Bohol Island State University

BALANCE • INTEGRITY • STEWARDSHIP • UPRIGHTNESS

In his final President’s Charge for the Class of 2025 of Bohol Island State University Main Campus, Dr. Anthony M. Penaso, University President of Bohol Island State University, challenged all the graduates of the Main Campus to “see KADAUGAN, your victory, differently.”

The commencement exercises of the Class of 2025 of BISU Calape held yesterday, June 23, was graced by its honored commencement speaker, Dr. Shirley Castañeda Agrupis, the chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education, appointed by His Excellency President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. just last May 2025.

“This triumph is not yours alone.”

A heartfelt talk on integrity, humility, and family was the message of this year’s Recognition Rites and Tribute to Parents of BISU Calape.

“You are responsible to carry on your good name,” says recognition speaker Dr. Milabel Enriquez-Ho, RN, the executive director of the Accrediting Agency for Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines, Inc.

Congratulations to 𝗗𝗿. 𝗔𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗦. 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼 on his well-deserved appointment as the 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 of 𝐌𝐫. & 𝐌𝐬. 𝐏𝐒𝐎𝐀 – 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥, 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. (𝐏𝐀𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐀𝐈) for the 2025–2027 term!

The College of Arts and Sciences of Bohol Island State University Main Campus joins the Writeshop on Crafting Bibliometric Analysis Papers as participated by Engr. John Lester C. Baroro at Molave Hall, One Central Hotel, Cebu City on May 29 – 30, 2025. The Writeshop aims to enhance the newly emerging journal of the college of arts and science focusing on the dynamics of the journal index, authors index and criteria worthy for Scopus.

BUENAVISTA, BOHOL – Demonstrating its firm commitment to academic excellence and community empowerment, the Bohol Island State University – Main Campus (BISU-MC) partnered with Buenavista Community College (BCC) to conduct a one-day seminar-workshop titled “Empowering Educators: Enhancing Data Analysis Skills through JAMOVI.

In a powerful convergence of psychological practice and the arts, two psychology instructors from Bohol Island State University (BISU) took part in the 15th Psychology Regional Forum hosted by the Department of Psychology at Silliman University in Dumaguete City from May 13 to 15, 2025. Centered on the theme “𝑨𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑻𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈: 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄,”

Bohol Island State University President Dr. Anthony M. Penaso bestows to the graduates of BISU Clarin, Class of Year 2025, their final challenge before leaving the confines of the state university.
Dr. Penaso then offered his heartfelt congratulations to the graduates, commanding the fresh grads to step forward with confidence.

In her speech, Dir. Enriquez reminds the enthused graduates of the importance of perseverance. “It is not just the results that matter, but your experiences and strides that set the scene for the results,” she says.

“And the harder your experiences and strides are, the sweeter are your victories.”

She challenges them to not let the realities and hardships of life stop them from dreaming.

“𝐖𝐄’𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐑, 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑, 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑.”

Ms. Thea Claire M. Tagupa, cum laude graduate of BSEd-Math, commends the rest of BISU Clarin’s graduating class of 2025 for their resilience, them being all part of a generation that grew up surviving natural calamities and a global pandemic, from 2009’s Ondoy Typhoon, to the 2013 Bohol Earthquake, the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2021’s Odette.