WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY-PHILIPPINES

Cabanatuan City
 VISION

By 2024, WU-P is a Methodist institution

of learning that fosters academic excellence,
Innovative research, transformative
leadership, environmental stewardship,
and health care services at par with global
standards imbued with social holiness.

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The WU-P graduate embodies global
competitiveness, servant leadership, and
uncompromised integrity coupled with a
compassionate heart nurtured in the
Wesleyan tradition, ready to serve as an
effective agent of change in a dynamic
society.

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MISSION
Wesleyan University-Philippines provides
quality education and compassionate
health care services imbued with
Wesleyan spirituality, to produce
competent graduates committed to the
healing of persons and the whole of
creation for the Glory of God.
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GOALS
 Transformative education
 Socially responsible academic environment
 A culture of lifelong learning
 Cutting-edge physical and digital
infrastructure
 Visibly demonstrated Wesleyan Spirituality
 Transparent and accountable governance
 Partnership for superior performance and
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PHILOSOPHY

Wesleyan University-Philippines is a Non-

stock, non-profit, co-educational
institution of the United Methodist Church
stands for scholarship, character and
service.

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CORE VALUES

 COMPETENCE
We promote high academic standards
carried out by highly capable faculty
members and employees in equipping the
students and the WU-P communities with
cutting-edge knowledge and skills and the
refinements of the liberal arts responsive
to development.
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CORE VALUES

Anchored on the Philosophy of WUP (Scholarship,

Character and Service) and the Wesleyan principles -
Do No Harm, Do Good, Stay in Love with God, the
following core values were formulated: Competence,
Compassion, Unity, Spirituality and Accountability
(CCUSA)

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CORE VALUES

 COMPASSION
We empathize with and endeavor to
respond to the needs of the community
we serve.

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CORE VALUES

 UNITY
We nurture the spirit of harmony through
mutual respect and understanding, in our
efforts at fellowship and building
community.

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CORE VALUES

 SPIRITUALITY
We manifest that education is both
brilliance and character, which is is the
acquisition of wisdom anchored on social
holiness and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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CORE VALUES

 ACCOUNTABILITY
We assume full responsibility for all our
decisions, actions, and their
consequences. We demonstrate
stewardship in utilizing resources and
integrity in fulfilling our roles and
capacities as models of servant
stewardship.
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WESLEYAN HYMN
 
Wesleyan University
Beneath thy banner bright
We dedicate our youth and strength
To battle for the right.
 
We give our lives with glad intent
To die for God and thee
To serve, to suffer and be spent
To set our brothers free.
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WESLEYAN HYMN
Wesleyan University
O lead us on to right
With thee our guide our way is bright
To face the world aright.
 
We trust God for the grace to win
The high victorious goal
Where purity shall conquer sin
In Christ-like self control.

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SEAL

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SEAL
 The seal of Wesleyan University-
Philippines is composed of an open
book and a lighted torch superimposed
on a triangle. On the three sides of the
triangle are inscribed the major
emphases of the University:
SCHOLARSHIP, SERVICE and
CHARACTER.
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SEAL
 The book represents a fountain of
knowledge open to all students who
seek admission into this institution.  
 The torch symbolizes the burning desire
to serve God, country and fellow human
beings, the unending passion to
improve character, and the quest for
excellence through scholarship.
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SEAL

 The emblem of the United Methodist

Church lies on the top of the triangle to
signify the church-relatedness of the
institution.

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HISTORY
Here are some milestones in the history of Wesleyan
University-Philippines:
1946
 A group of dedicated Methodist brethren led by the
late Rev. Carlos Mañacop held an initial meeting to
establish Philippine Wesleyan College (PWC).
 Dr. Dionisio D. Alejandro, the first Filipino Methodist
Bishop, was elected as the first President of the
college.

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HISTORY
1947
 PWC was granted government recognition on July 1.
 Initial enrollees numbered 368 in Liberal Arts and
Teacher Education. Elementary and high school were
offered.
 Carlos Mañacop, then district superintendent of the
United Methodist Church, was appointed as second
College President.

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HISTORY
1948
 PWC was incorporated on April 28.

1952
 Roxy Lefforge was elected third College

President.
 The Graduate School opened.

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HISTORY
 1954
 Asuncion Perez, the first Filipino woman cabinet
member in the Philippine government as Social
Welfare Officer, was elected fourth College President.
 A U-shaped concrete four-storey building on Mabini
Street, a building for elementary pupils, a girls’
dormitory, a concrete two-storey building housing
the College of Technology at Cushman Campus were
constructed.

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HISTORY
1957
 Dr. Fidel Galang was elected fifth College
President.

1960
 The College of Commerce opened.

 Master of Arts in Education was offered in

the Graduate School.

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HISTORY
1970
 Gloria D. Lacson, former dean of the Mary Johnston College of
Nursing, was elected as sixth College President and eventually
first University President.
 Support for the Handicapped through Rehabilitation and
Education (SHARE) program began; construction of the SHARE
Building and Job-Skills Building was completed.
 Pre-elementary education was offered thru a unit initially known
as Vanessa Ann Kindergarten.
 Beginning of the Information and Development desk which later
became the Research and Development Office.

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HISTORY
1973
 The College of Nursing opened.

 Bachelor of Science in Social Work was

offered.
 Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) was offered

in the Graduate School.

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HISTORY
1974
 Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Bachelor of Science in
Electronics and Communications Engineering were offered.

1977
 Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics was offered.

1978
 PWC was elevated to university status and became Wesleyan
University-Philippines (WU-P). 

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HISTORY
1982
 The University prepared a 10-year development plan that
included the transfer of the entire University to the present
Cushman Campus along Mabini Extension.
 
