West Negros University

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name = West Negros University
motto = "Veritas et Virtus"
(Truth and Virtue)
established = 1948
type = Christian
president = Suzette A. Agustin
city = Bacolod City
state = Negros Occidental
country = Philippines
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postgrad =
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former_names ="West Negros College"
endowment = No available figures (Php)
campus = Urban, 4 hectares
accreditation = PACU-COA, Level II
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fightsong =
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athletics = NOPSSCEA
Collegiate Champions League
website = [http://www.wnu.edu.ph http://www.wnu.edu.ph] |

West Negros University, also referred to by the initials WNU, is a university located in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The university is a second level-accredited school by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities - Commission On Accreditation (PACU-COA) and awards degrees in associate, bachelor, master, and doctorate levels. West Negros University has an enrollment of an average of 10,000 students per semester and graduates an average of 1,500 students every school year.

History

West Negros College was founded in 1948 by three Baptist women leaders, namely, Luciana Aritao, Teresa Padilla and Rosario Remitio. They believed that the school would fulfill their dream of Filipinos embracing Christian ideals and tenets. Leodegario Natividad Agustin became the school President in the 1970's; he provided the impetus, despite financial odds, to make West Negros College a successful academic community.

On February 11, 2008, the Commission on Higher Education found West Negros College to be in full compliance of their requirements and after a thorough deliberation, granted West Negros College the status as a University.

Contemporary events

The school's gymnasium served as a competition venue for indoor volleyball in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.

ee also

*List of tertiary schools in Bacolod City

External links

* [http://www.wnu.edu.ph/ Official Website of West Negros University]