Pamantasang Padre Saturnino Urios | |
Latin: Pater Saturnino Urios Universitas | |
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Motto | Luceat Lux Vestra (Latin) |
Motto in English | Let Your Light Shine |
Type | Private, research, coeducational |
Established | October 21, 1901 |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
Academic affiliations | ACEA, PAASCU, CEAP |
President | Rev. Fr. John Christian U. Young, S.Th.D. |
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Location | Corner San Francisco St. and J.C. Aquino Avenue, Butuan, Agusan del Norte , Philippines 08°56′52.7″N125°32′30.4″E / 8.947972°N 125.541778°E |
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Alma Mater song | "The FSUU Hymn" |
Colors | Urian Blue White Green Yellow |
Nickname | Urians |
Website | www |
Father Saturnino Urios University (Latin : Pater Saturnino Urios Universitas; Filipino : Pamantasang Padre Saturnino Urios), also referred to by its acronym FSUU, is a private Roman Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Diocese of Butuan in Butuan, Philippines. It offers preschool, elementary, junior & senior high school and college (undergraduate and graduate) courses. [1] It was founded by Father Saturnino Urios, SJ, a Spanish Jesuit missionary in 1901.
The school is named in honor of its founder Father Saturnino Urios, SJ, a Spanish Jesuit missionary who led the establishment of the institution in 1901. In 2006, then Urios College was elevated into a university. On June 30, 2008, the elementary and high school departments moved to a new campus (Morelos Campus) in Brgy. Libertad. The institution complies with the K-12 program of the Philippine government. [2]
Name | Term | Notes |
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Fr. Saturnino Urios, SJ | 1901–1914 | Founder of Butuan Parochial School for Boys. |
Fr. Jose Buxo, SJ | 1914–1939 | |
Antonius Jansen | 1939–1947 | |
Gerald Tangelder | 1947–1954 | |
Venancio Portillo | 1954–1955 | |
Francisco van Dijk | 1955–1959 | |
Henry van Engelen | 1959–1963 | |
George Haggenburg | 1960–1971 | |
Juanito A. Lao | 1976–1998 | Longest-serving president of the university |
Wilma B. Balmocena | 1998–2001 | |
Juan de Dios M. Pueblos | 2001–2004 | second Bishop of Butuan |
Rev. Fr. John Christian U. Young | 2004–present | The President who renamed the Father Saturnino Urios University |
Campus | Tenants | Notes |
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Main Campus | College Students Vice-president Offices (Academic, and Administrative and Student Affairs) Employees Offices Property Management Office School Clinic Libraries Computer Laboratories Biology, and Chemistry Laboratories | |
College Building South | Bishop Pueblos Senior High School Arts and Science Office (Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Social Sciences Divisions) Criminology Office Scholarship Office Physics Laboratory Haggenburg Hall Student and Alumni Affairs | Formerly the high school building until May 31, 2008. |
College Building East | College Students Office of the University President | Formerly the elementary building until May 31, 2008. Re-opened on October 7, 2015. [3] |
Morelos Campus | Basic Education Students Abp. Morelos Junior High and Senior High School Swimming Pool |
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