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{{Short description|Roman Catholic college in Quezon City, Philippines}}
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{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
| name = Miriam College
| name = Miriam College
| native_name = Dalubhasaang Miriam
| native_name = {{native name|fil|Kolehiyo ng Miriam}}
| image_name = Miriam_College_Seal.png
| image_name = Miriam College seal.svg
| image_size = 170px
| image_size = 150px
| caption = School seal
| caption = College seal featuring the [[Chi Rho|Chi Rho symbol]]
| motto = ''Veritas'' {{small|(Latin)}}
| motto = {{lang|la|Veritas}} {{small|(Latin)}}
| mottoeng = ''Truth''
| mottoeng = ''Truth''
| former_names = Malabon Normal School (1926–1936)<br>Maryknoll Normal College (1936–1953)<br>Maryknoll College<br>(1953–1989)
| former_names = {{bulleted list|Malabon Normal School (1926–1936)|Maryknoll Normal College (1936–1953)|Maryknoll College (1953–1989)}}
| type = [[Private school|Private]] [[Girls school|exclusive all-girls]] Basic and Higher education institution
| type = [[Private school|Private]] [[Girls school|exclusive all-girls]] Basic and Higher education institution
| established = {{start date and age|1926}}
| religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic]]
| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic
| established = 1926
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| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia|ACUCA]]|[[International Federation of Catholic Universities|IFCU]]|ACWCUA{{efn|Alliance of Christian Women’s Colleges and Universities in Asia}}|ASACCU{{efn|Association of Southeast Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities}}}}
| chairperson = Josefina Tan
| chairperson = Josefina Tan
| president = Laura Quiambao-del Rosario
| vice-president = Jasmin Nario-Galace<br>{{small|(Academic Affairs)}}<br>Maria Concepcion Lupisan<br>{{small|(Finance)}}
| president = Laura Quiambao-del Rosario
| vice-president = Jasmin Nario-Galace<br>{{small|(Academic Affairs)}}<br>Maria Concepcion Lupisan<br>{{small|(Finance)}}
| principal = Maria Louella Tampinco<br>{{small|(Middle School)}}<br>Nancy Roman<br>{{small|(High School)}}<br>Nancy de los Reyes<br>{{small|(Lower School)}}<br>Amabelle Cariño<br>{{small|Child Study Center)}}
| principal = {{bulleted list|Nancy Roman<br>{{small|(High School)}}|Maria Louella Tampinco<br>{{small|(Middle School)}}| Nancy de los Reyes<br>{{small|(Lower School)}}|Amabelle Cariño<br>{{small|Child Study Center)}}}}
| dean =
| dean =
| director = Noel Racho<br>{{small|(Human Resources)}}<br>Agustin Alvarez, Jr.<br>{{small|(Administrative Services)}}<br>Maria Louella Tampinco<br>{{small|(Basic Education)}}
| director = {{bulleted list|Noel Racho<br>{{small|(Human Resources)}}|Agustin Alvarez, Jr.<br>{{small|(Administrative Services)}}|Maria Louella Tampinco<br>{{small|(Basic Education)}}}}
| head_label =
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| head =
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| students =
| students =
| faculty =
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| city = [[Katipunan Avenue]], Loyola Heights, [[Quezon City]]
| city = [[Katipunan Avenue]], Loyola Heights, [[Quezon City]]
| state = [[Metro Manila]]
| state = [[Metro Manila]]
| country = [[Philippines]]
| country = [[Philippines]]
| coor = {{coord|14|38|34|N|121|04|40|E|region:PH_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| coor = {{coord|14|38|34|N|121|04|40|E|dim:30_region:PH_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Metro Manila#Luzon mainland#Philippines
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| campus = Loyola Heights, [[Quezon City]] (Main Campus)<br>Nuvali, [[Canlubang]], [[Calamba, Laguna]] (Annex Campus)
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Metro Manila##Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines
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| free_label =
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| campus = Urban<br>'''Main'''<br> Loyola Heights, [[Quezon City]]<br>'''Satellite'''<br>Nuvali, [[Canlubang]], [[Calamba, Laguna]]
| free =
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| colours = Blue {{color box|blue}} and {{color box|gold}} Gold
| colors = Blue {{color box|blue}} and {{color box|gold}} Gold
| mascot = María Katipunera
| mascot = María Katipunera
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| academic_affiliations = [[Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia|ACUCA]] [[International Federation of Catholic Universities|IFCU]] [[Alliance of Christian Women’s Colleges and Universities in Asia|ACWCUA]]<br>[[Association of Southeast Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities|ASACCU]]
| website = {{URL|www.mc.edu.ph}}
| website = {{URL|www.mc.edu.ph}}
| footnotes =
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}}


