Notre Dame of Dadiangas University

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Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
Pamantasang Notre Dame ng Dadiangas
Motto	School: Ad laudem atque Education Human Integrity Marist: Ad Jesum Per Mariam
Motto in English	School: Education Towards Excellence and Human Integrity Marist: All to Jesus through Mary
Established	1953
Type	Private University
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic, Marist, Notre Dame Educational Association
President	Bro. Manuel De Leon, F.M.S.
Location	General Santos City, Philippines
Campus	Marist Avenue (Main Campus) NDDU-IBED Lagao Campus NDDU-IBED Espina Campus Total land area: 29 hectares
Former names	Notre Dame of Dadiangas College (1953–2006)
Hymn	N.D.D.U. Hymn: A Life of Thanksgiving, Notre Dame Hymn / Notre Dame March
Colors	White, Green & Yellow
Nickname	Notre Dameans, NDDU Kingfishers
Website	www.nddu.edu.ph

The Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU or Notre Dame) is a school in General Santos City. It is a Catholic institution run by the Marist Brothers or FMS (Fratres Maristae a Scholis). It offers undergraduate and graduate courses as well as pre-elementary and basic education. Further, it offers a broad spectrum of academic programs through its colleges. It consists of three campuses in Gensan — the main campus along Marist Avenue, the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University-Integrated Basic Education Department or NDDU-IBED Lagao Campus and the Espina Campus. Today, NDDU is the only private university in the city of General Santos. NDDU has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Under the CHED Memorandum Order No. 48, the school was granted "University Status" on June 26, 2006.

Notable Alumni

• Manny Pacquiao, a boxing superstar and Congressman of Sarangani

Achievements

• NDDU is the only Level 4 PAASCU Accredited University in General Santos City and one of the first school in Mindanao.
• NDDU has been granted an Autonomous Status and has maintained its level 3 in PAASCU (Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities).
• Center of Development for Excellence in Civil Engineering (CODE-CE) for Region XII.
• Best Nursing School in Mindanao garnering 15th place in nationwide ranking of the best Nursing Schools (2010).
• In National Cheerleading Championship - National Level, NDDU Ranked 4th place out of 23 Colleges and Universities, nationwide. (2011)

See

• List of Marist Brothers schools

External links

• NDDU Official website

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