Abstract:
This article is a report on a study conducted to determine the awareness, understanding, and acceptance of the
vision and mission of Benguet State University (BSU) and the goals and objectives of the College of Nursing (CN).
Specifically, it sought to: determine the difference in the awareness, understanding, and acceptance of the VMGO according
to year level and sex; examine the correlation between the awareness, understanding, and acceptance of the students towards
the VMGO; and, identify the means by which the students contribute to the attainment of the VMGO. The results of the study
provide an insight to the awareness, understanding, and acceptance of the students of the VMGO of the university. The
outcome may be beneficial in generating information for the enhancement of the practices of the College of Nursing as well
as other institutions in the dissemination and evaluation of their VMGO. The results revealed that the students of Benguet
State University – College of Nursing generally have high awareness and understanding and very high acceptance of the
VMGO. The higher the year level of the students, the more aware, understanding, and accepting they are. Sex on the other
hand is a contributing factor; notably, males are more aware and accepting of the VMGO. The study further underscored that
there is a correlation among the awareness, understanding, and acceptance of the VMGO by the students. Meanwhile, the
means by which the students contribute to the attainment of the VMGO distinctly include complying with the rules and
policies of the university, striving for academic excellence, participating actively in school activities, becoming a role model,
passing the board exams, and conducting research. Anchored on the conclusions of the study, the following recommendations
were derived: the University and the College concerned should continuously work for the awareness, understanding, and
acceptance of its vision, mission, goals, and objectives; opportunities for VMGO orientation be designed to increase
awareness, understanding, and acceptance especially among newly enrolled students regardless of the educational program;
educational activities of the university be undertaken for the realization of the goals and objectives; assessment on the
awareness, understanding, and acceptance of the VMGO by the students be done periodically; and, finally, future research
undertakings be conducted similar to the study involving other institutions.
