Southern Luzon State University

Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) started as Lucban Municipal Junior High School by virtue of Municipal Resolution No. 5 passed in April 1964. The permit to operate was bestowed by Assistant Secretary of Education Hon. Miguel Gaffud in July 1964. On May 1965, Municipal Resolution No. 86 was passed requesting the change of name to Lucban Municipal High School. The Director of Public Schools of the time approved the resolution in August 1965. Lucban Community College was created and was made part of Lucban Municipal Junior School as an adjunct institution for its School of Education in June 1968.

Lucban School for Philippine Craftsmen formally started in July 1970 by virtue of Republic Act 4345 also known as the merger law, combining the Lucban Municipal high School and Lucban School of Philippine Craftsmen to form the Lucban National High School in July 1972 (with the continuous operation of Lucban Community College). In 1981, 20 Assemblymen of the Southern Tagalog Region sponsored the Parliamentary Bill No. 173 for the conversion of Lucban National College into Southern Luzon Polytechnic College (SLPC). The bill was approved in December 1981 and was signed into law known as Batas Pambansa No. 145 by President Ferdinand E. Marcos.

Since then, SLPC grew to establish seven satellite campuses located in various parts of the province of Quezon. The first satellite campus was inaugurated in Alabat in July 1991. In 1991, SLPC-Polilio was created by virtue of Board Resolution No. 19, Series of 1992. In the following year, two additional campuses were established: SLPC-Sampaloc in Brgy. Caldong, Sampaloc, Quezon (BOT Res. No. 33, series of 1993) and SLPC-Infanta. In 1996, another campus, the SLPC-Lucena Dual Training and Livelihood Center, was established under Board Resolution No. 130, series of 1996. Judge Guillermo Eleazar Polytechnic College was integrated in February 2002 under Board Resolution No. 352, series of 2002.

• Past Presidents

Dr. Angelo Quevedo-Peña was the founder and first president of SLPC. He served from 1964-1986. Dr. Palermo Salvacion served as the Officer-in-Charge of the College in 1986. In 1987, Dr. Ernesto de Chavez led the school and left office in June, 1990. Dr. Joselito B. Jara took his post as College President in 1990. On May 31, 2002, Dr. Cornelio D. Esquieres became the college president until his demise in August 2004.

• Dr. Cecilia N. Gascon's Term (2005-2015)

Dr. Cecilia N. Gascon, who was then Vice President for Research, Extension, Production and Development, was designated as Officer-in-Charge of the College in January 2004 and eventually as acting president to serve the unfinished term of Dr. Esquieres until May 31, 2006. On June 1, 2006, the Board appointed Dr. Gascon as the full-fledged College President, disappointing groups who were calling for a search for a new College President to be conducted. On March 17, 2007, SLPC was converted to Southern Luzon State University by virtue of R.A. 9395 signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Dr. Gascon became the first university president by virtue of Board Resolution No. 609 Series of 2007.[6]

The first female president of the institution, Dr. Gascon's term paved ways to extensive infrastructure development, faculty and staff development, internationalization, and quality assurance. The most notable infrastructures that were built during her term are the Main Library Building, Administration Building, Science and Technology Building, and Business Administration Building in the main campus. New satellite campuses in Tiaong and Gumaca were established, while extension classes in Agriculture and Teacher Education were conducted in Catanauan, Sariaya, and Calauag.

An environmental advocate herself, Dr. Gascon has lobbied for a law that would protect the Mt. Banahaw-San Cristobal landscape. A product of her extensive research work in Mt. Banahaw, Republic Act 9847 otherwise known as Mt. Mts. Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape Act of 2009 was signed into law in December 2009.[7] As the sole educational institution that is recognized as steward of Mt. Banahaw, SLSU receives a Php 1 Million yearly endowment from the Quezon Provincial Government until 2026.[8]

Dr. Gascon's administration has also made possible for the first time the joint international teaching and learning opportunities between SLSU and Vietnam's Thai Nguyen University (TNU). It was also in her term when degree programs and institutional services were subjected to external audit, primarily by the AACCUP, for quality assurance. By the end of her term in 2015, SLSU was granted the ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Quality Management System, and the Commission on Higher Education distinction as the Regional Center of Development in Teacher Education[9] and Forestry.[10] Based on a joint CHED and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) evaluation of the University's performance between 2007 and 2015, SLSU was ranked a notch higher from being Level II in 2007 to a Level III higher education institution in 2016.[11] SLSU graduates have also consistently ranked high in licensure examinations administered by the Professional Regulation Commission, specifically in the fields of Nursing, Teacher Education, Forestry, Agriculture, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Faculty members have likewise been sent abroad for postgraduate studies, short-term training, exchange programs, and research fora as part of the administration's intensive capacity building program.

After her term, Dr. Cecilia N. Gascon was elected and appointed University President of Bulacan State University in 2015.

