07/10/2026
๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) Mabinay Campus officially gathered its academic community for the ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง held on October 3, 2026, at the NORSU Mabinay Covered Court.
Carrying the theme "๐๐๐
๐๐: ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐, ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐, ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐," the event served as a formal celebration of academic excellence and institutional commitment.
The program commenced at 9:00 AM with a Holy Mass officiated by ๐๐๐ฏ. ๐
๐ซ. ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ, followed by the formal processional and opening activities.
The convocation featured ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐. ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, of Kabankalan Catholic College, as the guest convocation speaker. In her speech, she delivered a powerful message unpacking the event's core theme by emphasizing ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐, encouraging students to take charge of their education and reminding them that their current background does not dictate their destiny; on innovation, highlighting that innovation is a mindset a refusal to accept the status quo and urging students to become active problem-solvers across all fields rather than simply relying on a "copy-and-paste" approach; and on global competitiveness, challenging NORSUnians to strive for global standards wherever they are planted, declaring, "๐โ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ . ๐ผ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ โ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐."
Key university officials led by ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐จ๐ง ๐. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข, ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ. ๐. ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐. ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ก.๐. delivered inspirational messages and introduced campus initiatives aimed at strengthening instructional quality, research, and community extension.
The event also highlighted the awarding of plaques of recognition and included messages of support from local government partners, including ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐. ๐๐ฒ.