Cagayan State University
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The Cagayan State University (abbreviated to CSU) is the largest state institution of higher learning in the Cagayan Valley
Region, in terms of enrollment and number of curricular program offerings. The University was established through Presidential Decree 1436, later amended by Republic Act 8292 by the integration of all publicly supported higher education institutions in the province of Cagayan
.
The university is composed of eight(8) campuses in the growth areas in the three congressional districts
of Cagayan; the Aparri
, Lal-Lo
and Gonzaga campuses in the 1st District; the Piat
, Lasam
and Sanchez-Mira
campuses in the 2nd District; and in the 3rd District, the Caritan and Carig campuses in Tuguegarao City
. Each campus is headed by an Executive Officer (CEO) except in the campuses of Tuguegarao City
where the University President concurrently acts as the CEO. The seat of governance of the university is at the Andrews Campus, where the central administration holds office.
The university offers courses in liberal arts
, social sciences
, law
, medicine
and allied professions, business
and economics
, natural sciences, engineering
, technology
, agriculture
and fisheries and teaching, among others. It offers the most graduate and undergraduate courses of all the universities in the province of Cagayan
.
In March 2004, Dr. Roger P.Perez, former executive director of the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED), a native of Tuguegarao City, was elected by the CSU Board of Regents
to serve as the CSU System's third president, starting March 16, 2004.
Upon Dr. Perez's assumption of the university presidency, he reformed the way the university is run. He embarked on infrastructure programs, financed through internally-generated income. He made available development courses free to all students who wish to pursue them. And as the majority of the university's students come from the marginalized sector of the province, Perez made funds available for them through the CSU Kaagapay Scholarship Program, a form of Student Grant-in-Aid.
The university is composed of a large number of colleges (officially called degree-granting units):
The university has three Vice-Presidents, each heading a component of the university's key concerns. The Vice-President for Academic Affairs is Fr. Ranhilio Aquino who holds a PhD in Philosophy and the degree Doctor of Juridical Science (JSD). Dr. Manny Tan who has been through St. Paul University, Florencio Vargas College, University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao and finally Maila Rosario College, is the Vice-President for Research and Extension, areas in which he has distinguished himself. Dr. Eleuterio de Leon who served a full term as OIC of the university after the turbulent years of the Cortez Administration, is the Vice-President for Administrative Affairs. President Roger Perez's term ends in March, and he has announced his support for an outsider as his successor to avoid what he perceives to be political interference by Cagayano national officials in the selection of the next university president. It is the Board of Regents that votes for the next President.
Each campus is headed, for purposes of administration, by a Campus Executive Officer, but the ultimate authority is the University President. The administrative chart of the university shows the Vice-Presidents enjoying line functions over the offices within their areas of concern.
The College of Medicine has distinguished itself by its performance in the licensure examinations, besting even Manila-based medical schools. The College of Law ranks a high 35 among the over 120 law schools in the country and has always have Bar Examination passers. The Colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Education, Engineering and Agriculture have contributed national topnotchers, and the College of Criminal Justice Administration has posted a creditable percentage of passers in the licensure examinations.
A growing number of students find in CSU low-cost, quality education. While the thrust has been on providing the university with much-needed infrastructure, the university has also turned with determination towards quality improvement and control and has submitted itself to the voluntary accreditation proces with the Philippine Association of Colleges of University - Commission on Accreditation.
Links include tie-ups with the Manila Business College as a situs for the delivery of some of the educational programs of the university, as well as with San Beda College for the Doctor of Public and Legal Administration program.
The university currently has an enormous population of 32,000 in its eight campuses. One distinctive feature of the university is the innovative scheme introduced by Dr. Perez: rationalized fees. Under this scheme, students pay no tuition fees. They pay however fiduciary fees that range from two thousand to three thousand pesos per semester, allocated for specific purposes such as library, laboratory facilities, infrastructure development, etc. The university also boasts of WiFi access to all its students and professors as well as an e-Library to which all students and professors whether in or out of campus can gain access.
It has speech laboratories in the Andrews, Carig and Aparri campuses. Although it is still completing its engineering laboratories, acquisitions in this area have already been considerable.
Each college has organizations in most cases allied to the discipline with which the College is Concerned.
transportation owing to its geographic location. Alongside the use of Jeepney is the use of tricycles.
The Cagayan State University Chorale Ensemble, under the direction of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Fr. Aquino, has gone places including Malaysia, Macau, Busan City in South Korea and Rome. It has also performed in concerts throughout the country and has performed with the University of Santo Tomas Symphony Orchestra.
The Athena Dance Troupe and the Athena Rondalla, under the direction of Dr. Chita Ramos, have gained popularity and are frequently invited for performances. They feature indigenous Filipino and regional dances as well as music produced by local instruments.
