University of the East
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The University of the East (or Pamantasan ng Silangan in Filipino
and commonly abbreviated as
UE) is a private nonsectarian university
located in University Belt
Area, district of Sampaloc
, Manila
, Philippines
. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution. Once labeled as the "Largest University in Asia" in terms of population, UE became the first university in Asia to have an enrollment of over 60,000 students.
University of the East is one of the most financially stable universities in the Philippines in terms of assets.
Realizing that education is the only way to escape poverty, Dr. Lucio C. Tan heavily invested in education. He bought the University of the East in 1990, which he considers his biggest feat in promoting education in the country.
In over 65 years of existence, the University of the East has grown into a respected private university in the Philippines. The university is granted by the Commission on Higher Education
with an Autonomous Status that was given to few tertiary institutions in terms of High Quality Education.
Many colleges of the university have each been accredited the Level II and III status by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) and Philippine
Accrediting Agency of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). At present UE offers degree programs in commerce and business administration, law, dentistry, engineering, arts and sciences, fine arts, education, computer technology, nursing, physical therapy, medicine, hospitality management and graduate studies. University of the East has two extension campuses, namely UE Caloocan
and UERM
in Quezon City
.
The history of the University of the East starts in September 1946, in a rented room on Dasmariñas St., Manila
, where 110 students enrolled in Certified Public Accountant (CPA) review classes. The group of business teachers led by Dr. Francisco T. Dalupan, Sr. that started the sessions made it their objective to help the country, which was still reeling from the war. Of the 110 students, four made it to top spots in the 1947 CPA board Examinations.
On September 11, 1946, five people — namely Francisco Dalupan, Sr., Herminiglio Reyes, José Torres, Enia "Pangit" Mapa and Santiago de la Cruz — established the Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration (PCCBA)
along R. Papa St. in Sampaloc, Manila
. The PCCBA admitted 350 students in the summer of 1947. The following year, more students enrolled and more academic units were organized, and the PCCBA moved to what is now UE's main campus on 2219 Claro M. Recto Avenue.
PCCBA alumni performed successfully in the government's accountancy examinations. Because of this success, the government granted the PCCBA permission to establish other colleges, leading to the establishment of the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Dentistry, and the Graduate School of Business Administration.
The PCCBA
was granted university status on July 4, 1951 and was renamed the University of the East. Dalupan became UE's first president and chairman of its Board of Trustees. The first members of the Board were Herminigildo B. Reyes, a businessman, scholar, and former Vice President of the University of the Philippines
; Santiago F. de la Cruz, a CPA and business executive who later succeeded Dalupan as UE president; José L. Torres, a soldier, businessman, and accountant; and Jaime Hernández, former Secretary of Finance.
The succeeding years saw the opening of the colleges of Law, Medicine, and Engineering, as well as the Graduate School of Education. The Graduate School later merged with the Graduate School of Business Administration.
In June 1954, UE opened a new campus, then known as UE Tech, on a 4.86-hectare lot along Samson Road in Caloocan. UE Caloocan
, which is now academically autonomous, is headed by a chancellor. The new Tan Yan Kee Academic Building houses the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, and Fine Arts, whereas the College of Engineering has its own building. The UE Caloocan grounds have been used for ROTC and CAT instruction since 1986.
In 1955, the UE purchased a one-hectare lot along Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City, where it established the College of Medicine. On May 17, 1957, the College was converted into a Foundation and named the UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC)
.
In 1962 the University acquired a 5,850-square meter lot across UERMMMC. This became the Research Center for Sciences, Humanities and Culture, which is home to two buildings. One housed the School of Music and Arts and the Ballet School while the other housed the College of Dentistry and research laboratories. The School of Music and Arts, now the College of Fine Arts, moved to the Caloocan campus in 1981. On the mid 1960s Dalupan commissioned the National Artist Guillermo Tolentino to create the symbol of every UEian, the Lualhati from the figure of CBA student Ophelia Salas. The College of Dentistry moved to the Recto (Manila) campus in school year 1988-1989.
In 1967, the late President Diosdado Macapagal
, father of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, decided to teach part-time in the College of Business Administration and branded UE as the "People's University."
Together with the expansion came rapid growth in enrollment. From the original 110 students in 1946, the student population steadily grew each year until 1960, when UE became the first Philippine university have an enrollment of over 60,000. The highest enrollment record was achieved during the first semester of school year 1975-1976, with 67,443 students registered. Today, the body of UE alumni is over 250,000 strong.
The economic crisis and recession that hit the Philippines in the 1980s did not spare UE. The devaluation of the peso, rising inflation, the high cost of wages, coupled with faculty, personnel and student strikes affected UE. Enrollment declined. This period intensified into a crisis that almost led to the school's being sold to a foreign religious group. Financial trouble and academic decline continued to burden UE throughout the 1980s. For a brief period in 1984, a controlling interest in the university was held by an entity of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
's Transcendental Meditation movement
. Students boycotted classes and held protests against the takeover, and in short time control was returned to stakeholders.
