Academic Year Starter 2023: CatSU-USC welcomes over 4k first-year students on first day of school
StudentsCatanduanes State University’s newest students were warmly welcomed through the Academic Year Starter event spearheaded by the University Student Council on Monday, August 14, the first day of school, held at the CatSU gymnasium.
The event — which features remarks from university officials and student leaders, and showcasing booths from various colleges — marks the students’ entry into the CatSU community.
University President Dr. Patrick Alain T. Azanza welcomed the first-year students inside a jam-packed gymnasium, noting that this was the pioneer batch who will enjoy the benefits of different projects in the university such as the four brand new buses, student center, and library to name a few.
“Ang apat na bagong bus na maabot ay hari an sa savings kan university. Patunay na pagmatanos ang pamamayo sa unibersidad, gabalik sa mga estudyante ang biyaya,” the president shared.
“Yaasahan ko na dae niyo sasayangon ang free education kan gobyerno ta iyan ang mabag'o kan puturo nindo pati kan saindong pamilya,” he reminded the newest students of the university and asked everyone to cheer 'Mabuhay ang CatSU'.
Joining the president, Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Gemma G. Acedo also expressed her warm welcome and Office of the Students Affairs and Development Services (OSADS) Director Prof. Francis John B. Templonuevo assured the student-attendees that “student’s welfare is always a top priority” of their office.
Following the event, the first-year students will embark on a campus tour in the afternoon which is dubbed as ‘Freshies Walk’ by USC.
As of today, August 14, 12,128
undergraduates were enrolled for the first semester, 4,123 of whom are
first-year students, according to the university registrar. #AGC
