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University of San Carlos

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address, Directions, & Map:
    • P. del Rosario St., Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
  • Telephone Numbers:
    • +63 (32) 253-1000
    • +63 (32) 255-4341 (fax)
  • Official Website: [1]
  • E-mail: information@usc.edu.ph
• History & Memorable Moments

The university traces its origins to the founding of the school Colegio de San Ildefonso, founded in 1595. Colegio de San Ildefonso was founded by the Spanish Jesuits fathers Antonio Sedeno, Pedro Chirino and Antonio Pereira on August 1, 1595. It was closed in 1769 at the expulsion of the Jesuits. In 1783, the initiative of the Bishop Mateo Joaquin de Arevalo opened the Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos. In 1852, the management of the college was entrusted to the Dominican fathers, replaced in 1867 by the Vincentian Fathers then, in 1935, the Societas Verbi Divini or theSociety of the Divine Word (SVD). The Second World War led to the interruption of the courses in 1941 because several buildings suffered various destruction. The reopening of various faculties spread out between 1945 and 1946. The college of San Carlos was granted its university charter in 1948.^[1]

San Carlos' claim to being the oldest university in Asia, however, is disputed. Historians point out that it cannot trace its origin to the Colegio de San Ildefonso because this school (a grammar school as described by Fr. Ernesto M. Lagura, SVD, president of the University of San Carlos during the Centennial Congress on Higher Education held on May 28-29, 1998) was shut down in 1769 with the expulsion of the Jesuits. In 1783, the Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos opened under new owners. [1] The Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in Manila has been in existence since 1611 and was interrupted only by World War II. It was elevated to university status in 1645.^[1]

The college-seminary of San Carlos became University of San Carlos in 1948. Various faculties have been created at this time, while new buildings were built in parallel. The university is currently chaired by the Father Roderick C. Salazar, Jr. The board of directors (Board of Trustees) is chaired by Jesus N. Alcordo.^[1]

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• Transportation
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• Good Classes & Teachers
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• Mailing List Directory
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• Chapters
• Teachers (Where are they now?)
  • Castillo, Maria Theresa ()
  • Chavez, Rhea May ()
  • Dilan, Gerald Jay ()
  • Galeos, Maria Chelo ()
  • Galler, Maria Elaine ()
  • Jazul, Leila ()
  • Talaid, Ebron Jan ()
  • Tan, Rose Joy ()
• Alumni Directory
• Alumni Events

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