Dr. Isidro D. Cariño, who became UE president in 1984, began applying measures that included personnel reduction, cost-cutting measures, and renting out of school premises and facilities on short- and long-term leases. UE began offering a ladderized curriculum, a special course for executives, programs from the Institute for Computer Studies and Systems, and scholarships for accounting and engineering students. The lease of facilities enabled UE to hold back tuition fee increases in 1986-1987 and 1987-1988.
When Cariño was appointed Secretary of Education of the Philippines in 1990, Panfilo O. Domingo, former President of Philippine National Bank, took over as Chairman of the Board of Trustees and became Chief Executive Officer and Acting President of the University.
Domingo immediately worked to cure the financial ills of the University by retiring its short-term debts and instituting fiscal and operational reforms. Within five years, the University's loans were substantially reduced and the long-accumulated operating deficit was eliminated from the books. At the same time, Domingo began a massive rehabilitation of UE's infrastructure and academics.
University of the East is one of the most financially stable universities in the Philippines in terms of assets.
Realizing that education is the only way to escape poverty, Dr. Lucio C. Tan heavily invested in education. He bought the University of the East in 1990, which he considers his biggest feat in promoting education in the country.
In 1992, former Treasurer of the Philippines Rosalina S. Cajucom became UE President. After she retired in mid-1995, Domingo reassumed the presidency until the appointment of Dr. Josefina R. Cortes to the position in 1997. She was succeeded by Mr. Baltazar N. Endriga following her 2003 retirement.
UE's programs have seen success from its inception up to the early 1980s, when UE graduates were among the topnotchers list of the CPA board exams. The University has likewise yielded topnotchers in other licensure board exams in Dentistry
, Engineering
, Education
, Medicine
, Nursing
and Physical Therapy
.
To date, UE Manila has been granted Autonomous Status by the Commission on Higher Education, while many of its Colleges have each been given Level II accreditation by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). The UERMMMC Colleges, for their part, have been accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Agency of Schools, Colleges and University(PAASCU). The College of Medicine and Nursing has level II and level III respectively.
Recently the University was labeled as "One of the Most Wired Universities in the Country" by the Computer World Magazine and Enterprise Magazine. Featured in the 2006 Computerworld Premier 100 of Computer World Magazine, the university ranked 15 among the top 100 corporations and companies in the use of Information Technology
and is the only educational institution on the list.
The University migrated from ATM to Gigabit Ethernet to support growing online requirements, expanding online learning capabilities and improving administrative functionality at its Manila campus with an Ethernet networking solution from Nortel Networks. The upgrade will significantly improve speed and performance of student and faculty access to online learning resources and academic records. The upgrade will also support the University’s plan for a unified communications network ultimately linking the Manila facility with campuses in Caloocan and Quezon City.
Presently the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has identified the University of the East as a Center of Development in Information Technology Education. The Information Technology Department was identified as a Center of Development in Information Technology Education from March 1, 2007 to December 31, 2010.
In October 6, 2009, the Commission on Higher Education granted the Autonomous Status to the UE-Manila campus. This is CHED's highest recognition of UE's accomplishments, adherence to quality assurance and commitment to public responsibility and accountability.
On September 2011, the University of the East will celebrate it's 65th Foundation Anniversary. 65 years of Nurturing the minds and Touching the Lives of the Filipino Youth. Also on this year, The University of the East College of Computer Studies and System will offer the Bachelor of Science in Multimedia Arts, The UE CCSS’ Bachelor of Science in Multimedia Arts course is expected to produce future, globally competitive generations of website developers, graphic designers, desktop publishers, role-playing games and other computer games developers, audio-visual editors and producers, digital imaging experts and others.
Honorable Trustees:
Academic Council
Deans
Accrediting Agency of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).
The Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) has identified the Information Technology Department as a Center of Development in Information Technology Education.
The University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC)
Colleges, for their part, have been accredited in high levels by the PAASCU. The College of Medicine has level III accreditation, Innovative Curriculum, Recognized as a Center of Excellence in Research by the Department of Science and Technology.
The College of Nursing has level III and accredited by the Commission on Higher Education as Centers of Excellence.
At present, the UE Graduate School offers master's and doctorate programs in the fields of Business
, Education
, Public Administration
, Sciences, Construction Management, Philosophy
, Dentistry
and Information Management.
The UERMMMC Graduate School
or University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center Graduate School offers master's in the field of medicine
, nursing
and physical therapy
.
area, Sampaloc
, Manila
. The campus faces Claro M. Recto Avenue, nearby Mendiola Street and Legarda LRT Station
. All of the campuses are fully integrated with the Smart ID System, designed for the interest and security of the whole UE community. One of the beautification project of the university is the construction of the Tan Yan Kee Park.
On October 6, 2009, the Commission on Higher Education has granted the Autonomous status to the University of the East-Manila Campus. This is CHED's highest recognition of UE's accomplishments, adherence to quality assurance and commitment to public responsibility and accountability.
The University of the East has produced thousands of graduates from its over 65 years of existence. Prominents are Manuel "Kabayan" L. De Castro
, former Vice President of the Philippines
, former Senator
and broadcaster. Other senators are Alfredo S. Lim
and Robert “Sonny” Jaworski
.
