Far Eastern University

Far Eastern University (FEU) (PSE: FEU) in the City of Manila, West Sampaloc, University Belt area is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. It was founded as a domestic educational institution in 1928 and incorporated in 1933, being the 6th oldest university^{[citation needed]} in the Philippines and the 4th oldest private, non-sectarian university in the country based on its extant university charter. ^[1]

FEU is a founding member of the two major collegiate athletic organizations in the Philippines, namely the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA-Philippines) and the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).^{[citation needed]}

FEU was once dubbed as the “Largest University in Asia,”^{[citation needed]} with an almost 50,000-student population in the early 1950s.^[1]

The university is also one of the pioneers of accountancy education in the Philippines.^{[citation needed]} FEU offers programs in the fields of architecture, fine arts, liberal arts, sciences, commerce, education, graduate research, engineering and technology, law, nursing, and medicine.

Among its alumni are former Supreme Court Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban, business tycoons Henry Sy of SM Prime Holdings, Lucio Tan of Fortune Tobacco and Philippine Air Lines, Ambassador Alfonso Yuchengco of Yuchengco Group of Companies, CEO Benjamin Punongbayan of Punongbayan & Araullo, President and CEO George Yang of McDonald's Philippines, and President Ramon Ang of San Miguel Corporation among others.

 History

The Far Eastern University traces its roots to the Institute of Accountancy, founded in 1928 by a group of educators led by Dr. Nicanor Reyes Sr., then head of the Department of Economics at the University of the Philippines. With Dr. Reyes were Dr. Francisco Dalupan (who later founded the Philippine College of Commerce and Business Administration in 1946, now known as the University of the East), Professor Antonio Aquino, Emmanuel Deymek and Clemente Uson, all professors at the UP Department of Economics.^{[citation needed]}

The Institute of Accountancy initially offered a three-year non-degree program designed to meet the minimum requirements for the certified public accountant (CPA) board examination. The Institute then branched out to other fields of study, business administration, economics, banking, and finance. One year after its founding, the school became the Institute of Accounts, Business, and Finance (IABF).

Earlier, in 1919, the Far Eastern College, which offered courses in the liberal arts, was founded in Quiapo originally by Nicanor Maronilla (he later made a revival of Far Eastern College and named it as Jose Rizal College).

In 1933, the IABF and the Far Eastern College merged and officially became the Far Eastern University.^[1]

Under FEU, the Far Eastern College became the Institute of Arts and Sciences, while the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance retained its name. The Institute of Law was established in 1934, and two years later, the Institute of Technology was established. From the initial 117 students, population grew to 11,000 just before the war. Then Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon hailed and called FEU "the best non-sectarian institution in the country."^[1]

A cigarette factory on the corner of Azcarraga (now Claro M. Recto Avenue) and M. Lorenzo (now Quezon Boulevard) streets in downtown Manila was the first building of the University. The factory stood on a four-hectare lot which FEU bought and developed into a campus known for its Art Deco design.^[2]

The Japanese Imperial Army Kempetai seized and occupied the FEU compound during the Pacific War. Japanese forces burned and destroyed the University's records, books, and facilities, sparing only the buildings, which they used as a concentration camp. Many executions of top Filipino leaders in resistance to Japanese occupation, like that of Josefa Llanes Escoda and her colleagues were conducted on campus. The Japanese are also said to have killed Dr. Nicanor Reyes and some members of his family.^{[citation needed]}

The Art Deco “steamship” style is evident in the Nicanor Reyes Hall, FEU’s flagship and oldest building, home of the Institute of Accounts, Business & Finance

FEU reopened during the second semester of 1945. Then in 1955, the Insitute of Nursing was established offering a program in Graduate in Nursing that later became a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program. After embarking on an expansion program of physical plant and facilities to accommodate its growing student population and to cope with the demands of the times, FEU focused on improved instruction and training qualified students by establishing the Institute of Graduate Studies in 1958. Various curricula were also reviewed leading to new academic programs. It became a listed corporation (PSE: FEU) in the Philippine Stock Exchange on July 11, 1986.

The present acting President is Dr. Lydia B. Echauz who replaced Dr. Edilberto De Jesus after he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Education by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the second time that an FEU executive was appointed Education Secretary.^{[citation needed]}

FEU technology Building, the Former home of the FEU Hospital before transferred to FEU-NRMF in Quezon City.

Under the leadership of the Chairman Emeritus Dr. Lourdes Reyes-Montinola, a foundation was created to shoulder expenses for the studies of faculty members here and abroad.^{[citation needed]} International linkages and exchange programs were forged to further educational programs.^{[citation needed]}

The University Seal

The FEU coat-of-arms was conceptualized in 1933 as the official seal of the university and is still being used at present with minor alterations in its shape (oval) and founding year (1928). The standard consists of an eight-pointed golden star representing the first eight main academic disciplines offered by the University. The heraldic supporter is a Sarimanok motif, in full color, projecting the nationalistic spirit upon which the University was founded. It also serves as the link between the past and the present. The FEU alphabet fonts are patterned after the pre-colonial Philippine script or “baybayin.” The same font was used by the nationalist pre-war periodicals El Renacimiento and Renacimiento Filipino.^[3]

The Tamaraw is the mascot of every FEU athletic team, hence, is the pet name of every FEU student (Tams).^{[citation needed]} Known scientifically as “Bubalus mindorensis”, it is a rare animal found only in the island of Mindoro. The Tamaraw is one of the most intelligent, pugnacious, and aggressive of Philippine animal species.^[3] The University colors are green and gold. Gold represents the golden opportunity for the University to serve the youth and for her alumni to serve the country. Green is for hope, representing the founder’s "fair hope of the fatherland."

