The initiative is the result of bringing together a good idea with the strategic vision of Rector Nibaldo Avilés, who saw in the "Literary Summits" project a form of linkage with the environment that will bring education and culture to citizens with a sense of transcendence and perpetuity. .

Can you imagine a group of mountaineers, climbing the hills of the region, reading the poetry of Gabriela Mistral and installing a ceramic with their verses on each summit? Well, that is precisely what the Cumbres Literarias Mountain Group will do, a group made up of ULS citizens and officials, motivated to make the art-literature-mountain triad an innovative commitment with high social impact.

The idea was a dream that found fertile ground in Rector Nibaldo Avilés, according to the academic Cristián Ibáñez. "In Cultura Activa -a group to which I belong and from where we have sought to promote the incorporation of culture into university spaces and into the daily life of students and officials- we had the idea of ​​articulating a mountain group that would not only consider the expedition to hills, but to integrate other interests. This is how the idea of ​​climbing hills and reading fragments of a book at each summit or break arose. This practice led us to think that it was not enough to read ourselves, but that it was important to leave something for the posterity".

At that time, they went to the ULS Rectory looking for support to make their dream come true and they found a welcome. "Universities, especially State universities, are called upon to contribute with public goods to the development of the cultural heritage of our communities. In Cumbres Literarias and this project to immortalize the poetry of Gabriela Mistral in ceramics installed on the hills of the region, I recognized a wonderful way to achieve this objective and that is why I supported the initiative that we are inaugurating today", declared Rector Nibaldo Avilés at the project's opening ceremony.

Project Details

The project, whose execution was carried out by the group "Cultura Activa", consisted of the elaboration of ceramic plates with Diaguita influence and messages from Gabriela, made entirely in the institution's Ceramic Workshop. These plaques will be installed on 10 hills in the Province of Elqui, through the Cumbres Literarias Group, in which ULS officials participate.

The hills selected for the location of the plates are Juan Soldado, Cutún-Las Rojas, Gualliguaica, Peralillo, Mamalluca, Gabriela Mistral, Paranao, Fortaleza, La Gitana and Las Tórtolas, all from the Elqui Province.

Before climbing the hills to install the ceramics, the pieces will be exhibited at the Irma Salas Silva Library, between April 10 and 24. "In this way we can reach those who do not regularly climb hills and with this project we intend to encourage them to do so and, incidentally, appreciate the art of the potters that is preserved in the workshops of the University," explained Ibáñez.

For his part, Rector Nibaldo Avilés valued in his inaugural speech the connection that this initiative achieves with our regional roots, also contributing to increasing tourist routes. "Literary Summits invites us to experience mountaineering and the challenges it entails, receiving at each summit an inspiring message that, from the heights of our region, will invite us to reflect. Likewise, it offers the region a new tourist and life in the open air, strengthening our commitment to the environment", stated the highest university authority.

The presentation of the project and the exhibition of the ceramics in the Irma Salas Silva Library of the ULS, are part of the program of activities to celebrate the month of the book, organized by the Library System of the University.

Written by Karina Damke, Rectory Press

In order to provide details about the retirement incentive laws, the University of La Serena has organized Information Days for administrative and academic officials who meet the requirements to apply. The Vice-Rector for Economic and Administrative Affairs will be the one who guides potential applicants in accessing reliable and timely information.

The third application process is already underway to access the additional benefits of the law no. 20.996 (non-academic or professional staff) and the law no. 21.043 (academic, managerial and non-academic professional staff) retirement incentive.

The Vice-Rector for Economic and Administrative Affairs, Dr. Alejandra Torrejón Vergara, stated that the information and the corresponding form have already been sent to the University officials who meet the requirements to apply for this third process, whose 2019 quotas are assigned. by the Ministry of Education based on the criteria that the laws expressly indicate.

In order to provide details about these retirement incentive laws, the University has organized Information Days that will take place on the day Thursday April 11 in the morning in the Alejandro Covarrubias Room from the Central House. The first presentation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for non-academic or professional staff, and from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for academic, managerial and non-academic professional staff.

The Conference will have as speakers the Comptroller of the ULS, Enrique Acevedo, and the lawyer of the Legal Department, Julio Landaeta.

Within the framework of the nineteenth anniversary of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, the inauguration ceremony of the Digital Content Room and Meeting Room of the Journalism degree at the University of La Serena was held.

The solemn ceremony was held in the presence of the Rector of the University, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés Pizarro, the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Dr. Luperfina Rojas Escobar, the Director of the Department of Social Sciences, Mg. Hernán Cortés Olivares and the Director of the School of Journalism, Mg. Cristian Muñoz Catalán, authorities, academics and students of the race.

The inauguration had a high participation of students, who highly valued the infrastructure and technology efforts with global standards that the campus incorporates in favor of quality education, in which they will be able to learn, develop, rehearse and perfect the pedagogical contents of the professional line of the new study plan.

The Dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Dr. Luperfina Rojas, emphasized the value of the teachers and directors in achieving both rooms. “These new offices have a special design in favor of a teaching-learning process linked to enhancing the professional capabilities of the institution's future journalists,” she stated.  

The Digital Content Room is inserted in the process of implementing the curricular renewal of the Journalism degree, which is why this space will allow students to have an infrastructure that will enhance the teaching-learning processes in technological and journalistic skills.

For the Director of the Department of Social Sciences, Mg. Hernán Cortés, this space will allow students to further enhance their practice in favor of their professional performance. “It is a true learning laboratory to develop your own skills, through methodologies and apply theories of both written and visual communication,” he said.

