campuses. Twelve of its members received conference scholarship and actively participated at the WikiCommons Conference PH 2023 and GLAM Wiki Conference Philippines 2024.[2]
Background
editCBSUA non-teaching personnel Froy Beraña, and lecturers Elbert Baeta and Jerome Hipolito participated the 5th Bikol Wikipedia Day held at Ateneo de Naga University in 2012. During the Wiki Takes Rinconada photograph and video scavenger hunt inspired by Wikipedia Takes the City, a project led by Irvin Sto. Tomas which included Baeta as an organizing team member, two teams from the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture-Pili main campus participated: CBSUA-REPED represented by Beraña and teammates Marvin Molin and Jessel Encinas, and CBSUA-CDE represented by Rizalyn Sahagun, Danny Boy Nacario and Gerard Ibarrera. The activity ran from December 19, 2015 to January 16, 2016. During the culminating activity, an editing session dubbed as Rinconada Bikol Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2 was conducted as part of the Wikipedia 15 celebration. The City Government of Iriga thru the City Tourism Office held a week-long photograph exhibit and a street photography during the celebration of Tinagba Festival. Sixty-five (65) free-licensed photographs selected from the images of Rinconada landmarks and cultural icons captured during Wikipedia Takes Rinconada were exhibited from February 4 - 12, 2016 at Iriga City Public Library in Iriga City, Camarines Sur. (Read more on CBSUA Wiki Club's Background)
References
edit- ↑ CBSUA Launches Wiki Education in Partnership with PhilWiki Community and Bikol Wikipedia Community. Education Newsletter
- ↑ CBSUA Wiki Education program turns 1 year. Education Newsletter
Related links
edit- This Month in Education: WikiConference on Education ignites formation of Wikimedia communities (October 2023)
- This Month in Education: CBSUA Launches Wiki Education in Partnership with PhilWiki Community and Bikol Wikipedia Community (October 2023)