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Details: Written by VSU Web Team; Published: 13 April 2016

Some 324 graduates from the Visayas State University (VSU) in Tolosa campus marched and received their diplomas Tuesday evening, April 12, at the VSU Tolosa grounds.

VSU Tolosa Dean Dr. Lourdes B. Cano said this year’s commencement exercises had conferred the most number of graduates by far, with 49 BS Fisheries, 50 Bachelor in Elementary Education, 56 Bachelor in Secondary Education, and 169 BS Criminology graduates.

Manilyn O. Llenares, a BS Fisheries graduate, led the Class of 2016 as magna cum laude with a GPA of 1.46. Following her lead are 24 cum laude graduates.

As commencement speaker, Victoria F. Esber, Director of the Civil Service Commission - Region VIII, commended the 2016 graduates. In her commencement address, Esber emphasized the value of character and integrity as two important keys in achieving ones goals and dreams.

“It is the character that is tested in our first attempt of failing,” said Esber.

VSU Tolosa is the first to hold the 2016 Commencement Exercises among the four VSU satellite campuses. The Alang-alang Campus will hold its graduation on Friday, April 15, while the Villaba and Isabel campuses on April 16. The 63rd Commencement Exercises at the VSU Main Campus will be held today, April 13, at its Upper Oval grounds.

Details: Written by JFMBaldos; Published: 12 April 2016

This year, 81 graduating students will receive Latin honors, 14 magna cum laude, and 67 cum laude, during the 63rd Commencement Exercises, April 13.

Details: Written by VSU Web Team; Published: 30 March 2016

Graduate studies at VSU have just got financially easier.

Details: Written by JFMBaldos; Published: 12 April 2016

Ea Kristine Clarisse B. Tulin, a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry student from Baybay City, Leyte will lead Class 2016 with 1,054 graduating students.

Details: Written by VSU Web Team; Published: 29 March 2016

VSU alumna Reiofeli Salas recently earned the Outstanding PhD Student award from the Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS). Salas is one of the 11 graduate students of the University of Arkansas (U of A) who were recognized during the 16th Annual Meeting of the SWSS/Weed Science Society of America in San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 8-11.

Details: Written by JFMBaldos; Published: 12 April 2016

Bernardo H. Tocmo, a 1982 BS in Agribusiness graduate of VSU, then Visayas State College of Agriculture, who is currently Executive Vice President and Head of the Philippine National Bank (PNB) Retail Banking Group, will be this year’s Commencement Speaker.

Details: Written by VSU Web Team; Published: 22 March 2016

VSU entered into an agreement with NatureLife-International in Germany for carbon emissions trading making the university the first in the Visayas to institutionalize carbon dioxide compensation.

Details: Written by VSU Web Team; Published: 07 April 2016

VSU’s Institute of Human Kinetics offers a summer recreation program this year for six year-olds and above.

Details: Written by VSU Web Team; Published: 18 March 2016

Dr. Manuel T. Corpus, executive director of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines, Inc. (AACCUP), named VSU as a model state university in the country after the Level IV Phase 2 evaluation of eight academic programs, March 16-18.