11/05/2026
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๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐: ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ
With hard hats worn proudly and pins placed close to their hearts, students from the School of Engineering and Architecture (SEA) of Saint Louis University (SLU) gathered at the Prince Bernhard (PB Gym) for the Hard Hat and Pinning Ceremony on May 10, marking a significant step towards their future professions.
Held in both morning and afternoon batches, the whole-day event brought together aspiring engineers and architects, faculty members, department heads, and families in a celebration rooted in faith, gratitude, and responsibility. Carrying the theme, โ๐บ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ธ๐กโ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐,โ the ceremony highlighted the importance of applying knowledge and skills with integrity and service.
This event began with a student procession, followed by a eucharistic celebration highlighting the message, โIn everything we do, we do it out of love,โ which grounded the ceremony in faith, gratitude, and purpose.
After the mass, the ceremony continued with the singing of the Philippine national anthem, led by MUSICEA, and the processional of faculty, department heads, and the dean to recognize their efforts in laying the foundation for future professionals.
In the opening remarks of the SEA Dean, Engr. Jeffrey Des B. Binwag emphasized the deeper meaning behind the ceremony. He reminded that the occasion was not merely a symbol but a reflection of the responsibility the candidates should take to serve others.
โIn todayโs hard-hatting and pinning, we are grounding theory in ethical reality,โ Engr. Binwag stated, highlighting the importance of applying technical knowledge with the universityโs core values.
As students from both batches received their hard hats and pins, the venue was filled with applause, smiles, and emotional moments shared among classmates, mentors, and families. For many candidates, the ceremony served as recognition of years of sacrifice and as assurance that they are a step closer to their dreams.
A solemn moment followed, marked by a professional oath. With raised hands and determined faces, the students pledged to uphold the principles and responsibilities expected of future engineers and architects.
When asked about the significance of the hard hat and pin, third-year Civil Engineering student Ian Miles Reyes said that it represents the journey of the students, โFor me, [ang] sinisymbolize ng hard hatting [are] strength, perseverance, and excellence.โ
โSobrang saya ko kasi part ako ng ceremony today. Important kasi yung hard hat at pinning before OJT kasi para siyang transition from classrooms to workplace,โ shared Gwendelyn Nicole Zuรฑiga, a third-year Electrical Engineering student, highlighting the importance of events like this in reminding future professionals of the responsibilities and purpose that come with their chosen field.
Meanwhile, Engr. Lhord Vladhimir P. Bilgera, faculty in-charge of the event, highlighted that the ceremony was carefully planned not only to celebrate the studentsโ achievements, but also to inspire them as they take their first steps toward professional practice.
To conclude the event, Associate Dean Engr. Caroline M. Bautista delivered the closing remarks, reminding the future professionals that their future careers extend beyond technical plans and structures because engineering and architecture are about people.
Beyond being a symbolic tradition, the Hard Hat and Pinning Ceremony serves as a reminder of the purpose future engineers and architects carry โ to use their skills not only for professional success, but also for the betterment of the country. Behind every calculation, design, and project lies a commitment to humanity, ethics, and service.
As students left the venue wearing their hard hats and pins, they also carried with them the responsibility to uphold excellence, integrity, and compassion in the path they chose to pursue.
By Aliyah Almoite and Khryztine Manzano
Photos by Adriane Lanconsay, Aerin Mangaya, and Natasha Leonardo
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๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, the official student publication of the ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ (๐๐๐) in ๐๐๐, recognizes the opportunity to cover the Hard Hat and Pinning Ceremony as an honor and extends its warmest congratulations to the future engineers and architects who have reached this meaningful milestone in their academic journey. As they move closer toward professional practice, may they continue to uphold excellence, integrity, and service in the pursuit of building a better society.
