Applications Open for 54th Silliman Nat’l Writers Workshop
The Silliman University National Writers Workshop is now accepting applications for the 54th National Writers Workshop to be held May 11 to 29, 2015 at the Silliman University Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village. This Writers Workshop is offering 12 fellowships to promising writers in the Philippines who want to have a chance to hone their […]
Ms. Glynnis Jean C. Casino
She was dearly loved as she was growing up, and so it comes as no surprise that loving others comes so naturally to her. Ms. Glynnis Jean C. Casino, the secretary at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium, is fondly called Ate Gang or Gang by colleagues and friends. A nickname likely coined as an […]
New York Prof Tackles Promises, Pitfalls of Moral Formation
A professor of religious studies from the Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) in Geneva, New York launched the General Education Integrative Learning Lectures this semester with his talk on “The Promises and Pitfalls of Moral Formation in American Civil Religion” held January 12 at the Cyber Lecture Hall. Dr. Richard Salter drew insights from […]
US-Trained Chef Caps Albert Faurot Lecture Series
A talk on “The Art of Cooking” by acclaimed local Chef, Ritchie Armogenia of Kri Restaurant held January 12 concluded this season’s Albert Faurot Lecture Series. Chef Ritchie shared in his lecture the importance of passion, patience, humility and determination in working up to the top. He talked about his experience in the United States […]
Alumni Updates (January 12-18)
The Silliman University General Alumni Register, Inc. (SUGAR), a Houston, Texas-based alumni chapter, is spearheading a Medical-Surgical Mission at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) on February 22-27, 2015. Melanae M. Gimang is 2015 Surgical Mission Coordinator. She will be with a group of 4 surgeons, 1 anesthesiologist, 3 nurse practitioners, 3 physical therapists, 10 […]
Economics Majors Advance to National Debate Championship
Two Economics majors won the championship of the Junior Philippine Economics Society’s Inter-University Debate held in Cebu on January 10. Sophomore Genin Raya Amiscaray and freshman Dale Casocot went up against two teams from the University of San Carlos and a team from the University of St. La Salle in the debate patterned after the […]
Country’s First ROTC Museum Inaugurated
Silliman University formally opened the country’s first Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Museum on December 5, 2014. The museum, located at the Col. Roman T. Yap Hall, is dedicated to University’s rich history in military service. It currently features full uniforms of Sillimanian high-ranking officials in the Armed Forces of the Philippines and government service, […]
SBE Declared Overall Champion in Provincial Athletic Meet
The School of Basic Education was declared the overall champions for both the Elementary and High School Divisions during the 2014 Department of Education Dumaguete Palarong Panlungsod held last month. Athletes from the High School Department clinched a total of 50 gold, 32 silver and 23 bronze medals. Meanwhile, the Elementary Department bagged 32 gold, […]
God’s Truth
MESSING AND MISSING GOD’S TRUTHBy Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, President (Sermon delivered during the Faculty-Staff Convocation, University Christian Life Emphasis Month, on January 12, 2015 at the Silliman University Church.) TEXTS: Psalms 86:11 Teach me Your Way, O Lord; I will walk in Your Truth; Unite my heart to fear Your Name. Romans […]
UCLEM Centers on ‘A Life Transformed in God’s Truth’
Silliman University launches on January 10 the celebration of University Christian Life Emphasis Month (UCLEM), guided by the theme “A Life Transformed in God's Truth”. Celebrated every semester, UCLEM offers different activities that pull together students, faculty, staff and alumni as one community of faith in reflecting on their personal relationship with God and the […]
