Richelle Verdeprado, a summa cum laude graduate from the Social Work Department qualified as one among the 17 regional finalists in the Search for the Ten Outstanding Students (TOSP) in Region VI. They were subject to training workshops from April 11 to April 15, 2011 in Bacolod City.
The finalists were brought to different schools in the province to inspire other young people to follow their footsteps as good citizens working for the common good.
UNO-R was one of the venues chosen for the youth encounter. Awarding was April 15, 2011 at the Social Hall of the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol.