2 SU marine scientists join Benham Bank coral reefs study
Dr. Rene A. Abesamis and Jean Asuncion T. Utzurrum of the Silliman University Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management (SUAKCREM) joined the second leg of the “Securing the Eastern Corridor: Understanding the Resiliency of Reef Environments in the Philippine Rise Region” (SECURE Philippine Rise Program) to conduct studies on the deeper coral reef […]
SU Strategic Partnerships director attends EU consultation meeting
Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco, Silliman University (SU) Strategic Partnerships director attended a consultation meeting with selected civil society actors, June 11 at the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the Philippines headquarters in Makati to plan a strategic assessment of the EU cooperation with the Philippines post-2020. The assessment is a forward-looking vision for […]
UBCHEA invites SU President as panelist
Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann, Silliman University (SU) president, attended a panel discussion held by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) as a panelist on the keynote address, “The State of Higher Education in the Philippines: After the Reforms and ASEAN Integration,” June 14 at the Novotel Manila Araneta Center. Aside from Dr. […]
Cleope: Service above all
“Why did I decide to be employed with Silliman University?” Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Earl Jude Paul Cleope addressed this question to the administrators, faculty and staff of Silliman University during the retreat Monday, June 17, 2019 at the Silliman Church as he challenged everyone to think about “why we are here in […]
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, […]
