VSU commemorates 1st Typhoon Yolanda Anniversary
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte —The Visayas State University (VSU) Main Campus joined the whole constituents of Eastern Visayas in commemorating the 1st Typhoon Yolanda Anniversary through a simple commemorative program after the Holy Mass offered for the victims of the Super Typhoon Yolanda that hit and devastated the lives and properties of thousands of dwellers regardless of status in Region 8 in the morning of November 8, 2013. The program was held in the morning of November 11, 2014 at the VSU Convention Hall.
Read more ...2 VSU professors top in post-training exam of AACCUP
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte —Dr. Lualhati M. Noriel, Director of the Quality Assurance Center, and Dr. Beatriz S. Belonias, Dean of the Graduate School, of the Visayas State University were given recognition for topping the post-training examination of the Training-Workshop of AACCUP Accreditors on Outcomes-Based Quality Assurance.
Read more ...Cine Europa 17 opens at VSU
"We are bringing European film culture to new audiences in Leyte. We are also very keen to plan additional screenings to reach residents of the worst affected areas of typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban," said Guy Ledoux, ambassador and head of the European Union delegation, in his speech in the CE 17 opening in Manila.
Read more ...Hilongos-born VSU alumni land 6th, 8th in Geodetic Engineering licensure exam
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte — Two VSU geodetic engineering alumni, both natives of Hilongos, were topnotchers in the August 2014 Geodetic Engineering Licensure Examinations.
Read more ...VSU honors #YolandaPH donors, Leyte gov Petilla thanks VSU for help in agriculture
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte - The Visayas State University on August 10, 2014, Sunday, honored donors for students who were victims of supertyphoon Haiyan.
During the 90th Anniversary Convocation, VSU gave awards recognizing various individuals, organizations and partners who donated in cash and in kind as aid for students affected by Yolanda.
Read more ...#VSUAnniv at 90: Weeklong celebration kicks off with flower and garden show opening
The Flower and Garden Show 2014 served as the opening salvo of the 90th (Nanogintennial) Founding Anniversary of the Visayas State University. It was held in the afternoon of August 1 at the VSU Social Garden.
Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, VSU President, was so elated with the presence of many plant exhibitors and enthusiasts whose number keeps on increasing every year. Dr. Bacusmo also emphasized that there is always something new that the exhibitors want to show to the plant lovers and other clients that would entice them to come to VSU every time it holds its anniversary.
Read more ...Statement on Student Death
Official Statement from the Office of the VSU President on the death of a mechanical engineering student on July 23, 2014.
We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of one of our students today.
Earlier in the afternoon of July 23, Wednesday, a mechanical engineering student died in the middle of an ultimate frisbee game. He was participating as a member of the College of Engineering (COE) Bravehearts ultimate frisbee team for the 2014 VSU Intramural Games. He suffered of cardiac arrest while playing.
Paramedics immediately rushed him to the VSU hospital but he was declared dead on arrival.
Read more ...Bloom as the Seeds of Pioneers in a Frontier Land
Full Speech of UPLB Chancellor Rex Victor O. Cruz, Speaker of VSU's 61st Commencement Speaker.
May 9, 2014, VSU Gymnatorium
Search for Truth turns 30
The Search for Truth, one of VSU's most prominent symbols, turns 30 today.
On April 5, 1984, ViSCA President Dr. Fernando A. Bernardo unveiled the monument to a young college community. Standing in front of the Administration Building are two gigantic nude figures of a man and a woman, emphasizing partnership in the quest for truth, knowledge, and the professions. Nakedness symbolizes boldness, impartiality and unemcumbered drive in seeking for truth in its academic pursuits.
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