'''Miriam College''' ({{lang-fil|Dalubhasaang Miriam}}) is a [[Non-stock corporation|non-stock]], [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] [[Catholic Church in the Philippines|Filipino Catholic]] educational institution<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishcouncil.ph/tne/hei-profiles/miriam-college|title=Miriam College {{!}} British Council|website=www.britishcouncil.ph|language=en|access-date=2018-12-28}}</ref> for girls and young women in [[Quezon City]], [[Philippines]].
'''Miriam College''' ({{langx|fil|Dalubhasaang Miriam}}) is a [[Non-stock corporation|non-stock]], [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] [[Catholic Church in the Philippines|Filipino Catholic]] educational institution<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishcouncil.ph/tne/hei-profiles/miriam-college|title=Miriam College {{!}} British Council|website=www.britishcouncil.ph|language=en|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> for girls and young women in [[Quezon City]], [[Philippines]].


It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and are enriched by a wide range of national, regional, and international linkages. Although primarily a women’s school, its pre-elementary, graduate, [[adult education]], and [[deaf education]] programs accept male students.
It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and are enriched by a wide range of national, regional, and international linkages. Although primarily a women’s school, its pre-elementary, graduate, [[adult education]], and [[deaf education]] programs accept male students.


==History==
==History==
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The history of Miriam College dates back to 1926 when [[Archbishop of Manila]] [[Michael J. O'Doherty]] requested the [[Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic]] of [[Ossining (village), New York|Ossning]], [[New York (state)|New York]] to initiate a teacher-training program for women in the Philippines. In an old remodeled [[Order of Saint Augustine|Augustinian]] convent in [[Malabon]], the Malabon Normal School was established. The school moved several times until 1953, when was officially renamed to Maryknoll College, and permanently settled on the eastern edge of [[Quezon City#Diliman|Diliman]] (now Loyola Heights) in [[Quezon City]].
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The history of Miriam College dates back to 1926 when [[Archbishop of Manila]] [[Michael J. O'Doherty]] requested the [[Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic]] of [[Ossining (village), New York|Ossning]], [[New York (state)|New York]] to initiate a teacher-training program for women in the Philippines. In an old remodeled [[Order of Saint Augustine|Augustinian]] convent in [[Malabon]], the [[St. James Academy (Malabon)|Malabon Normal School]] was established. The school moved several times until 1953, when was officially renamed to Maryknoll College, and permanently settled on the eastern edge of [[Quezon City#Diliman|Diliman]] (now Loyola Heights) in [[Quezon City]].


After the [[Second Vatican Council]], the Maryknoll congregation began to evaluate its work in the light of their original apostolate as a missionary order. In the 1960s, the Maryknoll congregation saw the readiness of the Filipino [[Catholic laity|laity]] to continue the education mission they had started. In 1977, the ownership and management of the school was turned over to lay administrators. In accordance with the agreement, the name Maryknoll was to be changed to pave the way for the promotion of the school’s unique identity, distinct although not disconnected from the identity of the Maryknoll sisters. In 1989, after a series of consultations, Maryknoll College was renamed Miriam College.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017|title=Miriam College|url=https://ched.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Miriam-College.pdf|access-date=2020-06-29|website=Commission on Higher Education}}</ref>
After the [[Second Vatican Council]], the Maryknoll congregation began to evaluate its work in the light of their original apostolate as a missionary order. In the 1960s, the Maryknoll congregation saw the readiness of the Filipino [[Catholic laity|laity]] to continue the education mission they had started.

