Pastor Eldyn S. Toledo (second from right) together with CPU Director for Office of Communications, Rev. Francis Neil G. Jalando-on, Mr. Prim Vergara III, Technical Assistant to the President and Occupational Safety and Health Officer, Engr. Jeriel Militar, Head, Mechanical Engineering Department, CPU College of Engineering and Mr. Mark Clemen J. Ortaliz, Webmaster, CPU Office of Communications.

Pastor Eldyn S. Toledo, Vice President for Student Affairs of Central Philippine Adventist College (CPAC) in Murcia, Negros Occidental is a Centralian. He considers Central Philippine University as one of the “best universities in the country.”

Toledo is an Adventist Pastor who enrolled in CPU for a post-graduate study. He finished his Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling last 2011. He said that Adventists from CPAC would prefer to do their master’s and doctorate studies at CPU. It can be recalled that Dominique Ariel Bingcang Tomampos, who ranked number 10 in the March 2017 Physician Licensure Examination, is a product of CPAC, and the current 2017-2018 Miss CPU Angela Aninang is also an Adventist. Currently, a few graduates of CPAC is studying in the CPU College of Medicine. It is great to note that Adventists prefer a Baptist university for their post-graduate education.

Vice Presidnt Toledo recalls his memorable experience in the campus in which he said, “I found myself, knew more about myself with people who shared to me their Christian values, and hospitality.” He fondly remembers his professors who generously supported him and mentored him—Dr. Fely David and Dr. Margen Java, among others. He continues to use the book of Dr. David on methods of research as his textbook in teaching a research subject, and also in his doctoral studies. What is imprinted in his mind is that CPU professors would sincerely extend the extra mile for their students.

On the other hand their school, CPAC, which was founded in 1982 and operated by the Seventh Day Adventists, is situated in a 115-hectare of land area of which 70% of the area is agricultural. Presently, CPAC has an enrolment of 1,146 students from elementary to college, including foreigners. All their faculty and staff are members of the Seventh Adventist Church. Most, if not all, of their food in their cafeteria comes from their farm. They have scholarship programs centered on work students with convenient services and provision for their school needs—in return for their work service to the school. As the Vice President for Student Affairs, Pastor Toledo handles all student services related departments including the dormitories, work students, cafeteria, scholarships, and others.

The challenge for Pastor Toledo now is how to deal with the millenials. He said that we must contextualize our teaching methods to suit the needs of these millenials, and to use the technology that our world offers. Toledo’s school is centered on CHRIST as their Lord and Savior, and also the acronym of their core values: C-Competence, H-Humility, R-Respect, I-Integrity, S-Service-oriented and T-Teamwork.

Pastor Toledo gives the assurance that he would always recommend to CPAC students to have their graduate school studies at CPU.