Despite the threat of raindrops, CatSU Cluster B graduation rites pushes
Students𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒆
𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕
𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒔
𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗦𝗨
𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀;
𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝘇𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀
𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 ‘𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌
𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆
𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒚 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒆𝒔’
An hour before the 1,515 graduates of Cluster B marched, a heavy downpour pelted their caps and gowns while they were heading to Catanduanes State University (CatSU) Front Grounds to celebrate the 52nd Commencement Exercises on Tuesday afternoon, July 11, 2023.
Despite the threat of the gloomy weather and drizzles at the start of the program, the graduates did not deter, and the university pushed through with the much-awaited celebration of the year.
Associating the event's situation with
limitations on conquering life, CatSU President Dr. Patrick Alain T. Azanza
urged the graduates to 'look beyond'.
"These (cloudy skies and heavy rains) are all limitations to make sure that you conform to the norms of life. Outside these limitations are unlimited potentials," the president said.
"By looking beyond, you will be more, you will grow," he assured the graduates.
Meanwhile, the commencement speaker also acknowledged the limitations and challenges confronted by the Class of 2023 through his representative, Dr. Maria Christina F. Campita, DA-RFOV Supervising Agriculturist, praising the graduates as "it was not an easy journey" and "not for the weak-hearted".
"As graduates of this institution, you have a significant role to fill in and rise above these challenges," Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office V (DA-ROV) Director Rodel P. Tornilla said.
As a certified Abaca farmer and a Catandunganon himself, the DA regional director recognized the resilient character of the Catandunganon people and challenged the newly minted graduates to emulate this on their first job.
"Ang mga Bicolano, pagkatapos bagyo, maririnig, mapakaray mga naraot, yu iba mairinuman ngani, at palaging may pag-asa. This is a positive attitude that you can infuse in your first job," he implored the graduates of the College of Engineering and Architecture, College of Sciences, College of Agriculture and Fisheries, College of Industrial Technology, and College of Information and Communications Technology.
"I encourage you to
take the first step, be bold, be confident, and be ready to face the challenge
and make a difference. Show them what graduates of this university are made
of," the commencement speaker concluded. #AC
