By Karren Jay G. Asgar

CPU warmly welcomes Rev. Dr. Paul J. Rollet as the Baccalaureate speaker and Hon. Ambassador Leo Tito L. Ausan Jr. as the Graduation ceremony speaker for the 97th Graduation of the University Colleges on June 29, 2025.

Central Philippine University (CPU) is set to celebrate the 97th Graduation of the University Colleges for the Second Semester of School Year 2024–2025, honoring the accomplishments of 2,230 Centralian graduates.

The graduation festivities will begin on Friday, June 27, 2025, with the College Honors, Awards, and Recognition Ceremony at 2:00 p.m. at the University Gymnasium. On Sunday, June 29, 2025, the day will commence at 8:00 a.m. with the Baccalaureate Service, featuring Rev. Dr. Paul J. Rollet, Associate Global Servant of Companion With the Poor (CWTP), as the service speaker. On the same day, the Graduation Ceremony will take place at 2:00 p.m., with Hon. Ambassador Leo Tito L. Ausan, Jr. as the commencement speaker. Ambassador Ausan, a CPU alumnus who graduated cum laude in 1983 with a degree in AB Political Science (minor in English), has served as the Philippine Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.

CPU continues to uphold its commitment to academic excellence, character formation, and Christian leadership with the integration of Scientia et Fides. This 97th commencement marks another milestone in the university’s mission of shaping globally competent and service-driven Centralian graduates.