Negros Oriental State University

Negros Oriental State University
Pamantasan ng Silangang Negros
Motto	Culture of Service and Excellence
Established	1927 (Negros Oriental Trade School)
Type	Public
President	Henry A. Sojor, Ph.D.
Undergraduates	16,886 (as of June, 2009)
Location	Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Campus	Main Campus I & II Mabinay Institute of Technology Bais Campus I & II Guihulngan Campus Siaton Campus Bayawan-Sta. Catalina Campus Pamplona Campus
Former names	Negros Oriental Trade School East Visayan School of Arts and Trades Central Visayas Polytechnic College
Colors	Blue and white
Mascot	NORSU Tigers
Affiliations	AACUP
Website	www.norsu.edu.ph

Negros Oriental State University, formerly Central Visayas Polytechnic College), is a public university in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. It is located at Kagawasan Ave., Dumaguete City, beside the provincial capitol building of Negros Oriental.

Colleges

• College of Agriculture and Forestry
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business and Accountancy
• College of Engineering and Architecture
• College of Education
• College of Industrial Technology
• College of Law
• College of Maritime Education
• College of Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences
• College of Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Graduate School

Student life

Enrollment and Population

The university adopted a bi-semestral system wherein students enroll twice each year. The first semester enrollment starts as early as 2nd week of May and ends early June, when classes begin as well. Classes for the first semester normally ends on the 3rd quarter of October.

Enrollment for the second semester starts late October and ends first week of November. The semester ends on the last quarter of March although normally Honors' Day and commencement dates fall on the 3rd week of March.

The university has an average of 15,000 students per semester coming from all over the province, some as far as Luzon and Mindanao.

Student Government

The student government of Negros Oriental State University, named Negros Oriental State University - Federation of Student Governments (NORSU-FSG), is composed of all the student governments of all NORSU system.

The current Student Government Federation president is Ms. Mary Dawn Valencia. In the Legislative Department, the current Student Government Federation Speaker of the House is Mr. Syrel Dezin Baliog.

League of Student Organizations

The League of Student Organizations (LSO) of NORSU is composed of all the organizations in the university including fraternities, sororities, course-based organizations, religious organizations, civic and cause-oriented organizations.

1. Hospitality Management Society

2. Junior Office Systems Managers' Association

3. Societas Viri Scholasticorum Patriae

4. Gamma Rho Sigma

5. Student Movement for Christ

6. Engineering and Architecture Student Society

7. Executive Associate for Gainful Livelihood Expertise Society (EAGLES) NORSU-BSBA

8. Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants-NORSU Chapter

9. Tau Gamma Phi International

10. DOST SA NORSU

11. Computer Science Organization

12. Information Technology Society

The NORSUnian Weekly Publication

The NORSUnian is the official Weekly student publication of Negros Oriental State University system. The NORSUnian is one of the three (3) acclaimed student publications in the Philippines which comes out weekly^{[citation needed]} together with The Philippine Collegian of the University of the Philippines in Metro Manila, and The Weekly Sillimanian of Silliman University of Dumaguete City.

PYLON

PYLON is the Official Yearbook of Negros Oriental State University System. Pylon consist of four (4) Department, Creative Design & Photography Department, Creative Writing Department, Information Processing Department and Multimedia & Information System.

(as of S.Y. 2011-2012)
Creative Design & Photography Department
Head: Mark Dave Vendiola
Co-head: Mark Joeben Casal
Members:
Max Wilmar Nocete
Kit Ian Sumalpong
Keith Tejada
Abraham Zerna
Ruel Sagred
Mark Gil Pino
Roberto Nocete
Felix Gebone
Karlo Dindo Torres

Creative Writing Department
Head: Jolibee Sabla-on
Members:
Jelebee Dipaling
Nikka Musketer
Carlisle Benjamin
Conney Murro
Lei Ann Bandoy

Information Processing Dapartment
Head: Ardiano Bulandres
Members:
Jhonsel Lara
Arriane Amper
Danica Jeanne Totana
Jazzie Ocao
Jessan Mongcopa

Multimedia & Information System Department
Head: Chimuel Gapol
Members:
Eliver Balderas
Patrick Larong
Jeric Banquerigo
juni Brosas
Larynyll Ances
Ryan Escorial

Advisers
Lilibeth Villanueva
Janisha Nocete
Noel Yasi
Sir Gem
Ma'am Chona
Ma'am Janice
Ma'am Lucille
Ma'am Mimi
Ma'am Disafe

References

NORSU Homepage

The NORSUnian

Dumaguete University Town

Pylon

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External links

• NORSU Official University website
• The NORSUnian official website
• NORSU official yearbook website
• State University President in Negros Oriental suspended
• University President suspended by CSC Civil Service Commission
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