SU ComSci grad wins Chester Zoo award, trains in UK
Silliman University graduate Charles Christian Cariño (BS Computer Science, 2019) now trains in the United Kingdom (UK) after receiving the Chester Zoo William Oliver Philippine Champion Award 2019 for his bat monitoring project. Cariño’s project, “AUTOBAT Counter: a Digital Monitoring of Bats using Convolutional Neural Networks in the Philippines,” was one of the six chosen […]
SU produces chemist, 17 chemical technicians
Silliman University (SU) garnered a 100 percent passing rate in the October 2019 Chemical Technician Licensure Examination, based on the results posted by the Professional Regulation Commission. The Philippine Federation of Chemistry Societies ranked SU sixth in its list of top 10 universities with 10 or more exam takers for the October 2019 Chemical Technician […]
SHS student bags silver, bronze in int’l math contest
Francis Roy B. Albina, a grade 11 student of Silliman University, won silver in the individual category and bronze in the team category of the 2019 International Math Open for Young Achievers (IMOYA), last Sept. 13-16 at the Parkroyal Hotel in Singapore. Around 500 students from countries such as Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and […]
Divinity School hosts ATESEA confab
About 19 theological educators from institutions in Asia attended the 2019 Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA) Conference for Christian Educators. Theological and Christian educators from the Philippines, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong gathered in Silliman University (SU) during the 2019 Association for Theological Education in South East Asia […]
Alumni Updates October 7 – 13, 2019
SAAI Dgte elects new BOD, recognizes Kinaiyahan Awardees The Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. (SAAI), Dumaguete Chapter elected their new set of Board of Directors (BOD) during their annual get-together last October 13, 2019 at the historic Silliman Hall, with Silliman University President, Dr. Betty Cernol McCann also sharing updates of the University. The new Board […]
eOSP version – 14 October 2019 – STUDENT EDITION
This digital newsletter is a digest of calls for participation, research collaborations, fellowships, scholarships, events and other opportunities for the Silliman community. It is curated by the Office of Strategic Partnerships. The Office also acts as the Secretariat of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia and as the Liaison to the United […]
Masscom alum bags Awit Award for Best Regional Recording
Dumaguete-based journalist and songwriter Iphraim “Raffy” Cabristante (left), an alumnus of Silliman University College of Mass Communication, won the 2019 Awit Award for Best Regional Recording with singer Kyle Juliano for their song “Ay’na Ko’g Labda.” Cabristante and Juliano received their award during the 32nd Awit Awards, Oct. 10 at the New Frontier Theater, Quezon […]
CMC alum receives 1st ASEAN Youth Eco-Champion Award for PH
Val Amiel Vestil (BMC 2017, magna cum laude) became the first Filipino to receive the ASEAN Youth Eco-Champion Award (AYECA) in the Junior Category after receiving the 2019 AYECA at the 15th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and Related Meetings, Oct. 8 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The 2019 AYECA is the first award given […]
EU appoints Elmaco as goodwill ambassador
Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco, Silliman University Strategic Partnerships Office director, has been appointed Goodwill Ambassador on Education by the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines last Oct. 10 at the Shang-ri La Plaza, Mandaluyong City during the European Higher Education Fair 2019 press conference, where Elmaco participated in to promote study and research […]
SU welcomes CCC in benchmarking activity
Silliman University (SU) welcomed City College of Calamba (CCC) officials and administrators, led by their president Dr. Phoebe R. Sese, for a benchmarking activity last Oct. 7 for the following programs: teacher education, business education, and computer/information technology education. SU and CCC officials shared their best practices. SU also arranged a campus tour for the […]
