Notre Dame University, Cotabato City
|
Former names
|
Notre Dame College (1948–1969) |
|---|---|
| Motto | Faith, Integrity, Respect, Excellence and Service (FIRES) |
| Type | Private, Roman Catholic |
| Established | College Dept. 1948; university status 1969 |
| President | Fr. Charlie M. Inzon, OMI |
| Location |
Cotabato City, Maguindanao,  Philippines
|
| Colors | Green and White |
| Nickname | Notre Damean |
| Affiliations | Notre Dame Educational Association, Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities |
| Website | http://www.nducotabato.org |
Notre Dame University is a Catholic institution in Cotabato City run by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and it has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In 1948, the Oblates established the Notre Dame College as the first college founded in Cotabato City and the entire province. Fr. Robert E. Sullivan was its first Rector and Dean. When it opened, there were only 128 students and a pioneering faculty of eight, with classes being held at the Notre Dame of Cotabato Girls Department building. In 1949, the Notre Dame College acquired its own building.
The college received full government recognition for its course offerings in Liberal Arts, Commerce and Education in 1953. In the same year, the College of Law started offering first year law subjects. Complete elementary education was offered later with the establishment of the Notre Dame Training Department, envisioned to be a teaching laboratory for Education students majoring in Elementary Education.
With the increase in enrollment, the administration saw the need of finding a new school site. On February 27, 1959, the cornerstone-laying and blessing of the present University site was held with no less than the Very Rev. Leo Deschatelets, OMI, Superior General of the Oblates, presiding over the ceremony.
In an order signed by then Secretary of Education Onofre Corpuz, the Notre Dame College was elevated to University status on March 11, 1969 . The Notre Dame University was formally inaugurated on September 9, 1969, highlighted by the investiture of the Very Rev. Joseph Milford, OMI as the first University President.
The decade of the 1970s brought about significant changes in the life of the University. From a struggling small college in 1948, it metamorphosed into a University in twenty-one years of its existence. One significant change was the assumption of the first Filipino President, the Rev. Fr. Orlando Quevedo, OMI (now Cardinal).
In 1974, NDU opened its Nursing College that was approved by the Bureau of Private Schools. In June 1975, the College of Commerce offered two new courses: Management and Financial Management. In November 1975, three new graduate courses were offered: Master of Arts in Education major in Elementary School Management/Secondary School Management; and Master of Arts in Guidance.
...
Wikipedia