Graduate School Thesis Defense of Claudeline Cellan, MS Econometrics Graduate

 

Deans and Directors Meeting last July 31, 2026

 

Topic

• Pre-semester academic operations meeting covering the university's proposed AI policy, first-year enrollment status, service PE/Gen Ed/NSTP readiness, facility concerns, and instruction delivery arrangements for School Year 2026–2027. 12

What was discussed

Proposed AI Policy

• Dr. Randy Tudy presented a research-based draft policy on ethical use and development of AI in academic and administrative activities. 3
• Key principles: academic integrity, transparency, data privacy, copyright respect, and cultural sensitivity. 45
• Permissible uses include instructional integration, assessment, thesis/dissertation writing assistance, and literature review. 67
• 15% AI-generated content threshold was debated; concerns raised that detection tools (e.g., Turnitin, Grammarly) may flag human-written content as AI-generated. 89
• Prohibited: fully AI-generated submissions, non-disclosure of AI use, data distortion, and IP violations. 1011
• Action: Committee to be formed to finalize the policy; AI awareness to be included in Day 1 student briefer. 12

Enrollment Updates (SY 2026–2027)

• Out of 3,606 enlisted applicants, only 3,207 responded to a follow-up survey; 3,088 confirmed enrollment intent, but 119 declined (top reason: enrolled elsewhere). 1314
• Total officially enrolled first-year students across all campuses: ~2,875 as of July 30. 15
• Overall first-semester enrollment (all year levels): 9,632 students. 16
• Average enrollment rate over the last 4 academic years: ~75.25% of enlisted applicants. 16
• Proposed actions: intensify localized recruitment, shorten confirmation window, align results release with other SUCs, and move pre-enrollment to 2nd–3rd week of July. 1718

Service PE, Gen Ed, and NSTP Readiness

• Service PE: 90 sections across colleges in Obrero campus; issues include faculty shortages, room allocation gaps, religious/medical exemption requests, and Friday schedule compliance concerns. 1920
• Gen Ed: 288 sections offered; 21 sections with zero enrollment, 24 possible for merging, 33 for splitting; faculty loading still tentative with 17 COS positions to be hired. 212223
• NSTP total enrollment: 1,756 (Obrero), 265 (Tagum-Mabini), 625 (Mintal), 150 (Malabog); discrepancies noted between NSTP and OUR enrollment figures. 2425

Facility Readiness

• Concerns raised across colleges: malfunctioning air-conditioning units, insufficient computers in CIC laboratories, yellow-tagged rooms pending repair, substandard stair railings in the IT building. 2627
• Action: OVPAA to consolidate and transmit a formal letter to OBPAD citing repeated unresolved facility concerns. 28

Instruction Delivery Arrangement (El Niño Preparedness)

• Super El Niño projected to peak October–December 2026, gradually easing through June 2027. 2930
• Agreed arrangement: Monday–Thursday on-site face-to-face; Friday flexible/online; exceptions for extreme heat or weather. 3132
• Graduate school: 75% on-site, 25% online; second Saturday of each month designated as online. 33
• New MC to be drafted consolidating these provisions; current baseline is MC 2026-02. 34

Other Academic Policy Updates

• Load credit for thesis/capstone: Implementation deferred; committee to be formed to resolve conflicting provisions and financial implications (e.g., 0.5 units/adviser, 0.25/panel member). 3536
• Class record automation: Meeting held with SDMD; outcome is Excel-based template sharing in the interim — no system automation imminent. 3738
• Risk assessment form for off-campus activities: Updated form presented by OSAS; includes basic activity information, location, and type. 39
• MC 2025-08 amendments on publication requirements before graduation to be presented by Dr. Delijero (referenced but not fully discussed in session). 40

Takeaway / Understanding

The university is entering SY 2026–2027 with most operational components in place but facing persistent gaps in faculty hiring for Gen Ed, unresolved facility maintenance, and policy instruments (AI policy, load credit MC) still under development. The meeting established clear interim arrangements to ensure classes proceed while longer-term policy and system work continues.

Action Items

• Dr. Tudy's team to incorporate feedback and proceed with stakeholder consultations for the AI policy draft (Assigned: Dr. Tudy)
• Include AI awareness in the Day 1 student briefer (Assigned: OVPAA/Trish)
• OUR to prepare trend data (5-year enrollment comparison by academic year) and per-program breakdown (Assigned: Dr. Bunuan)
• Service PE coordinator to submit matrix of actual enrollment per section and Friday class arrangement for OVPAA review (Assigned: Sir Arnel)
• OVPAA to consolidate facility concerns and write formal transmittal letter to OBPAD (Assigned: Trish/OVPAA)
• Deans to coordinate on underloaded faculty whose expertise aligns with Gen Ed offerings (Assigned: All Deans)
• Committee to be formed to review load credit policy; volunteers from colleges to be identified by early next week (Assigned: Dr. Carmelo + Associate Deans)
• CIO to request academic units to upload sample class record templates to shared drive (Assigned: CIO)
• DRRM/Sir Alter to provide heat index monitoring data and coordinate with PAG-ASA for advisories (Assigned: DRRM)
• OVPAA to submit consolidated instruction delivery stand for inclusion in new MC (Assigned: OVPAA)

