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Message from the President Your Enderun years will be among the most memorable of your life. You will forge lifelong friendships. You will develop new interests, nurture existing ones, join student orgs. You will struggle with classes and cram for exams. Some of you will shine and get on the Dean’s List. You will sort through the myriad career options available to you. Enderun will help you through all this. We will provide a rigorous academic regimen coupled with a rich extra-curricular student experience. While at Enderun, you will receive relevant training in the classroom from respected academics and experienced industry hands. You will develop practical skills in our kitchens and service laboratories. You will have the opportunity to establish student organizations and hone your entrepreneurial skills through student-led projects and initiatives. You will be exposed to industry and community leaders through regular guest lecturers. You will meet potential employers and gain work experience in leading hotels, restaurants and service businesses. We will work with you to set the stage for real life. We have prepared this Student Handbook to help you navigate through your college life at Enderun. While it presents a set of rules and parameters, it is designed with the intent of helping you get the most out of your time at Enderun. The Handbook consists of 5 main sections: 1. A History of Enderun and and Overview of its Values and Mission 2. An A-Z guide to Enderun Student Life 3. Finances 4. Academics—Our Academic Rules and Policies 5. Other Policies The Handbook will continue to evolve as the school and the student body evolve. In the meantime, the Enderun team stands ready to address and clarify any points we may have left out in the Handbook. If you have any questions just contact [email protected]. Javier B. Infante President College Calendar Academic Calendar: SY 2010-2011 As of March 25, 2010 Activities First Semester Second Semester Summer Registration for New/Transfer Students M May 17, 2010 M October 11, 2010 Registration for Continuing Students M-F May 24-28, 2010 M-F October 25-29, 2010 Convocation and Orientation M-F June 7-11, 2010 November 6, 2010 Independence Day (closed) M June 14, 2010 All Saint's Day (closed) M November 1, 2010 Start of Classes T June 15, 2010 M November 8, 2010 M April 11, 2011 Deadline for Filing of Leave of Absence (for students who are not planning to F June 25, 2010 Fri November 19, 2010 enroll for the current Semester) Last Day for Late Registration F June 25, 2010 Fri November 19, 2010 W April 13, 2011 Bonifacio Day (closed) M November 29, 2010 Taguig Day (no classes) W December 8, 2010 Application for Graduation M-F July 5-30, 2010 W-F December 1-17, 2010 Christmas Break December 20-31, 2010 Resumption of Classes M January 3, 2011 M April 25, 2011 M- Th Midterm Exam Week August 9-14, 2010 M-Sat January 17- 22, 2011 May 5&6, 2011 Sat &F Deadline for Online Submission of W August 18, 2010 W January 26, 2011 T May 10, 2011 Midterm Grades Ninoy Aquino Day (closed) M August 23, 2010 Electronic Release of Midterm Marks M August 23, 2010 F January 31, 2011 Th May 12, 2011 Last Day for Dropping of Subjects F August 27, 2010 F February 4, 2011 F May 13, 2011 Deadline for Filing of Leave of Absence F August 27, 2010 F February 4, 2011 (for students enrolled) National Heroes Day (closed) M August 30, 2010 EDSA Revolution Ann (no classes) M February 21, 2011 Last Day of Regular Classes Sat October 9, 2010 Sat March 19, 2011 W May 25, 2011 Deadline for Completion of INCOMPLETE F October 15, 2010 F March 25, 2011 Grades from last Semester Schedule of Validation Exam M- (Transferees and Second Degree w/ October 11-16, 2010 M-Sat March 21-26, 2011 Sat complete documents) Th M- May 26 & 27, Final Examinations Week October 11-16, 2010 M-Sat March 21-26, 2011 & Sat 2011 Fr Deadline for Online Submission of Final W October 20, 2010 W March 30, 2011 T May 31, 2011 Grades Electronic Release of Final Grades F October 22, 2010 M April 4, 2011 Th June 2, 2011 Faculty Approval of Candidates for W October 27, 2010 W April 6, 2011 Graduation SEMESTER BREAK for Students M-F Oct 18 - Nov 5, 2010 M March 28, 2011 Araw ng Kagitingan (closed) M April 11, 2011 Les Roches’ Certification Exam S April 16, 2011 W- April 20-23, Holy Week (closed) Sat 2011 Commencement S April 30, 2011 Enderun Foundation Day W May 11, 2011 Holidays are subject to change Key Contacts Concierge Computing Services Extension Number 0 Extension Number 570 The Office of Student and Career Services Career Services Extension Number 553 Student Services Extension Number 565 Registrar’s Office Extension Number 563 Business Center Extension Number 550 Library Extension Number 551 Clinic Extension Number 512 History of the College Enderun was founded in 2005 by a diverse group of business and community leaders