Ipinagbunyi ng Batch 2022 ng Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Arts (BACMA) ng University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao ang kanilang pagtatapos na may Latin honors ang lahat.
Sa buong klase ng 27 estudyante, labindalawa (12) sa kanila ay magna cum laude at labinlima (15) naman ang cum laude.
Ayon sa anunsiyo sa kanilang Facebook page, ipinagmamalaki ng UP Mindanao Communicators' Guild ang kanilang mga estudyanteng nagtapos na may karangalan.
Sabi pa sa post: “12 magna cum laudes, 15 cum laudes, 27 BA Communication and Media Arts graduates.
“The Communicators' Guild of UP Mindanao proudly congratulates the Class of 2022 who finished their UP Min journey with flying colors!
“May you continue to #SERVE the nation and your communities, #INSPIRE the next generation, and #EXCEL in doing what you love. We can't wait to hear of your future endeavors."
Kabilang sa mga nagtapos na magna cum laude sina Erika Jane Baldos, Monday Natalie Bucog, Jan Fhore Andrey Cagalitan, Catherine Joy Catulong, Aladin Intoy Jr., Maya Sarani Miclat, Hannah Eden Obligar, Edwin David Priete, Jennika Patricia Rabe, Bonizza Mae Sarco, Renz Carl Ybañez, at Trisha Teruel.
Ang mga cum laude naman ay sina Jeanne Gabrielle Arieta, Henri Robertt Bungabong, Cyndi Roselle Bustillo, Dianne Nicole Capuno, Maryll Dame Delposo, Michelle Deslate, Ma. Teresa Flores, Jasmin Nicole Jain, April Kaye Kabingue, Dominique Portia Maglangit, Christine Orfanel, Monica Henrietta Parales, Rage Jarius Perez, Leila Marie Velasco, at Nicole Ysulat.
Sa ulat ng SunStar Davao, sinabi ng isa sa mga magna cum laude na si Monday Natalie Bucog na kahit may dalawa silang bloc sa kolehiyo, nagsumikap talaga ang buong batch nilang malagpasan ang inaasahan ng kanilang instructors at professors.
Aniya, “In our bloc, we never established a competitive environment among ourselves, and everyone, literally everyone, is willing to help one another.
"I think that is the biggest aspect that helped our whole class to end our college journey with flying colors."
Dagdag naman ng cum laude na si April Kaye Kabingue, “If anything, mas naging competitive pa ata kami within ourselves, with our expectations, in a sense na we have to always transcend our own expectations if not meet them.”
Ayon pa sa ulat, ang Batch 2022 ay ang pioneering batch ng senior high school students na nagtapos sa kolehiyo.
Sabi ni Kabingue, malaki ang naging tulong ng K-12 program ng Department of Education para siya ay maging handa sa pagpasok sa college.
Saad niya, “K-12 helped me to be mature enough to go through and survive the grueling four years of college.
"The two years of senior high school provided a glimpse of what it would be like entering into college.
"It helped me develop soft skills and hard skills for which I could and would improve on during college, and consequently prepare me for the ‘real world.'"