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May
24

Advisory: Digital Learning Program at High School Department Starts SY 16-17

ADVISORYSubject: Digital Learning Program at High School Dep’t. Takes Effect June 2016Issue date: 23 May 2016Issued by: Dr. Earl Jude Paul L. Cleope, Director, School of Basic EducationE-mail: [email protected] Silliman University recognizes the importance of digital learning technologies in education. As demonstrated in top educational institutions across the globe, such technologies allow students to understand […]

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May
20

NEDA Ties Up with SU on Regional Consultation on ‘AmBisyonNatin2040’

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) ties up with the Knowledge Development Community (KDC) of Silliman University in holding its first regional consultation on the ‘AmBisyonNatin2040’, on May 24 at the Silliman Hall. Launched in March 2016, AmBisyonNatin2040 is a government project initiated to define a common long-term vision or a set of long-term […]

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May
20

Silliman Trains 1,800 Public School Teachers in Senior High

Close to 1,800 public school teachers in the Negros Island Region will convene in Silliman from May 20 to June 4 for the Mass Training for Senior High Teachers, a project of the Department of Education (DepEd). The training seeks to capacitate public school teachers in the management and administration of different subjects in senior […]

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May
20

117 Receive Diplomas in Summer School Graduation

A total of 117 undergraduate and graduate students received their respective degrees during the 7th Summer School University Baccalaureate Service and Commencement Exercises held May 15 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Speaker was Dr. Epifania D. Anfone, Member of the Board of Trustees of Silliman University and former Vice Chancellor for Finance and […]

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May
20

Alumni Updates (May 16-22)

Alumna Paula Lynn Obañana joins the USA Team in the coming Summer Olympics in Brazil. The 2016 Summer Olympics, more popularly known as Rio 2016, is officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad. It will take place in Rio de Janeiro from August 5 – 21, 2016. “Everything seems so surreal,” said 31-year-old […]

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May
20

Ninth Grader to Represent Philippines in Archery in Russia

An incoming ninth grader will be among the country’s delegates to the 6th Child of Asia International Sports Competition in Yakutsk, Russia in July. The Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympics Committee selected Nicole Marie D. Tagle following her consistent high performance in national archery competitions. During the recently concluded Palarong Pambansa (National Games), […]

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May
13

2 US Embassy Officials Visit Silliman University

Two officers of the United States Embassy in Manila were in Silliman University for two different engagements. On May 6, Mr. Michael Barrera, Vice Consul, spoke about “Public Policy and the US Foreign Service” to a group of students at the American Corner on the ground floor of the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman […]

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May
13

Singaporean Literary Artist Speaks on Influence of Music on Writing

Singapore-based creative writer Dr. Yeo Wei Wei shared to fellow writers how movies and music form part in the stories she makes, in a lecture on May 13 at the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library. Dr. Wei Wei said that her love for writing came from her fascination with books at a young […]

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May
13

Alumni Updates (May 9-15)

A memorial service was held in honor of Dr. Patricia Ling Magdamo last May 12, 2016, 5PM, at the Udarbe Memory Chapel. Dr. Magdamo served the Silliman University Church as Christian Education Director in the mid 50’s and later became a professor in religious studies in the University until 1970. She married Ben V. Magdamo, […]

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May
11

55th Writers Workshop Opens; Features 2 Panelists from Singapore, Sri Lanka

Asia’s longest-running writing workshop opens its 55th year on May 10 with ten budding literary writers from across the country in its care. The Silliman University National Writers Workshop (SUNWW) runs for three weeks at the scenic Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village, a facility of the University located at Camp Lookout in Valencia and overlooking […]

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