Philippine Opera Company Opens 50th Cultural Season
The Silliman University Cultural Affairs Committee opens its 50th cultural season with the Philippine Opera Company’s Ang Bagong Harana on June 29 and 30 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Ang Bagong Harana, directed by acclaimed playwright Floy Quintos, takes off from the success of the Philippine Opera Company’s musical review Harana, which showcased […]
Alumni Letter May 2012
Dear Fellow Sillimanian: As the freshmen are officially enrolled, we are hoping that this prayer written in 2007 by Dr. Proceso U. Udarbe, Pastor Emeritus of Silliman University Church, will also be the prayer of their hearts: “… We know that everything we are and have, and everything we can ever […]
Institutional ‘PSR’
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. Pedagogy as Social Responsibility By Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Message delivered […]
Rev. Bernadette A. Morales
To many, providing spiritual care can be among the hardest tasks that one could be entrusted with. As you embrace the challenge of developing Christian values within members of the faith community, on you is also an order to “live the life”, “to walk the talk” — to set an example of the person who […]
‘Silliman Journal’ Off the Press
Silliman Journal Volume 50 Number 1 is now out. Ranked first by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on its list of internationally refereed academic journals in the Philippines, the Silliman Journal features a total of nine articles this year. Editor Dr. Margaret Helen Udarbe-Alvarez, who is concurrently Dean of the College of Arts and […]
Rent-A-Bike Program Increases Units to 37
The Sikad project of the Silliman University Student Government (SUSG), symbolically launched in December last year as the students’ Christmas gift to the environment, has more than doubled its number of bicycle units for rent to students this new school year. Continuing the project is this year’s SUSG president Marian Vanslemvrouck, a graduating Nursing major. […]
Silliman Linked to World Bank’s 6-Country ‘Blue World’ VC
Silliman University was one of only two academic institutions in the Philippines looped into World Bank’s (WB) multi-country videoconference on “Green Economy in a Blue World” held June 20. Already its second run, “Green Economy in a Blue World” is part of the seminar series being administered by the Global Development Learning Network, a global […]
4-Point Waste Mgt Action Plan Created at Salonga Roundtable
A roundtable discussion conducted by the Dr. Jovito Salonga Center for Law and Development (SLCD) on June 14 led to the creation of a four-point action plan aimed at intensifying the solid waste management program of Dumaguete City. The action plan was developed from an exchange of ideas on options that Dumaguete could explore in […]
Mr. Rodrigo G. Puracan
It is true that no one can predict what lies ahead of us. And to Mr. Rodrigo G. Puracan, life is about faith. While he may have encountered a lot of delays and redirections in his journey, he still stands strong and optimistic. His faith continues to allow him to withstand every challenge he's faced […]
MoA Clarifying Joint Responsibility over SU Hospital Signed
A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) further clarifying the relationship between Silliman University and the Silliman University Medical Center Foundation, Inc. (SUMCFI) was signed on June 9 at the Board Room of the Leopoldo T. Ruiz Administration Hall of the University. University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III said the MoA defines the relationship of the […]
