Texas Tech Profs Teach Course on Use of Simulation in Nursing
Two professors from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) in Lubbock, Texas handled a course on the use of simulation as a teaching pedagogy in nursing on May 19 to 23 at the William Barry Thompson Hall. Dr. Sharon I. Decker, System Coordinator for Simulation, and Dr. Maria Christina R. Esperat, Associate Dean for […]
Librarians Attend American Spaces Regional Conference
University Librarian Mrs. Lorna T. Yso and American Studies Resource Center (ASRC) Reference Librarian Mrs. Nenith P. Calibo attended the first Combined American Spaces (AS) Regional Conference sponsored by the United States Embassy on May 20 to 23 in Manila. Themed “21st Century American Spaces – Innovation, Learning and Entrepreneurship,” the conference gathered over […]
25 Vis-Min IT Faculty Train on Outcome-Based Ed at CCS
Twenty-five faculty of information technology from universities in Visayas and Mindanao were hosted at the College of Computer Studies for a two-day Outcome-Based Education (OBE) Seminar-Workshop for Information and Communications Technology. The seminar-workshop on May 22 to 23 was facilitated by Mr. Oliver Malabanan, consultant to the Technical Panel for Information Technology Education of the […]
Letting Go
Hanging on While Letting GoBy Rev. Jonathan R. Pia, Senior Minister and Administrative Pastor, Silliman University Church (Sermon delivered on May 25, 2014.) Text: John 14: 15-27 Our lectionary lesson for today tells us of the time when Jesus with his disciples were in an Upper Room. Jesus most likely planned it as a farewell […]
Asst. Prof. Rebecca B. Capulong
When someone says, “Better to light a candle than curse the darkness,” what usually comes to most people’s mind is John F. Kennedy in fine fighting form, advocating affirmative action while thundering against injustice and oppression. Little do they know it’s a Chinese proverb first quoted in public in the West on Human Rights Day […]
Silliman Lands List of World’s 50 Most Beautiful Campuses
Silliman University is the only university in the Philippines, and one of only two in Asia, that landed a spot on the list of “50 Most Beautiful Christian College and University Campuses in the World“. The Christian Universities Online (http://www.christianuniversitiesonline.org/) released the list last month containing a description of each university. This year's listing is […]
Best Practices on Local Knowledge Shared in Indonesia
A faculty of the College of Computer Studies was among 16 school representatives invited to Indonesia to share best practices on integration of local knowledge in classroom instruction, service-learning and research. Dr. Dave E. Marcial represented Silliman in the Philippine-Indonesian Local Knowledge Exchange program spearheaded by the Asian University Digital Resource Network (AUDRN) from April […]
Chemistry Prof Cited for Research in CHED Republic Award
Chemistry professor Dr. Paulina Aspilla was recognized for her research during the 2014 Commission on Higher Education (CHED) REPUBLICA Awards held May 20 in Quezon City. Professor Aspilla was presented with a Qualifier Award for her research, “A Partial Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) Library of the Economically Important Red Alga Eucheuma Denticulatum (N.L. Burman) F.C. […]
High School Grad Joins Steinway Piano Competition
A graduate of the High School Department represented Silliman University in the 2nd Steinway Youth Piano Competition held late last month in Manila. Alexis Faye B. Pal is the first from Silliman to have qualified for the competition open to ages 11 to 17 years old. Her repertoire was composed of three pieces: Sonata […]
Phil. Embassy in Berlin Commends Scholar from Divinity School
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released on its website an article on the Philippine Embassy in Berlin extending its congratulations to a professor from the Divinity School who has recently completed his doctorate in theology, magna cum laude, at the prestigious University of Heidelberg in Germany. Dr. Dennis T. Solon, who is on official […]
