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Details: Written by JFMBaldos; Published: 23 December 2015

The results of the October 2015 Geodetic Engineer Licensure Examination added another feather on VSU’s cap as four of its graduates landed in the top ten and all of them, the eleven VSU graduates, passed in the said exam giving VSU an institutional passing percentage of 100% as compared to the national passing percentage of 35.10%.

Details: Written by JFMBaldos; Published: 11 December 2015

A total of nine (9) college students of the Visayas State University will be representing PASUC-8 during the 7^th PASUC National Culture and the Arts Festival on November 29-December 2, 2015 at Bicol University in Legazpi City. The student-performers were shortlisted after winning in their respective categories in the PASUC-8 Regional Culture and the Arts Festival held on October 19, 2015 in Eastern Visayas State University and in Leyte Normal University, Tacloban City.

The regional winners and their coaches are as follows: Vocal Solo Pop – Melanie P. Cinco with Mr. Jesus Freddy M. Baldos, as coach; On-the-Spot Painting – Larry A. Salvatera with Mr. Jude Nonie A. Sales, as coach; and Radio Drama – Marelie D. Dacera, Dhea Maureen Millana, Mariane B. Ubay, Tomas A. Yamada, and Joshua Levi S. Montero with Dr. Christina A. Gabrillo, as coach.

For winning in the Mr. and Miss PASUC-8 during the Search for Mr. and Miss SUC VIII on October 27, 2015 in time of the Regional SCUAA Meet 2015, Orland James Estologa and Aura Shaznay Tumulak shall be competing in the National Search for Mr. and Miss PASUC 2015. Miss Sheena Eunice Tabudlong and Miss Anna Beth Varron shall serve as their coach and assistant coach, respectively.

The VSU Delegation bound for Bicol shall be headed by Prof. Jesusito L. Lim, Head of the VSU Culture and the Arts Center. JFMBaldos

Details: Written by JFMBaldos; Published: 11 December 2015

After passing the Preliminary Survey Visit (PSV) and being awarded the Candidate Status Accreditation by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc. effective November 1, 2014 – October 31, 2016 among the seven programs of the VSU Main Campus—BS in Geodetic Engineering, BS in Environmental Management, BS in Economics, BS in Nursing, MS in Food Science and Technology, MS in Forestry, and MS in Tropical Ecology; the Bachelor of Elementary Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education, and the BS in Fishery in VSU-Tolosa Campus with validity period from June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2014, these programs shall undergo an evaluation for Level I Accreditation simultaneously on November 23-28, 2015.

Details: Written by Jed Cortes; Published: 29 October 2015

"I humbly accept this responsibility. Tomorrow is a start of a new adventure, a start of a new journey towards where VSU will be going."

Details: Written by JFMBaldos; Published: 10 December 2015

His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III personally bestowed the 2015 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award to Dr. Roberto C. Guarte, Professor VI and VP for Administration and Finance of the Visayas State University (VSU), together with the rest of the 11 awardees throughout the country, in the morning of November 9, 2015 during the 2015 Honor Awards Rites at the Rizal Hall, Malacañan Palace, Manila. The Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award is the highest award accorded to a public official.

Details: Written by Jesus Freddy M. Baldos; Published: 10 October 2015

Various kinds of booths built by the different student organizations, departments, colleges, and research centers of VSU, including those from the local government units, government agencies and private entities, spiced up this year’s celebration of the Visayas State University as an institution. The different booths depicted the theme of the celebration, which is “Reinvigorating Agriculture for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development.”

The booth of the College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS) under the deanship of Dr. Antonia Cecilia Y. Sandoval, was declared as the “Booth of the Year.” This is the first time that CAFS was able to garner the highest award in VSU anniversary booth competition. The College received a cash reward of PhP4,000.

Usually, the “Booth of the Year” award is won by the PhilRootcrops in which the Booth Contest Committee declared it as the “Hall of Famer”, thus disqualifying them from joining in the competition.

There was a quadruple tie for the 1^st Runner Up and it was shared by the booths of the National Abaca Research Center, College of Forestry and Environmental
Science, The Builders, and the OPA-Leyte. Each of them received a cash reward of PhP1,500.

On the other hand, the “Best Booth” award was given to the following booths by category: Research Centers Category – PhilRootcrops; Colleges Category – College of Engineering; Student Organizations Category – VSU Agricultural Extension Society; and LGU/Other Agencies Category – Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The “Best Booth” awardees received PhP2,500 each in cash. JFMBaldos