1983
 Offering of Master in Business Administration.
 
1985
 For the first time, WU-P produced the Number 1 passer in the
board examination for Certified Public Accountants.

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HISTORY
1987
 Bachelor of Arts major in Mass Communication and Psychology
were offered.

1990
 Bachelor of Science in Accountancy was offered.
 
1991
 The transfer of all academic units of the University to Cushman
Campus was completed.
 The Academic Building and EZE Building were built, along with
the Library and Research Building.

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HISTORY

1994
 The Office of Student Affairs reopened

while the University’s official student

publication, renamed Genre, began
publishing.

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HISTORY
1995
 Emmanuel G. Cleto, former Commissioner of the Civil

Service Commission, was elected seventh University

President.
 The D. Alejandro Hall, a four-story concrete building

that houses the College of Computer Studies was

constructed; courses in Computer Science began.
 The University dormitory (now housing the University

hospital) and a three-storey building which for the

Pre-School and Elementary Departments were
constructed.
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HISTORY
1998
 The College of Engineering (formerly the College of

Technology) was chosen by the Commission on

Higher Education as Center for Development for
Electronics and Communication Engineering program.
 
 1999

 Opening of the College of Criminology.

  Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering was

offered.

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HISTORY
2001
 Zenaida P. Lumba, former President of Harris Memorial

College, was elected asthe eighth University President.

 The College of Hotel Restaurant and Institution

Management (now the College of Hospitality and

Tourism Management) opened.
 the Millenium Building, which houses the Graduate

School and Graduate Library, was dedicated.

 Construction of John Wesley Park featuring a bronze

statue of the founder of Methodism and the renovation

of the main gate began.
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HISTORY
2002
 WU-P produced the overall Number 1 passer in the

board examination for Electronics and

Communications Engineering.
 BS in Hotel and Restaurant Management was offered.

 
2003
 WU-P was granted a five-year Deregulated Status by

the Commission on Higher Education.

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HISTORY
2005
 Lawyer Guillermo T. Maglaya was elected as the

ninth University President.

 The WU-P Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center and

Hospital opened.
 The University radio station,DWUP-FM, started airing.

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HISTORY
2009
 WU-P was granted Autonomous Status by the

Commission on Higher Education for five years, from

2009 to 2014
 Manuel G. Palomo was elected as the 10th University

President
 WU-P was declared a drug-free, smoke-free and

alcohol-free campus.
 The Supreme Student Council (SSC)was restored.

 New salary scheme for WUP workers was

implemented.
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HISTORY

2010
 Opening of the College of Allied Medical Health

Sciences.
 Offering of Bachelor of Science in Information

Technology and Doctor of Philosophy in Business

Administration courses.

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HISTORY
2011
 Pacifico B. Aniag was appointed OIC–President.

 Level II Re-accredited Status was granted to the courses

Doctor of Education, Master of Arts in Education, Master in

Business Administration; Level I Re-accredited Status for
B.S. in Social Work; Level I Accredited Status for M.A. in
Nursing and B.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Management
and pre-school.
 Level III Re-accredited Status was aimed by the

Elementary, High School, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of

Elementary Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education,
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy programs. 37
HISTORY
2012
 Pacifico B. Aniag was elected as the 11th University

President.
 BS in Tourism Management was offered.

2013
 Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant

Management was granted Level III accredited status

by ACSCU-AAI.

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HISTORY
2014
 Master in Hospital Administration and Bachelor of

Science in Pharmacy were offered.

 Level III Accredited Status was obtained by the Doctor

of Education, Master of Arts in Education, Master of

Arts in Nursing, Master in Business Administration, and
Bachelor of Science in Social Work programs.
 WU-P was awarded Institutional Accreditation status by

the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the

Philippines (FAAP) effective from September 2014 to
April 2018.

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HISTORY
2015
 Financial stability of the University was achieved.
 Dedication of the Administration Building as Dr. Gloria D. Lacson
Building.
 Modernization of the University Gymnasium through a centralized
air-conditioning system.
 CHED granted the offering of Master of Divinity in Missiology and
Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
 WU-P produced the Number 1, Number 2, and Number 5 passers in
the X-Ray Technologists Licensure Examinations, Number 10 in the
Nurse Licensure Examinations, Number 10 in the Licensure
Examinations for Teachers and Number 6 in the Certified Public
Accountant board examination.
 WU-P started to offer Bachelor of Laws with approval from the
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HISTORY
2016
 WU-P celebrated its 70th Founding Anniversary.

 CHED retained the Autonomous Status of the

University from April 1, 2016 to May 31, 2019.

 Five-Year Level III Re-Accreditation Status was

awarded to the Elementary, High School, Elementary

Education, Secondary Education, Arts and Sciences
and Business Administration.
 The Graduate School Program began to offer Master

of Arts in Education major in Instructional Design and

Technology (IDT) and Home Economics (HE).
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HISTORY

 WU-P produced the overall Number 1, Number 3,

Number 5, Number 6, two Number 7, Number 9 and
Number 10 passers in the Licensure Examination for
X-Ray Technologists.
 The Senior High School (SHS) Curriculum of the K to
12 Program opened.
 The Wesleyan Intensive Language Learning Center
(WILLC) opened.
 WU-P produced the overall Number 1 passer in the
board examination for Certified Public Accountants .
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HISTORY

2019
The Honorable Judge Benjamin Dumlao Turgano (Ret.)
was elected as the 12th University President

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THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU
EXPONENTIALLY!

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empower you!

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