University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos

The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos (UNO-Recoletos, Filipino: Unibersidad ng Negros Occidental – Rekoletos, colloquially UNO-R), is a private, Roman Catholic university founded in 1941 in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines and administered by the Order of Augustinian Recollects.

University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos
Unibersidad ng Negros Occidental – Rekoletos
Seal of the University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos
Former names
  • Occidental Negros Institute (1941-1957)
  • University of Negros Occidental (1957-1962)
MottoCaritas et Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English
Love and Knowledge
TypePrivate, Roman Catholic, Research university, Basic and higher coeducational institution
Established1941
FoundersDr. Antonio A. Lizares
Dr. Francisco Kilayko
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Augustinian Recollects)
Academic affiliations
PAASCU
PresidentRev. Fr. Don H. Besana, OAR
Vice-presidentFr. Ronel P. Gealon, OAR
(VP for Administration)
Fr. Jose Alden B. Alipin, OAR
(VP for Academics)
Fr. William Emilito C. Villaflor, OAR
(VP for Finance)
Fr. Amadeo C. Lucero, OAR
(VP for Student Welfare)
Fr. Cristituto A. Palomar, OAR
(VP for Religious Affairs)
Administrative staff
Approximately 500
Location
51 Lizares Ave., Bacolod
,
Negros Occidental
,
Philippines
CampusUrban 15 hectares,
Patron saintSaint Nicholas of Tolentino
ColorsBlue      and      Gold
NicknameUNO-Rians
Sporting affiliations
NOPSSCEA
MascotGolden Ram
Websitehttp://www.uno-r.edu.ph

The University was granted "autonomous status" by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for five years[1] while its College of Arts and Sciences was granted Level III accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).[2] CHED also granted the university’s College of Engineering and College of Information Technology the distinction as Centers of Development and Excellence in their Electrical Engineering and Information Technology courses respectively.[3] The university was also granted with Category A(t) by the Institutional Quality Assurance through Monitoring and Evaluation (IQuAME).

History
The UNO-R Administration building façade.

The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos was founded in 1941 in Talisay, Negros Occidental by Dr. Antonio A. Lizares and Dr. Francisco Kilayko. Then known as Occidental Negros Institute, the school offered first and second years of high school education. Upon the outbreak of World War II in the Philippines in December of that same year, the institute closed temporarily.[4]

Occidental Negros Institute was re-established in Bacolod in 1946, this time offering elementary, high school and three tertiary degree programs. The campus transferred from Locsin street (formerly Smith Street) to Lupit Subdivision in Lizares Avenue, its present site, in 1950. Dr. Antonio Lizares served as the school's first President with Dr. Francisco Kilayko as the School Director.[5]

On May 15, 1957, ONI was elevated to university status by the Acting Secretary of Education, Martin V. Aguilar, Jr. ONI became the University of Negros Occidental, the first university in the province. Five years later, on May 25, 1962, UNO was acquired by the Augustinian Recollect friars. UNO became the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos with Fr. Federico Terradillos, OAR, as the first acting Rector.[6]

Academics

UNO-R offers pre-school, grade school, junior high school, senior high school, undergraduate and graduate level programs. As of 2018, it has seven academic colleges namely:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Business and Accountancy
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Criminal Justice Education
  • College of Education
  • College of Information Technology
  • College of Allied Medical Health Sciences

UNO-R also has a School of Law and a graduate school named the Recoletos de Bacolod Graduate School. UNO-R also offered TESDA-accredited courses under the Recoletos Industrial and Technology Training Center (RITTC).

Patron Saint
Nicholas of Tolentino, Pietro Perugino, 1507, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

The university's patron saint is Nicholas of Tolentino. Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, known as the Patron of Holy Souls, was born at Sant' Angelo, near Fermo, in Italy in the March of Ancona, around 1246. His parents, Compagnonus de Guarutti and Amata de Guidiani, were originally unable to have a child, but after praying at a shrine of St. Nicholas of Myra, Amata became pregnant, and they named their son after the saint.

The university's student publication, the Tolentine Star, pays homage to the saint.

OAR sister schools

Seminary and Formation Houses
  • Santo Tomas de Villanueva Recoletos Formation House (High School) (San Carlos City, Negros Occidental)
  • Casiciaco Recoleos Seminary (formerly Seminario Mayor - Recoletos de Baguio) (Philosophy) (Baguio)
  • Recoletos Formation Center (Theology) (Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City)
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See also
  • Entrance to UNO-Recoletos
  • Football field
  • Covered catwalk
  • Main lobby
  • College of Engineering building
  • Grade School department hallway
  • College of Business and Accountancy building
  • UNO-Recoletos canteen
  • The UNO-Recoletos insignia
  • Inside UNO-Recoletos lobby
  • College of Allied Medical Health Sciences department office
  • Junior High School department hallway

References
  1. "UNO – R Granted Autonomous Status by CHED". 2 April 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  2. UNO-R. "College of Arts and Sciences". University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos website. University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos website. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. CHED. "Centers of Excellence/Development (COE/COD)". CHED website. CHED. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  4. Faraon, Lopez. "A Recoleto Legacy". UNO - Recoletos website. UNO - Recoletos. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  5. Faraon, Lopez. "A Recoleto Legacy". UNO - Recoletos website. UNO - Recoletos. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  6. Faraon, Lopez. "A Recoleto Legacy". UNO - Recoletos website. UNO - Recoletos. Retrieved 11 April 2013.

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