QUEZON City, Philippines — More than 4,300 graduates will march at the Philippine Arena on Tuesday, May 19, as New Era University main campus holds its 40th Commencement Exercises together with its three other branches—the NEU San Fernando City Campus, NEU Lipa City Campus and NEU General Santos City Campus.
This year’s graduation rites, with the theme “NEU GRADUATES: Facing Global Challenges with Faith, Hope and Love”, will coincide with NEU’s 40th Anniversary making the event all the more important and historic.
A special thanksgiving worship service for NEU graduates, including their families and friends, will highlight this momentous occasion. The worship service which will start at 6:00 a.m., will also be held at the 55,000-seater Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan.
NEU graduates from 1975 to 2015 will also attend the grand alumni homecoming to be held after the special worship service.
The graduation ceremonies at the Philippine Arena, dubbed as the “grand graduation,” and the grand alumni homecoming, will be another milestone in the parade of victories of one of the fastest growing universities in the Philippines.
This will also be the first time that a graduation ceremony and a grand alumni homecoming will be held at the world-renowned Philippine Arena which currently holds the Guinness record for being the world’s largest mixed-use indoor theater.
New Era University is currently home to more than 22,000 students of all ages, from the university’s Main Campus in Quezon City and its three branches in San Fernando, Pampanga; General Santos City, South Cotabato; and Lipa City, Batangas).
Other activities include the oath-taking ceremonies of NEU alumni officers and Board of Directors. and the awarding of the NEU Distinguished Alumni.
Other planned activities include the conferment of the Honoris Causa Doctor of Music to the founder of the UP Singing Ambassadors, Edgardo L. Manguiat
New Era University is a private, non-sectarian institution established by the Iglesia Ni Cristo on June 17, 1975.
It aims to develop among its students, academic excellence, professional responsibility and social awareness founded on genuine Christian principles.
Its prime purpose, as stated by the late Executive Minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, Bro.Eraño G. Manalo, “is for the Glory of God”.
New Era University started as the New Era Educational Institute (NEEI) in 1975. It was formally established on June 17 that year and initially offered secondary education. It was formerly situated along Carlos Palanca Street, Echague, Manila.
In 1978, NEEI began offering tertiary level program with Mass Communication and Civil Engineering as among the first 12 courses. It became known as New Era College in 1981 . In 1984, New Era College opened its doors to pre-schoolers and elementary pupils.
Just 20 years after the establishment of this institution, New Era was granted University status by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in 1995.
And from 12 courses, the NEU now offers more educational programs including several Graduate Degrees such as Doctor in Philosophy, Doctor of Education, Master of Arts in Education, Master in Business Education and Certificate for Professional Teaching.
It has also recently opened the College of Music, the College of Medicine and the College of Criminology.
New Era University takes pride in the fact that it is an alcohol-free and fraternity-free campus, in adherence to its benchmark of discipline. It is also becoming recognized as one of the premier universities in the metro, having developed topnotchers in the various national examinations in the fields of nursing, engineering, accountancy, and education. As a non-profit, non-sectarian school, New Era University is also a manifestation of the Church of Christ’s selfless service to humanity. (NEU news release)