NORSU’s crowning glory

By Paul Anthony M. Eso

(Vol. XXVIII No. 7, Editorial Cartoon)

NORSU’s crowning glory

A few months ago, the whole NORSU community was amazed by the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) declaration that Negros Oriental State University is one of the top performing schools in the entire country offering Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Imagine the mixed emotions of surprise, gratefulness, and glee for those who were directly and indirectly concerned of the news. That was the time when this institution was very much awed with the performance of the Nursing students —when all the pioneer 17 graduates who took of the Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) passed, making the university an automatic 100 percent achiever.

This made us, NORSU-Main Campus I, the number one record-holder for range three (those schools with 10 to 99 takers) and the top nursing performing school along with the Bukidnon State College—Malaybalay Campus and the University of the Philippines—Manila Campus.

Very recently, NORSU’s banner was once again raised after three board takers namely: Dante Alcona, Richard Bajado and Edsel Electona successfully passed the Master Mariner Licensure Examination (MMLE), giving the university a glorifying 100 percent passing rate. They would not definitely conceal that wonderful feeling of receiving kudos from fellow Norsunians and a highly-acclaimed future waiting to be ventured. In line with that is the succes of the 19 more Norsunians who passed the O.I.C.- Navigational Watch Licensure Examination (NWLE) which furnished the school a 63 percent passing rate, and Timotheo Buscato Jr. who, out of two takers, made it to the Chief Mate Licensure Examination, giving the university a 50 percent passing rate. Wonderful performance indeed!

Here is another fact. The dean of the College of Maritime shared that “as far as the College of Maritime Education is concerned, we are glad that in every board examination, the college has passers.” He assured that this 100 percent passing rate in MMLE will certainly inspire the students to strive harder.

With the university’s top performing colleges, the College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA), the College of Maritime Education (CME), and the College of Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Allied Health Sciences (CNDPAHS), Dr. Henry A. Sojor is very much confident with the potential of every Norsunian and said that intelligence will not matter whatever the social status of a person is.

What do you think would be the best way for you to contribute to this notable success of the university? Would you want your name to be in tarpaulins and be the future reasons of the beaming smiles of the faculty and staff of this institution, too? It is your choice, and it is your decision to make.