In a perduring spectacle of solidarity and environmental stewardship, the State University of the Philippines (PSU) SSC Campus successfully conducted a massive clean-up drive that brought together campus employees, diligent PSUnians, and various stakeholders. The initiative aimed to promote environmental awareness, foster community spirit, and maintain the beauty of the universityโs surroundings.
The clean-up drive saw enthusiastic participation from three of PSU’s key colleges: the College of Teacher Education, College of Agriculture, and the College of Hospitality Management, Business Administration, and Computing with the Non-Teaching Department. Faculty members from these colleges and the non-teaching personnel demonstrated their commitment to both their students and the community by joining forces in this collaborative event.
Participants were equipped with brooms, rags, trash bags, and an unyielding spirit as they fanned out across the campus grounds, clearing debris, picking up litter, and planting native trees. The collective effort reflected a shared vision among faculty, students, and staff to cultivate a cleaner learning environment and instill a sense of responsibility towards nature in the broader community.
Dr. Liza L. Quimson (CED), emphasized the importance of such initiatives, stating, โ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป-๐๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐.โ
Meanwhile, Campus Administrator, Mr. Renato A. Ferrer, highlighted the significance of engaging students in environmental activities, remarking, โ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป-๐๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ. ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.โ
The event also saw the participation of local government representatives and community stakeholders, showcasing the sense of unity that this initiative cultivated beyond the campus gates.
They collaborated in the clean-up efforts, reinforcing the idea that environmental preservation is a shared responsibility.
In a statement, one of the diligent PSUnians, student leader Antonette V. Munoz reflected on the impact of the drive: โ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง; ๐ข๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.โ
The clean-up drive concluded with a brief program celebrating the dayโs accomplishments, where faculty and students shared their experiences and insights from the event.
To boot, the Extension Unit hosted refreshments for PSUnians as part of the Campus Brigada featuring the native Filipino snack of all time โlugawโ.
Moreover, plans for future collaborations and sustainability initiatives were also discussed, ensuring that the spirit of the clean-up drive would continue long after the dayโs events.
Further, as PSU SSC Campus strives to inspire future leaders in education, agriculture, and hospitality, this successful clean-up drive stands as a powerful reminder of the importance of collective action in promoting a cleaner and more sustainable environment. The collaboration between faculty, students, and stakeholders showcases the determination of the PSUnians to effect meaningful change within and beyond the campus.
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