The Ateneo de Zamboanga University is all set for the
graduation of its various units.
The Schedule of Graduation is as follows:
Pre-School Achievement Program: March 20, 8:30AM, Fr
Aureo Nepomuceno Covered Courts (FANCC), Kreutz Campus, Tumaga
Kindergarten Year-End Award Ceremony: March 21, 8:30AM,
FANCC, Kreutz Campus, Tumaga
Grade School Graduation: March 22, 2:30PM, FANCC, Kreutz
Campus, Tumaga
Junior High School Completion: March 23, 8:30AM, JHS
Lobby, Kreutz Campus, Tumaga
Senior High School Graduation: March 23, 2:00PM,
Multi-Purpose Covered Courts (MPCC), Salvador Campus, La Purisima St
Colleges, Graduate School and College of Law: March 24,
2:00PM, MPCC, Salvador Campus, La Purisima St
The 65th Commencement Exercises of the Colleges will be
preceded by a Baccalaureate Mass at 2:00 in the afternoon at the University Church of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus (UCSHJ). Graduation ceremonies will commence right after with the Imposition of
Hoods by the Parents of the Graduates at 4:00 PM at the backfield followed by the processional to
the Multi-Purpose Covered Courts.
Allen Ross L Sanoria from the School of
Management and Accountancy (SMA) and Therese Marie B Aburquez from the School of Liberal Arts, are this year’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian, respectively. They will be presented by
AdZU alumna Ruth Yu-Owen (BSAc 1986) who is the newest
member of the University Board of Trustees, is this year’s guest speaker.
Special Recognition will given to Licensure Examination Topnotchers
during the Graduation program. To receive the distinction this year are: for the
Nurse Licensure Examination: Shannon E Boyle – 4th Place, Ronel Glen S Garcia –
9th Place; and for the Electronics Technician Licensure Examination: Eric
Jester Chiong Lim – 2nd Place.
Ateneo Alumni Association (AAA) President Atty Gian
Paolo Enriquez, will lead the graduates in reciting the Alumni Pledge and Induction
to the AAA. After the swearing in of the Graduates into the AAA, Fr
President Fr San Juan, SJ, will give his Message to the Class of 2018. The 65th
Commencement exercises will end with the singing of the Graduation Hymn and the
Animo Ateneo.
