The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Regional Office 6 awarded Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) with five citations in the 3rd CHED Regional Quality Awards, held at the University of San Agustin May 29.
The CHMSU was recognized for its excellence in academic and community extension programs, as well as for its active support to the projects and endeavors of CHED6.
The university also received the Outstanding Board Performance Award after garnering exemplary results in two professional licensure examinations.
CHMSU Talisay ranked third, with a score of 91.07 percent, among the Top Performing Schools in the November 2023 Civil Engineers Licensure Examination. The university was among the schools with 50 or more examinees, with at least an 80 percent passing rate.
Bachelor of Elementary Education graduate Dindo Española Jr. ranked 10th in the September 2023 Licensure Examination for Teachers after garnering a 92.60 percent rating.
Meanwhile, the CHMSU Binalbagan and Talisay campuses that offer education programs also excelled in the exams, with passing rates of 90 percent and 91.1 percent, respectively.
The university also received the Award for Excellence in Community Extension and Award for Excellence in NSTP, a press release from CHMSU said May 31.
CHED also awarded CHMSU a special recognition for hosting the Visayas Qualifying Leg of the 2024 Philippine ROTC Games that started May 26 and will culminate Saturday, June 1, in Bacolod City.
CHMSU vice president for Academic Affairs Jay Estrellas, College of Education dean Ophelia Duayan, and director Esther Leah Macatimpag of the National Service Training Program received the citations.
The CHED Regional Quality Awards acknowledges the efforts and initiatives of higher educational institutions in the areas of instruction, research, and community extension.
CHMSU is also among the HEIs that received recognition for their support to the CHED regional office’s endeavors. ||
