Dr. Nina M. Cadiz, UPLB QA Officer and Director of the UPLB Academic Assessment and Development Unit (AADU), has been meeting with Executive Committee (ExeCom) members of different colleges, and conducting self-assessment report (SAR) writing seminars with their College/School Quality Assurance Coordinators (CQACs) and various QA representatives/SAR writers of their departments and institutes.

The meeting with the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) ExeCom members, headed by its Dean and former AADU Director Dr. Jezie A. Acorda, kicked off this pursuit on April 13. Other colleges followed: College of Human Ecology (CHE) on April 27, College of Economics and Management (CEM) on May 10, College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS) on May 17, College of Development Communication (CDC) on May 24, and School of Environmental Science and Management (SESAM) on June 7.

CAFS lead the start of the SAR writing seminars on February 8, and was pursued by the College of Public Affairs and Development (CPAf) on April 6, CEM on April 26, CHE on May 4, CVM on May 7, and CDC on June 14.

The College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR), College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT), College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and other major offices are expected to schedule their turn with AADU soon.

The meeting with College ExeCom members is in response to Chancellor Jose V. Camacho, Jr.’s Memorandum No. 027 released on March 11. It aims to introduce AADU, reiterate the importance of QA, and empower the colleges by apprising how they can contribute to UPLB’s QA initiatives.

The SAR writing seminars intend to equip colleges in preparing for external review, such as the Asian University Network Quality Assurance (AUN-QA).

These are all part of AADU’s mandate of promoting QA standards and trainings related to QA. (KAE Blanco)