Through Orgullo Uni, Universidad de Celaya recognizes students who during their time at the university have distinguished themselves for their contributions and high performance in the different facets of university life; beyond academic performance, what is recognized are the students who stand out inside and outside the university as a result of the development of their different talents and proactive attitude, in congruence with our institutional mission.
On this occasion, we celebrate the achievements of our graduating students who, during their stay in this university, lived the university values and developed leadership skills, proactivity, teamwork, resilience, among others.
The students who were recognized in the category of LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL INNOVATION are:
Robin Hernández Muñoz
Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Certificate in "International Program in Innovation Ecosystem" by T.H. Chan - Harvard School of Public Health, 2020.
Certificate in "Mexico Digital Village-Alibaba Global Digital Talent Program" from Alibaba Business School, Feb 2021.
1st generation STEM mentor.
Active Board Member 2019-2023.
Active member of Visión Líder Celaya for 2 years.
Valeria Saavedra Orduña
Bachelor's degree in Law
Certificate in "International Program in Innovation Ecosystem" by T.H. Chan - Harvard School of Public Health, 2020.
Winner of the call "MiCompuGTO", EDUCAFIN 2021.
Co-Leader in the research "Sanctions of the IACHR in the Mexican Legislation", presented at the Semillero de investigación, Sep 2021.
Co-leader of the citizen verification project 2021 with the position of advisor, Observatorio Ciudadano 2021.
Chelsea Jimena Juvera Sánchez
Bachelor's degree in Architecture
Member of the Founders of the Civil Association Efecto Gaia, Sector Celaya; oriented in the awareness of young people in various issues of social interest, Dec 2018.
She has served as coordinator of the Dec 2019 Service Team.
Member of the Gaia Effect National Leaders 2020 -2022, leading "Impact and Social Service Projects".
And she has been coordinator of the areas of Human Resources, Events, Materials and Spirituality from 2020 - 2022.
In the category of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Diego Emmanuel Álvarez Rendón
Biomedical Engineering
Co-Winner of the UNIChallenge 2023, with the project "Con Todos los Sentidos", which seeks to make visible and raise awareness of the problems faced by people with disabilities, promoting social inclusion and valuing diversity.
Finalist in the Hackaton 2023 Electromobility Impact Challenge with the project "Hand Hugger", which is an exoskeleton designed to support diagnosis, prediction and treatment in rehabilitation through the use of sensors and Artificial Intelligence.
As a member of StartUp Maker, he has served as a trainer in virtual reality, 3D printing and sublimation, as well as laser cutting, and has driven the development of the DIGITAN project.
In which he is co-leader of the project and has been selected to participate in the Enactus Mexico National Competition, May 2023.
He has been Co-Winner of the Mentefacturate Call for Proposals and has been awarded a financial resource to incubate his project, Valle de la mentefactura GTO, May 2023.
In the Sports Leadership category
José Carlos García Hernández
Biomedical Engineering
State champion of the Mexican Volleyball Federation 2nd force, 2019.
Two-time Mexican Volleyball Federation U23 state champions, 2023.
1st place state Volleyball CONDDE 2023 and has been named team captain.
In the category of Leadership and Scientific and Technological Development
Gabriela Tellez Pedraza
Biomedical Engineering
Winner of the Mitacs Globalink Research Intership at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, Juventudes Gto, December 2022.
Winner of the Leadership Program at Royal Roads, Canada. December 2022.
Certificate in Remote Experience for Young Engineers and Scientistis Remote Summer Program 2021 from Old Dominion University in Virginia, USA.
Co-leader in the elaboration of the scientific paper "ECG Fundamentals Learning System" presented at the International Congress on Mechatronic Systems, October 2020.
Co-Winner of the State Youth Water Award 2022 in the category of Social Project, March 2022.
Leader in the organization of the event "Día de Reyes Bachoco" in the community of San Juan de la Vega.
In the International Leadership and Innovation category
Blanca Griselli González Juárez
Bachelor's degree in Architecture
Certificate in "International Program in Innovation Ecosystem" by T.H. Chan - Harvard School of Public Health, 2020.
Winner of the "Study Abroad" semester scholarship at Universidad Piloto de Colombia, 2023.
Winner of the Santander "Leaders in Development FUNED 2023" scholarship.
Alejandra Temores Romero
Bachelor's degree in Law
Winner of the "Hands for the World" scholarship to volunteer in Sirince, Turkey, EDUCAFIN 2019.
