Taiwanese university VP inspires CatSU graduates: “Think independently, be passionate”
StudentsTraveling from
Taiwan to the ‘Happy Island’ of Catanduanes, Dr. Chao Ming Fu, Vice President
of Fu Guang University in Yilan County, delivered his commencement speech on
the first day of Catanduanes State University (CatSU) 53rd Commencement
Exercises, June 27.
Dr. Chao told
the 731 graduates to ‘think independently, not be constrained by conventional
authority’.
He also urged
the students to ‘be passionate and maintain consistency on their professional
path’ in order to achieve success and overcome challenges.
Drawing
inspiration from his expertise as a physicist, Dr. Chao included in his speech
a lecture about Science and Physics with relation to the commencement theme
‘Exemplifying Professionalism and Versatility in an Era of Connectivity: A
Challenge to the Graduates.’
He considered
professionalism and versatility as a pathway to excellence by embracing,
adapting, and nurturing change and making innovative discoveries.
Introduced by
CatSU President Dr. Patrick Alain T. Azanza, the keynote speaker, holds a Ph.D.
from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium and is a professor of Physics at
National Taiwan University.
On the first
day, the university president conferred degrees to the Cluster A graduates from
the College of Business and Accountancy, College of Education, and Graduate
School.
