2nd Semester
MESSAGE Welcome to the second semester of School Year 2012-2013! We hope that your experiences in the second semester will be equally enriching toward accomplishing your respective goals in life. Campus life is only as good as what you make of it. Seize all the opportunities you can to further develop the person within you […]
IEMS Director on Threatened Marine Resources: ‘Asianize CRM’
Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) Director Dr. Hilconida P. Calumpong highlighted the need for closer regional cooperation among academic institutions in addressing threats to marine resources at the 44th Annual Federation of Institutions for Freshwater and Marine Sciences (FIMFS) held late last month in Cebu City. Dr. Calumpong was one of only two […]
‘Peacetival’ Highlights Bangsamoro Agreement, Run for Peace
The Religion and Peace Studies Department organized a peace forum on November 9 to shed light on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) signed recently by the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). It was one of the highlights of the ongoing “Peacetival”, an advocacy and constituency campaign using creative means […]
United Board Picks MassCom Grad as New Program Officer
College of Mass Communication graduate (1981) Dr. Hope S. Antone is the new Program Officer of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). UBCHEA, through its president Dr. Nancy E. Chapman, formally announced her appointment to its partner universities, including Silliman University. She assumes office effective this month. Dr. Antone will be […]
Alumnus Receives Award for Distinguished Visayan Artists
A Silliman alumnus is one of this year’s awardees of the Garbo sa Bisaya Awards, the culminating event of the 12th Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibit and Conference (VIVA EXCON) held November 8 to 10 in Dumaguete City. Mr. Paul Pfieffer, a multi-awarded Filipino-American video artist who finished elementary (1978) and high school (1982) at […]
Renowned Fictionist is New Silliman Workshop Director
Award-winning fictionist Ms Susan S. Lara has been appointed Director-in-Residence of the 52nd Silliman University National Writers Workshop (SUNWW) taking place next year. Ms Lara is a regular panelist at the SUNWW. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Chapter of International P.E.N., and founding member and treasurer of the […]
Asst. Prof. Mark Ian Caballes
The life of Assistant Professor Mark Ian Caballes is like a big stage. When the show starts and the spotlight is already on him, he gives his best performance. “I really love the stage. I always give my best in every performance. I always make it the most memorable whenever I stand on stage. That […]
Readers are Leaders
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. Readers are Leaders, Leaders are ReadersBy Dr. Earl Jude Paul CleopeDean of the College of Education & […]
SUAKCREM Spots SU’s Wildlife-Friendly Areas, 11 Butterflies
The A.Y. Reyes Zoological and Botanical Garden, which hosts the Center for Tropical Conservation Studies, is the most habitable for wildlife among three afforested areas on the 62-hecatre Silliman campus. This conclusion was drawn in a research entitled “Wildlife Habitat Assessment of the Afforested Campus of Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines” by Dr. Ely Alcala, […]
Australian University Students Complete 11-Day Study Tour
Ten students from the University of Southern Australia were on an 11-day study tour of Silliman University early last month. Led by Dr. David Arthur, who is also a visiting professor in Silliman handling courses under the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program, the students were hosted by the College of Nursing. The group was […]
