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Part One. Highlights A. Background Information •Studentpopulationgrowth •Studentprofile •Employabilityofgraduates •Visionforourfreshmenstudents •Foreignstudents •Employeepopulation

B. Institutional Core Values •Competence •Nationalandinternationalawards •Performanceinboardexaminations •Internationallinkagesandexchangestudentsandprofessors •Facultydevelopment •Faculty/employeesevaluation2008-2009

•Creativity •Researchgrants •ResearchandInventionsWeek •Paperpresentations •Researchjournals •CenterforCultureandtheArts

•ChristianSpirit •Parishactivities •ParticipationintheChurchUniversalMission •Medicalandpalliativecare •HandogngSLUsaBaguio3

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•SocialInvolvement •InstituteforInclusiveEducation •Providingaccesstoqualityeducation •ExtensionInstituteforSmall-ScaleIndustriesFoundation •Providingmedical-educationalservicestoneedypersonsand communites •Globalwarmingcampaign •SunflowerChildren’sCenter

Part Two. Achievement of Strategic Plans

Infrastructure; Support system •Maryheightscampusupdates •St.LouisVillage,Kamog,Sablan •TheLouisianChildCareCenter •Salaries •Respondingtothecountry’smanpowerneeds •New digitalPrintingPress •Security

Part Three. Concluding Remarks: SLU's Core Values

“We envision SLU as an excellent missionary and transformative educational institution zealous in developing human resources imbued with the Christian spirit and who are creative, competent and socially-involved.”

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1President's Report – Academic Session 2009

President’s ReportRev. Fr. Jessie M. Hechanova, CICM

23 May 2009 CCA Theater

Introduction

Mydearcolleaguesandfelloweducators,friendsandhonoredguests,apleasantgoodafternoonandwelcometoour

2009AcademicSession.

Sincelastyear,wehavecombinedtheAcademicSessionwiththeGawadSanLuisawardsandtheTributeforourRetirees.Thisisinconsonancewithourdrivetotransformoursystemsandproceduressothattheuseoftime,energyandresourcescouldbemaximized.

Doingthiswillhighlightthemeaningandsignificanceofthemanyyearsofdedicatedserviceofourawardeesandretireesbyallowingtheentireuniversityworkforcetorecognizeandappreciatetheirachievementsandgenerosity.

ThelongyearsofdedicatedserviceofourretireescanhelpusrealizetheimportanceoffaithfulservicetothemissionofeducatingourpeoplethroughSLU.Maytheirgenerouslivesserveasourinspirationaswecarryonthemissionoftransformingpeople.

MyannualreportabouttheuniversitywillbefollowedbytheGawadSanLuis

AwardsforouremployeesthentheTributetoourRetirees.Therewillbeintermissionsandchangesinthestagetoemphasizethethreepartsofourceremony.SpecialthankstoourdistinguishedArchitectureDepartmentforpreparingthisbeautifulstage.

Myreportwillbeshortandwillcompriseonlyofthreeparts.PartOnewillincludethehighlightsandnotableinformationregardingouruniversitylastschoolyear.PartTwowillbeanotherveryshortreportonwherewearenowwithourFive-YearStrategicPlan,andPartThreewillbejustafewconcludingremarks.SincethisisgoingtobearelativelyquickreportmayIsuggestthatyoulendmeyour

fullattention.Thankyou.

Allowmetostartthisreportbythankingeachoneofyouforyetanotherchallengingandsuccessfulschoolyear2008-2009.Congratulationsfortheaccomplishmentsofyourrespectivedepartmentsandofficesaswellasforyourpersonalachievementsandcontributionsinourmissionoftransformation.

Thankyoutooforyourpatienceaswellasyourindividualandgroupeffortsintrying

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toeffecttransformationinyourworkplacesandthewholeuniversitydespitesomeconflictsthatare‘breadandbutter’ofanygrowinghumanorganization.

Mypersonalgratitudetothedifferentoffices,theawardsandpreparationcommitteesandvolunteerswhoorganizedthisafternoon’sceremoniesandmadesurethateverythingwillbesplendid.Thankyouforyourcreativityanddedication.MayGodblessyoualwaysforyourgenerosity.

AllowmenowtogiveyousomehighlightsandrelevantinformationpertainingtothelifeofourLouisiancommunitythepastschoolyear2008-2009,themid-yearoftheimplementationofourFiveYearStrategicPlan.Thesehighlightswillshowourattemptsatslowlyattainingthetransformationthatwedesireforouruniversityandoursurroundingcommunities.

Thispresentationwillbeorganizedaccordingtoourfourinstitutionalcorevalueswhichwewanttodevelopinourstudentsandinallofus,namely:Competence,Creativity,ChristianSpiritandSocialInvolvement.

Part OneHighlights

A. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Student population growth

ThegraphofourstudentpopulationshowsanincreasingenrollmentduringthepastthreeyearswithanotableincreaseintheCollegeof

AccountancyandCommerce(CAC),College

ofEngineeringandArchitecture(CEA),andCollegeofInformationandComputingSciences(CICS)butadecreasingenrollmentinCollegeofEducation(CoE)andCollegeofLaw(CoL).

Thestabilityoftheenrollmentfiguresofourstudentpopulationisessentialtothesustainabilityofouruniversity’soperationincludingofcoursethehiringandretentionofouremployees.Hence,itiseverybody’sconcerntoencourageprospectivestudentstostudyinouruniversity.

WeareallLouisiansbyvirtueofouremploymentoreducationandweareanintegralpartofthisnobleinstitution.Justlyso,wearetoguardjealouslythenameoftheuniversityandsupportitsgoalsandprograms,evenifwerecognizeitsmanyimperfectionsthatwearecalledupontoimproveon.Whenneeded,whatisaskedofusisloyal,andconstructivecriticismsignedandaddressedtotheproperpersonorpersonsoroffice.

The growth of student population.


Foracoupleofyearsnow,ourstudentpopulationhadputpressureonourphysicalresourcesespeciallyclassroomsandlaboratories.TosearchforremedieswhileweawaitthecompletionoftheMaryheightscampus,thedifferentdeansandheadsofrelevantofficeshavegatheredfora“classroomsummit”tomaximizetheuseofourclassroomsandlaboratories.

Sharing,flexibilityinscheduling,patienceandunderstandingwillbethevirtueswhichwemayhavetoholdontountiltheMaryheightscampuswillopenhopefullyinthemiddleofnextyear–2010.

Student profile

Allowmetodescribethekindofstudentswegetatthebeginningoftheschoolyear.Thereareslightlymoregirlsthanboyswhoenrollatthestartoftheschoolyear,75percentcomesfromtheCordilleraregionandIlocosregion,12percentfromCentralLuzon,10 percentfromCagayanvalleyandtherestfromalloverthecountry.

Intermsofprovincesandmunicipalities,29percentarefromBaguio,14percentfromBenguet,12percentfromPangasinan,fivepercentfromLaUnion,threepercentfromIlocosSur,etc.About25percentofourfreshmenarehighlyintelligent,(8percentofwhichareveryhighlyintelligent),55percentareofaverageintelligence,19percentarebelowaverage,andtwopercenthaveverylowintelligenceasbasedontheir

CollegeEntranceExaminationBoard(CEEB)scores.

Seemingly,ourfreshmenstudentstendtounderachieve.Oftheexpected25percentthathavepotentialstolandintheDeansList,(basedontheirCEEBscores)only15percentmadeit.ThiscouldbeagoodresearchstudythatcanbemadebytheGuidanceCenterortheCollegeofEducationandDepartmentofPsychology.

Intermsoftheacademicprofileofourstudentpopulation,theCICShasthehighestpercentageofstudentpopulationwithacademicfailures,followedbytheCEA,CAC,CollegeofHuman

Places of origin of students.

Profile of academic failures.

President's Report – Academic Session 2009

Sciences(CHS),CollegeofNaturalSciences(CNS),CoL,CoE,CollegeofNursing(CoN),andtheCollegeofMedicine.

MayIasktheDeansespeciallyofCICS,CEA,CNStoseeifsomethingcouldbedonetolessenthispercentageofacademicfailures?PleasecoordinatewiththeGuidanceCenter.

Astothegeneralproblemsencounteredbyourstudents,thefollowingarethemostcommonconcerns:

TherearemorestudentswhovoluntarilygototheGuidanceCentertoseekcounselingthanthosereferredtobydifferentoffices,whichisagoodsign.Surprisingly,therearemoremalestudentsthanfemalestudentswhogototheGuidanceCenter.

Positively,ourfreshmenstudentsbelievethattheyalreadymanifestatleastinitiallyintheirbehaviorthefourcorevaluesoftheuniversityinthefollowingorder:socialinvolvement–always,Christianspirit–often,competence–often,andcreativityonlysometimes.

Thisistheresultofthepre-testoftheself-perceptionsurveyofthe3c’swhichmyofficeaskedtheGuidanceCentertoadminister.AtthelastyearoftheirstayinSLU,thepost-testwillbegiventofindoutiftheformationwegiveinSLUhashelpedourstudentsgrowinthesecorevalues.

Toagreatextent,thiscouldprovideusabasistofindoutifindeedwehavesucceeded

intransformingourstudentsalongourinstitutionalvalues.

Theimmediatechallengeisfortheadministration,faculty,deans,andorganizationstoproviderelevantlearningopportunitiesthatwillimproveontheacquisitionofthesevaluesandparticularlystimulatethecreativehigherthinkingskillsofourstudents.

Itappearsthatcreativityisthecorevaluethatneedstobedevelopedmostinourfreshmen.IhavegiventhechallengeayearagototheEnglishdepartmentfacultytocomeupwithacreativethinkingmanualthatcouldbeusedbyourfreshmen.

Whatisdisconcerting,however,forusaseducatorsisthelowsuccessrateorhighattritionrateofourstudentpopulation.Only38percent(moreorless)ofourincomingfirstyearstudentswilleventuallygraduateintheexpectedyearoftheirgraduation.Theother20percentwilllingeraroundandextendtheiryearofstudy.Whathappenedtothe43percent?Manyofthemwilldropoutduringthecourseoftheirstudy.

Whateverthereasons,40-60percentsuccessrateisnotsomethingthatweshouldbehappyabout.Inacademics,thisisafailinggrade.Moreimportantly,itmeansmoreexpensesfortheparents,moretimewasted,lossofself-confidenceandself-esteemforourstudents.

IwillhavetorequesttheV.P.forAcademics,deansandtheGuidanceCentertolookdeeperintothisdataandseewhatcouldbedonetoimproveourstudents’successrate.Ialsoencourageeveryfacultymembertowatchoutforstudentsinyourclasseswhomayneedyourspecialattention.Pleasegivethemyourneededsupportandguidance.Aseducatorsweareherenotonlytoteach,butalsotohelpourstudentsmaketheirdreamscometrueandsucceedinlife.


IwouldliketocommendtheGuidanceCenterforrespondingtothechallengelastyearregardingsuicideprevention.Asyoumayknowthepreviousyears,wehadseveralcasesofstudentsuicideinayear.TheGuidanceCenterofferedaseriesofsuicidepreventionseminarstoourstudentsthisschoolyear.

