To recognize and reward exceptional human resource management practices and the outstanding performance of both teaching and non-teaching personnel during the fiscal year 2024, Biliran Province State University will once again stage this year’s edition of the WoW Awards.

First introduced as the NSU is YOU Awards in 2018 and BiPSU WoW Awards in 2021 to 2023, this year's WoW Awards, will honor individuals and teams for their extraordinary contributions in the fiscal year 2024, to recognize their role in furthering the university’s vision and mission, in line with the WoW BiPSU Development Plan 2.0.

The WoW Awards 2025 will feature five distinct categories, with awards presented by the Offices of the Vice Presidents for Academic Affairs; Research, Innovation and Extension Services; Student and External Affairs; Administration and Finance, and special awards from the Office of the University President.

Here  are the various awards under the  Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs: 

• Brilliance in Student Mentoring
• Brilliance in Flexible Learning Teacher (Rookie Level)
• Brilliance in Flexible Learning Teacher (Junior Level
• Brilliance in Flexible Learning Teacher (Senior Level)
• Outstanding School for Faculty Development
• Brilliance in Research Advising
• Brilliance in Laboratory Instruction
• Library Prime Mover (School Category)
• Library Resource Champion (Faculty Category)

Outlined below are the awards issued by the Office of the Vice President for Research, Innovation and Extension Services:

• SIBOL Faculty of the Year
• SIBOL School of the Year
• SIBOL for Research Publications
• SIBOL for Research Presentations
• SIBOL for Research Citations
• SIBOL for Research Awards
• SIBOL for Intellectual Properties
• SIBOL for Research Grants
• SIBOL for Scopus Indexed Publications
• Best School Research Chairperson
• Best Research Personnel of the Year
• Best Innovative Extension Implementer
• Best Innovative Extension Project
• Best Extension Chairperson
• Most Number of Beneficiaries
• Best in Food Development Research
• Best in Developed Food Product
• Gawad Galing sa Wika at Kultura

Kategorya sa Paaralan

• Galing sa Salin
• Galing sa Kultura
• Edukasyong Maka- Pilipino
• Galing sa Wika
• Galing sa Panitikan

Kategorya sa Propesor

•  Galing sa Salin
•  Galing sa Panitikan
•  Galing sa Kultura
•  Galing sa Wika

Kategorya sa Tanggapan at Mga Kawani

• Galing sa Salin
• Galing sa Kultura
• Galing sa Panitikan

Meanwhile, the  Office of the Vice President for Student and External Affairs also released the following list of awards for this year’s event. This includes: 

• Outstanding Coach (Individual Category)
• Outstanding Student Welfare Implementer (Individual Category)
• Outstanding Institutional Student Programs and Services Implementer (Individual Category) 
• Outstanding Student Development Implementer (Group Category)
• Outstanding School Coordinator (Individual Category)
• Outstanding Dean in Alumni Engagement and Support (Individual Category)
• Outstanding School in High Employability Rate (School  Category)
• OJT Program Management and Mentorship Excellence
• Outstanding Program Coordination and Trainee Guidance
• Outstanding Innovation and Impact
• Most Inspiring OJT Coordinator
• Global Impact Training Excellence
• Service to the Community
• Community Impact and Development (Progress)
• Excellence in Service- Learning Facilitation (Service)
• Resilient Advocate for Disaster Preparedness (Progress and Service)
• Outstanding Socio- CIvic Engagement (Brilliance and Unity)
• Excellence in Support Services

Additionally, the Office of the  Vice President for Administration and Finance will feature the following awards: 

• Outstanding Administrative Employee (1st Level Category)
• Outstanding Administrative Employee (2nd Level Category)
• Outstanding Administrative Employee (COS Category)
• Outstanding Team
• Best Driver
• Best Security Guard/Watchman

For the awards from the Office of the University President are the following: 

• EPDOLikhain for Planning and Development
• EPDOLikhain for Building Maintenance
• EPDOLikhain for Grounds and Beautification
• Media Excellence (School Category)
• Media Excellence (Administration Unit Category)
• Media Impact and Innovator
• GAD Tanglaw in Leadership
• GAD Tanglaw for Diversity and Inclusive Leadership
• GAD Tanglaw for Research and Innovation Best Paper
• GAD Tanglaw for Community Empowerment Best Extension Program
• GAD Tanglaw Best School Implementer
• GAD Tanglaw Outstanding GAD Secretariat

Moreover, the Office of the University President also opens five special WoW awards such as the Prime Mover for World Universities with Real Impact (WURI 2024), Prime Mover  for UI Greenmetric World University Rankings 2024, Prime Mover for Performance Governance System (PGS) Trailblazer Award, Prime Mover for Land Use Development and Infrastructure Plan (LUDIP) and the Prime Mover for Times Higher Education.

The WoW Awards form an integral part of the university’s Rewards and Recognitions (R&R) program, which serves to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of faculty, staff, and administrators across various sectors. It also serves as an important component of the PRIME-HRM (Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management), a framework that supports the university’s commitment to merit-based recognition in all its human resource practices.

For more details on the guidelines and criteria, please refer to this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1c1sal4FFG5WHXfHFDgqmfAvefRPhIrlZ?usp=sharing

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