Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, VSU President, together with other officials of the University, affirmed their membership to the Region Eight Administrators League (REAL), Inc. as they were inducted on February 6, 2012 as new members to the organization by Director Imelda C. Laceras, Regional Director of the Department of Budget and Management of Region 8 and President of REAL at the DPWH Multipurpose Hall, Government Center, Palo, Leyte.

Three Development Roundtable Series (DRTS) Towards Shared Understanding and Common Action integrative papers were launched on February 6, 2012 at the Training Hall of VSU's Institute for Strategic Research and Development Studies (ISRDS).