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Details: Written by Edgardo E. Tulin; Published: 01 December 2021

Good evening to everyone!

Tonight, our hearts are filled with joy and thanksgiving because we get to celebrate this kind of occasion once again almost two years after we closed the doors of the university for the community quarantine.

Details: Written by Neil Bryan B. Fulache; Published: 30 November 2021

Ms. Sofia Beatriz L. Punzalan, a Grade 12-STEM student from the VSU Integrated High School (VSUIHS), landed the 3rd spot for the Outstanding Student Creative Research category in the recently concluded Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits (RICE).

Meanwhile, Mr. Nelson H. Tejara, a resident data analyst and instructor of VSUIHS, was named as one of the top performing scholars of an extensive training program on data science called the Smart Philippines through Data Analytics Research and Development Training and Adoption (SPARTA).

Details: Written by Edgardo E. Tulin; Published: 18 November 2021

Dr. Tulin addressing the guests of the investiture ceremony of newly installed LNU President Aguirre. Photo courtesy of LNU student journalist Dean Brando Cinco.

[This speech was delivered on November 18, 2021 at Summit Hotel in Tacloban City for the Investiture Ceremony of Dr. Evelyn B. Aguirre, the 4th President of the Leyte Normal University.]

Details: Written by Margraf Von Jean G. Eslopor; Published: 25 November 2021

Perspective photo of VSU Guardpost 2 going to the Upper Campus.

A new facade will soon welcome visitors of the VSU flagship campus in Baybay City, Leyte.

Details: Written by Neil Bryan B. Fulache; Published: 17 November 2021

Perspective view of VSU Tolosa’s new library building located at the left side of the old administration building.

After a series of delays brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, VSU Tolosa’s 10 million-peso new library building is drawing nearer to its completion.

With construction and other site works started some time in August 2021, the new building is now 60% done.

Details: Written by Ulderico B. Alviola and Neil Bryan B. Fulache; Published: 23 November 2021

VSU researchers led by VSU Vice President for Administration and Finance Dr. Daniel Leslie S. Tan took home the Unlad Award in the recently concluded Regional Invention Contest and Exhibit (RICE) 2021.

VP Tan’s winning team includes Engr. Mark Anthony R. Atanacio and Mr. Benjamin L. Cinto, Jr. who are both working as science research assistants of the Philippine Rootcrops Research and Training Center (PhilRootcrops).

Details: Written by Neil Bryan B. Fulache; Published: 16 November 2021

A total number of 343 Viscans from Baybay City and nearby towns will once again be allowed entry to the VSU Main Campus on November 23, 2021 for their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine as part of the school-based vaccination program of the university.

Details: Written by Ulderico B. Alviola; Published: 20 November 2021

On the evening of November 18, news broke out like wildfire that 3 #ProudViscans dominated the November 2021 Licensure Examination for Agriculturists (LEA).

They were Ella Hazel B. Estrada from the Department of Soil Science (DSS) who topped the 3,927 takers of this year’s agriculture board followed by John Carlos D. Boyles from the Department of Animal Science (DAS) who clinched the second spot, and Kathleen Mae A. Auxtero from the Department of Business and Management (DBM) who ranked 7th place.

Details: Written by Neil Bryan B. Fulache; Published: 10 November 2021

The Asia China Education and Culture (ACEC) Association inked a formalized partnership with the Visayas State University through a virtual signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two institutions held on October 26, 2021.