SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY : GENERAL INFORMATION

SO THIS IS MY UNIVERSITY DURING SEA-TEACHER PROGRAM!

        In its early days in 1905, the university was known as Escuela Catolica de San Pedro and in May 1992 its name was changed to University of the Immaculate Conception. The University of the Immaculate Conception, also referred to by its acronym UIC is a private Catholic institution of primary and higher education managed by the Religiosity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. 

(Source: main campus https://www.facebook.com/RVMUICDAVAO/posts/welcome-to-the-university-of-the-immaculate-conception-of-davao-city-the-premier/2837965816431308/)

      I started observing and getting to know the campus environment on my second day in Davao City. On that day, I was taken around the UIC campus. The first campus I went to was the Bajada campus (elementary education), then after that I went to the Bonifacio Campus (Annex) and lastly I made observations at the main campus located in Bankerohan which is the Fr. Selga (main) campus, and from then on I learned that UIC has 3 separate campuses, the first is in Bajada which is the place for basic education, basic education starting from pre-school, elementary school, junior high school or middle school and senior high school, this place is the largest that UIC has,  then there is Bonifacio campus which is for high school and college, here I can even see the sea from the 5th floor, and the last one is on the main campus in the bankerohan The Fr. Selga main campus is used for college. UIC has a Vision, Mission, goals, Core Values, and Profile of an Ignacian Marian Graduate, which are:

VISION

A globally recognized catholic university
That nurtures faith, builds passion for excellence and
Develpos lifelong learners with compassion for service
That impacts tranformation in a fast- changing society

MISSION

We commit ourselves to:

1. Provide an excellent educational experience to students to help them become globally competitive and adaptive to change;
2. Inculcate among students the values of serving others with humility and love, working for justice, promoting peace, and preserving the integrity of creation;
3. Engage in research activities in collaboration with local, regional, national and international partners;
4. Uphold the dignity of the persons especially the poor;
5. Promote and strengthen our Filipino culture and values; and
6. Administer the university following Catholic doctrine.

GOAL

    The University of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic School that is an instrumentality of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary that aims to provide within its community of students and personnel Catholic values. Its goal is to provide an educational program and environment animated by Catholic doctrine, beliefs, teachings, traditions, and practices, the exercise of which is protected by, among others, Article III, Section 5 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

      In order for us to approximate our vision and live our mission, we dedicate all our human resources to transform the members of the UIC family to become enlightened, empowered, pro-active and liberated Christian leaders living in a humane and harmonious community for love of God, country, and the world.

Core Values

Faith, Excellence, Service

Profile of an Ignacian Marian Graduate

Ignacian Marian leader:
a responsible global citizen
imbued with profound faith in God,
inspired by the spirituality of humble service,
committed to a continuous search for excellence

(source: http://footloosetomcat.com/revisiting-my-alma-mater-the-university-of-the-immaculate-conception-davao-city/)

        During our stay there, men stayed in separate rooms from women, men used the UIC hotel, while women joined the women's dormitory. Of course, the facilities provided during our stay there were very well prepared, for example, we could use warm and cold shower water properly, then the kitchen was provided separately including a refrigerator and eating and cooking utensils were also prepared separately to respect us who are Muslims and minimize the use of pork marks and something haram when cooking. We felt the warmth and sense of family there, so we felt very comfortable during our stay at uic.