The Tanghalang CSU is directed by Dr. Shamon Abraham, University Director of Culture and the Arts, at one time member of the Filipinescas. He was formerly cultural director at the University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao.
(PASUC) and its athletic Association, the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association
(SCUAA) and participates in all events. The CSU Maroons.
Distinguished Professors include:
Dr. Rogelio Matalang who has distinguished himself in Mass Media, organizing several local FM stations, conceptualizing the Mass Communication program of the Cagayan State University and establishing links with Kosin University in South Korea.
Fr. Ranhilio Aquino: Dean of the Graduate School of Law of San Beda College and Chair of the Department of Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy, Philippine Judicial Academy, Supreme Court of the Philippines; author and international and national lecturer.
Dr. Febe Gamiao-Paat: a clinical psychologist who has streamlined and organized the guidance services of the universtiy;
Dr. Edith Pagulayan: at one time a key administrator at St. Paul University Philippines, presently Dean of Instruction; a licensed social worker;
Prof. Arthur Ibanez: campus executive officer of the Carig Campus who passed the screening procedures for structural engineering specialist;
Dr. Teresa Dimalanta: the only professor in the region who holds the degree PhD Mathematics.
Dr. Marcelo Raquepo who finished his PhD in Evaluative Education from the University of the Philippines and is the university's foremost authority on research and statistics.
Dr. Nelia Cauilan, currently faculty regent, has published numerous researches and has been commissioned by several agencies, associations and NGOS to conduct research studies that have been highly acclaimed;
Dr. Lirio Mangawil holds a PhD in Science and is a distinguished biologist; she has published studies in this field;
Dr. Lilia Tamayao has made her mark in linking with local government; the holder of Doctor of Public Administration degree, she has successfully bridged the gap between academe and government with her numerous innovative proposals as well as actualized agreements.
Cagayan Valley
Cagayan Valley is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02. It is composed of five provinces, namely: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino...
Region, in terms of enrollment and number of curricular program offerings. The University was established through Presidential Decree 1436, later amended by Republic Act 8292 by the integration of all publicly supported higher education institutions in the province of Cagayan
Cagayan
Cagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte...
.
The university is composed of eight(8) campuses in the growth areas in the three congressional districts
Congress of the Philippines
The Congress of the Philippines is the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines. It is a bicameral body consisting of the Senate , and the House of Representatives although commonly in the Philippines the term congress refers to the latter.The Senate is composed of 24 senators half...
of Cagayan; the Aparri
Aparri, Cagayan
Aparri is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Luzon, Philippines. According to the latest census, Aparri has a population of 69,024 people.Aparri has an approximate income of Php 90,000,000.00...
, Lal-Lo
Lal-Lo, Cagayan
Lal-lo is now a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 39,607people in 7,443 households....
and Gonzaga campuses in the 1st District; the Piat
Piat, Cagayan
Piat is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 22,211 people in 3,975 households. Piat is now dubbed as the "Pilgrimage Center of Cagayan Valley" because of the thousands of devotees and tourists who come here to pay...
, Lasam
Lasam, Cagayan
Lasam is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 36,646 people in 6,634 households.Lasam was created in 1950 from the barrios of Gattaran, Cagayan west of the Cagayan River....
and Sanchez-Mira
Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan
Sanchez-Mira is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 23,044 people in 4,139 households.-Barangays:Sanchez-Mira is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.* Bangan...
campuses in the 2nd District; and in the 3rd District, the Caritan and Carig campuses in Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City is the city capital of Cagayan, Philippines and the regional capital of Region 02 . Tuguegarao is the economic center of the Cagayan Valley Region; it is located on a peninsula in the Cagayan Valley. It is sheltered by the Sierra Madre Mountains in the East; Cordilleras in the...
. Each campus is headed by an Executive Officer (CEO) except in the campuses of Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City is the city capital of Cagayan, Philippines and the regional capital of Region 02 . Tuguegarao is the economic center of the Cagayan Valley Region; it is located on a peninsula in the Cagayan Valley. It is sheltered by the Sierra Madre Mountains in the East; Cordilleras in the...
where the University President concurrently acts as the CEO. The seat of governance of the university is at the Andrews Campus, where the central administration holds office.
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
, social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
and allied professions, business
Business education
Business education involves teaching students the fundamentals, theories, and processes of business. Education in this field occurs at several levels, including secondary education and higher education or university education. Approximately 38% of student enroll in one or more business courses...
and economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, natural sciences, engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and fisheries and teaching, among others. It offers the most graduate and undergraduate courses of all the universities in the province of Cagayan
Cagayan
Cagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte...
.
In March 2004, Dr. Roger P.Perez, former executive director of the Commission on Higher Education
Commission on Higher Education (Philippines)
The Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines, , abbreviated as CHED. The CHED is attached to the Office of the President for administrative purposes...
