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De La Salle University (DLSU) also known as De La Salle University – Manila (DLSU-Manila) is an internationally recognized Catholic university established by the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1911. Inspired by the charism of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the University harmonizes faith and life with contemporary knowledge to nurture a community of distinguished and morally upright scholars who generate and propagate new knowledge for human development and social transformation. As a resource of Church and Nation, the institution endeavors to form Lasallian Achievers for God and Country who will lead in building a just, peaceful, stable and progressive Filipino nation. ( http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/inside/vision_mission.asp )

Today, De La Salle University is one of the top private institutions in the Philippines.


History

De La Salle College was founded in 1911 when the Brothers of the Christian Schools opened their first school in the Philippines on General Luna Street in the historic city of Manila. Classes were conducted in Spanish for the first 125 boys of varying ages and grade levels who enrolled and began their schooling in June 1911. During those early years, the Brothers were allowed to offer the full primary and intermediate programs (grades 1-4, 5-7) and a three-year commercial secondary school program. The Commercial High School Diploma was given for the first time to three graduates in 1915.

In November 1917, the school was granted a charter authorizing it to confer an Associate in Arts degree. In 1920, the school opened a two-year commercial course. The school's catalog for 1925 listed courses for an Associate in Arts, a two-year Commerce curriculum, and a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts (although the last two degrees were never conferred before World War II). In 1930, the College was authorized to confer the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Education and Master of Science of Education.

The last pre-war arts degree holders were graduated in 1931; the Associate in Arts Program was then discontinued because the department was understaffed. The Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree was first conferred in 1931 after a third year had been added to the two-year commercial sequence. During the Second World War, the College grounds were seized by the Japanese occupation forces and made into defense quarters. Classes continued during the war years, but academics suffered from a greatly reduced curriculum. Repeated bombings of the area resulted in the total destruction of the gymnasium and the loss of library holdings and laboratory equipment. On February 12, 1945, a band of Japanese soldiers massacred 16 Brothers and several families who had taken refuge with them in the College Chapel.

Home from concentration camps at the end of the war, the Brothers resumed classes in July 1945 despite a lack of manpower and facilities; 60 boys were graduated from the high school at the end of that school year. Seeing the important role they were to play in rebuilding the Philippines through education, the Brothers enriched the Commerce curriculum, expanding it into a four-year program. During the following years, the undergraduate schools of Engineering (1947), Arts and Sciences (1953), Education (1959), Industrial Technology (1973), and Career Development (1980) were established. Also established were the graduate schools of Business Administration (1960) and Education (1963). The College of Industrial Technology was integrated with the College of Engineering in 1979 as an Engineering Technology Program. The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Program was started in 1981 upon the organization of the Center for Planning, Information, and Computer Science. Beginning 1984-1985, the Computer Science Program was spun off as a program under the College of Computer Studies. ( http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/inside/history01.asp )

The La Salle Teacher Training Center, put up in 1982 to revive the earlier education program, was elevated to the La Salle School of Education in 1987. The events of the 1970s have been crucial to the development of De La Salle as a social institution. In 1973, the College recognized the need for Catholic women's education and opened its door to female students. That same year, the blueprint of a scheme projecting the planned improvements of the school from 1973 to 1983 was published. This document, called De La Salle Ten Years, was updated yearly. The greatest step forward taken by the school in this decade was the change of status from a College to a University. The change took effect on Feb. 19, 1975 and was a result of the outstanding academic and professional contributions the school had made to Philippine private education. The beginning of school year 1981-1982 was another milestone in the University's history. This year marked the change from the traditional semestral academic schedule to the year-round trimestral calendar for all units of the University, including the different undergraduate colleges.

Today, the University believes the Christian man and woman will provide needed leadership in the development of the Philippines. The school seeks to develop this leadership quality in its students through a liberal Christian education. Its commitment to this kind of education is based on a belief in the importance of Christian values and in the development in its students a concern for the country's social and economic problems. ( http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/inside/history02.asp )

The Campus

The 5.04 hectare Manila campus is located in a dense urban area four kilometers from Manila's City hall, and is right beside the LRT-1 Vito Cruz Station. The structures that occupy the site are:

  • Six classroom buildings
    • Saint La Salle Hall
    • Brother Miguel Hall
    • Saint Joseph Hall
    • Velasco Hall
    • Gokongwei Hall
    • Saint Mutien-Marie Hall
  • Other buildings
    • Gabriel Connon Hall - where most of the student organization offices are located
    • William Hall
    • Enrique Razon Sports Center
    • University Library Building
    • Don Enrique T. Yuchengco Building - the administration building
    • Science and Technology Research Center (STRC)
    • Marilen Gaerlan Conservatory
    • Bro. Alphonsus Bloemen Hall - the university cafeteria
    • a building being constructed in front of the Enrique Razon Sports Center is the GE/ACTED/CED Building which is due on June 2006, when completed, it will host the Admissions Center, parking spaces, a new Library, General Education classes (for freshmen), and also for the majors of the College of Education.

The Colleges

De La Salle University is composed of six colleges and one professional school:

  • College of Business and Economics
  • College of Computer Studies
  • College of Education
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Liberal Arts
  • College of Science
  • De La Salle University - Professional Schools, Inc. Graduate Schools of Business

College of Liberal Arts (CLA)

The College of Liberal Arts offers general education courses, and has the second-largest number of students in the university, with 2,328 as of March 2004. The college has its own publication, rice.mag. The college has been around since the opening of the university, and it split into two separate colleges in 1978. It has 70% of the total courses in the university. Its batch are called "Fast", for example, Fast 2000, means that a student has entered the college during 2000. The arts college strives to give holistic education. *** Other scppecial courses in the college include Bacelor of Science in Psychology and the LIA-COM track. The Bachelor of Science in Psychology is a pre-medical track designed for students who would like to have education that is rooted in both scientifical and liberal arts. The LIA-COM track is specifically catered to the business-minded and liberal arts-minded student. It is the only college in the coutnry which has offered this kind of course.

