La Consolacion

EXTENSION – MOTHER RITA BARCELO OUTREACH PROGRAM (MRBOP)

IRCES CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

MISSION STATEMENT

The LCUP Extension Unit (Mother Rita Barcelo Outreach Program) is mandated to:

• Develop, maintain, implement and evaluate programs, projects and activities that would affect and/or effect transformation of the people in the partner-communities into Gospel-centered, self-reliant, self-determining and productive citizens of the nation;
• Develop, maintain, implement and evaluate socio-pastoral opportunities that will inspire the school personnel and students to integrate theoretical knowledge with Christian and Catholic practices to address the needs of the people in the partner-communities;
• Maintain and/or intensify the Instruction Related Community Extension Services as the University respond to the needs of people in the partner-communities through integrated, innovative and alternative way;
• Coordinate the community service programs of the various academic units as well as affiliate non-government, civic, and professional organizations;
• Nurture among the personnel, alumni, and students a strong sense of volunteerism that exhibit LCUP Core Values with emphasis on Community-Oriented, Compassion and Missionary Spirit to help in the sustainability and resiliency condition the partner-communities as well as in the nearby towns, cities and provinces;
• Link critical development issues important to partner-communities with the University’s research, instruction, personal expertise and external resources; and
• Create linkages/networks with outside stakeholder for collaboration, technical and financial assistance

VISION

The Extension (Mother Rita Barcelo Outreach Program) unit operates as the University’s agency that manages strategies and activities in making the Augustinian and Catholic Education an excellent experience through sustainable extension programs anchored to instruction and research toward forming an authentic Catholic and Filipino prophetic witnesses, transformational leaders, and stewards of a sustainable environment and resilient communities.