JUNE 2017 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 6
Bicol University, Legazpi City Telefax No. (052) 480-0167 www.bicol-u.edu.ph
AN EXECUTIVE NEWSLETTER
Charter Day Celebration
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ISSN 2094-3991
The PRESIDENT’S OUTBOX
We are once again faced with another chapter in the school calendar of Bicol University. As with the previous years, we continue what has been traditionally done. It is, after all, the seemingly unending routines and the traditions that give meaning to campus and academic life. The annual and endless audit and accreditations of our various programs ensures the continued existence of quality education that Bicol University offers. What we are today as a strong academic institution is largely because of our 17, 198 students spread across our sixteen colleges and seven campuses. These students who will comprise the leaders and change agents of tomorrow are entrusted to our care. How we form or deform them will largely speak of the manner by which we handle every aspect of our responsibility as their educators. In 2015, as I began my ascendancy to the Presidency of Bicol University, I realized that I would be fulfilling an even larger role that my predecessors have previously carved. Maintaining the ISO Certification and journeying towards internationalization is really not for the faint-hearted. In a University that has been accustomed to accolades and acclaim, being the lone university in the region with a SUC Level IV status, at the time of my candidacy, the scourge of complacency and mediocrity have started to take roots and inch its way into the culture of Bicol University. This gave the false impression that BU has reached its fullness. That was not what I saw and felt. I envisioned a Bicol University that is responsive to the needs of the times. I envisioned a Bicol University that has so much more potentials to unleash; replete with a promising future. I know the hardships that our ever-changing and complicated academic climate continuously offers. I know the path that our vision is directing us, will lead to many detours and disappointments. Promotions are getting more complicated and tougher in requirements. We are all being measured by a sterner yardstick. I know that at the moment we seem to be moving towards the impossible dream. I know that now more than ever, so much is at stake. Perhaps, from an ordinary person’s perspective, so much more is expected, from all of us. As your President, I know and I share your fears along with your apprehensions. But I also know that Bicol University is made up of countless selfless, brilliant, excellent, and creative individuals that comprise its teaching and non-teaching personnel. I know that all of us, when we move as one towards an even bigger goal will push harder, serve even better, and ultimately measure up to whatever challenge may lay ahead of us as members of one, big, Bicol University family. As your President, let me assure you that you will always have my support in all your endeavors towards transforming our University into a world-class, Borderless University in the 21st Century and beyond. Let us keep the faith that all our good intentions for Bicol University will be justly rewarded.
Dr. Helen Llenaresas, VP for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Lorna Miña, BUCE Dean, honors the BU founding fathers at the Founders’ park; signifying the start of the 48th Charter Day Celebration of Bicol University, on June 21, 2017.
BU marks 48th Charter Day celebration
University celebrated the 48th Charter Day on June 21, 2017 to Bicol commemorate its official creation by virtue of RA 5521 on June 21, 1969. The celebration started with an “Alay Parangal” at BU Founders’ Park and was followed by a Foot Parade to the BU Campus. A Thanksgiving Mass was also conducted at the CAL Amphitheater. Meanwhile, the Charter Day program highlighted the following: Dance presentation by selected IPESR student dancers; Felicitations delivered by Earl Vincent Vista, USC Chairperson, and Prof. Richard Bartolata, representing the Faculty Regent; and a Tableau entitled “Kasaysayan at Pagunlad ng BU” presented by selected BUCE faculty and students. Likewise, BU President Arnulfo Mascariñas delivered his Charter Day
address through a pre-recorded video. Meanwhile, Dr. Lorna Miña, BUCE Dean turned-over the BU Flag to Dr. Jonathan Arroco, BUCIT Dean, as the sponsor college for the 49th BU Charter Celebration. Dean Arroco likewise gave his acceptance speech. Under Section 3 of RA 5521, the Bicol University shall primarily “give professional and technical training, and provide advanced and specialized instruction in literature, philosophy, the science and arts, besides providing for the promotion of scientific and technological researches.” (see photos on page 2)
Guerrero notches 7th spot in NLE
University (BU) made waves in the June 2017 Nursing Licensure Bicol Examination (NLE) with one topnotcher in the said exam. With a rating of 84.20%, Beverly love they gave me has been my source Ann Guerrero notched the seventh spot in the NLE. Meanwhile, with 87 passers, BU was hailed as the third top performing school nationwide with a score of 84.47%. “I am grateful to Bicol University and BU College of Nursing for being my training ground. To my professors who diligently imparted their knowledge and for honing my clinical skills and improving my decision making ability,” Guerrero stated in her Facebook post. “I am indebted to my family’s teachings and for my relatives’ support. For the
of strength. For the well established support system, who greatly affected my life.” The Professional Regulation Commission announced that 3,882 out of 11,176 (34.74%) passed the NLE. Likewise, it can be noted that BU plumed three top placements in the June 2016 NLE with Joszabelle Estrella, Margie Joy Red, and Monette Jane Guevarra in second, eighth, and ninth place respectively. BU was proclaimed the second top performing institution during that time.