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Board of Trustees
Lourdes R. Montinola
87, Filipino: Chair Emeritus (August 2013 to present), Chair (June 1989 to August 2013), Far Eastern University, Inc.
Other Corporate Affiliations: Chair, Board of Directors, FERN Realty Corporation; Chair and President, FEU
Educational Foundation, Inc.; Trustee, Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation, Inc.; Chair, Far Eastern College Silang,
Inc.; Governor, Nicanor Reyes Memorial Foundation; Trustee, FEU-Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, Inc. and
East Asia Educational Foundation, Inc.; Board Member, The English Speaking Union and MEMORARE-Manila 1945
Foundation, Inc. She is also a Member of the Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc., the Oriental Ceramic
Society, the Heritage Conservation Society, and HABI: The Philippine Textile Council, Inc.
Dr. Montinola holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (cum laude) from Marymount College, New York, U.S.A., and an M.A. in
Cultural History from the Asean Graduate Institute of Arts. She completed the Management Development Program
for College and University Administrators in the Institute for Educational Management, Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University, U.S.A. She obtained her Ph.D. in English: Creative Writing from the University of the Philippines.
His other affiliations, among others, include: Chairman, AMON Trading Corporation, BPI-Philam Life Assurance
Company, East Asia Computer Center, Inc., East Asia Educational Foundation, Inc. and Nicanor Reyes Educational
Foundation, Inc.; Vice Chairman, Philippine Business for Education Foundation; Director, World Wide Fund for
Nature–Philippines; Trustee, Makati Business Club; and Member, Management Association of the Philippines.
He is also a Director of the Bank of the Philippine Islands and Chairman of Lafarge Republic, Inc., both listed
corporations.
He graduated with a BS Management Engineering degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1973, and
received his MBA at Harvard Business School in 1977. He was awarded the 2005 and 2009 Asian Banker Leadership
Award for the Philippines and the MAP Management Man of the Year Award in 2012.
Michael M. Alba
58, Filipino: President and Member of the Board of Trustees (October 2012 to present), Far Eastern University, Inc.
He is President concurrently of East Asia Educational Foundation, Inc., East Asia Computer Center, Inc., Nicanor
Reyes Educational Foundation, Inc., and Far Eastern College Silang, Inc. His affiliations include, among others:
Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (Board Member and Chair, Industry-Academe Linkage
Committee), Private Education Assistance Committee (Regional Secretariat Program Director for the National
Capital Region), Commission on Higher Education Technical Committee for Economics (Chair), Philippine
Economic Society (Lifetime Member and President in 2007), Action for Economic Reforms (Fellow), Philippine
Human Development Network (Member).
He obtained his AB (Economics) degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1978, MA (Economics) degree
from the School of Economics, University of the Philippines (Diliman), in 1987, and PhD (Applied Economics)
degree from Stanford University in 1993. “Household Vulnerability to Employment Shocks, 1997-1998,” a paper
he wrote which appeared in the Philippine Review of Economics, was awarded the most outstanding scientific
paper by the National Academy of Science and Technology in 2003.
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Angelina Palanca Jose
62, Filipino: Trustee (June 1990 to present) and Corporate Secretary (February 1998 to present), Far Eastern
University, Inc.
Other Corporate Affiliations: Member, Board of Directors, FERN Realty Corporation; Corporate Secretary and
Trustee, Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation, Inc.; Treasurer and Trustee, FEU Educational Foundation, Inc.;
Corporate Secretary and Governor, Nicanor Reyes Memorial Foundation; Member, Executive Committee, Far
Eastern University, Inc.; Corporate Secretary and Director, Far Eastern College Silang, Inc. and Chair, Board of
Trustees, (up to April 9, 2015) and now Enrolled Member (April 10, 2015 to present) Ahon Sa Hirap, Inc.
Ms. Jose obtained her Bachelor of Science degree, major in Economics, from the University of the Philippines
(Dean’s Medal).
Paulino Y. Tan
69, Filipino: Trustee (June 1991 to present), Far Eastern University, Inc.
Other Business Experience: President of Asia Pacific College; At present, Member of the Board of Directors/
Trustees of the following companies: Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation, Inc., FEU Educational Foundation,
Inc., East Asia Educational Foundation, Inc., Lyceum of Batangas, Lyceum of Laguna, SM (Shoemart) Foundation,
Inc., Asia Pacific Technology Educational Foundation, FERN Realty Corporation, and Far Eastern College Silang, Inc.
Dr. Tan obtained the Degree of Bachelor in Science in Chemical Engineering from De La Salle University. He
obtained both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.A.
Antonio R. Montinola
62, Filipino: Trustee (November 2013 to present), Far Eastern University, Inc.
Corporate Affiliations: President and Director Southwestern Cement Ventures, Inc.; Director, Round Royal, Inc.;
Vice-Chair & Director, AMON Trading Corporation; President & Director, FERN Realty Corp.; President & Director,
Monti-Rey, Inc.; President & Director, Juliana Management Co., Inc.