Employability of graduates

IcongratulatetheDeanandtheresearchteamfromtheCICSforthestrategicgraduatetracerstudydonewithCHED’sfunding.ItisinterestingtonotethatthemostemployableundergraduatedegreeprogramsaccordingtothestudyareEngineeringandEducationespeciallythoseinE.E.,M.E.,C.E.,CHEM.E.,I.E.andArchitecture.

Furthermore,communicationskillsistheleadingfactor

perceivedbyourgraduatesasnecessaryfortheiremployability.Consequently,IthrowthechallengetotheIFLISandtheEnglishdepartmenttoinnovatetowardsamoreeffectiveprogramforthedevelopmentofcompetentcommunicationskillsofourstudentsinallcolleges.Incidentally,employabilityofgraduatesisoneofthemaincriteria(10%)intheuniversityrankingbytheTimesHigherEducationQSWorldUniversityRankings(aglobalsoftwarefirm).

Vision for our freshmen students

Colleagues,Voilatheprofileofourfreshmenstudentsandtoanextentofallourstudentpopulation.Thesearethekindsofstudentsentrustedtousbytheirparentsatthebeginningofeachyear.Theyaretherawmaterialswehavetoworkon,thesocalled‘clayinthepotter’shand’.

OurmissionaseducatorsandasaCatholicinstitutionistoequipthesestudentswiththeneededprofessional,moralandacademiccompetence.Wearetoprovidethemwithcreativeskillsthatwillmakethemadeptinfindingsolutionstotheirvarious

The employability of graduates.


problems(bothpersonalandprofessional).WearetaskedtoinstillinthemthespiritoffaithinGodandintheirindividualmission,andtohelpthemcommitthemselvestoservetheircommunitiesandournation.

Whileintheuniversity,wewantthemtodevelopandpossessnotonlylearningskillsbutmoresotheotherLouisiancorevalues.Valuesthatwillhelpthemfinishtheirdegreesintheexpectedtimeandgraduateasintegratedpersonsreadytofulfilltheirrespectiverolesandmissioninoursociety.

IndeedtheproofofoursuccessaseducatorsandasaCatholicuniversityliesinthekindofgraduatesthatweareabletoproducefromthekindofhumanrawmaterialsthatwereceiveatthebeginningofeachschoolyear.

Thisistheresponsibilityimposedonusateverystartoftheschoolyearasweseethesehopefulyoungfacesofourincomingstudents.ThegravityandseriousnessofourtaskcanonlypromptustodoourbestandtoaskhelpfromGodwhocallsusforthisnoblemissionoftransformation.

Foreign students

ThepresenceofforeignstudentsintheuniversityisimportantinourbidtobegloballycompetitiveandintheCICMmissionoffosteringuniversalbrotherhoodandunderstanding.Intheinternationalrankingofuniversities,thenumberofforeignstudentsandforeignvisitingprofessorsinauniversityarealsosomeofthecriteria.

TheOLEPwasestablishedpreciselyforthepurposeofintensifyingourinternationallinkagesandrecruitingforeignstudents.TheofficesofOLEP,VPAcad,SAO,Registrarand

Deansmayhavetofindwayshowwecouldattractmoreforeignstudentsandalsomoreforeignvisitingprofessorstotheuniversity.

Employee population

Ouremployeepopulationhasincreasedsincelastyearwithatotalof1,613personnel.

Iamgladtonotethatthisyear,thenumberofthosewhoresignedinthemiddleoftheyear,withouthonoringtheircontractshasdroppedbyhalfcomparedtolastyearwhenImadeanappealvis-a-visthispractice.Thisyear,wehavemoreemployeeswhosecontractswerenotrenewedforvariousreasons,aswellashavelessernumberofemployeeswhoresignedbeforeretirement.

ItisalsoimportantthattheHRDofficecontinuestoprovideongoingprogramsandtrainingtoournewemployeestohelpthemimbibetheLouisiancultureandencouragethemtocommitthemselvestothemissionofeducation.Hopefully,theywillnotjustmakeSLUajumpingboardfortheirothercareerplans.

Growth of foreign student population.


B. INSTITUTIONAL CORE VALUES

COMPE ENCE

National and international awards

Schoolyear2008-2009hasblessedusonceagainwithbountifulawardsandcitationsgiventoouremployees,studentsandtheuniversitybynationalaswellasinternationalagenciesandorganizations.

Theincreasingnumberandqualityofawardsandcitationsreceivedbythemembersandthewholeuniversityreflectsthegrowthincompetenceandexcellenceofthemembersofourinstitution.

TheGawadSanLuisawardsceremonyforstudentsandemployeeshasbeeninstitutionalizedtoshowourappreciationtotheoutstandingaccomplishmentsofourcolleaguesandstudentsandtogivethemduerecognition.Thisisoneofthenon-monetarysupportprogramforemployeeswhichIthinkisimportantinone’sprofessionallife.

Incidentally,duetonewconsiderationsthatcameabout,andtheimplicationsofthelatestpoliciesintheManualofRegulationsforPrivateSchools,somerevisionsinthecriteriaforourGawadawardsforemployeeswillbemadeandwillbeapplicableinthenextGawadceremonyin2010.

OnceagainItakethisopportunitytothankandcongratulateeveryoneforyourvaluablecontributionsanddedicationwhichresultedintheacquisitionoftheserecognitionsandawards.

Iproudlycongratulatethefollowingcolleges,especiallytheirrespectivedeans,facultyandstaffforthefollowingawardsandrecognition: CollegeofEducationforhavingbeen

awardedonceagainasaCenterofExcellenceforTeacherEducationbytheCommissiononHigherEducationforanotherthreeyears.

Gawad San Luis ceremony.


Lastschoolyearbroughtus,afteraperiodofdrought,anotherhonorwhenoneofourgraduatesfromtheDepartmentofPhilosophyoftheCollegeofHumanScienceswaschosenasoneoftheTenOutstandingStudentsofthePhilippines2008.AdrianAtonducanisnowinourCICMnovitiateinTaytay,Rizal.

WecongratulateDr.VictorDumaguingforhavingbeenchosenasoneoftheTenOutstandingFilipinoPhysicians.

SLUwasarecipientoftheMetroBankPartnershipAwardforExcellenceheldattheMetroBankPlaza,Manila.

Congratulationstothedifferentoffices,particularlythatoftheVPforAdmin,StudentAffairs,Registrar’sOffice,GuidanceCenter,Parish,etc,fortheirdedicationinprovidingourstudentsinnovativeservicesthatwonforSLUinthenationallevel,theawardfor“BestUniversityStudentWelfareandServices

The Center of Excellence award given by the CHED.

Mr. Atonducan.

The Metro Bank Partnership Award for Excellence.


Program”inthecountrygivenbytheCHED.ItcamewithatrophyandPhP75,000cashprize.

WecongratulateourstudentRoyChristopherAngfromtheCollegeofInformationandComputingSciencesforwinningthechampionshipinthenationallevelofthePhilippineStatisticsQuizaswellasNoraUmalla,hisablecoach.

Inthefieldofscientificresearch,wecongratulateourbuddingscientistsfromtheCNS:AldanaFabroandhisteamfortheirawardwinningresearch“The potential of potato starch extract as an alternative separator gel and its effect on glucose testing”andtheiradviserAllanJayEspiritu,whichwontheSIBOLfirst

prizeaward.ThesameresearchalsowonintheOutstandingStudentCreativeResearchcompetition,givenbytheWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganizationAward,Manila.

Kudosalsotoourstudentswhowonfirstplaceinthe3rdAnnualNorthernLuzonIECEPquizshowinDagupanCity.

ToourBPI-DOSTScienceAwardees,toourstudentinCEAforwinningfirstplaceintheBaguioCentennial

Best in Student Welfare and Services award from CHED.

Roy Christopher Ang.

Sibol awardees.

IECEP winners.

Science awardees.


MarkerDesigncompetition. Wecongratulatethehighschoolstudent

researchersforhavingbeendeclaredtheregionalchampioninthefieldofPhysicalScienceintheRegionalIntelScienceFaircompetitioninBontoc,MountainProvincelastNovemberTheirwinningresearchprojectwas“Greenhouse gas precipitate converter, an anti global warming device with built in air purifying system”.

Congratulationstootoanotherhighschoolstudentforbeingthechampionintheregionalposter-makingcontestforthe“SaveourWomenCampaignagainstDomesticViolence”heldinBaguio.

Ourhighschoolathletesalsobagged15 goldmedalsinthedifferentathleticeventsintheCARAAmeetinBaguio.

KarizaCrisChanbaggedthesilvermedalinthe2008WushuNationalChampionshipattheMallofAsiaandthesilvermedalinthe2ndWorldWushuNationalEliminationinSeptember2008.

ThehighschoolcampusjournalistswhoreapedawardsattheregionalandnationallevelsoftheSchoolsPressConferenceorganizedbytheDepartmentofEducation.Theschool'spaper"TheLouisian"won"BestNewsPage"andwasjudgedasoneofthe"BestSchoolPapers"inthePhilippines.

CongratulationstootoourLaboratoryElementarySchoolforwinningfirstplaceinthe2009NationalSchoolsPressConferenceinNagaCityas“BestNewsPage”fortheirschoolpaper‘YoungLouisianCourier’,andforbeingadjudgedoneoftheTenBestSchoolPapersofthePhilippines,elementarycategory.

Daniel dela Cruz topped the Baguio Centennial Marker Design contest.

High school athletes. Our elementary campus journalists.

Ms. Chan.


OurdepartmentsofMedicalTechnology,PharmacyandRadiologicTechnologyearnedforSLUthecitationastheonlyexemplaryuniversityinthewholePhilippinesinthelatestboardexamsinthesefields,bestingallotherbigandwell-knownuniversitiesinManila.

CongratulationstoourCollegeofLawDebateSocietyforbeingasemifinalistinthenationally-televisedCVClawdebates“ANCSquareOff”airedoverANCnewschannel.Beingnewinthiscompetitionisindeedremarkable.Goodluckthiscomingyear.

Congratulationstoourathletes,aswellasthesportscoordinatorandcoaches,forgarneringthemostgoldmedalsintheBaguio-BenguetEducationalAthleticLeaguemakingustheoverallBBEALchampionthisschoolyear.

Weareproudtonotethatourstudentswoninmanyregionalcompetitionswhicharetoonumeroustomentioninthisreport.Wecongratulatejustthesametheirfacultyadvisers,departmentheadsanddeans.

Performance in Board Examinations

Onceagain,ourcollegeshaveproducedtopcalibergraduatesasshownbythenumberoftop-notchersandthehighpassingratelastschoolyearinthedifferentlicensureexaminations.Obviously,ourintegratedreviewprogramsinthedifferentcollegesarebearingfruits.Thisschoolyear,wehave

Debaters from the College of Law.

One of our varsity teams.


21 top-notchers.Perrecord,ouraveragenumberoftopnotchersperyearisabout18.Congratulationstothefacultyanddepartmentsforpreparingourstudentswell.

