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The Divine Word College of Urdaneta is a Catholic institution of higher learning run by the Society of the Divine Word or SVD in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Philippines. == History == The Divine Word College of Urdaneta is one of the earlier university and college owned and managed by the Society of the Divine Word, popularly known as the Divine Word Missionaries. It has evolved from a small educational institution in Urdaneta City to a source of quality Catholic education in the region. Early in 1963, the Society of the Divine Word opened a seminary of its own in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan. Later, the idea of adding a high school and college was approved. Father Augustine Herbers, SVD was in charge of the project. A 6.5 hectare lot was bought from the Sison family in 1964. To find funds for the building, Fr. Herbers went to Germany and sought the help of his friends. On March 20, 1966 the Most Reverend Archbishop Mariano Madriaga, D.D, blessed the cornerstone of the building. By the school year 1967-1968, the three-story building was ready to open its doors to the first students. There were 165 high school and 72 college students and 8 seminarians enrolled. Fr. Herbers was the first seminary rector and Father George Harwardt, the first college director. At the end of that school year the first secretarial students graduated; the first high school graduation took place in 1970. From the first year the Divine Word College offered high school, secretarial, commerce, liberal arts and education degrees. Fr. Harwardt was transferred to Manila in 1970 and Fr. Herbers became director with Frs. Francis Cuylen and Cecil Floresca as his assistants. Due to the very urgent need for a new building to accommodate the growing student population, Fr. Herbers had to go to Germany again to seek funds for the construction at the beginning of the school year 1972-1973. In his absence, Fr. Panfilo Gianan, a Filipino, became director with Fr. Fabia, also a Filipino, as prefect of the seminarians and treasurer of the college. The Divine Word College of Urdaneta opened its pre-elementary department in 2003 and its elementary department in 2005. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Divine Word College of Urdaneta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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