During the [[Marcos dictatorship]], the Maryknoll community was known for being one of the Catholic educational institutions most active in protesting the [[Human rights abuses of the Marcos dictatorship|abuses]] and [[Marcos plunder|excesses]] of the regime.<ref name="BeaOranteMCduringML">{{Cite news |last=Orante |first=Bea |date=2016-03-30 |title=Martial law not an 'era of discipline' - Miriam College community |url=https://www.rappler.com/moveph/127561-miriam-college-discipline-martial-law-bongbong-marcos/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |language=en-US}}</ref> A prominent leader was Sr Helen Graham, who became a founding member of [[Task Force Detainees of the Philippines]] after one of her students was picked up as a [[Political detainees under the Marcos dictatorship|political detainee]]. Another Maryknoll figure of the resistance of the dictatorship was High School alumnus Suellen Escribano, who gave up her life of comfort in order to serve the women and farmers living in the border area of [[Quezon Province|Quezon]] and [[Bicol province|Bicol]] provinces, helping them resist the efforts of landgrabbers.<ref name="BantayogProfileSuellenEscribano">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=Martyrs & Heroes: Suellen Escribano |url=https://bantayogngmgabayani.org/bayani/suellen-escribano/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Bantayog ng mga Bayani |language=en-US}}</ref> The significance Escribano's work would later be recognized by the Philippines' [[Bantayog ng mga Bayani]], which honors the martyrs and heroes that fought to restore democracy during the regime. The Maryknoll sisters were prominent in the crowd that formed the [[People Power revolution]] of 1986, which led to the ouster of the Marcos family,<ref name="BeaOranteMCduringML"/> and Sr. Helen Graham's diary entries were later published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer as a day by day breakdown of the events as they happened.<ref name="SrHelenGrahamMaryknoll">{{Cite web |title=Sister Helen Graham |url=https://www.maryknollsisters.org/sisters/sister-helen-graham/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004141713/https://www.maryknollsisters.org/sisters/sister-helen-graham/ |archive-date=2023-10-04 |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Maryknoll Sisters}}</ref>

In 1977, the ownership and management of the school was turned over to lay administrators. In accordance with the agreement, the name Maryknoll was to be changed to pave the way for the promotion of the school’s unique identity, distinct although not disconnected from the identity of the Maryknoll sisters. In 1989, after a series of consultations, Maryknoll College was renamed Miriam College.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017|title=Miriam College|url=https://ched.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Miriam-College.pdf|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=Commission on Higher Education}}</ref>


Miriam College stopped accepting male students at the collegiate level in 1999. The last batch of male students, who had entered the college in 1998, graduated in 2002, thereby making Miriam College an exclusive all-women's college. However, the preschool, adult education, graduate school, and deaf-mute education departments remain as co-educational and are still open to males.
Miriam College stopped accepting male students at the collegiate level in 1999. The last batch of male students, who had entered the college in 1998, graduated in 2002, thereby making Miriam College an exclusive all-women's college. However, the preschool, adult education, graduate school, and deaf-mute education departments remain as co-educational and are still open to males.


=== Presidents ===
=== Presidents ===
The first lay president and first female president of a Catholic college in the Philippines was Dr. Paz V. Adriano, who had been a student of the Maryknoll nuns. The second president was [[Lourdes Quisumbing|Dr. Lourdes Quisumbing]], who later became the [[Department of Education (Philippines)|Secretary of Education]] under [[Corazon Aquino]], the [[List of presidents of the Philippines|11th]] [[president of the Philippines]]. The third was Dr. Loreta Castro; the fourth was Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan, who is currently the chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education. Dr. Rosario Oreta Lapus later served as president from 2010 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-24|title=Hot Stuff: Knollers Welcome New President at Miriam College!|url=https://lifestyle.abs-cbn.com/articles/8494/chalk/hot-stuff-knollers-welcome-new-president-at-miriam-college|access-date=2020-06-29|website=ABS-CBN Lifestyle}}</ref> The current president is Ambassador Laura Quiambao-del Rosario, former Department of Foreign Affairs undersecretary and diplomat.<ref>{{Cite web|last=San Juan|first=Alexandria Dennise|date=2020-01-29|title=Quiambao-Del Rosario is new Miriam College president|url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/01/29/quiambao-del-rosario-is-new-miriam-college-president/|access-date=2020-06-29|website=Manila Bulletin}}</ref>
The first lay president and first female president of a Catholic college in the Philippines was Dr. Paz V. Adriano, who had been a student of the Maryknoll nuns. The second president was [[Lourdes Quisumbing|Dr. Lourdes Quisumbing]], who later became the [[Department of Education (Philippines)|Secretary of Education]] under [[Corazon Aquino]], the [[List of presidents of the Philippines|11th]] [[president of the Philippines]]. The third was Dr. Loreta Castro; the fourth was Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan, who is currently the chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education. Dr. Rosario Oreta Lapus later served as president from 2010 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 24, 2020|title=Hot Stuff: Knollers Welcome New President at Miriam College!|url=https://lifestyle.abs-cbn.com/articles/8494/chalk/hot-stuff-knollers-welcome-new-president-at-miriam-college|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=ABS-CBN Lifestyle}}</ref> The current president is Ambassador Laura Quiambao-del Rosario, former Department of Foreign Affairs undersecretary and diplomat.<ref>{{Cite web|last=San Juan|first=Alexandria Dennise|date=January 29, 2020|title=Quiambao-Del Rosario is new Miriam College president|url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/01/29/quiambao-del-rosario-is-new-miriam-college-president/|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=Manila Bulletin}}</ref>
[[File:02642jfHenry_Sy,_Sr._Innovation_Center_Miriam_College_Loyola_Heights_Quezon_Cityfvf_11.jpg |thumb|200px|right|[[Henry Sy]], Sr. Innovation Center ]]


