To ensure the attainment of the university goals and targets for the year, CLSU conducted the 2023 Annual Direction Seminar with the theme “CLSU to the World, in the World and for the World” held from December 10-12, 2023. University President Edgar A. Orden set the tone as he served as the lead plenary speaker followed by Dr. Robert C. Kemerait, Jr. from the University of Georgia and Prof. Dr. Machito Mihara from the Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan. The event featured different workshops addressing the following: Increasing Research and Extension Productivity; Crafting the Program of Activities for Board Examination Review Classes; and Promoting Institutional Loyalty. The seminar was attended by the College Deans, Department heads, Program heads; College and department Research and Extension Coordinators; Specialized R and D heads; College Graduate Program Coordinators; ARC Focal Persons; IAO representatives; OSA personnel, and all college and department Guidance Coordinators and counselors.

New Year, new goals but before we finally reach the year 2023, allow us to briefly present all of the accomplishments of Central Luzon State University as a higher education institution, which were made possible by the combined efforts of its four main programs: Academic Affairs, Research and Extension, Business Affairs, and General Administration and Support Services.

he Central Luzon State University (CLSU)-College of Agriculture has once again proven its title as a center of excellence after producing two topnotchers in the Agriculturist Licensure Examination (ALE) administered by the Professional Regulation Commission. Mr. Gino Redulfin Taboy, who recently graduated cum laude, secured the top 2 spot with a rating of 86.33 percent. Joining him in the roster of topnotchers is Mr. Jonathan Magallanes Simon, also a cum laude, who emerged as top 9 with a rating of 85 percent passing rate. A total of 150 "golden grains" passed the said exam. First-time takers showed commendable performance after earning a 71.19 (126) percent passing rate while the reexaminees with 54.55 (24) passing rate. With these, CLSU yielded an overall institutional rate of 67.87 percent surpassing the national passing rate of 33.3 percent.