Sports Affiliations: Senior Board Member, University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP); Team Manager,
FEU Tamaraws; Member, Manila Golf Club; Member, Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club; Member, The Rockwell Club.
He worked with Procter & Gamble and Jardine Davies, Inc. in the Philippines and with General Mills Corp., based
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Mr. Montinola holds an A. B. Economics degree (honors course) from Ateneo de Manila University (1973) and an
MBA from Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, U.S.A. (1978).
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Sherisa P. Nuesa
60, Filipino: Independent Trustee (August 2010 to present), Far Eastern University, Inc.
Her other affiliations include: President and Board Director, ALFM Mutual Funds Group. She is an Independent
Director of: East Asia Educational Foundation, FERN Realty Corporation and ING Foundation, Inc. (Phils.). She is also
an Independent Trustee of East Asia Computer Center, Inc., an Independent Governor of the FEU Health, Welfare
and Retirement Fund Plan, a Trustee of Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) and Integrity Initiative Foundation, a
Consultant of Vicsal Development Corporation and a Board Member and Vice President of the Financial Executives
Institute of the Philippines (FINEX).
She graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce (summa cum laude) at Far Eastern University
in 1974 and received her Master in Business Administration degree from the Ateneo - Regis Graduate School of
Business in 2010. She also completed an Advanced Management Program from the Harvard Business School in
1999 and a Finance Management Program at Stanford University in 1991. She received the ING -FINEX CFO of the
Year award in 2008.
Edilberto C. de Jesus
71, Filipino: Independent Trustee (August 2012 to present), Far Eastern University, Inc.
His other affiliations, among others, include: Member, Board of Directors, Cagayan de Oro College, Phinma Corp.,
and Philippine Reclamation Authority; Member, Board of Trustees, Philippine Normal University and Foundation
for Liberty and Prosperity; Member, Makati Business Club Advisory Board and Philippine Business for Education;
Fellow, Institute of Corporate Directors; Professor Emeritus, Asian Institute of Management, and Independent
Trustee, Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation, Inc.
He obtained a BA Honors Degree in the Humanities, cum laude at the Ateneo de Manila University in 1962, and
received his M. Phil. (1969) and Ph.D. degrees (1972) from Yale University. He served as president of: Far Eastern
University (1995-2002); University of the Cordilleras (2008-2009); Asian Institute of Management (2009-2012);
and Secretariat Director, Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization in Bangkok (2005-2007). He also
served in the Cabinet of President Corazon Aquino as Deputy Peace Commissioner and Presidential Adviser on
Rural Development (1987-1992) and as Secretary of Education in the Cabinet of President Gloria Arroyo (2002-
2004).
Robert F. Kuan
67, Filipino: Independent Trustee (September 2004 to present), Far Eastern University, Inc.
Other Business Affiliations: Trustee, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City (Chairman, 1996-2011), St. Luke’s Medical
Center, Global City, Inc. (Chairman, 2009-2011), St. Luke’s College of Medicine–William H. Quasha Memorial, Brent
International School of Manila and Brent International School Subic, Inc., and AIM Scientific Research Foundation,
Inc.; Chairman, Brent International School Baguio, Inc., Brent Schools, Inc., Towers Watson Insurance Brokers
Philippines, Inc. and St. Theodore of Tarsus Hospital in Sagada, Inc.; Independent Director, China Bank Savings, Inc.,
Planters Development Bank, Far Eastern College Silang, Inc., and SEAOIL Philippines, Inc.
Mr. Kuan graduated from the University of the Philippines (1970) with a degree in Bachelor in Science in Business
Administration. In 1975, he earned his Masters in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management
(AIM). In 1993, he took up the Top Management Program at AIM, a program exclusively for company Presidents and
Chief Executive Officers. He was a TOFIL (The Outstanding Filipino) Awardee in 2003 in the field of Business &
Entrepreneurship; Agora Awardee for Entrepreneurship and Triple-A Awardee of AIM; Outstanding Alumnus Awardee
in the field of Business given by the Alumni Association of the University of the Philippines (UP) and Distinguished
Alumnus Awardee given by the College of Business Administration of the University of the Philippines (UP).
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On behalf of the Board of Directors of Far Eastern level for the first time and establishing itself as a
University, we would like to thank you all for supporting significant educational institution in their area.
us through another progressive year for FEU.
School budgets and expenses in particular, are crafted
Strategic Plan together with Academic Managers to ensure resource
availability in the achievement of greater academic
We have formulated a 5 year Strategic Plan for FEU and standards and delivery. We are pleased to report that
highlights are as follows: expenses were efficiently utilized across all school units.
