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More than 2,000 new freshmen tour UPLB
11 August 2014 | SJDNiez and JAVDelosReyes |
Over 2,000 new freshmen gathered at the Student Union Building on August 10, 2014 for the annual Campus Tour conducted by the Student Organizations and Activities Division (SOAD) in coordination with volunteer organizations and upper class students.
The campus tour is set before the start of classes to familiarize new freshmen with their way around the campus and to equip them with interesting facts about the university. Grouped into their bloc sections, the students also get a chance to know other new freshmen.
Nikki, a BA Communication Arts new freshman, said that she found the tour informative and helpful in her preparation for college life. "Campus tour din ang reason kung bakit super close nung bloc namin ngayon. Yung 1st day na ‘yun, clingy na agad kami sa isa't-isa," she added. (Campus tour is the reason why my blocmates and I are very close. That first day, we were already inseparable.)
Another freshman said that it was a tiring day but it was all worth it because he learned new things about his home for the next four years.
The event would not have been possible without the assistance of 404 upper class students who volunteered to walk with the new freshmen under the heat of the sun. To aid them, SOAD put up water stations around the campus and even arranged for multicabs to tour the students in the upper campus.
To provide the new freshmen a venue to get to know their fellow new freshmen, to familiarize them to the university officials, and to officially welcome them to the university, SOAD, in cooperation with the college student councils and the University Student Council, organized the Freshmen Convocation and the Freshmen Night.
The Freshmen Convocation was conducted on August 11, 2014 at the E.B. Copeland Gymnasium. It was graced by guest speaker Hon. Mirasol Castillo Aragones-Sampelo, an alumna of UPLB, an established news anchor, and congresswoman of the 3rd District of Laguna.
UPLB Chancellor Rex Victor O. Cruz personally received the new freshmen of A.Y 2014-2015, and awarded the Top 10 UPLB UPCAT Qualifiers.
The UPLB dance groups and the freshmen orientation awardees also showcased their talents. "Nakakatuwa talaga ‘yung performances, they really made me feel welcome," Christine Paga, a BS Economics new freshman, said. (The performances were impressive, they really made me feel welcome)
In the evening of the same date, the Freshmen Night was celebrated with games, fun activities, and performances from different UPLB-based bands.
"It was fun. Masaya kasi free dinner and parang na-feel naming for one night that we aren't freshies. Kasi may mga nakisaya at nakisayaw. The feeling was awesome," Sarah Mae De Castro, freshman Development Communication student, said. (It was fun because dinner was free, and for one night, we felt that we weren't freshmen. Some joined in the fun and the danced. The feeling was awesome.)
Franz Edward Oliva, a new freshman from the College of Agriculture, said that the event helped him meet new friends in the university.