==Campus facilities==
==Campus facilities==
[[File:Miriam College - Main Building (Katipunan, Quezon City)(2017-09-07).jpg|thumb|Main Building of the Quezon City campus]]
Campus facilities include a modern, four-story LEAD Residence Hall for college students and guests, the Gallery of Women's Art featuring donated works from women artists, the Marian Auditorium for institutional events, the Little Theater for smaller events, the Mini-Forest Park, a chapel, [[Stations of the Cross]], Library Media Center, and the Child Development and Day Care Center.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mc.edu.ph/CampusLife.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510190626/http://www.mc.edu.ph/CampusLife.aspx|archive-date=2012-05-10}}</ref>
Campus facilities include a modern, four-story LEAD Residence Hall for college students and guests, the Gallery of Women's Art featuring donated works from women artists, the Marian Auditorium for institutional events, the Little Theater for smaller events, the Mini-Forest Park, a chapel, [[Stations of the Cross]], Library Media Center, and the Child Development and Day Care Center.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mc.edu.ph/CampusLife.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510190626/http://www.mc.edu.ph/CampusLife.aspx|archive-date=May 10, 2012|title=Miriam College Website > Campus Life }}</ref>


===Miriam College Nuvali===
===Miriam College Nuvali===
Miriam College's satellite Nuvali campus was opened in 2014. A [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] campus, it is located along Diversity Avenue corner Evoliving Parkway, Nuvali, [[Calamba, Laguna]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-29|title=MC Nuvali celebrates 5th year with a High Five|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2018/11/29/campus-press/mc-nuvali-celebrates-5th-year-with-a-high-five/474824/|access-date=2020-06-29|website=The Manila Times}}</ref>
Miriam College's satellite Nuvali campus was opened in 2014. A [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] campus, it is located along Diversity Avenue corner Evoliving Parkway, Nuvali, [[Calamba, Laguna]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 29, 2019|title=MC Nuvali celebrates 5th year with a High Five|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2018/11/29/campus-press/mc-nuvali-celebrates-5th-year-with-a-high-five/474824/|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=The Manila Times}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
* [[Roxanne Barcelo]] - actress, singer, children's show host, Born: Anna Roxanne Jordan Barcelo as [[Roxee B]] on {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1985|01|20}}
* [[Roxanne Barcelo]] - actress, singer, children's show host
* [[Iza Calzado]] - actress
* [[Iza Calzado]] - actress
* [[Nieves Confesor]] - dean of the [[Asian Institute of Management]]; former [[Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)|Secretary of Labor and Employment]]
* [[Nieves Confesor]] - dean of the [[Asian Institute of Management]]; former [[Department of Labor and Employment (Philippines)|Secretary of Labor and Employment]]
* [[Nikki Coseteng]] - former senator
* [[Nikki Coseteng]] - former senator
* [[Gaby Dela Merced]] - [[Formula Three]] race car driver, actress
* [[Gaby Dela Merced]] - [[Formula Three]] race car driver, actress
* [[Aloysius Schwartz]] - Venerated Roman Catholic Priest
* [[Andi Eigenmann]] - actress
* [[Andi Eigenmann]] - actress
* [[Josefa Francisco]] - academic, former departmental head of the Department of International Studies and women's rights activist
* [[Coney Reyes]] - actress, host
* [[Coney Reyes]] - actress, host
* [[Tina Paner]] - singer, entrepreneur
* [[Tina Paner]] - singer, entrepreneur
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* [[Nina Girado]] - pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, commercial model, television and radio personality
* [[Nina Girado]] - pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, commercial model, television and radio personality
* [[Alodia Gosiengfiao]] - model, presenter, [[cosplay]]er, recording artist, and online streamer
