Colleague Of The Week

From player to coach, his love for the game remains the same. A former college volleyball player, PE teacher Mr. Manolito Abot Gatchalian at the High School Department is a hands-on coach who joins in as many plays with his athletes as he can. Lito, as he is fondly called among friends and colleagues, was […]

She is a familiar face to anyone who has burned hours of research and study time at the Reserve Section of the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library. For nine years now, Mrs. Violeta Dumalag-Rusiana, the Reserved Section Librarian, has guarded a special collection of rare, out-of-print or limited edition books and resources.  Dumaguete-born […]

“The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.” — Samuel Taylor Coleridge It’s that time of the year again when we celebrate mothers everywhere. This week, we hope to honor one of many mothers in the Silliman community, Dr. Evangeline Parco-Aguilan. Vangie, as she […]

Safety Officer Bernard T. Duran is one of many “invisible” faces working in the background, committed to ensuring a smooth and safe campus experience for members of the Silliman community. His story is a testimony of how good education widens the doors of opportunity. This Dumagueteño from Barangay Piapi is the second child in a […]

Mrs. Teodora Eullaran-Bernardez was born to parents who were both farmers in Barangay Magatas in the town of Sibulan. Corn and banana were the primary crops grown by her family, but they also earned extra money from selling copra. Dora, as she is fondly called among colleagues and friends, is one of the staff members […]

Tucked away in the Electronic Library of the Medical School is one akin to a tribal princess. Mrs. Elsie Ansalan-Elum, the librarian to Silliman’s future doctors, is the granddaughter of the first Subanon tribe chieftain in Barangay Mandih of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte. Her people are among the first settlers in the Zamboanga peninsula area.  The […]

What’s in a name? There is immense power in the way a few letters of the alphabet are put together. Its value has long been immortalized in prose, poetry, and religious ceremony. We identify ourselves by name. As for Mrs. Sofia Flores-Castañares, the secretary at the Office of the University General Counsel, she is named […]

She oversees the biggest department in a college defined by bits and bytes.  Asst. Prof. Janice Antoniette V. Forster, who sits as the Information and Technology Department Chair of the College of Computer Studies (CCS), shares an interesting journey which traces back a month before her birth.  Janice was born the youngest in a brood […]

Her endearing smile stems from a life lived in constant surrender to the Lord. Mrs. Eunice Beley-Ma, Values Education teacher at the Elementary Department, takes the brokenness of her own love story to point others to God’s unfailing love. She considers her profession a mission to help students reach their full potential. Years into this […]

Very few people have the pleasure of getting paid to do what they love. Mrs. Brenda E. Vilan of the Early Childhood Department is one of them.  Brenda admits that she prefers being around kids than adults any day. This strong-willed and sprightly prep school teacher is a native of Butuan City in Agusan del […]