{"id":584,"date":"2026-09-01T11:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/172.17.1.92\/?page_id=584"},"modified":"2026-09-29T03:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T03:54:15","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/css.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/about-menu\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/css.upcebu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BASE-CSS-Web-Visual-HOME-scaled.jpg&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;2560px&#8221; height=&#8221;645px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Martel Sans|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;150px&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;489px|||-21px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">SOCIAL SCIENCES<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Source Sans 3||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-260px|||66px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>College of<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Source Sans 3|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; width=&#8221;79%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;45px||43px|-93px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>College of Social Sciences<\/strong> traces its roots to the 2010 merger of UP Cebu\u2019s Social Sciences and Professional Education Divisions, following the university\u2019s autonomy from the University of the Philippines Visayas. Together, the two divisions formed the Social Sciences Cluster, bringing BA Political Science and BA Psychology alongside the Master of Education, High School, and Physical Education programs. The merger recognized education\u2019s place within the social sciences and sought to make more effective use of the unit\u2019s resources. Before this reorganization, the two divisions constituted UP Cebu\u2019s academic structure together with Business Management, Arts and Humanities, and Natural Sciences and Mathematics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The College is currently led by <strong>Prof. Regletto Imbong, PhD<\/strong>, with coordinators overseeing its Political Science, Psychology, Physical Education, Master in Public Affairs, and Master of Education programs, and a principal heading the High School.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/css.upcebu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CSS_LOGO_revision-removebg-preview.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;CSS_LOGO_revision-removebg-preview&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; positioning=&#8221;absolute&#8221; position_origin_a=&#8221;bottom_right&#8221; width=&#8221;29%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|-50px|37px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;gcid-cc1e7daa-e7a2-44d1-a6d4-86221a549f5c&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-cc1e7daa-e7a2-44d1-a6d4-86221a549f5c%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#304c3d&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8%|8%|8%|8%|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Martel Sans|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Our <strong><span>Vision<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Source Sans 3|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#9c9b8a&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span>In keeping with the vision of UP Cebu to be the lead university in pioneering research, creative design, ICT- driven innovation, responsible governance and community service, the College of Social Sciences envisions itself to: <\/span><span>Carry out its mandate of teaching, research and public service with ICT for development as its thrust. 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