Campus

The university was given a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage in 2005 for the outstanding preservation of its Art Deco structures.

The FEU campus in downtown Manila is largest cluster of Art Deco structures in the Philippines designed by National Artist for Architecture Pablo Antonio and contains rare art collections from renowned Filipino artists like Carlos “Botong” Francisco, Fernando Amorsolo, Antonio Dumlao, Simon Saulog, Solomon Saprid and Italian sculptor Francesco Monti.^[4] In September 2005, out of ten institutional entries from eleven countries in the Asia-Pacific region, FEU won the Honorable Citation Award from the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.^{[citation needed]}

Buildings

FEU Auditorium at the 2nd Floor of the Administration Building, used as the former Cultural Center of the Philippines from 1950s-1970s

Other structures on the FEU campus bearing the “International Style” of the 1950s include the FEU Chapel

Far Eastern University - Institute of Nursing building along Nicanor Reyes St.

Administration Building

• FEU Auditorium, Administrative Offices, Research Centers, Computer Operations,

University Health Clinic, FEU Almuni Office, Office of the University President, Treasurers Office

Chapel

• Murals depict the Stations of the Cross by National Artist Carlos "Botong" Francisco

Alfredo Reyes Hall

• Academic Rooms (IABF), HRM laboratories, Audio/Visual Rooms, Indoor Gym, PE Department

Arts Building

• Institute of Arts and Sciences, University Conference Center, Administrative Offices, Academic Rooms (IAS), Science Laboratories, Indoor Gym

Education Building

• Institute of Education, Administrative Offices, Academic Rooms (IE, IN, AHSE), Audio/Visual Rooms

Law Building

• Palaypay Conference Hall, Bar Review Rooms, Academic Rooms (IL, IGS), Moot Court, Law Library, Institute of Nursing Office

Nicanor Reyes Hall

• Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, University Central Library, Electronic Library, Administrative Offices, Academic Rooms (IABF), Audio/Visual Rooms, MBA Room

R.Papa Gym

• Car Park, NSTP Office, FEU Gym

Science Building

• Physics, Biology & Chemistry Labs, Audio/Visual Rooms, Academic Rooms (IAS, IABF, IE, IN)

Technology Building

• FEU - East Asia College, Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts, Academic Rooms (IARFA, College of Computer Studies (FEU-EAC)), College of Engineering (FEU-EAC)

Nursing Building

• Institute of Nursing,Academic Rooms, Computer Labs, Nursing Based Academic Rooms (IN, AHSE, FEU-IN Virtual Laboratory

Institutes, Colleges, and Schools of FEU

• Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance (IABF) - LEVEL III
• Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts (IARFA) - LEVEL II
• Institute of Arts and Sciences (IAS) - LEVEL III
• Institute of Education (IE) - LEVEL II
• Institute of Nursing (IN) - Virtual Nursing Lab, Joint Commission compliant, First in the Philippines
• Institute of Law (IL) - 5th Best Law School
• College of Computer Studies (CCS)- EAC - LEVEL III Center of Development in I.T. Education
• College of Engineering (CoE) - EAC - LEVEL III
• Institute of Medicine (IM) - NRMF - LEVEL III Center of Excellence in Medical Education
• School of Medical Technology - NRMF - LEVEL III
• School of Physical Therapy - NRMF - LEVEL III
• IT and Business School - FERN
• Basic Education - FERN

Research Centers

• University Research Center (URC) - a university-based research and extension unit that aims to foster a culture of research in the university. The URC facilitates the production of research through funding, research capability-building, research information dissemination, linkages and publication.
• Center for Studies on the Urban Environment (SURE) - created in response to continuing degradation of the urban environment most especially in the inner cities. As its initial major project, the Center organized in November 2000 the "International Conference on Megacities in the 21st Century," It gathered speakers from Asian and Western Countries who shared their knowledge and experience in Urban renewal and development.
• Center for Teaching Excellence (CENTEX) - it aims to improve instructional delivery and enhancing the educational experience for all students.
• Center for Testing and Evaluation (CTE) - a unit of the University under the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, it provides primary support for testing and evaluating students in choosing their programs of study, thus ensuring their suitability and meritorious performance in the program throughout their stay in the academe.

Publications

• The FEU Advocate (Official Student Publication of Far Eastern University)
• Ambon
• Arts and Sciences Review
• IABF Podium
• IAS Paragon (Official Publication of the Institute of Arts and Sciences)
• Cultural Forum
• FEU-CSO Report
• FEU Journal
• FEU Newsletter
• Tambuli (administrative publication)
• The Lamp (Official Publication of the Institute of Nursing)
• Transition (published annually by the President's Committee on Culture)
• The Altruist (Official Publication of the Tamaraw Volunteers)
• Circle Magazine (Official Publication of the Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts)University Student Organizations

International Linkages

1)Rachelle Ann Daquis, VolleyBall Hottie, Two Time Best Server of the UAAP Womens Volleyball Season 68 and 69, Nike Women Ambassador and  Endorser of Active White Glutatione, Model and Team captain of the season 71 of the UAAP Womens Volleyball