Aquinas University
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Former names
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Legazpi Junior Colleges (1948-1952) Legazpi College (1952-1968) |
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| Motto | Vita Veritatis Et Amoris Ex Gratitudine |
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Motto in English
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In a Life of Truth and of Love out of Gratitude |
| Type | Private, Roman Catholic, Dominican University |
| Established | June 8, 1948 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic, Dominican |
| President | Rev. Fr. Ernesto M. Arceo, O.P, STL, Ph.D |
| Location | Rawis, Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines |
| Campus | Rawis, Legazpi City (Main campus) |
| Hymn | AUL Hymn (http://www.aq.edu.ph/index.php?p=main&s=about&taskId=aqhymn) |
| Colors | Yellow, White and Black |
| Nickname | AQ, AUL |
| Website | www |
Aquinas University of Legazpi (AUL), the Dominican University of Bicol, is a Catholic University in Legazpi City, Philippines run and owned by the Dominican Fathers/Order of Preachers (OP). It was founded by Don Buenaventura de Erquiaga in 1948 as Legazpi Junior Colleges; the name subsequently changed to Legazpi College, and it became a university in 1968.
Legazpi Junior Colleges, the forerunner of Aquinas University of Legazpi, was founded on June 8, 1948. Its founder, a Basque, Don Buenaventura de Erquiaga (April 24, 1896 – October 22, 1959), established the institution as an expression of his gratitude to the place and the people who generously “built” him up. From the onset till 1965, the Don Buenaventura was assisted by a succession of Presidents: Ramon C. Fernandez (1948–1957) and Bienvenido N. Santos (1957–1958); then after his death, by Margarito M. Delgado (ca. 1961-1963), and Dr. Manuel Lacuesta (ca. 1963-1965).
In 1952, its name was changed to Legazpi College. The educational institution had grown by leaps and bounds, and offered elementary, secondary, vocational, tertiary and graduate curricula. Its science laboratory was considered as one of the best in the entire Bicol Region. An Institute of Research was founded to conduct experiments on local plants’ problems and the possibilities of developing local resources particularly the coconut and abaca products for industrial use. In the decades to come, these pioneering research efforts would move into production.
Metamorphosis, though without an equivalent term in Bicol, best described this period of change. On July 1, 1965, the administration of Legazpi College was passed on to the Dominican Fathers. Rev. Fr. Ramon C. Salinas, O.P., became the College’s first Rector. Classrooms and library space were increased to meet the needs of a growing population: enrollment in the College of Business Administration increased by 20 percent; College of Education by 27 percent; and College of Engineering by 18 percent. In 1967, the College of Nursing was opened. The increase in enrollment could be attributed to the Bicolanos’ clamor for a Dominican brand of education. On March 7, 1966, the College Administrators, local and regional luminaries and guests witnessed the laying of the cornerstone of Legazpi College’s first building in an expansive 32 hectare site in Rawis, some two kilometers from the old campus at the Legazpi Port District. By 1968 three new buildings were completed.
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