History
1976
Establishment of Upland Hydroecology Program (UHP)
1977
Establishment of Program on Environmental Science and Management (PESAM) with funds from FORD Foundation. It is an inter-unit research on upland and aquatic ecosystems.
1984
Offered Master in Environmental Studies under PESAM, the first graduate studies program in Southeast Asia
1987
PESAM evolved into an institute (IESAM); initiated the founding of the EENP (Environmental Education Network of the Philippines), network of higher education institutions (HEIs) concerned on environmental science and management
1989
IESAM released the Bulletin on Environmental Science, which is now the Journal of Environmental Science and Management (JESAM), an ISI and Scopus-indexed international publication
1990
IESAM was a recipient of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for the project Environment and Resource Management Project (ERMP)
1996
IESAM offered the Master of Science and PhD on Environmental Science
1997
IESAM was elevated into the School of Environmental Science and Management (SESAM)
2011
SESAM was awarded as Center of Development in Environmental Science Education by CHED
Since 1984
SESAM has graduated 245 Master's and 92 PhD students, comprising both local talents and international scholars. These graduates have taken key leadership positions in advancing environmental science and management.
