The entire College of Arts and Sciences family is beaming with pride as we celebrate our distinguished alumnus, UNP President ๐๐ฅ. ๐๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ก ๐. ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐, for receiving the prestigious ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ผ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐น๐๐บ๐ป๐ถ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ! 
This award is the perfect honor for a leader who has already earned many national and international accolades. A proud graduate of our BS Physics program (Class of 1985, Cum Laude), Dr. Cadornaโs leadership has truly sparked a period of incredible growth and achievement for UNP. His visionary leadership has left a clear mark, and the university’s remarkable accomplishments during his term speak for themselves:
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: He masterfully steered the University to achieve the globally recognized ISO 9001:2015 Certification, cementing a foundation of operational excellence and world-class standards.
๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Under his watch, producing top-notchers in various professional licensure examinations has become the norm. This culture of academic champions is further proven by UNP being hailed as the Top Performing SUC with the Highest Number of Level III and IV Accredited Programs in 2021 by AACCUP.
๐ฃ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต: He has championed a flourishing research culture, dramatically increasing faculty involvement and the university’s scholarly output in prestigious Scopus, WOS, and ACI-indexed journals.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: His leadership has strengthened the university’s commitment to service, spearheading high-impact livelihood projects, medical missions, and skills training that directly empower and uplift local communities.
๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: He has successfully launched UNP onto the global stage, securing rankings in prestigious international assessments like the World’s Universities with Real Impact (WURI), Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, and the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings.
The entire CAS family is immensely proud of this achievement. Dr. Cadornaโs journey is a powerful inspiration for our community and a shining example of the excellence and passion that define a true UNPian.
Congratulations, ๐๐ฅ. ๐๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ก ๐. ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐!
