Established June 21, 1969 | ||
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Motto Scholarship, Leadership, Character and Service Endowment PH₱ 569,596,000 ($ 12,828,902) (2014) Budget PH₱ 2.5 billion ($ 56,307,025) (2014) President Hon. Arnulfo M. Mascariñas, Ph.D | ||
Bicol University (translated in Filipino: Pamantasan ng Bikol and commonly abbreviated as BU) is a regional state and research university in Bicol Region, the Philippines. BU is an ISO 9001:2008 certified public university in the region with Certificate No. TUV 100 05 1782. Administered from Legazpi City, an institution promoting scholarship, leadership, character, and service as its core values, Bicol University remains to be the premier state university in the Bicol Region, founded in 1969, it has risen to SUC Level IV status, a prestige it has enjoyed since 1998. It is home to topnotch in the fields of Accountancy, Engineering, Midwifery, Nursing, and Social Work. As a comprehensive university, it caters to the needs of the society in the following fields of Technology, Engineering, Architecture and Sciences; Arts and Letters, Culture, Recreation and Sports; Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Business and Entrepreneurship; Health and Medicine; Social Sciences; and Education.
Contents
- Achievements
- Brief History
- Dr Ricardo A Arcilla 19691980
- Judge Aquilino P Bonto 19801988
- Dr Patria G Lorenzo 19881992
- Dr Lylia Corporal Sena 19921999
- Dr Emiliano A Aberin 19992003
- Dr Susana C Cabredo 20032007
- Dr Fay Lea Patria M Lauraya 2007 2015
- Dr Arnulfo M Mascarias 2015 present
- Board of Regents
- Student political parties
- Main campus
- East campus
- Daraga Campus
- Tabaco campus
- Guinobatan campus
- Polangui campus
- Gubat campus
- Library System
- Health services
- Campus safety and security
- Athletics
- Notable alumni
- References
BU is a university which is partly subsidized by the Philippine government. Students of the university and its graduates are referred to as “Mga Iskolar ng Bayan” (“Scholars of the Nation”) but they are commonly called as BUeños. This makes admission extremely competitive. Students who wish to study in the university must pass the Bicol University College Entrance Test (BUCET).
Achievements
Brief History
Bicol University was founded on June 21, 1969 by virtue of Republic Act 5521 and was formally organized on September 22, 1970. It evolved out of six reputable educational institutions integrated to form the first state university in Region V:
These public schools and colleges, now part of Bicol University, had served the people of the region for more than half a century prior to their forming Bicol University.
From the early seventies and onwards, the College of Arts and Sciences (BUCAS), Nursing (BUCN), the Institute of Computer Science (BUCSI), Local Government (BUILG), Physical Education, Sports and Recreation (BUIPESR), and Peace and Security Studies (BUIPSS) came one after another, as degree granting colleges and institutes, along with the Regional Science Teaching Center (RSTC).
At the apex of the academic colleges and institutes is the Graduate School (BUGS) that offers advanced degrees at the master’s and doctorate levels in various disciplines and fields of studies.
To bring the academic programs of Bicol University nearer its clientele, its curricular programs were extended to Gubat, Sorsogon and Camp Crame, Quezon City.
The Comprehensive Medium-Term Development Plan conceived during the term of the immediate past President, Dr. Emiliano A. Aberin, came into force providing a framework for all development activities in the University. To fast track development, organizational restructuring as proposed and approved, started to be implemented in 2004. Operationally, the organizational restructuring “includes the merging of related academic programs to provide the required organizational units, which will promote and nurture the development of curricular programs critical to regional and national development and, adhering to one-faculty, one-fund concept, the organizational structure [also] aims to establish academically strong colleges focused on developing Centers of Excellence in specific disciplines and for specific sectors”.
The year 2004 was a defining moment for Bicol University, having been the year when much of the structural and academic changes had been initiated. The full implementation of the vertical articulation of the course programs in accord with the university’s academic plan contained in the Bicol University Comprehensive Development Plan: 2003-2013 was effected in SY 2004-2005.