Start-up expenses of the newest school FEU Institute of
• Our vision is to be a university of choice in Asia, and Technology were kept to a minimum. Consumption of
our immediate goal is to be a “Top Five” University in light and power for FEU Main, the unit with the greatest
the Philippines. number of students, decreased by 10% due to previous
• We provide Value Education for our students by and ongoing investments in energy saving equipment
offering affordable tuition, quality education, and a and practices. FEU Cavite, on the other hand, exhibited
conducive learning environment. a greater expense increase versus revenue on account of
• Our main aim for our students is to produce the investments made in personnel critical to the future
Employable Graduates who are critical thinkers, growth of the school.
English proficient, technologically enabled, and who
significantly exceed national averages in licensure On a consolidated asset level of PHP9B, Return on Assets
examinations and place in the top percentile in some is 12%. Equity level is PHP7.5B resulting in a Return on
of them. We have a Cultural and Sports programs Equity of 14%.
that enhance our students’ campus experience.
• We offer Meaningful Careers for our Faculty and Our re-investment or plowback rate has remained
our Administrative staff. We actively promote from significant. This has allowed us to make substantial
within, recruit promising individuals, pay competitive improvements in facilities, safety and security each
wages, and invest in staff training programs. year. The major achievement in SY 2014–2015 was
• We have increased our Research efforts, and we have the completion of the 16-storey building for the FEU
formed a Public Policy Center to discuss national issues. Institute of Technology located a block away from the
• We believe in professionals to handle management main campus. This building houses the Engineering and
jobs, and we will continue a business model that IT students and was architecturally developed to provide
keeps FEU financially sustainable and among the a campus-like feel within the building confines.
Top 50 listed Philippine companies from a Corporate
Governance point of view.
Academic Improvements
Financial Results Our President, Dr. Michael Alba, will focus on Academic
Matters in his yearly President’s Report.
Consolidated Revenues grew by 13.5% to PHP2.78B.
Consolidated Expenses likewise increased but at a much We are pleased to report significant progress in working
lower rate of 9.5% to PHP1.77B. As a result Educational to retain our Autonomous University Status, applying
Income increased by 21.3 % and Net Income after other for several Centers of Development and Excellence, and
contributions closed at PHP1.08B or a 19.4% increase improving our recruitment and training of Faculty.
over the previous year.
Our students’ scores in licensure exams generally
Enrollment grew by 4% primarily as a result of the exceed national averages, our Industry-Academe gap
operation of the newest school in the FEU Group, FEU interventions are paying off, and a Job Street survey
Institute of Technology. A total of 2,890 students were ranks FEU students among the Top Six most preferred
enrolled for the first trimester and had the distinction of schools for prospective employees. We have two schools
being the first batch to occupy the purposely built brand (FEU Institute of Technology and FEU Cavite) with 95%
new 16-storey facility. FEU Cavite likewise contributed to student graduate employability.
revenue growth, breaking the 1,000 student population
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As timely preparation for ASEAN 2016, FEU’s Institute
of Tourism and Hotel Management recently received an
international pre-accreditation from the Australia-based
THE-ICE (Institute of Center of Excellence) in Tourism and
Hospitality Education. FEU is now an Associate of the ICE
association, and two hospitality programs, Bachelor in Science
in Tourism Management and Bachelor of Science in Hotel and
Restaurant Management are pre-accredited for 3 years.
We have one student in the TOSP National (Top will represent the Philippines in the Jember open marching
Outstanding Students of the Philippines ranks); we have the competition in September in Jember East Java, Indonesia.
best University Culture program; and we have competitive
sports teams, inclusive of a double treble in the UAAP
Football championships. Two of our students and a number Facilities Improvement
of alumni likewise earned gold, silver and bronze medals
in the recent SEAG sports events. Another two won gold Facilities improvement works continued on the main
medals in the World Schools Chess Championships. campus as well with the retrofit and renovation of the
Science building and the 2 buildings formerly used by FEU
Institute of Technology (FIT) students but now converted
to be the central IT server room and academic laboratories.
Dr. Miguel M. Carpio, Mrs. Silvestre (mother), Mr. Jose Lemuel Capellan Our renovation work to keep the main campus at par
Silvestre, Dr. Ma. Teresa Trinidad P. Tinio and Mr. Joeven R. Castro with our newest structures within the group been
favorably noticed by students and returning alumni alike.
A number of our graduates placed in the Top Ten in the
last licensure exams specifically in the Architecture
Board, Licensure Examination for Teachers, Nurse Community Service and Extension Programs
Licensure Examinations, Electronics Engineering
Licensure Examination, Civil Engineering Licensure FEU’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) flagship
Examination and Electrical Engineering Licensure projects include the Save the Tamaraws Project or Tams2, a
Examination. partnership with FEU, Worldwide Wildlife Fund (WWF) and
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources
For the first time ever, our Institute of Law won the right (DENR). This is an intervention program for the conservation
to represent the Philippines in the prestigious Philip C. of the endangered tamaraws which started in May 2005.
