 This came ten years after the DWU shut down in 1995 after the dispute with faculty and other employees.In the early months of 2000, a DWU Jubilee Association was established in [[Manila]] in an attempt to mobilize the alumni from the university and former students, staff and friends the world over to bring the Divine Word University back to life.Local chapters of the association were planned for [[Tacloban City]], the [[United States]] and [[Europe]].