Dr. Cleope Trains in Advanced Leadership of Higher Ed for Southeast Asia
Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Earl Jude Paul E. Cleope was one of few university Asian leaders who qualified and participated in the Advanced Leadership Seminar for Southeast Asia: Leading the Whole Person Way, organized May 2 to 5 by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia at the Assumption University […]
Giant Telco PLDT-Smart Partners with Silliman on LED Billboard on Campus
A digital LED billboard will soon rise near the Information Booth along Hibbard Avenue. Silliman University and telecommunications company PLDT-Smart Communications, Inc. have tied up on the digital LED billboard envisioned to enhance the information-sharing capacity of the University to the members of both Silliman and the larger community of Dumaguete. The digital LED billboard is […]
Alumni Updates (May 7-13)
Outstanding Sillimanian Dr. Rolando Villanueva del Carmen was awarded the Defensor Pacem Medal by the College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, last April 28, 2018. The awarding ceremony was held at the George J. Beto Criminal Justice Center. Dr. del Carmen was recognized for his contributions to the field of criminal justice. A […]
57th Silliman National Writers Workshop Opens with 10 Fellows
The Silliman University National Writers Workshop (SUNWW), the oldest creative writing workshop in Asia, opened its 57th year on May 7 with ten budding literary writers from across the country in its care. The workshop is annually held at the Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village, a facility of the University located at Camp Lookout in […]
Impunity, Commercialism, Corruption Erode Power of Journalism – Comm Prof
Media killings, commercialism, and ethical ignorance have corroded the foundation of the press as a pillar of liberal democracy, said a professor at the University of the Philippines. Media killings are political: there should be democracy and freedom, but those who deliver news and opinion are killed, wrote Dr. Rolando B. Tolentino, former Dean of […]
IMTC Head Elected VP for Negros Or/Siquijor of Association of Graduate Education
Instructional Media and Technology Center (IMTC) Director Dr. Ma. Cecilia M. Genove was elected vice president for Negros Oriental and Siquijor of the Philippine Association for Graduate Education (PAGE) Region 7. Dr. Genove, who is also a member of the faculty of the College of Mass Communication, joins the new set officers for a three-year […]
USAID-ASHA Officer Visits Simulation Lab, Funded Facilities on Campus
An officer of the United States Agency for International Development-American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (USAID-ASHA) visited the campus late last month. Engr. Mohammad Latif, Lead Engineering Officer of USAID-ASHA had an ocular of projects they funded in Silliman, including the Simulation Laboratory at the College of Nursing. The Simulation Laboratory received a $500,000 grant from […]
SU Organizes Benefit Interfaith Concert with Catholic Church Featuring Century-Old Pipe Organ
After the successful joint benefit interfaith concert in 2015 of Silliman University and the Diocese of Dumaguete, the historic Catholic church in the town of Bacong will host a night of sacred music at six in the evening of May 11, with its century-old pipe organ as a main feature. The Diocese, through the St. […]
4 PhD in Nursing Students Present Papers at International Summit
Four students in the PhD in Nursing program presented their respective research papers at the First International Nursing Research Summit held April 20 to 21 at the University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc. In Quezon City. They are Freslyn Lim-Saco on “A Review of End-of-Life Simulations Grounding the Learning Framework of the […]
Alumni Updates (April 30 – May 6)
The University of San Augustin (USA), Iloilo City conducted a bench-marking activity with Silliman University on May 4, 2018. Director for Philanthropic, External and Alumni Relations Fr. Jack Lunawas with his team composed of Jeremiah John Vardeleon, Charmaine Rose Frosa and Hyacinth Bangero. The group met with Silliman University Alumni and External Affairs Director Ruben […]
