Dr. Lucia M. Borines, Professor III in Plant Pathology of VSU’s Department of Pest Management (DPM), is the recipient of the 2015 Region 8 Gawad Saka-Outstanding Agricultural Scientist Award accorded by the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office No. 8 (DA-RFO8). 

The Visayas State University (VSU) and the Visayas Consortium for Agriculture and Resources Program (ViCARP), in coordination with the Department of Agriculture Region 8 and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources, Research and Development (PCAARRD), jointly conducted a Jackfruit Regional R&D Program Terminal Review on May 22, 2015 at the OVPRE Audio Visual Room in VSU, Baybay City, Leyte.

This year’s VSU Grand Alumni Homecoming hosted by Batches ’90 and ’91 with Ms. Jill Lacandazo-Magsambol and Ms. Patricia Pala-Santiago as batches representatives, respectively, successfully gathered 309 VAC/ViSCA/LSU/VSU alumni on May 15-17, 2015.  On the tagline “Panaghiusa, Pagbuligay, Pagbangon, Pagsadya” (UNICORN: Unity, Cooperation, Recovery, Celebration), the annual festivity commenced on May 15 with a thanksgiving mass at the VSU Convention Hall with Rev. Fr. Brian Flandez as the celebrant.  Part of the thanksgiving mass was the blessing of the VSU Convention Hall after the flooring was tiled. 

Three VSU researchers participated in the 23^rd FCSSP Scientific Conference on May 12-15, 2015 at the Stotsenberg Hotel in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga.  They were: Prof. Villaluz Z. Acedo, Professor III of PhilRootcrops; Dr. Luz O. Moreno, Assoc. Prof. IV of the National Abaca Research Center; and Ms. Rezel M. Sagarino, Science Research Assistant of ACIAR-ICM Project.

The Visayas State University (VSU) has been identified as one of the places included during the grand summer launching of the destinations in Leyte dubbed as “Pasyada ha Leyte 2015” (Leisure Trip in Leyte 2015).  The activities were held on April 27-30, 2015 in the different tourist destinations in Leyte spearheaded by the Provincial Government of Leyte, together with the Department of Tourism Regional Office No. 8 (DOT-8). 

Mr. Axel Kleinschumacher, VSU’s long-term partner in the Lufthansa Headquarter in Frankfurt and in-charge of the Help Alliance Projects in Leyte, together with his son, Fabian, visited the Visayas State University (VSU), and most especially the NatureLife and Help Alliance-supported projects on June 5-7, 2015. 

The Visayas State University (VSU) and the Ghent University (GU) at St. Pietersnieuwstraat, Ghent, Belgium entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment and promotion of research collaboration on the basis of reciprocity and mutual interest.