Alumni Updates (September 14-20)
The first-ever “Founders Day in Europe” held September 11 to 13 in Oslo, Norway was hosted by the newest alumni chapter in Europe, the Silliman University Alumni Association Kingdom of Norway (SUAAKON) – better known as the Silliman Vikings. The three-day Founders Day celebration included a cultural tour of Oslo, which included stops at the […]
Cushman Family Turns Over Collection of Missionaries Robert, Metta, Abby
Silliman University received a donation of printed materials in mint condition that formed part of the collection of three of the University’s late notable missionaries: couple Dr. Robert and Dr. Metta Silliman and Ms Abby Jacobs. The collection was entrusted to Silliman by lawyer John C. Cushman of California, USA. It was hand-delivered to Silliman […]
ROTC Asst. Commandant Named Supreme Court Outstanding Judge
Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno awarded Judge Rafael Crescencio C. Tan Jr., Assistant Commandant of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, with the Chief Justice Cayetano Arellano Award, the Judicial Excellence Award for Second Level Court Judges. The ceremony held September 18 in the Manila Hotel was also attended by the other […]
New Batch of Students from Ferris University Completes Service-Learning
Another batch of students from Ferris University in Japan was on campus from September 7 to 12 for service-learning, a component of their Global and Inter-Cultural Studies Program. The Japanese students visited the partner communities of the Institute of Service-Learning and had an opportunity to learn more about the Filipino way of life through discussions […]
Ms Myla June T. Patron
Many believe that what mostly constitutes the real art of teaching is the ability to break down complex concepts into simpler, easily comprehensible chunks of information. Especially in the field of Language, to have a teacher who can help you understand all of those abstract theories and principles as if they are just simple ABCs […]
Alumni Updates (September 7-13)
Alumnus Jaime Ponce de Leon, owner of Leon Gallery, has announced recently that one of the paintings of the late President Corazon C. Aquino, an untitled oil on wood shown below, will be sold in an auction under the auspices of his gallery on September 12, 2015. The painting was previewed last Wednesday September 9, […]
Science Complex Named After Entomologist Dr. James W. Chapman
Silliman University honored one of its pioneering American professors, an entomologist, who played a critical role as an academic and a University administrator, especially in ensuring the sustainability of the University during and after the Second World War. One of the more notable buildings on campus now stands as the Dr. James W. Chapman Science […]
Speech and Theater Arts Department Stages ‘Reminiscences’
In a show of gratitude and a collective journey down memory lane, the Speech and Theater Arts Department (STAD) treated late last month the Silliman community to a medley of performances at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Dances, singing, and snippets of Broadway performances and theatrical plays brought life to the stage in a […]
Silliman Leads Development of AUDRN Virtual Museum
A team from the College of Computer Studies (CCS) took the lead in setting up the Virtual Museum of the Asian University Digital Resource Network (AUDRN), making available an online listing of museums, artifacts and other materials of great cultural and historical value to the Philippines. The Virtual Museum currently showcases eight museums either hosted […]
