VPAA Attends Gathering of Academic Leaders from 7 Countries
Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan represented Silliman University in the Asian University Leaders Program (AULP) held June 16 to 20 at the Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Organized by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA), AULP provides a venue where presidents, vice presidents and senior […]
MassCom Alumnus is New Alumni Director
Silliman University has appointed an alumnus from the College of Mass Communication as the new Director of the Office of Alumni and External Affairs. Mr. Ruben “Bobot” N. Bokingo assumes office effective School Year 2013-2014. He replaces Prof. Jocelyn S. Dela Cruz who has retired last semester. An active alumnus who has taken on leadership […]
English Dep’t Offers Program for Foreign Graduate Students
Incoming graduate students from non-English speaking countries can now enroll in a program tailored-fit to their needs, in order to better prepare them for graduate work. The English and Literature Department developed the Academic for English for Graduate Studies Program (AEGS). It is aimed at sharpening the writing, speaking and reading comprehension skills of graduate […]
Silliman NetRadio Launched
Aimed at reaching out to alumni and friends around Dumaguete and abroad, the University launched June 24 its internet radio managed by the College of Mass Communication (CMC). Silliman NetRadio can now be accessed at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/silliman-netradio. It runs 24/7 at its base at the Henry Mack Studio, which will soon be transferred to the new […]
2 Public Elementary Schools Receive 871 Children’s Books
Two public elementary schools in Dumaguete City received a total of 871 volumes of children’s books through the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library last June 7. The books given out this year were donated by the Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor in Michigan and endorsed to the University under the extension program of […]
Alumni Letter May 2013
Dear Fellow Sillimanian: The Silliman University National Writers Workshop, the oldest creative writing workshop in Asia, turned 52 last month. The workshop is held for three weeks every May, with new set of guest panelists every week who instruct and interact with the writing Fellows. A loyal alumnus of the Workshop, Krip Yuson of The […]
Mrs. Jenny V. Jayme
Before every semester ends, she appears inside the classroom carrying sheets of paper. Some consider her a welcome sight as she could mean an early dismissal of class. But to many, her presence signals the University's continuing commitment to providing students with the best classroom instruction experience possible. Mrs. Jenny V. Jayme is a staff […]
Independence Day
115th Independence Day By Dr. Maria Cecilia M. Genove, Dean, College of Mass Communication (Keynote address delivered during the 115th Independence Day Celebration of Dumaguete City on June 12, 2013 at the Quezon Park.) I feel highly honored at having been counted to contribute my views to the thought-provoking theme of this 115th Independence Day […]
QS Ranks Silliman Top 6 in the Philippines
International independent research institution Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has ranked Silliman University as the Top 6 institution in the Philippines. The University's standing was contained in a fact file issued directly to Silliman a week before the public release of the QS Asian University Ranking by Subject 2013. QS also cited Silliman as the country's Top […]
Foreign Affairs Secretary Tackles Philippines’ ‘3 Priorities’
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Albert Del Rosario engaged an audience of around 800 students and teachers as he discussed the country’s foreign policy at a special convocation held June 18 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. The convocation, conducted under the General Education Integrative Lecture Series and televised live to some 20,000 […]
