Cagayan State University

Cagayan State University
Motto	Ad Optimum Educans (Educating for the best)
Established	June 11, 1978
Type	Public
President	Roger P. Perez, Ph.D.
Admin. staff	846, including staff
Undergraduates	100,000
Postgraduates	1,500
Location	Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines
Campus	8 Campuses, Main Campus-Andrews Campus
Hymn	CSU Hymn
Mascot	none
Website	www.csu.edu.ph

The CSU central administration building at Andrews Campus, Tuguegarao City

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.

Map showing the location of CSU campuses in Cagayan

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.

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 Education
• College of Information and Computer Science
• College of Allied Health Sciences
• College of Public Administration
• College of Technology
• College of Engineering
• College of Veterinary Medicine
• College of Medicine
• College of Law
• 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 Omega - 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 jeepney 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 Colleges (PASUC) and its athletic Association, the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (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 Engineer; 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 Engineering, 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 engineer, 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 Teacher, alumnus and instructor; placed 2nd in the Licensure Examination for Teachers 2008
• Jun Cosmiano Civil engineer, 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.

External links

• Stanford University, School of Engineering

• Cagayan State University System

• University of the East College of Engineering Faculty Members

• University of St. Thomas