Cebu Normal University

Cebu Normal University
CNU
Former name
 Cebu Normal School (CNS)
Cebu State College (CSC)
Motto Quality with Integrity
Type State college
Established 1902
President Dr. Marcelo T. Lopez
Vice-president Dr. Glen M. Pesole and Dr. Bibiana T. Isok
Dean College of Teacher Education:
Dr. Filomena T. Dayagbil

College of Arts and Sciences:
Dr. Jiolito L. Benitez

College of Nursing:
Dr. Marylou B. Ong

Integrated Laboratory School:
Ms. Gwendelina A. Villarante
Students 40,000+
Location Cebu City, Philippines
Campus Urban
Colors Crimson and Gold
Nickname Normalite
Website www.cnu.edu.ph

Cebu Normal University was established in 1902 as a provincial normal school and a branch of the Philippine Normal School. It became an independent institution in 1924, a chartered college in 1976, and a university in 1998. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Cebu.

CNU has three campuses, the main campus in Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City and two extension campuses in Medellin and Balamban.

Overview

Cebu Normal University

The CNU was established in 1902 as a summer institute of the Philippine Normal University (then a normal school). It was then called as "Cebu Normal School". In 1915, the school became an adjunct to the then Cebu Provincial High School. In 1924, the school became independent of PNS.

It was once used as headquarters of the Japanese Imperial Army, using its rooms as prison cells and torture chambers. The 1980s to the 1990s saw a rapid increase in the school’s population and new buildings. These structures now house the three big colleges of the school: College of Teacher Education (CTE), College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and the College of Nursing(CN), as well as the museum, the Integrated Laboratory School (ILS), the Graduate School (GS) and Balay Alumni.

On June 27, 1998, the school (then called Cebu State College) attained university status and was named Cebu Normal University (CNU) under Senate Bill 2320 signed by former President Fidel V. Ramos.

In 2008, CNU had two extension colleges in Medellin and Balamban, in Cebu. The university is Region 7's Center of Teacher Development and in August 2009 it became Region 7's right Nursing Excellence.

In February 2011, The College of Nursing and The College of Teacher Education were awarded the Level 4 Accreditation by the AACCUP (The Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines), being the first programs in the country to have been awarded such honors.

CNU during World War II

The CNU campus was used as headquarters of the Kempetai or Military Police of the Japanese Imperial Army during the second World War. Because of this, the administration building basement have been rumored to have ghosts of those who were killed by the Japanese.

Notable alumni

Alumni include the late Philippine Undersecretary of Education Narciso Albarracin; Supreme Court Chief Justice and later Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations, Hilario Davide Sr. National Model Filipino awardee, and the late Senate President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, presidential candidate, Marcelo Fernan.

More recent outstanding Normalites include:

Academic course offerings

Undergraduate Studies

College of Nursing

College of Teacher Education

College of Arts & Sciences

External links

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