BSU celebrates 30th Charter anniversary

By Carlito Dar

LA TRINIDAD Benguet --The Benguet State University will celebrate its 30th University Charter anniversary tomorrow (Jan. 25) sharing  its  continuing progress and development towards its vision of being a premier state university in Asia.

The celebration was earlier launched in a media forum  Jan. 14  with OIC president Dr. Jones Feliciano; Dr. Percyveranda Lubrica, vice president  for academic affairs;  Estrelita Daclan, VP for administration and finance and Dr. Carlito Laurean, VP for research and extension as panelists.

According to Lubrica, the progress and development of BSU is attested with 100 percent of its programs certified by the Commission on Higher Education.

Its College of Agriculture and College of Nutrition and Dietetics were recently certified by CHED as Centers for Development.

BSU has 31 graduate courses, 25 masteral, six doctorate and 17 undergraduate courses as well as elementary and high school. The school has over 13,000 students, he added.

Lubrica said BSU is generally doing well in licensure or board exams with BSU graduates averaging higher passing rate than the national average in 8 out of the 10 courses.

Daclan said development in performance of BSU qualifies it for the national government’s Performance Based Bonus or PBB.

Another indicator of excellent performance that Daclan bared was increase in BSU’s allocation from the General Appropriations Act as approved by the Department of Budget and Management. From P259 million in 2011, it increased to P273 million in 2012, P395M in 2013, P420M (2014), P455M last year to P515M this year.

Daclan also reported a sound financial status for BSU. In 2015, initial income estimate was P355 million that include rentals, subsidy/thrust fund and other income generating projects.

The Charter Day anniversary on Jan.25 starts with an Ecumenical service be followed by a program with Department of Agriculture Cordillera Regional Director Lorenzo Caranguian as guest speaker.