University of Mindanao

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University of Mindanao
Pamantasan ng Mindanaw (Tagalog)
Kinatumhaan sa Mindanaw (Cebuano)
University of Mindanao Logo.png
Quality, Affordable, Open Education
Former names
Mindanao Colleges
Motto
Vincit Omnia Veritas
Motto in English
Truth Conquers All
Type Private, Non-sectarian
EstablishedJuly 27, 1946 (1946-07-27)
FounderAtty. Guillermo E. Torres, Sr.
Religious affiliation
Non-sectarian
Academic affiliations
Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA)
Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP)
President Guillermo P. Torres, Jr., Ed.D.
Principal Antonio T. Joyno
Basic Education
Students~78,000
Undergraduates ~73,000
Postgraduates ~3,000
~2,000
Location
Bolton St, Poblacion District, Davao City
,
Davao del Sur
,
Philippines

7°04′02″N125°36′34″E / 7.06719°N 125.60956°E / 7.06719; 125.60956
CampusUrban
Main Campus
Bolton St, Poblacion District, Davao City
Satellite campuses
  • Matina Crossing, Davao City
  • Bangoy Street, Davao City
  • R. delos Cientos Sr. St., Poblacion Dos, Bansalan, Davao del Sur
  • Digos, Davao del Sur
  • Tagum, Davao del Norte
  • Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte
PublicationPrimum
Alma Mater songUM Hymn
Colors  Red  and  Gold 
Nickname Umians
Sporting affiliations
 PRISAA DRFA
MascotUM Wildcats / UM Paladin
Website umindanao.edu.ph
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Location in Mindanao
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Location in the Philippines

The University of Mindanao is a private, non-sectarian university in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. It is located in Davao City. Established in 1946, the University of Mindanao has ten branches spread over thirteen campuses in Southern Mindanao. It offers learning opportunities for indigenous education.

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The university currently has an Autonomous Status per CEB Resolution No. 076–2009 with Category A (t) per CMO No. s. 2009 standing accredited by Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Its Accountancy, Computer Engineering and Information Technology programs are Centers of Development(COD) and its Business Administration, Criminology and Teacher Education programs are recognized as Centers of Excellence(COE) by CHED. In 2008 it was the institution with the second highest number of programs accredited by PACUCOA in the country. [1]

History

The first Buildings of the University of Mindanao located in Bolton St. Davao City Umhistory.png
The first Buildings of the University of Mindanao located in Bolton St. Davao City

In the midst of rebuilding the ruins of Davao City brought about by World War II, Atty. Guillermo E. Torres constructed the institution. Mindanao Colleges was incorporated on July 27, 1946. During the first year of operation, classes were held in four rented rooms of the Borgaily Building along San Pedro Street in Davao City. 13 teachers were hired and there were 381 enrollees. Dr. Efigenia C. Occeña was the Acting Coordinator. The permitted courses were originally the six year complete Elementary Course, two-year Secondary Course (1st and 2nd years), two year Elementary Teacher Certificate, two-year Associate in Commercial Science, and two-year Associate in Arts. On April 23, 1948, the institution held its first commencement exercise with 30 graduation and 50 high school students.

To accommodate the increasing number of students, the board of trustees decided to buy Club Royale along Legaspi Street and renovated it to suit classroom requirements. New parcels of land were purchased along Bolton and Bonifacio Street which is the present location of the main campus and Embassy Area, respectively. The university's influence erected more with the establishment of the Mindanao Collegian, the first free campus newspaper in Mindanao. It became the training ground of the Davao newspaper staff.

Foreign linkages were sparked when Atty. Torres left for the US for a sponsored study tour in May 1955. Ties were formed with the University on the Air (1971); Sister University agreements with the John Dewey International University Consortium of America, New York City and the Fongchia College of Engineering and Business of Taipei, Taiwan.

The Open Education Program in the early 70s enabled the institution to help the poor but deserving college undergraduates employed in the business and factory sites and self-employed to earn a college education. From being Mindanao Colleges in Bolton, it blossomed into the University of Mindanao on December 21, 1966, and has spawned 10 more branches to the outlying province in 1948 in Digos, Bangoy, Peñaplata, Tagum (1950), Guianga (1952), Ilang-Tibungco (1951), Panabo (1951), Bansalan (1962), Cotabato City (1959), Toril, and Matina.

University of Mindanao Seal

The official seal of the University of Mindanao was designed to depict the salient information about the institution. [2] The University of Mindanao and the year it was founded, 1946, are inscribed on top and below, respectively inside an outer circle edged with waves. The inner circle has the motto inscribed in Latin words,“Vincit Omnia Veritas,” meaning Truth Conquers All. Over it is two laurel leaf branches symbolizing honor and achievement, framing a vinta on a wavy sea, whose giant sail has the initials of UM, with the horizon behind. This conveys the message “Sail On” or “Move On.” In the sky above the horizon are five stars representing the heavenly bodies that influence the destiny of the youth, Hope of the Fatherland.

Academics

The University of Mindanao has more than 10 colleges and schools located in three campuses. The Colleges of Business Administration, and Law and the Graduate School are located in Bolton Campus. The Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Engineering, Computing, Architecture, Education, Forestry, Accountancy, and Criminology are located in Matina Campus. There are Technical and Vocational Courses are located in Bangoy Campus. Each college is supervised by Dean and Program Heads/Instructor Coordinator.

