Probation

Ack! ASEC accreditation is unofficially out (waiting for the official letter), but we've been told the results. We were put on probation. That means, our accreditation CAN BE REMOVED at ANY TIME. And they said that we improved a lot too... So we're pseudo-accredited. Tough luck for me and the rest of the Executive Board members next year.

Nothing is unfortunate if you don't consider it unfortunate.

But they said something else. They wanted ASEC to function as an "arm" of something. I don't really know exactly what they mean, but I'm thinking that they somehow want ASEC to be not just a student organization but an official department in Ateneo. If this assumption is correct, that means a separate ASEC airconditioned office! Hehe, dream on! We're tied up to the Office of International Programs(OIP) and there's an agreement that we're the ones who're gonna handle incoming exchange students, as well as outgoing exchange programs. We're also tied to ADAA for their own exchange programs. But these partnerships are just that. They said that they wanted ASEC to be part of the decision-making process of these offices with regards to the program the exchange students will be having. So I think they put us on probation so that they could closely work with us to develop this side of ASEC; to drive us hard.

If what I'm thinking turns out to be true, then the rewards for great work will be enormous. We won't be just a school organization then, but the one in charge of dealing with student exchange - officially. I'm getting excited just thinking about it. More work! Yay! (Why am I addicted to *great* distractions.. err, I mean work, all of a sudden?) Bring it on!

It all depends on perspective, really.