(CHED), a native of Tuguegarao City, was elected by the CSU Board of Regents
Board of Regents
In the United States, a board often governs public institutions of higher education, which include both state universities and community colleges. In each US state, such boards may govern either the state university system, individual colleges and universities, or both. In general they operate as...
to serve as the CSU System's third president, starting March 16, 2004.
Upon Dr. Perez's assumption of the university presidency, he reformed the way the university is run. He embarked on infrastructure programs, financed through internally-generated income. He made available development courses free to all students who wish to pursue them. And as the majority of the university's students come from the marginalized sector of the province, Perez made funds available for them through the CSU Kaagapay Scholarship Program, a form of Student Grant-in-Aid.
Organization
The CSU System is governed by the CSU Board of Regents (BOR), which is the highest policy-making body of the University.The university is composed of a large number of colleges (officially called degree-granting units):
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business Entrepreneurship and Accountancy
- College of EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
- College of Information and Computer ScienceInformation and Computer ScienceInformation and Computer Science or Computer and Information Science is a field that emphasizes both computing and informatics, upholding the strong association between the fields of information sciences and computer sciences and treating computers as a tool rather than a field.-Computing...
- College of Allied Health Sciences
- College of Public AdministrationPublic administrationPublic Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
- College of TechnologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
- College of EngineeringEngineeringEngineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
- College of Veterinary MedicineVeterinary medicineVeterinary Medicine is the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals...
- College of MedicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
- College of LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
- College of Hospitality Industry Management
The university has three Vice-Presidents, each heading a component of the university's key concerns. The Vice-President for Academic Affairs is Fr. Ranhilio Aquino who holds a PhD in Philosophy and the degree Doctor of Juridical Science (JSD). Dr. Manny Tan who has been through St. Paul University, Florencio Vargas College, University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao and finally Maila Rosario College, is the Vice-President for Research and Extension, areas in which he has distinguished himself. Dr. Eleuterio de Leon who served a full term as OIC of the university after the turbulent years of the Cortez Administration, is the Vice-President for Administrative Affairs. President Roger Perez's term ends in March, and he has announced his support for an outsider as his successor to avoid what he perceives to be political interference by Cagayano national officials in the selection of the next university president. It is the Board of Regents that votes for the next President.
Each campus is headed, for purposes of administration, by a Campus Executive Officer, but the ultimate authority is the University President. The administrative chart of the university shows the Vice-Presidents enjoying line functions over the offices within their areas of concern.
The College of Medicine has distinguished itself by its performance in the licensure examinations, besting even Manila-based medical schools. The College of Law ranks a high 35 among the over 120 law schools in the country and has always have Bar Examination passers. The Colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Education, Engineering and Agriculture have contributed national topnotchers, and the College of Criminal Justice Administration has posted a creditable percentage of passers in the licensure examinations.
A growing number of students find in CSU low-cost, quality education. While the thrust has been on providing the university with much-needed infrastructure, the university has also turned with determination towards quality improvement and control and has submitted itself to the voluntary accreditation proces with the Philippine Association of Colleges of University - Commission on Accreditation.
Links include tie-ups with the Manila Business College as a situs for the delivery of some of the educational programs of the university, as well as with San Beda College for the Doctor of Public and Legal Administration program.
Students
A key institution in the university is the strong Mass Communication program of the university that is responsible for the production of radio and television programs giving public viewership to the university's activities, furnishing the public regularly with information on the university and is the source of the information in this article. Inspired by Dr. Roger Matalang, the Mass Communication program has been one of the most distinguished programs of the university.The university currently has an enormous population of 32,000 in its eight campuses. One distinctive feature of the university is the innovative scheme introduced by Dr. Perez: rationalized fees. Under this scheme, students pay no tuition fees. They pay however fiduciary fees that range from two thousand to three thousand pesos per semester, allocated for specific purposes such as library, laboratory facilities, infrastructure development, etc. The university also boasts of WiFi access to all its students and professors as well as an e-Library to which all students and professors whether in or out of campus can gain access.
It has speech laboratories in the Andrews, Carig and Aparri campuses. Although it is still completing its engineering laboratories, acquisitions in this area have already been considerable.
Organizations, fraternities and sororities
- LFS - a progressive nationalist student organization
- Rodeo Club Philippines - a college based student organization exclusively for veterinary medicine students.
- Alpha Phi OmegaAlpha Phi OmegaAlpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members...
- Alpha Phi Omega International (Philippines), Inc. is a non-profit organization. The purpose of this fraternity/sorority is to assemble college students in a national service fraternity/sorority in the fellowship of principles derived from the Scout Oath and Law of the Boy Scouts; to develop leadership, to promote friendship and to provide service to humanity; and to further freedom that is our national, educational and intellectual heritage.
Each college has organizations in most cases allied to the discipline with which the College is Concerned.
