The rector announced the complete renovation of the Pedro Mir Library, along with the inauguration of the Multiservice Center and the Student Plaza, to strengthen the infrastructure of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, as well as the curricular redesign by competencies in several careers, aimed at improving academic quality.
Santo Domingo.– The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) invested 3,348 new professionals this Friday during its solemn graduation ceremony, dedicated to the 61st anniversary of the April 1965 Uprising, held in the Plaza Héroes de Abril of its central headquarters.
The event was led by the rector Editrudis Beltrán Crisóstomo, along with members of the University Council, academic authorities, and representatives from the governmental sphere. In his speech, the rector stated that "the best way to pay tribute to the homeland is through education," while highlighting the role of the academy in the scientific, cultural, and intellectual development of the country.
Beltrán Crisóstomo also warned about contemporary challenges associated with digital immediacy and the advancement of artificial intelligence, underlining the need to train professionals with solid technical skills, but also with critical thinking and human sensitivity.
"We must graduate professionals with high competencies, but also more humane, empathetic, and with a sharp criticality that allows them to discern between the fallacious, the viral, and the truly transcendental," he expressed.
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During the investiture, 1,873 undergraduate professionals and 1,475 postgraduate professionals graduated, for a total of 3,348 new graduates. "Today, the pride of being UASD students rises to the top," proclaimed the rector, urging graduates to practice their profession with ethics, responsibility, and social commitment.
Infrastructure boost and academic reform
In the framework of the ceremony, the rector announced the complete renovation of the Pedro Mir Library, which will include the modernization of its infrastructure and the installation of fiber optics as part of the UASD Connected program. Likewise, he informed about the inauguration of the Multiservice Center and the Student Plaza, aimed at strengthening university life.
He also highlighted the curricular redesign by competencies in several careers, which will be available to new students starting next semester, with the aim of raising academic quality.
Recognitions of academic excellence
The highest degree honor was awarded to Neftalí Jorge Almonte, who obtained an index of 95 points and graduated
Summa Cum Laude in Architecture.
Also, Magna Cum Laude distinctions were received by Jumiris Alexandra Ureña Suriel (Clinical Psychology), Valerie Ortiz Reynoso (Economics), Nelson Geomar Vásquez García (Advertising, Design mention), Estefani Florian Torres (Education, Academic Guidance mention), Alberto José Uribe Ureña (Industrial Engineering), María Soledad Mencía Martínez (Nursing), Kimberly Agramonte Rodríguez (Law) and Madelyn Galán Simón (Clinical Psychology).
Meanwhile, José Bernardo Rosario Cuevas was recognized with
Cum Laude honors in Law.
At the postgraduate level, the highest index corresponded to Stevenson Steve Svelti from Oleo, with 98.017 points in the Master's in Information Technology and Teaching Communication, a recognition awarded by the Vice-Rector of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Radhamés Silverio. Also distinguished were María Magdalena Soto González, Luis Alcides Báez —deputy for the province of Peravia— and Indiana Celeste Peña Pérez.
At the doctoral level, Blasina de los Santos Trinidad received her degrees in Humanities and Caribbean Social and Cultural Studies, and Arleen Katherine Ledesma Collado in Mathematics.
Distribution of Graduates
Of the 1,873 undergraduate graduates, the Faculty of Humanities led with 637 graduates, followed by Education (342), Medicine (296), and Economics (284). Professionals from Engineering and Architecture (140), Legal and Political Sciences (70), Arts (50), Sciences (32), and Veterinary Sciences (22) also graduated.
At the postgraduate level, UASD invested 1,475 professionals. The Faculty of Education led with 474 graduates, followed by Economic and Social Sciences (247) and Health Sciences (221). Completing the list are Sciences (152), Humanities (147), Legal and Political Sciences (146), Engineering and Architecture (83), and Arts (5).
The words of thanks were given by Neftalí Jorge Almonte, representing the undergraduate graduates, and Stevenson Steve Svelti de Oleo, for postgraduate studies. Almonte highlighted that the class overcame multiple challenges during their training, which strengthened their character and professional commitment, while Carlos Bolívar Ledezma Sánchez, representing the postgraduate graduates, emphasized faith, gratitude, and social commitment as pillars of professional practice.
The event was attended by the Vice-Rector of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Radhamés Silverio González; the Administrative Vice-Rector, Ramón Desangles Flores; the Secretary General, Pablo Valdés Martínez; the Deputy Secretary General, José Casado; and the coordinator of doctoral programs, Carlos Mayovanex Cabral, along with deans, vice-deans and directors of campuses, centers and sub-centers.
Also participated Rafael Evaristo Santos Badía, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology (MESCyT); Eduardo Sanz Lovatón, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes; representatives of the Dominican Federation of Students (FED), the University Council and the Association of University Employees (ASODEMU).
Among the special guests were the rector of UNADE, Rafael Vásquez Espínola, and the rector of ITLA, Jimmy Rosario Bernard, as well as officials, teachers, administrative employees, and family members of the graduates.
The ceremony concluded with the professional oath led by the rector, followed by the singing of the anthems of the April 1965 Uprising, the university anthem, and the national anthem, marking the beginning of a new stage for the graduates, who are called upon to contribute to the country's development with ethics, knowledge, and social awareness.
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