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As we all look forward to the University’s continued advancement, I believe this executive summary will effectively serve as an inspiration and at the same time motivation in our efforts to become a global-research university.

Our record of accomplishment in 2018 includes:

Sustaining academic excellence

• Maintained high percentage of board passers and topnotchers in different programs;
• Rebuilt the faculty, increasing faculty size by more than 164 positions, including 136 tenure-track positions; awarded 175 plantilla positions to teaching and non-teaching personnel; and added faculty and staff in major units, Colleges and satellite campuses;
• Pushed for quality assurance level-up;
• Managed the successful AACCUP accreditation of 37 different programs with its corresponding status.

Enabling student achievement

• Conducted listening exercises across campus with student leaders to boost students’ morale;
• Adopted retention, progression, and completion best practices to ensure that students were on the right track to graduation from day one;
• Designed metrics to assess student performance;
• Directed classroom assignment and scheduling hindrances to student course and degree completion;
• Created block scheduling for freshmen;
• Integrated an academic component to new student orientation;
• Enhanced the collection of data related to student satisfaction;
• Implemented the K-12 new general education curriculum;
• With the Office of Student Affairs and Services and the University Registrar, established the profiling of students to provide high-achieving value for the program they enrolled in;
• Opened more opportunities for students in the workplace through on-the-job training and other training programs; and
• Organized job fairs to prepare students for bigger job opportunities.

Supporting aggressive infrastructure

• Aggressive infrastructure development using the General Appropriations Act and Income of the university.

Research capability

• Bestowed opportunities for faculty research to be shared with students and the community alike;
• Established international linkages for research collaboration and student-teaching exchange programs;
• Organized and co-organized international conferences, trainings and seminars;
• Facilitated and managed the completion of  research outputs utilized by the industry and other beneficiaries;
• Increased the percentage of research outputs published in internationally refereed and CHED recognized journal; and
• Established Research and Innovation Centers.

Extension services

• Strengthened active partnerships with LGUs, industries, NGSs, NGAs, SMEs, and other stakeholders;
• Organized and supported different extension programs consistent with the SUC’s mandated and priority programs; and
• Increased the percentage of beneficiaries through training courses and advisory services.

Strategic objectives

• Earned ISO 9001:2015 certification;
• Improved the Rewards System;
• Implemented the ICT-Based Operation;
• Maintained the PRIME-HRM; and
• Implemented the Health and Wellness Program.

ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÖ·Ê×Ò³½øÈë has been in the forefront in the implementation of its strategic development plan, anchored on the Regional Development Plan (2017-2022), CHED Development Plan (2017-2022), and AMBISYON Natin 2040, to produce major improvements in the specific areas of higher and advanced education programs, research, extension and production.

With the challenges ahead, ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÖ·Ê×Ò³½øÈë reaffirms its commitment to be ‘2 FAST 2 SERIOUS’ to accomplish the tasks for institutionalization to achieve global recognition in 2019.

HERNANDO D. ROBLES, Ed. D

University President