Cagayan State University
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| Motto | Ad Optimum Educans (Educating for the best) |
| Established | June 11, 1978 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Roger P. Perez, Ph.D. |
| Staff | 846, including staff |
| Undergraduates | 9,800 |
| Postgraduates | 600 |
| Location | Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines |
| Campus | 8 Campuses, Main Campus-Tuguegarao |
| Hymn | CSU Hymn |
| Mascot | none |
| Website | www.csu.ph |
The Cagayan State University, also known locally as simply CSU, is the second largest state institution of higher learning in the Cagayan Valley Region, in terms of enrollment and number of curricular program offerings. The University was established through Presidential Decree 1436, later amended by Republic Act 8292 by the integration of all publicly supported higher education institutions in the province of Cagayan.
The university is composed of 9 campuses strategically located in the growth areas in the 3 congressional districts of Cagayan; the Aparri, Lal-Lo and Gonzaga campuses in the 1st District; the Piat, Lasam and Sanchez-Mira campuses in the 2nd District; and in the 3rd District, the Caritan and Carig campuses in Tuguegarao City. Each campus is headed by an Executive Officer (CEO), equivalent to the Chancellor of the University of the Philippines except in the campuses of Tuguegarao City where the University President concurrently acts as the CEO. The seat of governance of the university is at the Carig Campus, where the central administration holds office.
The university offers courses in liberal arts, social sciences, law, medicine and allied professions, business and economics, natural sciences, engineering, technology, agriculture and fisheries and teaching, among others. It offers the most number of graduate and undergraduate courses among all the universities in the province of Cagayan.
In March 2004, Dr. Roger P.Perez, former executive director of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), a native of Tuguegarao City, was elected by the CSU Board of Regents to serve as the CSU System's third president, starting March 16, 2004.
Upon Dr. Perez's assumption of the university presidency, he immediately instituted notable reforms of the way the university is run. He embarked on infrastructure programs, financed through internally-generated income, while granting fringe benefits to the faculty members and non-academic personnel of the university. Bearing into mind that access and equity is one of the core values of a state university, he made available development courses free to all students who wish to pursue them. And as the majority of the university's students come from the marginalized sector of the province, Perez made funds available for them through the CSU Kaagapay Scholarship Program, a form of Student Grant-in-Aid.
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[edit] Organization
The CSU System is governed by the CSU Board of Regents (BOR), which is the highest policy-making body of the University.
The university is composed of a large number of colleges (officially called degree-granting units):
- College of Agriculture,
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business Administration and Accountancy
- College of Education
- College of Information Technology
- College of Medical Technology
- College of Public Administration
- College of Technology
- College of Fisheries
- College of Engineering
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- College of Medicine
- College of Law
[edit] Students
There are around 10,400 college students in the university. Approximately 600 are graduate students while the rest are undergraduates. There are approximately 4,000 freshmen admitted every year while about 2,000 graduate.
[edit] Organizations, Fraternities and Sororities
- The CSU Communicator - official student publication of the University
- LFS - a progressive nationalist student organization
- Rodeo Club Philippines - a college based student organization exclusively for veterinary medine students.
[edit] Affiliations
CSU is a member of the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) and its athletic Association, the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) and participates in all events. The CSU Maroons, the university's varsity team, have consistently placed in the top in the overall points race of the SCUAA Cagayan Valley for the past several years.
[edit] Noted alumni and professors
- Diosdado B. Dimalanta, Director, Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines; Vice President for Administration and Professor, College of Engineering
- Jose Guzman, Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Engineer, Associate Professor; placed 4th in the Licensure Examination, 1983
- James Cabildo, Agricultural Engineer, Alumnus and Assistant Professor; placed 4th in the Licensure Examination, 1992
- Mark Gil Hizon, Agricultural Engineer, Alumnus; placed 3rd in the Licensure Examination, 2000
- Joseph Cabalag, Civil Engineer, Alumnus and Instructor; Placed 9th in the Licensure Examination, 1999
