Salonga Center Conducts Seminar on Contemporary Legal Issues for AFP
The Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development (JSCLD) conducted a seminar on Contemporary Legal Issues to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), on June 5 at the Aldecoa Moot Court at the Villareal Hall. There were 45 participants that represented three battalions of the AFP assigned in Negros Oriental. Conducted […]
Alumni Updates (June 8-14)
The Silliman University Extension Program will be launching the Volunteer Development Program through a 5K and 3K fun run on June 20, 2015. The fun run is geared towards promoting the values of volunteerism, unity and camaraderie among members of both Silliman and the larger community of Dumaguete. Assembly will be at 4PM at the […]
2 Join Roster of Certified Public Accountants from Silliman
Two graduates of the Accountancy program passed the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure exam administered last month. John Vincent D. Teoco and Queben Mundro B. Zamora were the only ones from Silliman who took the exam last month. Both made it, registering a perfect passing mark for Silliman against a national passing rate of 35 […]
Education Senior Wins International Photo Contest
A senior student from the College of Education landed as runner-up in the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) Photo Contest which ran from April 17 to 25. Amyrrha Estolloso clinched the spot after sending a photo of herself with the historic Silliman Hall in the background. Open worldwide, the photo contest looked […]
Histroy — The Great Teacher
“History, the Great Teacher” (Words of welcome delivered during the 117th Philippine Independence Day celebration on June 12, 2015 at the SU-ROTC Center, Col. Roman Yap Hall.) “There is a history in all men’s lives!” – is a line from Henry IV, a history play by England’s most famous playwright, William Shakespeare. Indeed, there is always history […]
SY 15-16
June brings mixed emotions to students. Some find it hard thinking about going back to school. Others would be excited to be doing new things and making new friends. Others would be fidgety about being in a new situation in their lives. Whatever your case, welcome to School Year 2015-2016! June is a cause for […]
Online Course on ‘Localizing Poverty Reduction Targets’ Opens June 9
Silliman University ties up with two other universities in Iloilo and Davao and the World Bank (WB) in rolling out a pioneering course on “Localizing Poverty Reduction Targets”. The course opens June 9, with the first of four development discussions focusing on the national perspective of poverty and development. Resource persons for the first development […]
Alumni Updates (June 1-7)
Prof. Priscilla Lasmarias Kelso, an Outstanding Sillimanian and current president of the Silliman Association of New England (SANE) will be sharing her article entitled A Culture of Giving during the “Culture of Giving” event at the Tipon 2015 on June 18, 2015 at La Quinta Inn & Suites, San Antonio, Texas. SANE’s team for the […]
Silliman Trains 1,600 Public School Teachers for K+12 Full Implementation in 2016
Some 1,600 public school teachers in Negros Oriental and Siguijor underwent a weeklong training last month in Silliman to better prepare them for the full shift to the K+12 education program by 2016. All participants are assigned to classes in Grade 10 — what under the old year-level classification is equivalent to fourth year in […]
Graduate Researcher Cites Threats to Rich Philippine Marine Life
A graduate student researcher at the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) churned out the numbers to show the rich and diverse marine resources of the Philippines and how much the country stands to lose if threats to these resources are not removed. Jean Asuncion T. Utzurrum presented her data for the appreciation of […]
