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Brief History of the Program
June 1998. Fr. Jemy See, SJ., presented the concept of the Coordinated Community Outreach Program (CCOP) to the HS and College Faculty. At the same time, there were on-going social formation programs: the Campus Wide Conscientization Program (CWSP) and Volunteer Formation Program (VFP) of the Social Integration Office (SIO).
June 1989. The Community Outreach Program office was created and was headed by Fr. Jemy See, S.J. until January 1992. The Association of Non-Traditional Education in the Philippines (ANTEP) granted the fund for outreach activities for the semester. In May 1992, the implementation of the Community Outreach Program was transferred to the Social Integration Office Student Desk headed by Ms. Pinky Maristela.
April 1993. The College Social Formation Board (CSFB) was approved by Fr. Raul J. Bonoan, SJ., to oversee the implementation of the program which was then the policy making body of the Community Outreach Program. The program was officially transferred to Social Integration Office. This was also in reference to the recommendation of PAASCU survey results in 1992.
May 1994. Mr. Leo Borras assumed the position of Secretariat Head. The first Curriculum Integration Workshop for College Faculty was held for the integration of social issues in the core curriculum. The idea was to assist students to understand the social situation for them to realize the value of community involvement.
June 1994. The newly revised and strengthened Community Outreach Program was implemented as a required formation-service program to all college students in their junior or seniors’ year. This was in coordination with the different academic departments and different communities, sectoral organizations and social institutions. The 72-hour community service was required for quality output in the community.
June 1995. The Social Integration Office was re-organized and was given a new name as the Center for Community Development (CCD). The Community Outreach Program (COP) though under the CCD was overseeing by the Dean of the College.
October 1998. The Center for Community Development’s new office mission statement was formulated. It was then that the new concept with regards to COP operation was put in place. In response to the security related situation for the participants, the 72-hour mandated requirement for each COP participant and volunteers was abolished and shifted to a one-shot (one day) output oriented activities.
June 1999-present. Coordination with different social organizations was strengthened for more sustainable development projects like farm-to-market road rehabilitation, irrigation-canal rehabilitation and installation, tree-planting, house building, coastal clean-up and environmental issue advocacy. These new strategies and design was to be in partnership with and assist organized development oriented social and government organizations to create and sustain development community projects.
At present, this is in accordance with our capacity and capability and the only viable strategy to do in order to develop communities in the region. Along the way, we form our students in line with the thrust “we labor in solidarity with people and institutions of good will by advocating change that advances the common good and consummates justice and peace in the world”. – Corplan 2010, University in the world