In addition, on the occasion the signing of Exempt Decree No. 224 on the use of Social Name and Digital Law was made official, which will allow students to modify their name on the University's computer platforms.

The construction of a University free of violence is the slogan that accompanies this dissemination initiative, aimed at disseminating the Harassment and Arbitrary Discrimination Protocol, implemented in 2018 based on Student Mobilization.

Several months of work culminated in the launch of this plan that seeks to enhance, accentuate and educate the university community in the new policies that aim to prevent harassment and arbitrary discrimination throughout the university community.

The initiative is promoted by the Working Group that meets monthly, and is made up of the Rector's Office, the Academic Vice-Rector's Office, the Vice-Rector's Office for Economic and Administrative Affairs, and the Assembly of Self-Convened Women (AMAULS).

The role of the state university of the Coquimbo Region is accentuated in commitments of this nature. That is why for the Rector, Dr. Nibaldo Avilés Pizarro, the commitment that AMAULS has had in substantial changes in university culture has been important. “The Assembly of Self-convened Women has been very brave, today the launch of this activity is a reason for joy; "It is a great milestone in our history to announce a campaign that will allow us to intensify this work of cultural change since there are practices that cannot continue, and for this we must educate our entire student body, academics, officials and directors," said the authority. .

The campaign launch ceremony was held at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences (FACSE), and was attended by the President of the Honorable Board of Directors, Ernesto Velasco, and the Rector of the university, Dr. Nibaldo. Avilés, the Academic Vice-Rector, Dr. Alejandra Torrejón, the Vice-Rector for Economic and Administrative Affairs, Dr. Armando Mansilla, among other university authorities, and the participation of the members of the Assembly of Self-convoked Women, as well as students and the general public.

On the occasion, the President of the Honorable Board of Directors, Ernesto Velasco, emphasized that “this work is of vital importance since it is in the social sense of the University. Building a strategic alliance in each of the levels of the University is building a public policy and this allows us to build a culture that transcends time,” he stated.

The campaign will allow the university community to learn important definitions that allow preventing or identifying signs of harassment and arbitrary discrimination, and will also disseminate the different steps that must be taken when reporting situations that compromise the safety and integrity of people within the university. the institution.

For her part, the Academic Vice-Rector, Dr. Alejandra Torrejón, valued the execution of the work carried out, highlighting the three-state value developed in the execution of the Protocol and the campaign. “The three-state work has been the fundamental pillar, and now the graphic inputs will allow the entire educational community to be disseminated and educated on the different platforms that our University has in order to generate a climate of respect,” she explained.

The representatives of the Assembly of Self-convened Women (AMAULS) announced the work carried out in the Working Group and valued the management support in the realization of what was proposed. “We thank the Rector and the entire Working Group, the support has been real, now is when all of us as a University have gained experience in this social and historical change,” said Laura Espinoza, student of Pedagogy in English and an active part of AMAULS.

Company name modification

The event made it possible to announce the implementation of Exempt Decree No. 224 on Social Name and Digital Law, which will allow students to modify their name on the University's computer platforms.

The Director of the Information and Computing Center, Mg. Luis Andrés Moya, announced this new possibility for the student body. “Interested students will be able to make this modification in the applications tab of the Phoenix platform and validate the change of corporate name, however, it will not be operational for the issuance of certificates or diplomas, since as a University we require the legal framework,” he explained. he.

The implementation of this option is already operational and available to be executed in each access portal that students at the University of La Serena have.

Written by Paula Godoy, ULS Journalist

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