The university produced Justices from the Supreme Court of the Philippines
, Court of Appeals and other legal luminaries, namely Justice Lucas P. Bersamin
, Justice Dante O. Tinga
, Justice Normandie B. Pizzaro, Justice Japar B. Dimaampao, Justice Franchito N. Diamante and Arturo G. Tayag. Also UE has produced many government officials, such as members of the Congress of the Philippines
, governors and mayors.
Famous poets who spearheaded the second successful modernist movement in Filipino poetry, shuch as National Artist
Virgilio S. Almario
, Teo Antonio
and Rogelio Mangahas
.
Other distinguished alumni are businessmen Andrew Tan
, Rizalino S. Navarro, Manuel M. Lopez and Wilson T. Young. Broadcaster Peter Musngi, Quinito Henson
, Erwin Tulfo
, Ramon Tulfo
and Ricky Lo
. Sports icons such as coach Baby Dalupan
, Jerry Codiñera
, Allan Caidic
, Derrick Pumaren
and James Yap
.
University of the East is one of the schools in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. UE hosted of the 2006-2007 season with the theme “Achieving Excellence in Sports Through Unity, Harmony and Commitment.” The Seniors basketball team is called the UE Red Warriors
. The women's teams are called the Amazons, while the Juniors teams are the Pages. The University colors are Red and White.
The University fields teams and has won championships in athletics, basketball, chess, fencing, football, gymnastics, softball and weightlifting in UAAP tournaments. Some UE students have also participated in the Southeast Asian Games
and other tournaments.
UE is also a member of Shakey's V-League
, Father Martin Cup, and the Home and Away Invitational League (HAIL), where it has won as champion in men's basketball.
The UE Red Warriors
were crowned as the champions of the fourth 2006 Collegiate Champions League (CCL). The Warriors' accomplishment were capturing the HAIL Championship again. The UE Red Warriors ruled the 2007 Home and Away Invitational League (HAIL) basketball tournament, capturing their 3rd straight championship in three years.
The men's basketball team is currently tied with the UST Growling Tigers
as the second winningest team in UAAP history, with 18 titles
, most of them coming from the time of Robert Jaworski
and coach Baby Dalupan. The Red Warriors hold the longest senior basketball championship run with seven straight UAAP titles. They also hold the longest finals appearance streak, with sixteen straight from 1957 to 1972.
The University of the East (UE) Red Warriors finally closed the curtains for the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws on their way to the UAAP Season 72 Finals. The Warriors lost the crucial last game of the best-of-three finals with the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles with honor. They thus lost their shot at the Season 72 UAAP crown. First year head coach, Lawrence Chongson lauded his boys for their efforts, especially for their will for not giving up.
Aside from surpassing the 9 - 0 start of the 1986 UE squad bannered by Jerry Codiñera
, the Warriors clinched an automatic finals berth and matching the 14 - 0 record accomplished 14 years ago by the UST Growling Tigers
, which automatically claimed them the 1993 title.
The Red Warriors however lost to the De La Salle Green Archers
, which swept the Warriors in their best-of-three Finals series in a score of 73-64 victory on Game 2, October 7 at the Big Dome.
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UE) is a private nonsectarian university
University
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located in University Belt
University Belt
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Area, district of Sampaloc
Sampaloc, Manila
Sampaloc is a district of Manila which is primarily a residential and educational center. Part of the Malacañang Palace is located in Sampaloc. The University of Santo Tomas, University of the East Manila are part of the University Belt to name a few, the famous Dangwa flower market at Dimasalang...
, Manila
Manila
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, Philippines
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. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution. Once labeled as the "Largest University in Asia" in terms of population, UE became the first university in Asia to have an enrollment of over 60,000 students.
University of the East is one of the most financially stable universities in the Philippines in terms of assets.
Realizing that education is the only way to escape poverty, Dr. Lucio C. Tan heavily invested in education. He bought the University of the East in 1990, which he considers his biggest feat in promoting education in the country.
In over 65 years of existence, the University of the East has grown into a respected private university in the Philippines. The university is granted by 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...
with an Autonomous Status that was given to few tertiary institutions in terms of High Quality Education.
Many colleges of the university have each been accredited the Level II and III status by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) and Philippine
Accrediting Agency of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). At present UE offers degree programs in commerce and business administration, law, dentistry, engineering, arts and sciences, fine arts, education, computer technology, nursing, physical therapy, medicine, hospitality management and graduate studies. University of the East has two extension campuses, namely UE Caloocan
University of the East Caloocan
The University of the East Caloocan Campus is a private university in Caloocan City, Philippines. The university is one of the two extension campuses of the University of the East. An autonomous unit headed by a Chancellor with the College of Business Administration , Arts and Sciences,...
and UERM
University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center
The University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center is a university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded in 1956, the university is one of the two extension campuses of the University of the East. UERMMMC is a non-stock, non-profit foundation and a memorial to President Ramon...
in Quezon City
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.
