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RULE IX

RESEARCH MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION SECTION

HISTORICAL PROFILE

The University had its humble beginnings in 1906 as Indang
Intermediate School with the American Thomasites as first teachers.
From 1918 to 1958, there were several transformations in the name of
the school from Indang Farm School to Indang Rural High School and
then to Don Severino National Agricultural School. The name Don
Severino was in honor of the late Don Severino de las Alas who was then
the Interior Secretary of the Aguinaldo Revolutionary Government. In
1964, the school was converted into a State College by virtue of the
Republic Act No. 3917 and became known as the Don Severino
Agricultural College.

The conversion of the school into a college paved the way for
expansion of its academic offerings. In response to the challenges of
Project CALABARZON, schools such as School of Arts and Sciences,
School of Education and School of Engineering were created in addition
to the school of Agriculture in 1992.

In 1993, in recognition of its potentials and achievements, the
college was designated by the Department of Education, Culture and
Sports (DECS) as the Regional College of Agriculture (RCA) for the
Southern Tagalog Region. Being the RCA, DSAC was mandated to assist
seven (7) Provincial Technical Institutes of Agriculture (PTIAs) of the
region in the improvement of their curriculum and instructional
programs, practical and applied researchers, and training of PTIA staff
and to lead in the production of instructional materials. The year 1998
stands out as the most important historical milestones of the school.
DSAC was converted into the present Cavite State University (CvSU)
upon passage of Republic Act No. 8468 on January 22, 1998. In the
year 2000, the University was designated by the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) as the Center of Development for Agriculture and
Agricultural Engineering. CHED also authorized CvSU to be a CHED
accreditor in accordance with the Policies and Guidelines on the
Implementation of the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and
Accreditation Program (ETEEAP).

Presently, the University is an active host and/or sponsor of various
regional and national research and extension programs that cater to the
needs of farmers, mentors, entrepreneurs and private as well as
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