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Components of the DSSC Seal
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Internationally-recognized Higher Education Institution championing innovation and inclusive transformation.
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We commit to provide the highest standards in instruction, research, extension, and governance that are responsive to the needs of all stakeholders and take the lead in the preservation of biocultural diversity.
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Overview
The Office of the Student Affairs and Services (OSAS) provides services and programs that are concerned with academic support experiences of students to attain holistic student development (CMO 9 s. 2013). Its ultimate goal is to develop skills, attitudes, interests and work habits of a student so that student will be academically and socially competent. It also aims to develop students physically, emotionally, morally, socially and psychologically. The Office is committed to ensure the implementation of equal opportunity principle by being fair and just in giving service among students regardless of gender, disability, civil status, ethnicity, etc.
General Objectives
- To ensure the proper balance between the rights of the College and the rights of students by promoting the well-being of the students, through informative activities designed to facilitate student adjustment in an academic setting;
- To improve the quality of Student Affairs and Services in the College by providing an environment which is supportive to the general welfare of the students;
- To promote access to quality, relevant, efficient and effective student affairs and services by providing opportunities for students’ active participation and involvement in the activities of the academic community and the wider community as well, thereby enhancing personal growth and development;
To ensure that DSSC provides holistic approach for Student Affairs and Services and comply with the minimum requirements for SAS by formulating and implementing programs and services responsive to the needs and concerns of students.
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Davao del Sur State College, located in Digos City, Davao del Sur, was a satellite campus of Southern Philippines Agribusiness and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST) whose main campus is located in Malita, Davao Occidental.
On October 3, 2016, Rep. Lorna P. Bautista-Bandigan filed House Bill 3927 entitled: "An Act Removing the Digos City Campus as Part of the Southern Philippines Agri-business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology(SPAMAST), Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for other Purposes".
Rep. Mercedes "Didi" C. Cagas filed House Bill 5243 (with Rep. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado as co-author). The bill was titled: "An Act Converting the Southern Philippines Agri-business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST) Davao del Sur Campuses Into a State College to be Known as Davao del Sur State College and Appropriating Funds Therefore." The bill was filed on March 14, 2017.
Rep. Cagas and Rep. Bandigan agreed to consolidate their respective bills, which gave rise to House Bill 6715 An Act Separating the Southern Philippines Agri-business Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST)-Digos City Campus in the City of Digos, Davao del Sur from the SPAMAST in the Municipality of Malita, Davao Occidental, and Converting it into A State College to be known as the Davao del Sur State College, And Appropriating Funds Therefor". The bill was approved by the House of Representatives on December 11, 2017.
On August 28, 2018, The Senate Accepted the request by the Lower House for a conference on House Bill 6715. The Senate approved the conference committee report on November 27, 2018. It was also approved by Congress on the following day. They agreed on the final title-"An Act Separating The Southern Philippines Agri-business Marine and Aquatic School of Technology(SPAMAST)-Digos City Campus in the City of Digos, Davao del Sur from the SPAMAST in the Municipality of Malita, Davao Occidental, And Converting it into A State College to be known as the Davao del Sur State College and Appropriating Funds Therefor".
The bill was signed into law by President Rodrigo R. Duterte on February 21, 2019. It is now known as Republic Act 11220. Through this law, Davao del Sur State College became the 112th Public Higher Education Institution in the country.
Having complied with all the requirements, the conversion of the college was approved by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)en banc through Resolution No. 494-2019, on August 13, 2019.
On September 28, 2020, after a thorough search, the DSSC Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Augie E. Fuentes as the first president of the institution.
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