Life of Honor
Living a Life of Honor by Prof. Leonor Magtolis Briones, Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Silliman University (Speech delivered during the Honors Day Ceremony on February 9, 2015 at the Silliman University Gymnasium.) Proverbs 15:33 “The fear of the Lord teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor” Thank you for the very kind introduction! […]
Relating thru Communication
Relating with Others thru Proper CommunicationBy Dr. Maria. Cecilia Madroñal-Genove, Dean, College of Mass Communication Communication and relationships are intertwined processes. It is not merely speaking into empty space as communication is speaking into relationships, whether you are speaking to your best friend about something personal, standing in attention while singing the national anthem, or presenting […]
Mrs. Jafnah A. Odal
She is among a rare breed of people who enjoy the complexities of mathematics. In fact, of all the books that she could get her hand on, it is the math book that Mrs. Jafnah A. Odal of the High School Department enjoys reading the most. Jafnah was born in the town of Bindoy, located […]
2 Top PT Board Exam; Silliman Ranked Top 2 School
Two graduates from the Institute of Rehabilitative Sciences clinched top spots in the 2015 Physical and Occupational Therapist Licensure Exam administered February 1 to 2. Nicole Janine R. Gatillo placed fifth; Raizel Eunice G. Panisa, ninth. They lead twelve other passers from the University: Kathleen Raena M. Alabastro RejineEmer D. Alarios Hanaeza P. Boransing Robert […]
‘Think Before You Click,’ Cheche Lazarro to Audience
Veteran broadcast journalist and 2014 McLuhan Prize winner Cheche Lazarro tackled the change in media landscape from the traditional channels to the social and crowd-sourced platforms and with it the need to improve awareness on ethical practices and principles of accountability relevant in the daily practice of journalism. Her talk on “Ethics and Accountability in […]
Alumni Updates (February 2-8)
Sadya Mindanaw, a convergence of Sillimanians in Mindanao, is slated May 1-3, 2015 in Davao City. This fun gathering that is open to all Sillimanians was launched four year ago in General Santos City by the SOKSARGEN Chapter, with the Cagayan de Oro Alumni Chapter as the first host of the gathering in 2013. It […]
Fulbright Scholar Compares Poems by Filipinos in US, Phils.
New York-based poet Mr. Joseph O. Legaspi arrived on campus on January 22 as a Fulbright research scholar for four months. Mr. Legaspi chose Silliman University for his comparative study between the kind of poetry written in English by Filipinos in the Philippines and those written by Filipino-Americans in the United States. The University not […]
‘Integrity School’ Highlights Citizen Participation in Governance
Integrity School, a project that calls for citizen empowerment and a stop to the culture of apathy, was launched January 26 in Silliman University. The project is an initiative of Bantay.ph done in partnership with the Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy in Manila. Some 60 students, who are officers of their respective […]
tWS is Lone Weekly Paper Winner in Broadsheet Category
The college student publication, the Weekly Sillimanian (tWS), was the only weekly paper that clinched a spot in the Broadsheet Category during the 10th Lubas Visayas-wide Press Convention held January 29 to February 1 in Iloilo City. tWS ranked third. First and second places went to student publications that are released monthly. Editor-in-chief Stephanie Colinco […]
3 Papers by Faculty, Students Accepted in Int’l Tech Confab
Three papers from collaborative research projects by faculty and students have been accepted for presentation during the 3rd International Conference in Technology (InCiTe) organized February 12 to 13 in Manila. The three are: “Traffic Sign Detection and Classification using Support Vector Machine,” “Dapogan: An Online Database of Food Recipes with Indigenous Ingredients,” and “Discovering Buying […]
