UNIVERSITY
Mission & Vision
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
As a Catholic educational Institution, La Consolacion University Philippines(LCUP) believes that a true Augustinian-Marian person has a commitment to Christ-centered prophetic witnesssing, manifested through a spirit of national and global concern for the larger community, the Church, country, and the world.
LCUP, rooted in Gospel values and inspired by the teachings of St. Augustine and the life of Our Lady of Consolation, aims for the holistic development of individuals responsive to the evolving need of the society.
VISION STATEMENT
Moved by the Spirit of the Risen Christ, La Consolacion University Philippines, rooted in Gospel values as a Catholic Augustinian-Marian institution, envisions to become a catalyst for the holistic transformation of all persons and communities.
MISSION STATEMENT
LCUP commits to generate and make available to all persons and communities programs and services that will enable them to:
- • exhibit academic and technical competence in their respective areas of discipline in the local and international environment;
- • demonstrate their knowledge, critical thinking and creativity by exploring the various avenues of learning and searching for truth;
- • live Gospel values in the varied aspects of their personal and professional lives;
- • manifest their willingness to serve specially the marginalized sector of our society;
- • demonstrate productivity in various areas of learning as respnsible stewards of our common home and society; and
- • develop individuals who are resilient, inclusive, and responsive to the socio-economic realities of the Philippines and the complexities of the global environment.
INSTITUTIONAL GOALS
- • To provide basic and higher formal and innovative education programs that are nationalist/globalist in character and responsive to international standards of responsive excellence.
- • To generate and diffuse knowledge in the broad range of disciplines relevant and receptive to the dynamically changing domestic and international environment.
- • To promote the Catholic Augustinian-Marian culture of commitment to charity, compassion, action-contemplation, and preferential option towards the marginalized sector of society, including those with diverse needs, and the promotion of justice, peace, creation spirituality, and gender equality.
- • To broaden the access of deserving and qualified students to higher education opportunities.
- • To optimize the social, institutional, and individual benefits derived from the utilizaion of educational resources through sustainable practices.
- • To develop and maintain the professional and personal integrity among the members of the community that will equip the nation with responsible and accountable stewards.
- • To foster inclusive and adaptive learning environments that prepare individuals for emerging green and digital economies, while strengthening their resilience, innovation, and commitment to social justice.
EXPECTED GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
Expected LCUP Graduate Attribute:Critical and Creative thinker
Competent Catholic Augustinian Marian Professional
Socially Responsive steward
Transformative Lifelong learner
CORE VALUES
Interiority
Turning inward and returning to our inner self.
Encountering the reality of our self and its sinfulness, through prayer, reflection, and contemplative silence for us to transcend to an ultimate encounter with God.
Compassion
Loving and extending our care for others by understanding their feelings, recognizing their needs, and responding to it.
"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like." (Source: Augustine of Hippo, Confessions)
Community-orientedness
Fostering a spirit of friendship, unity and interdependence based on mutual trust and respect to create a socially responsive environment that would challenge each one to be united and committed in reaching a common goal.
Courage
Fostering the ability to freely express our thoughts and ideas.
Bravely speaking the truth in a prudent manner.
Having the audacity to give and accept brotherly or sisterly corrections.
And doing the right thing that is based on Gospel values even other people are doing the other way around.
Missionary Spirit
Living a life that touches others. A life witnessing the examples and teachings of Christ. The boldness to respond to the call of time.
“The degree to which you are concerned for the common good rather than for your own, is the criterion by which you can judge how much progress you have made.” (Source: Augustine of Hippo, The Rule)