On its 64th Commencement Exercises, Visayas State University (VSU) will honor and confer awards to Class of 2017’s 138 graduates with Latin Honors at the President's Tribute to be held at the VSU Convention Center, June 14.

“If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough,” quoted VSU alumna Cherrie Atilano, inspiring VSU graduates to have big dreams, during the 64th Commencement Exercises, June 14.

Ms. Cherrie Atilano, VSU alumna and accomplished agri-entrepreneur, is set to grace the university’s 64th Commencement Exercises as graduation speaker.

“Cherrie Atilano. I want to be like her, soon,” was what Therese Ratilla, Valedictorian, Class of 2017, said when asked to share her biggest inspiration in life.

For the first time, the Visayas State University (VSU) will hold a President’s Tribute to honor and confer awards to Class of 2017’s 138 graduates with Latin Honors at the VSU Convention Center, June 14.

Every year, VSU’s Phi Delta Honor Society of Science (PDHSS) recognizes outstanding undergraduate and graduate theses days before the graduation.

A senior VSU BS in Marine Biology student landed second in the undergraduate category of the Young Systematic Biologist Forum during the 35th Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines (ASBP) symposium at the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City, May 31.