Alumni Updates (November 17-23)
Mass Communication alumnus Andy Bais won Best Supporting Actor for his part in the film Violator in the recent One Originals Film Festival Awards 2014. His performance was described by Entertainment Critic Rita Asilo as “career reinventing”. The Cinema One Originals Film Festival aims to showcase the talents and diverse voices of Filipino independent films. […]
Freshman’s Position Paper for Brunei Clinches Top Spot
A position paper for the country Brunei Darussalam that was developed by a first year Psychology student was adjudged one of the five most outstanding submissions to the General Assembly during the 17thBenilde Model United Nations (MUN) held November 12 to 15 at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in Manila. The paper by […]
Students Fired Up with FIRE in SUnite
The Silliman University Student Government (SUSG) had students fired up with “FIRE” in the evening of November 21 at the Filomeno Cimafranca Ballfield. It was an evening of Christian praise and worship dubbed SUnite, as the Religious Life Committee (RLC) of the SUSG brought in student bands and singers to keep the FIRE burning at […]
Wife Entrusts Late Husband’s Book Collection to Silliman
Silliman University received a donation of 404 books and journals from the Villanueva family, in honor of a member of a family whom they lost to aneurysm in November 2010 while he was still in his 40s. The family, through the wife, Mrs. Maria Victoria D. Villanueva, decided to entrust the collection to Silliman, recognizing […]
ASEAN Integration
SU Education: A Prelude to ASEAN IntegrationBy Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Opening remarks delivered during the Silliman Administrators meeting on Silliman graduate outcomes on November 10, 2014.) From the Delors Report, we learn that Learning is not only our Treasure Within, but is also a proposal that gives us a holistic and integrated vision of education based on […]
Dr. Enrique G. Oracion
He grew up in the rural landscapes of Bayawan, exposed at a young age to the reality of hard labor in the farming community. But while it was an experience that some would rather not look back to, he draws great motivation from to pursue his dreams and dream bigger. Director for Research Dr. Enrique […]
5 Sillimanians in for World Championships Qualification
A member of the archery varsity team and four Silliman alumni made it to the World Championships final qualifications in archery following their respective wins in the 2014 Philippine National Outdoor Archery Championships held late last month on the Silliman campus. Engineering major Crizabelle Merto ranked fourth in the Recurve Women Category. In the Recurve […]
Nat’l TESOL Convention in SU Tackles Educational Reforms
The 3rd National Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Convention will be held November 19 to 21 in Silliman University. Taking on the theme “TESOL: Nexus of K+12, ASEAN 2015, and International Opportunities,” this event features a series of activities designed to highlight TESOL as a specialized program with an indispensable role in […]
Alumni Updates (November 10-16)
The construction of the Portal East Building, the second component of the Twin Portals Project, will soon be realized as the bidding process for a building contractor is in progress. The Cooperative Store building, which location is the site of Portal East Building, will be relocated to an area within the campus. It will be […]
Silliman Produces 3 New Psychometricians
Three Silliman graduates join the list of successful examinees in the first Psychometrician Licensure Examination administered October 28 to 29. They are: Mary Care R. Catubay, Nicah Maan M. Cuevas and Valora Mae I. Mariño.
