Mr. Bernie Z. Aranas
His name is Bernie, but it might as well be Mercury, the Roman deity of speedy delivery. For all we care, he might be the reincarnation of the one whose winged sandals let him run errands for the gods at the speed of whim. He may not be a glorified page of the heavens on […]
CRM Consortium, UBCHEA Explore Expansion to Myanmar
The members of the Regional Consortium in Coastal Resource Management (CRM) met with the Vice President for Programs of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) in Manila last week to discuss, among others, its possible expansion to Myanmar. Silliman is one of four members of the Consortium. The others are Artha […]
Adult Leukemia Awareness Campaign Slated May 9-11
Silliman University supports the Erwin Piedad Cabanag Adult Leukemia Memorial (EPCALM) Adult Leukemia Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. as it launches May 9 to 11 in Dumaguete its public awareness campaign about leukemia and raise funds to eventually build a hospice for patients suffering from the disease. EPCALM is a non-stock, non-profit organization which aims […]
SU Registers 100% in Mechanical Eng’g Licensure Exam
All six takers from Silliman University passed the Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination administered March 22 to 23. This registered a perfect passing rate of 100 per cent for Silliman against a national passing percentage of 60.53. Congratulations to our new licensed mechanical engineers! Amparado, Raul Antonio Datoc Arbas, AiviSabanal Catipay, Josephine Eve Bandanillo Dandoy, Mark […]
CBA Hosts National Finance Educators Training
Over 70 finance educators from all over the country gathered on campus for the 2014 National Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX)-CIBI Foundation Finance Educator's Training hosted by the College of Business Administration last April 25 to 26. Ten schools were represented: Colegio de Santa Catalina de Alejandria, Foundation University, Negros Oriental State University, […]
100% in Licensure Exam for Librarians
Silliman University produces three new licensed librarians, based on results of the 2014 Licensure Examination for Librarians released by Professional Regulations Commission (PRC). They are: Chua, Soleil Ann Parco Elum, Elsie Ansalan Luba, Sharmaine Jamaro The national passing rate of the licensure exam, which was administered April 23 to 24, was only 27.95 per cent. […]
2 First Year Students Join 10th Parliament of Youth Leaders
Two students from the College of Arts and Sciences have been selected by the National Youth Commission to join the 10th Parliament of Youth Leaders on May 15 to 18 in Manila. Shamah Bulangis (BS Political Science I) and Allison Cruyff V Ladero (BS Philosophy I) are among 218 youth leaders from around the country shortlisted […]
What Awaits Graduates?
Whither the 2014 graduate?By Prof. Leonor M. Briones, Chairperson, Board of Trustees (The same article appeared recently in the column of Professor Briones in The Manila Times.) The months of March, April and May are happy months for many Filipino families. It is not only because these are holiday months. These are also graduation months […]
Mr. Moses Joshua B. Atega
No one knows Sillimanians like this Sillimanian. To a lot of people, he is the man in Silliman, the air in alumni affairs, the “ion” in Silliman connection. And even though he is too modest to admit it, he’s probably the only one in Silliman who can rattle off from the top of his head […]
‘Human Failures Make Calamities Deadlier’ – Dr. Malayang
Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III gave a lecture-discussion on Calamities in Southeast Asia, with particular focus on the Philippines, last Tuesday, April 22 at the Showcase Room, Research Hall, Fairfax campus of George Mason University (GMU) in Virginia, USA. This lecture-discussion was sponsored by the New Century College (NCC), the College of […]