committed to building a world-class management College in the Philippines. The College’s principal founders, Jack Tuason, Javier Infante, and John Suits, had previously founded one of the Philippines’ largest business process outsourcing firms, and it was in the process of managing this operation, which ultimately grew to many thousands of employees, that they became convinced of the need for a different approach to business education—one that cultivated entrepreneurial values, passion and real-world interpersonal skills, while preparing graduates to function at a high-level in cross-cultural settings, in a rapidly changing, increasingly competitive global economy. The decision to launch the new college as a hospitality management school flowed naturally from this vision: the hospitality industry is the world’s largest, and a hotel management education incorporates the key academic elements of a general management education. More crucially, the imperatives of hospitality management education—namely, the need to build technical skill sets, the need to gain real world experience through internships, and the need to develop high-level problem-solving and people skills—offer unique opportunities to mould character and impart knowledge. Practical considerations also figured in their vision: while Filipino hospitality workers were much in demand worldwide, widely renowned for their diligence, warmth and hospitality, the vast potential of the Philippine hospitality industry was going unrealized, for want of spirited entrepreneurs and executive-level managers. Assisted by Daniel Perez, a young graduate of the Les Roches Hotel School, they assembled a team of backers that included prominent Filipino business leaders such as Jean-Henri Lhuilllier, Rosanna Fores, John Tiu, and Alvin Lao, along with senior US-based executives from Hyatt Corporation. They decided to name the new College after one of history’s most famous leadership academies: the Palace School of the Ottoman Empire, a school that occupied the same compound as the Ottoman Emperors’ private residence and which prepared gifted young children, culled from the far reaches of a sprawling Empire, for careers in service, whether as governors, generals, civil administrators, cabinet secretaries or state guardians. Because the original Enderun was a training ground for leaders and because it taught leadership by first teaching service, with a wide-ranging curriculum that showcased the arts, the practical sciences, the humanities, and even the martial arts, it seemed a fitting name for the new College, which would teach its young students to lead— as managers, as entrepreneurs and as citizens-- by first teaching them how to serve, and then empowering them with a solid general education, encompassing the humanities, the arts and the practical sciences. The new College launched in June 2006 with accreditation from the Philippine Commission on Higher Education, a founding Dean in Dr Lorraine Villanueva, a showcase campus in Ortigas Center’s Wynsum Tower and 80 pioneering students. The College offered one degree (in International Hospitality Management) with two concentrations (hotel administration and culinary arts), and completed an articulation agreement with the Les Roches Hotel Management School. The agreement allowed Enderun students to earn additional credentials, namely a Les_Roches certificate in International Hotel Management, en route to the Enderun bachelor’s degree. The fledgling College also opened a small, student manned restaurant, aptly named Restaurant 101, and, under the leadership of founding Culinary Department Chair Cheong Yeon See, quickly established itself as a center of excellence in culinary education. The young College grew rapidly, adding ___ students in the June 2007 school year, and establishing new partnerships, most notably with the Alain Ducasse Formation, a leading French culinary institute. This partnership offered Enderun culinary students the opportunity to earn certificates from ADF+ (en route to their Enderun bachelor’s degrees) and integrated the pedagogical methods of Alain Ducasse, one of the world’s most celebrated chefs, into the Enderun culinary program. By 2008, the College was establishing new milestones on a nearly monthly basis: in January, another noted businessman, Simon Bakker, joined its board of governors and financiers; in June, the College enrolled another batch of new students, and moved to its permanent campus in the McKinley Hill area of Fort Bonifacio; in September, storied Filipino conglomerate A. Soriano Corp. joined the school’s funding team; in October, the College recruited a leading US academic, Dr Lance Masters, to be its new Provost; and in December, it launched Enderun Extension to offer short courses and continuing education for working professionals. The 2009 school year shaped up as an even more momentous one in the young College’s life.