AU-South opens up

Araullo University – PHINMA’s South Campus officially starts operations this semester and kicks things off with a grand blessing ceremony officiated by Rev. Francis de Guzman held last July 10. Come July 11, PHINMA Board of Directors Chairman Oscar J. Hilado and Senior Executive Vice-President Magdaleno Albarracin, Jr. headed the inauguration.

Albarracin, Jr. said that the AU-South campus will serve to make high quality education more accessible to students from the southern part of Nueva Ecija. He added that goal of PHINMA Education Network is to provide quality education that is available to everyone, so that the graduates can have a better life. Pauline Joy Gelacio, Judiel Bautista

Life Can Be Better

AU-South Plan

The Philippine Investment-Management (PHINMA) Group of Companies remains true to its mission of creating a better quality of the Filipino life. Phinma’s brand of excellence has been creating waves in the business sector for the past 56 years; the vision of three optimistic gentlemen for the country is gradually building our destiny of being at par with the rest of the world. When the Group acquired Araullo University in 2004, Novo Ecijanos were given the opportunity to share the PHINMA dream, and make it real as well.

As we extend Hawak Kamay to everyone, we move forward to an era where studying in the province is no longer a cheaper alternative but a primary choice to make our lives better. Indeed, Araullo University-PHINMA has come a long way from the humble class of 27 law students in 1950. Ma. Gladys Repollo

As read by COO and SVP Ms. Ana S. Chua during the AU-South Campus Groundbreaking.

AU reaches out to the South

AU-PHINMA opened the second semester with the Groundbreaking ceremony the AU-South Campus last November 5. Selected AU-PHINMA staff, instructors, and students, as well as representatives from DepEd, partner schools, and the locality attended the program opened by Ms. Ana S. Chua, EVP/COO of AU-PHINMA.

Guest speakers shared their wishes and excitement about the rise of the South Campus. After the blessing rites, AU-PHINMA CEO Dr. Chito B. Salazar and Ms. Chua led the groundbreaking and the laying of the time capsule. According to Dr. Salazar, the South Campus is AU-PHINMA’s way of reaching out to the students from the south and extending PHINMA’s gift of quality and affordable education. He also shared the plans of having affordable transportation between the two campuses.

Graduate School Dean Lulu Diamante, Ph. D. formally closed the program as students from Hospitality and Tourism Management Society (HTMSAU) served refreshments to the guests. Denise Elizabeth Gutierrez