History
Manila
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, where 110 students enrolled in Certified Public Accountant (CPA) review classes. The group of business teachers led by Dr. Francisco T. Dalupan, Sr. that started the sessions made it their objective to help the country, which was still reeling from the war. Of the 110 students, four made it to top spots in the 1947 CPA board Examinations.
On September 11, 1946, five people — namely Francisco Dalupan, Sr., Herminiglio Reyes, José Torres, Enia "Pangit" Mapa and Santiago de la Cruz — established the Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration (PCCBA)
Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration
The Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration is the former name of the University of the East, Manila, Philippines. Established in 1946....
along R. Papa St. in Sampaloc, Manila
Sampaloc, Manila
Sampaloc is a district of Manila which is primarily a residential and educational center. Part of the Malacañang Palace is located in Sampaloc. The University of Santo Tomas, University of the East Manila are part of the University Belt to name a few, the famous Dangwa flower market at Dimasalang...
. The PCCBA admitted 350 students in the summer of 1947. The following year, more students enrolled and more academic units were organized, and the PCCBA moved to what is now UE's main campus on 2219 Claro M. Recto Avenue.
PCCBA alumni performed successfully in the government's accountancy examinations. Because of this success, the government granted the PCCBA permission to establish other colleges, leading to the establishment of the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Business Administration, Dentistry, and the Graduate School of Business Administration.
The PCCBA
Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration
The Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration is the former name of the University of the East, Manila, Philippines. Established in 1946....
was granted university status on July 4, 1951 and was renamed the University of the East. Dalupan became UE's first president and chairman of its Board of Trustees. The first members of the Board were Herminigildo B. Reyes, a businessman, scholar, and former Vice President of the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
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; Santiago F. de la Cruz, a CPA and business executive who later succeeded Dalupan as UE president; José L. Torres, a soldier, businessman, and accountant; and Jaime Hernández, former Secretary of Finance.
The succeeding years saw the opening of the colleges of Law, Medicine, and Engineering, as well as the Graduate School of Education. The Graduate School later merged with the Graduate School of Business Administration.
In June 1954, UE opened a new campus, then known as UE Tech, on a 4.86-hectare lot along Samson Road in Caloocan. UE Caloocan
University of the East Caloocan
The University of the East Caloocan Campus is a private university in Caloocan City, Philippines. The university is one of the two extension campuses of the University of the East. An autonomous unit headed by a Chancellor with the College of Business Administration , Arts and Sciences,...
, which is now academically autonomous, is headed by a chancellor. The new Tan Yan Kee Academic Building houses the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, and Fine Arts, whereas the College of Engineering has its own building. The UE Caloocan grounds have been used for ROTC and CAT instruction since 1986.
In 1955, the UE purchased a one-hectare lot along Aurora Boulevard in Quezon City, where it established the College of Medicine. On May 17, 1957, the College was converted into a Foundation and named the UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC)
University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center
The University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center is a university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded in 1956, the university is one of the two extension campuses of the University of the East. UERMMMC is a non-stock, non-profit foundation and a memorial to President Ramon...
.
In 1962 the University acquired a 5,850-square meter lot across UERMMMC. This became the Research Center for Sciences, Humanities and Culture, which is home to two buildings. One housed the School of Music and Arts and the Ballet School while the other housed the College of Dentistry and research laboratories. The School of Music and Arts, now the College of Fine Arts, moved to the Caloocan campus in 1981. On the mid 1960s Dalupan commissioned the National Artist Guillermo Tolentino to create the symbol of every UEian, the Lualhati from the figure of CBA student Ophelia Salas. The College of Dentistry moved to the Recto (Manila) campus in school year 1988-1989.
In 1967, the late President Diosdado Macapagal
Diosdado Macapagal
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives, and headed the Constitutional Convention of 1970...
, father of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, decided to teach part-time in the College of Business Administration and branded UE as the "People's University."
Together with the expansion came rapid growth in enrollment. From the original 110 students in 1946, the student population steadily grew each year until 1960, when UE became the first Philippine university have an enrollment of over 60,000. The highest enrollment record was achieved during the first semester of school year 1975-1976, with 67,443 students registered. Today, the body of UE alumni is over 250,000 strong.
The economic crisis and recession that hit the Philippines in the 1980s did not spare UE. The devaluation of the peso, rising inflation, the high cost of wages, coupled with faculty, personnel and student strikes affected UE. Enrollment declined. This period intensified into a crisis that almost led to the school's being sold to a foreign religious group. Financial trouble and academic decline continued to burden UE throughout the 1980s. For a brief period in 1984, a controlling interest in the university was held by an entity of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , born Mahesh Prasad Varma , developed the Transcendental Meditation technique and was the leader and guru of the TM movement, characterised as a new religious movement and also as non-religious...
's Transcendental Meditation movement
Transcendental Meditation movement
The Transcendental Meditation movement is a world-wide organization, sometimes characterised as a neo-Hindu new religious movement, founded by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the 1950s...
. Students boycotted classes and held protests against the takeover, and in short time control was returned to stakeholders.