- This State University neither recognize nor promotes the organization and/or existence of Fraternities/Sororities within Campus. A prerequisite for the recognition of organizations, fraternities and other student organizations is accreditation by the Office of Student Services and Welfare, headed by Dr. Mariden Ventura Cauilan.
Culture, sports and traditions
It is the only university (Tuguegarao Campuses) that has its own extensive system of jeepneyJeepney
Jeepneys are the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. They were originally made from US military jeeps left over from World War II and are known for their flamboyant decoration and crowded seating...
transportation owing to its geographic location. Alongside the use of Jeepney is the use of tricycles.
The Cagayan State University Chorale Ensemble, under the direction of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Fr. Aquino, has gone places including Malaysia, Macau, Busan City in South Korea and Rome. It has also performed in concerts throughout the country and has performed with the University of Santo Tomas Symphony Orchestra.
The Athena Dance Troupe and the Athena Rondalla, under the direction of Dr. Chita Ramos, have gained popularity and are frequently invited for performances. They feature indigenous Filipino and regional dances as well as music produced by local instruments.
The Tanghalang CSU is directed by Dr. Shamon Abraham, University Director of Culture and the Arts, at one time member of the Filipinescas. He was formerly cultural director at the University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao.
Affiliations
CSU is a member of the Philippine Association of State Universities and CollegesPhilippine Association of State Universities and Colleges
The Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges an association of public tertiary school level in the Philippines. These comprises all 102 State Colleges and Universities which are under the Commission of Higher Education...
(PASUC) and its athletic Association, the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association
State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association
The State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association is one of the inter-collegiate sports associations in the Philippines closely related to UAAP, is the union of six major state colleges and universities in Metro Manila....
(SCUAA) and participates in all events. The CSU Maroons.
Noted alumni and professors
- Dr. Eligio B. Orteza Jr., 1981 Magna Cumlaude alumnus of CSU, Professional Mechanical EngineerMechanical engineeringMechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
; Master Of Science In Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.) and Doctor Of Philospohy (Ph.D.) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1990. Currently a scholar cohort of the graduate school of Center for Faith and Culture with the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas --- investigating on the convergence of science, technology, American culture and faith. - Jose Guzman, Ph.D. in Agricultural EngineeringAgricultural engineeringAgricultural engineering is the engineering discipline that applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and processing...
, Agricultural Engineer, Associate Professor; placed 4th in the Licensure Examination, 1983 - James Cabildo, agricultural engineer, alumnus and Assistant Professor; placed 4th in the Licensure Examination, 1992
- Joseph Cabalbag, civil engineerCivil engineerA civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
, alumnus and instructor; Placed 19th in the Licensure Examination, 1999 - Mark Gil Hizon, agricultural engineer, alumnus; placed 3rd in the Licensure Examination, 2000
- Elmer Tattao. electrical engineer, alumnus; placed 1st in the Licensure Examination, 2008
- Rudolf Vecaldo TeacherTeacherA teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
, alumnus and instructor; placed 2nd in the Licensure Examination for Teachers 2008 - Jun Cosmiano Civil engineerCivil engineerA civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
, alumnus; placed 4th in the Licensure Examination 2008 - Sherwin Maruquin. agricultural engineer, alumnus; placed 1st in Licensure Examination, 2009.
- Jayson Tee. agricultural engineer, alumnus; placed 6th in Licensure Examination, 2010.
Distinguished Professors include:
Dr. Rogelio Matalang who has distinguished himself in Mass Media, organizing several local FM stations, conceptualizing the Mass Communication program of the Cagayan State University and establishing links with Kosin University in South Korea.
Fr. Ranhilio Aquino: Dean of the Graduate School of Law of San Beda College and Chair of the Department of Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy, Philippine Judicial Academy, Supreme Court of the Philippines; author and international and national lecturer.
Dr. Febe Gamiao-Paat: a clinical psychologist who has streamlined and organized the guidance services of the universtiy;
Dr. Edith Pagulayan: at one time a key administrator at St. Paul University Philippines, presently Dean of Instruction; a licensed social worker;
Prof. Arthur Ibanez: campus executive officer of the Carig Campus who passed the screening procedures for structural engineering specialist;
Dr. Teresa Dimalanta: the only professor in the region who holds the degree PhD Mathematics.
Dr. Marcelo Raquepo who finished his PhD in Evaluative Education from the University of the Philippines and is the university's foremost authority on research and statistics.
Dr. Nelia Cauilan, currently faculty regent, has published numerous researches and has been commissioned by several agencies, associations and NGOS to conduct research studies that have been highly acclaimed;
Dr. Lirio Mangawil holds a PhD in Science and is a distinguished biologist; she has published studies in this field;
Dr. Lilia Tamayao has made her mark in linking with local government; the holder of Doctor of Public Administration degree, she has successfully bridged the gap between academe and government with her numerous innovative proposals as well as actualized agreements.