Alumni Updates February 11 – 17, 2019
2019 Hugyaw Visayas planning. This year’s alumni summer getaway – Hugyaw Visayas – will be held in Tacloban City April 27 – 29 with the Eastern Visayas Alumni Chapters as hosts. Representatives of the Eastern Visayas Chapters held a planning session for the 2019 Hugyaw Visayas at Hotel Alejandro in Tacloban City last Feb 2. […]
Alaska CEO visits Silliman University
Mr. Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Jr., Alaska Milk Corp. CEO, and Atty. Santiago A. Polido, corporate secretary, visited Silliman University (SU) Feb. 5 to look at previous projects of the Uytengsu family and Uytengsu Foundation in SU and discuss future collaborations, especially on the modernization of the SU Main Library. The Alaska executives […]
2018 McLuhan fellow to speak at CMC forum
Jeff Canoy, correspondent of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. and winner of the prestigious Marshall McLuhan Fellowship, will speak to mass communication and senior high Media Literacy students at Silliman University during a convocation February 15 to open SU Mass Com Week, said Melita C. Aguilar, Acting Dean of the College of Mass Communication (CMC). Canoy has […]
SU reiterates its commitment to SU Marina Mission Clinic
Silliman University states again its commitment to provide health care services to the rural community through the Silliman University Marina Mission Clinic (SUMMC) in Dauin, Negros Oriental. SUMMC was originally the extension arm of the Silliman University Medical Center (SUMC) prior to the latter becoming a separate legal entity from Silliman University (SU). It was […]
Korean minister-counselor honors English, Business program graduates
Hon. Kim Jang Hyun, minister-counselor for Political Affairs of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines, was guest speaker at the culmination ceremony of the Silliman University (SU) Intensive English Program (IntEP) and Silliman-Hannam Global Business Program Jan. 31. The evening rites held at Silliman Hall marked the graduation of 66 […]
Alumni Updates February 4 – 10, 2019
SU alumna named Outstanding Faculty at MSU. Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee Dr. Evangelyn Ceriales-Alocilja was recently recognized as a 2019 William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty at the Michigan State University (MSU), where she is a faculty member of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the College of Engineering. Dr. Alocilja is a nationally and […]
SU alumnus earns service award from US seminary
Dr. Al Fuertes, Divinity School alumnus, received the Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary’s (AMBS) Alumni Ministry and Service Recognition award last Jan. 29. Fuertes, who was one of the awardees for 2019, was recognized for his work as a professor and field practitioner specializing in peacebuilding and conflict transformation in war zones. Through the annual award, […]
Pres. McCann attends CHED regional conference
Dr. Betty-Cernol McCann, Silliman University president, attended a Regional Consultative Conference convened by the Commission on Higher Education Regional Office (CHEDRO) VII at Cebu Normal University in Cebu City Feb. 1. The conference was also attended by the heads of other public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) in the region. Newly appointed Director IV […]
SU hosts ACUCA planning workshop
Academic leaders of member universities of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) participated in a strategic planning workshop held at Silliman University (SU) Jan. 25-26. SU President Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann, incumbent president of ACUCA, Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco, SU Strategic Partnerships director and ACUCA general secretary, and representatives of […]
Alumni Updates January 27 – February 3, 2019
New SUAA-United Kingdom officers. The Silliman University Alumni Association-United Kingdom chapter recently announced their new set of officers for 2019. At the chapter gathering held Dec. 2, 2018 at Azzuro, the following new officers were announced: Erlinda dela Torre-Carballo – president, Vena Lumapguid – vice president, Maria Nelia Villanueva – secretary, Christine Duran – treasurer, […]
