Revolutionizing formal education in time of a pandemic is the direction the University of San Jose – Recoletos (USJ-R) is taking in order to reach the learners during these difficult times. A flexible learning scheme which works online and offline will be implemented in Academic Year 2020-2021. This move has been taken in order to adapt to the new…
Around 75 members of the Josenian community gathered in a two-day event to discuss the Philippine social realities and church responses on climate change on February 7 and 8. This is part of the Recoletos Heart Solidarity Campaign, which was first launched in November 2015. This initiative is the "concrete response" of the Order of the Augustinian…
Residents in Maslog, Danao received gifts and goodies from the University of San Jose-Recoletos through the Institute of Non Formal Education Community Outreach Program (INFECOP) on December 14 at the Recoletos Eco Park Pilgrimage Pavilion. It is a way of celebrating Christmas by giving bundles of joy to the less fortunate. Dr. Joanna de Catalina,…
To celebrate the feast day of St. Ezekiel Moreno, employees of the University of San Jose - Recoletos gather at the Basak Campus to launch their annual Recoletos de Cebu Sportsfest. "Let us not limit the giving of our unselfish service within our classrooms and our offices only but let us strive to show our…
To prepare for a mission in Palawan, six delegates of Arcores - España visited the University of San Jose-Recoletos to train from August 3 to 5. They are Marta Molinero Avilés, Ana Luna Avilés, Blanca Antolin Barrios, Juan Miguel Morales Moya, Victor Molinero Avilés, and Rev. Fr. Luciano Adisio, OAR. They represent Arcores, an Augustinian Recollect solidarity…
To strengthen the environmental awareness of the youth in Northern Cebu, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) conducted an educational caravan on June 28. The University of San Jose - Recoletos (USJ-R) was the only university invited to take part in the said endeavor. The school was given the privilege to share its…
To increase the demand to stop single-use plastic, Greenpeace brought environmental speakers as well as the crew of their Rainbow Warrior ship to share to Josenians the horrid impact of plastic on the planet. Greenpeace campaigner Abigail Aguilar shared that recycling is not enough. She quoted a study stating that only 9% of the manufactured…
Around 600 families whose houses were razed to the ground during the fire in Barangay Ermita were given relief goods by the University of San Jose - Recoletos (USJ-R) on February 13. To recall, three sitios in the said area were damaged by fire on February 5. The firefighters took over seven hours before the…
To heighten awareness on multiple issues that the Filipino communities are facing, a mural painting activity was conducted by a team of Josenians at Tungkil Elementary School in Minglanilla, Cebu last August 28. The painted visuals and slogans talked about the promotion of nutrition, stoppage of the HIV stigma, refusal to succumb to illegal drugs, and quotes…
The concept of becoming servant leaders in the community was the central message of this year's university-wide celebration of the Religious Affairs Week. “The Youth: Servant Leaders for the New Evangelization” is this year's theme. The activity also aimed to help realize the vision of USJ-R to be a premier Gospel Educational Institution by providing the Josenian…
University of San Jose - Recoletos
Year Founded 1947