80 ‘Solar Power’ Officers Undergo Capacity-Building in Silliman
Over 80 “solar power” officers from eight barangays in the municipalities of Siaton and Sta. Catalina in Negros Oriental were hosted in Silliman University on October 21 to 23 for a capacity-building activity under the Household Electrification Program (HEP) of the Silliman University-Affiliated Renewable Energy Center (SU-AREC). The participants were all officers of the HEP-Solar […]
Economics Prof Elected Director of Org of Asian Credit Unions
Economics teacher Mr. Roberto Estoconing was elected Director and Secretary of the Asian Confederation of Credit Unions (ACCU) during the Asian Credit Union Forum held in Bali, Indonesia on September 18 to 20. Mr. Estoconing also serves as the chairperson of the Silliman University Community Cooperative Board. This year’s forum, hosted by the Credit Union […]
University Library Installs DOST’s Info Kiosk
Beginning second semester of school year 2014-2015, the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Main Library will introduce a standalone information kiosk developed by the Department of Science and Technology's Science and Technology Information Institute (DOST-STII). The digital library, known as the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Stations (STARBOOKS), contains thousands […]
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 […]
