Central Philippine University
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The Central Philippine University (CPU), Filipino : Pamantasan ng Pilipinas Gitnang , located in the province of Iloilo on the Philippines . It is considered an important educational institution in the administrative region of the Western Visayas . The university is sponsored by the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches. The university is administered by the Filipino Corporation of Central Philippine University. The university campus is located on Lopez Jaena St., in Barangay Jaro in Iloilo City .
The university is a member of the Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities (ACSCU) and the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA). In 2006 about 12,000 students enrolled in the individual training courses and seminars at the university.
Faculties
The Central Philippine University houses nine different faculties , these are divided into higher education and technical schools, as well as colleges for vocational training . These are the College of Agriculture, Resources and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Accountancy, College of Computer Studies, College of Education, College of Engineering, Dr. Lucio C. Tan College of Hospitality Management, College of Nursing, and the College of Theology.
history
The university's history began in 1905 when the Jaro Industrial School was opened by Baptist American missionaries . 17 students enrolled in the first semester course. Subsequently, the first student association in the Philippines was founded at the school, the Jaro Industrial School Republic. This published the one newspaper: the Central Echo, in which the students could find out about news, but also about grievances and express their own opinion. In 1915 the first grammar school courses were opened at the school and lasted two years. In 1923 the status of the school was increased with the opening of Central Philippine College. In 1936 the senior college was opened and in 1940 the first degrees with the academic degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Theology and Bachelor of Religious Education could be recorded. During World War II, the college buildings were completely destroyed and some of the academic staff were killed, including 11 missionaries. After the end of the war, the rebuilding and reconstruction of the buildings began with the help of donations from the Baptist community in the USA. On April 1, 1953, the college was granted university status. In 1966 the first Filipino rector of the university, this was Dr. Rex D. Drilon. In 1968 the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society transferred management to the Filipino Corporation of Central Philippine University.
photos
Central Philippine University Church.
Engineering building.
New Valentine Hall of the College of Business and Accountancy.
Wall of Remembrance.
Dr. Alfonso A. Uy - Student Union building (University Food Court and mini shopping mall).
Entrance to the College of Engineering.
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Coordinates: 10 ° 43 ′ 49 ″ N , 122 ° 32 ′ 56 ″ E