Jessup International Moot Court Competition last April Working closely with the Tamaraw Conservation Program,
in Washington D.C. Our Dance Troupe was invited to the WWF aims to double the population of this species by 2020.
Competition in Cheonan-si, Chungnam, Korea for the As of April 2014, a total number of 382 Tamaraws was
Cheonan World Dance Festival 2015. Our Drum & Bugle Corp recorded, an increase of 37 from 2013.
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To help transform lives and improve the socio-economic
conditions of law violators, FEU’s Institutes have
continuously contributed their resources by conducting
livelihood and small-scale business lectures and sessions
on personality development and healing therapy for
inmates of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
(BJMP). The residents of Gawad Kalinga were also treated
to a series of entrepreneurship seminars and livelihood
programs, including training to become chefs.
Corporate Governance
All our directors and key officers annually attend a Looking Forward
Security Exchange Commission sponsored seminar on
corporate governance. On a sad note, I would like to posthumously thank our
progressive and courageous Vice President for Human
Resources, Melinda G. Macaraig. She was a tower of
strength, vision, and quiet execution in expanding the
role of Human Resource Development in FEU.
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In Academic Year (AY) 2014–2015, the Board of Trustees now (i.e., before the strategies are formulated), what is
of Far Eastern University approved an institutional the state of Far Eastern University if assessed by this
aspiration statement it had developed with the senior institutional aspiration as the organizing principle?
management team. In essence, the statement sets
the high challenge that FEU be among the top five In what follows, this report presents the programs and
universities in the Philippines by 2020—an ambition that activities under each of these support structures that in
is further articulated in terms of the following objectives: turn facilitate FEU’s achievement of the different facets
of excellence.
a. provide quality higher education through industry-
responsive and outcomes-based curricula,
complemented by distinctive Research and Talent Development
Development programs in selected disciplines
and public policy, which will open [to graduates] A higher-education institution (HEI) can only be as good
opportunities in careers that contribute to the as its faculty and staff. It is therefore reassuring to note
economic development of the country; that there has been continuous improvement in their
academic credentials. Specifically, in AY 2014–2015, 75
b. produce [as a result of (a)] graduates who can members of the faculty and 5 employees belonging to
compete with their peers in the world of work (academic and non-academic) support staff completed
both locally and globally—who have integrity and advanced academic degrees, earned international
are capable in their professions or disciplines, certifications, or passed licensure examinations.
hardworking, and good communicators with critical Moreover, 175 members of the teaching and academic
thinking skills; and support staff are pursuing graduate studies in disciplines
aligned with their departmental affiliations.
c. deliver this educational mission with operational
excellence and financial soundness. Efforts were also underway for engendering a research
culture. The University Research Center continued to
Three pathways are identified for achieving these conduct research mentoring seminars for the faculty. An
objectives: ethics review committee was formed to evaluate faculty
research applications. And a university research manual,
• Regulatory excellence, which means that, both as
which sets forth policies on research, was finalized.
a higher-education institution and in its academic
programs, FEU exhibits the highest standards set by
To ensure that the faculty would be familiar with university
the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and
policies and FEU’s culture of teaching and service as well as
accrediting agencies;
updated on pedagogy (e.g., outcomes-based education and
test construction and evaluation), the Teachers’ Academy
• Relevant excellence, which sees to it that the FEU
and a number of academic departments conducted
curriculum adequately prepares graduates for the
seminars and workshops on these topics.
world of work; and
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Academic Programs
Table 1
The Accredited Programs of FEU Manila,
by Accreditation Status and Accrediting Agency
Accreditation Accreditating
Program Status Agancy
For its part, the Human Resource and Development AB Mass Communication Level III PACUCOA
(HRD) office undertook activities that lay the groundwork
for operational excellence in execution. It rationalized BS Business Administration Level III PACUCOA
organization and staffing by standardizing and updating
the organizational chart and headcount of FEU Manila, Bachelor of Secondary Education Level III PACUCOA
by assisting the HRD offices of the other FEU schools in
the same task, and by filling up key posts throughout the Bachelor of Elementary Education Level III PACUCOA
FEU system of schools through recruitment or cross-
posting. In addition, HRD continued to enhance the BS Accountancy Level III PACUCOA
Human Resource Information System (HRIS) database by
BS Biology Level III PACUCOA
integrating timekeeping and payroll functions. As part
of its usual functions, HRD has also been managing the BS Applied Mathematics with
benefits and rewards systems for faculty and staff as well Level III PACUCOA
Information Technology
as employee and labor relations. It continues to conduct
competency-development programs for the staff as well. BS Psychology Level III PACUCOA
On institutional excellence (by regulatory standards), FEU BS Hotel and Restaurant Management Candidate PACUCOA
can claim honor, being an autonomous university since
July 2012 and by virtue of CHED’s en banc Resolution BS Nursing Level II PAASCU
238-2015, which extended the validity of this status to
December 31, 2015. Moreover, to ensure that it retains This achievement notwithstanding, FEU continues to be
institutional autonomy even by the new and stricter on a relentless march toward academic excellence. To
criteria of CHED Memorandum Order 46 series of this end, the Academic Development office has embarked
2012, the University submitted itself to an Institutional on an aggressive schedule to increase the number of
Sustainability Assessment exercise, which CHED accredited programs and upgrade accreditation levels, as
conducted in November 2014. shown in Table 2.
