EE students to compete in final pitching of national hackathon
A team of electrical engineering students from Silliman University (SU) will represent Negros Oriental in the culminating event of Impact Hackathon, the largest hackathon in the Philippines, on Nov. 19 at Makati City. Rene Anthony Kinalamay, Tomo Klemann, Marcelo Tayko Jr., Joshua Laviste and Arkenson Duran won the student category of the Negros Oriental leg […]
SU produces 31 psychometricians, psychologist
Silliman University produced 31 psychometricians who passed the October 2019 Psychometrician Licensure Examination, and one psychologist who passed the October 2019 Psychologist Licensure Examination. SU garnered a passing rate of 77.50 percent on the Psychometrician exam. Based on a list from the SU Psychology Department, the new licensed psychologist and psychometricians are: PSYCHOLOGIST Misha Ileine […]
Alumni Updates November 11 – 17, 2019
The Silliman University Alumni Association of New York – New Jersey (SUAA NY-NJ) recently joined Bandastiks 2019, a battle of schools showing off their musical talents between the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America, Ateneo Alumni Association Northeast Inc., and De La Salle Alumni Association Metro New York Inc., last November 9, 2019 […]
SU hosts ACUCA management conference
Silliman University (SU) hosted the 2019 Management Conference of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) with representatives of member universities from Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines attending, last Nov. 6-8, 2019. “Leaders of higher education at all levels must ourselves act as change-makers…Part of […]
Alumni Updates November 4 – 10, 2019
Dulamal-Nandwani book now online True blue Sillimanian, Balma Dulamal-Nandwani, (Kindergarten ’67, Elementary ’73, High School ’77 and Mass Communication ’81), has her latest book, Taking God to Work with you, available on line at amazon.com. The book is a simple guide for working men and women on how GOD can play a vital role in […]
SU sends financial help, offers debriefing to quake victims
Silliman University, in response to the pressing need amid the damage brought by the recent earthquakes that hit Southern Mindanao, spearheads the sending of financial help as well as psycho-social debriefing among the victims particularly those who are members of the alumni association in the area and the students currently enrolled in the university. Dr. […]
SU hosts orientation for new CHED scholars in NegOr
Silliman University (SU) hosted around 70 new scholars of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) from different educational institutions in Negros Oriental for the CHED Regional Office VII Orientation of New CHED Scholars for Academic Year 2019-2020, Oct. 30 at the Multi-Purpose Room. Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann, SU president, highlighted in her welcome address the importance […]
VPAA keynotes International Education Symposium in Taiwan
Dr. Earl Jude Paul L. Cleope, Silliman University vice president for academic affairs, delivered the keynote speech during the 2019 ITVTI (India, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Indonesia) International Education Symposium, Oct. 24 at Providence University in Taiwan. Cleope talked on “Faculty Engagement in International Collaboration” at the symposium organized by Providence University, under the advisory […]
SU explores partnerships with Unilab Inc.
United Laboratories (Unilab), Inc. representatives met with Silliman University (SU) administrators to discuss possible partnership programs through the Unilab Pharma Academy, including an internship program, a faculty immersion program, Continuing Professional Development trainings/seminar, a Career Talk/Campus Roadshow or Job Fair, and scholarship grants, last Oct. 23 at the Administration board room. Zenaida Reyes, Unilab Pharma […]
Biology faculty completes German writing fellowship
Dr. Robert S. Guino-o II, a faculty member from the Biology Department, completed the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies (DIES) ProGRANT Proposal Writing for Research Grants scheduled last March 4-8, and Oct. 8-12 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Guino-o was one of around 30 researchers from the Philippines and Vietnam selected […]