Education Major Plays in World Lacrosse Championship
Education junior Don Japheth Teves joined the Philippine Lacrosse Association (PLA) Team in the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship held July 10 to 19 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Don was among those who first experienced this new sport in the University during the lacrosse sports clinic sponsored by the PLA last year. Upon review of the […]
Literary Couple Opens Tiempo Center Program for SY 14-15
Poet Mr. Fidelito Cortes and wife, writer and scholar Dr. Nerissa Balce opened this school year's line-up of activities of the Edilberto K. and Edith L. Tiempo Creative Writing Center with a lecture and a workshop on July 14. Dr. Balce presented her lecture on “The American Empire's Camera” in the morning at the Robert […]
University Issues New Acceptance Rites Guidelines for Frat/Sors
Student Organizations and Activities Division (SOAD) Officer-in-Charge Mr. Abe Cadeliña met July 8 with leaders of registered fraternities and sororities on campus to reinforce the University’s policy against hazing and discuss new measures in performing acceptance rites. Under the new guidelines, fraternities and sororities are required to secure a permit whenever they conduct acceptance rites. […]
‘Our Business is to Nurture,’ President Tells New Faculty, Staff
Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III welcomed over fifty newly hired faculty and staff members during the onboard orientation held at the College of Business Administration MBA Presentation Room on July 14. Dr. Malayang said that Silliman is not just a workplace or an academic institution. “Our business is to nurture the human consciousness […]
Law Students Connected to Experts via Videoconference
The College of Law initiated last July 1 the use of videoconferencing in broadening the discussion on legal issues by connecting students to more experts from around the Philippines and the United States. A videoconferencing equipment was installed for this purpose at the Justice Venancio Aldecoa Moot Court located on the ground floor of the […]
Faith in Governance
“Faith in Governance”By Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Delivered during the SU-PERL [Participatory Evidence-Based Research and Learning] Engagement with representatives from local government units on July 9, 2014 in Masbate.) In the English language, the term ‘Common Sense’ is a brain-teaser that is a human mystery . . . for surrounded as we are with […]
Mrs. Maria Rosario Dicen-Villanueva
She is an unfamiliar face to most customers at the Cafeteria, but her charm can easily win people over. She exudes an aura that can quickly brighten up what can be a quiet corner on the second floor of the Cafeteria. She is a beauty pageant winner who, while can be the muse of the […]
Ang Pagmugna sa Simbahan
ANG PAGMUGNA UG PAGPALAHUTAY SA SIMBAHANBy Ben S. Malayang III, President (Sermon delivered on the occasion of the 108th Founding Anniversary of the Dumguete United Church of Christ in the Philippines, July 6, 2014. [Sermon delivered in Bisaya, the local dialect.]) TEXTS Isaias 11: 1. Ang harianong kaliwatan ni David nahisama sa usa ka kahoy […]
MoU Inked with New Jersey’s Largest Catholic University
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Silliman University and Seton Hall University, the largest Catholic university in New Jersey in the United States on July 4. Seton Hall president Dr. Amado Gabriel Esteban was on campus to ink the formal partnership that covers academic and educational exchange, research collaboration, and conduct of lectures and […]
July Celebrated as University Christian Life Emphasis Month
The Silliman community celebrates July as University Christian Life Emphasis Month (UCLEM), with this semester's theme reinforcing the foundation of Silliman education: “In Christ Alone”. UCLEM is conducted every semester. The celebration this month draws wisdom from Acts 4:11-12: “Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation is found in […]
