ReuKnighted on Campus

Last 11 September 2026, our beloved Aggies returned to campus—not for a tour, but for a homecoming of the heart. The day began with a warm welcome from our University President, Fr. Karel San Juan, SJ. 

They walked again through Bellarmine Building, where it all began—now modernized, still unmistakably home. They lingered in the halls of the old COCOFED Dorm, where lifelong friendships were forged. And they stood in quiet reverence before the Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel—an icon of Mindanao’s multi-ethnic soul, rooted in Catholic faith, adorned in brass, wood, and fabric by local artists.

More than just a reunion, the homecoming was a celebration of lasting bonds, collective achievements, and the timeless calling to be Ateneans for and with others—a legacy that continues to inspire, forty-four years on. Returning as Aggies, rooted as Ateneans.