* [[Alodia Gosiengfiao]] - model, presenter, [[cosplay]]er, recording artist, and online streamer
* [[Chin Chin Gutierrez]] - television and film actress, environmentalist
* [[Chin Chin Gutierrez]] - former actress, environmentalist
* [[Pauleen Luna]] - actress, model, Born: Marie Pauleen Luna-Sotto on {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|11|10}}. Spouse With [[Vic Sotto]]
* [[Pauleen Luna]] - actress, model, wife of [[Vic Sotto]]
* [[Maxene Magalona]] - actress Villain Antagonist, model,
* [[Maxene Magalona]] - actress, model,
* [[Andi Manzano|Andrea Manzano]] (aka Andi 9, Andi Manzano) - MTV VJ, DJ, print ad model Born: Andrea Grace Manzano-Reyes on {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|03|29}}
* [[Andi Manzano|Andrea Manzano]] (aka Andi 9, Andi Manzano) - MTV VJ, DJ, print ad model
* [[Margie Moran]] - [[Miss Universe 1973]]
* [[Margie Moran]] - [[Miss Universe 1973]], socialite, granddaughter of Former President [[Manuel Roxas]]
* [[Dianne Medina]] - actress, dancer, television host, anchor and part-time model
* [[Dianne Medina]] - actress, dancer, television host, anchor and part-time model
* [[Korina Sanchez]] - broadcast journalist for [[ABS-CBN]]
* [[Korina Sanchez]] - broadcast journalist for [[ABS-CBN]]
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* [[Jannelle So]] - sports commentator
* [[Jannelle So]] - sports commentator
* [[Donya Tesoro]] - Mayor of [[San Manuel, Tarlac]]
* [[Donya Tesoro]] - Mayor of [[San Manuel, Tarlac]]
* [[Doris Bigornia]] - host and reporter, [[ABS-CBN]]
* [[Mariz Ricketts|Marissa Camurungan]] - actress, singer and host. wife of actor Ronnie Ricketts
* Marissa Camurungan - actress, singer and host. wife of actor Ronnie Ricketts
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* [[Julia Barretto]] - actress
* [[Julia Barretto]] - actress, former high school volleyball player
* [[Jane Oineza]] - actress
* [[Jane Oineza]] - actress
* [[Dennis Trillo]] - actor, singer
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* [[Diana Zubiri]] - actress
* [[Hilda Koronel]] - actress
* [[Celeste Legaspi]] - artist, producer
* [[Lovi Poe]] - actress, singer, daughter of [[Fernando Poe Jr.]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{official website|http://www.mc.edu.ph}}
* {{Official website|http://www.mc.edu.ph}}


{{Manila universities and colleges}}
{{Manila universities and colleges}}

Latest revision as of 23:56, 30 December 2024

Miriam College
Kolehiyo ng Miriam (Filipino)
College seal featuring the Chi Rho symbol
Former names
  • Malabon Normal School (1926–1936)
  • Maryknoll Normal College (1936–1953)
  • Maryknoll College (1953–1989)
MottoVeritas (Latin)
Motto in English
Truth
TypePrivate exclusive all-girls Basic and Higher education institution
Established1926; 99 years ago (1926)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Academic affiliations
ChairpersonJosefina Tan
PresidentLaura Quiambao-del Rosario
Vice-presidentJasmin Nario-Galace
(Academic Affairs)
Maria Concepcion Lupisan
(Finance)
Principal
  • Nancy Roman
    (High School)
  • Maria Louella Tampinco
    (Middle School)
  • Nancy de los Reyes
    (Lower School)
  • Amabelle Cariño
    Child Study Center)
Director
  • Noel Racho
    (Human Resources)
  • Agustin Alvarez, Jr.
    (Administrative Services)
  • Maria Louella Tampinco
    (Basic Education)
Location
Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
,
Metro Manila
,
Philippines

14°38′34″N 121°04′40″E / 14.64278°N 121.07778°E / 14.64278; 121.07778
CampusUrban
Main
Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Satellite
Nuvali, Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna
ColorsBlue   and   Gold
MascotMaría Katipunera
Websitewww.mc.edu.ph
Miriam College is located in Metro Manila
Miriam College
Location in Metro Manila
Miriam College is located in Luzon
Miriam College
Location in Luzon
Miriam College is located in Philippines
Miriam College
Location in the Philippines

Miriam College (Filipino: Dalubhasaang Miriam) is a non-stock, non-profit Filipino Catholic educational institution[1] for girls and young women in Quezon City, Philippines.