Still,IwillhavetoputfireunderthedepartmentsofAccountancy,ECEandCEandaskthemtofindwaystofurtherimprovetheirdepartmentalperformanceinlicensureexaminations.Remember,whatismoreimportantisthepercentagepassingrateofourtakersinthelicensureexams.Iknowitishardtostayontopbutwithstiffcompetitions,wecan’taffordtorelax(eg.Nursing).Ileaveittothedeanswiththeirdepartmentheadstodowhatisnecessarytoimproveonthesaidboardexams.

International linkages and exchange students and professors

Ourinternationallinkageshavemultiplied.Thankstotheeffortsofsomefaculty,headsofoffices,particularlytheofficeoftheVPAcademicsandtheOLEP.

Thisschoolyearwehadsixinternationalvisitingprofessorsandresearchers,whomadejointresearcheswithourfacultyparticularlyintheCNS,CHSandCoN.

Fromourside,CarmenBolintowassenttoteachinErstaSkondalUniversityin

Swedenasexchangeprofessor.WehavethreeFilipinostudentsfromtheCollegeofNursingwhoarenowstudyingasexchangestudentsinErstaSkondal,andwehavetwoSwedishstudentsinSLU.

WehavealsoonefacultyfromtheCHS,MagdalenaTabaday,whoisnowteachinginSungKungHeeUniversity.

WehavelinkedwithanewforeignuniversityinKorea,theSunMoonUniversityparticularlywiththeirCollegeofLaw.WehaverenewedourpartnershipalsowithawellknownKoreanuniversitytheKyungHeeUniversitycourtesyofoneofourKoreanalumnawhoiscurrentlythedepartmentheadoftheirHRMdepartment.

Duetomanyrequestsfromotherforeigninstitutionsandagenciestohaveapartnershipwithus,wehavebecomemoreselectiveinchoosingourinternationalpartners.

Mrs. Bolinto (2nd fr. right) in Ersta Skondal University.

MOA signing with Kyung Hee University.


SLUhaswelcomedthisyearmanyforeignstudentsaspartofourexchangeprograms.MostofthemattendedshortclassesandprogramsinthehighschoolandinthedifferentcollegesespeciallyintheInstituteofForeignLanguagesandInternationalStudies.Sofar,theIFLIShasservedmanystudentsof11differentnationalities.WecongratulatetheIFLISespeciallyitsoutgoingdirector,Dr.Ceniza,forbuildinginterculturalunderstandingamongourinternationalstudentsthroughtheInstitute.

ThereisatpresentanotherproposaltoestablishtheKoreanstudiesprograminSLUbeingforwardedthroughourpartnerHyungHeeUniversityofKorea.

ThespecialprogramonBachelorofScienceinBiologydesignedforourMiddle

EastandIndianstudentswishingtopursueMedicineintheInternationalDivisionofourCollegeofMedicinehasstartedwith24foreignstudents.Unfortunately,somedidnotmakeitduetoacademicreasons.ThosewhopassedwillgotoourCollegeofMedicinenextschoolyear.Wehopetohaveanothergroupofforeignstudentswhowillfollowthesamepre-medprogramnextschoolyear.

ThefirstandsecondgroupofmedicalstudentsfromtheCatholicUniversityofLeuvenhavefinishedtheirclerkshipprograminourhospitalandtheCollegeofMedicine.AMOAforthenextgroupisbeingworkedout.

AnothersignificantpartnershipdonethisyearistheonebetweenSt.Luke'sMedicalCenterandSLUHospitaloftheSacredHeart.AMemorandumofAgreementtowardsabeneficiallinkageprogramwassignedbyofficialsofbothinstitutions.

Korean students during an outreach activity.

Middle East and Indian students.

Students of the Catholic University of Leuven.

MOA signing with St. Luke's Medical Center.


Faculty development

Itisoftensaidthatauniversityisonlyasgoodasitsfacultyandemployees.Hence,SLUadministrationhasalwaysencouragedthecontinuingformationofitsemployeessothattheygrowfurtherintheiracademicandprofessionalcompetence.

Ithasbeenouruniversitypolicytoencourageouremployeestopursuetheirgraduatestudiesinsideandoutsidetheuniversitythroughdifferentscholarshipprograms.

Asoftheendofschoolyear2008-2009,thenumberofourfacultywithgraduatedegreesis451outofatotalof700facultymembers.Thisisabout65percentofourtotalteachingpopulation.Stillaremarkable35percentofourteachingcorpsdonothavegraduatedegrees.

Comparedwithlastyear,wehavealessernumberoffaculty(13vs.31)whograduatedwithamastersdegree.However,wehavemorewhograduatedwithdoctoraldegrees(10vs.5).

Wehavealsosupportedtheattendanceofaround347facultyandstaff(22percent)torelevantandappropriateconferencesandworkshopsthepastschoolyearinthelocal,nationalandinternationallevels.

ThefinancialcostofthisfacultydevelopmentprogramisquitesubstantialaroundPhP8.7M.Ouruniversityhasbeenspendingan

averageofalmostPhP9Mperyeartofinanceourfacultyandstaffdevelopmentprograminthelastfiveyears.

Togiveequalchancestoall,thedeansanddepartmentheadsaretomakesurethat

Academic profile of faculty members.

Profile of attendance to seminars.


notthesamepersonsaresentforseminarsandtrainingsmostofthetimeunlessitcouldnotbeavoided.Consequentechoconferencesaretobeheldforthebenefitofthewholedepartmentorcollege.

Bynow,everyoneshouldknowthatwhenemployeesaresentforstudiesorseminars,theuniversitypaysdouble,thatis,itpaysthesalariesoftheemployeeswhoaresentaswellasthesalariesofthesubstituteteachers.

Itis,therefore,justandfairfortheuniversitytoexpectitsscholarstodotheirbestinhonoringtheirtimetableandtheircontracts.Justlyso,wehaveaskedafewwhofailedtogettheirdegreesintheexpectedtimetohonortheircontractsthroughpayback.

Sadtosayinafewcases,wewereobligedtofileacaseofbreachofcontractagainstoneortwoscholarsifonlytoremindthemthattheuniversityisseriousinmakingsurethatscholarshonortheircontracts.

Itakethisopportunityonceagaintoencouragethosewhohavenotyetfinishedtheirmastersdegreetomoveheavenandearthtofinishtheirgraduatedegreesthesoonesttimepossible.

Yourcontinuedemploymentandpromotionintheuniversityhingesontheattainmentofyourgraduatedegrees.

MayIalsoremindallfacultymembersthatyoumustfinishyourgraduatedegreesasthisistheminimum

requirementrequiredbyCHEDtobeabletoteachinthecollegelevel.ThisrequirementisstronglystressedintheNewManualofRegulationsforPrivateSchoolswhichweareobligedtofollownextschoolyear.

Accordingtotheregulationsoftherevisedmanual,collegefacultywithoutmasteraldegreescannolongerbeconsideredaspermanentfacultyandwillremaincontractualuntiltheyachievetheirmasteraldegrees.

Tothosewhohavegottentheirgraduatedegreesthisyear,pleasereceivemysincerecongratulations.

Faculty/employees evaluation 2008-2009

Itiscommendablethatourteachingstaffhaveperformedgenerallyverywelllastschoolyearasbasedontheyearlyevaluation.Thechartshowsthatalmost71percentofourfacultywhotaughtlastschoolyearperformed

Performance evaluation of faculty members.


wellabovethelevelexpectedoftheirrank,whilearound18percentperformedoutstandinglywell.

Onlyaroundthreepercentdidnotreachtheexpectedevaluationmarkfortheirlevel.

IcommendtheLaboratoryHighSchoolandCollegeofMedicineforhavingthemostfacultywithanoutstandingperformanceintheirevaluation.

Forthenon-teachingstaff,forthepreviousyear,IcommendtheOfficeoftheRegistrarandLaboratoryElementarySchoolforhavingthemostemployeeswithanoutstandingperformanceintheirevaluationforschoolyear2007-2008.

Tothosewhodidnotmakeit,Iencourageyoutoimproveonyourperformanceasfacultyandstaff.

PleasefindcreativewaystotransmittheknowledgeandtheLouisianvalueswearesupposedtosharewithourstudents.

MayIrequestthedepartmentheadsandthedeanstomakesurethatpostconferenceswiththosefaculty/staffwhodidnotmakeitintheirevaluationbedonetohelptheconcernedemployeetoimprove.Asareminder,failuretoimproveafterthreeconsecutivefailuresintheyearlyevaluationhavedireconsequencesforcontinuedemploymentintheuniversity.

Butbeyondpassingorfailingintheyearlyacademicandadministrativeevaluationforfacultyandstaffliesamoreessentialquestionthatweshouldbeasking

ourselves,andthatis:“Was I able to transform a life or lives through my work as faculty, staff or administrator this past, school year?”.

Indeed,beyondtheobjectiveevaluationpointswereceivedfromourheadsofofficeattheendofeachyear,isthemoremeaningfulrewardofselffulfillmentwefeelwhenweknowthatsomehoweveninoursmallways,weareabletomakethelifeofastudent,afriend,oracolleaguebetter,throughalifeofcompetence,creativity,commitmentandChristianservice.Thisinfactisthewholemeaningofourmissiontotransform.

Incidentally,IhavenoticedasIwasstudyingtheyearlyevaluationforfacultyandemployees,thattheresultsareverymuchskewedontherightside.Ialsoobservedthattheevaluationinstrumentswehavebeenusingthesepastyearsarenotquitesensitivetodifferences.Therefore,IproposetotheHRDOffice,theOfficeoftheV.P.forAcademicAffairs,andtheGuidanceCentertomeettorevisetheinstruments.

CRE T V TY

Research grants

Inlinewiththethrusttotransformouruniversityfromapurelyteachingtoaresearchuniversity,wehavestartedtoaward


researchgrantstoanumberofresearchproposalsbysomeofourfacultythroughtheofficeoftheResearch,ExtensionandPublicationsOffice.Forschoolyear2008-09,theuniversityhasapprovedeightresearchprojectsafteracallforproposals.Sevenaredueforcompletionthissummer2009whileoneisextendeduntilthefirstsemesterofthecomingyear.ThetotalcostoftheseresearchprojectsamountstoPhP1.2M.

Weexpectoutputsfromtheseresearchesintermsofpublicationsinrefereedjournals,paperpresentations,policypapers,industrialmodelsandcommunityinterventionprograms.

Iamproudtoannouncetoothatforthefirsttimeinouruniversityhistory,wehaveforthisschoolyear,fivepublicationsprintedininternationalrefereedjournals,andthreepublicationsinnationalrefereedjournals.Fourteenresearchpaperswerepresentedininternationalconferencesand19 innationalregionalresearchconferences(foratotalof33).Congratulationsindeedforthisencouragingdevelopment.Wecannowsaythatwehavetakenoffandhavealreadystartedourinitialflighttowardsbeingaresearchuniversity.

