A total of ๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ญ๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ received their degree during the university’s 45th Commencement Exercise on August 28, 2024 at CSI Stadia Lucao District in Dagupan City.
Dr. Rosario DL. Valencerina, Campus Executive Director of PSU Alaminos; Dr. Honorio L. Cascolan, CED of Sta Maria Campus; and Dr. Roy C. Ferrer, CED of Urdaneta City Campus, introduced the graduating class from their respective campuses while Vice President Dr. Manolito C. Manuel endorsed them to the President.
Dr. Elbert M. Galas, the University President, emphasized the importance of perseverance as he stated “๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ค๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ค๐๐ฉ”.
The President also elaborated the reputation of the university as home of topnotchers as he shared the achievements that PSU students earned in various licensure examinations.
Meanwhile, ๐๐. ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐. “๐ฝ๐๐๐ฆ” ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ผ, ๐
๐น๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ถโ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ’๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐.
“๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐,” Concepcion shared as he encouraged the students through his virtual speech.
Graduates who earned latin honors, accompanied by their parents, were awarded with medals and all the graduates then stepped on the stage to receive their diplomas.
In a response of gratitude, ๐๐ฅ-๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ง ๐. ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐ง, ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ, recalled the hardships and experiences she encountered in the online class during the pandemic. Manipon emphasized that graduation is not the end.
“๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐จ ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐,” she stated.
Manipon was awarded a medal for attaining the highest general weighted average among Cluster C graduates.
Afterwards, the graduates took the pledge of loyalty to the Alumni Associations led by Dr. Julie Junio.
The occasion concluded with the Abaray toss and a heartwarming community singing of the PSU Hymn.
Story: PSU Urdaneta -Amador Acosta III