Likewise, the Director of Journalism, Mg. Cristian Muñoz commented that "the new Digital Content Room is part of the implementation process of the curricular renewal of the Journalism degree, which began in 2018, "it responds to the need to have an adequate space for "the generation of content in a coherent and consistent manner with the turn towards the development of digital journalism that took place in the new curriculum."

In total there are 55 workstations equipped with computers that allow the work of digital video and photo editing software. In addition, it has four Smart TV screens and a projector that allow wireless connection, so that students can share content, not only from computers, but also from their own mobile devices, which allows students to study the degree in a environment with high standards of a modern newsroom of a journalistic medium.

Written by Paula Godoy, ULS Journalist

Within the framework of the nineteenth anniversary of the Faculty, the inauguration ceremony of the FACSE Executive Hall and offices of the Department of Economics and Business Sciences was held, works carried out in the execution of the framework agreement for state universities ULS 1756.

The solemn ceremony was held in the presence of the Rector of the University, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés Pizarro, the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Dr. Luperfina Rojas Escobar, the Director of the Department of Economics and Business Sciences, Mg. Alberto Hernández Venegas, among other authorities and special guests.

The inauguration had a high participation of directors of schools and courses of the Faculty and academics, who were grateful for the efforts at the infrastructure level that the campus has developed in favor of an environment that encourages ideal work towards an education of excellence. at all levels.

The Dean of FACSE, Dr. Luperfina Rojas, stressed the value of the efforts to establish real improvements at the Enrique Molina Garmendia Campus, a place that is often affected by inclement weather and challenges of the terrain itself, adding that “we have improved our quality at all levels, in infrastructure and quality, this is reflected with the increase in enrollment.”

Likewise, he referred to the collective work carried out by the Faculty, indicating that “thanks to everyone, we are on the right path, we are seeing the fruits, we are developing research, teaching and links with the environment. “We are working in a coordinated and joint manner.”

The project to expand the offices of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the Enrique Molina Garmendia Campus is generated within the framework of the continuity of projects in the process of construction and evaluation of infrastructure in relation to the academic needs of the institution.

For the Director of the Department of Economics and Business Sciences, Mg. Alberto Hernández, this new space will allow us to better respond to academic requirements. “We thank the University for the efforts that have been made to improve this campus and bring it to high standards,” he said.

In total there are ten new offices plus an executive room, which will allow the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences to have a space conducive to academic development in order to be part of the comprehensive improvements promoted by the institution.

Written by Paula Godoy, ULS Journalist

The state campus will host the fifth 'Meeting of Our America' (ENA), to be held between May 09 and 12 in our country, an initiative that seeks to implement educational improvements with social impact.

La University of La Serena through the support of Rectory, will host the fifth Meeting of 'Our America (ENA 2019)', an initiative that brings together different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, in favor of generating deep dialogue and reflection on different topics linked to education, conceived as a channel for human development.

The 2019 meeting is held under the slogan “Decolonization, transformation and emancipation”, which calls for generating instances that allow evaluating and reflecting on education, human rights and social justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The organizing commission from the University of La Serena is led by the academics of the Department of Education, Silvia López de Maturana and Yanola González, and the former academic Carlos Calvo, both members of the fifth ENA team, in addition to the organization advance , María Thomson and Simón Martínez, who arrived the first week of April to refine details of this plurinational meeting.

For the meeting volunteer, María Thomson, these types of meetings allow us to promote real transformation. “This initiative involves different organizations, people, groups, and social movements from various regions of Latin America and the Caribbean that are interested in a transformation of Education,” she indicated.

Regarding the seal of the fifth meeting, Simón Martínez, Coordinator of the Nuestra América Network, explained that “we are clear that the world as it is, is an unfair and unequal world. We need to build the transition to the other world that we want to live in and education is fundamental, that is why the Meeting of Our America seeks to bring together different struggles that are needed to find that other horizon.”

The meeting is open to the entire community through prior registration on the organization's website: http://www.encuentrodenuestraamerica.org/encuentros/chile-2019/.

An intimate session will be held between May 6 and 8, while on May 9 and 10 the massive meeting will be held at the University of La Serena open to the entire interested community, and on May 12 it will conclude in Santiago with a festival to disseminate successful experiences in favor of the common objectives of the organization.

Written by Paula Godoy, ULS Journalist

The work designed by the Research and Development Directorate around coordinating ULS resources and capabilities to explain the eclipse to the national and regional community is already bearing fruit.

Today, Wednesday, April 10, two national media published the opinion of the ULS researcher, Dr. Guillermo Damke, thus encouraging public opinion to educate itself and learn about the academic talent of the University of La Serena.

"This experience of joint work is the result of the inspiration that our Rector, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés, gave us in the recent public account by inviting us to work collaboratively and dream big. From the Research and Development Directorate we responded to this call by creating a eclipse programming and dissemination committee, the results of which are already being observed in national and local media," explained Dr. Sergio Torres Flores, Director of Research and Development.

In the coming days, and after the Rectory seals the conversations with the Municipality of La Serena, the program of scientific-educational activities in the commune will be communicated. "To achieve this coordination we have had the collaboration of academics from different faculties, because the eclipse is an astronomical phenomenon but it presents educational opportunities of different types. We can explain it from tourism, the impact on transportation, health, self-care, etc. Therefore, working with researchers from different departments and faculties is crucial," Torres emphasized.

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