Another year filled with camaraderie and fun came as West Visayas State University (WVSU) celebrated its University Days on January 21-24, 2020.
With this year’s theme, “WVSU: Sustaining the Tradition of Excellence,” Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz, the newly-installed University President, highlighted the importance of the annual celebration during the Opening Program.
“This event is an opportunity for us to showcase the talents of our students in the literary and cultural arts. Moreover, this will also give us three indelible and important lessons: one, the thrill of competition; two, the joy of winning and three, the humility of losing. Indeed, the memories that we get from competing will truly make us successful,” he said in his Welcome Remarks.
The first day activities include the Holy Mass, Foot Parade, General Alumni Assembly, Gift Giving of Golden Jubilarians, Opening of Academic Exhibits and Agro-Industrial Fair, Visual Arts, Writing, and Live Band Competitions were conducted in various areas of the Main Campus while the Alumni Homecoming was held at the Iloilo Convention Center in the evening.
On the second day, the Investiture Ceremony of Dr. Villaruz as the 8th WVSU President, Fiesta sa West, Mr. and Ms. West Preliminaries and Talents Night and contests on English Literary, Musical, and Radio Drama were conducted.
The third day comprised contests on Filipino and Hiligaynon Literary, Newscasting, Dance and Quiz Bowl.
To cap the celebration, Lip Sync and Short and Sweet Play Contests were held in the morning while the Overall Awarding of University Week winners were done in the evening dominated by the Senior High School (SHS) as Overall Champion for 2 consecutive years; College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) as 1st Runner Up and College of PESCAR (COP) as 2nd Runner Up.
Alongside the closing ceremony was the Coronation of Mr. and Ms. West where Terence Talagon and Angie Lou Somodio of SHS seized the titles, respectively.
