SU & US
SU and Us: A Long Standing Love AffairBy Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Delivered during the welcome dinner for the Silliman University General Alumni Register, Inc. – Houston, Texas, held August 9, 2013 at the Silliman Hall.) Being home tonight reminds me of that line in the classic movie, […]
VP for Development Meets with Laos Embassy Official
Vice President for Development Prof. Jane Annette L. Belarmino met with the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Laos PDR in the Philippines to explore opportunities of student recruitment in Laos. Deputy Chief of Mission Khamfeung Phanthaxay welcomed Professor Belarmino in the receiving room of the Embassy in Magallanes Village in Makati, and […]
SU Produces 21 Licensed Agriculturists; Top 2 Nationwide
Twenty-one of this year's new licensed agriculturists in the country are from Silliman University, registering a passing percentage of 91.3 per cent higher than the national passing percentage of only 35.2. This performance in the 2013 Licensure Examination for Agriculturists ranked Silliman first in the Visayas and Mindanao among schools in the category of 20 […]
Former BSP Governor Speaks to Law, MBA Students
Former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Dr. Jaime Laya spoke in a forum on August 5 at the Justice Venancio Aldecoa Moot Court on the topic: ?The BSP and the State of the Country's Public Finances. Dr. Laya started his talk by discussing the country's economy vis-à-vis employment figures and the performance of the Philippine […]
Conflict Mgt Expert Administers Trauma Healing Course
A professor at the New Century College of George Mason University (GMU) in Virginia facilitated a course on trauma healing in Silliman University last August 5 to 10. Dr. Al B. Fuertes, an expert in conflict transformation management, handled the five-day course on “Trauma Healing and Resiliency: ‘Peace-ing’ the Self and Community Together After Conflict.” […]
Weekly Sillimanian, Portal Undergo Journalism Workshop
The members of the editorial boards and staff of the two official student publications of Silliman University participated in a journalism workshop whole day of August 10 at the Mary Marquis Smith Hall. Close to 60 staff members were present along with their respective advisers: Prof. Warlito Caturay, Jr. for the Weekly Sillimanian, the school […]
Definitions of Nursing
Knowing Nursing through its Evolutionary Descriptions: The Definitions of NursingBy Dr. Evalyn E. Abalos, Acting Dean, College of Nursing (The paper below was submitted for publication in the Silliman Journal.) “The glorious thing about nursing is that it cannot be defined. The irony is that we never give up trying.” (F. Storlie as cited in […]
Dr. Ma. Stella Flordeliz-Lezama
She grew up spending her elementary and high school years in a school in Cebu that was exclusively for girls. She developed a sense of obedience to her teachers who were nuns. But when it was time for her to leave home for college, she was headstrong in venturing into a non-sectorian setting that her […]
5-Year Level 2 Re-Accreditation Status for Agriculture, PT
The Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) granted five-year Level II Re-accreditation Status to the Agriculture and Physical Therapy programs of Silliman University. Silliman was notified of the FAAP’s decision late last month, confirming the results of the accreditation visit to the University of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities […]
UEM General Secretary is Divinity School Visiting Professor
The General Secretary of the United Evangelical Mission (UEM) is a visiting professor at the Divinity School for two weeks. Rev. Dr. Fidon R. Mwombeki spends most of his time on campus handling lectures to senior and graduate students majoring in Mission Studies, his area of specialization. His lectures revolve around the Biblical foundations of […]
