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NEUST GRADUATE SCHOOL HISTORY

On June 18, 1964, His Excellency President Diosdado Macapagal signed a House Bill No. 7416 into a law known as Republic Act No. 3998 entitled � An Act Converting the Nueva Ecija School of Arts and Trades to Central Luzon Polytechnic College and giving it Corporate Existence�. About four years later, at the 30 Regular Board meeting of the Board of Trustees of Central Luzon Polytechnic College, Board Resolution No. 330s 1970 was approved. This Board Resolution approved the proposed curricular offering leading to Master�s Degree in CLPC with inclusion of Legal Foundations of Education in its discipline effective second semester SY 1970-1971. The course referred to in this resolution was the Master�s of Arts in Industrial Education major in Administration and Supervision.

Records from the College Registrar showed that it was only in SY 1974-1975 when the Graduate School admitted its first enrolees consisting of 46 graduate students. On Oct. 25, 1979, by virtue of Board Resolution No. 573, the curriculum for Master in Engineering Education was approved. On May 29, 1984, as per Board Resolution No. 28, the curricula for Master of Arts in Teaching were approved. As per Board Resolution No. 4 dated May 2, 1994, the curriculum for Doctor of Education was approved.

During the Forty-Second Commencement Exercises of CLPC, the first batch of graduates from the MAIE course received their diplomas. Among those who were granted the MAIE degree were Prof. Jose Romasanta, Prof. Maximo Macaso, Mr. Angel Gutay, Mrs. Ruby Mendoza and Mrs. Apolonia Obedoza.

On May 28, 1980 by virtue of Board Resolution No. 576s. 1980. the Board of Trustees during its 59 Regular Meeting approved in principle the Doctoral Consortium Program of CLPC with the University of the Philippines (UP), Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) and Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP). This was the offshoot of an earlier negotiation made by the first Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Gonzalo Serezo sometime on April 15, 1978 with the concerned officials of the University of the Philippines. On November 22, 1982, during the 73 Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees, by virtue of Board Resolution No. 62 s. 1982, the Memorandum of Agreement and the additional terms and conditions relative to the memorandum signed between UP and CLPC for the development and offering of the consortium program for Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) major in Educational Administration in CLPC was approved in principle without prejudice to its further review to conform with the goals and objective of the College as defined in its charter. It would appear from the records that the Consortium prospered because of Board Resolution No. 67 s. 1982 approved on December 16, 1982 during the 4<sup>th</sup> special meeting in which the hourly rates of compensation of UP professors according to academic ranks who will teach in the consortium program of Doctor of Education was approved including reimbursement of other travelling and meal expenses and expenses for instructional material.

On April 16, 1978, a consortium between the Graduate School and the College of Public Administration of UP paved the way to the offering of Master in Management courses. On September 6, 1979 by virtue of a Memorandum of Agreement signed between UP represented by its President Dr. Onofre Corpuz and CLPC represented by its president, Mr. Alberto Garcia, the two-year Master in Management with majors in Public, Business and Educational Management was formally offered.

On June 1990, Dean Gonzalo Serezo retired. Dr. Alejandro Donato Sr. was designated as the second dean of the graduate school. It was during this period of incumbency that the course Doctor of Education major in Vocational-Technological Educational management was offered after the Board of Trustees approved the curriculum of this doctorate by virtue of Board Resolution No. 4 dated may 2, 1994

To effect dynamism and versatility in leadership and management, the incumbent College President Dr. Gemiliano C. Calling issued office order No. 33 s. 1996 entitled reshuffle of Deans/Directors effective May 28, 1996. Said order reshuffled Dr. Anita M. Chauhan from being Director of Student Affairs which position she held since 1984 to become third Dean of the Graduate School.

On the basis of recommendation made by the new Dean, Dr. Gemiliano C. Calling designated the following to assist the new dean in managing the Graduate School:

Dr. Emerlina C. Binuya as Graduate School Secretary and Chairman of the MEE Program;

Dr. Maximo A. Macaso as Chairman of the Ed. D. Program

Dr. Arcadio C. Alvaran as Chairman of the MM Program; and

Dr. Nenita L. Pongco as Chairman of the MAT Program

Later, the MAT Program Chairs were further delineated and a recommendation from the Dean, Dr. Chauhan was approved designating Prof. Anita Aglubat as the Program chair for MAT major in Science, Dr. Nenita L. Pongco as Program chair for MAT major in Mathematics and Prof. Rnesto Fernandez as Program chair for MAT major in Physics. Likewise, the MEE Program chair wre delineated and Prof. Rnesto Espinoza was designated as Program chair for MEE major in Electrical Engineering, Prof. Marcos Manuel as Program chair for Mechanical Engineering and Dr. Emerlina C. Binuya as Program chair for Civil Engineering. Dr. Emelita F. Gonzales was also recommended as Program chair for MAIE and Prof. Tranquilino Ortiz for MAT/MA major Vocational-Technological Education. Dr. Brigida Salvador was designated as the first Guidance Counsellor of the Graduate School.

No. time was lost to effect the improvements in the management and operations of the various programs of instructions, research, extension services, and student services since the appointment of Dr. Chauhan. Area Chairs were designated by the Dean to work on the nine areas of accreditation of the Graduate School. IT was designated by the consensus of the faculty in consultative meetings held that the programs of MAIE, MAT, and MM shall be the three programs to be subjected to initial accreditation . Among the various actions undertaken to prepare the Graduate School for the preliminary visit finalized to be conducted on April 27-29, 1997 by the AACUP are as follows:

1. Formulation of the Vision, Mission, Goals of the Graduate School and the Program Objectives through the active involvement and participation of the faculty, graduate students and the educational community of CLPC.

2. Curricular revisions of all actively implemented master�s degree curricula such as MAIE,MAT,MM and MEE as well as MA/MAT-VTE curricula;

3. Improvement of facilities especially the separation of the Graduate School library and establishment of a seminar room student lounge and other offices under the Graduate School.

4. Improvement of systems and procedures in the conduct of comprehensive examinations and thesis writing and defenses.

5. Revisions and/or enrichment of Syllabi of instruction

6. Enhancing the capabilities for research of the Graduate School faculty.

7. Improving the extension services and community involvement program;

8. Enriching the student development activities and systematizing student services

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