University of St. La Salle

University of St. La Salle
Seal of the University of St. La Salle
Former name	La Salle College – Bacolod
Motto	Religio, Mores, Cultura (Latin)
Motto in English	Religion, Morals, Culture
Type	Private
Established	1952
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic, Lasallian
President	Br. Manuel R. Pajarillo FSC
Administrative staff	576^[1]
Students	12,657^[1]
Location	La Salle Avenue, Bacolod City, Philippines
Campus	Urban 10 ha (25 acres) (La Salle Avenue campus) Rural 55 ha (140 acres) (Granada campus)
Hymn	Alma Mater Hymn
Colors	Green and White
Nickname	Stingers
Mascot	Bee
Website	www.usls.edu.ph

The University of St. La Salle (USLS) is a Catholic private university run by the De La Salle Brothers, a Catholic religious congregation of men, located in La Salle Avenue, Bacolod City, Philippines. Established in 1952 as La Salle College - Bacolod, it is the second oldest campus originally founded by the congregation in the country.^[2] The university is a member of De La Salle Philippines, a network established in 2006 comprising 16 Lasallian educational institutions in the country. The university offers elementary, secondary (junior & senior high), undergraduate, and graduate programs. It has seven colleges namely: Business and Accountancy, Engineering and Technology, Arts and Sciences, Education, Nursing, Law, and Medicine.

History

USLS was founded in 1952 by Br. Dennis Ruland FSC, Br. Hugh Wester FSC, and Br. V. Felix Masson FSC. La Salle College-Bacolod opened with 175 male students from Prep to Grade 5, under seven faculty members. The school building was unimpressive, built amidst sprawling muddy grounds and bordered by cane fields of adjoining lands.

In the 1960s La Salle College-Bacolod expanded from Grade School to College. This was made possible through donations by alumni, parents and benefactors. The school became co-educational in 1966.

On July 5, 1988, La Salle College-Bacolod was formally elevated to university status and christened University of St. La Salle during rites graced by then Honorable Secretary of Education Lourdes Quisumbing.

It played host to the beach volleyball and boxing events during the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.

Campus

The St. La Salle Coliseum

The school's 10-hectare main campus in La Salle Avenue houses the university's college and graduate school units, as well as its high school and grade school (collectively, the Integrated School). The USLS Health Sciences Campus, located at Lacson St., is an additional facility for students under its Nursing and Medicine program. Its other campus, the 55-hectare Granada Campus, is home to the Agribusiness Farm and the Science Ecological Park, which caters to its Agribusiness students.

Integrated School Campus

Main article: University of St. La Salle–Integrated School

The University allotted PHP200 Million for the construction of a new Integrated School Campus in Brgy. Mandalagan.^[3] The current Integrated School, which is home to 2,000 I.S. Students, is already congested. The new campus features two four-storey buildings and can accommodate up to 4,000 students. Construction is expected to be completed by 2015.

Patron saint

The university's patron saint is St. John Baptist de La Salle, a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of an international educational movement who spent over forty years of his life dedicated to education for the children of the poor.

Academics

USLS offers elementary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate level programs. Lasalle offers academic programs under Business, Law, the Social Sciences, Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Nursing, Education, and Hospitality Management. Lasalle has seven Academic colleges, namely College of Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Accountancy, College of Education, College of Law, College of Engineering and Technology, and College of Medicine.

Student life

The Spectrum – official student publication

Notable people

Monico Puentevella – former congressman and current Bacolod City Mayor
Alvin Elchico – ABS-CBN Broadcast Journalist
Bro. Rolando Ramos Dizon, FSC – De La Salle Brother
Bro. Ricky Laguda, FSC – former De La Salle University president
Peque Gallaga – film director
Joel Torre – actor
Ronnie Lazaro – actor
Louie Casas – footballer (Ceres, Azkals)

Notes and references

1 2 DLSP September 2008 Statistics. delasalle.ph. Accessed May 26, 2009
↑ "History - University of St. La Salle". Center for International and External Linkages, University of St. La Salle. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
↑ USLS allots P200 Million for New Integrated School http://www.visayandailystar.com/2014/July/01/topstory4.htm

Coordinates: 10°40′44″N 122°57′45″E / 10.67889°N 122.96250°E / 10.67889; 122.96250

De La Salle Philippines

Metro Manila	De La Salle Araneta University De La Salle Santiago Zobel School De La Salle University De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde La Salle Green Hills

Luzon	De La Salle Health Sciences Institute De La Salle Lipa De La Salle University – Dasmariñas Jaime Hilario Integrated School – La Salle La Salle College Antipolo

Visayas	De La Salle Andres Soriano Memorial College St. Joseph School – La Salle University of St. La Salle

Mindanao	De La Salle John Bosco College La Salle Academy La Salle University

Affiliations	De La Salle Supervised Schools De La Salle Brothers

Colleges and Universities in Bacolod City

Universities	University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos University of St. La Salle STI West Negros University

Colleges	ABE International Business College – Bacolod Campus AMA Computer College – Bacolod Campus Bacolod City College Bacolod Christian College of Negros Carlos Hilado Memorial State College Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod College of Arts & Sciences of Asia & the Pacific – Bacolod Campus John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation – Bacolod, Inc. La Consolacion College–Bacolod Our Lady of Mercy College – Bacolod Riverside College, Inc. VMA Global College

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