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Ateneo de Naga University |

Ateneo de Naga University
Pamantasang Ateneo de Naga | | Motto | Primum Regnum Dei ("First, the Kingdom of God") | Tagline | "the Jesuit University in Bicol, Philippines | Established | 1940 | Type | Private]], Jesuit University | Endowment | PhP 42.4 M | President | Fr. Joel E. Tabora, S.J. | Location | Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines | Hymn | Ateneo Marching Song | Colors | Blue and gold | Nickname | Golden Knights | Website | www.adnu.edu.ph | | |

Ateneo de Naga University (AdNU) or (AdeNU) is a private university in Naga City run by the Society of Jesus. Established in 1940, AdNU has been accredited by Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). It was the first university to reach the Level III status of PAASCU in the region.
In 1979, the college and the high school were the first in Camarines Sur to be accredited by PAASCU. They were accredited for the third time in 1992. In 1991 the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports placed the Ateneo de Naga in its list of 18 excellent universities and colleges in the country. Contents[hide] * 1 History * 2 Academic Units * 3 External links * 4 References * 5 Citation |
[] History
Ateneo de Naga was founded as a Jesuit school for boys in 1940 with Fr. Francis D. Burns, S.J. as its first rector. Classes were first held in the building once used by the Camarines Sur Catholic Academy (now the Naga Parochial School) as the construction of a new school building with its facade of four pillars began. In December 1941 the Jesuit party moved to their new residence on campus. They were preparing to transfer classes to the newly finished structures after the Christmas holidays when the Pacific War broke out on December 8, and the Philippines joined World War II.
When the Japanese army came to Naga, they imprisoned the Jesuits except Bro. Sergio Adriatico, S.J., the only



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