Ms Catherine I. Cadiz
If you take a snippet of the lives of the many successful people in the world, you might notice one thing in common: the ability to face their fears and master them. This commonality drives people to test their limits, widen their perspectives, and harness their strengths to the edge. Undertaken by only a few […]
Professors Attend Disaster Management Conference, Training in Japan
Director of Research Dr. Enrique G. Oracion and Biology Department Chairperson Dr. Robert S. Guino-o participated in a program on disaster risk reduction management (DRRM) in ASEAN administered last month by the Center for Integrated Area Studies (CIAS) of Kyoto University in Japan. The engagement, which had two separate sessions (a conference and a training), […]
Traditional Manobo Music Fills Luce on January 23
The Talahari Indigenous Band provides an opportunity to members of both Silliman and the larger community to experience authentic Manobo traditional music in a performance at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium on January 23. Dubbed “Tales of Manobo”, the performance showcases traditional dances and songs with music coming from indigenous musical instruments that the […]
Alumni Updates (January 18-24)
The Silliman Association of New England (SANE) is sponsoring a scholarship program for qualified Silliman students for the next three academic school years. SANE is encouraging other alumni chapters to do the same. Though small in number, the New England group has consistently initiated academic-related programs, such as the SANE Initiative that facilitated the visit […]
Alumni Updates (January 18-24)
The Silliman Association of New England (SANE) is sponsoring a scholarship program for qualified Silliman students for the next three academic school years. SANE is encouraging other alumni chapters to do the same. Though small in number, the New England group has consistently initiated academic-related programs, such as the SANE Initiative that facilitated the visit […]
Ten Fellows to 2015 Silliman University National Writers Workshop Named
The 55th edition of the Silliman University National Writers Workshop starts May 9 to 27 at the Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village in Camp Look-out, Valencia, Negros Oriental. Ten writers from all over the Philippines have been accepted as workshop fellows. They are: Poetry Catherine Regina Hanopol Borlaza of Lipa City (University of the Philippines-Diliman) […]
Award-Winning Sillimanian Gives Lecture, Launches Book January 25
Alumna Ms Lakambini Sitoy will give a homecoming lecture on the process of fiction writing titled “Intricate Forces” at 10AM on January 25 at the American Studies Resource Center located on the ground floor of the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library. Her lecture is part of the Edilberto and Edith Tiempo Creative Writing […]
Siri and ‘The Way’
When I Asked Siri: ‘Who is God’?By Mark Raygan E. Garcia, Director, Office of Information and Publications (Sermon delivered during the All-College Convocation held 13 January 2016 at the Silliman University Church in celebration of the University Christian Life Emphasis Month.) In the animated Stone Age, whenever Pebbles was curious, she would crawl and babble […]
Engr. Richard U. Lao
He can easily blend in and be mistaken for a student. When he speaks, his voice invites attention – quite soothing and carries sharp and deep thoughts. No wonder colleagues describe him as a charming engineer, a definite head-turner. Engr. Richard U. Lao is a fresh addition to the teaching pool at the College of […]
Alumni Updates (January 11-17)
The Alumni and External Affairs office this week had visitors coming from our alumni chapters abroad who also had the chance to tour around the campus. Anabelle Patagoc-Robles (Med Tech ’93) of the Japan Alumni Chapter dropped by the Alumni Affairs office last January 8, 2016. Anabelle, who is the chapter secretary, informed us about […]