St. Paul University Surigao
| Latin: Sancte Paule University Surigao | |
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Former names
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Escuela Catolica de San Nicolás, San Nicolas College (1906) |
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| Motto | Caritas Veritas et Scientia |
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Motto in English
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Love, Truth and Knowledge |
| Type | Private University |
| Established | 1906 |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| President | Sister Ma. Rosanne Mallillin, SPC |
| Students | 7,000 plus |
| Location | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines |
| Hymn | "The Paulinian Hymn" |
| Nickname | Paulinians |
| Affiliations | Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Saint Paul University System |
| Website | www |
The Saint Paul University Surigao (SPUS) is a Roman Catholic private university run by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres in Surigao City, Philippines.
It has two campuses: the main campus in the heart of Surigao City (which houses the academic units and offices) and the Luna Campus at Brgy. Luna (which houses the high school and grade school).
SPUS became the first university in the Caraga region and is identified as the center for development in teacher education and the regional center for Gender and Development, it being the seat of CARAGA Women's resources center established in 1906.
St. Paul University Surigao traces its roots to the year 1906 when the last group of Spanish Benedictine Missionaries, who had worked zealously to have founded the Cartilla or Doctrina School (which soon evolved into Escuela Catolica de San Nicolas), with the Religious of the Virgin Mary as administrators, vacated Surigao. Soon after their departure, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, also known as the Dutch Fathers, succeeded them, created the parish of Surigao, and made Escuela Catolica de San Nicolas a parochial school which they renamed San Nicolas School.
EARLY BEGINNINGS
1915 The Bureau of Commerce issued Articles and Certificates of Incorporation to legitimize the school's existence. Rev. Adriano Muskins, MSC, parish priest and school head, expanded the primary school for the poor children of the parish who aimlessly roamed the streets. The school continued to grow, taking much time and attention from the parochial duties for the Dutch Fathers, who sought the assistance of others.
1926 Three Sisters from the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres arrived in Surigao in response to the invitation of Fr. Muskins to administer San Nicolas School. The pioneers were Sister Louise Marguerite Prevoust, Superior; Sr. Consolacion Cruz, Principal; and Sr. Valentine, who would take charge of the boarders. They were welcomed by the parish priest at the time, Rev. Juan Vrakking, MSC, who was to become the first bishop of Surigao in 1940.
1936 The Little Flower Dormitory", a three-story reinforced concrete building completed in 1936, became the nucleus of the growing institution. It housed both the dormitory and the school. Sr. Adela Catalina Llorente, then, Superior, helped speed up the construction with donations solicited from her American friends.
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