54th Silliman National Writers Workshop Opens May 11
The 54th Silliman University National Writers Workshop will open on May 11 at the Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village in Camp Look-out, Valencia, Negros Oriental. Twelve writers from all over the Philippines have been accepted as regular workshop fellows. They are: Aimee Paulette O. Cando of Quezon City (University of Santo Tomas), Angela Gabriele R. […]
Mr. Bernard T. Duran
Safety Officer Bernard T. Duran is one of many “invisible” faces working in the background, committed to ensuring a smooth and safe campus experience for members of the Silliman community. His story is a testimony of how good education widens the doors of opportunity. This Dumagueteño from Barangay Piapi is the second child in a […]
Workers and Development
Workers: The Indispensable Element in Real DevelopmentBy Ms Glynnis Jean C. CasiñoPresident, Silliman University Staff Association Secretary, Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium While the prediction of Karl Marx about the downfall of capitalism did not come true, his economic ideas which were basically derived from the classical economists like that of Adam Smith, still holds […]
Marine Bio Professor in New York for UN World Ocean Assessment
A professor at the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) is back at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from April 27 to May 1 for a meeting among experts convened to develop a global mechanism of reviewing and assessing the state of the marine environment. Dr. Hilconida P. Calumpong, marine biologist and Graduate […]
US Embassy Press Attaché: ‘What You Say or Write is Important’
The Press Attaché of the United States Embassy was on campus on April 30 to launch the Silliman University Research and Environmental News Service, a project initiated by a faculty member of the College of Mass Communication (CMC) and supported by a grant from the Embassy. “In this project, we want students to remember the […]
SAITE Produces 21 Graduates in Animal Production Certificate Program
Twenty-one students from the School of Agro-Industrial and Technical Education (SAITE) received their Certificates in Animal Production NC II during its 2nd Graduation Exercises held April 16 at the Cyber Lecture Hall. This year’s graduates are: Juanito A. Balansag, Marlou E. Bohol, Vic Anton A. Cadalin, Bonifacio C. Cadalin, Jacob A. Cataylo, Jefry V. Deguit, […]
Alumni Updates (April 27 – May 3)
Alumna Dr. Cecilia V. Gomez Andersen (AB English ’51, MA English ’53) and former faculty of the English Department visited the campus recently to promote her book entitled Corridors of Pain, published by Eloquent Books New York. According to Meg Files, Meridian 144 the novel “is an intense and moving story of fear and courage, […]
Business Students Rank 3rd in HSBC Business Case Competition
A team from the College of Business Administration won third place during the 2015 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Philippines Business Case Competition. Ruby B. Bucita (BS Accountancy), Joben Vernan C. Cuenca (BBA Management), Dana Abigail C. Ferrer (BBA Management) and James Shemron C. Corro (BS Accountancy) also brought home a cash prize […]
Mrs. Teodora E. Bernardez
Mrs. Teodora Eullaran-Bernardez was born to parents who were both farmers in Barangay Magatas in the town of Sibulan. Corn and banana were the primary crops grown by her family, but they also earned extra money from selling copra. Dora, as she is fondly called among colleagues and friends, is one of the staff members […]
Synergy for Sustainability
Synergy and Bottom-Up Process for Food and Sustainable EnvironmentBy Hon. William E. Ablong, City Administrator, Dumaguete (Message delivered during the 2nd Graduation Exercises of the School of Agro-Industrial and Technical Education on April 16, 2015.) On behalf of the City Government of Dumaguete and its constituency, I am greatly honored to have been given the opportunity […]
