Int’l Local Knowledge Youth Camp Kicks Off Next Week
Around a hundred college students and faculty from around the Philippines and Indonesia arrive on campus next week for the first International Youth Camp in Local Knowledge of the Asian University Digital Resource Network (AUDRN). The Camp, dubbed #U_SWAG (United Students’ Wisdom and Awareness on the Ground), runs from April 15 to 19. It offers […]
Literature Faculty Presents Paper in Japan
A study conducted by a faculty of English and Literature revealed that most students read stories with the intention of finding moral lessons. Asst. Prof. Alana Leilani C. Narciso presented these findings at the inaugural Asian Conference on Education and International Development held March 29 to April 2 at the Osaka International Convention Center in […]
Dr. Malayang’s Statement on 2-Year Term Extension
Statement on the Board of Trustees’ Decision on Two-Year Term Extension The decision of the Board of Trustees to extend my term for two more years from June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2018 challenges us in the Leadership Community in the University to do as much as we can to pursue the University’s vision, mission […]
MassCom Junior Wins US Fellowship
A Mass Communication junior was chosen as one of the fellows from the Philippines to the 2015 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Institute on Environmental Issues this summer. Mac Edsel Florendo will be attending the five-week YSEALI intensive academic program at the East West Center in Hawaii from May 5 to June 6, 2015. […]
Scientist Cites Climate Change Adaptation Issues
Philippine scientists have re-echoed the warning against climate change and the urgent need for mitigation and adaptation. Citing the latest (2014) assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the body created by the United Nations to assess and synthesize climate change studies by hundreds of scientists around the world, Dr. Rodel D. […]
Board of Trustees Extends Term of Dr. Malayang for 2 Years
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESSilliman University In a Regular Meeting on March 21, 2015, the Board of Trustees of Silliman University unanimously voted to extend the term of Dr. Ben S. Malayang III as President of Silliman University for two more years, effective June 1, 2016 to May 31, 2018. A Search Committee in […]
Canadian Ambassador Visits Silliman University
His Excellency Neil Reeder, Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines, visited Silliman University on March 30 and met with Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III. The Ambassador was with his wife, Madame Irene Reeder. Both were given a campus tour aboard the Silliman Cruiser before the formal meeting with some University officials. Hosted […]
Dean is Guest Conductor of All-Mozart Concert in Guam
College of Performing and Visual Arts Dean Dr. Elizabeth Susan Vista-Suarez has been invited by the Guam Symphony Society to take a lead role in an all-Mozart concert on April 11 and 12 in Santa Rita, Guam. Dr. Suarez is the guest conductor and piano soloist in the concert “The Music of Amadeus” for two […]
IT Dep’t Chair Speaks on Local Knowledge in Hong Kong
A senior faculty of the College of Computer Studies (CCS) was a plenary speaker in a consultative workshop on Inter-Asia Curriculum Courseware Development held March 20 to 21 at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Asst. Prof. Janice Antoniette V. Forster, Chair of the Information Technology Department, was the only presentor from the Philippines. Her presentation focused […]
Research Director Appointed to CHED Technical Panel
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has appointed Research and Development Center Director Dr. Enrique G. Oracion to its Technical Committee for Sociology. As member, Dr. Oracion provides technical expertise in the development and reformulation of policies on outcomes-based education, selection of higher education institutions as Centers of Development or Centers of Excellence in Sociology, […]
