Words of Remembrance: Ruth Imperial Pfeiffer — “Woman of Music”
Words of Rememberance: “Time Was When” Silliman Church, July 17, 2013 Time was when one could count on the fingers of one’s two hands, the number of concrete buildings on Silliman Campus, lovely looking cottages dotted the campus area with beautiful lawns cared for by those who lived in them, when families sat at […]
Free Introductory Course on ‘Competitive Intelligence’ Offered
A free introductory course on competitive intelligence is offered on July 27 at the Uytengsu Computer Studies Hall. Handling the course is Mr. Romeo C. Mascardo, CEO and managing director for Competitive Intelligence of the Asian Center for Competitive Intelligence. He is one of the country’s lead trainers in business and competitive intelligence in the […]
High School Team Makes It to Vis-Min Debate Finals
Two fourth year students from the High School Department made it the championship round of the Visayas-Mindanao Debate Championships (VMDC) held July 11 to 14 at the University of the Philippines Visayas – Tacloban. It was the first time for the High School team to participate in the VMDC. Patrich L. Lozano and Cheska D. […]
Silliman Mourns Passing of a Sillimanian National Scientist
PRESS STATEMENT Silliman University expresses its deepest sympathies to the family of the late National Scientist Dr. Clara Y. Lim-Sylianco who passed away yesterday morning. She was 88. Dr. Sylianco obtained three degrees from Silliman University: Associate in Arts major in Chemistry in 1947, with highest honors; Bachelor of Science in 1948, magna cum laude; […]
Nursing Professor Speaks at Global Conference in California
A professor at the College of Nursing presented a paper at the Human Patients Simulation Network World Conference held June 29 to July 2 in San Francisco, California. Asst. Prof. Theresa A. Guino-o discussed “Evaluation of Simulation Design Learning Among Filipino Nursing Students”, focusing on the experience of students in Silliman. She was the only […]
Dr. Evalyn Elardo-Abalos
In this generation, when you ask kids what they would like to become, “a teacher” rarely figures on their list. But unlike those kids today, Dr. Evalyn E. Abalos grew so much admiration for her third grade teacher in her hometown of Guihulngan that she sealed her fate in a profession in the academe. (Her […]
Silliman Truth
The American Occupation of Oriental Negros as Revealed in the Pages of the Silliman Truth (1903-1920) By Dr. Earl Jude Paul L. CleopeDean, College of Education & Supervising Dean, School of Basic Education INTRODUCTION Why was Silliman Institute placed in a small backwater town in a beautiful but blighted rural province? Needless to say there had been […]
Marine Bio Major Lone Filipino in Costa Rica Confab
A student in the Master of Science in Marine Biology program was the only researcher from the Philippines at a joint conference on tropical biology on June 22 to 27 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Angelico Jose Tiongson was one of close to a thousand participants from 50 countries at the 50th joint anniversary meeting […]
Mural Calls for Social Inclusion of Children with Special Needs
The Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment (CELTA) launched the “Season of Learning” (SOL) by unveiling a mural located at its partner orphanage. Installed by students in SPED 23 (Art, Music, Movement and Sports in Special Education) in the compound of the Little Children of the Philippines, the mural creatively conveys a strong […]
Country’s New Social Workers Include 5 from Silliman
Five fresh graduates are among those comprising this year's new batch of registered social workers. Congratulations to the following: Bajamunde, Andlyin B. Bulisig, Agnes A. Dela Peña, Fritsie M. Catacutan, Christine Angelie T. Ventolero, Hya Josefa Jiliane A. Silliman's passing rate of 75 per cent is higher than the national passing percentage of 55.
