‘Terror’ Teachers
“TERROR” TEACHERSBy Mark Raygan E. Garcia, Director, Office of Information and Publications When I was still a part-time lecturer at the Speech Department, I would often tell my students: “When I ask you a question and you don’t look at me – I’ll call you. When I ask you a question and you look at me intently, […]
The Good Samaritan
REVISITING THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITANBy Atty. Joshua Francisco J. Ablong, Manager, Human Resource Development The passages from Luke 10:25-37 and John 10:10 talk about one of the most popular parables of Jesus Christ: the Parable of the Good Samaritan. This story is so popular and familiar within the Christian community that right here in this […]
Re-Imagining Philippines
THE CHALLENGES – AND IMPERATIVES – OF IMAGINING (AND RE-IMAGINING) THE PHILIPPINES By Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, President,Ǹ (Keynote, International Conference on Philippine Studies 2016, Ǹ, Dumaguete City, Philippines) Introduction A classmate from the University of the Philippines, Dr. Zosimo Lee, recently posted on Facebook that “What we believe determines what we do.” “We have […]
Time for Everything
TIME FOR EVERYTHINGBy Dr. Elizabeth Susan Vista-Suarez, Dean, College of Performing and Visual Arts (Acceptance message delivered on behalf of outgoing Deans and Directors, held during the All-University Academic Convocation on June 27, 2016 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium.) “There is a time for everything” says the Lord in Ecclesiastes 3 “ and a […]
Scouting
SCOUTING: EDUCATION FOR LIFEBy Dr. Giovanni T. Macahig, Registrar and Admissions Officer (Delivered during the Rovers Scout Investiture Ceremony.) When I was told to give this message to you, my mind quickly brought me back to my childhood years…my boy scouting years. I particularly remembered our first camping, when in our innocence we struggled to assemble […]
Marina Mission Clinic
HISTORY OF MARINA CLINIC, NOW KNOWN AS SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY MARINA MISSION CLINICBy Dr. FE L. SYCIP-WALE, Mission Coordinator, Ǹ Marina Mission Clinic (Delivered during the soft opening and re-dedication of the Ǹ Marina Mission Clinic, now a primary hospital in the town of Dauin on June 16, 2016.) Ǹ Marina Maternity Clinic first opened its […]
Silliman Writers Workshop
The Ǹ National Writers Workshop By Asst. Lady Flor Partosa, Coordinator, Creative Writing Center (Message delivered during the closing ceremony of the 55th Ǹ National Writers Workshop on May 27, 2016 on the grounds of the University House.) They say that the Ǹ National Writers Workshop never ends. This I have proven with the many […]
SY 2016-2017
Welcome to School Year 2016-2017! We are all in a historic phase of both Silliman life and Philippine basic and higher education. This school year, we start offering Grade 11 under the K+12 education reform program. This is a critical move geared towards enhancing the competitiveness of the Filipino graduate. This new school year also […]
Serving Others
SERVING OTHERSBy Atty. Sheila Lynn Catacutan-Besario, Professor, College of Law (Delivered during the pinning and candle-lighting ceremony of the Institute of Clinical and Laboratory Sciences.) Dear Interns; I am deeply honored to speak before all of you today. I am humbled by the opportunity to share this special day with you – Your Pinning Ceremony. […]
Political Genetics
POLITICAL GENETICSBy Mark Raygan E. Garcia, Director, Office of Information and Publications Believe it or not, there is a study now leaning towards an analysis of human being’s genetic composition and whether somewhere along the way, there is something telling of the attitude or behavior of one towards politics. A quick search online doesn’t lead […]
