REAS consults key officials

To ensure proper directions, preparation of action plans, and the efficient and effective implementation of programs and projects, the Research, Extension and Auxiliary Services (REAS) Office held a series of consultation meetings with the university’s key officials assigned on research, extension and auxiliary services, January 8-11, 2008.
Prior to the series of meetings for each campus, a preliminary consultative meeting with the REAS Directors was first called by Gregorio J. Rodis, Vice President for REAS last January 3 where action plans of the different services of the university’s extension, research and auxiliary services’ arm were identified and will be prepared according to the format given by the Office of Operations, Planning and Development. (see sidebar “Course of Action” page 2)
The topics discussed in the said meeting were presented to REAS key officials in the university’s four satellite campuses for discussion, comments, suggestions and recommendations from January 8-11.
The university’s Office of Extension Services (OES) will adopt the Lakbay-Kalinga Programs, a holistic extension approach which is focused on uplifting the socio-economic status of the people of Bataan with the following banner projects: Lakbay-Kalinga sa Kalusugan, to be implemented by the College of Nursing and Midwifery, Lakbay-Kalinga sa Kabukiran for the Agriculture sector, Lakbay-Kalinga sa Lipunan for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Lakbay-Kalinga sa Teknolohiya for Engineering and Technology and the mobilization of Federated Alumni Association in recognition of the university’s graduates as potential partners for institutional development.
According to Dr. Elizabeth A. Joson, Director for Extension Services, the OES will continue to pursue and expand its current projects, collaborate with more government agencies, local governments, funding firms and non-government organizations, so as to assure the people of Bataan that the university is committed to the socio-economic development of its people. It will also encourage the faculty members of the university to engage more in extension work and make them connect their classrooms to the community.