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Table 2
Schedule of Accreditation of
FEU Manila’s Academic Programs
AB English Level I July 30–31, 2015 External accreditors evaluate FEU’s documents for the Intitutional
Sustainabilty Assessment application.
AB Literature Level I July 30–31, 2015
On FEU’s performance in professional licensure
AB Political Science Level I July 30–31, 2015
examinations, passing rates indicate a generally
BS Hotel and Restaurant improving trend, as reported in Graph 1. Indeed, the
Level I July 30–31, 2015
Management BS Medical Technology program has received four
AB Mass Communication Level IV September 11–13, 2015 consecutive awards for garnering passing rates that are
among the highest nationally, while the BS Architecture
BS Business Administration Level IV September 11–13, 2015 program had topnotchers in recent examinations.
Bachelor of Secondary
Level IV September 11–13, 2015 On other fronts, the University continues to innovate and
Education
keep up with education trends, thereby underscoring
Bachelor of Elementary
Level IV September 11–13, 2015 a commitment to relevant and adaptable excellence.
Education
A number of academic departments updated the
BS Accountancy Level IV September 11–13, 2015 curriculums of their programs based on new CHED
(outcomes-based) templates to meet accreditation
BS Biology Level IV September 11–13, 2015
requirements and current professional and industry
BS Applied Mathematics w/ standards. These programs include:
Level IV September 11–13, 2015
Information Technology
BS Psychology Level IV September 11–13, 2015 • Bachelor of Arts in Communication
• Bachelor of Arts in the English Language
MA Psychology Level II May 2016 • Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
• Bachelor of Arts in Literature
MA Education Level II May 2016
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Doctor of Education Level II May 2016 • Bachelor of Fine Arts major in Advertising Arts
• Bachelor of Fine Arts major in Painting
• Bachelor of Science in Biology
In addition, the Institute of Tourism and Hotel • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
Management (ITHM) applied for and received • Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics with
international accreditation for its BS Hotel and Information Technology
Restaurant Management and BS Tourism Management • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major
programs from the International Centre on Excellence in in Business Management
Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE Australia). • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major
This quality seal implies that ITHM’s programs meet in Financial Management
international standards—a much desired status in view of • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major
the coming ASEAN Economic Community. in Internal Auditing
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Graph 1
Performance in latest Gvernment Board Exams, 2013-2015
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major Recognizing that learning outcomes are at the core of
in Marketing Management the quality of education, FEU has also embarked on
• Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant a major research undertaking to explore the impacts
Management of the college experience on Filipino students. In AY
• Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology 2014–2015, it initiated the College Freshmen Survey,
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing which covered nine schools: Adamson University, Baliuag
• Bachelor of Science in Psychology University, Centro Escolar University (Malolos, Makati,
• Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management and Manila), Emilio Aguinaldo College (Cavite and
• Master of Arts in Communication Manila), Far Eastern University (Cavite, Diliman, Manila
• Master of Arts in Letters (with Makati), and the Institute of Technology), Jose Rizal
• Master of Arts in Mass Communication University, Mapua Institute of Technology (Intramuros
• Master of Arts in Psychology with Specialization in and Makati), National University, and Philippine Women’s
Clinical Psychology University. The student-respondents were asked about
• Master of Arts in Psychology with Specialization in their high school backgrounds; the locations of their
Industrial Psychology permanent residence; their parents’ marital, economic, and
• Master of Science in Biology education status; their living arrangements in college;
• Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, major in Clinical the factors behind their school choice; what they hope to
Psychology get from their college education; their educational and
• Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, major in Forensic work aspirations; how frequently or rarely they engaged
Psychology in particular activities; and the life goals they hold most
• Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, major in dearly (among others). The initial survey results have been
Industrial/Organizational Psychology presented to different audiences, and the final report is
currently being edited for publication as a monograph.
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In the meantime, the 2015 version of the survey is being In the meantime, the Academic Development office
prepared, with more schools participating (including, is studying for possible pilot testing an intervention
among others, University of San Carlos (Cebu) and Xavier program suggested in Academically Adrift—that critical-
University (Cagayan de Oro)). The significant increase thinking skills are developed when students have at least
in coverage obviously confirms the importance of this one subject per semester that requires them to digest 40
research initiative. But it is a significant development for pages of assigned reading per week and to write a 20-
the education sector as well, because 2015 is the last page term paper.
chance for collecting data on College Freshmen who
went through a ten-year basic education cycle. When
the College Freshmen Survey is next implemented in Student Development
2018, the student-respondents will have gone through
Grades 11 and 12. In effect, schools that participated in A recent insight I’ve had is that education is an
the 2014 and 2015 surveys will be able to compare what experience good. In other words, like a movie (which is
developmental difference Grades 11 and 12 had on their another experience good), education is a good or service
College Freshmen of 2018 and henceforth. whose quality (or impact on the student/consumer) is not
known at the outset.
