With 145 years of educational service to Bicolanos for the nation and the world, the Universidad de Sta. Isabel pursues its Vision:

UNIVERSIDAD DE STA. ISABEL of the ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM (SLMES) of the Daughters of Charity is an audacious, Christ – centered educational institution committed to empowering communities of learners into inner – directed Vincentian leaders and advocates of persons who are poor.

Written in documents and also in the hearts of the USI academic community is its Mission :

At UNIVERSIDAD DE STA. ISABEL , We Commit ourselves to:

• Courageously pursue value innovative educational programs and services anchored in Christ

• Interdependently accelerate leadership and professional development through continuing education and intensive Vincentian Formation.

• Synergistically facilitate the integral development of the learners towards transformation through current researches, relevant curricular offerings and responsive community extension services.

• Relentlessly generate a new breed of self directed, global and environmentally caring Vincentian leaders.

• Ardently support one another in sustaining the shared mission .