Thefinancialcostoftheseresearchesthatincludesthecostoftheactualresearchaswellasthecostofde-loadingofthefacultyresearchersismorethanamillionpesos.

Lastyear,SLUwasalsoselectedasCHEDZonalResearchCenterProjectClusterImplementerforRegions1andCARandistaskedtodesign,implement,monitorresearchcapability-buildingprogramsfor51HEI’sinthetworegions.

TheOfficeoftheV.P.forAcademicshasstartedtoreviseourgraduatecurriculumparticularlyourdoctoralprograms,andtocomeupwithaPh.D.researchtrackprogramthatwillminimizethenumberoftediouslecturesandnon-essentialsubjects.

TheDepartmentofPhilosophyhasalsocomeupwithaproposedresearchtrackcurriculumleadingtothedegreeDoctorofPhilosophyinPhilosophy.TheDepartmentofTheologyisalsopreparingacurriculumforthedegreeDoctorinReligiousStudies.TheDepartmentofPsychologywasalsotaskedtocomeupwithsimilarcurriculumleadingtoPh.D.inPsychologyandsoonaPh.D.inEngineeringundertheCEA.

Expandingourmasteralanddoctoralprogramisessentialifwewanttoimprovethequalityofourresearchesaswellasourinternationalstandingasaglobaluniversityandmakeasignificantcontributiontotheprogressofknowledgeandofourcountry.

Researchqualityisthemostimportantcriterionintheworldrankingofuniversities.Itisgiven40pointswhichincludesthenumberofresearchpapersperfacultyandcitationsperpaper.Westillhavealongwaytogo,butweareintherightdirection.

Itisworthnotingthatwehaveseveralongoingjointresearchprojectswithsomelocalandinternationaluniversitiesaswellaswithsomedepartmentsinsidetheuniversity.IwouldliketocongratulatetheCollegeofNaturalSciencefortheirjointresearcheswiththeExtensionInstituteforSmall-ScaleIndustriesFoundation.


OneoriginalproductthathasbeenproducedandtestedalreadyonanimalsistheBeePropoliscreamwhichisaneffectiveointmentforskindiseasesincludingpimples.TheCACandtheCEAalsohasjointresearchprojectswithEISSIF.

WehavealsoseveralongoingresearchesundertheCICSlikethe“ICT maturity of HEIs in CAR and Region I” sponsoredbyCHED,andthe“Short Messaging Response System”withtheSingaporeInstituteofManagement.

ThejointresearchbetweenINHAUniversityandCNStitled“Development of

Whitening agents from indigenous flora in South East Asian Countries” isalmostdone.Fromamong311Philippineplantsthatwerestudied,20werefinallyselectedaspromisingcandidates.Ofthese,eightsamplesarenowbeingfiledforpatentapplicationinKorea.

Icontinuetourgeallfacultymemberstocultivatethespiritofscientificenquiryamongourstudentsinyourclassesbyintegratingsimpleresearchactivitiesinyoursubjects.

Research and Inventions Week

WewouldliketothanktheREPOandthedifferentdeansanddepartmentheadsforcoordinatingthethirdResearchandInventionsWeekintheuniversity.Indeed,itisencouragingtoobservetheimprovementofthequalityoftheresearchoutputsexhibitedthisyearascomparedtotheprevioustwoyears.

IexpecttoseemoreinnovationsintermsofservicesandprogramsfromtheofficesJoint researches.


anddepartmentsaswellasmoreexcitingresearchesaswematureinourresearchendeavors.Kudostothefacultyadvisersandourfuturescientistsfortheirinterestingresearches.

Paper presentations Wearealsoproudthatmoreandmoreofourfacultyarebeinginvitedtopresenttheresultsoftheirpapersandresearchstudiesinnationalaswellasinternationalconferences.Wecongratulateandcontinuetosupportthemandmaytheirtribecontinuetogrow. (The complete list is on pages 42-43)

Asmentionedinmylastyear’sreport,wewillcertainlycontinuetorecognizeresearchpresentationsinnationalandinternational

conferencesbutwewilllimitfinancialrewardstopapersthatwerepublishedinrefereedpublications.

Thisistoencouragethosewhopresentedpapersandposterstohaveyourworkspublishedinrefereedjournals,eitherthroughtheREPOoryoumaysenditdirectlytotherefereedjournalshereandabroad.Thisway,notonlywillyouearnfinanciallybutyouwillearninternationalreputationasresearchers.

Research journals

ThesecondissueoftheNorthernLuzonResearchJournal,therefereedCICMschoolsinteruniversityresearchjournal

The palay dryer invented by ME students.

Faculty papers printed in refereed journals.

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS (SY 2008-2009)

Alterado, Danilo. (2009). Universities and democratization: Habermas on education. Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy 38 (1), pp. 53-70. ISSN 0115-8988

Bautista, Reynaldo; Kobayashi, Masanori; Lacsamana, Cordelia & Aquitania, Victoriano. (2008). Sustainable Water Integrated Management (SWIM) and Government: A Case of Global Best Practice in Good Governance of Baguio City, Philippines. Business Educators Forum 3 (4), pp. 7-12.

Centeno, Jeffrey. (2009). Charles Taylor: Towards an ethics of intercultural dialogue. Philosophia: International Journal of Philosophy 38 (1), pp. 13-32. ISSN 0115-8988

Collado, Denver Alvin & Dacayo, Elvira. (2008). The Enrollment System of Saint Louis University College of Accountancy and Commerce. Business Educators Forum 3 (4), pp. 37-40.

Dao-ayen, Norenia; Bautista, Evelyn & Verroya, Herminigilda. (2008). Becoming a Mother Again: Grandmothering Roles and Responsibilities. Philippine Journal of Nursing Educators 18 (1), pp.29-30.

Navarro, Gladys & Paca, Eleanor. (2008). Theory and Empirical Evidence of the Households’ Perception of the Extent of Poverty: The Case of Five Barangays in the BLIST Area. Global Review of Business and Economic Research 4 (2), pp. 179-201.

Tabangin, Donna; Flores, Jacqueline & Emperador, Nelson. (October, 2008). Investigating Crime Hotspot Places and their Implication to Urban Environmental Design: A Geographic Visualization and Data Mining Approach. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology 35. ISSN 1307.6884

Taray, Leonila. (2008). Understanding Ancestor Reverence in the Benguet Tradition. Asia-Pacific Social Science Review 8 (1), pp. 61 – 72. ISSN-0119-8386

Chapter in a BookPangilinan, Jose Maria; Janssens, G.K.; & Caris, An. (2008). Sensitivity Analysis of a Genetic Algorithm for

a Competitive Facility Location Problem. In K. Elleithy (ed.), Innovations and Advanced Techniques in Systems, Computing Sciences and Software Engineering, p. 266-271. Springer, Netherlands. 978-1-4020-8734-9 (Print) 978-1-4020-8735-6 (Online). DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-8735-6_50


whichwefoundedtwoyearsago,isfinallyout.Thelengthoftimeittooktocomeupwiththeissuetaughtusthatcomingupwitharefereedresearchjournalisnowalkinthepark.Forone,qualifiedrefereestoreadandeditthesubmittedresearchmanuscriptsarehardtofind.Foranother,wecouldnotinsistonthedeadlineforrefereestogivebackthemanuscripttotheoriginalauthorandbackagain.IcongratulatetheauthorsoftheresearcharticlesthatmadeittotheNLRJespeciallythosefromSLU.

WeplantoinvitemorecontributorstothisjournalfromotherbiguniversitiesoutsidetheCICMschools.ItisindeedapleasuretonotethatweareontrackwithourresearchagendaandourdreamtotransformSLUfromamereteachinguniversitytoanotableresearchuniversityistakingshape.

Center for Culture and the Arts

WecongratulatetheCCAforcontinuouslydevelopingtheartisticandmusicaltalentsofourstudentsthroughtheirvariedandperiodicculturalpresentations.Itwasabletocomeupwith15culturalpresentationsandperformancesfromJuly2008toMarch2009cateringtoaround50,000people.

TheCCAalsoco-sponsoredtheperformanceofthePhilippinePhilharmonicOrchestraandtheLizaMacuja-ElizaldeballetgroupaspartofthecentennialcelebrationofBaguioCity.ItalsosponsoredtheFirstNationalMasterClassSeriesforconductorsbythePhilippineChoralDirectorsAssociationtotrainchoralconductorsintheregion.

TheCCAcontinuestoprovidesummerworkshopsforthewholisticgrowthanddevelopmentofthechildrenofouremployees.Iurgeyoutosendyourchildrentothesesummerworkshops.

Ourdreamforauniversityorchestraisslowlytakingshapewithagroupofstring

Liza Macuja-Elizalde.

The content of the NLRJ second issue.


ensembletostartwith.Thisgroupoftalentedyoungmusiciansalreadyhadtheirminiconcertlatelyandwithtimeandpracticetheycanbeaformidablemusicalgroup.

Ontheotherhand,ourchildren’smixchoirandtheboys'choir(composed ofboysfromelementaryandhighschool)havealsobeenformedandareslowlybeingnoticedinsideandoutsidethecampus.

OurYoungLouisianChoir(whichisamixedchoir)wasdeclaredchampionintheelementarydivisionatthe5thInterschoolChristmasChoraleCompetitionattheBaguioCountryClublastDecember.Hopefullyby2011,thesegroupsoftalentedyoungmusicianswouldhaveacquireda

commendablelevelofqualityperformancethatwecouldtrulybeveryproudof.

IcongratulateourtrainorBingPablicoandherequallytalentedhusbandandassistantprincipalMelforwinningthecentennialsongcontestofSLUaswellasthecentennialsongwritingcompetitionforthe100yearsanniversaryofBaguioCity.Adoublecongratulationsindeed.

IalsocommendtheGleeClubfortheongoingrecordingonCDoftheir

mostbeautifulsongswhichwillbeonsale.

Letusnotethatithasalwaysbeenourgoaltogiveourstudentsawell roundedformation.Thehumanistic,culturalandathleticpotentialsandtalentsofour

CCA summer workshop.

The Young Louisian Choir.

Baguio Centennial song-writing contest awarding.


studentsmustbeenhancedtoproduceouridealLouisianstudent.

OtherinnovationsthisschoolyearcamefromtheofficesoftheGuidanceCenterwiththeirreferralguidefortheuseoffacultymembersandtheirGabayseriestopicon“Unmasking the Truths and Lies on Suicide”; andfromtheMIS:thecreationoftheonlinestudentrecordwhichisausefulservicetoolforourstudentsastheycaneasilyaccesstheiruniversityrecordslikegrades,transcripts,schedules,fees,etc.

IcommendtheSSDfortherenovationofcomfortroomsintheUniversity.

Iencouragethedifferentoffices,departmentsandcollegestocontinuouslyinnovatetoimproveourservicestoourclientsandoursurroundingcommunities.Thecorevalueofcreativityandinnovationwillbeimbibedbyourstudentsifwe,asaninstitution,constantlyfindcreativewaystoimproveonourservicesandperformances.

