Religious or lay, administrator, teacher or staff member, the pedagogue in the Ateneo de Naga University is BY VOCATION both companion and guide to the students in their formation as men and women for others who will contribute to the total development of the family and human society.

As such, the pedagogue himself/herself is an advanced model of the graduate. Thus, he/she acknowledges the humanity and divinity of Christ and believes His Spirit as active in his/her life and in the lives of others. He/she participates actively in the life of society and the global community, and grows in consciousness of his/her dignity and personal purpose in engaging the world. He/she lives a life of exemplary integrity by cultivating an upright conscience that impresses on him/her the imperative to positively transform the world. And, he/she actuates the gift of education as an instrument to comprehend, judge, and resolve urgent and universal dilemmas.

The pedagogue appropriates for himself/herself the Mission of the University. He/she is genuinely concerned with and actively involved in the lives of the students, personalizing interest in each student's development. He/she professes exceptional knowledge, expertise and experience, and manifests continued interest in the development in education and in his/her specialization as well as in related fields. He/she demonstrates a high degree of integrative conceptualization and active experimentation as he/she learns more and more for himself/herself to facilitate the learning of others. He/she is effectively expressive and efficiently facilitative, sowing enthusiasm for depth and breadth in knowledge, creating the climate for learning, and nurturing in the students joy in continuous learning.

The pedagogue commits himself/herself to the creation and integration of new knowledge. He/she systematically experiments with new methodologies, prayerfully reflects on the efficacy of his/her professional practice, and generously shares his/her new discoveries. He/she recognizes his/her role in the centrality and dynamism of the University in the development of the global community.

The pedagogue values communion with humanity and all of creation. He/she puts premium on knowledge that leads to action, acknowledging that learning should lead to action and that action itself is an excellent methodology for learning. He/she guides his/her students toward solidarity with the marginalized masses and stewardship of God's creation.

The pedagogue in the Ateneo de Naga University, above all, lives the apostolic mission of the Church of seeking Primum Regnum Dei.

6.1 FACULTY RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

The University through its academic programs and agreed upon pedagogy requires a corps of pedagogues that will be recruited and formed towards the fulfillment of our University mission. CORPLAN 2010 commits itself to a proactive and aggressive faculty recruitment and development plan that ensures the building of a strong faculty in the core curriculum; and specialization and expertise in the professional courses along our thrust in science, engineering and technology. In the pursuit of the mission, at specific times of historical situations, the university will give more emphasis in certain disciplines than others, in terms of pay and other incentives and faculty development programs such as academic degree programs, in house trainings, research , and formation opportunities.

The University will be open to academically qualified, competent, articulate, and where possible and applicable, young faculty applicants who shall commit to the University mission and show promise to be formed according to the profile of the Ateneo pedagogue. CORPLAN 2010 commits itself to a recruitment plan which taps top flight faculty to teach which includes: proactive recruitment from excellent schools in Manila, advertisement through the internet, developing our exceptional students and enlisting them to teach after graduation; and sending our bright students to top schools in Manila and abroad.

CORPLAN 2010 commits itself to a faculty development program that will address the upgrading of the teaching qualifications, competence, and formation of the faculty based on the needs of the departments and discipline as projected along the ten year period. The faculty development plan of the University for the first three years will concentrate on the upgrading of faculty teaching English, Math and Theology and Philosophy, with a gradual but steady development of the faculty in the professional courses. A vibrant formation program of the faculty will be pursued which shall include convocations and other opportunities and structures for reflections and dialogues on moral and public issues, retreats and other forms of spiritual growth and renewal, and other venues for appreciation of cultural and humanistic achievements.

The specific faculty development recruitment and development projections are integrated in the 10-year projections of the different colleges and the graduate school.