Wisdom in S-L
Wisdom in SL: Knowledge with ResponsibilityBy: Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Opening remarks delivered during the culmination of the service-learning program of Ferris University in Silliman University on September 12, 2014.) One of the great thinkers of contemporary times, the late Dr. Stephen Covey, pointed out to us that responsibility […]
4 Topnotchers from Silliman in MedTech Board Exam
Four graduates from the Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ICLS) are among the topnotchers of this year's Medical Technology Licensure Examination administered September 13 to 14. Silliman is the university which has the most number of topnotchers this year. It is also ranked as the second top performing school, with 100 passers and a passing […]
Library Outreach Program Benefits 2 More Public Schools
The Outreach Program of the University Library adds two more recipients this year, bringing up the number of beneficiaries to ten public elementary schools. North City Elementary School and Calindagan Elementary School are the new additions this year. Each received a total of 662 volumes of story books which were donated by the First Presbyterian […]
Alumni Updates: September 15-21
The Silliman University New Zealand Alumni Chapter (SUNZA) is the newest alumni chapter recently given recognition by the Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. A simple gathering at the residence of the Hows is scheduled to remember the Francis F. How on his 9th death anniversary on September 25, 2014. The Silliman University Alumni Council of North […]
Basic Education Reaps Awards in Science Fair, Visayas Debate
Students from the Elementary and High School Departments won in their respective competitions held in Dumaguete and Cebu last week. During the Division Science Fair held September 11 to 12 in Dumaguete, two science investigatory projects by students from the School of Basic Education won first place. “An Investigative Comparison on Heating Value and Combustion […]
2 Projects by ComSci Majors Selected for National Publication
Two project pitches written and conceptualized by six Computer Science seniors were selected for publication during the 12th Youth Congress on Information Technology (Y4iT) held at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on September 10-12. Both papers highlight the use of technology in environment-related issues: flood control and response management and endangered bird species […]
MassCom Faculty Joins Reg’l Media Seminar at US Embassy
A faculty of the College of Mass Communication was among 20 media practitioners from different parts of the country invited to the two-day Regional Media Seminar organized by the Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy in Manila on September 15 to 16. Ms. Celia E. Acedo, who is also a freelance writer, is […]
Full Accounting of Economic Value of Disaster Impact Urged
Researchers from Silliman University reported that the total impact of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit six towns in Negros Oriental in February 2012 cost P2.3 billion. The figure is more than six times the early estimates made by the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) and double the figures quoted in a subsequent […]
Alumni Update Letter August 2014
Dear Fellow Sillimanians and Friends: This year’s Founders Day theme, Submitting to the Refiner’s Fire, reminds us all that one must go through the process of submitting oneself to be cleansed and purified. John Piper wrote, “… God will have no alloys in heaven”, and in general, alloy refers to a mixture of metals that […]
Asst. Prof. Sonia Antonia Panaguiton-Lumayag
This Waray from Borongan, Samar is now on her 30th year in Silliman University. For that long, she has mentored many generations of students who are now doctors, professors and scientists. Asst. Prof. Sonia Antonia Panaguiton-Lumayag is a gentle spirit who doesn’t limit her classroom lectures to biological concepts. She reaches out to her students […]
