Miss Ea Kristine B. Tulin, a freshman BS Chemistry student and Corps Sponsor of the VSU ROTC Unit for SY 2011-2012 who represented the Eighth Regional Community Defense Group (8RCDG), was proclaimed 1st Runner Up in the Search for Miss Philippine Army (PA) Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Centennial.

Convinced that there is a need to come up with a University Master Plan, the VSU Board of Regents chaired by Hon. Nenalyn P. Defensor, Commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education, in its BOR Resolution No. 32, s. 2011, approved the proposed institutional strategic development plan and work and financial plan of the Visayas State University for the period 2011-2015.

The Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines, Inc. (AACCUP) celebrated its 25th Annual National Conference and Silver Anniversary at the Fiesta Pavilion of the Manila Hotel on February 20-22, 2012. VSU officials present were Dr. Oscar B. Posas - VP for Instruction; Dr. Lualhati M. Noriel – Head, University Accreditation Center; and Dr. Justiniano L. Seroy – Head, Department of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences. Drs. Posas, Noriel and Seroy are also AACCUP accreditors.

The VSU's College of Management and Economics (CME) under the leadership of its College Dean, Dr. Antonio P. Abamo, celebrated its 2nd Anniversary on March 5-9, 2012 with the theme "Accountability in Business and Governance".

Seventy-six lay rescuers and health care providers attended the Basic Life Support (BLS) Training at the Convention Center of the Visayas State University (VSU) on March 14-16, 2012. This was spearheaded by the Office of the Director for Administration and Human Resource Development (ODA-HRD) and the VSU Hospital. The participants came from the hospital, Security Force Office, College of Nursing, dormitory advisers, laboratory personnel and service providers of VSU, and the City Health Office of Baybay. The seven-man training team, on the other hand, were BLS trainers headed by Dr. Fidelita Dico, Coordinator of the Regional Health Management Service of the Department of Health Regional Office (DOH 8).

Mr. Phillip Jude Acidre, Regional Chairman for Eastern Visayas and third nominee of the An Waray Partylist, was guest of honor during the 2012 Honors and Awards Convocation of the Visayas State University held on March 6 at the VSU Gymnatorium. In his message, Mr. Acidre challenged the awardees to put an end to the heritage of smallness among Filipinos. He said that this heritage of smallness is often mistaken as modesty and simplicity. Thus, many young people would choose what they would consider a simple life—just enough provisions to provide a roof under their heads, three meals for a day and an income insufficient to cover one's daily needs and no more than that.

Honorable Jose Carlos L. Cari, Congressman of the Fifth District of Leyte, distributed on March 9, 2012 the scholarship certificates to some 265 students of VSU who availed of the "Cong. Jose Carlos L. Cari Scholarship." The event was held at the VSU's Center for Continuing Education.