Negros Oriental State University
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| Motto | Culture of Service and Excellence |
| Established | 1927 (Negros Oriental Trade School) |
| Type | Public |
| President | Dr. Henry A. Sojor |
| Undergraduates | 16,886 (as of June, 2009) |
| Location | Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines |
| Campus | Main Campus I & II Mabinay Institute of Technology Bais Campus Guihulngan Campus Siaton Campus Bayawan-Sta. Catalina Campus |
| Former names | Negros Oriental Trade School East Visayan School of Arts and Trades Central Visayas Polytechnic College |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Mascot | NORSU Tigers |
| Affiliations | AACUP |
| Website | www.norsu.edu.ph |
Negros Oriental State University (formerly Central Visayas Polytechnic College) is a university in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. It is located beside the provincial capitol building of Negros Oriental.
It started as Negros Oriental Trade School (NOTS) in 1910. In the late fifties it became the East Visayan School of Arts and Trades (EVSAT) and to transform as Central Visayas Polytechnic College (CVPC on June 10, 1983. In 2004 it was granted the status of university and renamed Negros Oriental State University.
Upon its conversion as a state university, Central Visayas Polytechnic College (CVPC) Main Campus I, CVPC Main Campus II, CVPC Bayawan-Sta Catalina Campus, CVPC Bais, CVPC Guihulngan, Genaro Goni Memorial College, Siaton State College, and Mabinay Institute were integrated together to become the collective Negros Oriental State University.
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[edit] Statistics
The university adopted a bi-semestral system wherein students enroll twice each year. The first semester enrollment starts as early as 2nd week of May and ends early June, when classes begin as well. Classes for the first semester normally ends on the 3rd quarter of October.
Enrollment for the second semester starts late October and ends first week of November. The semester ends on the last quarter of March although normally Honors' Day and commencement dates fall on the 3rd week of March.
The university has an average of 15,000 students per semester coming from all over the province, some as far as Mindanao, Davao, and General Santos and from the north, Manila, the Cordilleras and Cavite.
[edit] Colleges
- College of Agriculture and Forestry
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business and Accountancy
- College of Engineering and Architecture
- College of Education
- College of Industrial Technology
- College of Maritime Education
- College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
- College of Technological Education
- Graduate School
[edit] The NORSUnian Weekly Publication
The NORSUnian, Negros Oriental State University System's official Weekly student publication is one of Philippines' four student publications which come out on a weekly basis. The current editors of the NORSUnian are the following: It is an official member of The College Editor's Guild of the Philippines.
[edit] Student Government
The student government of Negros Oriental State University, named Federation of Student Governments (FSG), is composed of all the student governments of all NORSU campuses.
[edit] External links
- NORSU Official University website
- The NORSUnian official website
- NORSU official yearbook website
- State University President in Negros Oriental suspended
- University President suspended by CSC Civil Service Commission
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