Bohol Island State University

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The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) of BISU Main Campus celebrated a remarkable milestone as it held its 2nd Founding Anniversary in conjunction with the Academic Year-End Evaluation and COPC Strategic Workshop at JJ’s Seafood Village on April 7, 2025. The event brought together faculty members, students, and university officials for a day of reflection, recognition, and academic foresight.

Bohol Island State University is honored to be recognized as one of the top-performing Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) in the country. This prestigious recognition was awarded at the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Excellence in Quality Assurance in Teacher Education (EQUATE) Awards, held on April 2, 2025, at the Manila Hotel.

The IPOPHL (Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines), in collaboration with Innovation and Technology Support Offices, proudly conferred the awards to ITSO members who have met the requirements under the ITSO 2.0 Clustering Scheme during the ITSO Presidents’ Summit and General Assembly on April 10, 2025 at Sequioa Hotel Manila Bay, Parañaque City.

The Visayas Steno, Keyboarding, and Quiz Bowl 2025 drew participants from a diverse array of esteemed institutions across the region, including the BISU network (Bilar, Candijay, and Main Campuses), Central Philippine Adventist College (CPAC), Eastern Visayas State University-Main Campus (EVSU), Negros Oriental State University-Main Campus (NORSU), Tagbilaran City College (TCC), and Trinidad Municipal College (TMC).

BISU Main Campus, along with BISU Bilar and BISU Candijay campuses, received the Excellence in Quality Assurance in Teacher Education Award. These multiple awards serve as recognition of BISU’s consistent upholding of the highest standard in ensuring the quality of pre-service teacher education programs

Under the auspices of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), the 2-Day Training-Workshop on Course Syllabus Alignment and Questionnaire Item-Analysis commenced with a gathering of esteemed educators from the College of Teacher Education, College of Business and Management, and College of Technology.

On March 21, the BISU University Planning Office and the University Information Office successfully conducted a Waste Management Information, Education, and Communication (or IEC) Workshop, at JJ’s Seafood Village, Tagbilaran City, Bohol.

Congratulations to our BISU 4th-year Industrial Design student, James Carl H. Requillo, for winning 1st place in the PhilHealth Region 7 Digital Poster Making Contest 2024!

Three of the core faculty members of the Philosophy Program of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) of BISU were the featured Plenary Speakers at the recently concluded Philosophical Symposium at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary (IHMS) of the Diocese of Tagbilaran on January 31, 2025.

The Bohol Island State University (BISU) community beams with pride as its esteemed President, Dr. Anthony Penaso, was honored with the Outstanding Alumnus Award by Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) during the 2024 Alumni Homecoming on December 20, 2024