CME Dean Dr. Antonio Abamo said this year’s theme, Moving towards resilient livelihood and sustainable tourism development, picks up from last year’s anniversary agenda on livelihood reconstruction and building back better lives.

As a banner program of VSU, tourism has become a center of interest of the college owing to its potential contribution to the development in Region 8, Dr. Abamo said. Last year, VSU President Dr. Edgardo Tulin stressed on the establishment of the VSU Eco-Tourism Hub as a model of agricultural-eco-tourism in the region.

The head of the Department of Business Management also said the college is building up momentum for its grand 10th year anniversary celebration.

“We are making preparations for our thrust for the 10th year anniversary: social entrepreneurship and responding to a changing climate, economy, and environment,” said Dr. Abamo.

CME is composed of four academic departments and one research institute: Consumer and Hospitality Management (DCHM), Business Management, Economics, and Institute of Strategic Research and Development Studies (ISRDS). This year’s celebration is hosted by DCHM.

Students, teachers, and visitors are welcome to participate in the following activities:

Date	Time	Activities	Venue
March 14	1:00-7:00PM 3:00-6:30PM	Virtual Tour Guiding Contest Western and Asian Cuisine Show	Gazebo Eco-Park
March 15	7:00AM-5:00PM 9:00AM-4:00PM 3:00-6:30PM	Trade Fair Data Boot Camp Western and Asian Cuisine Show	Eco-Park ISRDS Eco-Park
March 16	9:00AM	Anniversary Convocation Guest Speaker: Hon. Richard Gomez, Ormoc City Mayor	Convention Center
March 17	8:00AM	Economics of Tourism/Export Competitiveness and Trade Seminar	Convention Center

 

Faculty members, staff, and students under CME gathered around the VSU Gazebo where the parade began and the school band sounded off the drums to formally open the celebration. 

A selfie with Dr. Abamo during the opening parade of the CME 7th anniversary celebration.