VP Academic Affairs Attends ACUCA Executive Committee Meeting in Thailand
Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan represented Silliman University in the Executive Committee Meeting of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) held April 21 to 22 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Executive Committee is composed of eight members who presidents of universities from different countries: Indonesia, India, […]
Extension, Research Heads Lead Service-Learning Workshop in Indonesia
Extension Director Asst. Prof. Emervencia L. Ligutom and Research Director Enrique G. Oracion administered a service-learning workshop on April 14 to 15 at Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU) in Salatiga, Indonesia. The workshop involved 45 teachers of SWCU coming from different disciplines: literature and language, biology, tourism, business, and engineering. Among the topics in the […]
Alumni Updates (April 24 – May 1)
The children of the late Outstanding Sillimanian Justice Segundino G. Chua received the Outstanding Sillimanian Award (OSA) medallion for their father in a Ceremony of Sacred Trust held April 22 in Bacolod City. Mr. Clarence Chua and Dr. Noel Chua both received the specially designed medallion for all OSA recipients from Silliman University Board of […]
31 Faculty from Samar Undergo Research, IT Ed Enhancement Training in Silliman
The Research and Development Center conducted April 18 to 20 a seminar-workshop on research process and publications in scholarly journals to administrators and faculty of Northwest Samar State University (NwSSU) in Calbayog City. Held in Silliman, the seminar-workshop had 31 participants from various disciplines: information technology (IT), business and management, agriculture, engineering and technology, sciences, […]
Theology Schools Discuss Pluralism in Asia at 4th Biennial Assembly
Theology schools comprising the Samahan ng Teolohikal na Edukasyon ng Pilipinas (STEP) converged in Silliman University for its 4th Biennial Assembly held April 20 to 22. Centered on the theme “Teaching for a Racially and Culturally Diverse World”, the gathering provided a venue for seminary mentors to discuss the current state of teaching theology in […]
Two Fresh Grads Receive BPI-DOST Science Award
Two fresh graduates are among the recipients of the prestigious Bank of the Philippine Islands-Department of Science and Technology (BPI-DOST) Science Awards. Wilfredo T. Mata, Jr. (Physics) and Josue T. Santos (Mechanical Engineering) joined 28 other outstanding young scientists from other universities around the country in an awarding ceremony last April 5 at the Mind […]
5 Loaves, 2 Fishes
FIVE LOAVES AND TWO FISHESBy Ben S. Malayang III, President (Sermon, Silliman Sunday, San Carlos City UCCP, 24 April 2016) TEXT Matthew 14: 13-21 13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus […]
Mrs. Alma B. Banabana
In an emerging era of equality, there have been quite a number of people who have defied stereotypes and embraced a life of duality. Especially to a woman, life can be so confining and, oftentimes, decisions heavily swayed by social conditions and expectations. In order to survive through the storms of the present time, one […]
Education in Changing Times
EDUCATION IN OUR CHANGING TIMES By Atty. Sheila Lyn Catacutan-Besario, Professor, College of Law Society, as we know it, today, is a complex web of values, and realities. The challenges before our children are most definitely not the same ones that we faced in our childhood. Before the Ipad, and the Internet, the world was much […]
Alumni Updates (April 18-24)
Early bird South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City (SOCKSARGEN) alumni chapter delegation to the HUGYAW Visayas 2016 arrives in Bacolod a day early to for the 3-day (April 22-24, 2016) alumni summer gathering. HUGYAW Visayas 2016 promises to be a fun and exciting summer vacation trip hosted by the Greater Bacolod alumni […]
