| University of the East - Caloocan | |
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| Motto | In the Service of the Youth, Country and God |
| Established | 1954 (Caloocan Campus) |
| Type | Private, non-sectarian |
| Chairman | Dr. Lucio C. Tan |
| Chancellor | Dr. Zosimo M. Battad |
| President | Ester Albano - Garcia |
| Undergraduates | over 11,000 |
| Location | 105 Samson Road, Caloocan, Philippines |
| Campus | Urban, 48,600 m² |
| Hymn | Pamantasan Naming Mahal (UE Hymn) |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Nickname | UE Red Warriors |
| Mascot | Red Warrior |
| Website | www.ue.edu.ph/caloocan |
The University of the East Caloocan Campus (UE-Caloocan) is a private university in Caloocan City, Philippines. The university is one of the two extension campuses of the University of the East. An autonomous unit headed by a Chancellor with the College of Business Administration , Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Fine Arts. UE Caloocan is called Caloocan Campus to distinguish it from the Manila Campus on C.M. Recto Avenue.
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In June 1954, a new campus was opened on a 4.86 hectare lot along Samson Road, Caloocan, then it was known as UE Tech. With the Technical School as a Junior College offering Liberal Arts courses and training technical subjects, and a complete secondary course with both academic and vocational curricula, the 2-2 Plan of the Department of Education was then complied with.
School year 1957-1958 marked the offering of general courses leading to the Associate in Arts, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor in Business Administration degrees and a one-year Secretarial course leading to a Certificate in Secretarial Science. The next six years saw the construction of the High School Building, the Gymnasium, the Applied Industrial Training Building, the Home Economics Building, the block-long Shop Buildings, the Cement Products Shop and the Woodworking and Construction Building.
By school year 1960-1961, first and second year Liberal Arts, first and second year Commerce and Pre-law courses were offered. By August 1964, the UETS started phasing out its technical offerings. The elementary School and the High School as well as Secretarial courses were also phased out but in their place, Engineering courses and a complete Business Administration program were offered starting in 1977. Thus, began the campus shift from being a vocational-technical school to becoming the academic extension of UE Manila.
In 1976, when extension programs began to be offered, the Caloocan Campus adopted the name University of the East Caloocan.
The School of Fine Arts was relocated to the Caloocan Campus before the opening of SY 1981-1982. The SFA, established on July 15, 1964 and incorporated in October of that year, started as a unit of the UE Manila School of Music and Arts under the UE Research Center for Sciences, Humanities and Culture. The other units were the School of Music and the Ballet School. The school used to be in what was then the College of Dentistry building in Aurora Boulevard across the UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center.
The four-storey Engineering Building was inaugurated in 1980. What used to be the technical shops were gradually converted into classrooms for the students of the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business Administration until November 2003.
In 1977, the late Dean Oscar Limlingan of the College of Engineering was appointed officer-in-charge of UE Caloocan. Later, he became assistant vice president, then vice president and the first chancellor of UE Caloocan.
At present, the 4.86 hectare UE Caloocan has the Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Business Administration (CBA), Fine Arts (CFA) and Engineering (CoE). All four have counterpart colleges in UE's Manila campus, except for the College of Fine Arts. The UE Caloocan grounds have been used for ROTC and CAT instruction since 1986.
The College of Business Administration is the largest of the four in terms of student population. It has four course offerings: the Bachelors of Science in Accountancy (BSA), Business Administration (BSBA), Accountancy and Computer-Based Accounting Systems (BSA-CAS), Accounting Technology (BSAcT), and Entrepreneurship (BSE).
The CAS offers Bachelor of Arts (AB) degree program, with Communication Arts as major; Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM); Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management (BSTM); and Certifcate in Security Management (CSM).
The College of Engineering offers six engineering courses: Civil Engineering (BSCE), Computer Engineering (BSCoE), Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Electronics and Communications Engineering (BSECE), Mechanical Engineering (BSME) and Industrial Engineering (BSIE). It also offers Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSIS), Bachelor of Science in Information Science (BSIS), and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT). Also under the College of Engineering is the Institute of Technical Education, which offers the one-year Machine Shop Technician course.
The College of Fine Arts offers Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Majors in Advertising Arts, Interior Design, and Painting; Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BSArch), and Bachelor of Industrial Design (BID)
UE Caloocan also offers elementary and high school education.
UE Caloocan recently enhanced its own infrastructure and that of Caloocan City with the Tan Yan Kee Academic Building, which was opened in the second semester of SY 2003-2004 and was inaugurated in December 2003.
The College of Engineering owns a four-storey building that houses over 50 lecture rooms, 24 laboratories and lab rooms, tool rooms and stock rooms, two machine shops and the Campus's two Multipurpose Halls.
In February 2004, UE Caloocan was honored by the City Government of Caloocan as "One of the Outstanding Institutions of Caloocan City" in the field of education. The award was given to UE Caloocan "for its invaluable contribution in the field of education towards the realization of our vision of a truly reformed City of Caloocan, revitalizing the historic legacy of our City." The Caloocan Campus marked its 50th year with the UE Caloocan Week. Timed to coincide with Caloocan Day, the UE Caloocan Week projected its role as an educational institution serving the youth in the CAMANAVA and neighboring areas.[1]
Seven programs of UE Caloocan in the Colleges of Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and Business Administration were given Level I accredited status in 2008 under the Philippine Association of Accredited Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).
UE Caloocan is also the alma mater of the influential socio-environmentalist production group DX Crew, led by renowned grandmaster KK Abalos, who aim to push forward campaigns to inform people about climate change. They are also premiere filmmakers and are considered a major influence in the Philippine independent film scene.
Tan Yan Kee Academic Building was inaugurated in December 2003. The building is named after the late Tan Yan Kee, the father of UE's Honorary Chairman, Dr. Lucio C. Tan. The Caloocan Campus Colleges of Business Administration, Arts and Sciences, and Fine Arts are housed in the TYK Academic Building. This six-storey edifice, which cost nearly 300 million pesos to build, has 54 air-conditioned classrooms, multimedia rooms, computer laboratories, a Gigabit Ethernet system, a parking area, the Benjamin G. Chua Jr. Library in honor of the late UE trustee with the same name, an information kiosk with info-retrieval machines, deans offices, faculty rooms, college offices, student council offices, two elevators, a cafeteria and a helipad.
Among the University’s most recent infrastructure milestones are the HRM Building. It has two main parts: the mock hotel and the kitchen. The Hostel is composed of reception area, travel area, dining area, suite, regular room(guest room), house keeping room and the skills laboratory. P6.3 Million is the alloted budget for the building itself while the equipment for the kitchen costs about P8 Million.
College of Engineering - the gradual transfer of the College from UE Manila started in 1984, now offered in both campuses.
College of Arts and Sciences - was initially a branch of CAS Manila in 1977.
College of Business Administration - BA programs were offered in UE Caloocan starting 1976. CBA Caloocan was created in 1986.
College of Fine Arts - was founded in July 1954 as the School of Fine Arts. Became the School of Music and Arts in August 1964. Returned to original School of Fine Arts name in May 1981. Became a College in 1993.
Institute of Technical Education
The UE Caloocan - Elementary and High School Department (EHSD) offers the regular Basic education Curriculum as prescribed by the Department of Education: Elementary-Grade 1 to Grade-6 and High School- First Year to Fourth Year.
The campus is a 4.86 hectare lot along Samson Road, Caloocan City. UE Caloocan is one of the largest university campus in the CAMANAVA area. It has a parade ground and the university football field. Caloocan Campus will be the site for the university oval for athletic events.
Buildings
Further information: University of the East Library
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