The University of St. La Salle (USLS) is a

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private research university run by the

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, located in La Salle Avenue,

Bacolod Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Bacolod; fil, Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Western Visayas, Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occi ...

, Negros Occidental,

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. Established in 1952 as ''La Salle College - Bacolod'', it is the second oldest campus founded by the congregation in the country (first and oldest outside of Manila). The university is a member of

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, a network established in 2006 comprising 16 Lasallian educational institutions in the Philippine islands. The university offers

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, secondary (junior & senior high),

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, 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 Ruhland 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 to provide College-level education. 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 named ''University of St. La Salle'' during rites attended by then secretary of education Lourdes Quisumbing. It played host to the

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and

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events during the

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Campus

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The school's 10-hectare main campus in La Salle Avenue houses the university's college and graduate school units. The USLS Health Sciences Campus, located at Lacson St., is an additional facility for students under its

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and

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program. Its other campus, the 55-hectare Granada Campus, is home to the

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and the Science Ecological Park, which caters to its Agribusiness students.

Liceo–De La Salle Senior High School

The Liceo–De La Salle Senior High School is located within the USLS La Salle Avenue (main) campus and offers grades 11 and 12. The senior high school program started in 2016 in compliance with the K-12 program of the national government.

Integrated School Campuses

The university allotted PHP200 million for the construction of a new campus for the Integrated School in Brgy. Mandalagan with lot donated by the Alunan family. The original Integrated School in the Montelibano campus, which had about 2,000 I.S. students, was already congested. The new campus features two four-storey buildings and can accommodate up to 4,000 students. Construction of the first phase was completed in 2015.

Patron saint

As a Catholic University, the university's patron saint is St.

John Baptist de La Salle Jean-Baptiste de La Salle () (; 30 April 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Catholic Church and the patron saint for tea ...

, a

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, educational reformer, and founder of an international educational movement who spent over forty years of his life to educate poor children.

Academics

USLS offers preschool, elementary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate level programs. La Salle offers academic programs under

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, the

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, and Hospitality Management. La Salle has seven Academic colleges, namely College of Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences, Yu An Log 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 * Kapawa – The Official English Student Publication of USLS Liceo-De La Salle Senior High School * Berdeng Parola - The Official Filipino Publication of USLS Liceo-De La Salle Senior High School *USLS-IS Drumbeaters – Official drumbeaters of the school started in 2008. It is composed of 15 drumbeaters; known for winning the NOPSSCEA drumbeating competition in 2010-2013 and 2015.

Notable alumni

* Rafael Alunan III – former Secretary of the Interior and Local Government *Grendel Alvarado – Winner, Philippines' Next Top Model * Mercedes Alvares –

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* Francis Arnaiz – former basketball player for

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and Toyota Super Corollas in the

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– footballer ( Ceres, Azkals) *

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– Secretary of Energy (Philippines) * Rafael Coscoluella - former Governor of

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*Bro.

Rolando Ramos Dizon Rolando Ramos Dizon (October 31, 1944 – April 25, 2012) is a Filipino De La Salle Brother who was the President of De La Salle University and the De La Salle University System from 1998 to 2003, Chairman of the Commission on Higher Educatio ...

, FSC – De La Salle Brother, Chairman of The

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– ABS-CBN Broadcast Journalist * Peque Gallaga – film director * Daniel Lacson Jr. – former Governor of

, former GSIS Chairman, former President of

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* Oscar Hilado – Former Chairman and CEO of Phinma, in 2007 he was listed as the 33rd Richest man in the

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– actor * Evelio Leonardia – Mayor of

, former Congressman *

Armin Luistro Brother Armin Altamirano Luistro, FSC (born December 24, 1961) is a Filipino Lasallian Brother who served as secretary of the Department of Education of the Philippines under President Benigno Aquino III. Luistro entered De La Salle Scholasti ...

– De La Salle brother, former Secretary of the

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* Joel P. Navarro – music conductor *

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– footballer, team captain of

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in the

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* Carlo Piccio – Olympic swimmer *

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– film director * Jewel May Lobaton – Bb. Pilipinas-Universe, 1998 *

Monico Puentevella Monico Ogtong Puentevella (born 2 July 1946 in Bacolod, Negros Occidental) is a Filipino politician. Formerly a member of Lakas-Kampi-CMD, he was elected to three terms as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representi ...

– former congressman, former Bacolod Mayor * Monsour del Rosario – Taekwondo champion, Film and TV actor, and congressman representing the first district of

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* Vickie Rushton – Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011, Pinoy Big Brother: All In Housemate *

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– Film and Television actor *

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– Film and Television actor *

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– Billionaire-philanthropist, in 1997 he was ranked as the 'Richest man in the Philippines' with a net worth of $7 billion *

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– Governor of the Province of

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Notable faculty and benefactors

* Elsa Martinez Coscolluela – Writer, Academic, Won the

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twenty times, is included in its Hall of Fame * José Locsin – former Senator and Secretary of Health * Alfredo Montelibano Sr. – served as the first mayor of

in 1938, as military governor of

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and Siquijor Island from 1942 to 1945, and as Secretary of National Defense and Interior under President

Sergio Osmeña Sergio Osmeña Sr. (, ; 9 September 1878 – 19 October 1961) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fourth president of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was vice president under Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon's sudd ...

from 1945 to 1946.

Gallery

File:LaSalleBCD.jpg, Gate of the University of St. La Salle File:OutsideUSLS.jpg, Facade of the University of St. La Salle File:InsideLaSalleBacolod.jpg, Entrance to the University of St. La Salle File:USLSParkingLot.jpg, One of the parking lots of the university File:InsideUSLS.jpg, Interior of the university File:FSCSportsComplex.jpg, Br. Roly R. Dizon, FSC Sports Complex

References

External links

USLS list of programs offered
* {{authority control De La Salle Philippines Educational institutions established in 1952 Universities and colleges in Bacolod 1952 establishments in the Philippines