May 18, 2021, right after his 2020 State of the University Address (SUnA), CSU President, Dr. Anthony M. Penaso was bestowed with the First HART Award by the Heirs of the former Assemblyman Antonio Rosales Tupaz who was responsible for the conversion of the then Northern Mindanao Agricultural College (NORMINAC) to the then Northern Mindanao Institute of Science and Technology (NORMISIST). CSU President Penaso received the Award of Distinction with his wife Madam Abigail Noemis T. Penaso and children Abelliane, Allyson, and Allister.
Splendid in his champagne barong, CSU President Anthony M. Penaso delivered his 2020 State of the University Address (SUna) at a calculated distance from a controlled small crowd of key officials, select stakeholders and development partners at the Pavillion, Watergate Hotel on May 18, 2021. Everyone were donned in Filipiniana attire with matching face masks, face shields, and physically distanced. Also present were the CSU first lady madam Abigail Noemis T. Penaso and the Penaso children.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato T. Dela Pena lauded a team of CSU researchers led by Dr. Tomas M. Austral, Jr. for the development of Caraga black native chicken through breeding and selection as potential niche product of Caraga region.
Some Caraga State University faculty and students attended an Online Study in Taiwan Series and Demonstration of Mandarin Teaching in partnership with the National Quemoy University (NQU) and Taiwan Education Center (TEC).
Caraga State University’s Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO) received a Platinum Recognition Award, the highest award accorded by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) for the 2020 top and high-performing ITSOs in the country. It was given during the recent KaIPhan, a unique online meeting organized by IPOPHL.