UNIVERSIDAD DE STA. ISABEL AND ITS GRADUATES

Universidad de Sta. Isabel graduates speak for themselves. They generate the quality of education they have acquired and nurtured through the years in CSI-USI. To them, it has made history in their respective lives. This kind of education, “The torch they hold firmly in their hands”, is continuously lit and echoed not only in Bicolandia but also throughout the archipelago.

Today, there are hundreds of other institutions of Higher Learning that stud the skyline of the Bicol Region, but UNIVERSIDAD DE STA. ISABEL stands as a monument not so much a relic of the past but as a living symbol of the Church’s on-going commitment to serving and transforming the lives of countless persons in varying situations and degrees of poverty. With the collaborative leadership of the incumbent President, Sr. Lourdes L. Albis, DC, installed as the 3rd University President (2011), USI will forever stand regally as a beacon of change without compromising the deep religiosity and morality of every person, of every Bicolano, while bearing the great zeal of love and service for the less privileged – a Catholic, Filipino, Christian, and uniquely Vincentian.

UNIVERSIDAD DE STA. ISABEL PHILOSOPHY OF LEADERSHIP

USI education leaders are vision-focused, mission-driven, community-oriented, and change catalyst leaders who put to personal and professional life the ten Vincentian competencies consistent with the values of Humility, Simplicity, and Charity.

CORE STRATEGY

“Creating Concordance in the Shared Mission”

TAGLINE “ V CONCORDANCE”

UNIVERSITY SLOGAN

“Empowering Communities, Building Futures”

OPERATIVE METAPHORS

The Blue Starfish
A Flock of Migratory Geese flying in V formation

UNIVERSIDAD STRATEGIC DIRECTION-PLAN 2016 - 2021

Overarching Strategic Target: National and Global Distinction in all Academic Programs and Social Advocacies through Vincentian Formation, Curricular and Green Infrastructure

KEY ELEMENTS

Identity and Mission

Academic Programs

Learning Environment

Human Resources

Material and Financial Resources

Community Service

Research and Innovation

KEY STRATEGIES

Sustaining Vincentian and Globally-Oriented Personnel & Students

Maintaining International Standardization of Academic Practices

Leveraging on ICT to provide Transformative Learning and Services

Pursuing Green Infrastructure Facilities Development

Prioritizing Innovations that Diversify [1] Career Pathways

Ensuring Effective, Efficient and, Accountable Governance and

Administrative Services

Managing Linkages, Research, and Innovation

LEADERSHIP GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

The University is headed by:

The University President

The Vice President for Catholic Vincentian Identity and Mission

The Vice President for Academics

The Vice President for Administrative Services and Finance

The Vice President for Health Services

The Vice President for or Student Development and Services

Advisory/Consultative Bodies

ONE USI Expanded Council

ONE USI Board’s Audit Team

Executive Education Council

Executive Health Services Council

Institutional Faculty

The University Institutional Executive Directors

Quality Assurance and Planning

Research for International Linkages

Infrastructure Development, Campus Security and Safety

Villa Marillac Home for the Elderly

University RegistrarRegisrar

EARLY BEGINNINGS.

THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY – an international Company of consecrated women founded by St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac on November 29, 1633.

Centralized Religious Institute of Consecrated Life of Pontifical Right

MOTHERHOUSE: 140 Rue du Bac, 75340 PARIS Cedex 07

CHARISM of the DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY: A way of life within the Church, a road to sanctity, the sanctification of our own lives and the lives of others.

MISSION: To heal, empower and educate children and families to instill hope for a more fulfilling future, faithful to Catholic Social Teaching, rooted in the gospel of Jesus Christ

CORE VALUES.

