Message from the ITE Dean 2018

Praised be Jesus and Mary!

Congratulations for unlocking an achievement in your lives. Your hard work paid off, and now, you are ready to level up. You will be entering another stage of stage of life. With this, I wish to give you a few “lifehacks” that may provide advantages in your journey.

Your new classroom is the world, and your new teacher is life. You have a newfound freedom that you so tirelessly seek to be able to rid yourselves from the pressures brought about by studies, teachers, school policies, and maybe your parents. However, life sometimes gives you situations that are more difficult to solve than machine problems given in college. It is in these situations that you can use this freedom to succeed.

You are free to seek guidance. In certain situations, you are sometimes afraid to choose an action and there are no teachers, guidance counselors, or even RVM sisters to guide you, just remember that you have family and friends that can actually help you. Life is not the same as your capstone project or thesis where you can actually do everything by yourself. Don’t be a prisoner of pride. Be humble enough to admit that you need help. Have faith in others and have faith in God.

You are free to decide. In every situation, there are always many options. However, please don’t consider maintaining a status quo. Always seek for improvements. Always seek for better actions. Don’t be mediocre. In choosing your options, use the 90/10 principle of Stephen Covey which says “10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.” You have no control over the 10%, but you are the master of the remaining 90%. In difficult situations, you may get carried away by emotions and you may react negatively. This narrows your thinking and limits your options. Don’t be a slave of negativity. You are free to be proactive using positive approaches.

You are free to care for others. While our Filipino culture has a positive image, there are practices and behaviors that we have that curtail our overall success as a nation. One lacking attribute is mindfulness of others. Obey our laws. Don’t do drugs. Give way to an ambulance. Walk in the pedestrian lane. Pay the right taxes. These are just simple things but are hard to do if we are not mindful of others. Don’t think too much of your own convenience. Think of everyone’s convenience. This is how our Asian neighbors have succeeded. Sacrifice a little today to receive more blessings tomorrow. Don’t be a victim of self-centeredness. Be excellent in serving others.

The faculty and staff of the ITE Programs congratulate you and wish you all the best in life. May God bless you in your journey.

MESSAGE FROM
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM DEAN AND MIS/ITRC DIRECTOR

ERIC JOHN G. EMBERDA, MIM