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 […]
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), […]
Ms Ginalyn A. Orillana
In times of loss and despair, our family is our sole sanctuary where comfort and love abound. A family is a haven of acceptance and understanding, where care and nurture is a common language. With the complications life entails, a family simply fills the void of human existence. Despite the challenges that we go through, […]
Empowerment
EMPOWERMENT: BRAINWORK AS AUTHENTIC EDUCATION By Dr. Pablito A. Dela Rama, Director, School of Agro-Industrial and Technical Education (Message delivered during the Candle Lighting and Pinning Ceremony of the College of Education.) “Empower me – spirit of the Living God!” In the book, Silliman University 1901-1976, authors Dr. Edilberto Tiempo, Dr. Crispin Maslog and Dr. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
French Embassy Attaché Explores Partnership Opportunities with Silliman
French Embassy Attaché for Higher Education Jules Leconte met with Vice President for Development Prof Jane Annette L Belarmino on May 3 to explore institutional partnership opportunities. Among those discussed were areas of cooperation between Silliman and the Embassy and how the University can expand its linkages in France. Last year, Silliman signed a Memorandum […]
Silliman Produces 8 New Licensed Engineers
Eight graduates from the College of Engineering and Design are among the country’s new certified civil and electrical engineers, based on results of the licensure examinations released by the Professional Regulation Commission. Silliman University registered passing rates of 57.14 per cent and 33.33 per cent in the Electrical Engineer and Civil Engineer Licensure Exams, respectively. […]
