▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Saint ▁Louis ▁College ▁was ▁con ferred ▁university ▁status ▁by ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁government ▁under ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Dios d ado ▁Mac ap ag al , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁private ▁university ▁north ▁of ▁Man ila . ▁with ▁Rev . ▁Fr . ▁Ger ard ▁Lin ss en , ▁C IC M ▁transition ing ▁from ▁its ▁third ▁re ctor ▁to ▁become ▁its ▁first ▁president . ▁From ▁its ▁Gonz aga ▁Camp us ▁along ▁General ▁L una ▁Road , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁SL U ' s ▁main ▁campus , ▁it ▁transferred ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁main ▁campus , ▁the ▁Mount ▁Mary ▁Camp us , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁along ▁And res ▁Bon ifa cio ▁Street . ▁SL U ▁now ▁uses ▁the ▁Gonz aga ▁campus ▁for ▁its ▁elementary ▁department . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Lu zon ▁earth qu ake ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 7 . 7 ▁magnitude ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Lu zon ▁earth qu ake ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁classes ▁were ▁luck ily ▁susp ended ▁earlier ▁due ▁to ▁student ▁protest s ▁prevent ing ▁cas ual ties ▁and ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁university ' s ▁infrastr ucture . ▁SL U ▁accommod ated ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁earth qu ake ▁at ▁its ▁open ▁court ▁grounds . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁Develop ments ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁term ▁of ▁Rev . ▁Fr . ▁Paul ▁Van ▁Par ij s , ▁C IC M , ▁which ▁was ▁from