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.
Alumni Letter June 2013
Dear Fellow Sillimanian: June is the month of beginnings, and Dumaguete is abuzz once again with 9,349 students enrolled at Silliman University. The University activities for the students have ranged from convocations to weekend live bands and from Sunday afternoon praise and worship services to Meet You At The Pole prayer sessions. GOVERNANCE It is […]
192 Pass Nurse Licensure Exam
Silliman University garnered a 95.54 passing percentage in the Nurse Licensure Exam against a national passing rate of 42 per cent, based on results released July 7. There are 192 passers from Silliman: Abella, Jamson Jaeger D. Abil, Paula Ann A. Abrasado, Arly Rochelle Q. Absin, Nikkita Paula P. Academia, Le Ann B. Alaban, Aileen […]
Nominations Opened for Outstanding Law Alumni
The Silliman University Law Alumni Association (SULAW) announces that it is now accepting nominations for the Outstanding SULAW Awards in the fields of Public Service, Legal Education, and Environmental Advocacy. Nomination forms are available at the College of Law, Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Hall of Justice), Office of the Clerk of Court of […]
Scientists Warn: Climate Change Will Devastate Country’s Seas
Climate change will severely devastate the Philippines’ rich marine ecosystems, a team composed of experts from Greenpeace, Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation (CCEF) and the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) of Silliman University said on July 12, as they raised the alarm on the need to save the country’s seas. The warning came […]
Play by Award-Winning Alumni in Lit, Theater Set July 19
Award-winning playwright Ms Elsa Martinez-Coscolluela and celebrated play director Mr. Amiel Leonardia are now on campus for the play, In My Father’s House, opening July 19 at Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Ms Coscolluela’s In My Father’s House was set in the wartime and occupation years of Dumaguete. It will be staged for the first […]
