University of Batangas

Batangas City, 4200 Philippines

GUIDANCE COUNSELING AND HEALTH OFFICE

ORIENTATION FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS

1st SEMESTER, SY 2009-2010

The University of Batangas works hand in hand with all the people concerned with the
education of their students. Among these are the parents or guardians of the students. To
welcome them and at the same time thank them for entrusting their children’s education to
this university, the Guidance Counseling and Health Office conducted a separate orientation
for parents last June 11, 2009 at the Auditorium from 8:00 am to 12:00nn.

The orientation was attended by a total of 339 parents or guardians of our freshmen
and transferees from different departments. Figure 1 shows the breakdown of attendees by
department.

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Figure 1. Distribution of Attendees

 There are 2 parents/guardian(s) from the College of Allied Medical Sciences who
attended the orientation; 45 parents/guardian(s) from the College of Arts and Sciences; 47
parents/guardian(s) from the College of Business and Accountancy; 11 parents/guardian(s)
from the College of Education; 79 parents/guardian(s) from the College of Engineering; 15
parents/guardian(s) from the College of Nursing and Midwifery; 51 parents/guardian(s) from
the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management; and 89 parents/guardian(s) from the
Technical Education Department.

An invocation led by the UB Choir followed by the singing of the national anthem
started the first part of the orientation program. The UB Dance Company also gave an
opening number. After which, Dr. Abegayle Perez-Chua, VPAA and Dr. Hernando B. Perez,
university president welcomed and gave their messages to the parents. The parents were
afterwards oriented about the University of Batangas from its mission, vision and philosophy
to its administrative officials. Representatives from selected offices (Registrar’s Office,
Cashier’s Office, Accounting Office and Security Office) also discussed some standard
operating procedures (SOP’s) of their respective offices. The Nursing Department also gave
timely and relevant information about the Influenza A (H1N1) virus, how to keep ourselves
safe and to prevent the virus from spreading. The first part of the program ended by a
message from Atty. Jesus V. Mayo the Vice President for Student and External Affairs.

Accompanied by their respective deans or faculty-in-charge, the parents made their

way to their children’s department for the second part of the program – Encounter with the
Deans. The deans oriented them with the SOP’s, policies, rules and regulations of each
department.

Before every department ended their talk, an evaluation was given to the parents.
They evaluated the activity using the following scale: 5 – Achieved or Relevant to a VERY
GREAT EXTENT, 4 – Achieved or Relevant to a GREAT EXTENT
3 – Achieved or Relevant to a MODERATE EXTENT, 2 – Achieved or Relevant to a VERY SLIGHT
EXTENT and 1 – Not applicable
The summary of evaluation for the activity was presented as follows.
 Table 1. Evaluation of the activity

I. To what extent were the objectives of the seminar achieved?

STATEMENTS MEAN INTERPRETATION
a. The objectives of the activity were clearly 4.56 Achieved to a very great
explained. extent
b. The seminar objectives were completely 4.49
realized. Achieved to a great extent
c. The seminar provided participants with 4.45
adequate and relevant information useful for Achieved to a great extent
personal and career advancement.
II. To what extent was the content relevant?
STATEMENTS MEAN INTERPRETATION
a. The content was relevant to the participants 4.47 Achieved to a great extent
needs.
b. The content was able to address the 4.50 Achieved to a very great
participants concerns. extent
c. The course content was substantial and 4.50 Achieved to a very great
comprehensive. extent
III. To what extent was the speaker(s) effective in delivering the following?
STATEMENTS MEAN INTERPRETATION
a. Objective 4.56 Achieved to a very great
extent
b. Mastery of the topic 4.50 Achieved to a very great
extent
c. Language Usage 4.51 Achieved to a very great
extent
d. Visual Presentation 4.51 Achieved to a very great
extent

Table 1 exhibits the evaluation of the activity. The result of the evaluation shows that
in terms of the extent to which the objectives were clearly explained and realized, the
weighted mean averages were 4.56 and 4.49 respectively. The clarity of explanation of the
objectives was achieved to a very great extent and the realizations of the objectives were
achieved to a great extent. Also, the adequacy and relevance of the information to their
personal enhancement was given a rating of 4.45, which means it was relevant to a great
extent.
 Meanwhile, the extent to which the content was relevant was generally evaluated as
relevant to a very great extent having 4.47, 4.50 and 4.50 for the relevance to the
participants needs, addressed the participants’ concerns and substantiality and
comprehensiveness of the content, respectively.

Lastly, the following ratings were given for the effectivity of the speakers- 4.56 for
the objective; 4.50 for the mastery of the topic; 4.51 for the language usage and 4.51 for
the visual presentation. All areas showed that the effectivity of the speakers in delivering
the lecture was seen to a very great extent.

Also, the parents gave their comments and suggestions on the activities/sessions they
would like to add to improve our service. These are as follows:
 “Right session.”
 “Very satisfactorily, understandable – everything has been provided for.”
 “Seminar and information dissemination of what is happening in Batangas City like
project and programs of the city government.”
 “Just keep it up!”
 “That’s natural.”
 “More information relevant to the BS degree student is willing to attain.”
 “So far nothing na. They updated all the information I want to know.”
 “None. Just stick to the time frame of the activity.”
 “Visual presentation (PowerPoint presentation)”
 “Nothing. Just take care of our children.”
 “For me no more because you all have concern to the students.”
 “Another parents’ day after first semester.”
 “All discussions are very good and all the speakers. Thanks a lot and more power.”
 “The improvements of all the activities they provide in order to achieve all the need
of the students.”
 “To upgrade the English speech knowledge in each student; a. dialects, pronunciation;
b. diction; c. how to deliver English words with correct grammar.”
 Generally, the orientation for parents went well. The number of parents is more than
expected. The support and participation of the deans and the department in the Encounter
with the deans are acknowledgeable. There are still more to improve but the change in the
usual program is good.

Prepared by:

MARY ROSE R. REYNALDO

Counselor-in-charge

MYRA ALDAY-BERSOTO
Counselor-in-charge

Noted by:

DR. MEYNARD D. MONTALBO

Guidance Coordinator

ORIENTATION FOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS

1st SEMESTER, SY 2009-2010
JUNE 11, 2009 8:00 AM – 12:00 NN
Part 1 Orientation Program at the Auditorium

Part 2 Encounter with the Deans

 College of Allied Medical Sciences College of Arts and Sciences

College of Business and Accountancy College of Education

College of Engineering College of Nursing and Midwifery

College of Tourism and Hospitality Management Technical Education Department