CMU gears up for 5-day institutional accreditation
By: RGPadoginog
To ensure all documents are complete and ready for evaluation, the Quality Assurance Office (QAO) initiated a 2-day mock accreditation from July 31 to August 1, one week before the institutional accreditation survey visit on August 7-11.
βWe cannot afford to fail,β said Dr. Agapito Bayron Jr., QAOβs assistant chief. βWe [CMU] have squeezed off everythingβ time, effort, and money for this, and we are very positive.β
The accreditation will evaluate the university in its nine key areas: Governance and Management; Teaching, Learning, and Evaluation; Faculty and Staff; Research; Extension and Consultancy and Linkages; Support to Students; Library; Infrastructure and Learning Resources; and Quality Assurance.
According to Dr. Nenita Prado, QAO chief and co-chairperson of the institutional accreditation committee: βThe members of the local task force and the focal persons are working very hard and spending time and effort in preparing the documentsβ¦β
She added that to be institutionally accredited is βvery vital for the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) levelling.β
Dr. Raul C. Orongan, College of Education dean and Area I (Governance) focal person said, βGovernance and management has the biggest percentage in terms of contentβ¦I am very much pressured in terms of preparing the documents…β
Other members of the local task force affirmed that they are optimistic of the survey visit results.
βIf we can pass this institutional accreditation even just by earning at least Level II, [CMU] would be the first institutionally accredited state university in Mindanao.β said Dr. Bayron, also the Area IX focal person. βIt would be another milestone for the university.β
He added, βIf we are institutionally accredited, it means that we are transparent, sustainable, all our programs are effective, and our [graduatesβ] employability is strengthened.β
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