Onto 2028 editorial

the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) as a response to the growing demand for professionals in the province and the country by extension. The student population now stands at about 16,000.

Needless to say, the university is in the best shape it has ever been since its founding in 1978, and no doubt, President Agrupis alongside the whole administration have proven themselves capable and excellent at captaining the MMSU ship. But the work is not done yet as we are only halfway through the journey.

If the end goal is to be near compeers with the country’s top universities, our leaders better not be tired of playing catch-up, especially in the next five years. May the present and future administrations never do away with the good attitude it has maintained toward development. That is, the anticipatory mindset that it emblematically demonstrated when it launched MMSU Virtual Learning Environment (mVLE) years before the pandemic. It also needs to keep its primary stakeholders–the students–always its core consideration in decision-making. Time has proven how, in prioritizing student welfare, the university was strengthened and made more resilient amid the challenges of the times.

As it stands, the momentum points to the successful attainment of the vision right on time. If all goes well and the university keeps its pace, we should expect a premiere Philippine university by 2028.

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