By Cyrus A. Natividad
The newly elected officers of the WSSA took their oath of office during their reunion.
Members of the CPU Work Student Alumni Association came back to a grand reunion last Saturday December 15. A city-wide motorcade took off from CPU at 7 AM. The registration started at 8:30 AM as participants arrived at the Alumni Promenade and Concert Park, the venue for this year’s WSAA Homecoming.
Pastor Jec Dan S. Borlado, Director, Pastoral Placement for Theological Education and Ministerial Concerns, delivered the message during the devotional held at 9 AM. The program proper started at 10 AM. CPU Alumni President, Engr. Isagani J. Jalbuena, welcomed members of the WSAA, congratulating them for sustaining and making the organization strong. The Grand WSAA Reunion was also sponsored by the CPU Alumni Association, Inc. through the efforts of Engr. Jalbuena.
Mrs. Remy E. Alog, a member of the Board of WSAA, in her message, recognized the work student alumni who continue to help the current work students.
The former work students then shared their testimonies—how being a work student had helped them realize their dreams and led them to success. The testimonial part of the program gave them a chance to look back to their experiences and share their stories during their time as work students. Both sad and happy stories were shared, but the former work students who are presently successful in their careers, have all expressed gratefulness to their Alma Mater for giving them the opportunity to study for free and graduate through the Central Philippine University Work-Study Program.
Dr. Reynaldo N. Dusaran, CPU Director for Accreditation, facilitated this year’s election of officers. Dr. Alberto A. Java from the College of Engineering won as president of the WSAA. The induction of officers followed after lunch.
Raffle prizes were drawn as the alumni enjoyed the rest of the afternoon with games and surprises.
For the information of everyone, there are four classifications in the work study program. These are the Janitorial Student Assistants (JSA), Clerical Student Assistants (CSA), Library Student Assistants (LSA), and the Services and Laboratory Student Assistants (SLSA).