Respect. Recognizing our own value and the value of others
Compassionate Service. Providing excellent care with gentleness and kindness
Simplicity. Acting with integrity, clarity and honesty
Advocacy for the Poor. Supporting those who lack resources for a healthy life and full human development
Inventiveness to Infinity. Being continuously resourceful and creative

JOURNEY THROUGH THE YEARS- COLEGIO DE STA. ISABEL/

UNIVERSIDAD DE STA. ISABEL

APRIL 4, 1867. Arrival of six Hijas de Caridad: Crisologo Navarro, Ignacia Ostolozas, Juana Morga, Rita Deloe, Antonioa Novao, and Sales Montoya, at Pasacao Beach; welcomed by Fr. Vicente Garcia, together with the jubilant crowd.
APRIL 5, 1867. The six Sisters left for Pamplona, cruised the Bikol River to Camaligan; disembarked and proceeded to Nueva Caceres, and were warmly welcomed by Most Rev. Francisco Carraciolo Gainza, O.P., Bishop of Caceres.
NOVEMBER 5, 1867. Royal Decree from Queen Isabela II of Spain creating the Escuela Colegio Diocesano de Sta. Isabel. The Escuela-Colegio consisted not only of escuelas internas but also externas and thus had the character of a municipal school. The school had two departments, the Colegio de NiñasNiñsd Internas Y ExternasExtenas and the Escuela Municipal Para Las Niñas Pobres.
APRIL 12, 1868. The Escuela-Colegio de Sta. Isabel was formally opened.
JANUARY 11, 1872. A Royal Decree signed by Amadeo of Saboya raised the Colegio de Sta. Isabel of Caceres to “Escuela Normal de Maestras”. It was solemnly inaugurated on the feast of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia.
SEPTEMBER 18, 1875. Colegio became the First Normal School for Girls in the Philippines and in the Far East. One hundred pensioned students (one from each of the 100 towns of Caceres) underwent a three-year Normal School Program.
1877. Colegio graduated its first eleven (11) students.
1898. Operations of the Colegio were cut short by the Spanish-American War. Colegio became the seat of the government organized by then Corporal Elias Angeles
SEPTEMBER 19, 1898. Gov. Vicente Zaldin signed the paper of capitulation ending the Spanish rule in the Bicol Region.

EXPANSION OF THE COLLEGE

At the turn of the 20th century, Colegio received several recognitions in the following areas:

1913 Primary Course

1916 Intermediate Course

1924 Secondary Course

1932 Secondary Home Economics Course

1939 Music Teachers Course in Piano

1940 Junior Normal Course

1940-1941 At the request of the Bishop, the Colegio admitted boys

whose school was closed due to war.

1946 The first post liberation graduation was held with sixty

students. Sta. Isabel received the permit for the opening of

the College of Education and Liberal Arts (A.A.) courses

1950 The CSI College Department for many years concentrated on

Education of women towards Bachelor degree in Secondary

Education

1954 The Pre-Nursing Course was opened with the students

completing their Nursing Course at the San Juan de Dios

Hospital in Metro Manila.

1955 The CSI College Department concentrated on the education of

women towards a Bachelor degree in Elementary Education.

1957 Junior Secretarial Course was offered to answer the need for

a short course for young girls seeking employment. From a

basically teacher-training institution, Colegio opened

Bachelor of Arts in the following:

1960 - Music Education

1963 - Home Economics

THE DECADE OF THE 50’S SAW THE GROWTH OF CSI AS A PREMIER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN THE REGION.

1963 The College Department opened its Bachelor of

Management and Information System

1968 The Graduate School was granted recognition with its

premier offering of Master of Arts in Education, Master

of Arts in Nursing (1968); Master of Science in Social Work

(1994); Master in Management (1995), and Doctor in

Philosophy majors in Human Development Management

(1996), Educational Leadership and Management ((2018)

1972 A Royal Decree was issued conferring to the Colegio de Sta.

Isabel faculty to issue titles for teachers. The Bachelor of

Science in Nursing received its full recognition.

1973 Full recognition in Social Work

1987 Full recognition in Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

1989 The Graduate School opened enrollment for Master of Arts in

Nursing.

1993 Computer Technology and a Course in Entrepreneurship were

opened with the advancement in technology and growth in

industries.

1996 The Physical Therapy course received its full recognition;

Bachelor degree in Human Ecology and Environmental Science

was opened responding to the threats of the environment in

the 90’s.

