Historical Background

The Nueva Vizcaya State University is a historical metamorphosis of two entities merged to form a stronger academic alliance in Cagayan Valley. It has two campuses formerly known as the Nueva Vizcaya State Institute of Technology (NVSIT) and Nueva Vizcaya State Polytechnic College (NVSPC).

The former campuses were the two biggest state-run colleges in the province of Nueva Vizcaya. The NVSIT has a total area of 148.5 hectares situated at the foot of the scenic Bangan Hill in Bayombong, the capital town of the province. The NVSPC campus, on the other hand, has an area of 14.21 hectares in Bambang, the center for trade and commerce of the province.

The NVSIT springs from a farm settlement school in 1916 offering intermediate curriculum. Two years after, a secondary curriculum was added to its former program which later the school was renamed as Bayombong Rural School then later the Nueva Vizcaya Rural High School (NVRHS) in 1930.

In 1941, school operations in the country were suddenly stopped because of the war with Japanese forces. After the war, NVRHS continued its operation in 1945 but it was split into two entities: the NVRHS now the NVSU and the other as the Nueva Vizcaya High School (now the Nueva Vizcaya General Comprehensive High School).

When Japanese occupation was over, economic and social concerns in the country began to prosper. Thus, business started to boom in Bambang paving the way for an educational institution to cater to the growing population of the municipality. As a result, on July 11,1946, the Municipal Council of Bambang passed a resolution for the establishment of a Junior High School in the southern part of the province.

With the intensified campaigns of raising funds for the proposed school, the amount of P19,720.00 was accumulated and initiated the realization for a Junior High School. In July 1946, the Southern Nueva Vizcaya Junior High School (SNVJHS) formally started its operation and a year after, it was renamed Bambang High School (BHS).

Both NVRHS and BHS had undergone remarkable transformations geared toward betterment, responsive to a dynamic civilization. Development in terms of physical facilities, manpower and system of education were given top considerations. With the strong support of political leaders of the province led by the then Congressman Leonardo B. Perez, the upgrading of the different sectors of its respective district especially the educational component was realized. The NVRHS was later converted into the Nueva Vizcaya National Agricultural School (NVNAS) in 1956, made possible by virtue of R.A. 1580 sponsored by Congressman Perez. In 1964, another conversion took place when the NVNAS was changed into Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural College (NVAC) through the legislation of R.A. 4055 also authored by Cong. Perez. He likewise sponsored R.A. 1971 converting the BHS into the Nueva Vizcaya School of Arts and Trades (NVSAT) on June 22, 1957.

The NVAC marker has been a historical emblem built at the left wing of the façade leading to the Administration building of NVSU main campus. The unveiling of the NVAC marker was held on June 18, 1965 with Hon. Leonardo Perez, who, by that time was a Senator of the Philippines. Eventually, on May 22, 1973, NVAC was converted to NVSIT by virtue of Presidential Decree 196. With the increasing clamor for more degree courses, NVSIT responded and provided expansions of its course offerings. Initially, the courses offered were basically agriculture and related-fields.

Similarly, the NVSAT in Bambang was converted into NVSPC on June 1983 by force of Batas Pambansa Blg. 495 which was authored by two key political icons of the province, Hon. Leonardo B. Perez and Hon. Carlos M. Padilla.

Both NVSIT and NVSPC had significant legendary threads and their respective history continued to unravel under the existence of different leadership or administration that anchored both schools to noble intentions. There were numerous key officials and leaders who propelled both schools to greater heights. Each leadership had left peculiar legacies of innovations and systems of operation that will be eternal to the history of both campuses. Truly, people come and go but institutions will always remain.nfter the crisis brought by the war, filipinos high School) the other as the Nueva Vizcaya High School School however, it was la

The two campuses have distinct areas of excellence yet nonetheless share a common goal of providing quality education not only to Novo Vizcayanos but also to those coming from neighboring provinces and other parts of the country, as well as those from abroad. It was deemed that the merging of the two campuses will strengthen the pursuit for quality education. The goal of becoming a single institution with a university status was made possible through the collaborative efforts of all officials of both campuses and the imposing support from the political leaders of the province.

A Technical Working Group (TWG) was organized to conduct a feasibility study on the merging of the two campuses and this was initiated by the then Congressman of the province, Hon. Carlos M. Padilla. The key officials of both campuses made up the TWG and had their initial meeting on July 13, 2001. The establishment of NVSU was steered by the constitutional mandate as stated in Sec. 2 paragraph 1 of Article XIV and in Batas Pambansa Blg. 2232 (Education Act of 1982 ) that “the state shall establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and of society.”

The passing of the House Bill No. 2232 (An Act Constituting the Merging of the Two campuses into NVSU) authored by Hon. Carlos M. Padilla was a big leap in the history of both campuses. The bid for university status was indeed a rigorous task and members of the TWG worked hard and lobbied in Congress to follow-up said bill.

Eventually, the painstaking bid for university status was over when Republic Act No. 9272 lapsed into law on March 20, 2004. The act was published in national newspaper on April 5, 2004 and it took effect after 15 days from publication. The university status is a big call for change and paradigm shifts, therefore confronting NVSU with bigger challenges and greater accountabilities.

The first year of operation of the university was propelled through the leadership of the Officer In-Charge, Atty. Lilia S. Garcia. It was during the term of Atty. Garcia when the integration of various operations of both campuses and the simplification of bureaucracy were formulated. The cordial working relations of officials of both campuses were intensified through the conduct of various workshops/seminars on leadership, team-management building and strategic skills development. It was also during Garcia’s term when the university has finally come up with its official logo that embodies the vision, mission and goal of NVSU.

After the two-year search for NVSU President, finally, on May 31, 2005, the Turn-Over Rites for NVSU presidency was held with Dr. Marilou S. Gilo-Abon as the first university president. Dr. Abon was the former Vice President for Academic Affairs and concurrently Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences of Central Luzon State University. She earned her baccalaureate and post graduate degrees in the University of the Philippines system. With her rich years of experience as one of the administrators of CLSU and the solid commitment of NVSU community, she can lead the university to higher grounds of excellence. With her leadership, she yearns not only for NVSU to aim for a culture of excellence but also to advocate a culture of peace which should be the supreme advocacy of a country in political turmoil. Indeed, academic institutions play a vital role in the molding of citizens of this nation; thus, NVSU stands steadfast with its advocacy.

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