Brief History of the College of Human Sciences

The College of Human Sciences was formerly known as the College of Liberal Arts, one among the first colleges established when the institution started the collegiate department in 1952. It was later known as the College of Arts and Sciences. It was in 1967 when the college was split into two: the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Human Sciences. At present, CHS occupies the fourth and fifth floors of the Waldo Perfecto building under the deanship of Dr. Teresita Azarcon.

In the early 1970s, the academic staff of the College was strengthened with the arrival of exchange professors in Social Sciences from the Catholic University of Louvain (KUL), namely: Dr. Emil Roekaerts, Dr. Paschal Broeckaert, and Dr. Paul Beghin.

The aim of the college is to provide the students with a sound and reasonable amount of general knowledge in the sciences and humanities so that with academic balance they may be able to view human problems free of preconceptions. At the same time, they are provided with refinement based upon a consciousness of the past and its achievement; and a sense of responsibility that they may be sensitive to their environment and the purpose of life.

In retrospect, the growth of the CHS can be attributed to its past administrators.

Rev. Fr. John Van Bauwel

Rev. Rene de Brabander

Dr. Natividad Dimaya (1969- 70)

Mr. Florentino Hornedo (1970-73)

Col. Catalino Ibañez Jr. (1973-80)

Miss Luisa Garcia (1980-86)

Dr. Josefina Domingo (1989-2001)

Fr. Lode Wostyn (2001-2002)

Dr. Teresita Azarcon (2002-present)