The school year 2004-2005 saw the emergence of the College of Science (CS), College of Arts and Letters (CAL), College of Social Science and Philosophy (CSSP) and the College of Business, Economics and Management (CBEM) mainly as service colleges for general education courses and professional colleges, too. Simultaneously, the same school year saw the full implementation of the decentralization of the graduate programs and the integration of institutes and centers to relevant colleges.
The College of Arts and Letters (CAL) enrolled in June, 2004 the first year students in Bachelor in Communication Arts, a course program offered in the institute of Communication and Cultural Studies (ICCS), with three major fields of specialization. It also enrolled the first year students in Bachelor of Arts in English, a course program previously offered in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
The College of Science (CS), enrolled the first year students in Bachelor in Computer Science, a course program previously offered in the Institute of Computer Science (ICS); the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, used to be offered in the Regional Science Teaching Center (RSTC) now merged with the Colleg eof Education; and the Bachelor of Science in Biology, previously offered in CAS.
The College of Business, Economics and Management (CBEM) enrolled the first year students of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Bachelor of science in Business Administration (BSBA) – Entrepreneurship, BSBA - Management and Bachelor of Arts in Economics. All these course programs were previously offered in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
The College of Social Science and Philosophy (CSSP) enrolled the first year students of AB in Political Science, Sociology, Peace and Security Studies and Bachelor of Science in Social Work, all previously with the College of Arts and Sciences.
The graduate programs were also decentralized to these emergent colleges, thus the PhD. in Filipino; Master in Filipino and Master of Arts in Literature to the College of Arts and Letters (CAL); the PhD. in Development Management, PhD. in Public Administration, Master in Management, Master in Public Administration, and the Master in Economics to the College of Business, Economics and Management (CBEM); the PhD. in Peace and Security Administration and MA in Peace and Security Studies to the College of Social Science and Philosophy (CSS). All other graduate programs were decentralized to the College of Education, College of Industrial Technology, College of Agriculture and Forestry and Tabaco Campus in 2003.
Correspondingly, preparation for the restructuring of the administrative support staff, as “a built-in mechanism for promoting responsible, effective and efficient service” was also started in 2004.
Dr. Ricardo A. Arcilla (1969–1980)
Born April 3, 1910 at Calolbon, Catanduanes, historian and lawyer. Doctorate from the University of Santo Tomas
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Judge Aquilino P. Bonto (1980–1988)
Law professor, religious leader. Born December 24, 1923 in Legazpi City. Bachelor of Laws (Ll.B) from UP College of Law Focus: Research and Extension
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Dr. Patria G. Lorenzo (1988–1992)
Educator and leader. Born in Tabaco, Albay, grew up in Malinao, Albay. B.S. in Education at University of the Philippines, major in English and minor in Guidance. Master of Arts in Education and Doctor of Philosophy both from the same university.
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Dr. Lylia Corporal-Sena (1992–1999)
Biography: Previously President of Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges
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Dr. Emiliano A. Aberin (1999–2003)
Educator, administrator, civic/community servant. Born in Peñaranda, Nueva Ecija. Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering (Major in Soils and Water engineering) from the University of the Philippines Los Baños and Ph.D. in Educational Management from University of Saint Anthony in 1985. Formerly, Assistant to the Dean of BUCA, Dean of the BU College of Agriculture, Assistant to the President for External Affairs, Acting Director of the Research and Statistics Center, University Vice President, Officer-in-Charge of the BU College of Fisheries, Officer-in-Charge of Bicol University, Acting Director of the BU Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS). Highlights:
Dr. Susana C. Cabredo (2003–2007)
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Dr. Fay Lea Patria M. Lauraya (2007 - 2015)
Biography: B.S in Economics (Magna Cum Laude) from the Aquinas University of Legazpi in 1980. American Field Scholar in Glendive in Montana, USA in 1975. Ph.D. in Development Management from Bicol University in 1998. Previously, Department Head for the Entrepreneurship Program (1988 to 2001); Vice President for Production and Head of the BU Auxiliary Services; Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (2001–2003).
