Faith and Doubt
(This page temporarily features articles by Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs, who has been designated as Acting President in concurrent capacity, while Dr. Ben S. Malayang III is on official leave. Dr. Malayang, who is in the United States to meet with the different alumni chapters and attend the Tipon […]
Info Director Presents Interfaith Project at Tokyo Conference
An interfaith initiative of Silliman University was among 15 projects presented at an inaugural interreligious conference held May 21 to 23 at the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo Japan. The conference, “Reflection and Curriculum Development Conference: Interreligious Understanding and Peacebuilding in Asia,” gathered around 40 participants from higher education institutions from a total of […]
World Bank Invites 5 Officials to Good Governance Policy Dialogue
The World Bank (WB) has invited five officials of Silliman University to a policy dialogue on local governance with members of government and civil society organizations (CSO) held May 26 in Manila. Headed by Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs and concurrent Acting President (while President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III […]
Lexmark Awards 2 Scholars
Lexmark, a global company that develops, manufactures and supplies printing and imaging solutions for offices and homes, partners with Silliman University on its scholarship program. Ms Mishelle Batomalaque (sixth from left), Scholarship Coordinator of the Lexmark Research Development, Inc., presented recently the scholarship to two of its recipients for School Year 2011-2012: (flanking L-R Ms […]
Silliman Produces New CPAs
Four members of Class 2011 are among the country's newest certified public accountants (CPA) after passing the May 2011 CPA licensure examination. The Professional Regulation Commission has released the list of new CPAs, including the following from Silliman University: Fortin, Rachel Ann S. Giducos, Marigold B. Pacaña, Carl Vel D. Piñero, Rea Lee P. Silliman […]
Postscript from Camp Lookout
By Christine V. Lao I didn’t write much at the Writers’ Village. It was much more fun to hang out with 15 other aspiring writers, who were not only talented, but also invariably kind, and passionate about the written word. There was so much to discuss with, and learn from, the fellows of the 50th […]
That Silliman Charm
By Andrea Macalino People always told me that if I wanted to be a writer, I should apply to the Silliman University National Writers Workshop in Dumaguete. Nobody bothered to explain why, or even how I was to do it, but I could feel the weight they put on this piece of advice. I granted […]
Silliman Hosts S-L Program for Visayas-Mindanao
Around 50 heads of schools and faculty attended the “Service-Learning Development Seminar-Workshop for Visayas and Mindanao” hosted May 18 to 20 by Silliman University. The program was sponsored by the Private Education Assistance Council/Fund for Assistance to Private Education (PEAC/FAPE) and the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), of which Silliman President Dr. Ben […]
The S-L Challenge: EQ as Society’s Ultimate Edge
(This page temporarily features articles by Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs, who has been designated as Acting President in concurrent capacity, while Dr. Ben S. Malayang III is on official leave. Dr. Malayang, who is in the United States to meet with the different alumni chapters and attend the Tipon […]
I Gave Up Writing Thrice in Silliman
By Angelo Rodriguez Lacuesta The first time was when a visiting writer eviscerated my work. Her name was Kelly Cherry. I felt pretty bad about it, not only because a woman with a name like Kelly Cherry could see right through my work, but because I had chosen to go to the workshop instead […]
