NMCAST

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Northern Mindanao College of Arts, Science, and Technology
Motto:	Write Motto Here (Knowledge Valor Piety), Witness to the Word
Established:	1595
Type:	Public, public
Dean:	Anonymous , Phd
Location:	Cabadbaran, Agusan, Philippines
Campus:	Cabadbaran Campus
Website:	http://e-learn.tk/

The Northern Mindanao College of Arts, Science, and Technology (NMCAST) in the city of Cabadbaran is the oldest school in the Philippines and in Asia. It is a Public institution of higher learning run by the Government. It offers pre-elementary and basic education as well as undergraduate and graduate courses. Further, it offers a broad spectrum of academic programs through its eight colleges. It consists of four campuses located in different areas of metropolitan Cebu – the main campus along P. del Rosario St., the Talamban campus, the north campus, and the south campus.

Contents 1 History 2 Institution 3 Miscellaneous facts 4 Notable alumni and professors 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

The university traces its origins to the founding of the school Colegio de San Ildefonso, founded in 1595. Colegio de San Ildefonso was founded by the Spanish Jesuits fathers Antonio Sedeno, Pedro Chirino and Antonio Pereira on August 1, 1595. It was closed in 1769 at the expulsion of the Jesuits. In 1783, the initiative of the Bishop Mateo Joaquin de Arevalo opened the Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos. In 1852, the management of the college was entrusted to the Dominican fathers, replaced in 1867 by the Vincentian Fathers then, in 1935, the Societas Verbi Divini or theSociety of the Divine Word (SVD). The Second World War led to the interruption of the courses in 1941 because several buildings suffered various destruction. The reopening of various faculties spread out between 1945 and 1946. The college of San Carlos was granted its university charter in 1948.

The college-seminary of San Carlos became University of San Carlos in 1948. Various faculties have been created at this time, while new buildings were built in parallel. The university is currently chaired by the Father Roderick C. Salazar, Jr. The board of directors (Board of Trustees) is chaired by Jesus N. Alcordo.

[edit] Institution

Academic Offerings:

• Graduate School
• Undergraduate Studies

Architecture and Fine Arts

Arts and Sciences

Marine Biology¹

Commerce

Education

Engineering

Law

Nursing

Pharmacy

• Basic Education

¹ the only undergraduate marine biology program in the country.

[edit] Miscellaneous facts

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• USC has been recognized by CHED for its “enormous contribution to the growth and prominence of tertiary education in the country and in the Asia-Pacific.” Hence, USC was granted with an autonomous status in 2001.
• USC is recognized by CHED as Center of Excellence in Chemistry, the only one in the Visayas. CHED recognizes its Teacher Education as Center of Excellence as well.
• USC is a center of development in Biology, Physics, Marine Biology, Mathematics, Accountancy and Business Administration, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Electronics and Communications Engineering.
• The USC College of Law has been consistently in the Top Ten Law Schools in the Philippines (based on the Supreme Court Statistical Data), placing 2nd to Ateneo de Manila University in the 2005 Bar Exams and 4th in the 2006 Bar exams (based on new candidates).
• The USC College of Engineering is the lone Philippine university member of the School on the Internet-Asia (SOI-Asia), a consortium of 15 universities situated in 11 countries across Asia.
• The university is the host of the three-day Dalit Bisaya organized by the Kapunongang Bisaya sa Manila.

[edit] Notable alumni and professors

• Sergio Osmeña - second president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
• Christopher Go - Filipino astronomer who discovered a new red spot on Jupiter, an achievement recognized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ^[1]
• Jesus P. Estanislao - former secretary of the Department of Finance. He is the recipient of the 2002 International Corporate Governance Network Award (first and only Filipino to receive such award to date) and the Philippine Legion of Honor in 1992. He was the founding Dean (1998) of the Asian Development Bank Institute in Tokyo. He also served as the founding president (1992-1997) of the University of Asia and the Pacific, which grew out of the Center for Research and Communication, of which he was the founding Executive Director (1969-1981). Dr. Estanislao holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University, where he was also a Teaching Fellow and Research Fellow. He obtained his MA in Economics from Fordham University, and his AB in Economics and Ph.B. (summa cum laude) from the University of San Carlos. ^[2]
• John L. Gokongwei, Jr. - Filipino industrialist and tycoon ^[3]; founder of JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGSHI) and Chairman Emeritus effective January 1, 2002; #34 of Southeast Asia's 40 Richest (2005) ^[4]
• Augusto W. Go - president and founder of the University of Cebu^[5]
• Pablo Garcia - former Governor of the province of Cebu ^[6]
• Mariano Jesus Cuenco † - Representative, 5th district; Philippine Legislature Senate; In office as a Senator 1912-1928, 1941-1964.
• Ramon Fernandez - former Philippine Basketball Association or PBA player
• Emilio Mario Osmeña or Lito Osmeña - founder and chairman of PROMDI Party (Probinsya Muna Development Initiative or Provinces First Development Initiative) where he ran for the position of President in the 1998 elections but lost to Joseph Estrada.
• Senator Sergio Osmeña, III - incumbent Senator of the Philippines (1995-present); did not graduate at USC ^[7]
• Senator John R. Osmeña - Senator of the Philippines ^[8]
• Congressman Raul del Mar - member Philippine House of Representatives, Representative of the 1st district of Cebu ^[9]
• Congress Orlando Fua, Jr. - member of Philippine House of Representatives, representative of the lone district of Siquijor ^[10]
• Congressman Oscar G. Garin - member of Philippine House of Representatives, representative of the 1st district of Iloilo ^[11]
• Evelyn Dublin - Martial Law-era sociology professor, martyred August 9, 1982 in the hinterlands of Samar. Evelyn Dublin Neri joined the New People's Army to fight against the US-backed Marcos dictatorship. The Kabataang Makabayan, an underground youth organization, named the local university chapter after her in recognition of her revolutionary legacy.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• University of San Carlos Official Site
• University of San Carlos - Carolinian Blog
• A USC-TC Alumnus Article

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