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ANNUAL REPORT 2017 15
Schools and Colleges
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
EffectiveSY2017-2018,theSilliman
University College of Agriculture
(SUCA)willbeofferingitslatest
degree
program,
Master of
Science in
Agriculture,
major in
Sustainable
Agriculture
and
Agricultural
Extension
Management.
The
College also
acquired
various
laboratory
equipment
and instruments through the third
release of the P1 million CHED –
National Agriculture and Fisheries
Educational System (NAFES) Project
financialgrantforhavingbeen
designatedasNationalUniversity/
College of Agriculture for Region VII.
Graduates of Batch 2016 who
took the Licensure Examination
for Agriculturists (LEA) in October
2016 garnered a 70% passing rate,
higher than the national passing rate
of 30.89%. For the April 2017 LEA,
the lone taker passed. The national
passing rate was 31.55%.
SUCA Faculty members
presented their papers during the
5th International Conference on
Nature Studies (ICONSIE) and 17th
AnnualScientificConferenceofthe
Philippine Society for the Study of
Nature (PSSN) at Splash Mountain
Resort in Los Banos, Laguna on
April 19-21, 2017. Asst. Prof. Merlyn
G. Buscato presented her paper on
“Molluscicidal Potential of Mahogany
(swietenia mahogani jacq.) Leachates
against Golden Apple Snail (pomacea
canaliculatalamarck)”,while,
Associate Prof. Jose Edwin C. Cubelo
presented two of his papers on “Risk
Perceptions, Attitudes, and Risk
Coping Strategies of Mango Farmers
inNegrosOriental,Philippines”and
Agricultural Knowledge Management
in the Local Extension Services of
Selected Masbate Municipalities,
Philippines.”
Agriculture students also
attended the said conference and
presented their own papers: Elline
T.Macayon“EfficacyofWild
Basil (ocimum sanctum l.) as an
Organic Attractant against Fruit Flies
(bactrocera philippinensis l.) Infesting
Bitter Gourd (momordica charantia
l.)”;JanmarkE.Ahigon“Effectiveness
of Three Botanical Extracts Against
Diamondback Moth (plutella
xylostella l.) Attacking Cabbage
(brassica oleracea var. capitata
l.)”;NicoleNessJeccaB.Carinon
Insect Pest Incidence of Ampalaya
(momordica charantia l.) Grown with
Wild Basil (ocimum sanctum l.) as an
Attractant”;and,FatimaB.Biyokon
“Relationship between Live Weights
and By-products Weights of Broilers
(gallusgallusdomesticusl.)”.
Sixty-three graduates of
agriculturefromdifferentcolleges
and universities in the Negros
Island Region (NIR) and some parts
of Mindanao (e.g. Zamboanga,
Dipolog, Dapitan, Davao) attended
the refresher course in agriculture
for the Licensure Examination for
Agriculturists (LEA) examinees
conducted by the SUCA faculty.
Prof. Al Gabriel C. Zamora,
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Coordinator for Extension of SUCA,
formally organized in August 2016
the Sitio Mangga Mayabon Farmers
Irrigators Association (SiMaMaFIA)
in Mayabon, Zamboanguita, Negros
Oriental. This is in coordination with
the National Irrigation Administration
(NIA). Prof. Zamora also conducted
a lecture on Animal Production
in Relation to Climate Change
Mitigation Practices and Management
for farmers in Barangay Libjo, Dauin,
Negros Oriental in conjunction with
the University’s Extension Program.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Biology This school year, the Biology
Department partnered with three
differentinstitutionsforresearch
training, collaboration, and proposal.
These institutions are Osaka
UniversityforButterflyconservation
with in cooperation with SU’s Biology
Museum of Natural History; UP –
Diliman’s Institute of Biology on
DNA barcoding; and, Philippine
– California Advances in Research
Initiatives on Translational Science
Microbial biome (mycology).
The Department received
new equipment for water quality
monitoring, chemicals, and reagents
from the US Embassy’s American
Space Resource Center and molecular
biology equipment donated by
Dr. Enrico C. and Dr. Esther L.
Sobong. The Sobong couple also
sponsored the faculty training for the
Department.
Faculty members attended
several national and international
conferences during the year. Dr.
Hilconida P. Calumpong attended
the UN-sponsored forum on
“Conservation and Sustainable
Use of Marine Biodiversity
InternationalForum”onJanuary
16-19, 2017 in New York, USA and
the UN-Environmental Assessment
Workshop on March 12-31, 2017.
She also attended the 35th National
Convention of the Association
of Systematic Biologists of the
Philippines held in Bacolod City on
May 28-31, 2017.
Assoc. Prof. Roy Olsen D. de
Leon attended the Kyoto Disaster
Risk Management Training held on
July 17-25, 2016 at Kyoto University,
Japan. Assoc. Prof. De Leon and
Dr. Robert Guinoo also attended
the Science, Technology, and Math
(STEM) National Training held at the
UP National Institute for Science and
Mathematics Education Development
(UP NISMED) on April 17-20, 2017.
Asst. Prof. Kathryn
R. Jadloc represented
the University at the
48th Federation of
Institutions for Marine
and Freshwater Sciences
on September 19-23,
2016 in Catarman,
Eastern Samar.