Two additional research initiatives set for
implementation this year are the College Sophomore An attribute of an experience good is that how it affects
Survey and the critical-thinking study. The College an individual consumer depends on the consumer’s
Sophomore Survey intends to resurvey students in engagement with it. (Thus, a movie’s impact depends on
the Freshmen sample last year who should now be how attentively one watches it and how receptive one
Sophomores. Asking them more or less the same is to the movie’s premises, perspectives, and narratives.)
questions and comparing their answers as Sophomores This implies that the more engaged a student is with the
to those when they were Freshmen may provide glimpses school’s curricular and extracurricular offerings, the more
of their development or maturation during the Freshman transformative and life-changing his or her educational
year. experience is likely to be.1
In the case of the critical-thinking study, the idea is Viewed from the vantage point of this insight, FEU
to take a random (and thus representative) sample is doing well in getting the students engaged via
of students in each year level and have them take a extracurricular offerings that promote a civic spirit and
critical-thinking test. Differences in the average scores develop adaptability and life skills. In AY 2014–2015,
of two year levels, say, the fourth and first year, can then student-development activities both complemented and
be inferred as the increase or decrease in the critical- enriched curricular endeavors by promoting service-
thinking skills that Seniors possess over Freshmen. leadership through volunteerism, the hope being that
FEU students will become committed service-oriented
The full value of this study, however, will be reaped citizens. Leaders of student organizations underwent
starting next year, when the same students (except the immersions in outreach projects involving orphanages,
Seniors who will have graduated) will be resurveyed. public schools, and non-governmental organizations and
Differences in their individual test scores, which may be attended seminars on various models of advocacy work.
interpreted as the development of their critical thinking Perhaps more importantly because of their wider impact,
skills, can be analyzed in relation to factors such as half of the 59 student organizations implemented
subjects taken or pedagogical methods to which the collaborative community projects.
students were exposed.
In addition, various forums exposed students to a number
The findings in all these studies will be used not only to of social issues. The Circles of Leadership Influence
understand the college experience of Filipino students, Program (CLIP) seminars deepened the students’
but also to make the experience more effective and understanding of such topics as the prospects for peace
transformative. in Bangsamoro, living with persons with disabilities,
disaster management, heritage conservation, arts
and culture management, and the sociology of youth
inactivity. The Nicanor Reyes Memorial Lecture Series
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Partnerships and Placements
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Research and Linkages Evidence of an emergent collaborative research culture
has started to appear in the form of forums organized
As historically FEU has been more of a teaching by various Institutes and offices. IARFA took the lead in
university, research remains a work-in-progress. This putting together the Second National Conference on
said, the University has started to gear up its research Urban Studies. Hosted by the University of San Carlos
efforts to be more than simply compliant with regulatory (USC) in Cebu on the theme “Urban Transitions: Spaces,
standards. In AY 2014–2015, the University Research Society, and Culture,” the event was held on February
Center (URC) spearheaded efforts to conceptualize 11 to 12, 2015, as an initial activity of the academic
research collaboration work with member schools of linkage between FEU and USC. IE, for its part, hosted
the U-Belt Consortium in order to secure funding from a Symposium on Educational Leadership on February
the Philippine Council for Industry and Energy Research 7, 2015, with Dr. Goh Chor Boon, NIE Associate Dean,
and Development under the Department of Science and as speaker. And the URC organized a Symposium on
Technology. Fostering Pro-Environmental Behavior towards a Culture
of Sustainability on February 13, 2015, with Dr. Choong
Faculty members attended 197 conferences, 38 of which Weng Wai and Dr. Abdul Hakim Mohammed, both of UTM,
were international. Published papers included: as speakers.
• Dungca, Antonette L., Luzelle Anne Gonzales L. In their individual capacities, faculty members also
Ormita, and Rommel P. Sergio. 2015. “The played various roles in the events of their professional
Demographic Variables and Emotional societies. IARFA faculty participated as members of the
Intelligence as Correlates of Work Values: organizing committee and as delegates in the United
A Cross-cultural Examination towards Architects of the Philippines Annual Convention from
Organizational Change.” Journal of Economics, April 24 to 26, 2015.
Business and Management. 3 (2): 167–75.
• Saldivar, Adelaida A. 2013. “Effectiveness of Course
Management System in Teaching Computer
Eastern University.” International Journal of
Scientific & Engineering Research. 4 (6): 382.
