Mrs. Glady Girasol
As a preschool librarian, Mrs. Glady Girasol manages to put up a system of organizing the different collections at the Early Childhood library. Every day she makes sure these learning resources help both faculty and students in the department. A native of Sibulan, Glady was the youngest of three siblings. Her mother, who worked as […]
Reduce vs Eradicate
'Reduce, Not Eradicate' Poverty By Mark Raygan E. Garcia, Director, Office of Information and Publications (Note: Mark Garcia is one of 61 fellows to the 2014 World Bank-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings held October 4 to 11 in Washington, DC. He was one of only nine from the East Asia and the Pacific Region and […]
Asst. Prof. Sonia B. SyGaco
This strong-willed woman with an infectious passion for service is known for nurturing and molding learners to be leaders. Mrs. Sonia B. SyGaco of the Speech and Theater Arts Department is an educator with a vision and a humble interest to help. Born and raised in this beautiful bayside city, Sonia grew up as the […]
17 Pass CPA Board Exam
Seventeen graduates of the College of Business Administration are among the country's new certified public accountants (CPA), based on the licensure exam results released by the Professional Regulation Commission this month. Silliman registered a passing rate of 94.12 per cent for its first takers. Including repeaters, its passing percetange is 89.47. Both figures are higher […]
MoU with Bristol Zoological Society Inked
Silliman University entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society on October 15. The MoU, signed by Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III and Mr. Neil Maddison, Head of Conservation Programmes of Bristol Zoological Society, will facilitate dialogue and collaborative efforts to explore the potential of […]
Alumni Updates (October 13-18)
Alumna Atty. Myrish Cadapan-Antonio, currently an Edward S. Mason Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, has recently been accepted in the FROM HARVARD SQUARE TO THE OVAL OFFICE program for this year. This is a non-partisan initiative of the Women and Public Policy Program that provides a select group of Harvard graduate students with the training […]
‘Tikis vs Kitties’ by Sophomore Wins in Phil. Game Festival
Sophomore Student Khail Santia’s game design “Tikis vs Kitties” won the Best Music and Sound Design award during the Philippine Game Festival held October 3 to 4. Khail, who is currently pursuing two majors, Computer Science and Mathematics, submitted the said game design for the Game On! Challenge category. It is a maddening action-puzzle game […]
ComSci Graduates’ Work Adjudged Best Paper in Thailand
A research project authored by four fresh Computer Science graduates was adjudged Best Paper during the International Conference on Advances in Image Processing (ICAIP) held October 10 to 12 in Bangkok, Thailand. The winning paper titled “Age Estimation using Support Vector Machine-Sequential Minimal Optimization” was co-authored by Julianson Berueco, Kim Angelo Lopena, Arby Lon Moay […]
Silliman Professor Named Poet of the Year
(In photo from L to R: Philippines Graphic Editor-in-Chief Joel Pablo Salud, judge Krip Yuson, 2nd placer Jenny Ortuoste, 1st placer Michelle Cheidjew, Poet of the Year Cesar Aquino, Graphic Literary Editor Alma Anonas-Carpio, 3rd placer Maria Amparo Warren, and judge Susan S. Lara. Photo by: Timothy James Dimacali) Literature professor Dr. Cesar Ruiz Aquino […]
Dissertation Grant Established in Honor for Late Nursing Dean
A dissertation grant in the amount of P100,000 was established at the College of Nursing in honor of the late Dr. Maria Teresita Sy-Sinda. Dr. Sinda was Dean of the College for two periods: 1986 to 1994 and 2001 to 2009. The dissertation grant, which was established by Mr. Luis M. Sy, the brother of […]
