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Notre Dame of Dadiangas University

Pamantasang Notre Dame ng Dadiangas (Filipino)
Former names	Notre Dame of Dadiangas/ND Dadiangas (1953–1959) Notre Dame of Dadiangas College (1959–2006)
Motto	Educatio rationis excellentia et Humanum Integritate (Latin)
Motto in English	Education Towards Excellence and Human Integrity
Type	Private Research Non-profit Basic and Higher education institution
Established	1953; 72 years ago (1953)
Founder	Marist Brothers of the Schools
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Marist Brothers)
Academic affiliations	NDEA, PAASCU
President	Br. Manuel V. de Leon, F.M.S.
Students	8905
Location	Marist Ave., General Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines 6°07′05″N 125°10′18″E / 6.11802°N 125.17168°E / 6.11802; 125.17168
Campus	Main Campus Marist Avenue Gen Santos Satellite Campuses 29 hectares (290,000 m) Barangay Lagao Barangay Espina Barangay Glamang, Polomolok South Cotabato
Hymn	A Life of Thanksgiving Notre Dame, Our Mother (Notre Dame Hymn) Notre Dame March
Patroness	Blessed Virgin Mary
Colors	Green  and  Gold
Nickname	Kingfishers
Website	www.nddu.edu.ph
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The Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU), also known as Notre Dame, is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Marist Brothers of the Schools or FMS (Fratres Maristae a Scholis) in General Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines. It was founded by the Marist Brothers in 1953 and offers undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate programs as well as primary and secondary education. Furthermore, it offers a broad spectrum of academic programs through its colleges. It consists of four campuses in General Santos and Polomolok, South Cotabato — the main campus along Marist Avenue, the Lagao Campus where the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University-Integrated Basic Education Department (NDDU-IBED) is located, the Espina Campus, and Glamang Campus where the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology is located. Today, NDDU is the only private university in the city of General Santos.

Under the CHED Memorandum Order No. 48, the school was granted university status on June 26, 2006.

Affiliations

As a Marist institution, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University is affiliated with the Marist Schools in the Philippines and linked internationally with University of Alcalá, Spain, Universidad Marista, A.C. Mexico City, Universidad Marista, Guadalajara, Mexico, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná and Universidad Marista, De San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

The university is a member of Notre Dame Educational Association, Inc. (NDEA), a network of schools named Notre Dame in the Philippines, which is under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

Colleges

• Business College
• College of Education
• College of Health Sciences
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology

Notable alumni

• Manny Pacquiao (First Year College only), boxer, politician, basketball coach
• Bo Perasol (High School Graduate), basketball coach
• Carlos Isagani Zarate (College Graduate), politician
• Shamcey Supsup Lee (College Graduate), Miss Universe 2011

Other Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines

• Notre Dame University - Cotabato City (NDU)
• Notre Dame of Marbel University (NDMU)
• Notre Dame of Jolo College (NDJC)
• Notre Dame of Kidapawan College (NDKC)
• Notre Dame of Greater Manila (NDGM)
• Notre Dame of Tacurong College (NDTC)
• Notre Dame of Midsayap College (NDMC)

See also

• List of Marist Brothers schools

References

1. "Commission on Higher Education" (PDF).
2. "Notre Dame Education Association". Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2012-11-14.

External links

• Official website

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