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National Scientist and Silliman University Professor Emeritus Dr. Angel C. Alcala will keynote a youth camp aimed at getting more people involved in protecting the seas by increasing public awareness and pushing for strict implementation of environmental laws. The Sea and Earth Advocates (SEA) Camp set April 27 to May 3 at Lake Balanan in […]

Juris Doctor (JD) majors enrolled in Street Law classes for school year 2014-2015 drafted a Gender and Development (GAD) handbook primarily designed for the country’s basic administrative division, the barangays. The GAD handbook consists of two sections presented in question and answer format for easy understanding. Part one is a primer on relevant laws including […]

Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Hon. Manuel Roxas II (second from left) and Silliman University President Dr. Ben Malayang III (third from left) met after the forum on the proposed Negros Island Region held April 21 at the Multi-Purpose Room of the Instructional Media Center of Silliman University. Secretary Roxas expressed gratitude […]

The Extension Program launches a new initiative: Summer Youth Camp on Volunteerism. Led by Extension Director Asst. Prof. Emervencia L. Ligutom, the Camp capacitates student-volunteers for their eventual involvement in a wide array of volunteer work ranging from community development to disaster management and response. It kicks off on April 25 at the Rose Lamb […]

A fresh graduate joined five others from the Philippines in this year’s Commerce International Merchant Bankers (CIMB) Young ASEAN Leaders Summit held April 21to 23 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Political Science alumnus Mikle Vito Abing, who graduated magna cum laude last March, was one of 50 delegates from ten countries accepted into the international conference. […]

Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Betsy Joy Tan represented the Philippines in the Executive Committee (ExeCom) meeting of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia held April 18 at the Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung, Indonesia.  This year’s ACUCA ExeCom meeting tackled the student mobility scheme among member-universities and other common issues […]

Three alumni of the Young Southeast ASEAN Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) of the US Embassy launched their project for inclusive education, particularly in schools, on April 14 at the American Corner of the Silliman University Library. The project on “Teachers as Advocates for Inclusive Education”, which runs on a grant from the US Embassy, aims to […]

The Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment (CELTA) invites preschool teachers, education students, school owners and mothers to a two-day seminar-workshop on the holistic approach to early childhood education. Participants are given a comprehensive view of child development. It focuses on a program that moves away from learning that is subject-centric. It addresses […]

Two representatives from the World Bank (WB) Philippines were on campus on April 10 to explore how Silliman University can further be engaged in collaborative programs that promote dialogues on development issues. Silliman is one of the founding members of the WB Knowledge for Development Center (KDC) Network, an organization composed of some higher education […]

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 […]