General Alumni Homecoming 2023

AN INVITATION TO THE GENERAL ALUMNI HOMECOMING 2023

Dear Fellow Alumni,

We, the ViSCA Freshman Batches of 1983 and 1999 and High School Graduates of 1999 warmly invite all VAC/ViSCA/LSU/VSU alumni to the General Alumni Homecoming 2023!

After three years of being unable to participate in our alumni homecoming in person, here is now a golden opportunity for us to visit our Alma Mater and be with our schoolmates, friends, and teachers. That golden date is on 19-20 May 2023.

There are several reasons why we should come to VSU for the Alumni Homecoming 2023:

• While we had fun participating in the virtual homecomings. But we’re sure it will be more fun if we’ll have it face-to-face. And after three years, we will have the in-person homecoming;
• While we were going through the pandemic and other disruptions, VSU has achieved so many things. Dr. Edgardo Tulin, VSU President, will report to us the latest of VSU and the administration’s plans to make VSU soar higher; and
• The 2023 Alumni Homecoming is a platform for us to prepare for our Centennial Celebration in 2024!

Homecoming Theme
Our theme for this year’s homecoming is, #ProudViscans: Trailblazing in excellence amidst disruptions. This theme honors the many firsts the VSU administration, faculty, staff alumni, and students have achieved despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, natural calamities, and the noise created by media and technology.

AN INVITATION TO THE GENERAL ALUMNI HOMECOMING 2023

Dear Fellow Alumni,

We, the ViSCA Freshman Batches of 1983 and 1999 and High School Graduates of 1999 warmly invite all VAC/ViSCA/LSU/VSU alumni to the General Alumni Homecoming 2023!

After three years of being unable to participate in our alumni homecoming in person, here is now a golden opportunity for us to visit our Alma Mater and be with our schoolmates, friends, and teachers. That golden date is on 19-20 May 2023.

There are several reasons why we should come to VSU for the Alumni Homecoming 2023:

• While we had fun participating in the virtual homecomings. But we’re sure it will be more fun if we’ll have it face-to-face. And after three years, we will have the in-person homecoming;
• While we were going through the pandemic and other disruptions, VSU has achieved so many things. Dr. Edgardo Tulin, VSU President, will report to us the latest of VSU and the administration’s plans to make VSU soar higher; and
• The 2023 Alumni Homecoming is a platform for us to prepare for our Centennial Celebration in 2024!

Homecoming Theme
Our theme for this year’s homecoming is, #ProudViscans: Trailblazing in excellence amidst disruptions. This theme honors the many firsts the VSU administration, faculty, staff alumni, and students have achieved despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, natural calamities, and the noise created by media and technology.

Program of Activities

To make our gathering memorable, we have lined up activities:

19 May 2023 (Friday) – Opening Program
Venue: RDE Hall

19 May 2023 – Alumni Nite (Motiff: Latin America)
Venue: VSU Gym

20 May 2023
Venue: Guest House/Continuing Education Center

Registration Fee

Our registration fee is PHP750 only. This will cover our meals, snacks, and a kit composed of a tote bag, homecoming t-shirt, VSU ballpen, and other items.

We understand that our homecoming often serves as a venue for family bonding. Thus, alumni who will tag along with their loved ones, including their spouses, children, and other loved ones, will be asked to pay PHP750 for meals. A meal stub will be issued to paying participants. Only those who will show a meal ticket will be served meals and snacks.

Registration Procedure

We encourage everyone to pre-register online. ACRO has set up a google form for this -- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFcTQAzb-EgkdAYqJ73l2rUOhngkrtw6nOIUc4NbMME-LRlA/formResponse. Just click this link and fill up the form. for this purpose. Please provide the information required in the form so we can prepare your kit, meal stub, and other forms of assistance that you may need. A pre-registration is considered complete after we have received your payment. Thus, aside from the google form, we request that you send to us proof of your payment. You may pay the registration fee through any of these accounts:

Bank Accounts

For alumni working at VSU and Baybay, we suggest that you pre-register. We highly encourage the active participation of alumni in VSU and Baybay as a way to welcome our fellow alumni who may have traveled from far away places.

Motiff for Alumni Nite

Our Alumni Nite 2023 promises to be a display of grandeur, color, grace, and poise as we come in Latin American attire, an attire that is so similar in many ways to our colorful Filipino costumes. We suggest that you search on the Internet to get ideas on Latin American attire. While we will be playing Filipino music, the evening will be filled with Latin beats.

Accommodation

VSU continues to run accommodation facilities—Hostel, Apartelle, and the Seafront Suite. Alumni may also stay at the Balay Alumni and the ATI Dormitory called, ATIng Bahay.

Given our number, we may not be accommodated in the campus lodging facilities. There’s no problem though because there are already a number of accommodation facilities within Baybay.

We are providing you with the contact details of the hotels and inns where you can stay during our homecoming. It is best that you contact any of these immediately.

A Shared Responsibility

We, the host batches, together with the Alumni and Community Affairs Office (ACRO) are trying our very best to make the General Alumni Homecoming 2023 fun, enjoyable and memorable. At the same time, we believe that every homecoming is a shared responsibility of all alumni. We hope that similar to our previous homecomings, we will all contribute to the success of VSU Alumni Homecoming 2023.

For more information

Rotacio Gravoso
Representative, ViSCA Freshmen Batch ‘83

Jedi Joy Mahilum
Representive, LSU Freshmen Batch ‘99

Welcome back home #ProudViscans!

GUIDELINES FOR THE SEARCH FOR VSU GRAND ALUMNI HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN 2023

1. Each organized VSU Alumni Group/Chapter/Batch/ is allowed one pair of candidates.
2. The Search for VSU Alumni King and Queen is a money contest, the proceeds of which will be used to finance the projects of the VSU Alumni Association.
3. The first and last canvassing will be held at the lobby of the Balay Alumni on May 19, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. The coronation of the Alumni Homecoming King and Queen and their court will follow in the evening.
4. During the canvassing of votes each recognized alumni group/chapter/batch with contestant is allowed one representative to be with the Board of Canvassers in order to observe the full proceedings.
5. The votes for the different contestants can be in Philippine currencies, foreign currencies, personal checks, and manager’s Check payable to the VSU Alumni Association will be allowed.
6. The following shall be the scheme for sharing the money raised by the different contestants’ chapter:
   

   Below P50,000.00 10% of the amount shall be given to the candidate/chapter

   50,000 to 100,000 20%

   100,001 to 200,000 25%

   200,001 to 300,000 30%

   300,001 to 400,000 35%

   400,001 and above 40%