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Published: 01 December 2011
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has recently accorded to VSU's Q-Seedling Project the Second Runner Up Award in the 2010 Best Higher Education Research Program (Regional Level). The award was received on November 18, 2011 by Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, VSU President, together with the research team members: Dr. Rotacio S. Gravoso, Dr. Arturo E. Pasa and Ms. Maria Anabelle D. Gerona during the Eastern Visayas Summit on Research, Development and Extension in Higher Education Institutions at the Leyte Normal University. The award carries with it a plaque of recognition and a P100,000 cash prize.
The Q-seedling Project, also known as "Enhancing Tree Seedling Supply via Economic and Policy Changes in Philippine Nursery Sector", began in late 2007 and ended in 2010. It drew support from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) in collaboration with the University of Queensland (UQ) and the Visayas State University (VSU).
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- Written by JFMBaldos
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Published: 01 December 2011
Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, VSU President, and Dr. Paciencia P. Milan, University Professor and Coordinator of VSU and the University of Hohenheim (UH) Cooperation, acceded to the invitation of Dr. Barbara Ramsperger, Executive Manager of UH's Center for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics in Germany, for a scientific exchange meetings with the researchers of UH from November 22-December 8, 2011.
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Published: 21 June 2011
After the two-month extension period approved by the VSU Board of Regents for the pioneering batch of BS Nursing students to comply with all the requirements for graduation, the VSU President, Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, conferred upon the 80 graduates their certificates during the Special Graduation Exercises held on June 6, 2011 at the VSU Convention Center.
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Published: 16 July 2011
Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, VSU President, was accorded a Plaque of Recognition from the Department of Agriculture of Region 8 (DA-8) on May 31, 2011 at the Leyte Park Hotel in Tacloban City during the 2010-2011 Gawad Saka Regional Recognition and Awarding Ceremony. The plaque was received by Dr. Wolfreda T. Alesna, Assistant to the President for Information and Communications, who represented the VSU president.
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Published: 16 June 2011
Some 123 soil scientists, researchers and practitioners from various universities, colleges, and agencies throughout the country gathered on May 25-27, 2011 at the VSU's Center for Continuing Education and participated in the 14th Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology, Inc. (PSSST) Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference.
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Published: 21 June 2011
Mr. Marjun R. Pilota, 2010 Cum Laude graduate of VSU's Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED) from Pilar, Camotes Island, Cebu, is among the 10th placers in the 2011 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). Mr. Pilota got a rating percentage of 82.80 and the only LET passer from Leyte who made it in the top ten.
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