The College of Engineering (CE) led this week’s flag-raising ceremony.
Following the ceremony, CE Department of Civil Engineering Faculty Member Nelson S. Banos congratulated the students for passing the March 2026 Civil Engineer Licensure Exam with a 38 percent passing rate, surpassing the national passing rate of 35 percent. Banos thanked the university officials and faculty for their support, hoping for improvement in the next exam.
Next, Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Faculty Member Kevin B. Titiwa announced the Philippine Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers (PSABE) 75th Annual National Convention and 37th Philippine Agricultural Engineering Week.
Titiwa then added that for Benguet State University, BS Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering students prepared several activities to celebrate with the PSABE.
University President Kenneth A. Laruan congratulated the new civil engineers, following up with his message urging balanced university life across teaching, research, and extension roles despite pressures.
”Our life here in BSU is a mix of different functions. As much as we would like to accomplish much for this university, please be reminded to kindly look at your schedule and make sure that everything you do is balanced. Let us again proceed to our office, do our service, but of course make our service balanced, provide satisfactory service to our clients, but let us not pressure ourselves,” Laruan said.//EBawang
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The Flag Raising Ceremony and the short program that follows it usually consisting of announcements, recognition of student and employee achievements, physical exercises, performances and speeches from guests and university officials is a regular activity of BSU that supports and contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals specifically #Goal3, #Goal4, #Goal8, #Goal10, #Goal16, and #Goal17. In essence, the activity serves as a regular platform to reinforce values, disseminate information, and celebrate achievements.