It offers academic programs from pre-elementary to post-graduate and adult education levels that develop the learning and caring competencies of students and are enriched by a wide range of national, regional, and international linkages. Although primarily a women’s school, its pre-elementary, graduate, adult education, and deaf education programs accept male students.

History

[edit]

The history of Miriam College dates back to 1926 when Archbishop of Manila Michael J. O'Doherty requested the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic of Ossning, New York to initiate a teacher-training program for women in the Philippines. In an old remodeled Augustinian convent in Malabon, the Malabon Normal School was established. The school moved several times until 1953, when was officially renamed to Maryknoll College, and permanently settled on the eastern edge of Diliman (now Loyola Heights) in Quezon City.

After the Second Vatican Council, the Maryknoll congregation began to evaluate its work in the light of their original apostolate as a missionary order. In the 1960s, the Maryknoll congregation saw the readiness of the Filipino laity to continue the education mission they had started.

During the Marcos dictatorship, the Maryknoll community was known for being one of the Catholic educational institutions most active in protesting the abuses and excesses of the regime.[2] A prominent leader was Sr Helen Graham, who became a founding member of Task Force Detainees of the Philippines after one of her students was picked up as a political detainee. Another Maryknoll figure of the resistance of the dictatorship was High School alumnus Suellen Escribano, who gave up her life of comfort in order to serve the women and farmers living in the border area of Quezon and Bicol provinces, helping them resist the efforts of landgrabbers.[3] The significance Escribano's work would later be recognized by the Philippines' Bantayog ng mga Bayani, which honors the martyrs and heroes that fought to restore democracy during the regime. The Maryknoll sisters were prominent in the crowd that formed the People Power revolution of 1986, which led to the ouster of the Marcos family,[2] and Sr. Helen Graham's diary entries were later published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer as a day by day breakdown of the events as they happened.[4]

In 1977, the ownership and management of the school was turned over to lay administrators. In accordance with the agreement, the name Maryknoll was to be changed to pave the way for the promotion of the school’s unique identity, distinct although not disconnected from the identity of the Maryknoll sisters. In 1989, after a series of consultations, Maryknoll College was renamed Miriam College.[5]

Miriam College stopped accepting male students at the collegiate level in 1999. The last batch of male students, who had entered the college in 1998, graduated in 2002, thereby making Miriam College an exclusive all-women's college. However, the preschool, adult education, graduate school, and deaf-mute education departments remain as co-educational and are still open to males.

Presidents

[edit]

The first lay president and first female president of a Catholic college in the Philippines was Dr. Paz V. Adriano, who had been a student of the Maryknoll nuns. The second president was Dr. Lourdes Quisumbing, who later became the Secretary of Education under Corazon Aquino, the 11th president of the Philippines. The third was Dr. Loreta Castro; the fourth was Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan, who is currently the chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education. Dr. Rosario Oreta Lapus later served as president from 2010 to 2019.[6] The current president is Ambassador Laura Quiambao-del Rosario, former Department of Foreign Affairs undersecretary and diplomat.[7]

Henry Sy, Sr. Innovation Center

Campus facilities

[edit]
Main Building of the Quezon City campus

Campus facilities include a modern, four-story LEAD Residence Hall for college students and guests, the Gallery of Women's Art featuring donated works from women artists, the Marian Auditorium for institutional events, the Little Theater for smaller events, the Mini-Forest Park, a chapel, Stations of the Cross, Library Media Center, and the Child Development and Day Care Center.[8]

Miriam College Nuvali

[edit]

Miriam College's satellite Nuvali campus was opened in 2014. A coeducational campus, it is located along Diversity Avenue corner Evoliving Parkway, Nuvali, Calamba, Laguna.[9]

Notable alumni

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Alliance of Christian Women’s Colleges and Universities in Asia
  2. ^ Association of Southeast Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities

References

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  3. ^ "Martyrs & Heroes: Suellen Escribano". Bantayog ng mga Bayani. June 1, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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