WMSU Quality Assurance Office

WMSU Quality Assurance Office QAO serves as the institutional backbone for quality oversight and continous improvement.

โ€œ๐˜ผ๐™’๐˜ผ๐™๐˜ฟ๐™„๐™‰๐™‚ ๐™Š๐™ ๐˜ผ๐˜ผ๐˜พ๐˜พ๐™๐™‹ ๐™‹๐™๐™Š๐™‚๐™๐˜ผ๐™ˆ ๐˜ผ๐˜พ๐˜พ๐™๐™€๐˜ฟ๐™„๐™๐˜ผ๐™๐™„๐™Š๐™‰ ๐™๐™€๐™Ž๐™๐™‡๐™๐™Ž & ๐™‹๐™๐™€๐™Ž๐™€๐™‰๐™๐˜ผ๐™๐™„๐™Š๐™‰ ๐™Š๐™ ๐™๐™€๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™‰๐™„๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™‡ ๐™๐™€๐™‘๐™„๐™€๐™’ ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™Š๐˜ผ๐™๐˜ฟ ๐˜ผ๐˜พ๐™๐™„๐™Š๐™‰โ€The Quality Assura...
31/03/2026

โ€œ๐˜ผ๐™’๐˜ผ๐™๐˜ฟ๐™„๐™‰๐™‚ ๐™Š๐™ ๐˜ผ๐˜ผ๐˜พ๐˜พ๐™๐™‹ ๐™‹๐™๐™Š๐™‚๐™๐˜ผ๐™ˆ ๐˜ผ๐˜พ๐˜พ๐™๐™€๐˜ฟ๐™„๐™๐˜ผ๐™๐™„๐™Š๐™‰ ๐™๐™€๐™Ž๐™๐™‡๐™๐™Ž & ๐™‹๐™๐™€๐™Ž๐™€๐™‰๐™๐˜ผ๐™๐™„๐™Š๐™‰ ๐™Š๐™ ๐™๐™€๐˜พ๐™ƒ๐™‰๐™„๐˜พ๐˜ผ๐™‡ ๐™๐™€๐™‘๐™„๐™€๐™’ ๐˜ผ๐™‰๐˜ฟ ๐˜ฝ๐™Š๐˜ผ๐™๐˜ฟ ๐˜ผ๐˜พ๐™๐™„๐™Š๐™‰โ€

The Quality Assurance Office proudly conducted this significant event in recognition of the academic excellence and quality standards achieved by the programs of the College of Science and Mathematics, which have been granted ๐™ป๐™ด๐š…๐™ด๐™ป ๐™ธ๐™ธ๐™ธ ๐š๐™ด-๐™ฐ๐™ฒ๐™ฒ๐š๐™ด๐™ณ๐™ธ๐šƒ๐™ด๐™ณ ๐š‚๐šƒ๐™ฐ๐šƒ๐š„๐š‚ ๐š‹๐šข ๐™ฐ๐™ฐ๐™ฒ๐™ฒ๐š„๐™ฟ.

This milestone reflects the institutionโ€™s unwavering commitment to continuous improvement, quality assurance, and excellence in higher education.

Awarded Programs:
โ€ข Bachelor of Science in Biology
โ€ข Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
โ€ข Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
โ€ข Bachelor of Science in Physics
โ€ข Bachelor of Science in Statistics

๐Ÿ“… March 31, 2025 | โฐ 2:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Quality Assurance Office

The Western Mindanao State University is hereby commended for achieving ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•š๐•ฅ๐•ฆ๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐”ธ๐•”๐•”๐•ฃ๐•–๐••๐•š๐•ฅ๐•’๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ ๐•ƒ๐•–๐•ง๐•–๐• ๐•€๐•€๐•€ ๐”ธ๐•”๐•”๐•ฃ๐•–๐••๐•š๐•ฅ๐•–๐••...
25/03/2026

The Western Mindanao State University is hereby commended for achieving ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•š๐•ฅ๐•ฆ๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐”ธ๐•”๐•”๐•ฃ๐•–๐••๐•š๐•ฅ๐•’๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ ๐•ƒ๐•–๐•ง๐•–๐• ๐•€๐•€๐•€ ๐”ธ๐•”๐•”๐•ฃ๐•–๐••๐•š๐•ฅ๐•–๐•• Status.

This significant accomplishment demonstrates the Universityโ€™s strong commitment to quality education, excellence in instruction, research, and extension services, as well as adherence to high standards of institutional performance.

