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NEW STUDENT MANUAL EXPECTED NEXT YEAR Laura Posadas Next academic year, the Carolinian body will not only be welcoming freshmen once more, but also a new student manual. The manual is expected to be approved by the Administration and the Board of Trustees by December this year. The need for a new student manual is a requirement under the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) which, under its policies, requires educational institutions to review and make amendments to their student manuals every three to five years. However, the significant changes made in the new student manual are still undetermined at this point since the discussions made by the Student Manual Committee are still under advisement and consideration. The scope of the discourse between the different members of the committee varies from student’s rights and duties to the academic policies. “All things discussed by the Student Manual Committee are still proposals and not final provisions of the Student Manual. However, it
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is hoped that the Magna Carta for Student’s Rights will be part of the appendix,” stated SSC President Deodatus Burgos. Furthermore, the committee is comprised of a mix and match of representatives from different offices and departments, namely: the Office of Student Services, the Office of Student Affairs, the Registrar’s Office, the deans of the schools, some department chairmen and the Supreme Student Council. “Another purpose of revising the student manual is to actually make it more relevant, timely, effective and responsive to the needs of the students, especially now that there is a change in the educational system,” stated Burgos. There is hope given to every Carolinian that by the next academic year, not only will college students have an official copy of the Magna Carta of Student’s rights within their own hands but the administration will also adhere to its mission in providing timely, relevant, and transformative policies that are responsive to the needs of its students. TC
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