In pursuit and commitment toward excellence and steadfast improvement of Universityโs programs and services, Sorsogon State University (SorSU) is currently undergoing a five-day Online Program Accreditation for its seven (7) programs under Sorsogon City Campus, Graduate School, and Magallanes Campus by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) from October 9-13, 2023, which commenced today through a hybrid mode at the SorSU Board Room (for in-person) and online via Zoom Meeting.
Seven program offerings in total are presently under evaluation by the AACCUP accreditors. These programs involve two (2) offerings from SorSU-Sorsogon City Campus (BS in Hospitality Management and BS in Tourism Management); four (4) from SorSU-Graduate School (Doctor of Education – Major in Educational Leadership & Management, Doctor of Philosophy – Major in Filipino, Doctor in Public Administration, Master of Arts in Education – Major in Science); and one (1) program from SorSU-Magallanes Campus (Bachelor of Elementary Education).
The five-day online accreditation event formally commenced with welcome remarks from SUC President III, Dr. Geraldine F. De Jesus. Following the Presidentโs message was the ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐บ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ด & ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ด by Dr. Leny D. Berdin (Chief Administrative Officer V). Moreover, the ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ๐ด & ๐๐ข๐ด๐ฌ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ was delivered by Dr. Jhonner D. Ricafort (Vice President for Academic Affairs), Dr. Ryan V. Dio (Vice President for Research, Extension, and Training), Dr. Telesforo D. Escoto (Campus Director, Sorsogon City Campus), Dr. Susan S. Janer (Dean, Graduate School), Prof. Lynn C. Mendoza (Campus Director, Magallanes Campus), respectively.
Meanwhile, Dr. Erly M. Martir (Cluster I Coordinator, AACCUP Team) and Dr. Divinagracia M. De Guzman (Cluster II Coordinator, AACCUP Team) provided the ๐๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ & ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด afterward.
Further, the online accreditation is subdivided into two clusters, wherein Cluster I, headed by Dr. Martir, comprises doctorate programs from GS. On the other hand, Cluster II, led by Dr. De Guzman, includes a masterโs degree from GS and the aforementioned undergraduate programs from Sorsogon City and Magallanes Campuses.
The five-day program accreditation involves browsing of relevant documents and/or evaluation, class observation (major/professional subjects) by program, interview of student leaders/students/year level, visit to extension sites and interview of at least 3 beneficiaries, and interview of at least 5 faculty members. (SorSU PIO)
