“The enrolment for first year students in the University of Bohol College of Nursing is still going on”, this is the categorical statement made by Atty. Victoriano B. Tirol, Jr., UB President, in reaction to the reports reaching his office that the school had stopped accepting first year nursing students.
Rumors spreading in some municipalities regarding the alleged closure of the first year nursing were confirmed during the school campaigns conducted by the university personnel in the secondary schools in the province. Although the malicious mis-information were clarified during the open fora among high school students and faculty in the different secondary schools, the same stories also scattered within the city.
Responding on the negative reports, Atty. Tirol disclosed that the College of Nursing even published in the local newspapers the schedules of its entrance examinations for incoming first year nursing students. The recent UB brochures distributed and the latest newspapers advertisements clearly include the course in Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and its master’s degrees. With the new multi million and fully air-conditioned building and the state-of-the art laboratory equipments, the College of Nursing of the University of Bohol is gearing towards academic excellence. In fact, aside from its usual high passing average, the college recently produced a 7th placer in the nursing board examination, Tirol added.
On the other hand, Dr. Lumin T. Pamaran, vice president for academics, further advised the public not to believe on the mis-informations disseminated by irresponsible persons and instead make formal inquiries with the University of Bohol School Registrar at Tel Nos. (038) 412-2081/501-8074/235-5338/411-3106 Telefax (038) 411-3101 or contact Dean Isabelita Margate of the College of Nursing at cel. no. 09173568146.
