US Embassy Sponsors ‘Writing from the Heart’ Workshop
The Embassy of the United States of America in Manila is sponsoring a creative writing workshop for selected students from around Dumaguete City on November 27 to 29 at the Sidlakang Negros Conference Hall. Dubbed “Writing from the Heart”, the three-day workshop forms part of the ongoing workshop series of the Edilberto and Edith Tiempo […]
Sudoku Challenge Up at Elementary Department
A Sudoku competition will be conducted at the Elementary Department of the School of Basic Education (SBE) to look for the best participant that will represent Dumaguete City at the 7th Philippine Sudoku Super Challenge. Sudoku is a Japanese number puzzle played on a 9×9 playing board where the same numbers should not appear twice […]
Silliman Education
NOTE: “Leadership Reflections” shares views of the different members of the University Leadership Council on matters related to campus life and the operations of the University. As well, it features opinions on issues of national and/or international relevance. What SU Education IsBy Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Silliman Administration messaged […]
Prof. Alice A. Mamhot
Teaching how to solve complicated number problems in the easiest and most enjoyable way possible is the specialty of Prof. Alice A. Mamhot of the Mathematics Department. “I see to it that my students can learn and enjoy every time we meet in class,” she says. And this she does without being consumed by traditional […]
Silliman Reinforces Parking Policy with Citation Tickets
The Office of Student Affairs issued a campus advisory informing students and personnel of a set of guidelines that will govern the issuance of citations for parking violations on campus. This development is a reinforcement of the University's policy on parking which was implemented last school year. The same policy employed color coding in the […]
Alumni Letter October 2012
Dear Fellow Sillimanian: Dayon sa Buglasan! An expanded version of Silliman’s Hibalag, the Founders Day booth festival, was the main feature of Negros Oriental’s Buglasan 2012. Each booth became the tourism and product display center for its town and city. The design of each booth was inspired by the major tourism attraction of […]
Social News Site ‘Rappler’ Chats About ‘Social Change’
A social news network that is enjoying a growing popularity especially among young people in the country comes to Silliman University for a round of discussion on media ethics and development. The 7th leg of the Rappler Chat Series will be conducted at the Silliman Hall on November 16, bringing together students, teachers and media […]
Pioneering Library Science Batch Registers 100% in Exams
The first batch of graduates of the Bachelor of Library and Information Science program garnered a perfect mark in the November 2012 Librarian Licensure Examination. All four graduates passed the exam that had a national passing average of 46.67 per cent, which is equivalent to 379 passers out of a total of 812. This new […]
CAS Dean Elected Nat’l President of Asian Faculty Fellowship
College of Arts and Sciences Dean Dr. Margaret Helen Udarbe-Alvarez was elected president of the Asian Christian Faculty Fellowship (ACFF)-Philippines during its 6th Biennial Conference held recently at Silliman University. ACFF-Philippines, organized in 2003, is a member of the ACFF Federation that also has chapter organizations in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, […]
Asst. Prof. Dionesio V. Piñero II
Talk of the swim team of Silliman University and his face would hardly be detached from it. Assistant Professor Dionesio V. Piñero II is the coach of the Silliman swim team and concurrently Chairperson of the Physical Education Department of the College of Education. He says swimming is his passion, something that he developed within himself after being […]
