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 […]
Ms Bea Mara L. Zamora
Her sweet smile can definitely splash multitudes of colors on one’s gloomy day. Her dainty demeanor and the way she carries herself with such grace and charm speaks nothing of the usual images of stress and frenzy we usually associate with the teaching profession. Born and raised in the outskirts of Bais, a city located […]
List of Top 10 Student Organizations Released
The Committee on Student Organizations of the Silliman University Student Government has released the list of Top 10 organizations for School Year 2014-2015. They are:Student organizations earn points based on the number, quality and coverage of their projects and community involvement. Points are tallied at the end of every school year to come up with […]
Hanging Garden on Silliman Fence Grows Local Vegetables
Over a hundred plastic soda bottles carry a hanging vegetable garden on the University fence along the national highway. Local vegetables, such as water spinach (kangkong), vine spinach (alugbati) and camote tops (talbos ng kamote), are planted in organic soil inside each soda bottle. The hanging vegetable garden adds both aesthetic and practical value to […]
Dean of Students Elected Auditor of National Association for Student Affairs
Dean of Students Dr. Edna Gladys T. Calingacion has been elected as auditor of the Philippine Association of Administrators of Student Affairs, Inc. (PAASA) during its 20th Annual National Convention held April 20 to 23 in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. PAASA is a professional organization of heads and practitioners of student affairs all over the […]
Mrs. Pacita U. Wale
She was born and raised in the beautiful terrains of Pamplona, located in the northern part of Negros Oriental. Her parents were both farm workers, hired as laborers by landlords in the area. Mrs. Pacita Unlagada-Wale, one of the staff members at the Marina Mission Clinic, spent most of her childhood helping her parents in […]
