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One of the challenges issued ry CMO 46 s20Bis.for each shool to redefine its reaon for being
aad,to rcfresh its VisiorFMissiorr€oal StatemenL the better for Quality Assunnce to accredit ib
performance once all its pmcesses are constructhrely aligned as demarded by otrtcomerbase{
competency-based and learner-en&red education. Univesityof San Carloa respnds by
redefining its rai*n detie as Eduation with a&tission, Stlose outome should be Witness to the
Wt rtl;lnlidated throush Scientia, Virtus et Oevotio

institution where educatiorr.not only has purposes commorr to other

USC envisio*rs.itsetf as an
schools, but pursux'Education with a Missi-dn " where mission exsiddy links pur.pse with
Christ's missicn - namely, to gather all of Gods children into one loving ftmily. That cornrnunion
under one Father-God can be approximated on earth by progressirdy establishing Gds reign,
which in turn is only pssible when eacfi and ev€ry one becomes a'Witness to the Yilord.q Word
is the ttde by uhich the Ssiety of ttle Diuirc Word s,istetp. proid tts specific wals of fo*lorrtg
Jests Christ in dtmtion.

No Christian is exenrpt from participating in Chrisfs mission from tte Father, understood taday as
prophetic dialogue - wtth those who seek faith. subscribe to other {aiths, belong to'dher
cultures, and count among the marginalized. At core mission is not only tlte task of the Church,
nor what dedicated fnissionaries do; rather it is what every Christian does to pronrote Gods Reign
according to each pErson's human eondition, social role, economie location, political status,
ctltural uphringing ind the like. The ideal Carolinian thus witnesses to Christ tfte Wsd by
fulfilling the vocation befrtting one's station in life.

A crttical test of the eduated'Carolinian as ttl'rtness to the Word is Scientia The respcmibility of
the Carolinhn lanrryer or politiml scientst, businessperson or econcnnist, artist or architect,
engineer or scientist, educator or healthcare professionat is to be the hest one can be according
to.onds discipline or career choice. As Jesus affirns in the parable of the talents, God has
endoryed eacfr of his children rrith prsonal dnrisms, some with more and some wit*l less,
intending these to be enhanced to the maximum,.rendering ompetition not against others but
against the expectations of their own $urce. Seeking to know whatever one needs to know,
deepening one's insight to the full, stretching onefs irnagination of pssibilities, honing all of one-s
God-given skills to perfection, becoming as professionally competent as one ciln - all that h the
meaning of Ssientia as a fundamental responsibility and test of the true Carolinian.
lntegral to the mission of the educated Carolinian is Virtus;bdngtrue to oneself, to others and to
God in ways which parallel those of Scientia, cultivating the ideals and values of one's profession
and respecting the principles and norms which constitute the ethics and morals of one's discipline
or profession. Thus as servants of the state the Carolinian lawyer or political scientist pursues the
cornmon good under the rule of law As businessmen and economists Carolinians seek to create
wealth and to distribute it as well. As designer or engineer the Carolinian assists society to find
solutions suitable to its varied needs. As scientist, artist, or educator the Carolinian supports the
community's quest to discover the true, the good and the beautiful- Virtus means responding to
conscience, building up character, and acting in prudence. Mirroring the evangelical attitudes
virtus requires listening well to the Baptisfs differentiated advice to his followers, imbibing the
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Eeatitudes of Jesus, and adapting Pauline charity according to neighbor and context. ln sum
virtus means living as the child in whom God the Father can be well-pleased.

lndispensable to the mission of the Carotinian is the use of education equally for one's personal
good as for the good of society, since Devotio.is both the commitrnent to solidarity and its
effective practice. lndeed the Carolinian as Christian will explicitly include service to the poor,
the least, the last and the lost as a normal and regular service. The Carolinian never considers
oneself successful simply because one has risen in social status, acquired more political power,
joined the wealthy, become a celebrity and the like. lnstead the Carolinian Christian measures
success in terms of the finaljudgment- of feeding the malnourished, providing potable water,
sheltering the displaced, comforting the distressed and standing together with all those who
suffer, in Jesus' name.

Education with a Mission is realized when all Carolinian stakeholders: students, hculty,
administrators and staff strive to become Christ's lightfor the world, salt of the earth, and leaven
for the Kingdom being born wherever they find themsefues- Our challengefor tomorrow is to
cascade this institutional mission so that every college and departmen! office and unit can in turn
articulate its respective mission programs and convertthese into operational plans.

Fr. Dionisio M. Miranda, SVD, SThD

USC President 2008-2017
1O March 2014