Written by Allen Atienza and Laurence Gabriel Arellano
Photos taken by Marco Paolo Aganon and Jann Kaizer Tena
The UST Faculty of Engineering welcomed the Engineering freshmen to the university and faculty through EXCITE, a freshmen week-long series.
The event was held via Facebook, Twitter, and various conference platforms from August 24, 2020 to August 26, 2020, and was headed by the Engineering Student Council (ESC).
Presided by Rector Very Rev. Fr. Richard Ang O.P., the university-wide Freshmen Orientation Mass was broadcasted via Facebook Live on Monday morning, marking the start of the freshmen week activities.
“To the freshmen, the road ahead may be a bit rough, and the current situation might take some time to getting used to, but it also presents numerous opportunities to discover and successfully navigate new and exciting learning experiences.” Very Rev. Fr. Ang said in his homily.
Shortly after, ESC released an Audio Visual/Video Presentation (AVP) officially opening EXCITE 2020, followed by games and six short episodes of how it is like to be an engineering student at UST.
On Tuesday, the local organizations of the Faculty of Engineering posted their respective introductory publication materials and videos.
This was immediately followed by activities prepared by Operations Research Society of the Philippines UST Chapter (ORSP), Cisco Networking Academy Gateway Engineering (CNAG), and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The day concluded with the posting of publication materials and opening AVPs of the mother organizations of the faculty, in preparation for the events on the third day.
Earlier this day, the mother organizations conducted a whole day event accommodating each department’s freshmen students. The host organizations were the Association of Civil Engineering Students (ACES), the Chemical Engineering Society (CHES), the Electrical Engineering Circuit (EEC), the Industrial Engineering Circle (IEC), the Mechanical Engineering Club (MEC), and the Network of Electronics Engineering Students (NECES).
When asked about her experience regarding the online EXCITE week, Kharyle De Guzman, a first year Civil Engineering student, said the event was a huge benefit for her since she was able to gain knowledge about the different organizations in the faculty.
“First of all, the freshmen week could’ve been more fun and exciting if there’s no pandemic. Looking on the bright side, the UST ESC successfully conducted the EXCITE 2020 and it was indeed amusing,” De Guzman told Thomasian Engineer in an online interview.
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