Mrs. Maria Amelia Pino-Calumpang
A Perfectionist Cancer Survivor As School year 2011-2012 comes to a close, her calendar for a busy summer opens. It starts off with the 2012 National Schools Press Conference scheduled right after the Holy Week. Next in line is a journalism workshop for Grades 4 to 6 pupils from Silliman and other schools that stretches […]
President Malayang Keynotes International Healthcare Forum
Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III was the keynote speaker at the 9th Annual National Conference of the Asian American Pacific Island Nurses Association (AAPINA) on March 22 to 24 at Las Vegas, Nevada. Speaking to a large audience of nurse professionals, Dr. Malayang highlighted the role of healthcare in nation building, reflecting […]
Women’s Summit Tackles Disaster Risk Reduction
Over a hundred women leaders and advocates gathered on March 8 at Silliman University for the Women’s Summit. The summit, which was conducted in celebration of International Day for Women and opened the National Women’s Month in the University, focused on the role of women in disaster risk reduction. Women leaders from the 30 barangays […]
Yamaha President: Motorcycle Accidents Top 4 Cause of Death
The president of Yamaha Motor Philippines, Inc. (YMPH), the builders of Japanese motorcycles and motorcycle parts, cited that motorcycle accidents account for the number four cause of death in the Philippines. Mr. Takeshi Yano was at Silliman University into the graduation month of March for the Visayas-leg launch of YMPH’s “Yamaha Safe Riding Science (YSRS): […]
22 Students Ace IT Certification Exam
Twenty-two senior students received good news before their graduation: They all passed the Philippine-Information Technology General Certification Exam (Phil-IT GCE) administered March 13. The certificate exam is an overall evaluation of a graduate’s level of cognitive, psychomotor and affective learning as specified in their respective courses. It also evaluates the knowledge, skills and attitudes of […]
Commencement Address
Note: Below is the Commencement Address of Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno (ret.) during the 99th University Commencement of Silliman University on March 18, 2012, Silliman Gymnasium. Coinciding with this event was a conferral of the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, on the honorable former Chief Justice. (To read the story, click: Silliman […]
Graduation
MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES Beyond the Portals Ben S. Malayang III, President Graduation day starts yet another journey in your life. It is in itself a symbol of the potential you have in you to widen the impact of what you do as a person and a member of a global community. On behalf […]
Prof. Gina A. Fontejon-Bonior
Marrying Career and Caress “I love being a mother, more than anything”, she says while counting the fun activities mother-daughter enjoys such as gazing at the horizon, praying, swimming, bird watching and reading. One of her favorite places in the campus is the College of Education faculty lounge — where she and six-year-old daughter Danielle […]
Silliman to Confer Honorary Degree on Former Chief Justice
Silliman University will confer on former Supreme Court Chief Justice Hon. Reynato S. Puno the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, on March 18, coinciding with the 99th University Commencement Exercises at the Gymnasium. The former Chief Justice will also address this year’s graduating class of 974 as Commencement Speaker. An honorary degree is the […]
Seniors Make Symbolic Walk ‘Beyond the Portals’
Members of Class 2012 participate on March 16 in what has become a tradition in Silliman University that symbolizes send-off into the world beyond the Portals. Seniors Day has become a permanent feature before the scheduled commencement exercises aimed at fostering camaraderie among graduating students and pooling memories of campus life together. It starts this […]
