Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) is one of the leading universities in the
Philippines. It is located in Loyola Heights,
Quezon City in
Metro Manila. It is a Catholic university founded by the Spanish priests of the
Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in
1859.
Campus
The Ateneo has two major campuses. The main one is located in Loyola Heights in Quezon City. This campus is where most of the students of the Ateneo, from elementary to the graduate level. Ateneo also has another campus located in Makati City and this is where the Ateneo Law School is found.
Loyola Campus
The Loyola campus occupies some 125 hectares of land and overlooks the Marikina Valley. It is located along Katipunan Avenue and is adjacent to Miriam College to the north. One kilometer further north is the University of the Philippines, Diliman.
Among the many buildings in the campus is the imposing Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym. This is one of the largest gymnasiums among the universities in Metro Manila.
The majestic Church of the Gesu, completed in July 2002, overlooks the campus.
The university has two on-campus dormitories: Cervini Hall and Eliazo Hall. Conveniently located on the highest point in the campus, Cervini can accomidate 204 male students while Eliazo can house 164 female students.
Makati Campus
The Ateneo Law School is located within the Rockwell compound in northern Makati City.
Students and Faculty
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Organization
Ateneo de Manila University is one of the many universities founded by the Jesuits all over the Philippines. Almost all of them are also named Ateneo. This particular university is divided into four schools, plus some other divisions.
Professional Schools
The Professional Schools are the graduate-level division of Ateneo de Manila. The most well-known of the schools is the Ateneo School of Law.
- AGSB-BAP Institute of Banking\n*Ateneo Graduate School of Business\n*Ateneo Information Technology Institute\n*Ateneo School of Government\n*Ateneo School of Law\n*Center for Continuing Education
Loyola Schools
The Loyola Schools are the tertiary undergraduate-level division.
- School of Science and Engineering\n*John Gokongwei School of Management (JGSoM)\n*School of Social Sciences\n*School of Humanities
High School
The High School campus features various facilities designed to give value-added support to the rigorous academic environment of the Ateneo. It features a library which provides access to numerous collections, both local and foreign, as well as educational CD-ROMs and other computer based materials.
The ITC, Instructional Technology Center, has two audio visual rooms and provides a wide variety of non-print materials for faculty and students. The Tanghalang Onofre Pagsanghan, the home of Dulaang Sibol, is a showcase for theatrical and musical presentations.
The Center for Math, Science and Technology which was blessed on 13 March 2003, will be in full operation for the coming school year.
The religious formation programs bring out the best in Ateneo students and these are constantly improving.
Finally, fine sports facilities and a green campus under blue skies make the Ateneo de Manila High School an excellent place for a young man to grow up to be a person of excellence.
Grade School
The Ateneo de Manila Grade School is an all-boys institution unlike the Loyola Schools which are co-educational.
Culture, Sports, and Traditions
The Ateneo is active in a number of inter-university sport activities. The\nmost notable of which are the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) sporting events.
Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Network Team
Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Network Team (ACENT) is a dormitory service committee of the in-campus dormitories of the Ateneo de Manila University. It services Cervini Hall and Eliazo Hall, and is responsible for maintaining their entire information technology infrastructure.
Cervini-Eliazo Residence Halls is the first in-house college dormitory to have structured cabling and internet access, and a structured maintenance organization. ACENT was founded on December 1998 by a group of dormers namely William Emmanuel S. Yu, Jess Emerson Uy, Nowd Cheng-Chua and Mark Soriano under the auspices of Dorm Director Tim Gabuna. Construction for the new dormitory network infrastructure started on June 1999 and was completed on August 1999. Official ACENT internet services started on August 1999.
Notable ACENT members include:\n* Sandra Jean Chua\n* Gino LV. Ledesma\n* William Emmanuel S. Yu
Noted Alumni and Professors
\n* Jose Rizal\n* Benigno Aquino Jr\n* Evelio Javier
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