C STIAN S IRIT

Parish activities

IcommendtheParishPastoralCouncilforsomeinnovationsinprovidingopportunitiesforLouisians

tonourishtheirspirituallife.SpecialmentionaretheAngelusprayerandtheprayingoftheSLUCentennialPrayerbeforethestartofeachclass.ThesesimplespiritualactivitiesareintendedtoremindusofthepresenceofGodinourdailylife.Shortpausesinappropriatetimesofthedaychallengeustoputinaspiritualperspectivewhateverwearedoingduringtheday.Itdefinitelyshouldlendmeaningtoourordinaryendeavors.

WethanktheParishOfficealsofororganizingagainthisyearthelentenactivitiesespeciallytheStationoftheCrossatMt.Sto.Tomas,aswellasthedifferentrecollectionsandretreatsforstudentsaswellasemployees.Sincerecollectionsareaonce-a-yearactivity,Istronglyencourageeveryone

Refurbished restrooms.

Participants of the Station of the Cross at Mt. Sto. Tomas.


toseriouslyparticipateandnourishyourspiritualgrowth.

Participating in the Church universal mission: Educating lay foreign missionaries

Theuniversity,beingamissionaryCatholicinstitution,continuestocontributetothegrowthoftheuniversalchurchbypreparingfuturepastorallaymissionaryworkersfrommissionterritorieslikeMongoliaandChina.

Forthepastyears,SLUhadbeengivingscholarshipstoindigenousstudentsrecommendedbytheirrespectivebishopsandreligioussuperiorsinMongolia,China,SriLanka,Hongkong,etc.whichenabledthemtotakeupappropriatecoursesinSLU.ManyoftheseforeignstudentscholarshavealreadygonebackandarecurrentlyworkingintherespectiveDiocesesthatsentthem.

Missioncollection

MayIthrowachallengetoallfacultyandemployeestoencouragediscreetlyourstudentstocontributetothemissionarycauseoftheuniversalchurchthroughthemissioncollectioncampaign,andAlayPaskofunddrive.Itisinterestingtonotethatoursisteruniversity,theUSLTwithapopulationofonly7,000studentscangetmorethanamillionpesosintheirmissioncollection.Idon’tliketobelievethatweLouisiansofBaguioarelessgenerous.

Medical and palliative care

AsaCatholicuniversity,thewelfareoftheeldestandsickinourcommunityisalsoanimportantconcerntous.Theyarenottobeneglected.Inordertoprovidethembetterservices,theSLUHospitaloftheSacredHearthasbeenundergoingcontinuedtransformation,thankstoBobbyandMalouourhospitaldirectorandadministratorrespectively,andtoourdoctorsandstaffofourhospital.Thephysicalrenovationsofthehospitalisnowalmostcomplete.

AtthispointIwouldliketopersonallyacknowledgeandthankDr.BobbyLegaspiforestablishingtheCordilleraIntegratedMedicalServicesIncorporated(CIMSI)inourhospitalwhichhasnotonlyputourhospitalasoneofthebestintheRegionbuthasservedthemedicalneedsofourpatients.ThankyouBobbyforyourleadershipandgenerosity.

OurneedyandterminallyillpatientsparticularlytheseniorcitizenshadalsobeengivenfocusthroughourPalliativeCareCenter.Thankstothededicationoftheheadofourpalliativecareunit,staff,doctors,nurses,socialworkers,

The OB delivery room.


religiousvolunteersandourhospitalchaplain,anumberofterminally-illpatientsweregivenspecialaccompanimentinthelastmomentsoftheirlives.Atotalof80terminallyillpatientshavebeenservedbytheunitthisschoolyear.

Handog ng SLU 3

For2009,ourtraditional“Handog ng SLU sa Baguio”programwillbetitled“Handog ng SLU sa Baguio Centennial”andwilltakeplaceduringthefirstweekofDecember2009.Thetargetbeneficiaryofourfourth‘handog’willbetheteachersofthecitybothpublicandprivate.

Working students' Christmas party

Toacknowledgethecontributionofourworkingstudentsinthemaintenanceof

theuniversityandtoshowourappreciationfortheirservices,theadministrationagainsponsoredthesecondPaskolars,i.e.ChristmaspartyforworkingstudentslastDecember1.Thisschoolyear’sPaskolarswasprecededbyahalf-dayrecollectioncourtesyoftheParishOfficeandadministration.

Employees' Christmas salo-salo 3

MycongratulationsandgratitudetothosewhomadesurethatourthirdChristmas’salosalo‘wasanotheroccasiontostrengthenthefamilyspiritofouracademiccommunity.KudostotheAccountingofficeforpreparingthebudget,tothepreparationcommittee,thecoordinatorsofthedifferentteams,theGuidanceCenterforthecreativegamesthatweallenjoyedattheriskofbrokenbonesforsome.Asaprecautionarymeasure,pregnantandthenottooyoungemployeesshouldnotjointhehighlyphysicalandcompetitive

A patient of the Pallative Care Unit.

Handog ng SLU sa Baguio 2008.

Paskolars '08.

Employees' Christmas party.


gamesthiscomingChristmas.Mycongratulationstothewinnersofthecheeringcontest,thegamesandtheraffles.

SLU 97th Foundation Day

Itakethisopportunitytothankeveryonewhocontributedtothesuccessfulandcolorfulcelebrationofour97thFoundationDaylastDecemberwiththetheme’SalamatCICM‘.TheCICMPhilippineProvincetrulyappreciatesthegesture.ThankstoototheSAO,UFESLU,PARISH,CCA,SSDandconcernedofficeswhoworkedhardforthefirstuniversity-widegaragesaleforthebenefitofoursickcolleaguesandpoorstudentsandforthejoyfulcelebrationoftheblessingandlightingoftheuniversityChristmasTree.

Administrative cases

a.Students

Students'disciplinarycasescangiveusapictureofhowtheyarebehavingatleastinsidethecampus.Thetableshowsthedifferenttypesofnegativebehaviorofsomeofourstudents.Consideringthetotalstudentpopulationoftheuniversity,thisnumberofdisciplinarycasesisquitesmall.Still,wewishthatthisnumbercouldbesmaller.

b.Employees

SLUisthelargestacademicemployernorthofLuzon.Assuch,makingsureitrunssmoothlyrequiresthateveryoneisawareanddoeswhatheorsheisexpectedtodo.Whenastafftriestoadministerorteach,orwhenteacherstrytoadminister,confusionandorganizationaldiscordisasureby-product.

Forbigorganizationslikeourstofunctionwell,itisessentialthatrules,procedures,andpoliciesbeobservedandfollowedjudiciously.Enforcingrules,ethicalpoliciesandnormsoftheorganizationhoweverisoneofthemostunpleasanttasksofanymanager.Nonetheless,thistaskmustbeperformeddutifullybutcompassionatelyforthegreatergoodofthewholeorganization.

Youcanbeassuredthatbeforepainfuldecisionsaremadebytheadministration,seriousdeliberationsandreflectionshadtakenplace.Certainly,relevantinformationhadbeenconsideredincludingveryconfidentialanddelicateinfowhichthepublicmaynotandshouldnotknowtoprotectthedignityoftheconcernedparties.

Severaltimeswhenwarranted,Ihavelessenedtherecommendedsanctionsparticularlyforfirstoffenses.

TheOfficeofourVPAdminhassubmittedtomethenumberofadministrativecasesthatwererecordedinourlegaloffice.

One of the performers during the CICM Foundation Day.

Students' disciplinary cases.


Itisgoodtoknowthatthenumberofadministrativecaseshasbeendiminishingthepastyears.AswegrowinChristianspirit,professionalismandwiththecooperationofeveryone,thisnumberwillhopefullycontinuetodiminish.

MayIremindeveryonethatoursisbutahumanandthereforeimperfectorganization.Assuch,wecouldnotavoidworkingwithcolleagueswhomweratherprefertobeathousandmilesawayfromus.YoucouldnotbeaskingFatherPresidentallthetimetosendtoTimbuktothecolleagueorcolleaguesinyourdepartmentjustbecausetheirpersonalitiesarenottoyourliking.Asinanyhumancommunity,wearetolearnhowtoliveandworkwiththecolleaguesassignedtousinourdepartmentswhoevertheymaybe.LearningtodothisisameasureofourmaturityandinaChristianperspectiveoftheendtimes,apartofourpenance.

Christiancharityalsodemandsthatwerefrainfromspeakingillofourcolleaguesaswellasadministratorsnorimputemaliciousintentionsontheirbehaviors.Muchlessgiveintoquickandunfoundedjudgment,ormalignthemunfairlythroughundergroundletters.

Onewiseruleofthumbisthatifwecouldnotspeakwellaboutourcolleagues,bettertocloseourmouth.Thiswaywe

cansaveononeofearth’snaturalresources–oxygen,pluswecontributetoamoreharmoniousworkingenvironment.

Colleagues,ifyouhavelegitimateissues,bringitpersonallytothepersonorpersonsconcernedandnothideinanonymousletters.Thisdoesnotcontributeatalltoresolvingwhateverissuesyouhave.Forone,theuniversallyacceptedprincipleappliedbyallorganizationsincludingmyofficeisthatunsignedlettersornotesarenottobetakenseriously,Idon’tevenbothertoreadthem.Itonlymanifestfromtheauthor/s,lackofcourageandprofessionalism,anditissuchawasteofenergyandresources.Itiscertainlynotthepropernormaturewaytoaddressissues.

I,therefore,requesteverybodytobemoreconsciousofourrespectiveresponsibilitiesasprofessionalsandasrolemodelstoouryouthinourdealingswithoneanother,andourclients.Surely,harassmentinanyformwillnotbetoleratedinouruniversity.

Mydearcolleagues,asImentionedlastyearduringthesameoccasion:”Becoming good shepherds and true mentors to our students and clients is our most important strategic role and goal as Louisian employees.”

Flickering lights of hope: Honest and generous employees/departments

Friends,amidstthedepressingnewsofcorruptionandgreedpublishedinournewspapers,itisheartwarmingandinspiringtoknowthatouruniversityharborsmanyhonestworkerswithintegrity.Theirsimpleactsofhonestymaybeinsmallmattersbutitisinsmallthingsthatcharacterisshown.

Theirselflessnessisasharpcontrasttotheimmoderategreedprevalentinsocietythathadinfactcausedtheglobaleconomiccrisis.

Number of employees'administrative cases.


Indeed,simplehonestactsarelikeburstsoffreshairpassingthruanotherwisecloudymoralenvironment.WewillrecognizethemthisafternoonifonlytoremindusofourethicalresponsibilitiesandwhatisexpectedofallofusastrueLouisians.Therearecertainlymanyofyouherewhohavebeenexhibitingthesevirtuesofhonestyandgenerosityinyourownsilentbutconsistentways.IpraythatyoupersevereinyourhonestwaysandmayGodrewardyourgoodness.

Demise of our students, faculty, employees

Atthisjuncture,mayIrequesteveryonetopleaseriseaswespendaminuteofsilent

prayerforthereposeofthesoulsofourcolleaguesandstudentswhohavegonebeforeusthisyear.Maytheyallrestinpeaceevenasweprayforcourageandconsolationfortheirfamilies.

