University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos

University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos

Pamantasan ng Kanlurang Negros – Rekoletos
Seal of the University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos
Former names	Occidental Negros Institute University of Negros Occidental
Motto	Caritas et Scientia
Motto in English	Love and Knowledge
Type	Private
Established	1941
Affiliation	Roman Catholic, Recoletos
President	Rev. Fr. Don Besana, OAR
Administrative staff	Approximately 500
Location	Bacolod, Philippines
Campus	15 hectares, Urban
Colors	Blue and Gold
Athletics	NOPSSCEA
Nickname	UNO-Rians, Rams
Mascot	Golden Ram
Website	http://www.uno-r.edu.ph

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

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 2017, it has four academic colleges namely:

• College of Arts and Sciences (includes the Criminal Justice Education Department and Teacher Education Department)
• College of Business and Accountancy (includes the Information Technology Department)
• College of Engineering
• College of Allied Medical Health Sciences

UNO-R also houses a School of Law and a graduate school named the Recoletos de Bacolod Graduate School.

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

• University of San Jose–Recoletos (Cebu City)
• San Sebastian College–Recoletos de Manila
  • San Sebastian College–Recoletos de Manila Canlubang satellite campus (Calamba, Laguna)
• San Sebastian College–Recoletos de Cavite
• Colegio de Santo Tomas – Recoletos (San Carlos City, Negros Occidental)
• San Pedro Academy–Recoletos (Caidiocan, Valencia, Negros Oriental)
• San Pedro Academy–Recoletos (Poblacion, Valencia, Negros Oriental)
• Colegio San Nicolas de Tolentino–Recoletos (formerly UNO-R High School Talisay Branch) (Talisay City, Negros Occidental)

See also

• Augustinians
• Augustinian Recollects
• Bridgittines
• List of tertiary schools in Bacolod City
• Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre
• Society of Saint Augustine

Gallery

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  Entrance to UNO-Recoletos
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  Football field
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  Covered catwalk
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  Main lobby
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  College of Engineering building
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  Grade School department hallway

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  College of Business and Accountancy building
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  UNO-Recoletos canteen
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  The UNO-Recoletos insignia
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  Inside UNO-Recoletos lobby
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  College of Allied Medical Health Sciences department office
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  High School department hallway

References

External links

• Official website
• University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos on Facebook
• Order of Augustinian Recollects - Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno Website
• International Order of St. Augustine
• Text of the Rule of St. Augustine
• The Society of Saint Augustine (S.S.A.) Societas Sancti Augustini