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STUDENT AFFAIRS

As an institution of higher learning, the Cavite State University caters to the needs of students,
not only in the acquisition of education but also in their personality development. To ensure that the
students’ potential for advancement are maximized, the Student Welfare Services has been renamed
Office of Student Affairs (OSA). It is a major project under the Office of the Vice President for Academic
Affairs.

GOALS

The goals of OSA to look after the educational, vocational, as well as the personal development
needs of the student; to assist them maximized their potentials by helping them understand themselves
and their environment and to enhance their psychological growth towards socialized maturity.

FUNCTIONS

To attain this goals, OSA performs the following functions:

1. General:

a. Provide counseling and testing to students so that they may recognized and accept
themselves and develop their potentials/capabilities;
b. Provide information, training, placement and follow-up services to students,
graduates, and other clienteles;
c. Provide financial assistance to the needy band deserving students;
d. Provide avenues to hone student’s talents and interest to ensure social and cultural
growth; and
e. Develop skills and potentials of student writers.

2. Specific:

1.1 Financial Assistance Unit

a. Solicit and award scholarship grants and other forms of financial assistance to deserving
students;
b. Screen and evaluate applicants for various colleges, financial assistance program;
c. Formulate and implement policies on scholarship;
d. Establish linkages to individuals, organization, and institution to generate funds;
e. Conduct follow-up activities of scholarship recipients.

1.2 Student Organization and Socio-Cultural Affairs Unit

a. Assist/supervise the annual programming of activities of student organizations;
b. Monitor, implement and evaluate programs of student organization activities;
c. Coordinate with proper authorities in the implementation of university-wide activities
d. Conduct in-service training for coordinators/student leaders, and exposure trips for
socio-cultural groups;
e. Prepare guidelines/policies for the betterment of the student services;