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OUR DIRECTION

Mission Statement

IFSU’s Charter, R.A. 9720 (Section 2), mandates the University to provide advanced instruction
and training in the different academic courses, shall undertake research and extension services and
provide progressive leadership in its field of specialization. In the delivery of these services, IFSU, in its
Mission Statement, commits to produce employable graduates who shall display the following qualities
of a professional: morally upright, socially responsible; and culturally responsible.

To achieve this is to live by its mandate which is to provide quality, relevant, and innovative
instruction, research, extension, and resource generation services.
Hence the mission statement:

“Produce employable graduates who are morally upright, socially and culturally
responsible professionals through quality, relevant, and innovative instruction, re-
search, extension, and resource generation”

Core Values: IFSU Guiding Principles
The Core Values of the University serve as guiding principles in accomplishing the mission to
realize the vision.

 Excellence—IFSU’s strong commitment to achieve superior quality outputs and services in the
areas of instruction, research, extension, resource generation, and administration

 Faith—IFSU’s strong belief and faith that there is GOD Almighty who guides the University in all its
undertakings and endeavors. This also mirrors the University’s community members’ trust and
confidence for each other toward harmonious living.
 Integrity—IFSU’s adherence to moral and ethical values; conformity to principle-driven service in
the pursuit of the University vision, mission and goals.

 Service—IFSU’s recognition that the essence of its existence is to serve its clienteles and
stakeholders for the common good.

 Creativity—IFSU’s commitment to create and nurture a teaching and learning environment that
encourages innovation, dynamism and resourcefulness in the pursuit to be globally recognized
amidst rich cultural heritage. This includes provision of opportunities for critical thinking,
problem-solving, communication and collaboration.

 Cultural sensitivity—IFSU’s commitment to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the province and
the region.

These core values, which are necessary in accomplishing the goals, are manifested in the
performance of every unit and employee of the University, hence are integrated in the performance
management system of the University and in human resource management and development programs
as a whole.

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