SL directors, coordinator attend Asia-Pacific conference
Dr. Oracion (3rd from left), Prof. Ligutom (2nd from right), and Service-Learning Coordinator for SU Institute of Rehabilitative Sciences Prof. Cyflor Putong (rightmost) with SU’s service-learning partners from International Christian University.
Silliman University (SU) Institute of Service-Learning directors Dr. Enrique Oracion, Prof. Emervencia Ligutom, and coordinator Prof. Cyflor Putong attended the 7th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning (APRCSL), June 17-21 at the Singapore University of Social Sciences as part of the Service-Learning Asian Network (SLAN).
With the theme “Service-Learning: A lifelong Journey of Social Responsibility,” SLAN’s biennial conference gathered more than 300 participants from 17 countries for discussions and paper presentations on the given theme, as well as sharing workshops.
Dr. Enrique Oracion, Silliman University (SU) Institute of Service-Learning director for research, presents his paper titled “National Service Training Program as Potential Service-Learning Platform in the Philippines.”
Dr. Oracion, director for research, presented a paper at the conference, titled “National Service Training Program as Potential Service-Learning Platform in the Philippines.”
Prof. Emervencia Ligutom (left), SU Office of Community Engagement and Service-Learning director, with a representative of the Singapore University of Social Sciences during the turnover of responsibility to SU as the host of the next Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning (APRCSL) in 2021.
Aside from the plenary and breakout sessions for paper presentations, Prof. Ligutom, SU Office of Community Engagement and Service-Learning director, said service-learning office heads from SLAN member universities met before the conference to share updates and invite other universities to the 8th APRCSL conference in 2021, which will be hosted by Silliman University.
Service-learning heads from member institutions of the Service-Learning Asian Network meet before the APRCSL.
As an organization, SLAN provides service-learning providers and advocates an avenue for sharing ideas on service-learning in the Asia-Pacific region.
