University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos
Unibersidad ng Negros Occidental – Rekoletos | |
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Motto | Caritas et Scientia (Latin) |
Motto in English | Love and Knowledge |
Type | Private, Roman Catholic, Research university, Basic and higher coeducational institution |
Established | 1941 |
Founders | Dr. Antonio A. Lizares Dr. Francisco Kilayko |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Augustinian Recollects) |
Academic affiliations | PAASCU |
President | Rev. Fr. Don H. Besana, OAR |
Vice-president | Fr. Ronel P. Gealon, OAR (VP for Administration) Fr. Jose Alden B. Alipin, OAR (VP for Academics) Fr. William Emilito C. Villaflor, OAR (VP for Finance) Fr. Amadeo C. Lucero, OAR (VP for Student Welfare) Fr. Cristituto A. Palomar, OAR (VP for Religious Affairs) |
Administrative staff | Approximately 500 |
Location | 51 Lizares Ave., Bacolod , Negros Occidental , |
Campus | Urban, 15 hectares |
Patron saint | Saint Nicholas of Tolentino |
Colors | Blue and Gold |
Nickname | UNO-Rians |
Sporting affiliations | NOPSSCEA |
Mascot | Golden Ram |
Website | www |
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The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos (UNO-Recoletos, Filipino: Unibersidad ng Negros Occidental – Rekoletos, colloquially UNO-R), is a private, Roman Catholic university founded in 1941 in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines and administered by the Order of Augustinian Recollects.
The UNO-Recoletos College of Arts and Sciences was granted Level III accreditation by the Philippines Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). Moreover, the College of Engineering and College of Information Technology were granted by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) the distinction as Centers of Development and Excellence in their Electrical Engineering and Information Technology courses, respectively.
Also, the CHED, through the Institutional Development and Innovation Grant (IDIG) proposals, funded an e-Learning for agriculture education project. This project is called the Recoletos Online Learning Extension (ROLEx) administered by the agriculture Program of the College of Arts and Sciences.
History[]
The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos was founded in 1941 in Talisay, Negros Occidental by Dr. Antonio A. Lizares and Dr. Francisco Kilayko. Then known as Occidental Negros Institute, the school offered first and second years of high school education. Upon the outbreak of World War II in the Philippines in December of that same year, the institute closed temporarily.[1]
Occidental Negros Institute was re-established in Bacolod in 1946, this time offering elementary, high school and three tertiary degree programs. The campus transferred from Locsin street (formerly Smith Street) to Lupit Subdivision in Lizares Avenue, its present site, in 1950. Dr. Antonio Lizares served as the school's first President with Dr. Francisco Kilayko as the School Director.[2]
On May 15, 1957, ONI was elevated to university status by the Acting Secretary of Education, Martin V. Aguilar, Jr. ONI became the University of Negros Occidental, the first university in the province. Five years later, on May 25, 1962, UNO was acquired by the Augustinian Recollect friars. UNO became the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos with Fr. Federico Terradillos, OAR, as the first acting Rector.[3]
Academics[]
UNO-R offers pre-school, grade school, junior high school, senior high school, diploma programs, undergraduate and graduate level programs. As of 2018, it has seven academic colleges namely:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business and Accountancy
- College of Engineering
- College of Criminal Justice Education
- College of Education
- College of Information Technology
- College of Allied Medical Health Sciences
UNO-R also has a School of Law and a graduate school named the Recoletos de Bacolod Graduate School. UNO-R also offered TESDA-accredited courses under the Recoletos Industrial and Technology Training Center (RITTC).
Patron Saint[]
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The University's patron saint is Nicholas of Tolentino. Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, known as the Patron of Holy Souls, was born at Sant' Angelo, near Fermo, in Italy in the March of Ancona, around 1246. His parents, Compagnonus de Guarutti and Amata de Guidiani, were originally unable to have a child, but after praying at a shrine of St. Nicholas of Myra, Amata became pregnant, and they named their son after the saint.
The University's official student publication, the Tolentine Star, established in 1947, pays homage to the saint.
OAR Schools in the Philippines[]
- University of San Jose–Recoletos (Cebu City)
- San Sebastian College–Recoletos (Manila)
- San Sebastian College–Recoletos de Manila, Canlubang satellite campus (Calamba, Laguna)
- San Sebastian College–Recoletos de Cavite
- Colegio de Santo Tomas – Recoletos (San Carlos City, Negros Occidental)
- Colegio San Nicolas de Tolentino–Recoletos (formerly UNO-R High School Talisay Branch) (Talisay City, Negros Occidental)
- San Pedro Academy–Recoletos (Caidiocan, Valencia, Negros Oriental)
- San Pedro Academy–Recoletos (Poblacion, Valencia, Negros Oriental)
Seminary and Formation Houses[]
- Santo Tomas de Villanueva Recoletos Formation House (High School) (San Carlos City, Negros Occidental)
- Casiciaco Recoleos Seminary (formerly Seminario Mayor - Recoletos de Baguio) (Philosophy) (Baguio)
- Recoletos Formation Center (Theology) (Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City)
See also[]
- Augustinians
- Augustinian Recollects
- Bridgittines
- List of tertiary schools in Bacolod City
- Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre
- Society of Saint Augustine
Gallery[]
Entrance to UNO-Recoletos
Football field
Covered catwalk
Main lobby
College of Engineering building
Grade School department hallway
College of Business and Accountancy building
UNO-Recoletos canteen
The UNO-Recoletos insignia
Inside UNO-Recoletos lobby
College of Allied Medical Health Sciences department office
Junior High School department hallway
References[]
- ^ Faraon, Lopez. "A Recoleto Legacy". UNO - Recoletos website. UNO - Recoletos. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ Faraon, Lopez. "A Recoleto Legacy". UNO - Recoletos website. UNO - Recoletos. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ Faraon, Lopez. "A Recoleto Legacy". UNO - Recoletos website. UNO - Recoletos. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
External links[]
- Official website
- Order of Augustinian Recollects - Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno Website
- International Order of St. Augustine
- Text of the Rule of St. Augustine
- The Society of Saint Augustine (S.S.A.) Societas Sancti Augustini
- University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos on Facebook
- Augustinian schools
- Augustinian universities and colleges
- Educational institutions established in 1941
- Universities and colleges in Bacolod
- Schools in Bacolod
- Catholic universities and colleges in the Philippines
- Catholic secondary schools in the Philippines
- Catholic elementary schools in the Philippines
- 1941 establishments in the Philippines