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VSU students shine in Reg’l PASUC Culture and the Arts Festival
A number of students from the Visayas State University won top places in the Regional PASUC Culture and the Arts Festival held on October 19, 2015 at the Leyte Normal University and the Eastern Visayas State University in Tacloban City. The competition was part of the regional selection of PASUC-8 to the 7th National PASUC Culture and the Arts Festival in Bicol University, Legazpi City, Albay on November 30 – December 2, 2015.
The following are the categories won by the VSU students and they will represent PASUC-8 in the national competition with their coaches: Pop Solo – Melanie P. Cinco with Mr. Jesus Freddy M. Baldos as coach; On-the-Spot Painting – Larry A. Salvatera with Mr. Jude Nonie A. Sales as coach; and Radio Drama – Marelie D. Dacera, Dhea Maureen Millana, Joshua Levi S. Montero, Mariane B. Ubay, and Tomas A. Yamada with Dr. Christina A. Gabrillo as coach.
The other places won by the VSU students were: (Second Place) Instrumental Guitar Solo – Lejhen Rey Villacorte, Story Telling – Edelle Marie Tulin, Short and Sweet Play; and (Third Place) Choral Singing, Vocal Duet – Ryan L. Panto and Marianne D. Balladares, Hip Hop Dance, Extemporaneous Speech – Jamaica C. Mueda, and Essay Writing – Irish Jane Calungsod. Jesus Freddy M. Baldos
4 VSU graduates top Geodetic Engineer Licensure Exam with 100% passing
The results of the October 2015 Geodetic Engineer Licensure Examination added another feather on VSU’s cap as four of its graduates landed in the top ten and all of them, the eleven VSU graduates, passed in the said exam giving VSU an institutional passing percentage of 100% as compared to the national passing percentage of 35.10%.
Read more ...7 VSU Main Campus programs and 3 VSU-Tolosa programs for Level I accreditation; 3 VSU-Isabel programs for Level II accreditation
After passing the Preliminary Survey Visit (PSV) and being awarded the Candidate Status Accreditation by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc. effective November 1, 2014 – October 31, 2016 among the seven programs of the VSU Main Campus—BS in Geodetic Engineering, BS in Environmental Management, BS in Economics, BS in Nursing, MS in Food Science and Technology, MS in Forestry, and MS in Tropical Ecology; the Bachelor of Elementary Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education, and the BS in Fishery in VSU-Tolosa Campus with validity period from June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2014, these programs shall undergo an evaluation for Level I Accreditation simultaneously on November 23-28, 2015.
Read more ...9 VSU students to compete in PASUC National Culture and the Arts Festival
A total of nine (9) college students of the Visayas State University will be representing PASUC-8 during the 7th PASUC National Culture and the Arts Festival on November 29-December 2, 2015 at Bicol University in Legazpi City. The student-performers were shortlisted after winning in their respective categories in the PASUC-8 Regional Culture and the Arts Festival held on October 19, 2015 in Eastern Visayas State University and in Leyte Normal University, Tacloban City.
The regional winners and their coaches are as follows: Vocal Solo Pop – Melanie P. Cinco with Mr. Jesus Freddy M. Baldos, as coach; On-the-Spot Painting – Larry A. Salvatera with Mr. Jude Nonie A. Sales, as coach; and Radio Drama – Marelie D. Dacera, Dhea Maureen Millana, Mariane B. Ubay, Tomas A. Yamada, and Joshua Levi S. Montero with Dr. Christina A. Gabrillo, as coach.
For winning in the Mr. and Miss PASUC-8 during the Search for Mr. and Miss SUC VIII on October 27, 2015 in time of the Regional SCUAA Meet 2015, Orland James Estologa and Aura Shaznay Tumulak shall be competing in the National Search for Mr. and Miss PASUC 2015. Miss Sheena Eunice Tabudlong and Miss Anna Beth Varron shall serve as their coach and assistant coach, respectively.
The VSU Delegation bound for Bicol shall be headed by Prof. Jesusito L. Lim, Head of the VSU Culture and the Arts Center. JFMBaldos
Pres. Aquino bestows 2015 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award to VP Guarte
His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III personally bestowed the 2015 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award to Dr. Roberto C. Guarte, Professor VI and VP for Administration and Finance of the Visayas State University (VSU), together with the rest of the 11 awardees throughout the country, in the morning of November 9, 2015 during the 2015 Honor Awards Rites at the Rizal Hall, Malacañan Palace, Manila. The Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award is the highest award accorded to a public official.
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