Blessed
Blessed… And So Become a Blessing By Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, President (Sermon delivered at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Davao City on October 26, 2014.) May I invite you to prayer: Lord, we thank you because you are only a prayer away. We come to listen so that we’ll know […]
Research Director Presents Paper on Pagatban River
Director for Research Dr. Enrique G. Oracion presented a paper containing findings of his study on the Pagatban River located in Bayawan City, during the 2014 National Conference on the Philippine Sociological Society (PSS) held October 17 to 18 at the Mindanao State University in General Santos City. His paper, “Fish, Flood and Kin: Ecosystem […]
MassCom Juniors Join Media Program in Japan
Three Mass Communication juniors represented the country as goodwill ambassadors to Japan under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Mass Media Program held September 29 to October 7. Students Queenie Maria Guibao, Andrea Lim and Alissa Lacson were among the 111 participants from the Philippines. They were divided into four […]
ND Dep’t Conducts Workshop on Nutrition During Calamities
A capacity-building activity for members of a local community in the municipality of Dauin in Negros Oriental was spearheaded by the Nutrition and Dietetics Department of the College of Education at the Silliman University Marina Mission Clinic late last month. The activity trained mostly mothers on achieving high nutrition for their children and families before, […]
Alumni Updates (October 20-25)
The Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. – Dumaguete Chapter is inviting fellow alumni and the Dumaguete community to a Flea Market for a Cause this Saturday and Sunday, October 25 – 26, 2014 at the Dumaguete Business Park, Dumaguete South Road (next to Robinson’s Mall). Alumni Chapter President, Roberto D. Montebon said this 2-day event hopes […]
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 […]