OCIAL INVO VEMENT

Institute for Inclusive Education

Topromotethewelfareoftheyouthwithspecialdisabilitiessuchasthedeaf,muteandtheblind,wehaveestablishedtheInstituteforInclusiveEducationFoundation.

Thisschoolyeartheinstitutehasgivenseveraltrainingsessionstohundredsofteachers,deans,administrators,schoolsuperintendents,doctorsandnursesinschoolsaroundthecountry.Ithasgivenworkshopsandconferencesondisabilityandinclusiveeducationtoalmostathousandcollegeandgraduatestudents.

TheInstitutehasserved264visually-impairedchildrenand28hearing-impairedchildrenunderitsitinerantprogramlastyear.

ItisworthwhiletonotethatinSLU,wehavewelcomed17studentswithphysicaldisabilities,twoofwhomaretotallyblind,somewithlowvision,andanumberarewith

The honest workers who were awarded.

Remembering our deceased employees and students.


hearingandvisualimpairment.TheyarepresentlyenrolledintheCoE,CICS,andCEA.TheInstituteisfinalizingforpublicationamanualoninclusiveeducationwhichwillcertainlybeasignificantcontributiontoinclusiveeducationnotonlyinthecountrybutalsoinAsia.

WewishtheIIEwhichistheonlyoneofitskindinthecountrymorepowerandsuccess.Aswecongratulatethemforajobwelldonelastyear,letusassurethemofoursupporttothisnoblework.

Providing access to quality education

Wearealsohappytoannouncethatthisyear,thenumberofscholarshipsofferedbytheuniversityandotheragencieshaveincreasedthusprovidinggreateraccessqualityeducation.Everyyear,SLUgivesmorethan300scholarshipstointelligentbutfinanciallyneedystudentsasworkingscholars

andtoaround400studentsasstudentassistants.ThisisasidefromthedifferentscholarshipsgivenbyCICMandotherdonorindividualsandagenciesliketheNellyKellogFoundation,theL’HuillierFoundationandotherswhichtotalstoaround2,233.

TheDBPthroughitsEndowmentforEducationProgram(DEEP)continuestoprovidescholarshipsto20financiallyneedystudentsintheCollegeofNursingfora

Computer lessons for visually-impaired children. Reading lessons for visually-impaired children.

Number of scholars.


periodoffiveyears.Thescholarshipprovidestuition,allmiscellaneousfees,uniformandbookallowance,boardandlodging,etc.

PhilexMiningCorporationhasalsoofferedscholarshipstoincomingfirstyearswhowilltakeupminingengineering.

Extension Institute for Small-Scale Industries Foundation

OurExtensionInstituteforSmall-ScaleIndustriesFoundation(EISSIF)continuestoupliftandtransformthelivesofourfarmersbygivingthemskillsandopportunitiestogointobeefarmingthroughtrainingandworkshops.

Someofthesetraineesarealreadyholdinglucrativejobsaroundtheworld,thankstothetrainingreceivedfromtheinstitute.EISSIFhastrainedhundredsoffarmersonbeekeepingandalliedworkshopsandhasgivennewskillstoourpeopleinvariousvillagesandcommunitiesinnorthernLuzonaswellasMindanao.

Providing medical - educational services to needy persons and communities

Servicingthehealthneedsofbarangaysalloverthecountryhascontinuedthroughtheeffortsofourdoctors,nurses,staffandsomefacultymembersthroughtheMedicalOutreachMissionsFoundation,Inc.(MOMFI)andotherextensionservicesofthedifferent

collegesanddepartments.Wearegratefulandwecontinuetoadmirethededicationofourmedicalandhealthpersonnel.MOMFIhasservedseveralmunicipalitiesandremotevillagesinthewholeofnorthernLuzonasfarasAbra.

Intheeyesoftheonewhomattersmost,IamsurethegenerosityofourLouisianmedicalworkersandvolunteersisnotforgotten.MayGodshowerthemwithHisblessings.

DEEP scholars.

Beekeeping training.

A consulation during one of MOMFI's medical missions.


WealsocommendtheRegionalScienceTeachingCenterforcontinuouslyupgradingthecapabilitiesofourpublicschoolteachersintheregionthroughthedifferenttrainingprogramsinMath,Science,English,FilipinoandMapeh.

Global warming campaign

Ourresponsetotheurgentissueonclimatechangehasbeenconsistent.Ourstudentsandsomefacultyandemployeeshaveplantedmorethan7,000treesthroughourdifferenttreeplantingactivitiesandre-forestationprogramsviatheNSTPandthedifferentcollegesandoffices.

ThepinetreesinouradaptedmountaininMt.Sto.Tomashavealreadygrowntallandhopefullythatpartwillbeagreenforest.Ialsoappealtoeveryonetocontributetheir

shareintakingcareofourenvironmentbyrefusingtouseplastics,straws,styrofoams,andothernon-degradablematerials.Practicalgreensuggestion:Bringyourown’bayong‘ whenyougoformarketing.

MayIalsoremindeveryoneagainofthememoIsentlatelyregardingtheupkeepofourcampus.Iappealtoallfacultymemberstopleaserequestyourstudentstocleanupandpickupscatteredtrashinyourrespectiveclassroomsbeforeyoustarttheopeningprayer.Surely,acleanclassroomcancontributetoamoreeffectivelearningenvironment.ThisshouldremindstudentsnottomakeMotherEarthabiggarbagecan.

Icommendagroupofstudentswithsomeprofessorswhohaveinitiatedenvironmentalprogramsespeciallyinthecanteensandsomeadaptedcommunities.

IalsocongratulatethecollegesparticularlytheCEAforinvolvingtheir

RSTC's training of school teachers.

NSTP students in the Mt. Sto. Tomas adopted area.

CEA's clean-up of classrooms and walls.


wholefacultyandstudentsincleaningtheirbuildinganderasinggraffitionthewallsandtables.Mayyoucontinuethislaudableendeavortokeepourcampuscleanandtoinstillcivicdisciplineinourstudents.

Lastly,letusbemoreconsciousofouruseofenergyintheuniversityandinourhomes.Letusnotforgetto:switchoffthelightsafteruseintheclassroomsorinyourrooms,economizetheuseofwater,cleanyourcarengines,etc.Letusreduce,re-useandre-cycle.Our’sandourplanet’sexistencewilldependonitinthelongrun.

Sunflower Children's Center

OurSunflowerChildren'sCenteralsocontinuestogrowinimportanceasit

extendsitsservicestoabusedchildrenintheCordilleraandbeyond.Ithasgiventheneededtherapytothemaswellascounselingtotheirparentsandguardians,providedtrainingworkshopsforcaregiversandhouse-parents.

Thisyear,ithasinkedpartnershipwithUNICEFinholdingworkshopsonfamilycourtawarenessandpreparingtotestifyasexpertwitnessesincasesofabusedchildren.Thisyear’ssummerdevelopmentcamprecipientsaretheabandonedkidsoftheBahayTuluyaninMalate.ThesummercampisaSunflowerCenterprojectthataimstohelpchildrenprocesstheirdifficultiesandpersonaltraumasthroughplaytherapy

sessions,counselingandgroupdynamics.

BeingtheonlycenterofitskindinthecountryattachedtoauniversityIcommendthedirector,staffandvolunteersofthecenterandwishGod’sblessingsontheirimportantpastoralworkthatisgivingtremendousservicenotonlyinthecitybutinthecountryaswell.

Icongratulatethedifferentcollegesfortheirgenerousoutreachprogramshelpingtransformthelivesofourcountrymeninneed.Sunflower's summer camp art lessons.

Sunflower's summer camp group dynamics.


Inthesamevein,allowmetoencourageallemployeestoparticipateinanyoutreachactivitythatyoufeelyoucanmakeameaningfulcontributionasanexpressionofyourcommitmenttotheleastofourbrothersandsistersinoursocietyaswellastoourenvironment.TheIIE,EISSIF,MOMFI,PalliativeCareUnit,SunflowerCenter,NSTP,etc.aresomeofthetangibleandinstitutionalexpressionsofSLU’scommitmenttotransformthelivesofthosewhoaremostneglectedandmarginalizedaswellastoprotectourenvironment.

Part TwoAchievement of Strategic Plans

I wouldliketothankandcongratulateeveryoneforyourcontributionsinaccomplishingthegoalsandobjectivessetforthinthestrategicplanofyour

respectiveofficesanddepartments.

IcongratulatetheInstituteofPhilosophyandReligion,andtheCollegeofNursingforhavingthehighestpercentageofaccomplishmentvis-a-vistheirplansandobjectives.


Basedonthepercentageaccomplishmentoftheactivitiesasplanned,theinstitutionaloroverallperformanceoftheofficesandcollegesthisschoolyearisacommendable81percentfullyimplementedand12percentpartiallyimplementedforatotalof93percent.

Understandablysomeplannedactivitieswerenotaccomplishedascouldbeexpectedforvariedreasons.Othershavetoberevisedalongtheway.Definitely,weareontargetandon


track.Letuscontinuetogiveoursupporttooneanothertoaccomplishourdreams.

SincethisisthemidtermofourFiveYearStrategicPlan,Iwillasktheheadsofallcolleges,departmentsandofficesandtheirstafftoscheduleatleasthalfadaytore-visityourFiveYearStrategicPlanandmakethenecessaryrevisions.

Isuggestparticularlytothecolleges,whileyoure-visityourstrategicplanstoreflectontheproblematicsofthe2009AsianUniversityRankingbytheTHE(TimesHigherEducation)Q.S.Thisisaprivatebusinessgroupspecializingonglobalcareerandeducationnetwork.Notably,notafewcriticismshavebeenlodgedagainstthegroupespeciallythecriteriatheyusedfortherankingandtheirmethodology.

Nevertheless,intheirlatest2009rankingofthetop100Asianuniversities,onlythreefromthePhilippinesmadeit.(UP-No.63,DLSUNo.76,AteneodeManilaU.No.84)

ThecriteriausedbyTHEQS:

I.ResearchQuality–60%(indicators)

– AcademicPeerReview–30%(academicsinAsianuniversitiesespeciallyresearchersareaskedhowtheyregard/perceiveotheruniversitieswithinandoutsidetheircountry(perception-based)

– Papersperfaculty–15%– Citationsperpaper–15%

(bibliometricdata)

II. TeachingQuality–Student/Facultyratio–20%

III.GraduateEmployability–(employerreview)–10%

IV.Internationalization–10%– Internationalfaculty–2.5%– Internationalstudents–2.5%– Inboundexchangestudents–2.5%– Outboundexchangestudents–2.5%

Wewillhavealongwaytogoifweconcurwiththeabovecriteria.Passingthesaidcriteriawillmeanmajorpolicyshiftastothenumberofstudentsperclassandconsequentlyamuchhigherincreaseintuitionfees,amongothers.Onethingissure,it'sgoingtobeanexpensiveundertaking.

