For colleges and degree programs, please see the article Colleges of De La Salle University.

De La Salle University (DLSU) was established in 1911 by the Brothers of Christian Schools, or in Latin, Fraternum Christianarum Scholarum. The University draws inspiration from the de la salle university jackets life and the works of the institution's founding father, St. John Baptist De La Salle (Saint Jean Baptiste de la Salle, in French). The university is situated right in the heart of Malate, a district of the City of Manila. It is near the border of Manila with Pasay City. Its address is 2401 Senator W. Diokno (Taft) Avenue. Its primary goal is to train future Christian achievers for God and de la salle university shirts country.

It is the first of only two universities in the Philippines to earn a Level IV accreditation—the highest possible level—granted by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU).

Current Events

• De La Salle System president Bro. Armin Luistro joins the United Opposition in calling for the resignation of the president.

The campus

The campus is located in a dense urban area four kilometers from Manila's City hall, and is right beside the LRT-1 Vito Cruz Station. The structures that occupy the site are:

• Seven classroom buildings
  
  
  
  • Saint La Salle Hall
    
  • Brother Miguel Hall
    
  • Saint Joseph Hall
    
  • Velasco Hall
    
  • Gokongwei Hall
    
  • Saint Mutien-Marie Hall
    
  • Don Enrique T. Yuchengco Hall (4th-6th Floors)
  
  
• Other buildings
  
  
  
  • Gabriel Connon Hall - where most of the student organization offices are located
    
  • William Hall
    
  • Enrique Razon Sports Center
    
  • University Library Building
    
  • Don Enrique T. Yuchengco Building - the administration building
    
  • Science and Technology Research Center (STRC)
    
  • Marilen Gaerlan Conservatory
    
  • Bro. John Hall
    
  • Bro. Alphonsus Bloemen Hall - the university cafeteria
    
  • a building being constructed in front of the Enrique Razon Sports Center is the GE/ACTED/CED Building which is due on June 2006, when completed, it will host the Admissions Center, parking spaces, a new Library, General Education classes (for freshmen), and also for the majors of the College of Education.

Colleges and degree programs

Main Article: Colleges of De La Salle University

Centers of excellence

• Biology
  
• Chemistry
  
• Chemical Engineering (lone awardee in the Philippines)
  
• Electronics and Communications Engineering
  
• English Language
  
• Filipino language
  
• Literature
  
• Mathematics
  
• Mechanical Engineering (lone awardee in the Philippines)
  
• Physics

Centers of development

• Business Management
  
• Civil Engineering
  
• Economics
  
• Industrial Engineering
  
• Information Technology

Research centers

• Advanced Research in Computing (AdRIC)
  
• Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center
  
• Br. Alfred Shields Marine Biological Station
  
• Center for Business and Economics Research and Development (CBERD)
  
• Center for Engineering Research, Training and Consultancy
  
• Center for Natural Sciences and Environmental Research (CENSER)
  
• CHED-Zonal Research Center
  
• European Documentation and Research Centre (EDRC)
  
• Lasallian Institute for Development and Educational Research (LIDER)
  
• Science and Technology Research Center (STRC)
  
• Social Development Research Center (SDRC)
  
• Yuchengco Center (YC)

Student Life

Student Organizations

• Cultural Arts Organizations
  
  
  
  • DLSU Chorale
    
  • DLSU Chamber Ensemble
    
  • DLSU Pops Orchestra
    
  • De La Salle Innersoul
    
  • Green Media Group
    
  • Harlequin Theatre Guild
    
  • La Salle Dance Company - Jazz
    
  • La Salle Dance Company - Street
  
  
• Council of Student Organizations (CSO)
  
  
  
  • Professional Organizations
    
    
    
    • AD Create Society (ACS)
      
    • Behavioral Science Team (BeST)
      
    • Business Management Society (BMS)
      
    • Civil Engineering Society (CES)
      
    • Chemical Engineering Society (CHEN)
      
    • Chemistry Society (CHEMSOC)
      
    • Economics Organization (ECONORG)
      
    • Education Students for Excellence (ESSENCE)
      
    • Electronics and Communications Engineering Society (ECES)
      
    • European Studies Association (ESA)
      
    • Industrial Management Engineering Society (IMES)
      
    • Junior Entrepreneurs Marketing Association (JEMA)
      
    • Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA)
      
    • La Salle Computer Society (LSCS)
      
    • Ley La Salle (LLS)
      
    • Literature Circle
      
    • Management of Financial Institutions Association (MaFIA)
      
    • Math Circle
      
    • Mechanical Engineering Society (MES)
      
    • Nihon Kenkyu Kai (NKK)
      
    • Physics Society (PHYSOC)
      
    • Political Science Society (POLISCY)
      
    • Samahan ng mga Mag-aaral sa Sikolohiya (SMS)
      
    • Societas Vitae (SV)
      
    • Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
      
    • Students of Philosophy in Action (SoPhiA)
      
    • Team Communication (TEAMCOMM)
    
    
  • Socio-Civic Organizations (SCORE)
    
    
    
    • ENGLICOM
      
    • ROTARACT
      
    • Student Catholic Action (SCA)
    