• Diestro Jr., Jose, Maria A., Carmelo L. Martinez, and,
Madelene A. Sta. Maria. 2014. Typologies of Risk
and Protection in the Lives of Filipino Street
Children in Manila. Youth & Society. 46 (1):
112–131.
• Gella, Frederick S., Immanuel T. San Diego. 2014.
The b-chromatic number of bistar graph. Applied
Mathematical Science. 8: 5769-5800.
• Artes Jr., Rosalio G., Frederick S. Gella. 2014. Clique
cover of graphs. Applied Mathematical Sciences. 8:
4301–4307.
Community Extension and Outreach Services
In addition, the faculty of the Institute of Architecture and
Fine Arts (IARFA) showed their creative works in an art Being a resource for its host city and country is said to
exhibit themed “Sinners and Saints” at the Cultural Center be the third function of a university, the first two being
of the Philippines from December 2014 to May 2015. the conferral of academic degrees and the pushing the
frontiers of knowledge through research (Barber, Donnelly,
International linkages and research collaborations were and Rizvi, 2013). The high-minded initiative of FEU on this
also forged with Taylor’s University, Malaysia; Amity front is Project TAMS2, a three-way partnership with World
University, India; Deakin University, Australia; Universiti Wide Fund for Nature–Philippines and the Department
Teknologi Malaysia (UTM); and National Institute of of the Environment and Natural Resources to raise the
Education (NIE), Singapore. numbers of the Tamaraw in Mindoro and thus save the
indigenous species from extinction.
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For various Institutes, Departments, and offices of FEU, Operational Excellence in Execution and Streamlining
community extension and outreach were a wide range
of endeavors, including the National Service Training The quality of a university’s academic service delivery
Program activities; cleaning up and preparing public depends in some measure on how its academic support
schools for the opening of classes; conducting literacy, services are conducted. This section provides evidence of
livelihood, and sports clinics; distributing school supplies the comprehensiveness and quality of these services in FEU.
to public school pupils; and helping in disaster-relief
operations, among others.
Admissions and Financial Assistance
For FEU faculty members, being a resource for the
country took the form of serving as officers or members The “front office” of FEU that handles student-applicants
of the board of professional associations. (Please refer to and oversees the scholarship grants, the Admissions
the Appendices of the Report.) Moreover, two members and Financial Assistance (AFA) office conducted more
of the Institute of Law faculty drafted the new articles articulation activities, using a variety of events and
and bylaws of the University Athletic Association of the involving more faculty members. It also opened more
Philippines as part of the initiative of the presidents of testing centers in Luzon and Mindanao. Moreover, to
member schools to reorganize the league. increase the conversion rate of admitted applicants
to first-time enrollees, the office hosted two events,
articulation to parents and Make it FEU.
Community Extension and Outreach Services:
FEU Public Policy Center Anticipating the learning outcomes of the new
basic education curriculum, AFA commissioned the
The FEU Public Policy Center (FPPC) is FEU’s second development of a K-12-ready FEU College Admission Test
institutional initiative to be a resource for the country— as well, which is ready for implementation.
by taking a leadership role in clarifying important
national issues. In AY 2014–2015, FPPC constituted its On scholarship grants to students, AFA rationalized and
Board of Trustees, with former FEU President Edilberto categorized the assistance programs into three types,
de Jesus as President, Gianna Montinola as Corporate namely, merit, need, and service, to clarify their different
Secretary, Elizabeth Melchor and Augusto Villalon as intents and improve their effectiveness. Based on this
members, and myself as Chair. It also adopted four themes new set of schemes, AFA data indicate that 9% of the
as the focus of the Center’s research and advocacy: Law student population received some type of assistance in
and Business; Media, Technology, and Society; Urban AY 2014–2015.
Environment; and Education, Productivity, and Life Skills.
A committee on each theme is being formed, composed
of a chair who will set the directions of the theme and a
coordinator who will manage the projects.
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Guidance and Counseling A special distinction gained by the Library during the last
academic year was that its Special Collections section now
As may be expected in a quality academic institution, has the permanent exhibit of National Artist (for Literature)
FEU’s Guidance and Counseling office implemented a Nick Joaquin’s Works and World.
variety of programs and provided a plethora of services
to keep the students on track in their academic work
and prepare them for the world of work. These programs Education Technology
included: Academic Achievers Development, Academic
Competence and Empowerment, Students-at-Risk, Peer As outcomes-based and learner-centered theories of
Counseling, International Students’ Empowerment, Drug education have come to the fore, in effect changing the
Abuse Prevention, Athletics Counseling, Children of role of the teacher from being the subject expert to
OFWs Support, Career Development. The services offered that of learning facilitator, technology-enabled modes
comprised student orientation, individual counseling, of delivery have become more prevalent in an effort to
exit counseling, group counseling, academic counseling, make learning more efficient and effective under the
career counseling, referral service, assessment and new learning environment. In line with this development,
evaluation, and psychological consultation and follow up. FEU’s Education Technology (EduTech) unit developed the
Tamaraw Interactive Educational Service (TIES), a web-
In addition, the office enhanced the e-résumé, based learning management system that is intended
online needs assessment, exit interviews, and the to be the repository and platform of all the e-learning
Students’ Personnel Services Survey and Guidance resources of the University.