Whatisofimportanceforusalwaysistoprovidethebestqualityofeducationwecouldgivetoourstudentsmeasuredamongothersbyahighpercentageofpassinginalllicensureexams,andtoworkslowlyandsteadilyonourresearchcapabilitiesandreputationaswellastheinternationalizationofouracademicprogramsandourcampus.


Infrastructure; Support system

Maryheights campus updates

TheroadnetworkoftheMaryheightscampusisalreadycompleted,includingtheplantingoftreesalongthenewroads.Theconstructionofthemainbuilding,tobeknownasthecentennialbuilding,isnowinfullswing(8thfloor)andisexpectedtobefinishedbySeptember2010.ThisbuildingwasdesignedandplannedbyourveryowngroupofarchitectsandengineersoftheCEA.

Ifeverythinggoesasplanned,thewholeCollegeofAccountancyandCommercecanmovetothenewmoderncampusbysecondsemesterof2010orbytheopeningoftheschoolyear2010-2011,atthelatest.

St. Louis Village – Kamog, Sablan

TheCICMaswellastheuniversity’scontinuoussearchfortheoverallwelfareofitsemployeeshasledustoenvisionthehousingprojectforouremployeeswhodonothavetheirownresidenceinthecity.

Agroupofengineer–constructorsfromourownCEAhascomeupwiththeproposeddevelopmentplanforthewholeSt.LouisVillage.Preliminaryapplicationswillbegiventothoseinterestedthesecomingmonths.

OnceagainthecriteriatobeusedinprioritizingapplicationsfortheawardingofownershipoftheAn artist's perspective of the main building.

Construction is in full swing. Logo of the Housing Project.


houseandlotintheSt.LouisVillagewillbethefollowing: Ownershipofrealestate:40points(i.e.

thosewhoareonlyrentingahousewillbegivenpriority)

Lengthofservice(inrecognitionoftheservicesrendered)=25points

Age=15points(inrelationtoamortization)

Servicesrendered=10points(fulltimevs.parttime)

Monthlybasicrate=10points(inrelationtoamortization)

Togivechancetoasmanyapplicants,theSt.Louisvillagewillcompriselotsof100squaremeterseach.Theofferwillbeahouseandlotpackagewithatmostthreemodelstochoosefrom.Theoriginalaimwhywehavedecidedtoacquirethispropertywastogivethechancetoouremployeeswhohavebeenrentingforyearsandwillnothaveotherwisethechancetoowntheirownhouseandlotwithoutthisproject.

Thoseofyouwhohavealreadyyourownhousesandlotsinthecitypleasegivewaytoyourcolleagueswhodonothavethesamefortuneandsecurity.Again,thosewhoownahouseandlotinthecityneednotapply.

TheOfficeoftheVicePresidentforFinancecontinuestosearchformeanshowyoucanacquireyourownhouseandlotintheSaintLouisVillageatthemostaffordableprice.Applicationsanddetailsregardingthisprojectwillbedisseminatedthroughyourrespectiveofficesverysoon.

The Louisian Child Care Center

Atlonglast,ourdreamofprovidingasafelearningenvironmentforouryoungchildrenagedsixmonthstofiveyearshasbecomeareality.TheLCCCwasopenedlastNovember2008afteroursearchfortherightpersonneltotakeresponsibilityforourchildren.

Iwouldliketothankalltheofficesconcernedforfinallytransformingourdreamintoarealityforourchildrenespeciallythemembersofthepreparatorycommittee.IpersonallywouldliketosaythankyoutothestaffofthecenterandespeciallytoMrs.Rebolado,forthecourageandgenerositytotakeontheresponsibilityevenifshehasalreadyretired.Pleaseletusgivethemourcontinuedsupport.Indeedinnootheruniversityinthecountrycouldonefindadaycarecenterattachedtoauniversity.

Toddlers enjoy the activities in the center.


Salaries

Asyoumayknow,wehavenotincreasedourtuitionfeesthiscomingschoolyear2009-2010consideringtheeconomicsituationofourcountryandtheglobalfinancialcrisis.Bylaw,70percentofanyincreaseintuitionfeesgoestoanincreaseinsalaryofpersonnel.

Soinfact,bysimplemathematics70percentmultipliedbyzeropercentmeanszeroincrease.ThegoodnewshoweveristhatwecanattimesmakemagicduetothejudicioushandlingofourfinancesbyourVPforFinanceandouraccountingstaff,andafterathoroughsearchforpossiblesourcestofundanincreaseofsalaries.

Andsoindeeddespitetheno-increaseintuitionfeesforourstudentsthisschoolyear,Iamhappytoannouncethattherewillbejustthesameanincreaseinsalariesthisyear.Thismuchwecangivewithoutjeopardizingtheoperationandviabilityofthewholeuniversity.

Itiscommonknowledgethatalthoughourtuitionfeesarerelativelyquitelow,SLUgivesthehighestsalariesandbenefitstoitsemployeesthananyotherschoolinNorthernLuzonandevenmostschoolsinManila,exceptofcourseDLSUandAteneothataskforalmostPhP65,000pesospersemesterfromeachstudent.WeonlyaskanaverageofPhP16,000.

Responding to the country’s manpower needs

Tosupplythecountry’sandtheglobalneedforspecialskilledprofessionalsinthefieldofengineering,hospitalityindustry,digitalarts,etc.theuniversityre-openeditsminingengineeringprogramwithfinancialsupportfromPhilexMiningCorporationatthebeginningofthisschoolyear.

SLUhasalsostartedofferingitsshortdiplomaprogramsondigitalartstechnology.AtthebehestoftheCICMgovernmentthatsawtheneedforamoreinterdisciplinarytrainingforourfuturemissionarypriests,thenewcourseonBachelorofArtsinPhilosophyandInterdisciplinaryStudieswasalsoofferedthisschoolyear.

Toenrichourgraduateofferingsinourbidtodevelopourresearchcapabilitiesandthatoftheregion,aPh.d.inBiologyprogramhasbeenoffered,andalsoanM.S.inPublicHealth(nonthesis),etc.

AnotherinnovativegraduateprogramwhichwewillofferthiscomingschoolyearwiththehelpofourBelgianpartnerUniversitiesisthedegreeMasterofScienceinServiceManagementEngineering,whichisamultidisciplinaryprogramoftheCICS,CAC,andCEA.Thisisauniqueprogramandfirstofitskindinthecountry.

MOA signing with Philex officials.


New digital Printing Press

Toprovideforafasterandmorequalitypublications,theuniversityhasprocuredastateoftheartcoloreddigitalprintingmachine.Withthis,wecanbeassuredofthequalityofourpublicationsthatwouldbeofinternationalstandard.

Security

Forthesafetyofeveryoneinthecampus,periodicfireandearthquakedrillshavebeenconducted.Wethankeveryoneforthecooperation.Furthermore,aspartofsecuritymeasures,rovingcameraswereinstalledinstrategicplacesinsidethecampusandatthecampusgates.ThesecamerasarebeingmonitoredbyacentralmonitoringscreenatthemainSecurityOffice.

Youmustalreadyknowbynowthatseveralofourstudentsandemployeeshavealreadyfallenvictimstocellphonesnatchersandmuggersinfrontofandnearourmaingate.Ofcourse,withoutintendingit,the

campuscameraswillalsoprovidemyofficewithsomeimagesoftheidentitiesofthosewhoarealwaystheearlybirdsinpunchingatthebundyclockareaoftheSilanglobby.

The new Bizhub C6501+IC state-of-the-art printing machine.

The security camera installed at the main gate of the Bonifacio campus.


Part ThreeConcluding Remarks:

SLU’s Core Values

Brothersandsisters,fellowmissionaries,afterwatchingthispresentationcourtesyofAngelandhisstaffoftheMISOffice,

wecanindeedbeproudofwhatwehaveaccomplishedinschoolyear2008-2009.Wecaninfactsafelysaythatthroughourindividualcontributionsaswellasourcommunalefforts,wewereabletoperformourtasksandresponsibilitieswell.Consequentlywewereabletooffersignificantservicestoourstudents,clientsandtoourbelovedcityofBaguioandtheregion.

Colleagues,theencouragingimageswehaveseeninthispresentationshouldrightlyfilluswithafeelingofjoyandfulfillment.Withoutyourindividualworkand

contributions,theseimageswouldnothavebeenpossible.Theyarereflectionsofourpersonalaswellascommunaldesiretoaccomplishthevisionandmissionofourbeloveduniversity.Theyaretheresultsofeverybody’s

hardworkformanymonths.

ThisreportandthepreviousreportssinceItookoverasSLUPresidentwere

intentionallyclassifiedintofour

headingsaccordingtoourfourcorevalues.Thesevaluesdefinewhowe

areasemployeesandasaninstitutioncalledSaintLouisUniversity.

Thesealsodescribehowwedothingsinthisuniversity.TheyareinfactourtrademarkasLouisianemployees.WhenanoutsideraskshowwedothingsinSLU,ourreadyresponseshouldbe:InSLUwedothingscompetently,creatively,withcommitmentforthegoodofourclientsandcommunities,andwiththespiritofgenerosityandfaith.


Ourcorevaluesnotonlyguideoureveryactivityandprogram.Theyareatthesametimethegoalsofourjourney.Certainly,thesequalitiesdonotcomeasagivenwhenwejoinedtheLouisianworkforce.Wewillcontinuetoacquirethesevirtues.Wewillworkatthemuntiltheybecomeanintegralpartofourindividualpersonalitiesanduntiltheybecomeaningrainedanddistinctcultureofouruniversity.Indeed,untiltheybecomepalpablerealitiesseenandfeltwithinouruniversity’sworkplaceandsystems.Ultimately,ourperformanceasinstitutionandasindividualemployeeshouldbeevaluatedalongthesefourcorevalues.

Dearcolleagues,thisisthechallengeaddressedtoeachoneofusasmembersofthisLouisiancommunity.Iamhopefulthateveryonewillconstantlytakeupthiscallaspartofthejourneytowardsourpersonaltransformationandconsequentlythetransformationofthoseentrustedtous.Forindeed,weareLouisiansandthereforewearetransformers.

Obviously,thecalltotransformourselvesprecedesthatofthecalltotransformothersandourenvironment.And

asprovenfromourhumanexperiences,thetransformationofoneselfisthemostdifficultonetoachieve.ButIbelievethisispossibleandisalreadytakingplaceinmanyofusandinsomeaspectsofouruniversitylandscape.

Finally,togiveafittingconclusiontothisreportpleaseallowmetoaddressagroupofpeoplewhohavededicatedtheirlivesintryingtoliveandexemplifyourcherishedLouisianvalues–ourbelovedretirees.

OnbehalfoftheBoardofTrustees,theCICMProvinceandthewholeuniversity,Isaluteyouandthankyounotsomuchforyourfidelityinstickingitoutwithusinthisuniversity,andnotsomuchforgivingseveraldecadesofyourlifetothisinstitution.

IrathersaluteyouandthankyouforyourspiritofgenerosityandselflessnessshowntothoseyoucameincontactwithwhileperformingyourresponsibilitieswithinandoutsidetheUniversity.