Dr. Isidro D. Cariño, who became UE president in 1984, began applying measures that included personnel reduction, cost-cutting measures, and renting out of school premises and facilities on short- and long-term leases. UE began offering a ladderized curriculum, a special course for executives, programs from the Institute for Computer Studies and Systems, and scholarships for accounting and engineering students. The lease of facilities enabled UE to hold back tuition fee increases in 1986-1987 and 1987-1988.
When Cariño was appointed Secretary of Education of the Philippines in 1990, Panfilo O. Domingo, former President of Philippine National Bank, took over as Chairman of the Board of Trustees and became Chief Executive Officer and Acting President of the University.
Domingo immediately worked to cure the financial ills of the University by retiring its short-term debts and instituting fiscal and operational reforms. Within five years, the University's loans were substantially reduced and the long-accumulated operating deficit was eliminated from the books. At the same time, Domingo began a massive rehabilitation of UE's infrastructure and academics.
University of the East is one of the most financially stable universities in the Philippines in terms of assets.
Realizing that education is the only way to escape poverty, Dr. Lucio C. Tan heavily invested in education. He bought the University of the East in 1990, which he considers his biggest feat in promoting education in the country.
In 1992, former Treasurer of the Philippines Rosalina S. Cajucom became UE President. After she retired in mid-1995, Domingo reassumed the presidency until the appointment of Dr. Josefina R. Cortes to the position in 1997. She was succeeded by Mr. Baltazar N. Endriga following her 2003 retirement.
UE's programs have seen success from its inception up to the early 1980s, when UE graduates were among the topnotchers list of the CPA board exams. The University has likewise yielded topnotchers in other licensure board exams in Dentistry
Dentistry
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, 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...
, Education
Education
Education 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...
, 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....
, Nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
and Physical Therapy
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
.
To date, UE Manila has been granted Autonomous Status by the Commission on Higher Education, while many of its Colleges have each been given Level II accreditation by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). The UERMMMC Colleges, for their part, have been accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Agency of Schools, Colleges and University(PAASCU). The College of Medicine and Nursing has level II and level III respectively.
Recently the University was labeled as "One of the Most Wired Universities in the Country" by the Computer World Magazine and Enterprise Magazine. Featured in the 2006 Computerworld Premier 100 of Computer World Magazine, the university ranked 15 among the top 100 corporations and companies in the use of Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and is the only educational institution on the list.
The University migrated from ATM to Gigabit Ethernet to support growing online requirements, expanding online learning capabilities and improving administrative functionality at its Manila campus with an Ethernet networking solution from Nortel Networks. The upgrade will significantly improve speed and performance of student and faculty access to online learning resources and academic records. The upgrade will also support the University’s plan for a unified communications network ultimately linking the Manila facility with campuses in Caloocan and Quezon City.
Presently the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has identified the University of the East as a Center of Development in Information Technology Education. The Information Technology Department was identified as a Center of Development in Information Technology Education from March 1, 2007 to December 31, 2010.
In October 6, 2009, the Commission on Higher Education granted the Autonomous Status to the UE-Manila campus. This is CHED's highest recognition of UE's accomplishments, adherence to quality assurance and commitment to public responsibility and accountability.
On September 2011, the University of the East will celebrate it's 65th Foundation Anniversary. 65 years of Nurturing the minds and Touching the Lives of the Filipino Youth. Also on this year, The University of the East College of Computer Studies and System will offer the Bachelor of Science in Multimedia Arts, The UE CCSS’ Bachelor of Science in Multimedia Arts course is expected to produce future, globally competitive generations of website developers, graphic designers, desktop publishers, role-playing games and other computer games developers, audio-visual editors and producers, digital imaging experts and others.
Governance of the University
Board of trustees- Honorable Dr. Lucio Tan, Chairman
- Honorable Jaime J. Bautista, Vice Chairman of the Board
Honorable Trustees:
- David O. Chua
- Corazon S. de la Paz-Bernardo
- P. Siervo Dizon
- Ester A. Garcia
- Carmelita G. Mateo
- Andres R. Narvasa
- Jose Ngaw
- Cornelio T. Peralta
- Wilson T. Young
Academic Council
- President and Chief Academic Officer: Dr. Ester Albano-Garcia
- UE Manila Chancellor: Dr. Linda P. Santiago
- UE Caloocan Chancellor: Dr. Zosimo M. Battad
Deans
- Dean Justina M. Evangelista, College of Arts and Sciences - Manila
- Dean Rhodora Luciano, College of Dentistry - Manila
- Dean Julian Abuso, College of Arts and Sciences - Caloocan
- Dean Rogelio Palomutan, College of Business Administration - Caloocan
- Dean Veronica Elizalde, College of Business Administration-Manila
- Dean Evelina M. Vicencio, College Education
- Dean Rodany A. Merida, College of Computer Studies and Systems
- Dean Victor R. Macam Jr., College of Engineering-Caloocan
- Dean Dominador S. Pagbilao, College of Engineering-Manila
- Dean Celino B. Santiago, College of Fine Arts
Satellite Campuses
- University of the East CaloocanUniversity of the East CaloocanThe University of the East Caloocan Campus is a private university in Caloocan City, Philippines. The university is one of the two extension campuses of the University of the East. An autonomous unit headed by a Chancellor with the College of Business Administration , Arts and Sciences,...
