Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
Pamantasang Notre Dame ng Dadiangas
Former names
Notre Dame of Dadiangas College (1953–2006)
MottoEducatio rationis excellentia et Humanum Integritate (Latin)
Motto in English
Education Towards Excellence and Human Integrity
TypePrivate Research
Non-profit Basic and Higher education institution
Established1953 (1953)
FounderMarist Brothers of the Schools
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
(Marist Brothers)
Academic affiliations
NDEA, PAASCU
PresidentBr. Manuel V. de Leon, F.M.S.
Students8905
Location
Marist Ave., General Santos
,
South Cotabato
,
Philippines

6°07′05″N 125°10′18″E / 6.11802°N 125.17168°E / 6.11802; 125.17168
CampusMain Campus
Marist Avenue Gen Santos
Satellite Campuses
29 hectares (290,000 m2)
  • Barangay Lagao
  • Barangay Espina
  • Barangay Glamang, Polomolok South Cotabato
HymnA Life of Thanksgiving
Notre Dame, Our Mother (Notre Dame Hymn)
Notre Dame March
PatronessBlessed Virgin Mary
Colors Green  and  Gold 
NicknameKingfishers
Websitewww.nddu.edu.ph
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University is located in Mindanao
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
Location in Mindanao
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University is located in Philippines
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (Philippines)

The Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU), also known as Notre Dame, is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Marist Brothers of the Schools or FMS (Fratres Maristae a Scholis) in General Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines. It was founded by the Marist Brothers in 1953 and offers undergraduate and graduate courses as well as primary and secondary education. Furthermore, it offers a broad spectrum of academic programs through its colleges. It consists of three campuses in General Santos — the main campus along Marist Avenue, the Lagao Campus where the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University-Integrated Basic Education Department (NDDU-IBED) is located and the Espina Campus. Today, NDDU is the only private university in the city of General Santos.

Under the CHED Memorandum Order No. 48, the school was granted university status on June 26, 2006.[1]

Affiliations

As a Marist institution, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University is affiliated with the Marist Schools in the Philippines and linked internationally with University of Alcalá, Spain, Universidad Marista, A.C. Mexico City, Universidad Marista, Guadalajara, Mexico, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná and Universidad Marista, De San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

The university is a member of Notre Dame Educational Association, Inc. (NDEA), a network of schools named Notre Dame in the Philippines, which is under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary, [2]

Colleges

  • Business College
  • College of Education
  • College of Health Sciences
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology

Notable alumni

Other Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Commission on Higher Education" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Notre Dame Education Association".
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