International Certification for Quality Standards for International Cooperation for Development and Global Learning (ICC), P.R.O.T.O.N., Vive México, Sep 2022.
Certificate in "International Program in Innovation Ecosystem" by T.H. Chan - Harvard School of Public Health, 2020.
Rafael Álvarez Romero
Bachelor's degree in Law
Certificate in "Mexico Digital Village-Alibaba Global Digital Talent Program" from Alibaba Business School, Feb 2021.
Co-leader of the citizen verification project 2021 with the position of advisor, Observatorio Ciudadano 2022.
Winner of the "Study Abroad" semester scholarship to the University of Oviedo, Spain, Universidad de Celaya 2023.
Winner in the Erasmus Athlete category at the Erasmus Awards gala, Asturias 2023.
Luz Sofia Mares Aguilar
Bachelor's degree in Architecture
2019-2020 Board Member
Member of SODAL, 2020.
Winner of the call for the design of the "Roof" project in the area of architecture 2022.
Winner of the "Study Abroad" semester scholarship at the Universidad Mayor de Chile, Universidad de Celaya 2023.
Winner of the "EnglishGto" scholarship in Toronto Canada, EDUCAFIN 2019.
Certificate in "International Program in Innovation Ecosystem" by T.H. Chan - Harvard School of Public Health, 2020.
Emilio Patiño Acosta
Biomedical Engineering
Winner of the "Study Abroad" semester scholarship to the University of Oviedo, Spain, Universidad de Celaya 2021.
And during her stay she volunteered in a community kitchen, Cocina Económica, Oviedo - Asturias, 2021.
Leading member of the "Red Crece" oriented to the reduction of risk factors in minors, JuventudesGTO, 2021.
Co-Winner of the State Water Youth Award 2022 in the category of Social Project, March 2022.
Winner of the 29th edition of "Rumbo a Japón", JuventudesGTO 2023.
In the Special Trajectory category
Yesica Lizbett Arias Ramírez
Bachelor's degree in Law
Certificate in "International Program in Innovation Ecosystem" by T.H. Chan - Harvard School of Public Health, 2020.
Winner of the "Multiplicadores en Prevención" grant, EDUCAFIN 2020.
Certificate in "Mexico Digital Village-Alibaba Global Digital Talent Program" from Alibaba Business School, Feb 2021.
Co-leader of the citizen verification project 2021 with the position of advisor, Observatorio Ciudadano 2021.
Co-Leader in the research "Sanctions of the IACHR in the Mexican Legislation", presented at the Semillero de investigación, Sep 2021.
Law School Integration Project Leader, December 2022.
Winner of the "English 4GTO" scholarship at the University of Toronto Canada, JuventudesGTO 2022.
Winner of the Municipal Youth Award as Apaseo talent for social trajectory, Apaseo el Grande 2022.
Co-Leader of the project "Observaciones de Mejora para el Reglamento de Protección de Datos Personales y Acceso a la Información", Celaya 2022.
Winner of the scholarship "Learn Japanese with Himawari", JuventudesGTO 2022.
MD President, 2022-2023.
Winner of the Santander "Leaders in Development FUNED 2023" scholarship.
Tania Daniela Guerrero Perales
Biomedical Engineering
Certificate in "International Program in Innovation Ecosystem" by T.H. Chan - Harvard School of Public Health, 2020.
Certificate in "Mexico Digital Village-Alibaba Global Digital Talent Program" from Alibaba Business School, Feb 2021.
Co-Winner of the UNIChallenge 2023, with the project "Con Todos los Sentidos", which seeks to make visible and raise awareness of the problems faced by people with disabilities, promoting social inclusion and valuing diversity.
Finalist in the Hackaton 2023 Electromobility Impact Challenge with the project "Hand Hugger", which is an exoskeleton designed to support diagnosis, prediction and treatment in rehabilitation through the use of sensors and Artificial Intelligence.
Winner of the scholarship for a diploma course in 3D Bionic Technology, P4HBionics, April 2023.
As a member of StartUp Maker he has driven the development of the DIGITAN project.
In which he is co-leader of the project and has been selected to participate in the Enactus Mexico National Competition, May 2023.
He has been Co-Winner of the Mentefacturate Call for Proposals and has been awarded a financial resource to incubate his project, Valle de la mentefactura GTO, May 2023.
Winner of the state scholarship "Personas Investigadoras con Estancia Institucional", JuventudesGTO, May 2023.