• Dr. Milo O. Placino's Term (2015-2019)

On April 30, 2015, Dr. Milo O. Placino took his oath as the sixth president of SLSU. Dubbed 'SLSU in the 21st Century', the administrative policy of Dr. Placino and his administration was geared towards aggressively improving University facilities, especially those in the satellite campuses, and continuing measures that ensure the delivery of quality education and services to its students and the greater community. Although met with strong criticisms, his policy on establishing flagship programs for each of the campus of the University was designed to decongest the main campus and to eliminate redundancy in program offerings in hopes of ensuring maximal use of the University's rather limited physical and financial resources. With the support of the City Government of Tayabas the university is expanding into a 50-hectare area in the said city, which will be called the "University City", and once completed will be an extension campus of the main campus in Lucban.

Dr. Placino's term has been challenged by strong criticisms (about the comparatively lesser number of students admitted) from stakeholders and the community due to the combined effects of the government's transition to the K-12 basic education program and the immediate implementation of the Universal Free Tertiary Education Law or commonly known as "free tuition" law. But by the end of his term on May 9, 2019, his administration has laid the groundwork for the establishment of research centers such as the Coconut Research Center in Catanauan and the Center for Mount Banahaw Studies in Lucban, connecting campuses via its dedicated broadband network, and improving library services and holdings. New laboratories were put up such as the Psychological Laboratory, Birthing Home, and Communications Laboratory (TV & Radio Lab) in the main campus, and the Design and Innovations Center in the Lucena Campus. SLSU has likewise been granted the ISO 9001:2015 Certification for Quality Management System, and was recognized by the AACCUP in 2018 as one of the top-ranking SUCs in the Philippines in terms of the number of degree programs accredited. In addition, infrastructures in the satellite campuses were given a facelift, while new academic programs were opened to accommodate a greater number of students.

Immediately after his term, the Board designated Dr. Marissa Cadao-Esperal as Officer-in-charge until the election of Dr. Doracie Zoleta-Nantes on September 30, 2019.

• Dr. Doracie Zoleta-Nantes' Term (2019–present)

On September 30, 2019, Dr. Doracie Zoleta-Nantes took her oath as the seventh President of the University before the University's Board of Regents. The immediate past President of Aurora State College of Technology (ASCOT), having served as Professor for 25 years at the University of the Philippines Diliman's Geography Department, and having conducted and been recognized for her research on Disaster Risk Reduction, Dr. Zoleta-Nantes envisions SLSU to be "an international academic hub that integrates disciplinary studies and professional skills development, pursues Centers of Excellence and[...] Development in all its[...] curricular programs, undertakes multidisciplinary[...] research projects, and delivers relevant community extension programs[...]." Among her priorities are the offering of Veterinary Science and Doctor of Medicine programs and the establishment of a Center for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in SLSU.

As of October, 2019, the following is the list of Southern Luzon State University's Board of Regents, the highest policy-making body of the institution.

Aurora L. Sumague serves as the University and Board secretary.

SLSU is the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Center of Development in Teacher Education[12] and Forestry.[13][14] It is also an accredited "Dark Green School", which means that SLSU's instruction, research, and extension activities are geared towards environmental awareness and protection.

In 2018, the University is assessed as a Level III State University by the CHED, a level higher than in the 2007 evaluation.[15] Based on the CHED-Department of Budget and Management Joint Circular, a Level III SUC is "very good in undertaking the functions of a state university/college",[16] that is, instruction, research, and extension. In 2018, the AACCUP recognized SLSU as a top ranking SUC in the Philippines in terms of number of degree programs accredited.[17]

The University has also been recognized by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) of the Philippines for top performance in licensure examinations and for producing topnotchers in board examinations in the fields of Nursing, Midwifery, Teacher Education, Forestry, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technician, Mechanical Engineering, and Accountancy. In fact, in 2015, FindUniversity.PH ranks SLSU as the 17th best performing University in the Philippines, and the 2nd best performing State University in Region IV-A CALABARZON among Philippine Universities with at least 15 PRC Board Examinations.[18]

As a State University, SLSU is mandated to submit its programs and services to external audit for quality assurance. In terms of instruction, research, and extension services, periodic survey visits are conducted by the Accrediting Agency for Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP). In terms of its management, it has been evaluated and granted the ISO 9001-2015 Certification for Quality Management System. The university is the first State University in the Southern Tagalog region to be ISO certified for Quality Management System in 2015. The Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines, on the other hand, conducts its in-house Institutional Sustainability Assessment (ISA)[19] .

As of May, 2017, 97% of all curricular programs both from the undergraduate and graduate levels in the main campus have been accredited by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP). Curricular programs in its satellite campuses in Tagkawayan and Tiaong have likewise been subjected to accreditation visits.[20]

The Lucban main campus is home to five colleges: (1) Allied Medicine, (2) Teacher Education, (3) Arts and Sciences, (4) Administration, Business, Hospitality Management, and Accountancy, (5) Engineering and (6) Agriculture; one institute, the Institute of Human Kinetics, and various research centers for agricultural and environmental research. Starting A.Y. 2020-2021, the College of Industrial Technology will return to operations offering BS in Industrial Technology programs.

SLSU has satellite campuses in: Lucena, Tagkawayan, Alabat, Polillo, Tiaong, and Infanta. New satellite campuses have been/ will be opened in Gumaca, Catanauan, Tayabas, and Calauag.

