EDITORIAL
Not too late!
(Vol. XXXI Issue No. 2)
“Everyday is research
day, accreditation day and quality service day”. Hence, each and everyone as
expected by the university president, should work stiffer in meeting the
requirements as set by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
Lately,
our university president has signed a memorandum of agreement containing the partnership
between NORSU and three Non-Government Organizations (NGOs). These NGOs namely Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO)
Bahaginan , Gawad Kalinga (GK) and Saceda Youth Lead (SYL) will serve as
partners of NORSU for the entire year.
The
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is a non-government organization that allows
people to impart their skills, build capabilities, and promote international
understanding and action towards changing the world into a fairer place for
all.
On the other hand, Gawad Kalinga (GK) Community
Development Foundation is a Philippine-based poverty alleviation and
nation-building movement. GK was able to launch the Isang Milyong Bayani program
wherein volunteers from various nations donate 4 hours of their work per month in
order to assist in some community-based activities. GK also offers programs including
Child and Youth Development, Community Building, Green Kalinga, Bayan-Anihan,
GK Kalusugan Community Infrastructure and Center for Social Innovation.
Completing
the three new partners of NORSU is the Saceda Youth Lead (SYL) which gathers
teachers, student leaders, NGO workers and leadership practitioners from all
over the Philippines and Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN). SYL
aims to identify and discuss the societal issues and challenges that affect basic
education.
Indeed,
we commend the idea of this newly partnership! These NGOs are truly helpful to
some certain degrees. First, it calls for a professional involvement
among teachers and students. Second, this would encourage Norsunians especially
the teachers to take part as volunteers for international linkages. Lastly, this
would uplift the university’s social welfare and external relations thus supporting
the area number six of the accreditation requirements which is—the extension
and community involvement.
As of the press time,
Negros Oriental State University becomes a low performing school on the
public’s eyesight due to several programs of the university that were recently
downgraded by the Accrediting Agency of
Chartered Colleges and Universities (AACUP). In fact, it is said that those downgraded
programs must substantially attain the level of excellence (level 4) by year 2016;
otherwise, they will be subjected to immediate closure.
Year 2016 is yet far to
go, therefore, it is not too late! As we see, the newly held partnership serves
as one of the plus factors in accreditation. Well, that was just area number
six. There are still other areas that are to be improved. We believe that with
the cooperation of the admin, faculty and staff and students, we will be able
to save our university’s reputation. This is a school for “poor and deserving”
students and we want that our future children and grandchildren to still could
afford enrolling in this school that provides “quality education”.
