American Corner Celebrates 10 Years
The American Studies Resource Center (ASRC) in Silliman University, or American Corner as its counterparts in the Asian region are known, kicked off its month-long tenth year anniversary celebration with a thanksgiving service on July 2. EducationUSA Adviser at Silliman and College of Education Dean Dr. Earl Jude Paul Cleope delivered a brief message during […]
SY 2014-2015
School Year 2014-2015 Welcome Message By Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Delivered during the All-University Academic Convocation on June 30, 2014 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium.) When you raise your hand and hold it close to your face, what do you see? You see your fingers. You see […]
Mr. Rey Dennis B. Caballero
It was high noon, and the Silliman University Information Technology Society was to have their first meeting to elect their pioneering officers. The first batch of Information Technology students gathered in front of the Uytengsu Foundation Computer Center. It was a warm day. Many were running late. And, then “apathetic” eighteen year-old Rey Dennis Caballero […]
Silliman Hits 100% in Nurse Board Exam; Ranked Top 1 School
The Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) ranked Silliman Top 1 school in the 2014 Nurse Licensure Examination, after garnering a passing rate of 100 per cent. Two other schools, with at least 50 passers, were also classified Top 1. All 53 takers from Silliman passed this year's exam. Of the University's new licensed nurses, 50 were […]
2 Researchers Present Studies on Corals in Taiwan
Two researchers from Silliman University presented their respective papers during the Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium 2014 held June 23 to 27 in Pingtung, Taiwan. Biology faculty Asst. Prof. Kathryn Rosell Jadloc and Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) museum curator Clarissa Reboton discussed findings of their respective studies on corals in two separate symposia. […]
IEMS Plants 60 Endangered, Endemic Trees at Palinpinon Site
A group from the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) planted 60 endangered and endemic tree species on June 27 at the expansion site of Silliman University’s captive-breeding facility in Palinpinon, Valencia. The tree planting activity was spearheaded by IEMS academic organization STEWARDS (Students Toward Environmental Welfare and Research for Development and Sustainability). It […]
6 Japanese Students Hosted for Month-long Service-Learning
Silliman University hosts six students from the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo, Japan for a service-learning exposure program from June 30 to July 28. The six Japanese students are Kei Kaneto, Sachie Agatsuma, Kasumi Dinsey, Yui Noda, Yutaro Oda and Taiga Yano. They are assigned to host families in different partner communities of the […]
Prof. Roy Olsen D. de Leon
His occasionally long hair may sometimes remind you of Samson, the champion of Israel who fell into the hands of the Philistines when his strength left him upon the cutting of his hair by his lover Delilah. But the opposite is true for Biology Department Chairperson Professor Roy Olsen de Leon whose short hair is […]
English & Prosperity
If We Are So Good in English, Why Aren't We Rich? By Prof. Leonor M. Briones, Chairperson, Board of Trustees For decades, we have billed ourselves as an English-speaking country. We proudly claim that one advantage we have over other countries is our ability to speak English. We even laugh at nationals of other countries […]
Violin Prodigy Opens 52nd Cultural Season
Thirteen-year-old violin prodigy Kristine Clair Uchi Galano opens the 52nd Cultural Season with the University’s Orkestra Sin Arco in a concert dubbed “Amazing Strings” on June 27 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Galano, who was was born in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, first showed interest in playing the violin at the age of four. […]
