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Foundation
Legazpi Junior Colleges, the forerunner of Aquinas University of Legazpi, was founded on June 8, 1948. Its founder, a Basque, Don Buenaventura de Erquiaga (April 24, 1896-October 22, 1959), established the institution as an expression of his gratitude to the place and the people who generously “built” him up.
From the onset till 1965, the Don Buenaventura was assisted by a succession of Presidents: Ramon C. Fernandez (1948-1957) and Bienvenido N. Santos (1957-1958); then after his death, by Margarito M. Delgado (ca. 1961-1963), and Dr. Manuel Lacuesta (ca. 1963-1965).
In 1952, its name was changed to Legazpi College. The educational institution had grown by leaps and bounds, and offered elementary, secondary, vocational, tertiary and graduate curricula. Its science laboratory was considered as one of the best in the entire Bikol Region. An Institute of Research was founded to conduct experiments on local plants’ problems and the possibilities of developing local resources particularly the coconut and abaca products for industrial use. In the decades to come, these pioneering research efforts would move into production.
Transition
Metamorphosis, though without an equivalent term in Bikol, best described this period of change. On July 1, 1965, the administration of Legazpi College was passed on to the Dominican Fathers. Rev. Fr. Ramon C. Salinas, O.P., became the College’s first Rector. Classrooms and library space were increased to meet the needs of a growing population: enrollment in the College of Business Administration increased by 20 percent; Education by 27 percent; and Engineering by 18 percent. In 1967, the College of Nursing was opened.
The increase in enrollment could be attributed to the Bikolanos’ clamor for a Dominican brand of education.
On March 7, 1966, the College Administrators, local and regional luminaries and guests witnessed the laying of the cornerstone of Legazpi College’s first building in an expansive 32 hectare site in Rawis, some two kilometers from the old campus at the Legazpi Port District. By 1968 three new buildings were completed.
VISION/MISSION
In a life of truth and of love out of gratitude,
we, the AUL community
envision to be the dynamic
and proficient center of education,
marked by the Aquinian Culture,
distinctively Catholic in mandate,
Dominican in Charism and Filipino in Character. |
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Address:
Rawis, Legaspi Albay
4500, Philippines
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Contact Person:
Leticia R. Roque |
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Tel No:
(052)482-0543 |
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Email:
registrar@aq.edu.ph |
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Website:
http://www.aq.edu.ph/index.html |
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