UP President is 97th Commencement Speaker
The first woman President of the University of the Philippines (UP) is Silliman University’s speaker for its 97th Commencement Exercises on March 21 at the Amphitheater.
Dr. Emerlinda R. Roman will address 897 members of the graduating class of 2010. Of the 897, 17 will graduate magna cum laude and 74, cum laude. Click here to view list of graduates.
Considered as UP’s “Centennial President,” Dr. Roman is an outstanding educator whose awards and involvements affirm a woman’s effective leadership in the areas of management, research, and consultancy.
Her appointment as UP’s 19th President saw the celebration of the 100th founding anniversary of the country’s national university, which was established in 1908.
Dr. Roman is not new to the UP system. She finished high school and obtained her undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees from UP. Dr. Roman holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree from UP Los Baños, and completed at UP Diliman her Master of Agribusiness Management and Doctor of Business Administration degrees in 1977 and 1989, respectively.
Before the presidency, she has held various administrative posts at UP and its Board of Regents, among them: Secretary of the Board, Vice President for Administration and Member of the Board.
Dr. Roman’s commitment to higher education has earned her numerous awards and distinctions. She is the recipient of France’s highest decoration, the Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur, au grade de Chavalier (National Order of the Legion of Honour with the degree of Knight). In 2006, she was awarded Most Outstanding University Woman in Education by the Philippine Association of University Women and, later in 2007, named Outstanding Citizen of Quezon City.
Meanwhile, the Baccalaureate speaker in the morning of March 21 is Rev. Ma. Rebecca Aquino Valediez, University Chaplain of the Central Mindanao University in Bukidnon.
Rev. Valediez obtained her degree of Bachelor of Theology from Silliman University in 1995. She is National Secretary of the United Church Works Organization and, prior to her present appointment, had served for seven years as Administrative Pastor of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Malaybalay, Bukidnon.
School of Basic Education Graduation Exercises
Early Childhood Department
Dedication Service Speaker:
Prof. Francisco Ablong
Physics Professor and Director, School of Basic Education, Silliman University
Closing Exercises Speaker:
Mr. Carlton James Palm
Co-Worker in Mission, Silliman University Divinity School
Elementary Department
Dedication Service Speaker:
Prof. Francisco Ablong
Physics Professor and Director, School of Basic Education, Silliman University
Closing Exercises Speaker:
Prof. Gina Fontejon-Bonior
Associate Professor in English, Silliman University
High School Department
Dedication Service Speaker:
Prof. Francisco Ablong
Physics Professor and Director, School of Basic Education, Silliman University
Closing Exercises Speaker:
Rev. Reuben Cediño
Pastor, Fil-Am United Church of Christ, Richmond Hill, New York, USA
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Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement Signed
The Administration and the Silliman University Faculty Association (SUFA) signed March 16 the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which outlines new economic provisions.
A series of negotiations had taken place to ensure that the interests of both parties are promoted. Throughout the negotiations, SUFA had been ardent in purshing for the best interests of its members, and the Administration had been steadfast on its thrust of maintaining and offering new economic benefits that will not compromise the financial standing of the University.
Silliman maintains strict financial management standards in protecting it from a deficit. The new economic provisions of the CBA are a product of a careful evaluation of the University's fiscal initiatives vis-a-vis the need for improved salaries and benefits, and the SUFA's close examination of the same.
A CBA between the Administration and the Silliman University Staff Association (SUSA) had earlier taken place on December 18, 2009.
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Dr. Alcala is 15th Most Trusted Filipino
The publication Reader’s Digest has released its list of trustworthy Filipinos titled “Philippines’ Most Trusted 2010.”
Dr. Angel Alcala, Director of the Silliman University Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management, ranked 15th, out of 80 individuals.
According to the article by Ms Sarah Etchells: "For the first time ever, we have conducted a nationwide survey asking people to rate 80 influential Filipino personalities on their trustworthiness. The list was presented in random order and ratings were given as a score out of ten where one equated to ‘Don't trust at all’ and ten being ‘Trust completely.'”
The top three spots went to Ms Rosa Rosal of the National Red Cross, international theater artist Ms Lea Salonga, and journalist Ms Jessica Soho, respectively.
Dr. Alcala was flanked by actress Ms Boots Anson Roa at 14th and news anchor Julius Babao at 16th.
A well-respected figure in the areas of biodiversity conservation and coastal resource management, Dr. Alcala is the recipient of the 1992 Magsaysay Award for Public Service. He is formerly Silliman President, Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education.
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IEMS Director Reads Paper in Mexico Seaweed Symposium
Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) Director Dr. Hilconida Calumpong presented two papers at the International Seaweed Symposium held February 21 to 27 at Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
Dr. Calumpong’s papers, Red Algae as Indicators of Connectivity Among Marine Protected Areas and Reproductive Study of Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty and Eucheuma denticulatum (Burman) Collins and Harvey in Relation to Ice-Ice Disease, were products of collaborative researches with colleagues coming from different universities.
The paper on algae was co-authored by Ms Dioli Ann Payo, a doctoral student at Ghent University in Belgium, Ms Ma. Rio Naguit, a faculty at the Jose Rizal Memorial State College in Zamboanga del Norte, and Ms Jacinta Lucañas, a researcher at IEMS.
Red Algae as Indicators of Connectivity Among Marine Protected Areas focuses on the analysis of genetic sequences of red algae belonging to Laurencia and Portieria obtained using Rubiso spacer primers to determine if they reflect connectivity among marine reserves in central Philippines where the algae were collected.
Reproductive Study of Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty and Eucheuma denticulatum (Burman) Collins and Harvey in Relation to Ice-Ice Disease, on the other hand, was co-authored by Ms Naguit, IEMS graduating doctoral student Mr. Wilson Tisera (United Board for Christian Higher Education scholar from Artha Wacana Christian University in Indonesia), and Mr. Olivier de Clerk, a phycologist at Ghent University.
This paper analyzed the cycle of four forms belong to two species of carrageenophytes,Kappaphycus alvarezii brown and green and Eucheuma denticulatum brown and green found in farming ares in Bais Bay, Negros Oriental and Rizal and Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte. Histological examination and resorcinol test were used as tools for identification.
Participated in by select scientists around the globe, the weeklong symposium was hosted by the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California and was organized by the International Seaweed Association Council.
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