Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11587)
The Occidental Mindoro State College (OMSC) located in the Municipality of San Jose, Province of Occidental Mindoro is converted into the Occidental Mindoro State University (OMSU).
The main campus of the OMSU is located in Barangay Labangan, Municipality of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro.
OMSU shall primarily provide advanced instruction and professional training in education, engineering, science and technology, arts and humanities, information and communications technology, architecture, criminology, midwifery, accountancy, business administration, management, agriculture, forestry, and other relevant fields of study.
OMSU shall undertake research, extension services, and production activities supporting socioeconomic development and the preservation of Tamaraws and the indigenous peoples of Occidental Mindoro and the MIMAROPA region.
The governing body is the Board of Regents, chaired by the Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and co-chaired by the President of the OMSU.
Two prominent citizens from the private sector are appointed by the Board for a term of two years from a list of at least five qualified persons recommended by a search committee.
The Board promulgates policies, approves curricula, appoints officials, sets salaries and fees, adopts tuition schemes, establishes chairs and scholarships, receives funds, sets admission and graduation policies, awards honorary degrees, establishes research centers, and enters into linkages and joint ventures to promote the University's objectives.
The President of OMSU is appointed by the Board for a four-year term, eligible for reappointment. The incumbent President of OMSC, if qualified, shall serve as the first President of OMSU to ensure smooth transition.
OMSU shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy pursuant to Paragraph 2, Section 5 of Article XIV of the Philippine Constitution.
CHED must determine and recommend that OMSC has complied with university requirements such as employing full-time faculty with relevant degrees, offering comprehensive degree programs, conducting viable research, having learning resources, maintaining global research linkages, and conducting outreach activities according to CHED Memorandum Order No. 46, series of 2012.
OMSU shall provide scholarship programs for poor but deserving students. No student shall be denied admission based on gender, religion, cultural or community affiliation, physical disability, or ethnic origin.
The Treasurer of the Philippines serves as the ex officio Treasurer of the OMSU.
Importations of economic, technical, and cultural books or publications for OMSU are exempt from customs duties upon CHED certification. All grants, bequests, donations, and contributions used exclusively by OMSU are exempt from donor's tax and are allowable deductions from the donor's gross income under the National Internal Revenue Code.
All assets, liabilities, personnel, and records of OMSC are transferred to OMSU. Positions and security of tenure of existing faculty and personnel are respected and incumbents remain in status until changed by the Board.
The Board convenes at least once every three months. When the CHED Chairperson cannot attend, a CHED Commissioner designated by the Chairperson presides as regular Chairperson of the Board.