08/07/2026
๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ Mindanao State University-GSC welcomes Dr. Laurence L. Delina, as the guest speaker for its 47th Commencement Exercises today, July 08, 2026.
The graduation ceremony commenced at the University Quadrangle at 3:00 PM, gathering university officials, faculty, parents, and the graduates as they officially step to the next chapter of their careers and honoring the hard work and achievements of the graduating class, Batch Magdarani.
Dr. Delina serves as an Associate Professor in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research covers climate vulnerabilities and internationally recognized as expert in climate change mitigation, sustainable development, and global development.
As a proud graduate who once walked the same Pamantasang Mindanao as a Civil Engineering student, Dr. Delina deliver his speech. He addresses the university mantra โ๐
๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐โ mapping it out as a blueprint of life after college. He reminded Batch Magdarani that graduation itself is a story of ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
From his speech, โ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐,โ drawing from his own journey from being an engineering student to someone whose work made significant contributions to climate that shows excellence requires resilience. He further emphasized that ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, urging the graduates to look beyond and reminds each one that ๐๐
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Also, leading the graduating batch this year are two outstanding students from the Institute of Islamic, Arabic, and International Studies and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities: Raiza M. Maulana, who serves as the batch valedictorian and graduated magna cm laude with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Studies with a major in Shariโah, and Ramzel Ivan Delloro, the University Student Leadership Awardee who graduated cm laude with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
โ๏ธZareina Mari Balaso
๐ธ Calvin Clyde Dajay
