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CMU gears up for 5-day institutional accreditation

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.

โ€œWe cannot afford to fail,โ€ said Dr. Agapito Bayron Jr., QAOโ€™s assistant chief. โ€œWe [CMU] have squeezed off everythingโ€” time, effort, and money for this, and we are very positive.โ€

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: โ€œThe members of the local task force and the focal persons are working very hard and spending time and effort in preparing the documentsโ€ฆโ€

She added that to be institutionally accredited is โ€œvery vital for the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) levelling.โ€

Dr. Raul C. Orongan, College of Education dean and Area I (Governance) focal person said, โ€œGovernance and management has the biggest percentage in terms of contentโ€ฆI am very much pressured in terms of preparing the documents…โ€

Other members of the local task force affirmed that they are optimistic of the survey visit results.

โ€œIf 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.โ€ said Dr. Bayron, also the Area IX focal person. โ€œIt would be another milestone for the university.โ€

He added, โ€œIf we are institutionally accredited, it means that we are transparent, sustainable, all our programs are effective, and our [graduatesโ€™] employability is strengthened.โ€

 

 

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