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 […]
Parada Sillimaniana, Sunrise Service Video Clips Up Online
Video recordings of the Parada Sillimaniana on August 27 and the Sunrise Service on August 28 can now be accessed online. Click: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/silliman113 Video clips are located on the right side of the page. Silliman streamed live the two major Founders Day events, via the same link, for alumni and friends across the globe who are unable […]
Memory Wall Launched to Honor Past, Sustain Christian Ministry
The Memory Wall project was launched on August 25 as a culmination of a memorial service dedicated for members of reunioning batches who have passed on. Located on the grounds behind the Silliman University Church, the Memory Wall will feature granite slabs on where names of Sillimanians and their loved ones will be etched. The […]
Management Sophomore Crowned Miss Silliman
College of Business Administration representative Sophia Cassandra C. Diago is this year's Miss Silliman. The 18-year-old Management sophomore, who is an honor student, bested nine other candidates during the pageant night held August 24. First runner-up was Queenie Maria Guibao from the College of Mass Communication, and second runner-up was Dorothy Jane Cedino from the […]
‘Is There Room in the Corporate Jungle?’ Trustee Asks
“Is there room for you in the corporate jungle?” This was the question raised by Atty. Fema Christina Piramide-Sayson to her audience during the Balik-Talent Lecture of the College of Business Administration (CBA) held August 26 at the Cyber Lecture Hall of the Instructional Media and Technology Center. A member of the Board of Trustees […]