- Located in Caloocan CityCaloocan CityThe City of Caloocan is one of the cities and municipalities that comprises the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. It is a major residential area inside Metro Manila...
, along Samson Road. An autonomous unit headed by a Chancellor with the College of Business Administration, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Fine Arts. UE Caloocan is called Caloocan Campus to distinguish it from the Manila Campus on C.M. Recto Avenue.
- University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC)University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical CenterThe University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center is a university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded in 1956, the university is one of the two extension campuses of the University of the East. UERMMMC is a non-stock, non-profit foundation and a memorial to President Ramon...
- Located in Quezon CityQuezon CityQuezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
, along Aurora Boulevard. UERMMMC is a non-stock, non-profit foundation and a memorial to President Ramon Magsaysay since 1957. UERM has four departments, namely College of Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapy and Graduate School.
Colleges
Many Colleges of University of the East Manila have each been accredited the Level II and III status by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) and PhilippineAccrediting Agency of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).
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) has identified the Information Technology Department as a Center of Development in Information Technology Education.
- College of Business AdministrationUniversity of the East College of Business AdministrationThe University of the East College of Business Administration was founded as the mother unit of the University of the East, starting from Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration in 1946...
- College of LawUniversity of the East College of LawThe University of the East College of Law or UE Law is the law school of the University of the East, a private, non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines.-History:The UE College of Law was established in July 1950....
- College of DentistryUniversity of the East College of DentistryThe University of the East College of Dentistry was first established as a unit of the Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration in 1948. The college is one of the pioneers of dental education and labeled as one of the top dental schools in the Philippines.The University of the...
- College of Computer Studies and SystemUniversity of the East College of Computer Studies and SystemThe University of the East College of Computer Studies and Systems pioneered in the offering of a baccalaureate degree in Computer Science in the University Belt area starting 1988...
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Engineering
- College of Fine Arts
- College of Education
- Basic Education - Elementary and High School Department (EHSD)
- Elementary
- High School
- Basic Education - Elementary and High School Department (EHSD)
The University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC)
University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center
The University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center is a university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded in 1956, the university is one of the two extension campuses of the University of the East. UERMMMC is a non-stock, non-profit foundation and a memorial to President Ramon...
Colleges, for their part, have been accredited in high levels by the PAASCU. The College of Medicine has level III accreditation, Innovative Curriculum, Recognized as a Center of Excellence in Research by the Department of Science and Technology.
The College of Nursing has level III and accredited by the Commission on Higher Education as Centers of Excellence.
- UERMMMC College of MedicineUERMMMC College of MedicineThe UERMMMC College of Medicine is the centerpiece of the UERM Memorial Medical Center. Recognized as a Center of Excellence in Research by the Department of Science and Technology and has Level II Accreditation by PAASCU, Innovative Curriculum. The first and only private Medical School with a...
- UERMMMC College of NursingUERMMMC College of NursingThe UERMMMC College of Nursing is one of the leading nursing school in the Philippines today. The College of Nursing is one of the few nursing schools in the country with the highest accreditation status conferred by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities ,...
- UERMMMC College of Physical TherapyUERMMMC College of Physical TherapyThe UERMMMC College of Physical Therapy is the youngest college in the university. The main objective of Physical therapy education is to provide the country with physical therapists who are scientifically competent to deliver the full spectrum of physical therapy services required in modern health...
Graduate School
The UE Graduate School resulted from the 1982 merging of the Graduate School of Business (established in 1948) and the Graduate School of Education (established in 1963)At present, the UE Graduate School offers master's and doctorate programs in the fields of Business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, Education
Education
Education 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...
, Public Administration
Public administration
Public 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.....
, Sciences, Construction Management, Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, Dentistry
Dentistry
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
and Information Management.
The UERMMMC Graduate School
UERMMMC Graduate School
The UERMMMC Graduate School or University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center Graduate School was set up to give its community—medical, nursing and physical therapy faculty and personnel, the opportunity to upgrade themselves professionally and become better teachers in their...
or University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center Graduate School offers master's in the field of 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....
, nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
and physical therapy
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
.
Campus
The UE Manila Campus also known as the UE Main Campus consists of twelve buildings, located on the heart of University BeltUniversity Belt
The University Belt is the unofficial name of a de facto sub-district in Manila, Philippines. It refers to the area where there is a high concentration or a cluster of colleges and universities in the city....
area, Sampaloc
Sampaloc, Manila
Sampaloc is a district of Manila which is primarily a residential and educational center. Part of the Malacañang Palace is located in Sampaloc. The University of Santo Tomas, University of the East Manila are part of the University Belt to name a few, the famous Dangwa flower market at Dimasalang...
, Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. The campus faces Claro M. Recto Avenue, nearby Mendiola Street and Legarda LRT Station
Legarda LRT Station
Legarda LRT Station is a station on the Manila LRT Purple Line . Legarda station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line. The station is located in Sampaloc in Manila and is named after Legarda Avenue, where the station sits.The station is the second station for trains...
