Commencement Address
Commencement Address by Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann President, Silliman University Delivered at the 91st Commencement Exercises of Central Philippine University April 28, 2019 The chairman and members of the Board of Trustees; The university president and members of the administrative team; The faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of this university; The graduates’ parents and loved […]
“Do We Have Enough Salt and Light?: Animating Teaching and Learning”
University Christian Life Emphasis Month Faculty and Staff Convocation, 14 January 2019 Scriptural Readings Matthew 5:13-14 New International Version (NIV) Salt and Light 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be […]
President’s Message during the All-University Convocation
19 November 2018 – 10am, 2pm | Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium The University is our Home. All the students who are here, all faculty and staff serving here in various capacities, all administrators who work here – – we all spend a significant amount of time in this our Home. As our Home, this […]
Role of Christian Universities in the Context of Ecological Disaster, Growth of Poverty, and Health Crisis: How to redefine socially responsible education praxis
Betty Cernol McCann, PhD Silliman University [Paper presented at the consultation workshop on the “Role and Relevance of Christian Education in a Multi-Religious, Secular Asia” hosted by Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan, on 16-17 October 2018] Asia is no stranger to ecological disasters, extreme poverty conditions, and health outbreaks. Just last month several countries […]
Investiture Address
25 August 2018 Betty Cernol-McCann, Ph.D. (Edited Text) Good morning! It has been two months, three weeks and four days since I assumed office on June 1, 2018. I stand here before you in awe and reverence of the collective dedicated service rendered by three American Presidents, followed by nine Filipino presidents over a […]
Response at Turnover Ceremony
THE PRESIDENT’S RESPONSE ON THE OCCASION OF THE TURNOVER CEREMONY OF THE SILLIMAN PRESIDENCY Betty Cernol-McCann, PhD, Thirteenth President (Delivered on June 1, 2018 at the Silliman University Church.) It’s a new day to serve the Lord! Let me take you back to October 1913, twelve years after the founding of Silliman University, Charles Gunn, in […]
