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Education liberates the intellect, unlocks the imagination and is fundamental for self-respect. It is the key to prosperity and opens a world of opportunities, making it possible for each of us to contribute to a progressive, healthy society. Learning benefits every human being and should be available to all.
Expanding the horizon of WVSU has always been a vision for its institutional internationalization. And a vision coming true is a milestone worth sharing with the rest of Taga-West.
Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz, WVSU president, has always pushed for full force internationalization. With the International and Local Linkages Office (ILLO) headed by Director Ms. Edel Carmela Subong-Csoka, a visit to Kasetsart University in Thailand was made to foster collaborations, most especially in the fields of agriculture and forestry, and forensics.
With the study visit and institutional expansion were VP for Research, Innovation, and Extension Dr. @Greta G. Gabinete, Campus Administrators Dr. @Dominador Lisao (College of Agriculture and Forestry-CAF) and Dr. Mary Josephine Bautista (Lambunao), and Internationalization Focal Person of CAF Prof. Rod Reynan Las Pinas. #
The Local Government Unit of the Municipality of Calinog, headed by the Municipal Mayor, Hon. Francisco “Ico” L. Calvo distributed the Php. 5,000.00 cash assistance to the seven (7) Magna Cum Laude’s namely: Mary Ann Joy D. Muyco (BSED Mathematics) , Efraem J. Celeste (BSED (Mathematics), Marvin G. Lozada (BS Entrep), Christian Kienn C. Siman (BS Entrep), Elda C. Paluyo (BS Entrep), Fredelyn B. Lorilla (BS Entrep), and Karyl D. Casiple (BSOA). This activity was conducted during the Municipal Flag Ceremony at Golden Paragon Mall, Calinog, Iloilo.
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”- Eleanor Roosevelt.
After long years of hard work and sacrifices, Batch 2022 students conclude their journey today, July 4, 2022 as WVSU-HCC celebrates its 11th Commencement Exercises.
Kodus to all the proud parents, graduates, faculty, staff, and the whole administration for hurdling all sorts of challenges including the pandemic.
Together, let us conquer the world while holding the WVSU’s banner high and bringing the culture of excellence wherever your future will take you.
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-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.
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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!
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.
To cater both students residing within and outside of Iloilo, the West Visayas State University Main Campus offers multiple payment options for efficient and secured payment procedure for its students. Given below are the different modes of payment offered by the University.
How to Pay School Fees:
Please choose a payment procedure most convenient for you. the University.
Payment at the Cash Office, WVSU Admin. Bldg., Luna St., La Paz Iloilo City
Step 1: After receipt of the confirmation of your assessment through your email or IUIS inbox, print or screenshot your **Unofficial Registration Form from your IUIS Account.
Step 2: Before going to West Visayas State University, Luna St., La Paz Iloilo City, secure an appointment to Cashier Office thru the University Ticketon System at https://wvsu.edu.ph/ticketon , wait for your appointment to be approved by the Cashier and ticket will be generated. Present your ticket to the guard at the entrance of the University upon entry.
Step 3: Go to the Admin Bldg. of the University and get a priority number for payment from the guard at the entrance for queuing.
Step 4: Proceed to Cash Office located at the Ground Floor of the WVSU Admin. Bldg. (The office is open 9:00AM-3:00PM from Monday to Friday except on official holidays).
Step 5: Present the Unofficial Registration Form to the Cashier. You may present screenshot of your Unofficial Registration Form in your mobile phones.
Step 6: Get the Official Receipt. This will serve as your proof of payment.
Payment through Other Channels
REMINDER! System will not accept payment less than or greater than the amount due based on the Assessment.
Step 1: Wait for the confirmation of your Assessment through your email or IUIS inbox before proceeding for payment.
Step 2: Read and follow the Online Payment Transaction Process Procedures below:
Student Module: Online Payment Transaction Process
Allows the students/applicants to process their tuition payments
Allows the students/applicants to process other payments such as Entrance Exam Fee, TOR, etc.
Allows the students/applicants to process their previous balances
Allows the students/applicants to view their online payment transactions
How to Pay Tuition/Assessment Fees for the Current School
Student Module Online Payment Process
1.1 Go to this link https://iuis.wvsu.edu.ph/iuis/students 1.2 Input your log-in credentials 1.3 Click the Log-in button to proceed 1.4. In you Registration tab – Assessment page, select PAY ONLINE in the payment option dropdown box. 1.5 Click the Save Registration button afterwards
1.6 Read the Notification Alert Message and click the Yes, Proceed button to continue.
1.7 Review the amount that you are going to pay and click the Yes, Proceed button to continue your transaction.
1.8 In the Online Payment Transaction Details, review your information, the Summary of Fees details and the Total Amount to Pay.
