BACOLOD CITY – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Regional Office 6 awarded Carlos Hilado Memorial State University (CHMSU) five citations in the recent 3rd CHED Regional Quality Awards.
In a ceremony held at the University of San Agustin on May 29, CHMSU was recognized for its excellence in academic and community extension programs and its active support of the CHED regional office’s initiatives.
On behalf of CHMSU, Vice President for Academic Affairs Jay Estrellas, College of Education Dean Ophelia Duayan, and Director Esther Leah Macatimpag of the National Service Training Program accepted the awards.
The 3rd CHED Regional Quality Awards acknowledges the efforts and initiatives of higher education institutions in instruction, research, and community extension.
CHED also gave CHMSU a special recognition for hosting the Visayas Qualifying Leg of the 2024 Philippine ROTC Games, held from May 26 to June 1 in Bacolod City.
Additionally, the university received the Outstanding Board Performance Award after achieving exemplary results in two professional licensure examinations.
CHMSU Talisay ranked third (91.07%) among the Top Performing Schools in the November 2023 Civil Engineers Licensure Examination, being one of the schools with 50 or more examinees with at least an 80 percent passing rate.
Bachelor of Elementary Education graduate Dindo Española Jr. ranked 10th in the September 2023 Licensure Examination for Teachers, scoring 92.60 percent.
Moreover, the CHMSU Binalbagan and Talisay campuses, which offer education programs, also excelled in the exams with passing rates of 90 percent and 91.1 percent, respectively.
The university received the Award for Excellence in Community Extension and the Award for Excellence in NSTP.
CHMSU was also among the higher education institutions recognized for supporting the CHED regional office’s endeavors.