    
  • Special Interest Groups (SPIN)
    
    
    
    • ENGLICOM
      
    • ROTARACT
      
    • Student Catholic Action (SCA)
      
    • Moomedia
  
  
• Students Activities Organizations
  
  
  
  • De La Salle University Debate Society (DLSU-DEBSOC)
    
  • Lasallian Ambassadors (LAMB)
    
  • Santugon
    
  • Tapat
    
  • Student Council
    
    
    
    • The Executive Board
      
      
      
      • Office of the Student Council President
        
      • Office of the Vice President for Academics
        
      • Office of the Vice President for Activities
        
      • Office of the Vice President for Operations and Communications
        
      • Office of the Secretary
        
      • Office of the Treasurer
      
      
    • The College and Batch Assemblies
      
      
      
      • Arts College Assembly
        
        
        
        • Freshmen Arts Students Team Batch Assembly (FAST)
        
        
      • Business and Economics Assembly
        
        
        
        • Business and Economics Batch Assembly (BnE)
        
        
      • College Assembly of Education
        
        
        
        • Education Geared towards Excellence Batch Assembly (EdGE)
        
        
      • College Assembly of Science
        
        
        
        • Freshmen Organization of the Collegiate Union of Sciences Batch Assembly (FOCUS)
        
        
      • Computer Science Assembly
        
        
        
        • Computer Batch Assembly (CATCH)
        
        
      • Engineering College Assembly
        
        
        
        • nth Engineering Batch Assembly (nTH ENG)
        
        
      • Engineering College Assembly

Student Publications Office

• Ang Pahayagang Plaridel
  
• Green and White
  
• The LaSallian
  
• The Malate Literary Portfolio

Athletics

In 2004, the University team, the Green Archers, won the University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's basketball title. They also bagged 200 medals just December 2004, while under the Team UAAP of the Philippines, as it competed against other universities in Asia and the Pacific.

On October 10 2005, the University revealed that a certain player was ineligible to play de la salle university philippines in the UAAP. The player, alpha phi omega de la salle university supposedly failed Department of Education's Philippine Educational Placement Test Certificate de la salle university of Rating (PEPTCR, a replacement for a high school diploma) [1]. The University has offered to return the 2004 championship and 2005 runner-up trophy.

Internet message boards later identified the player as Mark Benitez. La Salle officials reported on October 16 that the student in question is missing. On October 18, a meeting was held between the player's camp and the La Salle administrators. Benitez' father denied reports that his son failed the PEPTCR. La Salle also admitted that a second Green Archer used spurious documents to enter the university, and hence, ineligible in the UAAP [2].

Related facts

• The traditional colors of the university are green and white, in honor of the university's founders, the Christian Brothers, who came from Ireland.
  
• In collegiate sports, DLSU participates in the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP), where its men's basketball team, the Green Archers, enjoys a healthy rivalry with the Blue Eagles of the Ateneo de Manila University. A staple cheer is Animo La Salle (a Spanish derivative of the Latin word for soul) and Rektikano (which, translated, means "the right to rule"), according to the so-called Lasallian Ambassadors (those who orient the incoming freshmen).
  
• There are two main student newspapers, The Lasallian, and Ang Pahayagang Plaridel (in Filipino). Some of the individual colleges also have their own periodicals, such as Rice.mag from the College of Liberal Arts, "Tanglaw" and "Taper" from the College of Education, and specialty publications like the Malate Literary Folio, and the Green and White, official yearbook of the university.
  
• There are two student political parties in the University for those wanting to join the student council: Alyansang Tapat sa Lasallista (Alliance True to the Lasallians), and Santugon sa tawag ng panahon (One reply to the call of the times).
  
• The university is strongly student-oriented, with programs such as "faculty grievance," wherein students can opt to file a grievance against teachers, which the university will hear and decide on, and the presence of a Student Council, currently headed by Ms. Army Padilla. The Student Council has helped through the writing of the Student Handbook, the lowering of tuition fees,entertainment, and the like. Students also can agree or disagree together with the university administration whether or not they will hire certain members of faculty. And also the "Council of Student Organizations" which aims to get the students to organizations for enhancement of their chosen courses.

Notable alumni

• Don Jaime Zobel de Ayala
  
• Enrique Zobel
  
• Jorge Araneta
  
• Don Paquito Ortigas
  
• John Gokongwei
  
• Bro. Andrew Gonzales
  
• Philip Ella Juico
  
• Inno Sotto
  
• Carlos "Bobong" Velez

Related articles

• De La Salle University System
  
• DLS Araneta University
  
• DLS College of Saint Benilde
  
• DLS Santiago Zobel School
  
• DLSU Canlubang
  
• DLSU Dasmariñas
  
• DLSU Health Sciences Campus
  
• DLSU Professional Schools, Inc.

External links

• De La Salle University System
  
• De La Salle University - Manila
  
• DLSU vicinity and building map
  
• De La Salle - Canlubang
  
• De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde
  
• De La Salle - Health Sciences Campus
  
• De La Salle University - Dasmariñas
  
• De La Salle University - Professional Schools, Inc.
  
• De La Salle - Santiago Zobel School
  
• La Salle Greenhills