Dr. Mariano C. and Lina Lao visit the new GSC site

Silliman University (SU), through Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, SU president, welcomed Dr. Mariano C. and Lina Lao in the campus for the inauguration of the new SU-Lao Global Studies Center, on March 22, 2025, on the Fifth Floor of Portal East.

READ MORE about the inauguration of the new GSC site here: https://su.edu.ph/su-inaugurates-new-home-of-gsc/.

Dr. Lao and his wife, Lina, were joined by their long-time friends Mr. and Mrs. Leo and Lulli De Leon; Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Claire Tansoc; Mr. and Mrs. Naresh and Diana Mirani; Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Karen De Venecia; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold and Tillie McKenzie; and Mrs. Lynne Razon.

Their itinerary included a courtesy visit in the morning with McCann at the SU Boardroom together with Dr. Margaret Helen U. Alvarez, interim vice president for Academic Affairs and Research (VPAAR); Dr. Dave E. Marcial, SU-Lao GSC director; Glynnis Jean C. Casiño, Strategic Partnership and Enterprise Development officer-in-charge; and Asst. Prof. Jane Annette L. Belarmino.

It was followed by a visit to the Mariano and Lina Lao Activity Center. Finally, the inauguration of the new GSC site commenced in the afternoon.