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 […]
53rd Silliman National Writers Workshop Opens May 5
The 53rd edition of the Silliman University National Writers Workshop is slated to start on 5 May 2014 at the Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village in Camp Look-out, Valencia, Negros Oriental. Fifteen writers from all over the Philippines have been accepted as workshop fellows. They are Jose Jason Chancoco (Ateneo de Naga), Daniel Hao Chua […]
Magna Cum Laude Grad Asked: ‘What Awaits You?’
One of the 17 magna cum laude graduates last March was asked by The Manila Bulletin, one of the country's national newspapers: “What awaits you in the real world?” And the answer of Gem Nicole P. Abrasaldo, who graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy, was among only ten featured in […]
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Message Delivered During the National Workshop on “Planning and Managing, Reflection Sessions in Service-Learning” By Prof. Cleonico Y. Fontelo, Vice President for Finance and Administration You have probably noticed how the academic world is positioning service-learning as a critical element in assessing the extent to which universities continue to be relevant to both the immediate […]
Security Personnel Undergo English Skills Development
Twenty security personnel will comprise the first batch of participants in the training that seeks to develop their basic English conversational and writing skills, on April 28 to May 2. The English and Literature Department has created modules tailored-fit to the needs of the security guards on campus and other front-liners in the University. These […]
Top 10 Student Organizations Named
The Committee on Student Organizations of the Silliman University Student Government has released its list of Top 10 organizations for School Year 2013-2014. Selection is based on the number, quality and coverage of the projects and involvements of the student organizations. Organizations are entitled to points for every activity undertaken. At the end of the […]
Article by MassCom Major Lands Front Page in Nat’l Daily
A special feature on folk healers in Siquijor Island written by a senior student at the College of Mass Communication landed on the front page of the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI), one of the country’s major national papers. The article of Maya Angelique Jajalla, titled ‘Siquijor: Brewing cures, curses,’ saw print in PDI’s April 16 […]
Ms. Malonie S. Gutierrez
If Silliman University were a galaxy, the School of Public Affairs and Governance (SPAG) secretary would be a super-massive black hole that lurks in its periphery. In mundane pseudo-scientific terms, she is a cosmic vacuum cleaner extraordinaire. She draws those she comes in contact with – things and people alike – with her irresistible gravity, […]