Thankyousomuchforclearlyshowingusandtoyourcountlessstudentswhatcompetent,committedandcreativeservice

The 2009 retirees.


isallabout.Mostofall,thankyouforbeingthe’lights‘thathavetransformedthelivesofthosewhomyouhavetouched.

Themanystudents,colleaguesandfriendsyouhavemadebetterbyyourhumbleanddedicatedliveswillsurelybeforevergrateful.YoursilentbutsignificantcontributionstoSLUcouldnotbeunderestimatedandwillalwaysbeaninspirationtoallofuswhostaybehind.

SLUhasbecomewhatitisnowbecauseofyouandyourloyalservicesgiventhroughouttheselongyears.

Iamsurethatseveraltimesinyourlives,theopportunitiestolookforgreenerpasturesandbecomerichermusthavepresentedthemselves.YetyouchosetostaywithSLUtocontinuethemissionoftransformingyounglivesthrueducation.

Dr. Roberto Legaspi, delivering his Response.

Forsuchsacrifice,loyaltyandfidelitytothenobletaskofeducatingouryoung,ourheartsarefilledwithinspirationandjoyfulgratitude.

Allowmetoquotetherichestmanintheworld,BillGateswhosaid: “I think everybody should get rich, be famous and do everything they ever dreamed of, so they can see that it is not the answer to happiness.“ Dearretirees,inoureyesandintheeyesofGod,weconsideryouastrulysuccessfulmenandwomenwhohaverealizedtheanswertohappiness.

MayGodrewardyourgenerositywithmoreyearsofhealth,joyandgenuinefulfillment.ItisyouwhomourHolyScripturesrefertowhenitsaid:“They who instruct many in the ways of goodness will shine forth as stars for all eternity”.

MayourlovingFathergrantyoulongandjoyfullivessothatyoucancontinuetobethestarsthatlightthewayofthoseclosetoyou.AndMayGodgrantyouthegracetocontinuallytransformyourselvesandthoseyouwillstilltouchinthecomingyears.Wewillsurelymissyouandwewillcertainlyappreciateifonceinawhile,youhonoruswithavisit.Mydearcolleagues,wesincerelysaluteyouandyoucertainlydeservearoundofapplause.

FellowLouisians,inafewdayswewillstartthenewacademicyear.Asweenterschoolyear2009-2010,weimplorethetriuneGod,thrutheintercessionoftheImmaculateHeartofMary,toblessusandhelpusaccomplishthemissionentrustedtoeachoneofusandtoourbeloveduniversity.Letuslivealifeofcompetence,creativity,socialinvolvementandtheChristianspiritoffaithandmissionaryservice.

Througheachoneofus,maySLUbecometrulythe’Light that Transforms.‘ Thankyouforyourpatience.Mabuhaytayonglahatandonwardtoourcentennialyear!


PAPER PRESENTATIONSSchool Year 2008-2009

INTERNATIONAL

College of Accountancy and Commerce:The attributes of entrepreneurial ventures: A guide for curriculum development in entrepreneurial education• , Lorraine B. Ngaosi, 2008 South East Asian Association for Institutional Research Conference, Novotel Hotel, Surabaya, Indonesia, November 4-8, 2008Rewiring business firms through an entrepreneurial oriented strategy making: The Philippines’ experience• , Richel L. Lamadrid, 1st Asian Management and Entreprenuership Workshop, Brussels, Belgium, December 1-2, 2008The economic valuation of Mt. Pulag: An eco-tourism perspective• , Gladys M. Navarro and Eleanor Paca, Joint conference of the 2008 Winter Workshop on Economics with Heterogenous Interacting Agents and the 7th International Conference on Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance, Kainan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, December 5-7, 2008(1)• Sustainable water integrated management and government: A case of global best practice in good governance of Baguio City, Philippines; and (2) Factors influencing the location decisions of selected investors at special economic and freeport zones, Reynaldo S. Bautista, International Conference on Management Education and Practice, Saint Mary’s University, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, February 20-22, 2009(1) Warning label placements in print advertisements of tobacco products, (2) Emotional television advertising •and consumers’ purchasing behavior, and (3) Advertising and AD effectiveness: The brand connection, Roberto M. Arguelles, 2009 International Conference on Management Education and Practice, Saint Mary’s University, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, February 20-22, 2009. Competitive strategies of SMEs in Baguio City,• Glory S. Drequito, 2009 International Conference on Management Education and Practice, Saint Mary’s University, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, February 20-22, 2009. Asuncion G. Nazario, • Consumers’ considerations on organic fruits and vegetables, 2009 International Conference on Management Education and Practice, Saint Mary’s University, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, February 20-22, 2009.

College of Engineering and Architecture:

Wheredunit? Investigating the ecology of crime and design: An input to urban renewal and revitalization• , Donna R. Tabangin, Jacqueline C. Flores and Nelson F. Emperador+, 7th International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia, Beijing, China, October 15-17, 2008

College of Information and Computing Science:Readiness assessment tool for an eLearning environment implementation• , Cecilia A. Mercado, 5th International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge-based Society, Assumption University, Thailand, December 11-12, 2008 Robustness analysis of parameter settings in a genetic algorithm for the multi-objective shortest path •problem, Jose Maria A. Pangilinan and Gerrit K. Janssens*, International Conference on Information Technologies (InfoTech 2008), Varna, Bulgaria, September 19-20, 2008Coxeter Groups in Colored Tilings and Patterns• , Ia Kristine D. Puzon, 2008 Bridges Conference, CHN University, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, July 24-28, 2008

College of Law:Philippine commercial laws: Towards internationalization?• , Jason R. Barlis, International Symposium on Issues and Perspectives of East Asian Law, Sun Moon University, Korea, October 30, 2008Recent judicial landmarks in the Philippines and their relevance to the Asian legal landscape• , Ceasar G. Oracion, International Symposium on Issues and Perspectives of East Asian Law, Sun Moon University, Korea, October 30, 2008

NATIONAL

College of Accountancy and Commerce:Competency levels of business students and practicing entrepreneurs: Gap analysis• , Reynaldo S. Bautista, Maria Joan P. Barlis and Asuncion G. Nazario, National Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Barcelo International Conference Center, Mendiola St., Malacanang Complex, Manila, February 20, 2009


College of Education:ICT for teaching students with special learning needs• , Felina P. Espique, 3rd National ICTs in Basic Education Congress, Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City, September 10-11, 2008Classroom interaction analysis of cognitive processes and strategies: Basis for prototype interactive-based •lessons in organic chemistry, Wilfred Bambico, 10th Philippine Linguistic Congress, Bahay Kalinaw, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City, December 10, 2008

College of Engineering and Architecture:Wheredunit? Investigating the ecology of crime and design: An input to urban renewal and revitalization• , Jacqueline C. Flores, 8th Annual Conference on Architectural Research and Education, Bulacan State University, City of Malolos, Bulacan, September 12-13, 2008

College of Information and Computing Science:Anglocano: Ilocano to English machine translation system• , Dalos D. Miguel, 5th National Natural Language Processing Research Symposium, De la Salle University, Manila, November 25, 2008Visualizing Coxeter Groups• , Ia Kristine D. Puzon, 2008 Annual Convention of the Mathematical Society of the Philippines, National Institute of Science and Mathematics Education, (NISMED), University of the Philippines, Quezon City, May 23-24, 2008

College of Medicine:Newborn screening: Inborn erros of metabolism, prevalence and risk factors• , Jessica Lourdes E. Ramolete, Philippine Pediatrics Society National Convention, PICC, CCP Complex, Manila, April 19-23, 2009Out-patient management of uncomplicated postdate pregnancy using evening primrose oil,• Jo-Ann B. Badua, 19th Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, SLU-CCA, Baguio City. October 27, 2008The efficacy of Cotrimoxazole, Amoxycillin and Cephalexin in the treatment of first time urinary tract infections •in Filipino children less than five years of age, Concesa B. Padilla, 19th Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, SLU-CCA, Baguio City. October 27, 2008

College of Natural Sciences:Anti-inflammatory activity of the aqueous extract of makabuhay stem• , Regina Lourdes C. Broñola, 13th Annual Convention of the Natural Products Society of the Philippines, NISMED, U.P. Diliman, Q.C., December 3, 2008Taxonomy of Cordillera lichens in selected provinces of the Cordillera region• , Mechell P. Lardizaval and Paulina A. Bawingan, 18th Annual Philippine Biodiversity Symposium - Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines, UP-Baguio, Baguio City, April 15 -17, 2009 Antioxidant potential screening of selected indigenous fruits using in-vitro lipid peroxidation assay• , Racquel T. Chua, First Asia-Pacific Conference on Chemistry Education and 24th Philippine Chemistry Congress, Philippine Association of Chemistry Teachers, Inc., Tagbilaran City, Bohol, April 12-16, 2009Decades of chemical farming in selected municipalities of Benguet: Assessing its effects on the environment •and human health, Gaudelia A. Reyes and Carlito P. Laurean*, 38th Crop Science Society of the Philippines Scientific Conference, Grand Hotel, Iloilo City, May 12-16, 2008

LOCAL

College of Accountancy and Commerce:The enrollment system of Saint Louis University College of Accountancy and Commerce (graduate program)• , Denver Alvin P. Collado and Elvira DR Dacayo, Northern Luzon Business Research Forum, Saint Mary’s University, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, November 26, 2008Correlates of Accounting, English and Mathematics subjects to the CPA board examination performance: The •case of the biggest autonomous university north of Manila, Philippines, Reynaldo S. Bautista, Evelyn Rosemarie J. Dizon and Josephine A. Ocampo, 17th Accounting Teachers' Conference, Bacolod City, April 28-30, 2009

College of Human Sciences:Baguio City - From Colonial Hill Station to Cosmopolitan City: Transnationalism and its Consequences• , Angela L. Chamos, Baguio Centennial Conference, Cordillera Studies Center, UP-Baguio, Baguio City, March 7, 2009Survey of laws and jurisprudence affecting Baguio land conflicts, • Cheryl L. Daytec-Yangot, Baguio Centennial Conference, Cordillera Studies Center, UP-Baguio, Baguio City, March 7, 2009Use of beta-adrenergic blocker (Propranolol) to facilitate the progress of labor• , Roma Anna G. Dumaup, 19th Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, SLU-CCA, Baguio City, October 27, 2008

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TheBaguioCitycentenniallogointegratedinourcoverdesignspeakswelloftheintertwinedhistoryofthecityandthatofSaintLouisUniversity.September 1, 2009 marks the centenary of Baguio, the idyllic placewhereearlyCICMmissionariesopenedaone-roomshackin1911whichmetamorphosedintowhatisSLUtoday.

ThepioneeringeffortsanddedicatedserviceoftheCICMFatherstobringChrist to others over the years have resulted in historicmilestones forSLU,Baguioandthesurroundingprovinces.

MuchliketherichandcolorfulpastofBaguio,theSLUcampusesareameltingpotofdiverseculturesandnationalities.

BaguioCityandSLU–togethertheyreminiscethepastandcelebrate100yearsofcommitmentandexcellence.

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