Jul
21

Alumni Updates July 17 – 23, 2017

Silliman alumnus and Medical Internist, Dr. Carmen Estacion Spinney has been welcomed by the International Association of HealthCare Professionals to their prestigious organization with her upcoming publication in The Leading Physicians of the World. Dr. Spinney, now retirned, has a career spanning 41 years. Her specialization is in pulmonary medicine, acute care, geriatric care and […]

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Jul
16

Alumni Updates July 10-16

The 5th General Assembly meeting of the Silliman University Association of Alumni & Friends in Europe (SUAAFE-GABS), which is composed alumni based in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg and Switzerland, was held last July 7, 2017 in Stuttgart, Germany. Hats off to the hardworking hosts headed by Julien Meier for making sure fellow members could […]

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Jul
03

Alumni Updates June 26 – July 2, 2017

A group of Mass Com alumni coming from different batches of the 70s and 80s visited the campus June 28-30, 2017. The group was headed by Ling Marapao-Brian, Susan Palad, Angela Calimbas-Dimalanta and Andy Bais. An informal “meet and greet” at the Silliman Cafeteria with Silliman Trustee and Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio B. Remollo […]

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Jun
23

Alumni Updates June 19 – 25, 2017

Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee (OSA) Dr. Kenneth E. Bauzon was invited as Balik-Talent lecturer on June 22, 2017 at the Silliman University Audio Visual Theater 1.  Dr. Bauzon, a Professor of Political Science at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, New York, spoke about the “Neoliberal Constraints to National Sovereignty, Democratic Governance, and Development: Cases and Lessons […]

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Jun
13

Alumni Updates (January 9 – 15, 2017)

The Silliman University Early Childhood Department was recently a recipient to a Balikbayan Box of assorted children’s books from the Quial Summit Elementary School of Diamond Bar, California. Quial Summit Kindergarten Teacher Mrs. Lori Aicard facilitated the donation with the help of Silliman University College of Nursing alumna Dinah Peñaflorida and her grandchildren Meagan and […]

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Jun
06

Alumni Updates June 5 – 10, 2017

An Open Letter to the BAR Topnotchers Dear Alana, Marie, and Andrew (who I should now address in Philippine legal lexicon as “companieras and companiero”) If the above sounds odd, I wish it to be. I was greeted that way by one of my former legal professors when I passed the bar years ago and it […]

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May
11

Alumni Updates May 8 – 14, 2017

The Dumaguete Alumni Chapter commemorated the 107th death anniversary of Dr. Horace Brindsmade Silliman on May 7, 2017 with a floral offering at his bust located at the historic Silliman Hall grounds.    It has been a tradition of the Chapter to honor the life of the man that founded Silliman University. Dr. Silliman died […]

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May
11

Alumni Updates May 8 – 14, 2017

The Dumaguete Alumni Chapter commemorated the 107th death anniversary of Dr. Horace Brindsmade Silliman on May 7, 2017 with a floral offering at his bust located at the historic Silliman Hall grounds. It has been a tradition of the Chapter to honor the life of the man that founded Silliman University. Dr. Silliman died on […]

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Apr
28

Alumni Updates April 24 – 30, 2017

The Dr. Wilmer Heceta Trust Fund for Financial Assistance, which will provide scholarship support to medical students at the Silliman University Medical School, was recently set up by the Silliman University Acacia Alumni Chapter. The Chapter donated $2,000 dollars as seed fund to provide financial assistance to aspiring doctors who want to pursue and/or continue […]

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Apr
28

Alumni Updates April 24 – 30, 2017

The Dr. Wilmer Heceta Trust Fund for Financial Assistance, which will provide scholarship support to medical students at the Silliman University Medical School, was recently set up by the Silliman University Acacia Alumni Chapter. The Chapter donated $2,000 dollars as seed fund to provide financial assistance to aspiring doctors who want to pursue and/or continue […]

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