IDE 10.1 - Module 1

• Xavier University was founded in 1933 by Fr James Thomas Gibbons (TG) Hayes SJ.
• The initial campus of Xavier University was a two-storey wooden building in Burgos Street with 17 high school male students.
• Xavier University experienced rapid expansion in the next 11 years, moving to several buildings in Corrales Street with 614 students.
• The College department was added to Xavier University in 1938 with courses in Liberal Arts, Education, and Commerce.
• Grade School was established in Xavier University in 1940.
• Xavier University was closed on December 9, 1941, due to World War II, and the campus was used by Japanese troops during the war.
• The Chemistry Lab at Xavier University was used to extract quinine, a medication to treat malaria and babesiosis.
• Xavier University was liberated from Japanese forces, and the campus was bombed by American planes on September 9, 1944, reducing it to rubble.
• Reconstruction efforts led to the reopening of Xavier University in 1946 with partially restored buildings.
• The Chapel at Xavier University was located at the center of Campion Hall.
• Collegiate program offerings at Xavier University expanded to include Bachelor of Arts, Pre-Legal, and Commerce by 1946.
• Graduate School opened at Xavier University in 1948, College of Agriculture started in 1953, and College of Law and Manresa Farm in 1955.
• In March 1958, two years after Fr Francisco Araneta SJ became Rector, Xavier University was granted university status.
• On August 27, 1958, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan was inaugurated as a university, becoming the first university in Mindanao and the first Jesuit University in the Philippines.
• The name change to Xavier University merely crystallized the spirit of learning and service, reflecting the soul of all Ateneo schools.
• Xavier University expanded courses, becoming a regional education leader.
• The 2-year Pre-Engineering (1957) evolved into a 4-year program, opening the College of Engineering (1981).
• The Guidance and Counseling course began in 1958 (summer).
• College of Medicine started in 1983, Nursing in 1988 (reopened 2002).
• Established Center for Industrial Technology (CIT) for technical programs (1983).
• The Computer Center started in 1993.
• Nursing and Medicine have Maria Reyna - Xavier University Hospital, for the Nursing and Medicine programs in partnership with St Paul of Chartres and the Archdiocese of CDO.
• In 2016, XU opened Senior High School (STEM, ABM, HUMSS, & GAS).
• The Research Institute for Mindanao Culture (RIMCU) was established in 1957.
• University Journal “Kinaadman” started publishing in 1963.
• Southeast Asia Rural Social Leadership Institute (SEARSOLIN) started forming and producing rural social development leaders in Asia in 1963.
• Philippine Folklife Museum and Archives Museo de Oro; established 1968.
• Philippine Folklife Museum and Archives was proposed by Fr Francisco Demetrio SJ., inaugurated by Corazon Aquino.
• The Institute for the Development of Educational Administrators (IDEA) Training school administrators since 1972.
• May 2014, XU Marine Station in Jasaan, Mis Or was opened under the management and supervision of McKeough Marine Center.
• Central to Xavier Education: spiritual, social, psycho-emotional, physical wellness, and sociocultural formation.
• Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts launched in 2007 to promote Philippine and Mindanao culture.
• Chapel renamed in 2013 as the University Church of the Immaculate Conception in service to the local Church and community.
• Programs like First Year Formation and Religious Studies emphasize Jesuit values and community exposures.
• Formation units include Campus Ministries, Kristohanong Katilingban sa Pagpakabana (KKP), and Office of Student Affairs.
• Operation: Tabang Sendong launched in December 2011 for Typhoon Sendong relief, mobilizing 1,500 volunteers daily, serving 40,000 families, and offering Xavier Ecoville as a resettlement site.
• Xavier Ecoville blessed in 2013, envisioned as a community caring for each other, Cagayan de Oro, and the environment.
• Xavier University is a product of a rich history and a commitment to address Church, global community, and Filipino people's needs.
• Xavier operates on four campuses: Agriculture extension, Center for Integrated Technologies (Manresa), High School and Grade School Annex (Pueblo de Oro), Grade School (Macasandig), and main Tertiary (Corrales Avenue).
• Main campus houses colleges of Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Engineering, Agriculture, Computer Studies, Business and Management, Education, Graduate programs, and professional schools of Law and Medicine.