SU Pres., VPs visit BRP Tarlac
Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann, Silliman University (SU) president, went aboard the Philippine Navy’s BRP Tarlac (LD-601) when it was docked at the Dumaguete City Port last June 12 during the ship’s open house in celebration of the 121st Philippine Independence Day. Cdr. Norman A. Mutia, commanding officer of BRP Tarlac, welcomed Dr. McCann and her husband, […]
3 UniFAST scholars to receive P60k subsidy
After signing the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) Sharing Agreement with Silliman University (SU) last June 10, first year students Jonah G. Obelle and Ma. Nikki G. Orosca will receive a subsidy of PhP 60,000 for academic year 2019-2020 as student-grantees of the TES administered by the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Unified Student Financial Assistance […]
FMA urges Sillimanians to ‘imagine a feminist internet’
Even for those who are not feminists, the Feminist Principles of the Internet (FPIs) helps examine rights of all internet users and understand the internet’s “transformative nature” in society, said Foundation for Media Alternatives (FMA) Executive Director Liza Garcia, during the workshop on FPIs organized by the FMA recently at the American Studies Resource […]
STII-DOST director to speak at CMC General Assembly
Richard Burgos, director of the Science and Technology Information Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (STII-DOST), will be the featured speaker at the General Assembly of the College of Mass Communication on Monday, June 17. The veteran communication executive will speak on the topic “Communicating Science to the People.” Director Burgos is a […]
Alumni Updates June 10 – 16, 2019
Sillimanian Represents Philippines at GP2019 in Geneva Silliman nursing alumna, Dr. Grace Sardual-Burgos, represented the Philippines at the recent United Nations Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, Switzerland, last May 13 – 17, 2019. This is the sixth Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019), convened and organized by the […]
SU, ODU hold marine research symposium; train Filipino, American researchers
Silliman University (SU), through the SU Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management (SUAKREM) and in partnership with US-based Old Dominion University (ODU), held the 2019 Advances in Philippine Marine Research (APMaR) Symposium, May 27 at the Audio-Visual Theatre 1 to promote networking among US and Philippine scientists. Abner A. Bucol, SUAKCREM researcher, […]
SU signs MOU with Wesleyan University-Philippines
Silliman University (SU) signed a memorandum of understanding with Wesleyan University-Philippines (WU-P) during the visit of Judge Benjamin D. Turgano (Ret.), WU-P president, and Dr. John Ryan de Lara, WU-P director for research, last May 30-31 in SU. During his visit, Hon. Turgano met with SU and SU Medical Center Foundation, Inc. administrators to […]
Alumni Updates June 3 – 9, 2019
SU Alumni and External Affairs office staff Experience the Bohol Brand of the Silliman Spirit The Silliman University Alumni and External Affairs team headed by Alumni Affairs Director Ruben N. Bokingo got to experience the Silliman Spirit firsthand from Tagbilaran Alumni Chapter President Clydine Ramiro-Sapong last weekend, May 1 – 3, 2019. Gracious host Clydine, […]
SU hosts 1st USAPP summit
Silliman University (SU), through its Philosophy Department, hosted the first summit of the Union of Societies and Associations of Philosophy in the Philippines (USAPP) during the 40th anniversary celebration of Philosophy Association of the Visayas and Mindanao (PHAVISMINDA) last May 30-June 1. With the theme “Philosophy and the Filipino: An Assessment of the Direction […]
9 pass CPA board exam
The Silliman University College of Business of Administration reported that nine graduates of the BS Accountancy program passed the May 2019 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Board Examination, based on the list of passers released online by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last May 27. The PRC announced that 1,699 out of 10,319 examinees passed the […]