. All of the campuses are fully integrated with the Smart ID System, designed for the interest and security of the whole UE community. One of the beautification project of the university is the construction of the Tan Yan Kee Park.
On October 6, 2009, the Commission on Higher Education has granted the Autonomous status to the University of the East-Manila Campus. This is CHED's highest recognition of UE's accomplishments, adherence to quality assurance and commitment to public responsibility and accountability.
Main Library
The Main Library is the hub of the entire system of libraries in the University of the East. It is the largest of the libraries in the system. It has sections for Circulation, Reserve, CCSS Library, Acquisitions, Cataloging, Reference, Filipiniana, and Periodicals, which are housed on the POD-CIT Building. Bibliographic access to the library collections is through the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) terminals available in all the libraries.Notable alumni
Noli de Castro
Manuel Leuterio de Castro, Jr. , better known as Noli de Castro or "Kabayan" Noli de Castro, was Vice President of the Philippines ....
, former Vice President of the Philippines
Vice President of the Philippines
-Description:The Vice-President is the first in the Philippine line of succession, assuming the Presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal by impeachment and subsequent conviction of the incumbent. The position was abolished by Martial Law in 1972, and was not included in the original text...
, former Senator
Senate of the Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...
and broadcaster. Other senators are Alfredo S. Lim
Alfredo Lim
Alfredo Siojo Lim is the incumbent Mayor of the City of Manila and a former senator of the Philippines. A widower, he first served as mayor of Manila from 1992 to 1998 and returned to that post after winning in the 2007 mayoral election.-Early life and career:Born on December 21, 1929 in 1324 J...
and Robert “Sonny” Jaworski
Robert Jaworski
Robert Salazar Jaworski , also known as Sonny Jaworski, Bobby Jaworski, Robert Jaworski, Sr. or simply Jawo, is a former Philippine senator, basketball coach and Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association and PBA basketball player.Known as The Big J and called The Living Legend...
.
The university produced Justices from the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
, Court of Appeals and other legal luminaries, namely Justice Lucas P. Bersamin
Lucas Bersamin
Lucas P. Bersamin is a Filipino jurist. He was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 2, 2009, and was sworn into office the following day...
, Justice Dante O. Tinga
Dante Tinga
Dante O. Tiñga is a Filipino politician and jurist. He served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2003 to 2009.- Profile :...
, Justice Normandie B. Pizzaro, Justice Japar B. Dimaampao, Justice Franchito N. Diamante and Arturo G. Tayag. Also UE has produced many government officials, such as members of the Congress of the Philippines
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...
, governors and mayors.
Famous poets who spearheaded the second successful modernist movement in Filipino poetry, shuch as National Artist
National Artist of the Philippines
A National Artist of the Philippines is a title given to a Filipino who has been given the highest recognition for having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts...
Virgilio S. Almario
Virgilio S. Almario
Virgilio Senadren Almario, better known by his pen name, Rio Alma, is a Filipino artist, poet, critic, translator, editor, teacher, and cultural manager. He is a National Artist of the Philippines....
, Teo Antonio
Teo Antonio
Teo Antonio is a very important Filipino poet. He was born in Sampaloc, Manila. He was educated at the University of Santo Tomas where he studied Fine Arts. Antonio is the son of Emilio Mar Antonio, hari ng balagtasan during the 1950s.Antonio garnered numerous Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for...
and Rogelio Mangahas
Rogelio Mangahas
Rogelio Mangahas is a Filipino artist and poet. He was born on May 9, 1939 in Palasinan, Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.He was educated at the University of the East where he studied AB Filipino. Even then, he was already seeking others who shared the same interest in language, by spending most...
.
Other distinguished alumni are businessmen Andrew Tan
Andrew Tan
Andrew L. Tan is a billionaire businessman from the Philippines who engages in real estate, liquor and fast food. In 2010, Forbes Magazine rated him fifth on its "Philippines 40 richest" list, estimating his net worth at $1.2 billion....
, Rizalino S. Navarro, Manuel M. Lopez and Wilson T. Young. Broadcaster Peter Musngi, Quinito Henson
Quinito Henson
Quinito Henson is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s...
, Erwin Tulfo
Erwin Tulfo
Erwin Tulfo is a Filipino News Anchor and radio commentator. He is one of Tulfo Brothers with Ramon, Ben and Raffy Tulfo. He is now working with TV5 and 92.3 News FM under News5. He is the host of Tutok Tulfo, co-host of T3: Kapatid sagot Kita! along side with his brothers Raffy and Ben, and one...
, Ramon Tulfo
Ramon Tulfo
Ramon "Mon" Tulfo is a TV host, radio broadcaster and columnist for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Tulfo is one of the hosts of Isumbong Mo! , a public service program on RPN . He shares hosting chores with siblings Raffy, Ben and Erwin...
and Ricky Lo
Ricky Lo
Ricardo F. Lo, more popularly known as Ricky Lo, is an entertainment writer, showbiz commentator from the Philippines. He is of Chinese descent.He was born on April 17. He is a native of Las Navas, Northern Samar, where he finished grade school...
