$2.1M Medical Supplies Donated to SU for Sendong Victims
Silliman University received a donation of medical supplies worth $2.1 million from the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), a faith-based medical relief agency in New York, United States, intended for the victims of Typhoon Sendong. The donation, which arrived January 27, consisted of antibiotics, cough medicines, antihistamines, anti-malaria and other healthcare supplies. A thorough inventory […]
4 Professors Present Papers at Int’l Conference in India
Four faculty members of the Biology Department and the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) presented scholarly papers at the International Conference on Science, Society and Sustainability held at Lady Doak College (LDC) in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India on January 11 and 12. The conference, which was themed “Many Species, One Planet for Posterity”, […]
Research Reflecting on Crisis in Ethics Wins ‘Platinum’
A Philosophy professor won a major award for his research paper that tackled the concept of accountability in the context of the present “crisis in leadership and ethics” that besets the Philippines. Prof. Ferdinand M. Mangiban received the Platinum-International Quality Award for his paper “Crises in Leadership and Ethics: A Ricoeurean Approach to Authentic Responsibility […]
HS Student to Compete in Nat’l Oratorical Championship
Emerging as champion in the Visayas, a fourth year student of the High School Department of the School of Basic Education will be competing in the national finals of the 2nd Voice of the Youth (VOTY) National Oratorical Contest on February 27 in Makati. Amyrrha M. Estolloso bested other contestants from nine other high schools […]
Alumni Letter December 2011
“… ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for ME….” Matthew 25:40 (NIV) It was Charles Schulz who said, “Christmas is doing little something extra for someone.” And there were a lot of opportunities for “something extra” in Christmas 2011; many […]
Wildlife Conservation
WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONBy Ben S. Malayang III, President Recent works on conservation explore how we think when we do environmental science.[1] Let me focus on three most recent: Frodeman (2011) talks of how our approaches to doing environmental science are mired in a morass of (1) Kantian assumptions (on the inherent value of disciplinal specializations);(2) Humboldtian […]
Mrs. Sabinita Piñero-Condicion
She enrolled in the Silliman University College of Nursing back in the 80s and studied the course for 3 years, until she shifted to Psychology.
University Christian Life Emphasis Week Opens Jan. 29
Members of the Silliman and larger community of Dumaguete will converge at the Silliman University Church in the morning of January 29 for the launching and commissioning service of this semester's University Christian Life Emphasis Week (UCLEW). The theme for this semester's UCLEW is “Be strong and take courage.” It takes light from the text […]
CAC Marks 50th Cultural Season with ‘Handulantaw’
To mark its golden anniversary with the opening of its 50th cultural season in June 2012, the Cultural Affairs Committee (CAC) presents on January 27 a showcase of local performing groups in Handulantaw at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. The cultural show, directed by Dessa Quesada-Palm, is the highlight of a two-day cultural tour […]
Sillimanian is New Coast Guard Commandant
The newly appointed Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is a Sillimanian whose outstanding academic performance in college for two years was cut short, but inspired him more to follow in the footsteps of his late father, when he transferred to military school. Rear Admiral Edmund C. Tan pursued the degree of Bachelor of […]
