Month: August 2022

Written by: Rose Coleen Rubio

WVSU DCS congratulates Sam Sydryk N. Dealagdon, one of our deputies of the Publicity Committee, for being the first ever Summa Cum Laude of the WVSU College of Communication! Your name will be forever engraved in the history of our university. May you become an agent of social change, upholding the values of Development Communication that the university fostered. May you become an example to your fellow development communicators that upholds the pursuit of excellence.

WVSU DCS is proud of you!

WVSU-CICT’s Bachelor of Science in Entertainment and Multimedia Computing (BSEMC) pioneer batch graduated this year, as West Visayas State University holds its face-to-face Commencement Exercises 2022 on July 21, 2022, at the WVSU Cultural Center and streamed live on WVSU Facebook Page.

The Bachelor of Science in Entertainment and Multimedia Computing (BSEMC) program is one of the newest recognized programs by the Commission on Higher Education. The CHED first recognized WVSU’s BSEMC program in 2018, with Mr. Evan Sumido who was assigned as BSEMC Department Chair. Its main objective is to produce professional artists in charge of creating multimedia art products in the fields of science, entertainment, education, simulations, and advertising.

The first cohort of the BSEMC was launched last 2018 with 2 specializations: Digital Animation Technology and Game Development, at West Visayas State University-College of Information and Communication Technology, under Dr. Joel De Castro, former CICT Dean. The total of 18 students under BSEMC majoring in Digital Animation Technology received their diplomas last July 21, 2022. Out of 18 BSEMC students, 11 graduated with Latin honors, with two Magna Cum Laude, and nine Cum Laude.

This batch also brought back the Alima Artists’ Group, which became the degree’s official student group, led by Paolo Jose Abulencia. At the most recent University Virtual Org Fest 2021, the Alima Artists’ Group was hailed as the champions in a promotional video contest out of hundred organizations inside the campus.

During their Internship Training Program, the BSEMC Senior students were dispersed around various companies and studios namely, ADA Asia, Mulave Studios, Panay News, Prometheus, and GTBI on their on-the-job training which developed their expertise and get them ready for their future professions. In fact, before graduation, three BSEMC students were employed by their on-the-job training studios.

BSEMC degree in the Philippines is one of the most sought-after employment options due to the global rise of technology. The entertainment and multimedia sectors seek competitive and competent professionals to be their partners in the sector as it has been evolving for years.

#WeAreICON

Article: John Felip Gerasol
Photos by: Ronhel Brabanzo

College of Communication march with pride and honor for West Visayas State University’s Graduation Ceremony today, July 21, 2022. The ceremonial rites are conducted face-to-face at the premises of WVSU Cultural Center. Despite the administering of the said set-up, minimum protocols are howbeit observed. This year, the college has given rise to 93 students who are eligible for graduation and 1 from graduate school.

The three departmental courses under the College of Communication are mainly; Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, and Bachelor of Science in Development Communication.

A total of 33 Academic Awardees, including 17 Magna Cum Laude graduates and 16 Cum Laude graduates, were produced by the Broadcasting division. The Journalism division, on the other hand, brought forth 21 Academic Awardees in total, including 6 Magna Cum Laude graduates and 15 Cum Laude graduates. Meanwhile, the Development Communication division also welcomed 21 Academic Awardees, containing the first-ever Summa Cum Laude of the COC, 11 Magna Cum Laude graduates, and 9 Cum Laude graduates.

John Aubrey Jamero from BAB, Greg Nicole Sala from BAJ, and Sam Sydryk Dealagdon from BSDC were hailed as the Most Outstanding Students of their degree program respectively.

Everly Flores, a 4th year broadcasting student, expressed her mixed emotions for their graduation rites. “As our most awaited moment draws nearer, bittersweet feelings surface from within me as I recall all the challenges we’ve been through as a student from this institution. The bitter taste of goodbyes as we close another chapter in our lives, and the sweet taste of success after years of hard work”, said Flores.

She also extended a message to her fellow graduates with an undecided path to take.”Getting a degree and graduating from my dream University has always been my goal. At this point in our lives, some may have a clearer vision for their future, and that’s good! But to those who are like me, know that you are not alone and we will all figure it out.”

Those who braved to dive the uncertainties of the pedagogical abyss have redeemed their holy grail. A total of 94 graduates withstand the incessant mishaps and countless unprecedented fall.

This history amidst the pandemic is one for the books — remembered through ages and ages of time. Your voices shall forever echo in the university, COC Batch 2022 Graduates!

#TheMediator

#HopHigh

By Mark Lawrence G. Articuna

After two years of pandemic restrictions, the West Visayas State University (WVSU) held its 2022 Commencement Exercises for Undergraduate Level face-to-face at the WVSU Cultural Center on July 21, 2022.

The graduating Class of 2022 was the first batch of graduates under the new K-12 Curriculum and the new college curriculum, with 1,177 graduating students, 793 of whom are academic awardees. 324 of the graduates were from the College of Education (COE).

Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz, SUC President IV, introduced this year’s commencement speaker, Atty. Emilio L. Maranon III, an election lawyer, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science alumnus, magna cum laude, and the university’s “Most Outstanding Graduate” in 2005.

“When you go out of this university, people will question you. People will doubt you. People will underestimate you, but I am confident that having been trained in West, we are always bigger from these challenges. And when wheat is separated from the chaff, we always emerge victorious because we are from West,” said Atty. Marañon III.

Atty. Marañon also added, “Whatever I achieved is proof that there is no limit, there is no ceiling of what we can reach, of what we can do, wherever we go.”

Tedric Dave E. Senosa, a Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) Major in Mathematics Summa Cum Laude, and this year’s Most Outstanding Graduate, led the graduating class in saying the Graduate’s Prayer.

The COE, known as the Center of Excellence in Teacher Education in the region, has produced four (4) summa cum laude, 124 magna cum laude, and 107 cum laude graduates this academic year.

Aside from Senosa, three other summa cum laude awardees hail from BSEd Major in Social Studies: Marcus S. Llanera, three-time Education Student Council chairperson from 2019 to 2022; Euthel Jhon A. Finlac, Student of the Year and Journalism awardee; and Hans Luigi B. Sayno.

“I am proud that despite the changes and challenges brought by the pandemic, we stood our ground, moved forward and emerged victoriously. As the pioneer batch of K to 12 and the first batch of pandemic graduates, our journey was never easy but it is, in all sense, worth taking,” said Jayne Paul I. Sucob, BSEd Major in Science, Magna Cum Laude, and a University Senior Curriculum Council (USCC) Service Awardee.

As the occasion went on inside the Cultural Center, family members of the graduates attended the ceremonies from outside and viewed the proceedings through two big screens in light of the university’s graduation ceremony guidelines which aim to maintain the observance of minimum health protocols such as social distancing.