GRACE AGUILING DALISAY, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology University of the Philippines Diliman Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Anniversary Forum University of the Philippines Los Banos 24 September 2012

Higher Education: Definition and Goals Volunteering as a Pathway to Achieving Higher Education Goals
Core Missions

University Constituents

Challenges and Opportunities

Post-secondary education Colleges and Universities

HEIs duly recognized by governments

Aware that on the threshold of a new millennium it is the duty of higher education to ensure that the values and ideals of a culture of peace prevail and that the intellectual community should be mobilized to that end,

 We affirm that the core missions and values of higher education, in

particular the mission to contribute to the sustainable development and improvement of society as a whole should be preserved, reinforced and further expanded to:

a) educate highly qualified graduates and

responsible citizens e) help protect and enhance societal values by training young people in the values which form the basis of democratic citizenship

 Higher education should reinforce its role of

service to society, especially its activities aimed at eliminating poverty, intolerance, violence, illiteracy, hunger, environmental degradation and disease ( Article 6: Long-term Orientation based on
relevance)

Ultimately, higher education should aim at the creation of a new society - non-violent and non-exploitative- consisting of highly cultivated, motivated and integrated individuals, inspired by love for humanity and guided by wisdom
( Article 6: Long-term Orientation based on relevance)

 The role of higher education as a public good ( contributing to society through educating citizens, improving human capital, encouraging civil involvement and boosting economic development) continues to be fundamentally important and must be supported. (Altbach, Reisberg, Rumbley)

PATHWAY to achieving goals and objectives of Higher Education

Teaching Research
Public Service

Teaching
Academic Service-Learning Programs NSTP: Orientation to Volunteering Degree Programs and Courses on Volunteering

Research Agenda
Class/Subject: Syllabus

Department/College
University

Research Awards Multi-method Approaches Multi-disciplinary and Disciplinal Research

Different Forms of Service

Public Service

Extension Service
Community Service Volunteer Service

Formal and Informal Seasonal and Ongoing

Students

Faculty, Staff, and Administrators

Class-related volunteer services Student Organizations

University Centers for Student Volunteering

Avenues for Volunteering:

University Organization/Program for Volunteering Networks/Partnerships for Volunteering

Forms of Volunteering:

Humanitarian Service Expertise-related Volunteering Professional Organizations Management of Volunteers

De La Salle University
Center for Social Concern and Action (COSCA)
(www.dlsu.edu.ph)
Lasallian Volunteer Program (LSVP)

Lasallian Outreach and Volunteer Effort (LOVE)

Lasallain Alumni Volunteer Program

Centro Escolar University (CEU)

Community Outreach Department
( www.ceu.edu.ph) CHAIN: Collaboration of Helpful Alumni who are Involved Now SUPPORT: Non- Teaching Personnel TEACH: Teachers Empowering Approach as Community Helpmates COMPASS: Community Outreach Movement Pro-Active Student Support Service

Philosophy of Higher Education

Role of Higher Education

Nature of Higher Educational Institutions

Youth Learning and Development

Myths about Volunteering

Amateurism vs. Skills-based
Sector and Discipline-specific

Money is unimportant

linking volunteers (VOICE Network)

inspiration in action (UNV) sharing skills, changing lives (VSO) Life is calling. How far will you go? (Peace Corps)

grace_a_d@yahoo.com Department of Psychology UP Diliman