Sulu State College benchmarks PSU for a shared commitment on quality assurance

by | Sep 9, 2025 | News

The Pangasinan State University welcomed the delegates of Sulu State College (SSC) for a benchmarking activity dubbed β€˜Meeting of Minds” held at the Golden Lion Hotel on September 9, 2025.

The activity howcased PSU’s best practices in the attainment of Philippine Quality Award (PQA) Level III.

PSU President, Dr. Elbert M. Galas, personally shared a comprehensive walkthrough of the university’s quest on PQA and reprised the challenges encountered by PSU in 2020 and 2021.
“π‘Šπ‘’ 𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑀 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘Žπ‘  π‘Žπ‘› π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›. 𝐴𝑠 π‘Žπ‘› π‘Žπ‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘’ [π‘œπ‘“ 𝑃𝑄𝐴] 𝑀𝑒 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘–π‘‘π‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘ π‘’π‘β„Ž π‘Žπ‘  π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ π‘Žπ‘  π‘Žπ‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘–π‘ π‘–π‘›π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ , 𝑀𝑒 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘–π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘”π‘œπ‘Žπ‘™ π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž 𝑖𝑠 π‘žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›,” President Galas shared.

Vice President for Quality Assurance Dr. Celeste T. Mercado and the Director for Local Accreditation, Dr. William V. Cayetano, led the presentation of the mechanisms in the PQA journey while the Director for Public Relations and Information Office, Ms. Venus May H. Sarmiento, facilitated the open forum session.

The SSC delegation was headed by the Director for QA Dr. Jermalyn Amil who thanked PSU for accommodating their request.

β€œAs we wait for the site visit of our assessors, we are grateful for your generous inputs. We became inspired para magpursige to improve our processes as we venture into PQA,” Director Amil said.

PSU, led by University President Dr. Elbert M. Galas, shows that the implementation of quality assurance in the university doesn’t stop after accreditation but rather seen as a lifeblood of the university’s processes and operations for the benefit of the community.