URS President's Report

9^th University Commencement Exercises

The 9^th University Commencement Exercises was held at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. In order to accommodate all the three thousand four hundred eighty-seven (3487) graduates, parents and faculty, the graduation ceremony was conducted in two sessions: morning and afternoon. For the morning session, the young and bright Chairman Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III of Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) served as commencement speaker while in the succeeding session, Dr. Avelina Llagas was again chosen to deliver an inspiring message to the new graduates of Batch 2010.

CICT Chairman Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III deliver his message

International and Local Student Scholarships

Five students from the College of Agriculture are currently in Israel and undergoing Training in Agroforestry studies for eleven months. Relative to local scholars, from 1,790 last school year, the number of student scholars has gone up to two thousand seven hundred sixty-two (2762) for this academic year. This is an increase of more than 50 percent and hopefully will keep on increasing so many deserving but financially constrained students may avail of various merit and non-merit based scholarships from private and public associations and individuals.

New scholars pose with their sponsor and URS staff

Notable Student Recognition and Achievements for 2010

¨ URS nominated Joshua T. Soriano, a 4th-year BSE major in Biological Sciences student who graduated Cum Laude and Presidential Leadership Excellence Awardee in the 2010 Search for the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP).

¨ Two (2) URSM students were chosen to participate in the prestigious Ayala Young Leaders Congress 2010 held at San Miguel Corporation-Management and Training Center, Alfonso, Cavite on February 6-10, 2010. Being branded as Philippines 75 best and brightest students, Suzette S. Plegaria and Jenisus O. Dejarlo of College of Education passed the rigorous selection process conducted by the Ayala Group of Companies Executives.