Benguet State University
Benguet State University is a state university located in the municipality of La Trinidad in the province of Benguet in the Philippines.[1]
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Motto | Bringing Service with Utmost Quality and Dedication |
Type | Public state university Co-educational Non-profit Research higher education institution |
Established | 1916 |
Academic affiliations | AACCUP |
President | Dr. Feliciano G. Calora Jr. |
Vice-president | Kenneth Laruan (VP for Academics) Carlito Laurean (VP for Research & Extension) Silvestre Aben (VP for Business Affairs) John James Malamug (VP for Administration & Finance) |
Students | 10,000++ (elementary, secondary and tertiary) |
Location | , , |
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Colors | Green and Yellow |
Sporting affiliations | BBEAL |
Sports | Basketball Football Softball Athletics |
Mascot | Wildcats |
Website | www.bsu.edu.ph |
It was originally named Trinidad Farm School, which was later changed to Trinidad Agricultural School (TAS). From TAS its name was changed to Trinidad Agricultural High School (TAHS). When the school was nationalized its name was again changed to Mountain National Agricultural School (MNAS). It was soon converted into the Mountain National College (MNAC); Mountain Agricultural College (MAC); and eventually, the Mountain State Agricultural College (MSAC) in 1969 through Republic Act 5923.[2]
On January 12, 1986, the school was converted into a chartered state university by virtue of Presidential Decree 2010.[3] At present Benguet State University is home to various Center of Excellence (COE) and Center of Development (COD) programs such as Agriculture, Education and Nursing.
Colleges, campuses and institutions
BSU has two satellite campuses, eight colleges, two academic institutes, and a Graduate School. It also runs an Open University. These units offer graduate and undergraduate degree programs in agriculture, forestry, teacher's education, nursing, physical sciences and the arts. Some units offer non-degree programs and short courses. Colleges:
- Graduate School
- College of Agriculture
- College of Teacher Education
- College of Forestry
- College of Home Economics and Technology
- College of Engineering and Applied Technology
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Nursing
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Open University
Institutes:
- Institute of Public Administration
- Institute of Human Kinetics
- Institute of Information Technology
Campuses:
- La Trinidad, Benguet (Main Campus)
- Buguias, Benguet (Satellite Campus)
- Bokod, Benguet (Satellite Campus)
Elementary and secondary schools
Besides having college campuses, the school had also elementary and secondary campuses. The elementary was called Elementary Laboratory School (ELS) and the secondary as the Secondary Laboratory School (SLS). Both of these were connected with the College of Teacher's Education by helping college students practice teaching children and adolescents. The ELS campus is located at KM. 5, La Trinidad while the SLS campus is in the Out Post, La Trinidad.
References
- "Benguet State University Website". Benguet State University. Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- "An Act Converting the Mountain Agricultural College in the Municipality of La Trinidad, Province of Benguet, to a State College to be known as the Mountain State Agricultural College". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 21 June 1969. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- "Presidential Decree 2010". Philippine Government. January 12, 1986. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- Benguet State University. (2019). Retrieved January 16, 2020, from http://www.bsu.edu.ph/
- An Act Converting The Mountain Agricultural College in the Municipality of La Trinidad, Province of Benguet, to a State College to be known as the Mountain State Agricultural College.(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno5923.html#.XiAjw_4zbIV