1.9 In the How would you like to pay?, select the preferred Payment Option (Online Banking, Over the Counter Banks or Non-Banks)
1.10. Verify the Total Amount and click the Continue to Payment button to continue until your payment is processed successfully.
1.11. Open your email to check or view your payment confirmation.
Once your payment is successful, you will receive an email regarding your Enrollment_Payment Confirmation.
You will also receive a payment confirmation in your registered email address.
1.1 Enter your email address. The payment gateway will send the instruction to the provided email address. You will be notified on the status of your payment until you have processed it successfully.
1.2 Open your email and click the link to download the instruction on how to process your payment.
1.3 Open you email again to check/view your payment confirmation once you have processed the payment successfully.
How to Pay Previous Balance(s)
Student Module Online Payment Process
1.1 In Student Module, go to your Registration tab. Your previous balance(s) will display in the pop-up form.
1.2 Review the SYSEM and Amount details and click the Yes, Proceed button to process the payment.
1.3 Another pop-up form will display with the total amount due of the previous balance(s) that you are going to pay. The system will automatically select the due balances.
1.4 Verify the Total Amount to Pay and click the Yes, Proceed button to continue the transaction.
1.5 In the Online Payment Transaction Details, review your information, the Summary of Fees details and the Total Amount to Pay.
1.6 In the How would you like to pay?, select the preferred Payment Option (Online Banking, Over the Counter Banks or Non-Banks)
1.8 Open your email to check or view your payment confirmation.
Once your payment is successful, you will receive an email regarding your payment confirmation.
1.7 Verify the Total Amount and click the Continue to Payment button to continue until your payment is processed successfully.
1.4 Enter your email address. The payment gateway will send the instruction to the provided email address. You will be notified on the status of your payment until you have processed it successfully.
1.5 Open your email and click the link to download the instruction on how to process your payment.
1.6 Open you email again to check/view your payment confirmation once you have processed the payment successfully.
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WVSU President Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz stood behind the podium like a proud father in front of his children, the Graduating Class of 2022. The commencement ceremony last July 21, 2022, held at the Cultural Center, was the culmination of fulfilled aspirations by the graduates and their families.
Graduation opens doors of opportunities, and the youthful graduates are determined to take on the world with wide-open eyes, ready to put their mark on society. Aware of the significance of this academic milestone, Dr. Villaruz equaled the fire he saw in the graduates’ eyes with his insightful and inspiring message.
“Dear graduates, each one of you holds the pen to write the future of your generation,” Dr. Villaruz wrote. “While it is true that there may be difficulties and uncertainties along the way, far more opportunities arise.”
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In the aftermath of the graduation, the University President offers nuggets of fatherly counsel: rising above setbacks, learning from one’s mistakes, finding peace with yourself, and using the power of dreams to succeed, among others.
Below is the full graduation message of WVSU President Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz to the Graduates of Class 2022:
My sincere congratulations to the graduates of Class 2022 for making it amidst the pandemic. The “generational challenge” brought about by Covid 19 has influenced all facets of society, especially your education. But remember that the post-COVID era is yet to be written.
Dear graduates, each one of you holds the pen to write your generation’s future. While it is true that there may be difficulties and uncertainties along the way, far more opportunities arise. Although some failures in life are inevitable, dreams serve as a yardstick as it uncovers your willpower.
Do not allow setbacks to drown out your inner voice and deter you from achieving your full potential. Dreams can empower you through every obstacle pitched against you. It will propel you to overcome fears, hardships, and rejections. Have the courage to follow your dreams, listen to your heart, and keep fighting for what you believe. Remember that there are no limitations to what you can accomplish.
Bear in mind to be true to who you really are. Learn lessons from the mistakes and failures of the past. Always strive to be at peace with yourself because only then you will find true happiness. You do not need a magic wand to change the world. You have within you the power to make a change, to make a difference, to make the world a better place for your generation and the generations to come.
As you graduate and embark on the journey of self-exploration and self-discovery of opportunities under the new normal, always be guided by your dreams – your north star, coupled with the right values and attitude. Let it illuminate your path and beacon you in the right direction.
Now is the time to take charge of your life and future. Be relevant and decide what really matters to you. I expect you, my dear graduates, to embrace a culture of excellence, morality, integrity, harmony, and love of work.
May God be with you always as you realize your dreams and find your rightful place underneath the sun!
JOSELITO F. VILLARUZ, MD, Ph.D., FPPS SUC President IV
