Compensating for the cost
One is closer to God and the other is creative and imaginative. At this juncture, what are the gains and losses that the college undergone in the eighth deanship selection?
Dr. Virgildo E. Sabalo, our new dean, obtained a bachelor's degree in agribusiness from the Visayas State College of Agriculture-Baybay, Leyte. He got a master's degree in Business Management from the college and a PH.D. in human resource management from the University of San Jose-Recoletos in ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Cebu City. He has held adiministrative positions in the college. He is the Associate Dean to Dean Marieta Sumagaysay (2003-2006).
Dr. Victorio N. Sugbo, the contender, is a highest ranking professor in in the college with many papers, creative works and books published in the country and abroad. He holds a PH.D. in communications and master's degrees in the teaching of English (as a second language) and in industrial relations from UP Diliman. He earned his bachelor's degree in English and Political Science (magna cum laude) from the Divine Word University. He held administrative posts in the college, too.
In retrospect, the committee completed the evaluation of the nominees' credentials and announced the eligibility of Dr. Sabalo and Dr. Sugbo on the third day of August. It enjoined all UPVTC constituents to attend the vision paper presentation on August 14, as well as the sectoral consultations that followed. "Dr. Sabalo's nominators include around twenty faculty led by Dr. Sumagaysay, some administrative staff, alumni, and students. Dr. Sugbo's sole nominator was in the person of Prof. Merlie Alunan [of the Division of Humanities]," Mongaya, the student representative of the Search Committee, disclosed to the Vista.
UP President Emerlinda Roman said that although both of the nominees are highly qualified and competent, the decision favored Dr. Sabalo because they see him as more suited in their plans for the university.
The qualifications in the dean selection encompass:
1.) Commitment to academic freedom and the values and ideals of the University;
2.) Distinction or outstanding academic credentials in the nominee's chosen field of expertise which should be along the lines of the College's discipline or fields;
3.) Leadership qualities and administrative or managerial capability; and,
4.) Should consider resource generation as an important function of the position.
Those who claim to be neutral evaluate the dean selection process through the qualifications. Both competitors have the commitment to academic freedom and the values and the ideals of the University (Qualification no. 1). Sabalo has managerial and resource generation capability (Qualification nos. 3 & 4). Sugbo has outstanding academic credentials compared to that of Sabalo's (Qualification no. 2). But it is not along the lines of the College's plans as confirmed by Pres. Roman. They insist that the decision favored Sabalo because of his resource generation ability. It is in line with the Arroyo administration's anti-people policy of abandoning the education sector to commercialization. One of the items in the guidelines for dean selection is a nominee's credentials/capability for income generation.
The Chancellor decides on who to recommend, partly on the basis of the search committee findings. The decision, however, will come solely from the UPV Chancellor Glenn Aguilar regardless of the committee findings. During the BOR meeting on November 25 held in MacArtur Beach Resort, Palo, the decision was 7-2 in favor of Dr. Sabalo.
Even after the announcement of the deanship results, disorder and factionalism still set in. The supporters of the each nominee back up their claims that their choice deserves the position. Students are caught between the two contending sides. Sabalo adherents affirm that their leader is the one best suited to the position. He has the managerial abilities; he has held key positions in the college. His appointment as the eighth dean of UPVTC is no luck. Sugbo supporters, on the other hand, dispute over the decision of the BOR and the Chancellor because they insist that leader need to have authority over his colleagues. For a leader to have authority he has to be superior in terms of capabilities. After all, a leader is supposedly chosen because he stands out.
Does Dr. Sabalo really possess most of the qualifications? Is being closer to God enough? He has the three years to prove us otherwise.
One is closer to God and the other is creative and imaginative. At this juncture, what are the gains and losses that the college undergone in the eighth deanship selection?
Dr. Virgildo E. Sabalo, our new dean, obtained a bachelor's degree in agribusiness from the Visayas State College of Agriculture-Baybay, Leyte. He got a master's degree in Business Management from the college and a PH.D. in human resource management from the University of San Jose-Recoletos in ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Cebu City. He has held adiministrative positions in the college. He is the Associate Dean to Dean Marieta Sumagaysay (2003-2006).
Dr. Victorio N. Sugbo, the contender, is a highest ranking professor in in the college with many papers, creative works and books published in the country and abroad. He holds a PH.D. in communications and master's degrees in the teaching of English (as a second language) and in industrial relations from UP Diliman. He earned his bachelor's degree in English and Political Science (magna cum laude) from the Divine Word University. He held administrative posts in the college, too.
In retrospect, the committee completed the evaluation of the nominees' credentials and announced the eligibility of Dr. Sabalo and Dr. Sugbo on the third day of August. It enjoined all UPVTC constituents to attend the vision paper presentation on August 14, as well as the sectoral consultations that followed. "Dr. Sabalo's nominators include around twenty faculty led by Dr. Sumagaysay, some administrative staff, alumni, and students. Dr. Sugbo's sole nominator was in the person of Prof. Merlie Alunan [of the Division of Humanities]," Mongaya, the student representative of the Search Committee, disclosed to the Vista.
UP President Emerlinda Roman said that although both of the nominees are highly qualified and competent, the decision favored Dr. Sabalo because they see him as more suited in their plans for the university.
The qualifications in the dean selection encompass:
1.) Commitment to academic freedom and the values and ideals of the University;
2.) Distinction or outstanding academic credentials in the nominee's chosen field of expertise which should be along the lines of the College's discipline or fields;
3.) Leadership qualities and administrative or managerial capability; and,
4.) Should consider resource generation as an important function of the position.
Those who claim to be neutral evaluate the dean selection process through the qualifications. Both competitors have the commitment to academic freedom and the values and the ideals of the University (Qualification no. 1). Sabalo has managerial and resource generation capability (Qualification nos. 3 & 4). Sugbo has outstanding academic credentials compared to that of Sabalo's (Qualification no. 2). But it is not along the lines of the College's plans as confirmed by Pres. Roman. They insist that the decision favored Sabalo because of his resource generation ability. It is in line with the Arroyo administration's anti-people policy of abandoning the education sector to commercialization. One of the items in the guidelines for dean selection is a nominee's credentials/capability for income generation.
The Chancellor decides on who to recommend, partly on the basis of the search committee findings. The decision, however, will come solely from the UPV Chancellor Glenn Aguilar regardless of the committee findings. During the BOR meeting on November 25 held in MacArtur Beach Resort, Palo, the decision was 7-2 in favor of Dr. Sabalo.
Even after the announcement of the deanship results, disorder and factionalism still set in. The supporters of the each nominee back up their claims that their choice deserves the position. Students are caught between the two contending sides. Sabalo adherents affirm that their leader is the one best suited to the position. He has the managerial abilities; he has held key positions in the college. His appointment as the eighth dean of UPVTC is no luck. Sugbo supporters, on the other hand, dispute over the decision of the BOR and the Chancellor because they insist that leader need to have authority over his colleagues. For a leader to have authority he has to be superior in terms of capabilities. After all, a leader is supposedly chosen because he stands out.
Does Dr. Sabalo really possess most of the qualifications? Is being closer to God enough? He has the three years to prove us otherwise.
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