St. Paul University Dumaguete Explained

St. Paul University Dumaguete
Motto:Latin: Caritas Veritas Scientia
Mottoeng:Love Truth Knowledge
Type:Private Roman Catholic Research Non-profit Coeducational
Basic and Higher education institution
Founder:Congregation of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic (Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres)
President:Sr. Mila Grace A. Silab, SPC
Principal:Sr. Maria Althea Alfonso, SPC
(Basic Education)
Students:Approx. 3,000[1]
City:L. Rovira Road, Bantayan, Dumaguete
Province:Negros Oriental
Country:Philippines
Coor:9.3269°N 123.2982°W
Pushpin Map:Visayas#Philippines
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Visayas##Location in the Philippines
Campus:Urban
Veterans Avenue, Bantayan, Dumaguete, Negros Oriental
Free Label:Alma Mater song
Free:The Paulinian Hymn
Colors:Green and Gold
Nickname:Paulinians

Saint Paul University, also referred to by its acronym SPUD or SPU Dumaguete, is a private Roman Catholic research non-profit coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres in Dumaguete, Philippines. It was founded by the Paulinian Sisters on October 29, 1904.

It is one of 40 schools owned, managed, and operated by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres (SPC) in the Philippines. It offers basic, undergraduate and graduate education.

Origins and history

The university traces its origins to the coming of the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres (SPC) to the Philippines. On October 29, 1904, the said sisters who came from Vietnam arrived in the Philippines and established the first Saint Paul's school in the Philippines in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. The seven sisters were Mother Marthe de Saint Paul, Superior Sr. Marie Louise du Sacre Coeur Sr. Ange Marie Sr. Anne de la Croix Sr. Charles de Genes Sr. Catherine, and Sr. Josephine.[2] The institution they established initially offered elementary education. High school was offered starting in 1920. The first high school graduation took place in 1925. Collegiate courses were offered years later. For many years, the institution operated as Saint Paul College of Dumaguete. In 2004, the year of its centennial celebration, the college was granted university status becoming one of the four universities in Dumaguete.

On January 9, 1905, the new school opened with 30 girls (15 of whom were aged 15 to 20), four of them boarders, and six boys. Children, women, and young men came to the school for religious instruction. Besides the regular academic courses, there were supplementary ones in music, drawing, painting, French, sewing, and embroidery. The medium of instruction was English. However, since the Americans had been in the Philippines for only five years, very few pupils were acquainted with the language. Hence, the Sisters were obliged to learn Visayan and Spanish to be able to communicate with their charges.

Academic programs

Postgraduate

Undergraduate

College of Arts and Education
College of Business and Information Technology
College of Nursing
Basic Education
  1. Grade 11
  2. Grade 12
  1. Grades 1-6

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.spud.edu.ph/current_students.aspx "Current Students"
  2. News: History of Saint Paul University Dumaguete. Saint Paul University Dumaguete. 2009-07-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090403034701/http://www.spud.edu.ph/history.aspx. 2009-04-03.
  3. News: Undergraduate Programs. Saint Paul University Dumaguete. 2009-07-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090402175123/http://www.spud.edu.ph/curriculum.aspx. 2009-04-02.