University of the East Caloocan

Infobox_University
name = University of the East, Caloocan
native_name = Pamantasan ng Silangan, Caloocan


motto = In the Service of the Youth, Country and God
established = 1954 (Caloocan Campus)
type = Private, non-sectarian
chairman = Lucio C. Tan, Panfilo O. Domingo
president = Ester A. Garcia
chancellor = Fedeserio C. Camarao
city = Caloocan
state = Metro Manila
country = Philippines
undergrad = over 12,000
postgrad =
postgrad_label =
staff=
campus = Urban, 48,600 m²
free_label = Hymn
free = Pamantasan Naming Mahal (UE Hymn)
mascot = Red Warrior
nickname = UE Red Warriors
colors = Red and White
website = [http://www.ue.edu.ph/caloocan/ www.ue.edu.ph/caloocan] |

The University of the East Caloocan Campus (UE-Caloocan) is a private university in Caloocan City, Philippines. The university is one of the two extension campuses of the University of the East. An autonomous unit headed by a Chancellor with the College of Business Administration , Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Fine Arts. UE Caloocan is called Caloocan Campus to distinguish it from the Manila Campus on C.M. Recto Avenue. UE Caloocan is recognized as the "Most Outstanding Educational Institution" in the City of Caloocan.Fact|date=April 2008

History

The Beginning

In June 1954, a new campus was opened on a 4.86-hectare lot along Samson Road , Caloocan, then it was still known as UE Tech. With the Technical School as a Junior College offering Liberal Arts courses and training technical subjects, and a complete secondary course with both academic and vocational curricula, the 2-2 Plan of the Department of Education was then complied with.

School year 1957-1958 marked the offering of general courses leading to the Associate in Arts, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor in Business Administration degrees and a one-year Secretarial course leading to a Certificate in Secretarial Science. The next six years saw the construction of the High School Building, the Gymnasium, the Applied Industrial Training Building, the Home Economics Building, the block-long Shop Buildings, the Cement Products Shop and the Woodworking and Construction Building.

By school year 1960-1961, first- and second-year Liberal Arts, first- and second-year Commerce and Pre-law courses were offered. By August 1964, the UETS started phasing out its technical offerings. The elementary School and the High School as well as Secretarial courses were also phased out but in their place, Engineering courses and a complete Business Administration program were offered starting in 1977. Thus, began the campus shift from being a vocational-technical school to becoming the academic extension of UE Manila.

In 1976, when extension programs began to be offered, the Caloocan Campus adopted the name University of the East Caloocan.

The School of Fine Arts was relocated to the Caloocan Campus before the opening of SY 1981-1982. The SFA, established on July 15, 1964 and incorporated in October of that year, started as a unit of the UE Manila School of Music and Arts under the UE Research Center for Sciences, Humanities and Culture. The other units were the School of Music and the Ballet School. The school used to be in what was then the College of Dentistry building in Aurora Boulevard across the UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center.

The four-storey Engineering Building was inaugurated in 1980. What used to be the technical shops were gradually converted into classrooms for the students of the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business Administration until November 2003.

In 1977, the late Dean Oscar Limlingan of the College of Engineering was appointed officer-in-charge of UE Caloocan. Later, he became assistant vice president, then vice president and the first chancellor of UE Caloocan.

At Present

At present, the 4.86-hectare UE Caloocan has the Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Business Administration (CBA), Fine Arts (CFA) and Engineering (CoE). All four have counterpart colleges in UE's Manila Campus, except for the College of Fine Arts. The UE Caloocan grounds have been used for ROTC and CAT instruction since 1986.

The College of Business Administration continues to be the largest of the four in terms of student population.Fact|date=April 2008 It has four course offerings: the Bachelors of Science in Accountancy (BSA), Business Administration (BSBA), Accountancy and Computer-Based Accounting Systems(BSA-CAS) and Bachelor of Sciences in Entrepreneurship(BSE).

The CAS offers the Bachelor of Arts (AB) degree program, with Communication Arts as major.

The College of Enineering has six course offerings, thus far: Civil Engineering (BSCE), Computer Engineering (BSCoE), Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Electronics and Communications Engineering (BSECE), Mechanical Engineering (BSME) and Industrial Engineering (BSIE).The college currently hosts the Information Technology (BSIT) program. Also under the College of Engineering is the Institute of Technical Education, which offers the one-year Machine Shop Technician course.

The College of Fine Arts offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts program and Industrial Design degrees.

UE Caloocan recently enhanced its own infrastructure and that of Caloocan City with the Tan Yan Kee Academic Building, which was opened in the second semester of SY 2003-2004 and was inaugurated in December 2003.

The College of Engineering owns building a four-storey sprawl that houses over 50 lecture rooms, 24 laboratories and lab rooms, various tool rooms and stock rooms, two machine shops and the Campus two Multipurpose Halls.