. Sports icons such as coach Baby Dalupan
Baby Dalupan
Virgilio "Baby" Dalupan is a Filipino former basketball coach and player. He is the son of University of the East founder Dr. Francisco T...
, Jerry Codiñera
Jerry Codiñera
Jerry Codiñera is a retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is nicknamed the "Defense Minister" for his prowess at the defensive end. He is also a member of the 25 Best Players of all Time of PBA and Philippine men's national basketball team of the 1994...
, Allan Caidic
Allan Caidic
Alan Vito Flores Caidic is a retired professional basketball player from the Philippines and is currently an assistant coach of the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the PBA...
, Derrick Pumaren
Derrick Pumaren
Frederick S. Pumaren, better known as Derrick Pumaren, is a Filipino basketball coach.-Career:Derrick Pumaren was a member of the UE Red Warrior 1978 and 1979 Championship Teams, PBA Consultant, and a National Team Coach...
and James Yap
James Yap
James Carlos Yap Sr. is a Filipino professional basketball player for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association...
.
UE Red Warriors
UE Red Warriors
The UE Red Warriors is the men's varsity team of the University of the East in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the Amazons, while the junior varsity team is called the Junior Warriors .-About UE:University of the East is one of the eight...
. The women's teams are called the Amazons, while the Juniors teams are the Pages. The University colors are Red and White.
The University fields teams and has won championships in athletics, basketball, chess, fencing, football, gymnastics, softball and weightlifting in UAAP tournaments. Some UE students have also participated in the Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...
and other tournaments.
UE is also a member of Shakey's V-League
Shakey's V-League
The Shakey's V-League is an intercollegiate women's volleyball league in the Philippines formed in 2004 under the management group led by former PBA commissioner Jun Bernardino and pizza company Shakey's...
, Father Martin Cup, and the Home and Away Invitational League (HAIL), where it has won as champion in men's basketball.
The UE Red Warriors
UE Red Warriors
The UE Red Warriors is the men's varsity team of the University of the East in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the Amazons, while the junior varsity team is called the Junior Warriors .-About UE:University of the East is one of the eight...
were crowned as the champions of the fourth 2006 Collegiate Champions League (CCL). The Warriors' accomplishment were capturing the HAIL Championship again. The UE Red Warriors ruled the 2007 Home and Away Invitational League (HAIL) basketball tournament, capturing their 3rd straight championship in three years.
The men's basketball team is currently tied with the UST Growling Tigers
UST Growling Tigers
The UST Growling Tigers are the varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the UST Growling Tigresses. Originally called the Glowing Goldies, the name has been changed starting with the 1992–93 season....
as the second winningest team in UAAP history, with 18 titles
UAAP Basketball Champions
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines holds its basketball tournaments from July to October of a calendar year.The tournament is divided into two divisions, the Seniors' division, which is further divided into the Men's tournament, for male collegiate players, and the Women's...
, most of them coming from the time of Robert Jaworski
Robert Jaworski
Robert Salazar Jaworski , also known as Sonny Jaworski, Bobby Jaworski, Robert Jaworski, Sr. or simply Jawo, is a former Philippine senator, basketball coach and Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association and PBA basketball player.Known as The Big J and called The Living Legend...
and coach Baby Dalupan. The Red Warriors hold the longest senior basketball championship run with seven straight UAAP titles. They also hold the longest finals appearance streak, with sixteen straight from 1957 to 1972.
UAAP Season 72 Basketball Tournament
Lawrence Chongson, the Coach of the Cobra Energy Drink team in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL)The University of the East (UE) Red Warriors finally closed the curtains for the Far Eastern University (FEU) Tamaraws on their way to the UAAP Season 72 Finals. The Warriors lost the crucial last game of the best-of-three finals with the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles with honor. They thus lost their shot at the Season 72 UAAP crown. First year head coach, Lawrence Chongson lauded his boys for their efforts, especially for their will for not giving up.
UAAP Season 70 Basketball Tournament
The Red Warriors completed a rare 14 - 0 sweep of the elimination rounds, with winning margins above 16 points.Aside from surpassing the 9 - 0 start of the 1986 UE squad bannered by Jerry Codiñera
Jerry Codiñera
Jerry Codiñera is a retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is nicknamed the "Defense Minister" for his prowess at the defensive end. He is also a member of the 25 Best Players of all Time of PBA and Philippine men's national basketball team of the 1994...
, the Warriors clinched an automatic finals berth and matching the 14 - 0 record accomplished 14 years ago by the UST Growling Tigers
UST Growling Tigers
The UST Growling Tigers are the varsity team of the University of Santo Tomas in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The women's varsity team is called the UST Growling Tigresses. Originally called the Glowing Goldies, the name has been changed starting with the 1992–93 season....
, which automatically claimed them the 1993 title.
The Red Warriors however lost to the De La Salle Green Archers
De La Salle Green Archers
The De La Salle Green Archers are the men's varsity teams representing De La Salle University. The women's varsity teams are referred to as the De La Salle Lady Archers. The school's athletic program participates in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, among others...
, which swept the Warriors in their best-of-three Finals series in a score of 73-64 victory on Game 2, October 7 at the Big Dome.