Most of its academic programs are accredited by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) and the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP). "31". Its Electrical Engineering is the first in the country granted Level III Reaccredited Status. Level III status is the highest accreditation granted by PACUCOA—a seal of excellence and quality in a given academic program. "32". Its Architecture Program is the first in the country to be granted Level I Accreditation. "33". UM is the first PACUCOA school in Mindanao granted Level III for various academic programs and one of the top five (5) schools in the Philippines with the most number of accreditation. "34".

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has granted Center of Excellence (COE) and Center of Development (COD) to its various academic programs, having the most number of COEs and CODs in Mindanao. The programs granted with COE are Teacher Education, Criminology, and Business Administration. The programs granted with COD are Accountancy, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. UM Digos College granted with COD on Information Technology program. UM Tagum College granted with COD on Teacher Education program.

Student life

Student Scholarships Grants and Financial Assistance

The University of Mindanao offers several kinds internal scholarships grants and financial assistance for students who have exemplary performance both in the academic and non-academic fields, as well as those who are underprivileged but deserving students. [3] [4]

Student Publication

The official student publication of the university (Main Campus) is Primum, which is the Latin term for "first" or "above all." Its predecessor, the Mindanao Collegian, which was later renamed as UM Saga and then EVO prior to its recent name. Since Mindanao Collegian, the publication has been producing top-caliber editors, journalists and columnists in the country not just in the entire region. [5] Collegium is the official student publication of the University of Mindanao Tagum, Inquisitive Eye for the University of Bansalan College, The New Exposé for University of Digos College, Lumina for University of Mindanao Panabo College, and the Maroon Ink for the University of Mindanao Ilang.[ citation needed ]

Broadcasting

The University of Mindanao Broadcasting Network (UMBN) is a commercial broadcasting company in Visayas and Mindanao founded in 1949 in Davao City. It runs AM and FM stations in Mindanao while its affiliate, Ditan Communications run the Visayas FM stations.

Newspaper

Mindanao Times, founded on the same year the university was founded, is an affiliate of University of Mindanao.

Campuses

The University of Mindanao has expanded years after its foundation. Today, the University of Mindanao is the largest non-sectarian university in the island of Mindanao. The Bolton campus, a landmark in downtown Davao, bears quiet testimony to the city's fast transformation. The Bolton campus houses the majority of the university's offices that deal with personnel concerns. Currently, the first story holds the College of Law, while the second floor houses the College of Business Administration Education.

The University of Mindanao's largest campus is the Matina Campus, which sits on a 28-hectare area that encompasses the Matina area up to the Ma-a area. From 1949 to 1962, many branches of the university were established, and it provided educational opportunities for the underprivileged students in the bordering province of Davao City.

The institution has its campuses scattered at the different areas in Mindanao, namely:

Notable alumni

AlumniCareer and Recognitions
Mary Jean Lastimosa Miss Universe Philippines 2014 and Miss Universe 2014 Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Hon. Allan L. Rellon Mayor of Tagum City
Hon. Paolo Duterte Congressman, 1st District of Davao City
Atty. Walter O. JuniaRTC Judge, Branch 39 (Special Court for Environmental Cases), Lingayen, Pangasinan
Mrs. Edralyn Palacios SonitCrazy Time Big Hit Winner, Notable Leaf Instrument Musician (Tagum Center for Leaf Instrument), Tagum City, Davao del Norte
Atty. Felix S. AlicerFormer Regional Technical Director (RTD) for Land Management Service (LMS) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Regional Office No. XI
Hon. Danilo DayanghirangMulti-termer Davao City Councilor
Jose Ariel L. NobleEconomics/Summa Cum Laude

Corporate Planning Head, DCWD

Atty. Emmanuel MahipusMulti-termer Davao City Councilor, Former LTFRB Executive Director
Atty. Evangeline Presto-HernaezLegal Officer, SSS-Davao
Peter Blair AgustinVice President, BDO Unibank and Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, BDO Leasing and Finance
Lourdes M. MissionPresident, COHREP XI and executive director of EHMAR Human and Environmental College
Anthony Halog, Ph.D., MBAProfessor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia; Research Citations: 2,264; h-index: 23; Research interests: Circular Economy and many more
Albert B. Jubilo, EdDPIChE Fellow (2018), Former President, CFU-AdDU; Former Vice Chair, Academe Industry Tripartite Council - XI; Outstanding Chemical Engineer of the Philippines (2010) of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, Inc.; National P.R.O. of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, Inc. (PIChE)
Mamerto A. IrasgaFormer National Executive Vice President of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, Inc. (PIChE)
Isabelita L. BuduanChief, Regional Soils Laboratory, DA-XI; Outstanding Chemical Engineer of the Philippines (2017) of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, Inc.
Charlito L. Cañezares, D-EnggOutstanding Mechanical Engineer of the Philippines (2017); Dean, UM College of Engineering Education; President, CoDEE-XI
Jocelyn EspinaOutstanding Chemical Engineer of the Philippines (2016) of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, Inc.; Former Acting Chief, Davao City Environment & Natural Resources Office
Rogelio J. LuOutstanding Chemical Engineer of the Philippines (2008) of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, Inc.; Former President, PIChE Davao Chapter; Former Manager, Davao Central Chemical Corporation
Edwin V. RegaladoGeneral Manager of the Davao City Water District
Roel E. LucasPartner, SyCip, Gorres, Velayo & Co. (SGV & Co.)

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References

  1. ↑ "University of Mindanao home page". Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ "File:University of Mindanao Logo.png", Wikipedia, September 20, 2015, retrieved August 7, 2022
  3. ↑ "The University of Mindanao". umindanao.edu.ph. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ "University of Mindanao - Student Accounting Office Main". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Primum". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
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