To celebrate and honor the unwavering commitment, exemplary service, and outstanding contributions of SorSU employees to the Pamantasang May Puso, Sorsogon State University organized 𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙎𝙐: 𝙂𝙖𝙗𝙞 𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙡, a university-wide awards night, which was graced by aesthetically stunning distinguished guests – SorSU key officials, faculty members, and administrative personnel (both former and current), dressed in their glitz and glam outfits, last May 24, 2023, at Sorsogon Convention Center, Sorsogon City.
The highlight of the SorSU: Gabi ng Parangal is the awarding ceremonies to former campus directors, former deans, retirees, as well as present SorSU personnel for their meritorious service to the University. Likewise, employees were also given accolades for their outstanding performance on research, extension, and training, while selected exemplary officials were the recipients of The President’s Awards.
SUC President III, Dr. Geraldine F. De Jesus, emphasized in her welcome remarks that SorSU today, with its top-notch advancements and milestones, was successfully achieved and established owing to the vision, guidance, perseverance, efforts, and sacrifices of former exemplary officials and employees.
“𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙: 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 – 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙮 𝙋𝙪𝙨𝙤, 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚ñ𝙤𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙆𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙜𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙤 𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣!”
Moreover, Dr. De Jesus also shared the remarkable developments, achievements, and accomplishments that transpired and positively changed the institution in the past ten months in her service as the University President, including vigorous infrastructure improvement and developments; accredited program offerings; faculty & staff scholarships and relevant trainings; local and national competitions of flagship student organizations; licensure examinations and curricular competitions; launching of research centers in different campuses; collaborative partnerships with LGUs, agencies, private institutions, & other community stakeholders as well as international linkages.
Meanwhile, Dr. Jhonner D. Ricafort (Vice President for Academic Affairs), in his closing remarks, emphasized before the SorSU employees to continue to strive for excellence and passion in their respective fields for the purpose of being a valuable contributor to the beloved institution. Dr. Ricafort remarked, “𝘚𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘩𝘰, 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 – 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘗𝘶𝘴𝘰. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.” (SorSU PIO)