University of San Carlos

Vision Statement

The University of San Carlos sees:

A WORLD where the darkness of sin and the night of

Unbelief vanish before the light of the Word and the

Spirit of grace.

A SOCIETY where citizens are competent, noble in character, and community-oriented:

- What they know, they apply justly and honestly.

- What they do not know, they seek to learn.

- What they do not have, they endeavor to acquire.

- What they have, they share.

Mission Statement

The University of San Carlos is a Catholic institution

of learning that embodies the principles of academic

discipline of San Carlos Borromeo and the missionary

charism of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD).

We aim to develop competent and socially responsible

professionals and lifelong learners in an environment that

fosters excellence in the academic core processes of

teaching-learning, research, and community extension service.

Our mission is to provide timely, relevant, and

transformable academic programs responsive to the

needs of the local, national, and global communities

in a rapidly changing world.

University Motto

The motto of the University of San Carlos is Scientia, Virtus, Devotio. Scientia is the Lation word for Knowledge or Learning, both as a process and a product.  Virtus means Virtua or Moral Character. Devotio  means dedication or faithfulness to a person task, or duty because of a vow (vovere, votum) formally or informally taken.

The initials of the motto are SVD, the same beginning letters of Societas Verbi Divini (Society of Divine Word), the missionary religious congregation which took over the administration of then Colegio de San Carlos in 1935, guided it through the years until it became University of San Carlos on July 1, 1948, and continues to administer it until today.

University Seal

The University Seal is the insignia of the University of San Carlos which is depicted by the symbols contained in a shield.

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