77-Year Journey
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. 77 Years of Journey By Atty. Mikhail Lee L. Maxino, Dean, College of Law The 77th year of the Silliman University College of […]
Prof. Ferdinand M. Mangibin
Journeying to An Unfamiliar Place He Now Calls Home “Love at first sight!” So he describes his very first visit to the campus by the sea. This comes from someone who grew up in the northernmost part of Luzon: Bangar — the northern tip of La Union; who spent years in the Queen City of […]
Research Director Concludes 2-Country Fellowship in Texas
Director of Research and Development Dr. Enrique Oracion finishes his two-country leadership fellowship at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Already on his third month, Dr. Oracion works closely with Baylor Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Dr. James Bennighoft, focusing on Baylor’s administrative system related to academic programs, faculty tenure, and research development. He is also […]
Silliman, Miriam College Ink MoU on Local Knowledge
Silliman University and Miriam College formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the promotion of Filipino local knowledge on February 21. Signed by Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III and Miriam President Dr. Rosario O. Lapus, the MoU binds both institutions in consciously integrating local knowledge in the curriculum and its research thrusts. The […]
14 American Students Complete 2-Week Service-Learning
Fourteen American students from Francis Parker School of San Diego, California recently completed a two-week service-learning program with Silliman University. Divided into groups, the students were assigned to five partner communities and socio-civic organizations of the Service-Learning Center (SLC) of Silliman around Dumaguete City from February 17 to 27. They immersed themselves in the Filipino […]
SULAW Grad is Top 6 in Bar Exams
Ivan Maxino Bandal, who graduated from the College of Law in March 2011, is Top 6 in the Bar Exams, based on the results released recently by the Supreme Court. Twelve other Sillimanians join the country's new lawyers, registering a passing average of 65 per cent for the University. The national passing average is 31.95 […]
Mrs. Semper Lumine E. Gaturian
Always Looking at the Beautiful Side of Life “Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence” is the opening stanza of this conservative, compassionate and quiet person’s favorite poem, “Desiderata”, by American writer Max Ehrman. That stanza alone is enough to grab one’s attention and indulge in […]
Unsolicited Advice to Governor Roel Degamo
(Text appeared in his column in a national daily and a local weekly.) I listened last night (February 18) to Renato Solidum Jr., director of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) and Leo Jasareno, director of the Mines and Geohazard Bureau (MGB), explain before a television audience composed of journalists and some officials of […]
5-Star Roles
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. The Role of the Five Star Physician in an Ever Changing WorldBy Dr. Jonathan C. Amante, Dean, Medical […]
Dr. Alcala to LGUs: Map Geological Hazards
After the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit Negros Oriental that claimed lives and displaced thousands of families, world renowned scientist Dr. Angel C. Alcala echoed the advice of two experts to the local chief executives to undertake mapping of geological hazards. In his column that appeared in a national daily and a local weekly, which […]