Folder to improve its effectiveness. It also acquired
new psychological tests for special target groups of To facilitate the shift from the traditional pedagogical
students to strengthen the testing program and actively modes to more outcomes-based and blended learning
collaborated with the Institutes, academic services units, (or mixed mode) strategies, EduTech trained 423
and external organizations to provide guidance as well faculty members on how to use TIES in October 2014.
as general counseling and career-counseling services to All have since uploaded their course syllabi and
students, including athletes. learning materials to TIES. Moreover, IN conducted all
its comprehensive examinations using TIES. During
To disseminate information about its services, programs, and the summer break, EduTech also conducted a 20-day
advocacies, the office published the G&C Research Digest intensive training workshop on mixed-mode instructional
and the G&C Newsletter and produced informative posters. strategies for 25 faculty members to jumpstart the
Its head, Dr Sheila Hocson, also published No to Bullying, a development of new learning modules.
handbook on how to handle the problem in schools.
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Concert Orchestra with FEU Outstanding Alumnus Josefino
Toledo as conductor, while the third had Cultural Center of
the Philippines (CCP) President Dr. Raul Sunico playing the
role of the orchestra from a second piano. The PCC also
invited folk dance groups from Estonia and Indonesia to
perform in FEU Manila as part of the Bayanihan National
Folk Dance Company’s annual Fiesta Folkloriada. The PCC’s
other activities included hosting a film series, a literary
lecture, and two fashion shows featuring the works of
students and alumni. For the third year, PCC also held the
Summer Arts Camp in the FEU Manila campus.
Summary
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On community extension and services, FEU’s tamaraw Note:
advocacy is a perfect example of a university’s being a
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While I arrived at this insight independently, it turns out that it is not
resource for its host country. The project is of utmost
new to FEU. The founder Nicanor Reyes Sr. recognized it long ago in the
importance for both the nation and the preservation of following address to students: “All that we can do to help you is only half
an endangered species—for the former because of the the process of training you. In the long run, the most important factor in
Tamaraw’s place in the Filipino psyche and for the latter your … education will be how hard you yourselves work for that education.”
because of the universal concern for Nature.
References:
Similarly, the FEU Public Policy Center underscores FEU’s
being of service to the nation through a policy advocacy Arum, Richard, and Josipa Roksa. 2011. Acadmically Adrift: Limited
on select themes. Learning on College Campuses. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Thus, the conclusion can only be: even ahead of the Barber, Michael, Katelyn Donnelly, and Saad Rizvi. 2013. “An Avalanche
is Coming: Higher Education and the Revolution Ahead.” Institute for
strategy formulation exercises, FEU is already well poised
Public Policy Research, London, U.K.
as a top university in the Philippines. The strategies can
only further clarify the metrics of FEU’s excellence as well
as make it rise higher in the rankings of universities.
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Tamaraw Count
Mt. Iglit, Baco,
Occidental Mindoro
April 12 to 19, 2015
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Part of Wreath Laying Ceremony of the 87th Founding Anniversary.
Atty. Gianna R. Montinola, Mr. Aurelio R. Montinola III, and Dr. Lourdes R. Montinola
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Four Waves of Transition
B O O K L A U N C H
The title “Four Waves of Transition” was conceived because the personalities in these four volumes are
like waves of change and growth which characterize their time of service to Far Eastern University. While
each individual has a different story to tell, a common thread runs through their narratives: an unstinting
service to FEU. This, they all did with passion, imagination, and generosity. Especially unwavering was
the commitment of former Chair of the FEU Board of Trustees, now Chair Emeritus, Dr. Lourdes R.
Montinola. She was the steadfast and constant anchor that ensured the continuity from one president
to the next. Under her watch, she guided and supported three FEU presidents—Dr. Felixberto Sta.
Maria, Dr. Edilberto De Jesus, and Dr. Lydia Echauz—who all demonstrated their distinct influence and
left legacies that sustained and strengthened the academic phenomenon that is Far Eastern University.
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URBANA AT FELIZA
September 6, 2014 • Naic, Cavite, Philippines
BANCHETTO 3
January 23, 2015 • FEU Grounds, Manila
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Dr. Michael M. Alba, Dr. Lourdes R. Montinola,
Ms. Ma. Rosario Joaquin Villegas (niece of Nick Joaquin)
and husband Bing Villegas
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87th Commencement Exercises Speakers
Mr. Nico Jose S. Nolledo Ms. Dina Joana S. Ocampo, PhD Engr. Diosdado P. Banataw
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FEU CAVITE, DORMITORY
FEU Cavite, MetroGate Silang Estates,, Silang, 4118 Cavite
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