The University also has key partner educational institutions in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Malaysia, and the United States. The partnerships allow educational exchange opportunities among the students and faculty of both parties. The University, together with the International School of Thai Nguyen University in Vietnam offers Joint academic programs in Business Administration, Environmental Science, and English language teaching.

Dr. Gascon signs a Memorandum of Agreement with partner school in Vietnam

The following lists the academic programs offered by the university in the different colleges in the Lucban main campus and satellite campuses:

Graduate school

Administered by the College of Teacher Education

• PhD Development Education
• PhD Science Education
• PhD Educational Management
• Master of Arts in Educational Management
• Master of Arts in Education (Elementary)
• Master of Arts in Mathematics Education
• Master of Arts in Science Education
• Master of Arts in Teaching English (MATE)

Administered by the College of Arts and Sciences

• Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics

Administered by the College of Administration, Business, Hospitality Management and Accountancy

• Doctor in Business Administration
• Master in Business Administration

Administered by the College of Agriculture

• MS Environmental Science
• Master of Science in Forestry (Major in Silviculture & AgroForestry)

Administered by the College of Allied Medicine

• Master of Arts in Nursing (Medical-Surgical Nursing, or Psychiatric Nursing)

International programs

Doctoral programs

• Doctor in Business Administration
• Ph.D. in Educational Management

Master's programs

• Master in Business Administration
• Master of Arts in Teaching English
• Master of Arts in Educational Management
• Master of Science in Environmental Science

Undergraduate programs

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Financial Management
• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

Short courses

• Intensive English Training Program (customized)
• Clinical Enhancement for Nurses Training
• Intensive English Training and Methodology for Teachers

College of Agriculture (CHED Center of Development in Forestry)

• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
  Major in: Animal Science, Crop Science, Organic Agriculture
• Bachelor of Science in Forestry
• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
• Bachelor of Agricultural Technology

College of Administration, Business, Hospitality, and Accountancy

• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  Major in: Marketing Management, Human Resource & Development Management, Financial Management
• Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
• Bachelor of Public Administration

College of Allied Medicine

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology
• Midwifery

College of Engineering

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

College of Arts and Sciences

• Bachelor of Arts in Communication
• Bachelor of Arts major in History
• Bachelor of Arts major in Psychology
• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics major in Statistics
• Bachelor of Science in Biology

College of Teacher Education (CHED Center of Development in Teacher Education)

• Bachelor of Elementary Education
• Bachelor of Secondary Education
  Major in: English, Filipino, Mathematics, MAPEH (Music, Arts, Physical Ed., Health), Physical Science, Social Studies
• Bachelor of Culture and Arts Education
• Bachelor of Technology and Livelihood Education
  Major in: Industrial Arts, Information and Communication Technology, Home Economics

Institute of Human Kinetics

• Bachelor of Physical Education major in Sports and Wellness Management
• Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Sciences

Laboratory Schools

• Elementary School Grades 1-6
• Junior High School Grades 7-10
• Senior High School Grades 11-12 with majors in Humanities & Social Sciences (HUMSS), Accounting, Business & Management (ABM), Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)

College of Industrial Technology
(to return to full operations starting A.Y. 2020-2021)

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology

Alabat Campus

• Bachelor of Technical-Vocational Education major in Computer Programming

Calauag Campus

• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Catanauan Campus

• Bachelor of Elementary Education
• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Gumaca Campus

• Bachelor of Technical-Vocational Education major in Computer Programming
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
• Bachelor of Secondary Education

Infanta Campus

• Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics
• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
• Basic Engineering

Judge Guillermo Ellazar Polytechnic College - Tagkawayan Campus

• Bachelor of Elementary Education
• Bachelor of Business Administration
  Major in: Marketing Management, Financial Management
• Bachelor of Secondary Education
  Major in: English, Mathematics, Science
• Bachelor of Technology and Livelihood Education major in Agri-Fisheries Arts

Lucena City Campus

• Bachelor of Technical-Vocational Education
  Major in: Computer Programming, Food & Service Management

Polillo Campus

• Bachelor of Elementary Education

Tayabas City Campus

• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
• Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
• Bachelor of Technology and Livelihood Education major in Computer Programming

Tiaong Campus

• Bachelor of Elementary Education
• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
  Major in: Crop Science, Organic Agriculture

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  View of SLSU Admin Building & Mt. Banahaw from the College of Engineering Building
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  Administration Building
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  SLSU Gate (Second Gate)
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  SLSU Business Resource Center & Hotel
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  SLSU Business Center houses the SLSU Hotel in the third floor, Multi-purpose Hall in the second floor, and Landbank Lucban in the first floor.
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  SLSU BRC & Library
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  SLSU College of Business Administration Building. It also houses the Communication TV Studio and Radio Station
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  SLSU Covered Court
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  SLSU Covered Walk
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  SLSU Dormitory
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  SLSU Gymnasium
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  SLSU Integrated Research Laboratory
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  SLSU Science and Technology Building
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  View of SLSU Ground from the Administration Building
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  SLSU Catanauan
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  SLSU Lucena
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  SLSU Tiaong Gate

College of Engineering College of Allied Medicine

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