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 […]
Dr. Malayang: ‘Pursue Peace, Seek Justice for 44 SAF Members’
Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III issued a statement on January 29 that calls for unity in pursuing peace in Mindanao and seeking justice for the 44 members of the Special Action Force who were killed in Maguindanao last Sunday. “Tomorrow, the entire Filipino nation is being called to mourn the loss of […]
Alumni Updates (January 26-February 1)
The Sillimanians In Metro Manila (SIMM) is gearing up for a cool way of celebrating Valentines.This will be a night of Music, Dancing and Fun as we celebrate love in all its forms – the Silliman way! Chalk up the date: February 13, 2015. More details available on SIMM’s Facebook page. […]
Asst. Prof. Kemmons S. Kilat
When asked why he chose to pursue a career in mathematics, this “handsome and thin” math teacher only has three words: “makalingaw nga makaguol” (fun yet disappointing). Asst. Prof. Kemmons S. Kilat hails from the mystical island of Siquijor. He is the fifth child in a brood of six. Both his parents were government employees. […]
Personal, Not Institutional
Personal is Not InstitutionalBy Dr. Enrique G. Oracion, Director of Research (This material was lifted from the column of Dr. Oracion in the community weekly Metropost.) For the past week, I wrote two letters to the editors of community newspapers in Dumaguete City and Bacolod City to clarify matters related to the stand of Silliman […]
Award-Winning Pianist to Perform at Luce
Acclaimed Filipino virtuoso pianist Rudolf P. Golez returns to Dumaguete City for another concert, titled 24 Etudes F. Chopin, slated January 31 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Mr. Golez started basic piano lessons at age four. He spent his high school years at the prestigious Juilliard School of Music Preparatory Division in New […]
