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The Olivarez College (OC) is located in Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Sucat Road, Parañaque, Philippines. The only school in Parañaque City accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU) and the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities - Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). It is a member of the Universities and Colleges Athletic Association (UCAA) and National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA). It offers academic programs in the preparatory, elementary, secondary, tertiary, and graduate levels. A strong commitment to groundbreaking research, transformative education, and proactive extension is the Strategic Plan of Olivarez College for 2013 to 2018, which positions Olivarez College as a leading global university in the Southern National Capital Region and the Philippines, renowned for its excellence in research and professional education and outstanding scholarship in problem-focused research. Building on the success it has achieved in the past, Excellence in Research, Education, and Service defines a sharper vision of the future for Olivarez College, identifying a new mission and mapping out a clear set of goals and action plans for Olivarez College forward to new heights of achievement. Our future foci reflect Olivarez College's strategic direction in spearheading new approaches to education to echo the reality of our increasing global interdependence. The goal is to train a new breed of professionals to anticipate and respond to the new challenges of the fast-changing, knowledge-driven global environment of the 21st century. Olivarez College aspires and is determined to become a world-class university for professional education and a destination of preference for the best students, faculty, scholars, and researchers from across the globe. Our Colleges, Schools, and Departments are committed to the following trifocal points in education to enhance Olivarez College's professional education and support new growth areas and strategic development opportunities for the Filipino society. Student success in academic achievement and career development. Groundbreaking Research: Excellence in learning and research, technological innovation, and knowledge transfer.Proactive Extension: Benefit to the social and economic well-being of the Philippines. The academic programs at Olivarez College are designed to produce outstanding professionals and cutting edge researchers who can address the challenging issues of our time. Such academic programs are dedicated to social and technological innovation and combining academic excellence with an entrepreneurial spirit by enabling the transfer of research into the commercial domain, thus strengthening the links between the College and the local community and benefiting the wider society. Olivarez College aims to carry out research and creative work of a consistently high international standard that will contribute to the advancement of knowledge and understanding and to the national goals of quality and excellence in education, accessibility and equity in education, national relevance and responsiveness, efficiency and effectiveness, innovation, economic and social development, environmental sustainability and the fulfillment of the obligations of "educating the mind, body, and soul." The Olivarez College Center for Research and Development, an adjunct office of the Vice President for Academics and Services, is responsible for the pursuance of the school's research objectives and academic development. Inspired by the school's vision of academic excellence, social responsibility, and research competitiveness, the Center for Research and Development commits itself to provide avenues for research processes that entail broad knowledge of diverse disciplines, intense understanding of the institution, and, above all, commitment to the values of the institution's purpose in society. The Center for Research and Development adheres to the philosophy and core values of Olivarian education, which foster academic excellence through creative works, discovery, and development of new knowledge, enhancement of the existing body of learning process in educating the mind, body, and soul. Research in higher education is in academic and administrative areas, centering itself on the critical, analytical, and systematic functions and processes of learning and educating the young minds towards national and socio-economic development. Therefore, research is a primary tool and instrument of change towards poverty alleviation and a satisfactory way of living. The Center for Research and Development envisions a culture of research competency among the members of the academic community that is grounded on the multi-disciplinary facets of the institution, rooted on the ideals of spiritual upliftment, social transformation, peace education, and economic development that will have a fervent, zealous, constructive, and lifelong effect to the local and global community. Consistent with Olivarian education's philosophy, research conducted by its academic faculty and staff satisfy the research agenda primarily directed to contribute to the studies of educating the mind, body, and soul. The Center for Research and Development has a broad scope of management and leadership on the research direction of Olivarez College, from planning, organizing, and implementing faculty research and creative work programs up to the documentation, dissemination, and utilization of research outputs. Student Affairs and Services (SAS) handles general student programs and problems. The SAS looks into the students' welfare and deportment, enforces rules and regulations on student behavior, discipline, and attires, coordinates, monitors, and approves co-curricular and extra-curricular activities of the colleges and departments, and students organizations. It supervises all student councils and organizations' advisers and officers, both recognized and on permits status, and draws plans and initiates programs/activities for student development. View full university