NEWS: SLP Freshmen Orientation

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by Madelyn Cecilia Escario
1SLP



          When I woke up on the second day of the Orientation Week, I was really curious as to what the day will bring. I was to attend the Departmental Orientation of the Speech-Language Pathology program of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, in which I am currently a freshman. It was a bit nerve-wracking to say the least because I really had no idea as to what had been planned, but at the same time, I was really excited since this was another transition in our lives – with all of us are being prepared to take on life itself.  I was really overwhelmed with the attention the whole SLP family was giving us freshmen. They were really receptive to our batch and entertaining at the same time, which made them approachable. It seemed surreal that the people in front of us were once like us, still oblivious with no knowledge of one another. But as I looked and observed the other SLPs in the vicinity, I realized that it will just take some time for us to actually interact with another and I’m sure we’ll be just like them – and that idea astounds me.




          The Departmental Orientation led by the SLPSoc was overall quite entertaining and informative. The CRS Tips shown were humorous and enlightening and the higher years really made sure we felt that we were welcome during the whole experience. Listening to the speakers was also enjoyable. Ma'am Gigi shared SLP's history and how they were able to build a stable foundation since 2009. It’s astonishing, in my opinion, that we are already the 6th batch since then. Ma'am Joyce Ponciano followed as the next speaker and she made sure that we were knowledgeable in the path we were taking. She made us visualize what we think we’re going to be five years from now and what we think we’ll be doing then. I found it helpful to have a goal this early to motivate ourselves so that we won’t see studying as an ordeal. Last but not least, Sir Jonathan Gerona, one of the first graduates of the program itself, taught us values to keep while we are on our way to becoming future Speech-Language Pathologists. They were inspirational since he was speaking from experience and that made his stories something to relate to for anyone listening.


SLP Society President Adrienne Dela Cruz and Second Year Batch Rep Ricca Ong poses with Ma'am Georgina D. Mojica, MHPEd, CSP-PASP and Sir Jonathan Gerona, CSP-PASP
Ma'am Joyce Anne R. Ponciano, MAEd, CSP-PASP delivers a motivational speech for the first year SLP students.

          The icebreakers that were planned were also highly amusing; I really had fun with the whole program. I could not forget the “Penguin Dance” and the “Bubong, Bintana, Bakuran”. The latter was something I participated in because I felt compelled to do so for the sake of entertainment. I was not let down, because I felt everybody had tremendous fun doing so.




          "The orientation taught me that you really need to love your future profession and nothing is hard if you're doing it for your passion. It follows that you should never forget your motivation to succeed. Five years will pass by unknowingly, just as it had on the first day of high school and the first day of grade school, but it will be a meaningful five years for everyone, something to look forward to. Maybe there will be failed tests and failed subjects – Nobody knows. But we have to keep on living forward and living now. That kind of thinking makes us better already.

          Overall, the orientation showed that it is a privilege to be a part of the SLP family. It is."


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