01/06/2025
| ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฌ 120 ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ 2025
Northwest Samar State UniversityโMain Campus proudly celebrates the achievement of producing 120 Latin honor graduates during its 46th Commencement Exercises, held at the RSU Socio-Cultural Center on May 29โ30, 2025.
Among the Class of 2025 honorees, 85 earned the distinction of Magna Cum Laude, while 35 graduated as Cum Laude. This surpasses last yearโs total of 112 Latin honor recipients.
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Topping this yearโs baccalaureate is Jim Kyle Lauderes, a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) from the College of Computing and Information Sciences (CCIS).
In his address of gratitude, Lauderes expressed his appreciation for the educators, friends, classmates, family, and the university community who supported him on his journey to success.
Ending his address, Lauderes encouraged graduates to face the future with confidence and bravery.
โWe've spent years preparing for this moment, for tomorrow, a new chapter of our lives begins. Tomorrow comes โ let it come, for we are prepared. We are prepared to face its uncertainties and opportunities head-on. For we continue with our heads held up high, and hearts and minds filled with the years weโve persevered,โ he uttered.
Following Lauderes was Bachelor of Business Administrationโs (BSBA) Magna Cum Laude, Jordan B. Diaz from the College of Management (COM).
During the second day of the commencement exercises, Diaz urged his comrades to not be confined by limitations and strive for greatness.
โTo my fellow graduates: never let our background make us feel small. Where we come from is not a limitationโitโs the beginning of a powerful story. We are capable, we are worthy, and the world is waiting for our light. So, keep believing, keep learning, and keep going. Because our stories are just beginning, and they are worth telling.โ, he said.
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Institutional awards were also bestowed upon graduates that showed exceptional service to the university. The Outstanding Student Award and the Leadership Award were given to Eunice Marsha Alorro, a Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Science graduate, and Joshua Lim, a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science graduate, respectively.
โWhile for "The Calbayog City Sentinels Eagles Club Outstanding Award" was given to Lauderes along with the aforementioned honorees.
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Moreover, โthe Student Regent of the NwSSU Governing Board Awardโ was given to Pears Bob Picorro, a Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English graduate and former FSSC President.
Present during the two-day ceremony were the deans and faculty members of various colleges, university staff and stakeholders.
Samar District Board Member Abbie Irigon Yulo represented Day 1 guest speaker Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan who delivered her address to the graduates.
Meanwhile, Commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Commissioner Dr. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela served as guest speaker for Day 2 extending her congratulations to the graduates via video message.
The University Registrar conferred a total of 978 graduates this school year. | via James Francis Chiquillo
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Graphics by Elaine Mateo
