Notre Dame of Dadiangas University

Roman Catholic college in General Santos, Philippines

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Notre Dame of Dadiangas University

Pamantasang Notre Dame ng Dadiangas (Filipino)

Former names

| Notre Dame of Dadiangas College (1953-2006)
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; 71 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 m2)

* 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

Location in Mindanao

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Location in the Philippines

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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.[1]

## Affiliations[edit]

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, [2]

## Colleges[edit]

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

## Notable alumni[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* List of Marist Brothers schools

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Commission on Higher Education" (PDF).
2. ^ "Notre Dame Education Association".

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Notre Dame Educational Association

Luzon|

* Marist School (Marikina)
* Notre Dame of Greater Manila

Visayas|

* Notre Dame of Abuyog
* Notre Dame of Bago
* Notre Dame Academy of Guimaras
* Notre Dame Academy of Iloilo
* Notre Dame Academy of San Fernando
* Notre Dame of Talisay

Mindanao
(incomplete list)|

* Notre Dame – RVM College of Cotabato
* Notre Dame - Siena College of General Santos City
* Notre Dame-Siena College of Polomolok
* Notre Dame - Siena College of Tacurong
* Notre Dame – Sienna School of Marbel
* Notre Dame Center of Catechesis
* Notre Dame Hospital & School of Midwifery
* Notre Dame of Arakan
* Notre Dame of Cotabato
* Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
* Integrated Basic Education Department
* Notre Dame of Dukay
* Notre Dame of Dulawan
* Notre Dame of Esperanza
* Notre Dame of Genio Edcor Inc.
* Notre Dame of Isulan
* Notre Dame of Jolo College
* Notre Dame of Kabacan
* Notre Dame of Kalamansig
* Notre Dame of Katiko
* Notre Dame of Kiamba
* Notre Dame of Kidapawan College
* Notre Dame of Kulaman
* Notre Dame of Lambayong
* Notre Dame of Libungan
* Notre Dame of Magpet
* Notre Dame of Makilala
* Notre Dame of Marbel University
* Notre Dame of Masiag
* Notre Dame of Matalam
* Notre Dame of Midsayap College
* Notre Dame of Mlang
* Notre Dame of Parang
* Notre Dame of Pigcawayan
* Notre Dame of Pikit
* Notre Dame of Salaman College
* Notre Dame of Sarmiento
* Notre Dame of Surala
* Notre Dame of Tacurong College
* Notre Dame of Tulunan
* Notre Dame of Upi
* Notre Dame University, Cotabato
* St. Mary's Academy of Kidapawan
* St. Mary's Academy of Midsayap

International
affiliate schools|

* Catholic University of America
* De Mazenod College, Sri Lanka (co-administered by the De La Salle Brothers)
* Iona College Queensland
* Mazenod College, Victoria
* Basilica College
* Mazenod College, Western Australia
* St. Paul University, Ottawa
* University of Notre Dame Australia
* University of Notre Dame, Indiana
* University of Ottawa, Canada
* University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Religious congregations
and
juridical jurisdictions|

* Augustinian Recollect Sisters (AR)
* Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena (OP)
* Marist Brothers (FMS)
* Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI)
* Oblates of Notre Dame (OND)
* Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM)
* Sisters of Paul of Chartres (SPC)
* Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (PM)
* Archdiocese of Cotabato
* Diocese of Kidapawan
* Diocese of Marbel
* Vicariate of Jolo

Others|

* Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation
* Notre Dame Hymn (Notre Dame, Our Mother)
* Notre Dame March

* Catholicism portal

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Universities|

* Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
* Mindanao State University – General Santos City
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* University of Santo Tomas General Santos

Colleges|

* Holy Trinity College
* Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges
* Mindanao Polytechnic College
* Goldenstate College of General Santos
* STI College - General Santos, Inc.
* AMA Computer College - General Santos
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* General Santos City Foundation College Inc.
* Stratford International School of General Santos
* Aca Sargen Foundation Inc.
* General Santos Doctors' Medical School Foundation Inc.
* Brokenshire College of Soccsksargen
* Joji Ilagan International School
* South Point College of Arts and Technology
* Villamor College of Business and Arts
* Cronasia Foundation College, Inc.
* Notre Dame-Siena College of General Santos

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Tertiary|

* Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
* Notre Dame of Marbel University
* Notre Dame of Kidapawan College

Non-tertiary|

* Marist School (Marikina)
* NDDU - Integrated Basic Education Department
* Notre Dame of Cotabato

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Asia and the Pacific|

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* Singapore
* Sri Lanka

Europe|

* Ireland
* Spain

United States|

* Georgia
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* New Jersey
* Oregon

* Catholicism portal

Authority control databases

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* ISNI
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National|

* United States

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