Latest News About DWU, its Alumni, and DJFI
The DWU College of Nursing Class of 1978 (Bloodstones '78) Held its reunion in Newark, New Jersey
Thirty-one years after leaving the portals of the Divine Word University of Tacloban, the DWU-CN Class of 1978 held its first grand reunion in the US attended by 26 of the 63 members of Bloodstones '78, on August 21-23 at the Liberty International Airport Marriott Hotel, Newark, NJ. The picture below was taken during the Dinner-Dance on August 21.
DWU To Reopen in June 2006 Under A New Name
Ten years after the Divine Word University of Tacloban shut down in 1995 because of the dispute between the employees union and the SVD management, the only Catholic university in the region will finally reopen next school year under a new school name "Liceo del Verbo Divino" but still under the SVD management. more...
New Book by DWU Alum Published
Dr. Wilmo Orejola, a graduate of DWU has just published a book in titled "Ghosts of the Insurrection". The book is a fast-paced, first-hand account of the Balangiga massacre and the ensuing American reprisal. Fraught with fear begot by cultural misunderstandings, this book holds timeless lessons for the world today. Excerpts of the book are available online at Trafford Publishing.
Newly painted "DWU" Administration Building
The Administration Building of the Liceo del Verbo Divino, formly DWU, has been repainted to reflect the old DWU green/blue color scheme. Click here to check it out.