Written by: Aryzza Antonette A. Aperocho
Photo by: Jeremy Edera
The Thomasian Homecoming Walk, along with the ROARientation and Homecoming Mass, for Batches 2024 and 2025 is set to commence on-site at the University on August 23, 2022, as part of the traditional Rite of Passage that signifies the Thomasian experience.
After two academic years of virtual Welcome Walks, the University announced the upcoming Thomasian Homecoming Walk. It is a special version of the Thomasian Welcome Walk, a traditional event that started in 2002 and is held as part of the Onboarding Activities originally intended for freshmen, for the second-year and third-year students of the Higher Education cluster as well as the Grades 8, 9, and 12 students of the Basic Education cluster who missed the on-site walk due to the pandemic.
UST Secretary-General Rev. Fr. Louie R. Coronel, O.P., EHL said the sophomores and juniors have already been welcomed, and the Homecoming Walk will emphasize welcoming them back. Coronel released a circular on August 8, 2022, stating the details and schedules of the Homecoming Walk.
Due to pandemic restrictions, the Thomasian Welcome Walk has been previously held virtually through the Minecraft platform, where the students may virtually walk through the historic Arch of the Centuries and explore the University.
For all batches, the assembly will be held at the academic units' respective buildings, followed by the mobilization and entry to the Quadricentennial Pavilion (QPav) Arena. The Homecoming Mass marks the start of the on-site activities, followed by the ROARientation 2022 and the Homecoming Walk, which will all be streamed live on the Tiger TV Facebook page.
The first batch of students for the Homecoming Walk, which includes the Faculty of Engineering, will start their assembly at 6:30 am and the Onboarding Activities at 8:00 am. The second batch will begin the assembly at 10:30 am and the Homecoming Mass at 12:00 pm.
Tiger TV will also be posting a Livestream of the “TMN On-Ground: Treasuring the Thomasian Experience” on their Facebook page to introduce the students to Tiger TV and Tiger Radio, UST’s official student-bodied platforms. In the Livestream, Tiger TV will be setting up four booths: the Tiger Radio Booth, Tiger TV Booth, Website Booth, and Photo Booth. Each booth offering different activities will be set up in the Quadricentennial Pavilion.
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