1998 Bachelor of Science in Biology started. The Night High School

Program was opened.

Dawn of the Third Millennium

The last half of the century for Sta. Isabel was marked by enormous strides toward development as evidenced in the various infrastructural buildings which filled up the landscape of the Sta. Isabel campus. New courses were introduced, state-of-art technology was acquired and new policies had to be drafted to blaze new directions for the school. All these found meanings in the new status of the school.

2000 Full recognition in Bachelor of Science in Food Service and

Institutional Management

2001 Colegio de Sta. Isabel was granted University Status in

accordance with Republic Act No. 7722 otherwise known as

the “Higher Education Act of 1944” and the virtue of

Resolution No. 148 series 2001.

Conferment of University Status with Sr. Justina I. Rosales,

DC as the 1st University President

2002 Conferment of Sr. Ma. Asuncion G. Evidente, DC as the 2nd

University President

2003 First 18 Night High School graduates were granted their USI

diploma, together with those of the day High School

2004 Opened the Night College (Marillac Alternative Program) under

a socialized payment scheme opened with Bachelor of Science

in Entrepreneurship

2012 Recognition of Universidad de Sta. Isabel as one of the Catholic

Schools in the country that has contributed significantly in

evangelizing the mission of the Church for Catholic Education

Award of Recognition was conferred by the Catholic Bishops

Conference of the Philippines on the occasion of the 400th Years

of Catholic Education in the Philippines.

The Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology started.

2016 The Sangguniang Panlungsod declared USI as a historical

landmark in the City of Naga.

Senior High School opened as part of the DepEd K-12 Basic Education Program.

2018 The National Historical Commission of the Philippines officially

and publicly recognized Universidad de Sta. Isabel as a National

Historical Landmark by virtue of Resolution No. 3, series of 2018.

Marked another milestone in the history of CSI-USI 150th

Foundation Anniversary

Bachelor of Science in Human Services was opened.

As a Vincentian University in the heart of Bicol, USI is the leading institution of the St. Louise de Marillac Educational System (DCSLMES) and is an active member of:

Association of Southeast and East Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASEACCU)
Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL)
Association of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)
Association of Catholic Universities of the Philippines. Inc. (ACUP)
Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)
Philippine Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)
Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA)
Bicol Foundation for Higher Education (BFHE)
Bicol Association of Catholic Schools (BACS)
Catholic Educational Association of Caceres and Libmanan (CEACAL)

UNIVERSIDAD DE STA. ISABEL full range of programs include complete K-12 Basic Education Program with SHS Academic Track, Technical-Vocational Livelihood

College of Health Sciences:

Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology (BSMT),

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSC),

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (BSPT);

College of Business Education:

Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management (BSHM) with specialization in :

Hotel and Resorts Management
Food Service and Culinary Management
Travel Management

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with majors in:

Finance Management, Marketing Management
Human Resource Management

Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BSENTREP)

College of Arts and Sciences, Teacher Education, Social Work and Music

Bachelor of Arts in Communication (AB Com)
Bachelor of Arts in English (AB English)
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (AB Math)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (AB PolSci)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (ABPsy)
Bachelor in Human Services (BHumS)
Bachelor of Culture and Arts Education (BCAEd)
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (BSPed)
Bachelor of Physical Education (BSPed)
Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEE)
Bachelor of Secondary Education(BSE)

Majors: English, Filipino, Mathematics, Science, Values Ed.)

Bachelor of Special Needs Education (BSNEd)

Majors: Deaf and Hard Hearing, Elementary School Teaching,

Visually Impaired, General Education

Bachelor of Music and Applied Music (BM)
Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSSW)
De Paul Weekend Program

Graduate School Program

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Majors: Human Development Services

Educational Leadership and Management

Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) with majors in: : Administration and Supervision, Guidance and Counseling, Religious Education
Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW)
Master in Management (MM)
Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN) Majors: Medical Surgical Nursing,

Community Health Nursing, Maternal Child Nursing,

Nursing Administration (non-thesis)