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Dr. Arnulfo M. Mascariñas (2015 - present)
Mascariñas is the former Director of the BU Research and Development Center, and the Director of the CHED Higher Education Regional Research Center (HERRC). He also served as dean of the Graduate School and he holds the rank of Professor VI before becoming the president.
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Board of Regents
The governance of the university is vested in the Board of Regents, abbreviated as BOR. The board, with its 12 members, is the highest decision-making body of the university.
The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) serves as the Board's Chairperson while the President of the Bicol University is the Vice-Chairperson. The Chairpersons of the Committees of Higher Education of the Senate and the House of Representatives are also members of the Board of Regents which are concurrent with their functions as committee chairpersons.
The students of the Bicol University is represented by a Student Regent, which is also the chairperson of the University Student Council. While the Faculty Regent is likewise nominated by the faculty members of the whole University. Alumni are represented by the President of the BU Alumni Association.
As of 2016, the members of the Board of Regents of the Bicol University are:
Student political parties
Main campus
Located on the boundary of Daraga, Albay and Legazpi City along the national highway, Rizal St. Aside from the Administration Building, the campus hosts the College of Education (BUCE), College of Nursing (BUCN), College of Arts and Letters (BUCAL), College of Science (BUCS), Graduate School (BUGS), Institute of Physical Education, Sports and Recreation (IPESR), College of Medicine (BUCM), Bicol University College of Education Integrated Laboratory School-Elementary Department and Bicol University College of Education Integrated Laboratory School-High School Department (BUCEILS-HS). The Bicol University Research Extension Program Center (BUREPC), the Amphitheatre and the Little Theater are also found in this campus.
East campus
Located in Enlisted Men's Barrio (EM Barrio), Barangay 1 also in Legazpi City, the campus hosts the College of Engineering (BUCENG), College of Industrial Technology (BUCIT) and the Institute of Architecture (BUIA).
Daraga Campus
Located in Sagpon, Daraga, Albay, and is less than a kilometer from the main campus, the campus consists of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), College of Business, Economics and Management (CBEM) and the Bicol University International House. This campus was formerly called College of Arts and Science (CAS).
Tabaco campus
Located in Tayhi, Tabaco, Albay. Courses offered in this campus are Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Food Technology, Social Work, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Marine Fisheries, Fish Technology, Coastal Resource Management, Secondary Education, and Entrepreneurship.
Guinobatan campus
Located in Pan-Philippine Highway in the town of Guinobatan, Albay, formerly known as Guinobatan Rural High School in 1927; Roxas Memorial Agricultural School in 1950; Bicol University College of Agriculture (BUCA) in 1969 through RA 5521; with the offering of Bachelor of Science in Forestry starting in 1991, is now known as Bicol University College of Agriculture and Forestry (BUCAF). BUCAF is a member of Philippine Agroforestry Education and Research Network (PAFERN)
Polangui campus
Located in Centro Occidental, Polangui, Albay, this was formerly known as the School for Philippine Craftsmen and offered vocational courses. It was integrated into Bicol University, through R.A. 7722, R.A. 8292 & R.A. 8769, on December 14, 2000 and renamed as Bicol University Polangui Campus. From the five courses offered in 2000, it now offers fifteen courses including BSc in Nursing, BSc in Computer Engineering and BSc in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
Gubat campus
Located in Gubat, Sorsogon, this campus offers bachelor's degrees in Agricultural Technology, Secondary and Elementary Education, Fisheries, Food Technology, Entrepreneurship, Peace and Security Studies and Computer Science are offered in this campus. This is the only BU campus outside the province of Albay.
Library System
The University Library System is for the use of students and other researchers. It has a collection of books in different fields of knowledge and all the published undergraduate and graduate researches. It is composed of eleven sub-libraries, namely:
Health services
The health services of the university is maintained by clinics on the campuses.
Campus safety and security
The Civil Security Office is responsible for campus security. It is assisted by security officers from a private security agency.
Athletics
The center offers students activities to enhance their physical well being as well as their social lives. It organizes and facilitates the conduct of intercollegiate sports and University's participation in sports events. It runs wellness and fitness programs.