This recognition stands as a testament to the dedication and collective efforts of its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. May the University continue to uphold and advance its mission of delivering transformative and globally competitive education.

The Quality Assurance Office proudly extends its heartfelt congratulations to ๐““๐“ป. ๐“ข๐“ช๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฑ ๐“ข. ๐“ฃ๐“ช๐“พ๐“น๐“ช๐“ท, Director of the Quali...
25/03/2026

The Quality Assurance Office proudly extends its heartfelt congratulations to ๐““๐“ป. ๐“ข๐“ช๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฑ ๐“ข. ๐“ฃ๐“ช๐“พ๐“น๐“ช๐“ท, Director of the Quality Assurance Office, for being recognized as a ๐“œ๐“ช๐“ท๐“พ๐“ฎ๐“ต ๐“ฃ. ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ป๐“น๐“พs ๐“ž๐“พ๐“ฝ๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“๐“ฌ๐“ฌ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ธ๐“ป.

This well-deserved recognition highlights her exemplary dedication, expertise in accreditation, and unwavering commitment to upholding the highest standards of quality assurance in higher education.

Her achievement reflects a deep passion for excellence and a significant contribution to institutional growth and continuous improvement.

๐“ฆ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“ฐ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฝ ๐“ฑ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ธ๐“ป ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“ช๐“น๐“น๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ฒ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ท, ๐”€๐“ฎ ๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ซ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฎ ๐”‚๐“ธ๐“พ, ๐“ถ๐“ชโ€™๐“ช๐“ถ ๐“ข๐“ช๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฑ! ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿค๐ŸŽ‰

Warmest congratulations to ๐““๐“ป. ๐“œ๐“ช. ๐“’๐“ช๐“ป๐“ต๐“ช ๐“. ๐“ž๐“ฌ๐“ฑ๐“ธ๐“ฝ๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ช, President of Western Mindanao State University, on being recogni...
25/03/2026

Warmest congratulations to ๐““๐“ป. ๐“œ๐“ช. ๐“’๐“ช๐“ป๐“ต๐“ช ๐“. ๐“ž๐“ฌ๐“ฑ๐“ธ๐“ฝ๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ช, President of Western Mindanao State University, on being recognized as a ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™š๐™ก ๐™. ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฅ๐™ชs ๐™Š๐™ช๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™Œ๐™ช๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ.

Your visionary leadership, unwavering commitment to excellence, and dedication to quality assurance continue to inspire the entire WMSU community. This remarkable achievement reflects your passion for fostering a culture of quality, innovation, and continuous improvement in higher education.

The Quality Assurance Office proudly celebrates this well-deserved recognition. May your leadership continue to guide the university toward greater heights of academic excellence and institutional distinction.

๐“’๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฐ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“พ๐“ต๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฌ๐“ฎ ๐“ช๐“ฐ๐“ช๐“ฒ๐“ท, ๐“œ๐“ช๐“ญ๐“ช๐“ถ ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ฒ๐“ญ๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฝ! ๐Ÿ˜‡โค๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐“’๐“ช๐“น๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐”‚ ๐“‘๐“พ๐“ฒ๐“ต๐“ญ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ฏ๐“ธ๐“ป ๐“›๐“ฎ๐“ฟ๐“ฎ๐“ต ๐“˜๐“˜๐“˜ ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“˜๐“ฅ ๐“๐“๐“’๐“’๐“ค๐“Ÿ ๐“๐“ฌ๐“ฌ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ทStrengthening quality and excellence. The...
11/03/2026

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ | ๐“’๐“ช๐“น๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐”‚ ๐“‘๐“พ๐“ฒ๐“ต๐“ญ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ฏ๐“ธ๐“ป ๐“›๐“ฎ๐“ฟ๐“ฎ๐“ต ๐“˜๐“˜๐“˜ ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“˜๐“ฅ ๐“๐“๐“’๐“’๐“ค๐“Ÿ ๐“๐“ฌ๐“ฌ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ท

Strengthening quality and excellence. The Quality Assurance Office conducted a Capacity Building session with Deans, Department Heads, and Program Task Forces in preparation for the upcoming Level III and IV AACCUP accreditation visits.

Participating Colleges:
โ€ข College of Agriculture โ€“ BS Food Technology
โ€ข College of Liberal Arts โ€“ BS Economics
โ€ข College of Forestry and Environmental Studies โ€“ BS Agroforestry

17/01/2026

๐“—๐“ช๐“น๐“น๐”‚ ๐“‘๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ญ๐“ช๐”‚, ๐““๐“ป. ๐“ข๐“ช๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฑ ๐“ข. ๐“ฃ๐“ช๐“พ๐“น๐“ช๐“ท!

