2nd Semester
The semestral break has breezed through us and we now face the second half of School Year 2011-2012. On behalf of Silliman University, I welcome you back to our campus by the sea! Perhaps some students are still on a vacation mode, especially after the long weekend. Start of school on November 2 may have […]
Research Director Reads on OFWs in Hong Kong
Director of Research Dr. Enrique G. Oracion shared findings of his research on the cultural practices and other related activities of overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong at a conference held late last month in Bukidnon. The paper of Dr. Oracion, which he read at the 33rd Ugnayang Pang-AghamTao (UGAT) Conference at the Central Mindanao […]
Delegates to Nutrition Congress Hit 1,000
Around a thousand registered delegates from different barangays in Central Visayas will tackle issues on health, nutrition services and food safety at the 7th Regional Nutrition Scholar Congress. Silliman University is the host institution of the event on November 7 at the Negros Oriental Convention Center. The growing number of registrants has prompted the organizers, […]
Math Count 2011 Set November 19
Math enthusiasts will gather in Silliman University for the 2nd Mathematics Teachers Association of the Philippines (MTAP) Tertiary Level Regional Math Count on November 19 and 26. The activity is an interscholastic mathematics competition for college students. It aims to promote mathematics in teaching and learning, and provides a venue for linkages. Gracing the event will […]
Alumni Letter October 2011
Dear Fellow Sillimanian: HAPPY Halloween! Among the letters received by Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, our University President, in October was a request from Barangay 5, near the Silliman Campus, for a group of 300 Dumaguete public school children to visit the University House and enjoy some Halloween treats. It would have been easy to […]
Alumni Letter September 2011
The major obstacle to conservation of wildlife anywhere in the world seems to be people themselves. Humans consider themselves more important than, or superior to, all other species of plants and animals. Because of this superiority complex, people justify their actions on what are considered lower forms of life. On ethical grounds, other creatures should […]
Healing
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. What Were They Thinking?By Dr. Earl Jude Paul CleopeDean of the College of Education & Supervising Dean […]
Dr. Malayang, Prof. Briones Meet with World Bank President
Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III and Board of Trustees Chairperson Prof. Leonor Magtolis-Briones were among those invited to meet with World Bank Group President Mr. Robert B. Zoellick. WB Country Director Mr. Bert Hofman extended the invitation to Dr. Malayang and Professor Briones. The meeting on October 27 in Manila opened an […]
12 Researches Presented at Marine Science Symposium
Eleven papers and a poster on researches undertaken by Silliman University made it to the 11th National Symposium in Marine Science held October 20 to 22 at the Development Academy of the Philippines in Tagaytay. The presentations were outputs from completed and continuing projects supervised by the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS). These […]
Silliman Inks MoA with Dep’t of Agriculture
Silliman University and the Department of Agriculture (DA) entered recently into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on a collaborative research aimed at examining the stock and population structure of Philippine marine species. The MoA signed by Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III and DA Secretary Proceso J. Alcala involves the collection of selected marine […]
