By Nestle G. Taala
Imprinting our identity – Central Philippine University through authors and editors Rev. Francis Neil G. Jalando-on, Director of the Office of Communications; Dr. Ananias C. Sabijon, Jr., Director of the CPU Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) and the chairperson of the University Review of Instructional Materials Committee; and Prof. Rea Angelica F. Villeza, chairperson of the Department of Religion and Ethics in CPU, released a new publication called We Are CPU: Our Reasons for Being, embedding the institution’s goal, mission and vision statement, quality policy, core values, standards and decalogues, among others.
Rev. Jalando-on shares a glimpse of CPU through the We Are CPU Book to the Divinity School of Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong, to the libraries of ATESEA, and to UBCHEA.
This precious material published and exclusively distributed by Central Philippine University in Jaro, Iloilo City with ISBN: 978-621-8210-21-9 is dedicated to “all Centralians whose lives had been formed and transformed by the Lord Jesus Christ through Exemplary Christian Education for Life (EXCEL) they had received from Central Philippine University.”
Written in its foreword are the words from the university president Dr. Teodoro C. Robles expressing, “This book, We Are CPU: Our Reasons for Being, explains and illustrates to us our raison d’etre. It talks about our history, our core values, our philosophy and purpose, and all other things that make Central Philippine University the University that it is. It is my hope that the faculty and staff, students, alumni, and even our friends and partner institutions will go over these pages and appreciate CPU more. More importantly, may this publication highlight the main source of CPU’s longevity and success – the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Rev. Jalando-on, during his study leave, was able to share a copy of the said book with the Divinity School of Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong; with the libraries of The Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA) scholars; and with the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA).