BSU to address classroom scarcity problem
The perennial problem of classroom scarcity every time a new school year starts will be addressed immediately by the new leader of the Bulacan State University (BSU).
Newly elected Bulacan State University (BSU) president Teody C. San Andres (left) and Mayor Christian D. Natividad (right) at the City Hall of Malolos, Bulacan. (Photo courtesy of Malolos City Government)
"I will immediately address the lack of classrooms that had been the frequent complaint of students and professors at the Bulacan State University (BSU) main campus which often results in the holding of late evening classes for a number of college departments," said newly-elected BSU president Dr. Teody C. San Andres on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Dr. San Andres, of Brgy. Culianin, Plaridel, will serve as BSU's fourth president for four years. He was selected by the BSU-Board of Regents chaired by Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) commissioner Ronald Adamat.
Prior to his appointment, San Andres served as the BSU’s executive vice president and concurrent dean of the Graduate School. He obtained his doctorate degree from the Philippine Normal University in Manila.
Dr. San Andres paid a courtesy call to Mayor Christian D. Natividad at the Malolos City Hall upon his assumption of the post.
Mayor Natividad said the top priority concern of the city government is the safety and well-being of some 30,000 students of BSU.
The City of Malolos is home to the main campus of BSU, which is adjacent to the Bulacan Provincial Capitol.
The other five campuses can be found in the City of San Jose Del Monte (Sarmiento Campus); Hagonoy Campus; Bustos Campus; Bulakan (Meneses Campus) and the newly-inaugurated San Rafael Campus along the Plaridel Bypass Road.
The BSU or BulSU has almost 50,000 overall student population, one of the largest enrolments among state colleges and universities (SUCs) outside Metro Manila.
It started as the Bulacan Trade School (from 1904 to 1953); and transformed into the Bulacan National Trade School (from 1953 to 1957).
Later, when the student population reached more than 5,000 in the early 70s through the 80s, it became known as the Bulacan College of Arts and Trade (BCAT) from 1965 to 1993.
But on December 30, 1993, then President Fidel V. Ramos signed Republic Act 7665, a law that formalized the conversion of BCAT to ‘Bulacan State University’ through a House Bill authored by the late Congressman Atty. Teodulo Natividad (1st District of Bulacan), father of the incumbent City Mayor Christian D. Natividad.