Alumnus Makes it to Banaue Int’l Music Composition Competition
A graduate of the College of Performing and Visual Arts (COPVA) was named one of the composer-fellow to the 2018 Banaue International Music Composition Competition (BIMCC). Jem Robert Bautista Talaroc, who finished his undergraduate degree in Music major in Composition in 2008, was among the 20 fellows selected for the week-long Banaue Music Composition Immersion […]
Faculty Clinches Best Poster Award in Clinical Lab Sciences ASEAN Congress
A faculty at the Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ICLS) received the Best Poster Presentation award at the 17th ASEAN Congress of Clinical Laboratory Sciences held late last month in Bali, Indonesia. Asst. Prof. Evelyn S. Fajardo clinched the award for her study on “Bdellovibrios as Novel Bioagent against Superbug Pathogens: An Emerging Potential for […]
VP for Development Joins British Council Confab on Int’l Education in Malaysia
Vice President for Development Prof. Jane Annette L. Belarmino represented Silliman University in the British Council Going Global Conference 2018 held May 1 to 4 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The three-day interactive conference on “Global Connections, Local Impact” was organized by the British Council to provide an area for global leaders of education to discuss […]
Incoming Silliman President Dr. McCann Speaks at Administrators Nat’l Summit
Incoming Silliman University President Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann was a plenary speaker at the 23rd national convention of the Philippine Association of Administrators of Student Affairs, Inc. (PAASA), held May 2 to 4 in Cebu City. Silliman is among the active institutional members of PAASA. Dean of Students Dr. Edna Gladys T. Calingacion is a member […]
Piano Majors Perform Works of Masters in Mini Concert
The College of Performing and Visual Arts (COPVA), through its TukarTa! League of Pianists, organized a mini concert on May 2 at the Music Sala. Graduates and current majors in the Piano program performed the works of celebrated composers during the concert: Mozart, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Bartok, Buencamino, Khachaturian, Faure, Schubert and Duparc. There were […]
New Zealand Ambassador Promotes ASEAN Post-Grad Scholarship on Campus
The Ambassador of New Zealand to the Philippines His Excellency David Strachan visited the campus on May 10. Ambassador Strachan was in Silliman University to promote the New Zealand ASEAN Scholars Award, a postgraduate scholarship opportunity at the University of Auckland open to nationals in ASEAN countries, including the Philippines. It is funded by the […]
Archers Bajado, Hastie Bag Medals in National Sports Tourney
Two more students from the Junior High School won in their respective categories in archery during the national games, Palarong Pambansa, held last month in Vigan. Ferimi Bajado clinched a gold medal in the team event and a silver in the Olympic round. Her fellow player and schoolmate Carson Hastie brought home a total of three […]
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 […]
