Reducing Social Bias
“Reducing Social Bias in Knowledge Work”By Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Welcome remarks delivered during the graduation of the first batch of students of the School of Agro-Industrial and Technical Education on September 1, 2014.) The Philippine Star headline in the education news last Thursday reads, “Techvoc Graduates Hit 6M”! […]
Mrs. Cyrene Flores-Aseñas
This gentle soul brings color to the Nutrition and Dietetics Department with her infectious smile and resilient spirit amidst pressure. For 13 years now, Mrs. Cyrene Flores-Aseñas, the Department secretary, has remained a loyal and trusted character in this small yet thriving “community within a community”. Born and raised in Dumaguete, Cyrene relishes in a […]
Another 100% for Medical School
The Medical School adds another year to its consistent record of hitting the 100 per cent mark in the Physician Licensure Examination. Results released on September 4 by the Professional Regulation Commission showed 21 new medical doctors from Silliman. This is the fifth consecutive year for the Medical School to garner a perfect passing percentage […]
Law Dean Awarded Chief Justice Panganiban Professorial Chair
College of Law Dean Atty. Mikhail Lee L. Maxino is this year’s recipient of the Chief Justice Panganiban Professorial Chair on Liberty and Prosperity from the Foundation for Liberty and Prosperity. As a Professorial Chair holder, he receives a grant of P200,000 to support his research and scholarly outputs, including lectures “advocating the promotion, appreciation, […]
SAITE Produces First Graduates
Twenty-one are this year’s new Sillimanians. The School of Agro-Industrial and Technical Education (SAITE) graduated its first batch of students on September 1 at the Cyber Lecture Hall of the Instructional Media and Technology Center. They are: Klint Bacud, Rey Cadalin, Regie Cafino, JemarDela Torre, Ken Virson de la Salde, Warren Deles, Carl John Gonzales, […]
MassCom Senior in Minnesota for US Exchange Program
Mass Communication senior Michiko Bito-on is among four Filipino college students who were accepted into the Global Undergraduate Exchange (UGrad) Program of the United States Department of State. Bito-on, who was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, the Weekly Sillimanian, is now pursuing a year of studies at St. Catherine University (SCU) in St. Paul, […]
Silliman Leads Asian Christian Faculty Fellowship Forum
Members of the academe from various Christian schools and universities in the Philippines and other Asian countries gathered for a two-day multi-institutional service-learning forum on “Ethical Concerns and Human Protection Issues in Service-Learning” held September 1 to 2 in Dumaguete City. Silliman University was the lead school in the forum that was organized by the […]
Students Give Free ICT Training to Public School Teachers
For three consecutive Saturdays starting September 6, the College of Computer Studies (CCS), through one of its Computer Fundamentals 1 classes, is giving a series of free Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Skills Enhancement Training for public elementary and high school teachers in Dumaguete City. Sessions are hosted at the Uytensu Computer Center. The training […]
A Response: Heritage Builders 2014
A Response: Heritage Builders 2014 In the literature room of Silliman High School in the late 60’s was posted these lines from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s, “A Psalm of Life”: Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time. This deeply […]
Satya Wacana Christian University Officials Visit Silliman
Four officials of Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU) in Indonesia visited Silliman University on August 29. Heading the delegation was SWCU Board of Trustees Chairperson Rev. Samuel Budy Prasetya. He was with Rev. Dominic Petrus Jarob, Advisory Board Member; Ms Martha Nandiri, Deputy Rector for Institutional Relations; and Rev. Norlina Rambu Jola Kalunga, Head of […]