As of 2004, Dr. Antonio Contreras heads the office of the dean of the college, and Dr. Teresita Fortunato holds the position of vice-dean. The College is situated in both Miguel and William Buildings. Miguel Building houses the classrooms and the office of the dean and the vice-dean, while the department chairs and faculty offices are located in the William Building.

College of Business and Economics (CBE)

The College of Business and Economics is the largest, in terms of population of students. Its batch are called "Bne", those freshmen who entered this year (2004), are given the batch name "BnE 2007". Dr. Michael Alba is the dean of the college, and Mr. Rene hapitan is the vice-dean. Based on the report of the Discipline Office, the college has the least number of offenders, owing to their status as "first choicers". The College of Business and Economics of De La Salle University has the best Business courses in the Philippines. La Salle Building houses the College of Business and Economics. The Colleges occupies the whole of the building, except for the first floor of the northwing, which is reserved for the administration of the CED. The Dean's office is located in the first floor, just front of the amphitheater. The College of Business and Economics is the best college in De La Salle University and it is the hardest college to enter into.

College of Engineering (COE)

The College of Engineering spearheads the country for the development of high quality engineering education for the students. Their batch name is "Eng", or "Cosine". The Dean is Dr. Julius Maridable, and the Vice-Dean is Mr. Efren De La Cruz. The College of Engineering is a bit distinct from the other colleges due to its presence of inter-collegiate games, like the "Engtertropa" championship for basketball and other sports. The college is also one of the best Engineering schools in the country. Its primary aim is to be the leader of the 21st century of engineering in Southeast Asia and Pacific. The College of Engineering occupies the whole Velasco Building and the first floor of Miguel Building.

College of Education (CED)

The College of Education holds the Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, one of the oldest courses in the university. The college of Education is often looked down upon by the students of other schools. Yet, one cannot hide the fact that its courses are one of the most oldest and is also a specialty course of the De La Salle University. The dean of the college is Dr. Barbara Wong-Fernandez, and the vice dean is Dr. Remedios Miciano. The College of Education occupies the De La Salle Building, North Wing, 1st Floor (for the dean's office), the Yuchengco Building, and the Enrique Razon Building.

College of Science (COS)

The College of Science is one of the premier science colleges in the country. It comprises the St. Joseph Building, the 2nd Floor houses the Math Department, 3rd Floor for the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, the 4th floor for the Physics department, and the 6th floor for the Biology Department. It separated form the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) in 1982, for the development of the natural science courses in the university. The current dean is Dr. Gerardo Jenairo, and the vice-dean is Mr. Voltaire Mistades. The only crystallographer of the country, Dr. Wyona Patalinghug, is the chair of the Chemistry Department. The College of Science occupies the whole Joseph Building, and 2nd floor of the William Building. It also occupies the Science and Technology Research Center situated in Agno Street, junction of Castro St. The Science and Technology Research Building is one of the two science research centers in the Philippines. The College of Science and its faculty is one of the best in the country. *** Bachelor of Science in Human Biology is a course that is comparable to the INTARMED program of the University of the Philippines. The student studies all subjects relating to the Human Body during his two years stay in the Manila campus (eg. Histology, Pathology, Psychiatry, etc.). After the two preparatory years, he/she then moves to the Dasmarinas, Cavite campus, to start his medicine studies. After four years, the student will graduate as a Human Biology degree holder. Of all the courses in the college, the Human Biology program presents the most challenges.

College of Computer Studies (CCS)

The college of Computer Studies, or more popularly known by its acronym, CCS, is one of the best in the university and in the nation. The college is now officially part of De La Salle University-Manila, previously, it was part of the De La Salle-Professional Schools, Inc. Its dean is Dr. Raymund Sison. It has nevertheless, only one course, with subspecialties. Its batch name is 'Edge'. Many outstanding computer programmers from the Philippines came from this college.

  • The traditional colors of the university are green and white, in honor of the university's founders, the Christian Brothers, who came from Ireland.
  • In collegiate sports, DLSU participates in the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP), where its men's basketball team, the Green Archers, enjoys a healthy rivalry with the Blue Eagles of the Ateneo de Manila University. The university's battlecry is Animo La Salle (Latin for to animate or to give life to, or according to others, it means soul, in Spanish) and Rektikano (which, translated, means "the right to rule", according to the so-called Lasallian Ambassadors (those who orient the incoming freshmen).
  • There are two main student publications, The Lasallian, and Ang Pahayagang Plaridel (in Filipino. Some of the individual colleges also have their own periodicals, such as Rice.mag from the College of Liberal Arts, "Tanglaw" and "Taper" from the College of Education, and specialty publications like Malate Literary Folio, and the Green and White, official yearbook of the university.
  • There are two political parties in the Universities for persons wanting to join the student council: Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Committed Alliance for Lasallians), and the Santugon sa tawag ng panahon (One reply to the call of the times).
  • The university is strongly student-oriented, with the presence of programs such as "faculty grievance", in which a student can opt to file a grievance, which the university might take against a teacher, in case the students get a failing mark, and the presence of a Student Council, currently headed by Ms. Jillian Sze. The Student Council has helped through the writing of the Student Handbook, the lowering of tuition fees,entertainment, and the like. Students also can agree or disagree together with the university administration whether or not they will hire a certain faculty. And also the "Council of Student Organizations" which aims to get the students to organizations for enhancement of their chosen courses.

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