In February 2004, UE Caloocan was honored by the City Government of Caloocan as "One of the Outstanding Institutions of Caloocan City" in the field of education. The award was given to UE Caloocan "for its invaluable contribution in the field of education towards the realization of our vision of a truly reformed City of Caloocan, revitalizing the historic legacy of our City." The Caloocan Campus marked its 50th year with the UE Caloocan Week. Timed to coincide with Caloocan Day, the UE Caloocan Week projected its vital role as an educational institution serving the youth in the CAMANAVA and neighboring areas. [cite news|title = UE Caloocan One of the Most Outstanding Institutions of Caloocan City|publisher = Manila Bulletin| url = http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2005/08/28/SCAU2005082842839.html|accessdate =2006-10-01]

Tan Yan Kee Academic Building

Among the University’s most recent infrastructure milestones are the Tan Yan Kee Academic Building which was inaugurated in December 2003. The building is named after the late Tan Yan Kee, the father of UE's Honorary Chairman, Dr. Lucio C. Tan. The Caloocan Campus Colleges of Business Administration, Arts and Sciences, and Fine Arts are housed in the TYK Academic Building. This six-storey edifice, which cost nearly 300 million pesos to make, boasts of high technology and modern finishes, including 54 air-conditioned classrooms, multimedia rooms, computer laboratories, a Gigabit Ethernet system, a parking area, the Benjamin G. Chua Jr. Library in honor of the late UE trustee with the same name, an information kiosk with info-retrieval machines, deans offices, faculty rooms, college offices, student council offices, two elevators, a cafeteria and a helipad.

Academics

Colleges

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING - The gradual transfer of the College from UE Manila started in 1984, now offered in both campuses.

*Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE)

*Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCoE)

*Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

*Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering (BSECE)

*Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE)

*Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)

*Bachelor of Sciences in Information Technology (BSIT)

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES - Was initially a branch of CAS Manila in 1977.

*Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts (CAS)

*Bachelor of Science in Tourism (starting 1st semester, 2007-2008)

*Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (starting 1st semester, 2007-2008)

*Bachelor of Science in Psychology (starting 1st semester, 2007-2008)

*Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (starting 1st semester, 2007-2008)

*Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Communication (starting 1st semester, 2007-2008) COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - BA programs were offered in UE Caloocan starting 1976. CBA Caloocan was created in 1986.

*Bachelor of Sciences in Accountancy(BSA)

*Bachelor of Sciences in Accountancy in a Computer-Based Accounting System(BSA-CAS)

*Bachelor of Sciences in Business Administration(BSBA)
**Major in: Marketing Management, Management Accounting, Banking and Finance, Economics, Financial Management, Business Economics, Business Management

*Bachelor of Sciences in Entrepreneurship(BSE)

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS - Was founded in July 1954 as the School of Fine Arts. Became the School of Music and Arts in August 1964. Returned to original School of Fine Arts name in May 1981. Became a College in 1993.

*Bachelor of Fine Arts
**Major in: Advertising, Interior Design, Painting

*Bachelor of Industrial Design (proposed)

INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

*Machine Shop Technician (one year course)

Basic Education

*Elementary Education

*High School Education

Campus

University of the East Caloocan Campus is a 4.86-hectare lot along Samson Road, Caloocan City. UE Caloocan is one of the largest university campus in the CAMANAVA area. It has a parade ground and the university football field. Caloocan Campus will be the site for the university oval in the near future for athletic events.

Buildings

*Administration Building

*Tan Yan Kee Academic Building

*Engineering Building

*Engineering Extension Building

*Fine Arts Building

*Old Academic Buildings

*UE Gymnasium

Library and Research

"Further information: University of the East Library"

* Benjamin C. Chua Jr. Library - Located in Caloocan campus on the 6 th floor of the newly erected Tan Yan Kee Bldg. There are six sections in this main library, namely the Circulation and Reserve, Periodicals, Filipiniana, Fine Arts, Reference, and Multimedia.

* Engineering Library Caloocan - The Engineering Library provides reference service and collections, which provide support to research and instruction of the civil, computer, mechanical, electronics and communications, and electrical engineering programs. The collection consists of over 18,000 volumes of books.

References

* University of the East http://www.ue.edu.ph
* University of the East Caloocan http://www.ue.edu.ph/caloocan
* "University of the East Diamond Jubilee : What is Our Role?". Published by University of the East, Dawn, 2006
* "60 Outstanding Alumni - UE Today, The Diamond Jubilee Awards 2006: A Celebration of Achievement", Published by University of the East, UE Today, September 2006 / issn # 0118-3931

External links

* [http://online.ue.edu.ph/ University of the East]
* [http://www.uerm.ph/ University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center]
* [http://online.ue.edu.ph/caloocan/ University of the East - Caloocan Campus]
* [http://uehigh.philbyte.com/ University of the East - High School - Manila (Temporary Site)]
* [http://www.uenian.org/ Uenian Community]
* [http://online.ue.edu.ph/manila/uetoday/?nav=home.htm/ UE Today]
* [http://www.ue.edu.ph/caloocan/forum/ UE-Caloocan Forum]