On this special day, we celebrate not only another year of your life, but the remarkable impact you continue to make on everyone around you. As Director of the Quality Assurance Office, you lead with integrity, wisdom, and an unwavering commitment to excellenceโ€”but beyond your title, it is your heart that truly sets you apart.

You are a leader who listens, a mentor who uplifts, and a person who inspires through quiet strength and genuine kindness. Your guidance brings clarity, your standards bring growth, and your compassion makes every challenge feel lighter. You lead not by authority alone, but by exampleโ€”reminding us that quality work is rooted in purpose, teamwork, and genuine care for people.

Thank you for being a constant source of encouragement, trust, and inspiration. May this birthday bring you the same joy, fulfillment, and warmth that you so generously share with others. May the year ahead reward you with good health, inner peace, and continued success.

May all your heartโ€™s desires be granted by Allah, and may He continue to guide and bless you in all that you do.

Wishing you a meaningful, blessed, and truly beautiful birthday, Dr. Taupan. You are a gift to our institution and to everyone fortunate enough to work with you. ๐ŸŒธโœจ

- from your QA family.๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿค

The Quality Assurance Office, led by Director Dr. Sarah Taupan, together with the WMSU internal accreditors, paid a cour...
12/01/2026

The Quality Assurance Office, led by Director Dr. Sarah Taupan, together with the WMSU internal accreditors, paid a courtesy visit to the University President to synchronize plans and prioritize initiatives for the year.

๐“ฆ๐“œ๐“ข๐“ค ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“น๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ฝ๐“ฎ๐“ผ ๐“›๐“ฎ๐“ฟ๐“ฎ๐“ต ๐“˜ ๐“๐“๐“’๐“’๐“ค๐“Ÿ ๐“๐“ฌ๐“ฌ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ท ๐“ฏ๐“ธ๐“ป ๐“–๐“ป๐“ช๐“ญ๐“พ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฎ ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“ฐ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ถ๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“’๐“ฃ๐“” ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“’๐“’๐“™๐“”December 5, 2025.The Graduate Programs ...
10/12/2025

๐“ฆ๐“œ๐“ข๐“ค ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“น๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ฝ๐“ฎ๐“ผ ๐“›๐“ฎ๐“ฟ๐“ฎ๐“ต ๐“˜ ๐“๐“๐“’๐“’๐“ค๐“Ÿ ๐“๐“ฌ๐“ฌ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ท ๐“ฏ๐“ธ๐“ป ๐“–๐“ป๐“ช๐“ญ๐“พ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฎ ๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ธ๐“ฐ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ถ๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“’๐“ฃ๐“” ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“’๐“’๐“™๐“”

December 5, 2025.

The Graduate Programs of the College of Teacher Education (CTE) and the College of Criminal Justice Education (CCJE) of Western Mindanao State University successfully concluded their Level I AACCUP Accreditation held on December 1โ€“5, 2025.

CTE Graduate Programs under the leadership of Dean, Dr. Ricardo Somblingo, Dean of the Graduate School Dr. Yvonne Ramos, and
Graduate Program Chair, Dr. Arnel Madrazo,
the following programs were evaluated:

1. MA in Education major in Early Childhood Study and Development,
2. MA in Filipino Language Teaching,
3. MA in English Language Teaching, and
4. Ph.D. in English Language Teaching

CCJE Graduate Program under the leadership of Dean, Dr. Dexter Sarcena, Asso. Dean, Dr. Richie Hibionada, and Graduate Program Chair, Dr. Johanna Abdulla, the following program was evaluated:

1. MS in Criminal Justice with Specialization in Criminology.

The Quality Assurance Office, headed by Director Dr. Sarah S. Taupan, expresses its gratitude to University President Dr. Ma. Carla Ochotorena, for her continuous support for quality education and inspiring leadership.

The Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Nursia M. Barjose and all Vice Presidents, Dr. Benhur Asid University Librarian, Deans, Program Chairs, and taskforce members for their support throughout the process. Appreciation is also extended to the AACCUP Coordinator, Dr. Erlinda O. J*z de Ortega, and to all AACCUP accreditors for their valuable insights during the online evaluation.

WMSU congratulates the faculty, staff, and stakeholders of CTE and CCJE for their commitment to quality education and their successful accreditation performance.

