About ASC

The Ateneo-Agriculture Student Council or Ateneo-ASC is a representative, democratic, and non-partisan student organization of the College of Agriculture, Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan.

Ateneo-ASC operates to unite the various organizations and departments in the XU-College of Agriculture to promote the general welfare of the students, foster a spirit of unity among the students and faculty of the University, particularly in the College of Agriculture, create in the students a spirit of pride in and zeal for agriculture.

Moreover, the council aims to maintain and ever promote high standards of scholarship and character among students within the classroom and in extracurricular activities and to help promote the College of Agriculture in the University and in the larger community of Northern Mindanao.

Ateneo-ASC is the mother organization of various co-curricular organizations under XU-College of Agriculture. The co-curricular organizations are the following:

1. Ateneo Agribusiness Circle (AAC)

2. Ateneo Crop Science Society (ACROSS)

3. Philippine Association of Food Technologists - ETA Chapter (XU PAFT-eta)

4. Xavier University Development Communication Society (XU DevComSoc)

5. Xavier University Junior Philippine Society of Animal Science (XU JPSAS)

6. Xavier University Philippine Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers - pre-professional group (XU PSABE-ppg)

The council is also affiliated with these extra-curricular organizations in the university:

1. Philippine Association of Agriculturists Juniors (PAA Jrs.)

2. Xavier University Bullriders 1969 (XU Bullriders 69)

3. Xavier University Rodeo Enthusiasts (XU Rodeo)

Mission Statement:

Ateneo – ASC is a council that binds the XUCA community – sustaining the Aggie spirit by unifying all organizations under the college and its administration towards promoting student welfare, personal growth, and social responsibility for the holistic development of its members, so as to produce well-rounded individuals passionately serving in the agriculture sector.

Vision Statement:

An authentic council that exhibits strong student representation and services, and creating opportunities for shared leadership that advocates agriculture-related issues.