ACADEMIC CALENDAR

School Year 2020-2021

First Semester

Sept 25 F SVST Day – General Student Assembly*
Sept 27 S Feast of St. Vincent de Paul+
Sept 28-Oct 3 M-Sat Prelim Examinations
Oct 31 - Nov 1- 2 Sat-M All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day+
Nov 9 - 14 M-Sat Mid-Term Examination
Nov 25 W Academic-Social Forum (Online)*
Nov 30 M Bonifacio Day+
Dec 8 T Feast of the Immaculate Conception+
Dec 19 Sat Final Examinations (Saturday- M.A. Students)
Dec 16-19 Thu-Sat Final Examinations
Dec 21-22 M-F Final Examination (Continuation)
Dec 23 W Christmas at the Margins Celebration*
Jan 4-8 M-F Encoding of Final Grades (Adamson U)
Jan 6 W Deadline of Submission of Final Grades (SVST)
February 5 F Mid-Year Commencement Exercises (tentative)

Second Semester

Jan 12 -23 T-Sat Second Semester Enrollment
Jan 25 M Start of Classes
Jan 25-Feb 2 M-T Dropping of Subjects
               without record of enrolment
Feb 3 W SVST Student Assembly *
Feb 12 Th Chinese New Year+
Feb 15- April 8 M-Th Application for May Graduation
Feb 19 F Last day of Submission of Synthesis Papers
Feb 24 W Academic-Social Forum*
Feb 25 Th People Power Revolution+
Feb 26 F Faculty Semestral Meeting
March 1-16 M-T Prelim Examination
March 24 W Academic-Social Forum*
March 31-April 4 W-S Holy Week+
April 9 F Araw ng Kagitingan +
April 12-17 M-Sat Midterm Examination
April 15-17 Th-Sat Comprehensive Examinations
April 28 W Academic-Social Forum*
May 1 Sat Labor Day+
May 13 Th Eidul-Fitr (End of Ramadan) +
May 22 Sat Final Examinations (Saturday- MA Students)
May 24-28 M-F Final Examination
May 28 F SVST Thanksgiving Day*
May 28-30 F-S Faculty Teambuilding
May 31- June 4 M-F Encoding of Final Grades (Adamson U.)
June 2 W Deadline of Submission of Final Grades (SVST)
June 30 W Year End Commencement Exercises (tentative)

LEGEND:

* Required Attendance
+Holiday (No classes)

Last September 25, 2020, SVST celebrated its first ever online SVST day entitled “Enteng Goes Online” The New Edition. It was a 3 hours online activity, started with the Eucaharistic Celebration presided by our Rector, Fr. Manuel Ginete, CM followed by a discussion from Fr. Jimmy Belita, CM about this year's school theme “Living in Hope After 500 hundred Years”. A report from the dean Fr. Daniel Franklin Pilario, CM was presented and questions were answered. Aside from this, every year level and faculty and staff presented their recorded presentation for this year’s new normal celebration of SVST Day.

Adviser: Dr. Dennis Gonzalez, PhD, S.Th.D.

Readers:
Sr. Annie Co, RVM, PhD 
Fr. Jimmy Belita, CM, PhD
Fr. Dave Capucao, PhD, S.Th.D.

Chair: Fr. Daniel Franklin Pilario, CM, PhD, S.Th.D.

CONGRATULATIONS Sr. Lalyn!

Last July 31, 2020, SVST celebrated its first online Thanksgiving and Graduation. It started with the Eucharistic celebration presided by our Rector, Fr. Manuel Ginete, CM, Fr. Ginete also gave the welcome address. Inspirational words were given by Sem. Ionnes Llego from the Diocese of Calbayog, Samar. Graduates were recognized and handed their diplomas online. Certificates of Recognition were given to this year’s Student Council members for making all the events for the School Year 2019-2020 be possible, to student class representatives and to PAPAG’s editorial team. The first ever online graduation of SVST ends with the message of our dean, Fr. Daniel Franklin Pilario, CM to 2020 graduates.

Link to SVST Thanksgiving 2020: https://www.facebook.com/watch...

Link to Dean’s Address to graduates: https://www.facebook.com/danny... (Check internal link

Last June 23, 2020, A project of St. Vincent School of Theology in cooperation with MISSIO-MUNICH and DKA launched “IN A CONCERT HIGHLIGHTING CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING”. It was aired online via seesaw channel sponsored by Lapis Foundation.

See link: https://www.facebook.com/33810...

The annual Leuven Lectures 2020 was held last January 18, 2020 with the topic "Asymmetry and Power in the Pastoral Relationship" by Prof. Dr. Axel Liegeois and "The Political Performance of Grace: The Sacrament of a Wounded, Blind and Hidden Church" by Prof. Dr. Stephan Van Erp . These professors from the Catholic University of Leuven, delivered classes in SVST, and acted as panel to the thesis defenses of our students. This is part of the ongoing collaboration between SVST-AdU and KULeuven.

This years' tradition of “Christmas at the Margins” was held last December 6, 2019 with our brothers and sisters in Aeta Community in Floridablanca, Pampanga. It was a day filled with activities, the SVST community prepared community lunch, different games for our Aeta brothers and sisters. Gift packs were also distributed to the families.

The whole St. Vincent School of Theology community celebrates its yearly tradition of the SVST Day with a parade, games, a boodle meal, a Vincentian talk and a program showcasing the students' talents.

The SVST community celebrates its yearly tradition of Feast of Cultures with the Theme:"Kulturang Iba-iba para sa Aba Nagkakaisa!