To guide the VSU President on what direction to take as he propels VSU to a greater height for administrative, academic and research excellence in the country, Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo laid out his 2013 Priority Plans in a meeting called among the key officials of the University. Dr. Bacusmo emphasized that his administration will smoothly move forward through the concerted efforts of the VSU executives with the full support and cooperation from the faculty, staff, students and other stakeholders. The VSU President pointed out that "To accomplish something, we must dream, plan and act."

The Visayas State University personnel celebrated the Christmas season with a get-together party featuring the different traditions commonly observed during the "Pasko sa Pinas."

The occasion was highlighted with the Christmas message from the VSU President, Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo. He underscored that Christmas is a season full of anticipations-we anticipate the long rest from our work, we anticipate the gifts, we anticipate the prizes in stored for the raffle, and we anticipate that the Performance-Based Bonus will be granted.

The construction of a new state-of-the-art 3-storey VSU Library is now on-going after the initial amount of P9.5-million was released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) through Secretary Florencio B. Abad, Jr. to the Visayas State University.

As the year 2013 commences, the official publication of the Visayas State University—The VSU Obelisk—is publishing the chronology of significant events that happened in 2012. This issue highlights only the significant events that were covered by the VSU Obelisk staff as well as those submitted by news correspondents in various units, offices, departments, and colleges of the University and press releases from partner institutions. There might be some equally important events that were not covered by the staff, thus we anticipate your kind understanding.

Five officials of the Visayas State University led by the president, Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, attended the 26th AACCUP Annual National Conference that was held on January 29 – 31, 2013 at the Punta Villa Resort Hotel in Arevalo, Iloilo City. The other key officials included: Dr. Oscar B. Posas, VP for Instruction; Dr. Lualhati M. Noriel, head of the University Accreditation Center; Engr. Manolo B. Loreto, Jr., Dean of Students; and Dr. Beatriz S. Belonias, Dean of the Graduate School.

Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, who is now in his second term of office as VSU President, bared his accomplishments for the Calendar Year 2012. For convenience and easy retention among those who will browse what the VSU President had accomplished, Dr. Bacusmo divided his presentation into four major classifications, namely: instruction, research and extension, administration and finance, and planning and resource generation.

The Visayas State University, through the Office of the Vice President for Research and Extension (OVPRE), conducted the 5th VSU RDE Management Forum and Tripartite Budget Dialogue on January 17-18, 2013 at the PhilRootcrops Training Hall. The activity was participated in by some research coordinators and in-charge of RDE budget monitoring and evaluation from the different colleges and research centers of VSU System.