During this week, the University of Celaya will host the LV Ordinary Session of the Council of Private Universities and Related Institutions (CUPRIA), a collegiate body of the National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education (ANUIES), for which we will have the visit of the Executive Secretary General of this important organization, Dr. Luis Armando González Placencia, rectors of the Higher Education Institutions that make up the council, as well as special guests, to analyze, discuss and share strategies that promote favorable environments for higher education in the country .
It will be a great testament to the spirit of collaboration, joint learning and networking to build the future we want by training the talent our country and the world needs.
We thank ANUIES, particularly Dr. Luis Armando González, for the opportunity to collaborate in the organization of this meeting, within the framework of our 35th anniversary as an educational institution;
With these collaborative networks, the University of Celaya reaffirms its shared interest in improving teaching, research, and the extension of culture and services in the region and throughout Mexico.
Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) is one of the three core elements that all IB students must complete as part of the IB Diploma Programme (DP); you can also identify it as a subject that is at the heart of the IB Diploma Programme along with two other subjects: Theory of Knowledge(TOK ) and Extended Essay (EE).
With this article I intend to present you the reasons why it is worth being an IB student thanks to the benefits that CAS gives you or, as some young people describe it, the best bit of the IB Diploma... read on and I'll tell you more !
We can describe CAS as a subject that motivates young students, like you and me, to show initiative, perseverance and to develop collaboration, problem solving and decision making skills; it helps us to live new experiences. In my case, I can tell you that I have had the advantage of discovering how important it is to recycle oil, since it is very harmful to the environment; I have also made a vegetable garden at home, which has allowed me to discover skills that I did not know I had and I was able to acquire new knowledge about the growth cycle of a plant, an experience that gave me the responsibility of care and monitoring. These two CAS activities that I give you as an example, did not take me one or two months to complete, but took me at least six months during which I learned about the responsibility of giving continuity to a project and also taught me to be persevering in order to achieve a more real learning based on experience.
Experiential learning supports personal and interpersonal development, while fostering important skills, such as: critical and abstract thinking, memory, stress management, etc... and social competencies, such as: communication, active listening, cordiality or friendliness, which positively shape and enrich IB students.
But to understand CAS from its formal definition, let's start from the fact that it is divided into three areas, Creativity, Activity and Service:
Creativity: refers to the exploration and expansion of ideas that lead to an original or interpretive product or performance. You can learn to play a musical instrument, for example.
Activity: has to do with physical exertion that contributes to a healthy lifestyle. You can practice the sport of your choice.
Service: it is related to the collaborative and reciprocal participation with the community in response to a real need. You can help foundations, homes or any civil association.
Having the CAS subject gives IB Diploma Programme students benefits for life, even after university... Yes, you read that right! these will last forever and I list them below:
It gives a practical sense to those who do not have a theoretical or scientific point of comparison.
It leads to self-knowledge.
It may exceed the logical.
Every IB Diploma Programme student must do both CAS projects and live CAS experiences, because experiences are individual, and projects are in teams. Both experiences and projects help us to be inquirers, bold, collaborative and informed. The experiences you choose can be of any CAS letter, but the projects are obligatorily of Service and some other letter, but the benefits will be the same. For example, an experience can be to learn to knit and a project would be to make a collection of clothes to donate to a specific place.
Benefits of CAS
With the time I have spent in the IB Diploma Program, I can share with you the following benefits that I value from my personal experience and that I have acquired through the CAS subject matter or even skills that I have strengthened through the work I have put into my experiences and projects as an IB student:
You choose what you want to do, because the teacher gives you ideas about experiences, but in the end you are the one who decides what you want to work on, what your goals will be and, ultimately, how you want to leave your mark on the world, making it a better place.
It allows you to improve skills, such as: perseverance, self-management, collaborative work, creativity, etc...
It de-stresses and inspires you.
It allows you to live new experiences; for example, you can go to do community work at a home or a nursing home, and learn what they do there and how you can help them achieve their goals.
You organize your own time, working hours are up to you.
Freedom, because you decide the days on which you want to carry out your CAS responsibilities.
Independence, since the teacher gives you the forms to fill out, but you are the one who does the work; that is, the teacher only guides you if you feel confused, but you advance at your own pace.
Reflection on your actions; for example, you realize the global impact that some products you consume or use in your daily life can have.
You develop communication skills, collaboration and trust.
You get out of your comfort zone, because you go out into the real world and learn based on experimentation, rather than just based on theory.
It is challenging and rewarding.
