Ateneo de Zamboanga University

ChairmanPedro Rufo N. SolivenPresidentFr. Ernald M. Andal S.J.Vice-presidentPrincipalDeanStudentsTotal - 6819^[1]
Grade School - 1349
High School - 1085
College - 3777
Graduate School - 378
Professional Schools - 230Location,
6°54′37.4″N 122°4′31.66″E / 6.910389°N 122.0754611°E / 6.910389; 122.0754611CampusMain
Salvador Campus
4.3 hectares (43,000 m²)
La Purisima St. Zamboanga City (Senior High School, Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Schools)

Satellite

• Kreutz Campus
  8.3 hectares (83,000 m²)
  Brgy Tumaga, Zamboanga City
  (Grade School and Junior High School)
• Lantaka Campus
  N. S. Valderroza St. Zamboanga City

NewspaperThe Beacon PublicationsPatron saintsColorsBlue   and   WhiteNicknameBlue EaglesPRISAA, PSZCAAMascotAzul Aguila (Blue Eagle)^[2]Websitewww.adzu.edu.ph

The Ateneo de Zamboanga University (Filipino: Pamantasang Ateneo de Zamboanga), also referred to by its acronym AdZU, is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus in Zamboanga City, Philippines. It is the second oldest Jesuit school in the Philippines. It operates on three campuses.

History

The Ateneo de Zamboanga University began as a parochial, Jesuit-run, boys-only elementary school named Escuela Catolica in 1912.^{[3][better source needed]} Under its founder, Fr. Manuel M. Sauras, S.J., Escuela Catolica was incorporated as Ateneo de Zamboanga in 1916.^{[4][better source needed]} Initially a mere elementary school, it began offering secondary education in 1928, headed by the American Jesuit Fr. Thomas J. Murray, S.J.^[5] It became a college in 1952, and a university in August 2001.^{[citation needed]}

On July 7, 2017, the historic 67-year-old Brebeuf Gymnasium was burnt to the ground;^[6] the Sauras, Kostka, and Gonzaga Halls were also damaged.^[7] The Zamboanga City government estimated that the cost of the damages amounted to ₱5 million.^[8]

On December 8, 2018, the Faustino W. Saavedra Building (FWS Building) was inaugurated in the Fr. Eusebio G. Salvador, S.J. Campus. It houses the Senior High School Unit, along with the adjacent Kostka Building.^[9]

Academics

Admissions

AdZU operates with a selective admissions policy.^[10] All of the university's courses require, among other things, passing an entrance exam (which, in the case of the Grade School, is instead called an 'assessment test'); past education records are also required for examination. The School of Medicine requires results in the National Medical Admission Test while the College of Law requires results in the PhilSAT; all other units administer their own entrance examinations.^{[11][better source needed]}

Student council

The Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng Ateneo de Zamboanga University (SMADZU) was the college unit's student government before 2009. Currently in its place is El Consejo Atenista, which was created with the objective of being a more representative student government.^{[12][better source needed]}

The El Consejo Atenista, as AdZU's official student government, engages with other Jesuit universities' student councils in the annual Buklod Atenista National Leaders' Summit.^[13] They are also active in community initiatives, such as organizing relief operations during the 2013 Zamboanga City Siege^[14] and protesting against the implementation of mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps in the Philippines.^[15]

Campuses

AdZU operates three campuses.

• Fr. Eusebio G. Salvador, S.J. (Main) Campus. The main campus (4.3 hectares) on La Purisima Street, named for Fr. Eusebio Salvador, S.J., houses the undergraduate and graduate schools and the Senior High School unit.
• Fr. William H. Kreutz, S.J. Campus. The second campus (8.3 hectares) in Barangay Tumaga, which is outside Zamboanga City proper, named for Fr. William Kreutz, S.J., is home to the Junior High School and Grade School units.
• Lantaka Campus. The Ateneo de Zamboanga University Lantaka Campus is situated along the coastline of Zamboanga City and was previously a resort hotel. This campus will be used as a place for students' and staff's retreats, recollections, meetings, seminars and conferences.^{[16][better source needed]}

See also

• List of Jesuit educational institutions in the Philippines
• List of Jesuit educational institutions
• List of Jesuit sites

References

External links

• Official website