Students, Faculty from Japan Visit Silliman for Service-Learning
A group of students and faculty from Ferris University in Japan visited Silliman last week for a series ofintercultural exposure and service-learning activities.
Led by their adviser Dr. Masaki “Gus” Yokoyama, the group of six students visited various governmentagencies and private non-government organizations for interviews for their respective theses based ontheir fields of interest. They are: Hikari Taira, Aya Ouchi, Kazuna Yamamoto, Ubu Okada, Marin Kanda, and Ayako Okuno. Accompanying the group is Dr. Kayoko Teshigawara from Meiji Gakuin University.
Silliman’s Institute of Service-Learning facilitated the group’s visit to the University, assigningSillimanians as “buddies” to each Ferris University student to accompany them in their fieldwork. The studentbuddies from Silliman were: Economics majors Judy Magbanua, Erlind Ruth de la Plaza, Mianne GraceVillaflor, Angela Mae Lagarde, Alpha Mabylle Barillo, and Psychology major Keith Vaughn Erin Codina.
Every school year, Silliman hosts international students from partner universities through service-learning and exchange student programs.
