Ohio-Based University Explores Collaboration with Silliman
An administrative officer from Ashland University (AU) in the United States was on an exploratory visit to Silliman University on May 7. International Programs Executive Director Dr. Nathan Myers met with Silliman officials led by President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III and Vice President for Development Prof. Jane Annette L. Belarmino to discuss opportunities of […]
Dr. Evangeline P. Aguilan
“The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.” — Samuel Taylor Coleridge It’s that time of the year again when we celebrate mothers everywhere. This week, we hope to honor one of many mothers in the Silliman community, Dr. Evangeline Parco-Aguilan. Vangie, as she […]
Silliman, Ateneo Partner on Social Research Workshop for Teachers in NegOr, Cebu
Silliman University and Ateneo de Manila University jointly organized on May 5 to 9 a workshop on research and publication for teachers in the social sciences. The workshop is designed as a collective mentoring system. Participants are engaged in lectures, presentations of outputs and open critique of research works, aimed at publishing in internationally refereed […]
Alumni Updates (May 4-10)
Around a hundred student assistants assigned to the different academic and non-academic units on campus are the recipients of the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) this summer term, April 1 to May 31. SPES is a joint undertaking among different government agencies: Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Education, Commission on Higher […]
A Good Bad Buy
A GOOD BAD BUYBy (Sermon delivered during the 3rd “Silliman Sadya Mindanaw” on May 3, 2015 at the the Davao.) Text: Jeremiah 32: 6-44 (selected verses) The text just read was rather long. The story about Jeremiah buying land is a long narrative in the Bible. So we selected only some verses. But because the Bible […]
2 Top Members of Class 2015 Named Region’s Best
They belong to Class 2015. Both graduated magna cum laude. One was his batch’s Most Outstanding Student of the Year; the other was the Senior Student of the Year. And they once again share the stage after graduating last March, now as among the top student leaders in Region 7. Hanz Denzil Villahermosa and Mikle […]
High School Fresh Grad Ranks 2nd in National News Writing Contest
A fresh graduate from the High School department clinched a silver medal in the News Writing English Category of 2015 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) held April 13 to 15 in Taguig City. Jude Martin V. Amiscaray, who graduated valedictorian last March, represented Central Visayas during the annual search for the country’s best campus journalists. […]
Alumna Appointed Comelec Commissioner
Sillimanian litigation lawyer Maria Rowena Amelia V. Guanzon is one of the new Commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), following her appointment on April 28. Atty. Guanzon graduated from Silliman University High School in 1974. Her parents, Judge Sixto Guanzon and Negros Occidental Board Member Mrs. Elvira Guanzon, were also Sillimanians. Both were among […]
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 […]
