Ateneo de Cagayan
| Pamantasang Xavier – Ateneo de Cagayan | |
Jesuit University in N. Mindanao, Philippines
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| Latin: Universitas Xaverius Athenaea Cagayanensis | |
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Former names
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Ateneo de Cagayan (1933–1958) |
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| Motto | Veritas Liberabit Vos |
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Motto in English
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"The Truth Shall Set You Free" (John 8:32) |
| Type | Private, Research |
| Established | June 7, 1933 |
| Affiliation | Catholic Church (Jesuit) |
| Chairman | Mr. Francisco dF Guerra III |
| President | Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ, PhD |
| Principal | Dr. Rogelio L Gawahan, SHS Dr. Pamela Q Pajente, JHS Mrs. Eva M Auxillo, GS |
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Academic staff
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531 |
| Students | 13,713 (2016) |
| Location |
Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental,  Philippines
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| Campus |
Main 8-ha. - Corrales Ave., Divisoria (undergraduate/graduate & professional) Pueblo de Oro 13-ha. (grade school annex & high school) Macasandig (grade school) Manresa - 50-ha., (agriculture & integrated technologies) Maria Reyna – Xavier University Hospital |
| Hymn | "Xavier, Alma Mater" |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Nickname | Xavier Ateneo Crusaders |
| Affiliations | PAASCU, Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines |
| Mascot | Overall: Crusader Knight High school: Squires Grade school: Pages |
| Website | XU-ADC |
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan is a private, Catholic university run by the Society of Jesus in Cagayan de Oro, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. Founded in 1933 as the Ateneo de Cagayan, it became a university in 1958, when it was given its present name in honor of the Jesuit missionary St. Francis Xavier.
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan was founded on June 7, 1933, as the Ateneo de Cagayan by an American Jesuit missionary, Fr. James T. G. Hayes, S.J., who later became the first Bishop and Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro. It was first located at Burgos Street by the former St. Augustine Parochial School, and began with 17 first-year high school students. Cagayan de Oro, then Cagayan de Misamis with a population of around 50,000, was a principal port and fast-growing town. The school grew with the community and opened college courses in June 1938 and grades 5 to 7 in June 1940, accommodating students from Mindanao and Visayas.
Ateneo de Cagayan moved to its present location on Corrales Avenue and grew into a college, offering courses in Liberal Arts, Education, and Commerce. On December 9, 1941, with only 614 students the school closed down and on May 2, 1942, it housed the headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Army in Mindanao. On September 9, 1944, the US bombing reduced to rubble most of Cagayan along with the school. The rector Fr. Edward J. Haggerty, S.J., was an award-winning chaplain to US forces and to the Visayas-Mindanao Force, and also advisor to Fertig's Guerrilla Government. He and his successor, Fr. Andrew F. Cervini, S.J., rebuilt the school and regular classes resumed in 1946.
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