Honorable Jose Carlos L. Cari, Congressman of the Fifth District of Leyte, gave inspiration to the new graduates being the guest speaker of the 37th Commencement Exercises of the ViSCA Foundation Elementary School (VFES) on March 29, 2012 at the VSU Convention Center.

Venus P. Gloria, Bachelor of Science in Statistics, topped in the list of graduates with latin honors during the 59th VSU Commencement Exercises held in the morning of April 11, 2012 at the VSU Gymnatorium. As a Magna Cum Laude graduate, Venus received the VSU Presidential Award of Academic Excellence with a cash award of P15,000 for graduating with the highest academic performance. She also received medals as recipient of the Senator Juan Ponce Enrile Award of Excellence, Loren B. Legarda Academic Excellence Award, Senator Loren B. Legarda Leadership Award, and Senator Aquilino Pimentel III Academic Excellence Award.