QUALITY OBJECTIVES
1. To implement continuous quality improvement in the academic program offerings of the graduate school.
2. To cultivate the research culture of the graduate school as showy by the research productivity of the faculty and students.
3. To inculcate a sense of responsibility and stewardship for the improvement of people’s lives and communities thus, realizing the true meaning of “Perpetualites” as “Helpers of God”.
4. To comply with the policies and standards of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) relevant to Graduate Education and aspire to be at the apex of academic excellence in the university.
PHILOSOPHY
The UPHSD Graduate School (GS) espouses a system of higher learning that is progressive, person-driven, family-centered and Catholic in nature. Invoking the assistance of the Divine Providence according to the examples of Mary, our Mother of Perpetual Help, it promotes the education of Helpers of God by way of research-based instruction that empowers and develops the members of the community guided by the principle that Character building is Nation building.
VISION
The UPHSD GS is a community of educators committed to the formation of leaders and experts in the fields of education, business, arts, innovative technology and health disciplines driven by love of God and neighbor, excellence, ecological concern, patriotism and devotion to our Mother of Perpetual Help.
MISSION
To realize its vision, UPHSD GS shall:
- Educate its members to the values of love of God and neighbor, excellence, ecological concern, patriotism and devotion to our Mother of Perpetual Help;
- Offer balanced, research-based and output-based curricula, excellent instruction, community-driven extension programs, as well as, a healthy environment conducive for learning;
- Produce graduates who are agents of growth and development, innovative leaders and experts in the fields of education, business, arts, technology, and health disciplines;
- Promote the ideals of Christian stewardship that defines and shapes character building as effective and efficient basis for nation building; and
- Espouse the meaning of “Helpers of God” in the assistance and promotion of the marginalized sector of the society, especially the children.