{"id":26079,"date":"2018-02-16T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T01:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=26079"},"modified":"2018-02-18T22:32:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T14:32:51","slug":"feu-chronicles-bravery-in-building-an-academic-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/02\/16\/feu-chronicles-bravery-in-building-an-academic-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"FEU chronicles bravery in building an academic legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Far Eastern University (FEU) gathered its alumni, faculty, and members of administration, stakeholders, family, and friends to witness the premiere of the documentary\u00a0Be Brave<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>at the Ayala Museum.<\/p>\n

\"\"FEU President Dr. Michael Alba reminds the FEU community what it means to Be Brave in time with the celebration of FEU\u2019s 90th founding anniversary<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The film is about\u00a0FEU\u00a0and the legacy of its founder Dr. Nicanor Reyes as told through his daughter, Dr. Lourdes Reyes Montinola. It retells the vision and determination of the man who contributed to the development of the country by helping pave the way to making quality education accessible to Filipinos.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is our founder\u2019s aspiration that his school\u2019s graduates would enjoy rewarding careers that promote the country\u2019s economic growth. This was the reason behind his choices of accountancy, law, and medicine as flagship academic programs.\u00a0FEU\u00a0was also first to offer night classes to provide more opportunities for students to learn,\u201d says the school\u2019s current President Dr. Michael Alba.<\/p>\n

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\"\"FEU alumni, faculty, and guests watch Be Brave, a historical documentary of Far Eastern University as told by Dr. Lourdes Reyes Montinola, daughter of FEU founder Nicanor Reyes, Sr.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The documentary reveals more of these important milestones that influenced our current education system.\u00a0 John Silva, a history expert and proponent of Philippine arts and culture, gives his commentary and shares his insights on\u00a0FEU\u2019s role in society.<\/p>\n

\"\"Atty. Gianna Montinola shares the progressive outlook of FEU, onwards to 100 years as they celebrate 90th Founding Anniversary<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDr. Nicanor Reyes was a visionary and innovator. He introduced ideas that encouraged holistic learning,\u201d says Atty. Gianna Montinola, VP for Corporate Affairs. \u201cDuring these times that challenge our resilience and conviction, we are reminded of the legacy and noble dream of our founder. It is our hope that through\u00a0Be Brave<\/em>, today\u2019s generation and the next will appreciate the true value of education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Be Brave<\/em>\u00a0premiered in time with the university\u2019s 90th founding anniversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr. Nicanor Reyes’ famous last words to his family were “Be Brave”. Now, it has become the driving force behind the university he established.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-launching-and-opening"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/02\/Dr.-Michael-Alba_web_featured.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26079"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26086,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26079\/revisions\/26086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}