Written by: Jeff Alfonso, Miguel Ballecer, Aliah Brillante, Mary Andrew Dalogdog, and Carl Gile
Photos by: Mary Andrew Dalogdog, Joaquin Campos, and Jeremy Edera
The engineering freshmen officially embarked on their college journey through the EXCITE 2021 series held last August 4 to 6, 2021.
With the Disney-inspired theme “Where the Magic Starts,” the celebration was spearheaded by the UST Engineering Student Council (ESC), and broadcasted via Facebook live and Zoom conference.
To start the annual occasion, the ESC released a preview of the set of activities in store throughout the week, and an audio-visual presentation (AVP) showing the different ESC committees in-charge of the event.
Only asynchronous activities were conducted on the second day to give way to the university-wide Thomasian Welcome Walk and ROARientation.
Furthermore, student organizations of the faculty introduced themselves to the freshmen students through AVPs and publication materials.
Games, such as "Stop the GIF," "Guess that Disney Movie," and "Word Search," were also hosted during the first two days.
The interactive hangout, the last activity and highlight of the celebration, happened earlier today.
For the morning session, the faculty’s administrators, department chairs, and ESC executive board were introduced first to the freshmen participants.
Subsequently, Prof. Angelo R. Dela Cruz, PhD, PECE, new acting dean of the faculty, officially started the third day of EXCITE 2021 with his opening remarks. He congratulated the freshmen and hoped that they would become a “Thomasian engineer, not just an engineer.”
Audrey Consul, a UST Faculty of Engineering alumna and former ESC Public Relations Officer, also shared an inspirational talk about her engineering journey. At the end of her discussion, she reminded the freshmen students that whatever decisions they make, they should make sure that they “enjoy, learn, and grow from their experiences.”
Pre-recorded presentations of the following interest and mother organizations, along with their assigned Disney movies, were shown in the morning session: Rotaract Club of UST - Engineering Unit, Moana; UST Pax Romana - Engineering Unit, Toy Story; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) - UST Student Branch, Monsters Inc.; UST One Voice Engineering Chorale, The Incredibles; UST Engineering Dance Troupe (UST-EDT), Hawaiian theme; Operations Research Society of the Philippines - UST Chapter (ORSP-UST), Up; UST Cisco Networking Academy Gateway Engineering (UST CNAG), Frozen; UST Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (UST-IEEE Student Branch), Meet the Robinsons; UST Association of Civil Engineering Students (UST-ACES), Big Hero 6; UST Chemical Engineering Society (UST ChES), Wall-E; UST Network of Electronics Engineering Students (UST NECES), Cars; UST Mechanical Engineering Club (UST MEC), Soul; UST Electrical Engineering Circuit (UST EEC), Coco; and UST Industrial Engineering Circle (UST-IEC), Tangled.
Perking the event were intermission numbers from the UST Engineering Dance Troupe, and UST One Voice Engineering Chorale.
Winners of each game played during the freshmen week were announced before the end of the program.
Kyla Christine A. Sarcos, the ESC president, then concluded the morning session with her closing remarks.
For the afternoon interactive Zoom hangout, the freshmen were assigned into 30 different meeting rooms based on their class sections. Each room was facilitated by three representatives from the faculty’s student organizations.
Facilitators engaged with the participants through an introduction, and sharing of college experiences and expectations.
For an increased interaction within the section, a game of “Kahoot”, “Guess the Disney Song” played in reverse, and “Complete the Iconic Disney lines” were played.
The EXCITE 2021 series officially capped off today with a photo opportunity with the participants for each room.
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