๐“—๐“ช๐“น๐“น๐”‚ ๐“‘๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ญ๐“ช๐”‚, ๐“œ๐“ป. Dante Austero!Warmest greetings on your special day. Your dedication and professionalism as Admin Of...
08/12/2025

๐“—๐“ช๐“น๐“น๐”‚ ๐“‘๐“ฒ๐“ป๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ญ๐“ช๐”‚, ๐“œ๐“ป. Dante Austero!

Warmest greetings on your special day. Your dedication and professionalism as Admin Officer IV of the Quality Assurance Office are truly appreciated.

Wishing you good health, continued success, and a meaningful year ahead. ๐Ÿ˜‡๐Ÿฅ‚

๐’ข๐“‡๐‘’๐‘’๐“‰๐’พ๐“ƒ๐‘”๐“ˆ,
๐น๐“‡๐‘œ๐“‚ ๐“Ž๐‘œ๐“Š๐“‡ ๐’ฌ๐“Š๐’ถ๐“๐’พ๐“‰๐“Ž ๐’œ๐“ˆ๐“ˆ๐“Š๐“‡๐’ถ๐“ƒ๐’ธ๐‘’ ๐’ป๐’ถ๐“‚๐’พ๐“๐“Ž๐Ÿค

โ€œ๐“ ๐“พ๐“ช๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐”‚ ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“ท๐“ธ๐“ฝ ๐“ช๐“ท ๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฝ ๐“ซ๐“พ๐“ฝ ๐“ช ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ซ๐“ฒ๐“ฝโ€”๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“ช๐“ฝ ๐“ฆ๐“œ๐“ข๐“ค, ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ป ๐“ผ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ฌ๐“พ๐“ต๐“ฝ๐“พ๐“ป๐“ฎ.โ€WMSU successfully concluded the 3-day Institut...
19/11/2025

โ€œ๐“ ๐“พ๐“ช๐“ต๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐”‚ ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“ท๐“ธ๐“ฝ ๐“ช๐“ท ๐“ช๐“ฌ๐“ฝ ๐“ซ๐“พ๐“ฝ ๐“ช ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ซ๐“ฒ๐“ฝโ€”๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“ช๐“ฝ ๐“ฆ๐“œ๐“ข๐“ค, ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ป ๐“ผ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐“ฌ๐“พ๐“ต๐“ฝ๐“พ๐“ป๐“ฎ.โ€

WMSU successfully concluded the 3-day Institutional Accreditation held on November 16โ€“19, 2025.
Our deepest appreciation to our IA accreditors:
Dr. Penaso โ€“ Area I
Dr. Lacanlale โ€“ Areas II & III
Dr. Millesca โ€“ Areas IV & V
Dr. Tamargo โ€“ Areas VI & VII
Dr. Lina โ€“ Areas VIII & IX
Special thanks to Dr. Milabel E. Ho, Executive Director of AACCUP, for her guidance and support.

Congratulations to WMSU President Dr. Ma. Carla Ochotorena for her visionary leadership, and to all Vice Presidents, Deans, Directors, area taskforce members, and the entire WMSU community for a job exceptionally well done. Your dedication, passion, and love for WMSU have gone above and beyond, ensuring excellence across all areas.

On October 16, 2025, at 2:00 PM, the Quality Assurance Office conducted a final review of portfolio documents for Area I...
17/10/2025

On October 16, 2025, at 2:00 PM, the Quality Assurance Office conducted a final review of portfolio documents for Area I โ€“ Governance, chaired by VPAF Dr. Joselito Madroรฑal, together with the respective committee members. This activity was held in preparation for the upcoming Institutional Accreditation, ensuring the completeness and quality of all required documents for submission.

On October 17, 2025, at 9:00am, the Quality Assurance Office spearheaded a Consultative Meeting in preparation for the u...
17/10/2025

On October 17, 2025, at 9:00am, the Quality Assurance Office spearheaded a Consultative Meeting in preparation for the upcoming AACCUP Program Accreditation 1st Survey Visit of the various graduate programs of the College of Teacher Education:
- Ph.D. in English Language Teaching,
- MA in English Language Teaching,
- MA in Filipino Language Teaching,
- and MA in Education major in Early Childhood Study and Development.

The meeting was attended by the CTE Graduate Program faculty, who will serve as the task force for the different programs, led by the Chair of the Graduate Program, Dr. Arnel Madrazo. The Dean of the College of Teacher Education, Dr. Ricardo Somblingo, also expressed his support and encouragement during the activity.

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