Saturday Womens Discipleship Meeting last July 25, 2026

 

Mga Pangunahing Resulta

Nagtipon ang grupo para sa unang sesyon ng GLC Level 1 Book 2 tungkol sa espirituwal na disiplina, na nakatuon sa panalangin. Pinag-aralan ang Matthew 6:5–15 (Panalangin ng Panginoon) at tatlong pangunahing katotohanang Biblikal tungkol sa panalangin. Ibinahagi rin ng mga miyembro ang kanilang personal na mga update, hamon, at mga kahilingan sa panalangin. 12

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Mga Paksang Tinalakay

• Tatlong Biblikal na Katotohanan tungkol sa Panalangin: 34

  • Panalangin ay nagpapalago ng intimacy sa Diyos – Jeremias 29:11–13: hahanapin at mahahanap ang Diyos kapag hinahanap ng buong puso
  • Panalangin ay nagpapakita ng ating pag-asa sa Diyos – Awit 62:8; Santiago 1:6–8: huwag mag-alinlangan, magtiwala nang buo
  • Panalangin ay nagpapaunlad ng pagiging katulad ni Kristo – si Jesus mismo ay regular na nanalangin nang mag-isa bago mag-umaga 4

• Blueprint ng Panalangin (Matthew 6:9–13): 567

  • Pagkilala sa Diyos at Kanyang kalooban – "Hallowed be thy name / Thy kingdom come"
  • Probisyon – "Give us this day our daily bread"
  • Kapatawaran – "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors"
  • Proteksyon – "Lead us not into temptation, deliver us from evil"
• ACTS Prayer Model (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) – inirekomenda bilang praktikal na balangkas para sa pang-araw-araw na panalangin 89
• Prayer Notebook – hinikayat ang bawat miyembro na magsimulang mag-record ng mga kahilingan at mga sagot sa panalangin upang masubaybayan ang katapatan ng Diyos 1011

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Mga Personal na Update at Kahilingan sa Panalangin

• Sara: Nagpapasalamat na ang resulta ng thyroid at breast biopsy ay hindi malignant; nakaiskedyul ang operasyon sa August 3 (Monday); nasa proseso ng pag-withdraw sa gamot at nakakaranas ng roller coaster ng emosyon; humihiling ng panalangin para sa operasyon at kagalingan 121314
• Jen: Mga hamon sa promosyon (naka-pending ang mga papeles), proyekto sa economic modeling, pamamahala ng pananalapi, at paghahanap ng paraan para mag-tithe sa kanyang lokal na simbahan 151617
• Loudilee: Ang asawa (Nathan) ay tinanggal sa posisyon at nag-aapply sa ibang institusyon; nag-aalala sa pagbabago ng family dynamics at gastos sa paglipat; bagong ina (3 months postpartum) at nahihirapan sa pag-balance ng quiet time, pag-aalaga sa mga bata, at trabaho 181920
• Janice: Kulang sa quiet time; nagpapasalamat sa pang-araw-araw na probisyon; ang baboy ay naapektuhan ng sakit ngunit hindi umabot sa palengke 2122

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Mga Desisyon at Kasunduan

• Si Sara ay exempt sa pagtuturo sa susunod na sesyon upang makapag-prepare para sa operasyon; si Jen ang mag-tatalakayin ng Session 3 at 4 23
• Susunod na paksa: Session 2 – Ang Bibliya bilang pundasyon ng espirituwal na disiplina at gabay sa paggawa ng desisyon 24

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Mga Naiwanang Tanong / Pending

• Kumpirmasyon ng eksaktong oras at detalye ng ospital para sa operasyon ni Sara (August 29 para sa pre-op checks; August 3 para sa operasyon) 2526
• Malinaw na direksyon para sa trabaho at sitwasyon ng pabahay ng pamilya ni Loudilee sa susunod na tatlong taon 27

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Mga Susunod na Hakbang

• Lahat ng miyembro: Magsimulang gumamit ng prayer notebook – isulat ang mga kahilingan, petsa, at mga sagot 11
• Lahat ng miyembro: Mag-apply ng ACTS model sa pang-araw-araw na panalangin simula sa susunod na linggo 28
• Jen: Ihanda ang Session 3 at 4 para sa susunod na pagtitipon 29
• Grupo: Ipanalangin si Sara para sa maayos na operasyon sa August 3 26