Shikoku Gakuin University Visits Silliman University
A delegation from Shikoku Gakuin University (SGU), Japan visited Silliman University on September 14 to meet with their current exchange student to Silliman and explore how the standing agreement between the two universities can be refined and expanded. The delegation was headed by Dr. Kazuhito Hasimoto, professor of drama and former president of SGU. He […]
Expanding Boundaries
Expanding Our BoundariesCWS Minister and Pastoral Team Coordinator, Silliman University Church Mark 7:24-37 This passage from the Gospel of Mark discomforts me. I can’t quite reconcile the Jesus who was sent to bid the children to come to him with the Jesus who calls this woman and her people dogs. Calling someone a dog was […]
Asst. Prof. Freslyn Lim-Saco
To be an instrument of healing, hope, comfort and cure is a nurse’s gift to the world. Nurses come as a ray of sunshine to the sick, a source of hope to the weary. They are an embodiment of selflessness. Their profession is not necessarily lucrative, but what they derive from it – the genuine […]
Sillimanian Places 5th in Medical Technologist Licensure Exam
A former corps commander of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) placed fifth in this year’s Medical Technologist Licensure Exam administered this September. Gabriel Paulo C. Orosco, who was named Armed Forces of the Philippines ROTC Cadet of the Year, leads the successful batch of 153 passers from Silliman. This year’s total passers from the […]
VP Dev’t, BOT Secretary Seal Silliman’s First Formal Partnership in Africa
Silliman University seals its first formal institutional partnership in Africa, following the trip of two official representatives of the University to Arusha, Tanzania on September 14 to 16. Upon the invitation of the United Evangelical Mission (UEM), Vice President for Development Prof. Jane Annette L. Belarmino and Board of Trustees Secretary Atty. Grace A. Sumalpong […]
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 […]
