Five Center Directors of the Visayas State University (VSU) in Baybay City, Leyte presented their 2011 Accomplishments and 2012 Plan of Research, Development and Extension (RDE) Activities. This was held at the Audio Visual Room of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Extension (OVPRE) on January 25, 2012.

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).

The Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE) represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Atty. Danny N. Valenzuela; the ViSCA Foundation for Agricultural and Rural Development, Inc. (ViFARD) represented by its Executive Director, Dr. Wolfreda T. Alesna; and the Visayas State University (VSU) represented by its President, Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, entered into a Partnership Agreement for the implementation of the project "Up-Scaling Forest Restoration Efforts in Key Biodiversity Areas."

The excitement is over. Big smiles and proud faces are what you see among VSU administrators, faculty, staff and students after the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released on February 15, 2012 the results of the December 18-19, 2011 Nursing Licensure Examination.

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Extension headed by Dr. Othello B. Capuno, fused three research papers from three topnotch researchers into a presentation of PARRFI Professorial Chair and Phi Delta Inaugural Lecture on January 20, 2012 at the OVPRE AV Room.

The ViSCA Foundation Elementary School (VFES) conducted the Science and Math Fair on January 13-27, 2012 in the different venues.

Dr. Antonio E. Refre, an e-Learning/Online Education Consultant/Developer from Quezon City, oriented the selected 80 faculty and staff of the VSU Main Campus on January 11-13, 2012 the Antonio E. Refre Virtual Learning Environment System (AERVLES) that he developed at the VSU IT Building Computer Room.