200 Delegates, 10 Churches Unite for Leadership Camp
Around 200 delegates from ten affiliated churches of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) will set foot on the Silliman campus for the 5th Hexagon Camp on May 17 to 20. This year’s Camp, hosted by the Silliman University Church, reinvents the composition of the participants as it has expanded beyond what […]
Psychology Dep’t Starts May with ‘Control Your Anger’
The Psychology Department rolls out its summer program for the month of May with its first workshop on “Controlling Your Anger Before It Controls You”. Four workshops have been designed for graduate students in psychology and related fields and mental health professionals, with the one on anger management conducted in the University on May 9. […]
Soil Science Society Holds 15th Conference in Silliman
The College of Agriculture is spearheading the hosting of the 15th Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology (PSSST) Annual Conference on May 16 to 18 on the Silliman campus. Themed “Soil Science in Nation Building”, the conference gathers policy makers and PSSST members representing the academe, government and the private sector discuss and learn […]
AusAID, Silliman to Sign Agreement on Masbate Project
Silliman University and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) will be formalizing an agreement on a project that is seen to help improve the development planning capacity of the local government unit of the province of Masbate. A formal launch of the project “Participatory, Evidence-Based Research and Learning Partnership (PERL) in Masbate Province” is […]
IT Grad Named Outstanding Region 7 Student
A fresh graduate in Information Technology of Silliman University was adjudged one of Ten Outstanding Students of Region 7 (TOSR). Athena Gene E. Duran was selected together with nine others on May 1 at the Negros Oriental Convention Center, giving her the chance at being named one of Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP). […]
Continuing Relief Operations Benefit 338 Families
Over 338 families badly affected by the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Negros Oriental in February this year are the recent beneficiaries of Silliman University’s continuing relief operations on April 30. A Ceres bus carried a group of over 30 students and employees of the University to the municipality of Tayasan. They distributed relief goods […]
SU Secretaries Undergo Client Relations, Marketing Training
Around 60 secretaries and office assistants of Silliman University underwent a five-module workshop on marketing and client relations on May 3 and 4 at the Uytengsu Foundation Computer Studies Hall. A project of the Staff Development Committee and the Human Resource Development office, the workshop sought to empower the University’s support staff and provide them […]
GMOs ‘Must Undergo Exhaustive Assessment’ — Dr. Malayang
Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III is among those calling on the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the field testing of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in the Philippines. Said to be under field trial in four provinces in the country are Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) talong (eggplants), a GMO variety. These eggplants, which are […]
2 Profs Attend EducationUSA Conference in Malaysia
Two history professors of Silliman University who take charge of programs that promote study in the United States attended the EducationUSA East Asian and Pacific (EAP) Triennial Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on March 29 to April 3. Dr. Earl Jude Paul Cleope and Prof. Regan Jomao-as were among seven Philippine delegates to the conference […]
Forum Asks: ‘Why People of Faith Care About the Env’t?’
Why should people of faith care about the environment? This question sets the tone for the forum dubbed “Faith + Environment” that the Justice and Peace Center is holding on April 28 at the Instructional Media and Technology Center. The forum tackles the same question in their theme “Why People of Faith Should Care About […]
