The staff of the various offices under the Vice-President for Research, Extension and Training gathered last December 3, 2019 to meet and warmly welcome WVSU's newest president Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz. Dr. Villaruz was a former dean of the WVSU College of Medicine and OIC-president in 2013. The "meet and greet" activity was held at the lobby of the Research and Extension Building which houses extension and research offices as well as allied offices. 

Heads of units  introduced their staff and presented a brief backgrounder of the functions and responsibilities of their respective units. The new president on the other hand delivered an inspirational message where he enthusiastically outlined his specific plans for research and extension specifically in making West Visayas State University a premiere research university.

The  following offices comprise the research and extension ecosystem: University Extension and Development Center (UEDC), University Research and Development Center (URDC), Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO), Unified Biomedical Research and Ethics Review Committee (UBRERC), Green Technology Business Incubator (GTBI), Western Visayas Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (WESVAARRDEC), Gender and Development  (GAD), Sentro ng Wika at Kultura  (SWK), Center for Research and Innovations  in Science and Mathematics Education (CRISMed), Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), and Center for Peace Education (CPE).