The mission
of the College of Home Economics is
to enhance the quality of day-to-day living of families
and consumers and to prepare them to face changes. The
CHE views this mission from both a specific focus and
the larger societal and ecological perspectives. The
dailiness of life involves both intellectual and administrative
processes and its study is concerned with theory and
practice and with science, technology and art. It is
concerned with issues and challenges facing families
which requires understanding of societal developments,
both local and global.
The CHE addresses both the physical/material
and relational dimensions of living and their interaction.
Home Economics is the discipline that can lay claim
to studying the elements that sustain life - food, clothing,
shelter, and that give meaning to life - relationships
within the family, among families, between families
and the larger community; and as well as examining the
interaction and harmonization of these elements. Culture-technology
coupling in family life is a fundamental concern of
home economics, while values and ideals are integral
in the home economics study of families.
Where there are homes and families, there
will be home economics. And where there is the University
of the Philippines in the service of the nation, there
is a place for the discipline of home economics and
an institution for its study and development.
Consistent with its mission, the College
of Home Economics has set for itself the following:
- to educate men and women for effective
and satisfying personal and family life and responsible
citizenship;
- to prepare leaders in the various fields
of home economics: home economics education, family
life and child development, nutrition, food science
and technology, hotel and restaurant administration,
clothing technology, and interior design;
- to provide leadership in home economics
research;
- to contribute to the enhancement
of the quality of life of Filipinos through community,
extension and volunteer service programs;
- to address the constitutional provision
to strengthen the family as the foundation of the
nation; and
- to enhance appreciation and valuing
of home economics.
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