Personal development, because you know yourself better, as you improve your own qualities, such as empathy and leadership.
CAS makes you reflect on your impact on society
During the CAS course, all IB students must complete a portfolio with both evidence and reflections that demonstrate their work in this program that they develop during the semester.
In addition, you can make your blogs in different ways; for example, I write poems when I write my blogs, other colleagues make stories with morals and even some make works of art (draw or paint), the important thing is to reflect on how you are leaving your mark on your community through your actions, but the format in which you do it is your decision.
Ideas for experiences/projects you can do at CAS
Now I would like to share with you some ideas of CAS projects and/or experiences if you are considering becoming a high performance IB student, hoping they will be very useful for you when it is your turn to live the experience:
In the field of Creativity, you can do activities such as:
Learning to cook or bake
Learning to play a musical instrument
Making a magazine
Writing and illustrating a children's book
Writing a cookbook
Drawing or painting
Create a blog
Writing a novel or short story
Create a travel vlog
Making a stop motion video
Learning to apply make-up
Make your own jigsaw puzzle
Create your own jewelry
Learning a choreography
Learning to dance a style of music
And any other activity that you can think of that can benefit the community; have you already done any service activity in which you seek to benefit the common good? How have you felt about this type of experience?
Undoubtedly, the great advantage of CAS is that it will allow you to discover and understand your own competencies (skills, knowledge and attitudes), enhance them and put them at the service of others to make the difference you want to see in the world; see why some call it the best bit of the IB Diploma? Because from your passions, hobbies and love for helping others you have the opportunity to leave an important mark in your environment. Being IB is worth it!
If you are interested in receiving more information about the IB Diploma Program at the University of Celaya, please contact us at https://www.udec.edu.mx/prepa–uni/or to answer any questions or concerns that you or your parents may have about this program, please feel free to contact the IB Diploma Program Coordinator at Uni de Celaya: Alejandra Núñez via email at: alenugo@udec.edu.mx or by phone +52 (461) 613 90 99 Ext. 1411.
Bibliographic References
CAS project guidance. (2014, October 24). International Baccalaureate®.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject synopsis (n. d.). Retrieved February 2, 2023, from.
The Federation of Private Mexican Institutions of Higher Education awarded the Level I (Transparency) distinction for academic integrity to Universidad de Celaya for the institution's efforts in implementing a culture of integrity at all levels of the organization.
This first phase award was achieved thanks to the results of the anonymous diagnosis of at least 30% of the undergraduate students where the level of commitment of the HEIs to the promotion of academic integrity is determined.
Thank you very much and congratulations to the entire university community, we will continue working in the following phases with the confidence and commitment that this is the result of what is lived in the institution daily through the contribution of each of the members, teachers and students.
The students of the Bachelor's Degree in Systemic Psychology, Salvador, Andrea and Jesús, received their CONOCER certificate for having accredited the ECO217 Certification for the delivery of human capital training courses in a face-to-face group setting, which includes the substantive functions of preparing, conducting and evaluating training courses based on quality standards in force in the country.
With this certificate our students accredit their knowledge, skills and attitudes in the field of training that is relevant to their work performance in any of the areas of specialization: labor, educational or clinical.
The certificate is endorsed by the National Council for Standardization and Certification of Labor Competencies (CONOCER), an organization of which the University of Celaya is a certifying entity, providing constant training and certification opportunities to our university community and the population of our region.
Thanks to the high commitment of the students and the preparation provided by the teachers, the 2021 Generation of Prepa Uni IB achieved its highest result in the International Baccalaureate Diploma program, obtaining 4.83 as the average mean score of our students, surpassing the world average score of 4.43.
Academic quality is at the core of Prepa Uni's philosophy and on the road to excellence the educational system of the Universidad de Celaya has been strengthened with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (DP) that trains students, between the ages of 16 and 19, with an excellent breadth and depth of knowledge, while growing physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically, giving them the tools to access any university in Mexico and abroad.
The evaluation used a dual model and included content from subjects such as literature, business management, monograph, biology, mathematical analysis, theory of knowledge, theater and visual arts. The International Baccalaureate Diploma program allows students to live a learning experience where they learn and share with young people from all over the world, raising their academic level and developing other personal skills that transcend in their lives.
Created in 1968, the International Baccalaureate® Diploma Program has the recognition and respect of the world's leading universities, guaranteeing better performance in higher education than those who do not take the program, Prepa Uni is the only one in the region that officially offers the International Baccalaureate.
