History of DLSU-D

The university was established on July 18, 1977, as a private, nonsectarian tertiary school named General Emilio Aguinaldo College-Cavite and managed by the Yaman Lahi Foundation

In 1987, ownership and management were transferred to Frère (St ) Bénilde Romançon Educational Foundation Inc , a sister corporation of De La Salle University-Manila It became a Catholic institution under the name De La Salle UniversityEmilio Aguinaldo College In 1992, the name DLSU-EAC was changed to De La Salle University-Aguinaldo. In 1997, the institution's name was changed again It is presently known as De La Salle University–Dasmariñas to avoid confusion with the Emilio Aguinaldo College Cavite campus

About the DLSU-D Logo

The logo of De La Salle University-Dasmariñas has several important segments These elements depict DLSU-D's commitment to the Lasallian values and the mission of St John Baptist de La Salle to provide quality education for all

The Signum Fidei Star at the center of the logo represents the La Salle Brothers (Fraternum Scholarum Christianarum) and symbolizes hope and faith Its five points represent the virtues of benevolence, civility , humanitarianism, serviceoriented goals, and scientific pursuit.

The two laurel fronds are called Gloria Et Honor Laurel and signifies quality education

The words faith, zeal and communion signifies the Lasallian commitment to faith, zeal for service and communion in mission

The 1987 on the logo marks the year DLSU-D was established as De La Salle University-Emilio Aguinaldo College

A scallop e serves as the ornament to bring together the elements of the university logo

How did the Lasallian schools come to be?

The congregation was founded in 1680 as a community of consecrated laymen by St Jean-Baptiste de La Salle to conduct, “together and by association,” schools that he established first in the northern French city of Rheims, to touch the hearts particularly of poor children, and to inspire them with the Christian spirit De La Salle’s vision of teachers who “teach minds, touch hearts, and transform lives” led him to document the best practices that would guide the Brothers in their conduct of schools, to introduce pedagogy that could be characterized as distinctly modern, and in 1685, to put up the first ever normal school