05/08/2026
๐ ๐๐๐๐จ | ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ โ Following its recognition as the ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ, the University of San Agustin officially received the award during the Service-Learning Student Summit 2026 closing ceremony held at the University of Saint Joseph, Macau, August 5, 2026.
The University's vision and mission were powerfully echoed in the message of Trixie Carmille Bigbig, a 4th Year BS Chemistry student and University of San Agustin student representative, who emphasized that ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. Her speech reflected the Augustinian ideals of lifelong learning with one mind and one heart, demonstrating how service-learning shapes students into compassionate, socially responsible leaders committed to creating meaningful change alongside the communities they serve.
Joining Trixie in receiving the award were ๐๐ฟ. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ (๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐) and ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐; ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ข); and ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ, ๐ฅ๐๐ต., ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ., the ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐. Together, they represented the University of San Agustin in celebrating this international recognition, reaffirming the institution's shared commitment to service-learning, academic excellence, and meaningful community engagement.
