Alumni Letter July 2012
Dear Fellow Sillimanian: “EMPOWER ME — Spirit of the LIVING GOD” is the 111th Founders Day Theme. This is the third year that the theme is inspired by a popular hymn of the Church. In 2010, it was “On Eagles Wings”, and in 2011, Martin Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress is Our God.” The Biblical foundation […]
Fresh Grad is Top 10 in Physical Therapy Licensure Exam
A fresh graduate of Silliman University placed tenth in the Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Licensure Examination administered August 4 and 5. Lovely April Camelle A. Dy garnered a rating of 83.20 per cent, earning her a slot on the roster of top ten passers. Dy led eight other passers from the Institute of Rehabilitative […]
IEMS Director, Curator at Int’l Confab on Coastal Protection
Two administrative staff of the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) were invited as speakers during the coastal protection and conservation seminar held July 30 to 31 at the Hong Kong Baptist University. IEMS Director Dr. Hilconida P. Calumpong and curator Ms Clarissa T. Reboton presented to fellow scientists in Hong Kong results of […]
Literature Instructor Wins Palanca
A faculty at the English and Literature Department won second prize in English in the 62nd Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature. Mr. Ian R. Casocot received the award for his story, “It Always Breaks My Heart a Little to See You Go”, which is a dramatic chronicle of a mother dealing with an autistic […]
20 New Sillimanian Agriculturists Named; SU is Top 2
Twenty graduates from the College of Agriculture are among the country’s new licensed agriculturists. In the Agriculturist Licensure Examination held July 29 to 31, Silliman University garnered a passing rate of 70 per cent, higher than the national passing percentage of 37.9 per cent. Silliman ranked second among all schools nationwide in the category of […]
‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Luce on August 17, 18
The Cultural Affairs Committee (CAC) brings to the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium Ballet Philippines’ “The Sleeping Beauty”, the acclaimed ballet classic with choreography by the legendary Marius Petipa set to Peter Tchaikovsky’s music. Ballet Philippines artistic director Paul Alexander Morales says that the staging of a full-length version of “The Sleeping Beauty” has not been […]
Entrep’s A-B-C…A
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. Entrepreneurs’ A-B-C…ABy Mr. Mark Raygan E. Garcia, Director, Office of Information and Publications (Speech delivered during the launching […]
Asst. Prof. Alphita J. Enojo
For many, the Harry Potter was a perfect treat for their imagination. It held them captive to the magic that unfolded at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And while the series of seven fantasy novels caught them on the same level of excitement, Harry Potter was more a source of bonding moment for […]
High School Junior Bags Gold in Hong Kong
A third year student of the High School Department was one of only four Filipinos to win gold in the recently concluded 1st Asia International Math Olympiad in Hong Kong. Anchelle Grace O. Ho competed in the Grade 7 Level category. She made the Filipino delegation proud when even after only being originally considered as […]
Forum Tackles ‘Anti-Plastic’ Ordinance Taking Effect Aug. 28
The Dr. Jovito Salonga Center for Law and Development recently organized a forum on a new ordinance regulating the use of plastics in Dumaguete City that is due for full implementation on August 28. Sixty-seven participants coming from the academe and business sector attended the forum that tackled the rationale behind Ordinance No. 231, popularly […]