Dr. Ely Alcala
completed his research
on “Biodiversity
and Socioeconomic
Profilingofthe
Three Forest Patches
in Sipalay City:
Enhanced Management
Effectivenessof
Sipalay City, Negros
Occidental”inApril
2017. Assoc. Prof. Renee
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Paalan also completed
hers on “Biological
Assessment of Selected
Sites in Barangay Apolong,
Valencia: Implications on
Ecotourism”.
The team composed
of faculty members Roy D.
de Leon, Robert S. Guinoo,
Renee B. Paalan, Michael R.
Alcala, Jocelyn B. Inocencio,
Leandro S. Cabrera, and
Esteven A. Nacar also
finishedtheirresearchon
“Assessment of Tayasan
Subwater Shed: Basis
Towards Watershed and
Ecotourism Management
Plans.”
Senior student Glethel Friday
Gumalo received the Award for
Excellence in Science Research from
the Bank of the Philippine Islands’
Science Awards held on April 4, 2017
in Manila.
EnglishThe English Department, through
its Language Center’s Intensive
English Program (IntEp), has helped
the University increase its foreign
exchange students. Students from
Shikoku Gakuin University, Japan;
Kyushu University, Japan; Hannam
University, Korea; and Homeschool
Korea enrolled for the three to four
week course designed for non-English
speakers.
The Creative Writing Center, and
in partnership with the Culture and
Arts Council, conducted a one-week
intensive writing workshop with the
creative writing students. Multi-
awarded poet and writers Eugene
Gloria, Anthony Tan, Marjorie Evasco,
Wilfredo Pascual, Oscar Peñaranda,
and Tim Tomlinson were invited to
deliver lectures during the workshop.
Junior Creative Writing major,
Michael Aaron C. Gomez, won the
third prize for his full length play
“TiradorngTinago”inthe56thDon
Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for
Literature on September 21, 2016 at
the Peninsula Hotel, Manila.
Faculty members Dr. Andrea G.
Soluta, Asst. Prof. Joan C. Generoso,
and Asst. Prof. Jennifer Eve A.
Solitana presented a paper entitled
“Institutionalizing Local Narratives:
Community History and Lore for
PhilippineGradeSchools”during
the International Conference on
Language Policy in Multicultural
Settings held at Mandalay University,
Myanmar on February 8-12, 2016.
Asst. Prof. Ronelaine B. Picardal,
on the other hand, was invited
as resource person on a Service-
Learning workshop with the theme
“Integrating Service Learning into
theEnglishLanguageCurriculum”
at Hue University College of Foreign
Languages, Vietnam on July 28- 30,
2016.
Asst. Prof. Alana Leilani C.
Narciso’s research entitled “Do We
Still Ask for the Moral in Literature?
Practical Criticism: Preliminary
Notes”waspublishedinConvergence
Volume 6 Issue 1 2017. She was also
tapped by Dumaguete City to be
the point person and component
coordinator for Language and
Translation during its Hugkat,
National Arts Month Celebration in
May 2017.
Asst. Prof. Ian Fermin R. Casocot
was also chosen as the Visayan
representative for Cinema by the
National Commission for Culture and
the Arts’ (NCCA) National Committee
on Cinema for 2017-2019. NCCA
formed subcommittees to cement
the role of culture and the arts in the
coming years.
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Filipino and Foreign LanguagesFilipino and Foreign Language
department faculty Assoc. Prof.
Danilo Mira, Assoc. Prof. Ginalyn
Orillana, Ms. Leslie Jane Devibar, and
Ms. Jean Cristine Ontal’s research
entitled “Wikang Filipino: Matatag pa
ngaba?”waspublishedintheAMulti-
Disciplinary Journal of the Arts and
Sciences Vol. Six Issue 1 2017.
The faculty were also tapped by
the Department of Education (DepEd)
to lead the training on “Instructional
Leadership Enhancement Training
and Seminar Workshop in the
Management of Senior High School
Program K+12 Basic Education
Curriculum”heldinOctober2016in
Bacolod City.
History and Political SciencesThe History and Political Science
Department in coordination, with
the Philippine Studies Association,
Inc. (PSA), organized the 10th
International Conference on
Philippine Studies (ICOPHIL) held
at Silliman on July 6-8, 2016. Over
300 distinguished scholars from
95 universities from Asia, North
America, Europe, Australia and
Africa were gathered on campus.
They had a rich line-up of paper
presentations at plenary and breakout
sessions covering interlocking issues
around the theme of “Re-Imagining
Community, Scholarship, and
Citizenship”.
Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, Dr. Earl
Jude Paul L. Cleope, Prof. Carlos
M. Magtolis, Jr., and Assoc. Prof.
Regan P. Jomao-as co-authored
“Silliman University: Re-imagining an
ImaginedInstitution”whichwasalso
presented during the conference.
Faculty members Dr. Jojema
D. Indab and Assoc. Prof. Regan P.
Jomao-as’ articles on “Turncoatism
inPhilippinePolitics”and“Of
Bicycles and Horse Dung: Capitalist
Colonialism and the Notions of
Agency,Modernity,andGender”
were published in Convergence: A
Multidisciplinary Journal of the Arts
and Sciences, volume 6, no. 1.
Faculty members of the
Department have also been active
inthecommunitythroughdifferent
engagements. Dr. Cleope was
appointed by Dumaguete Mayor
Felipe Antonio B. Remollo to be
the Chair of the Dumaguete City
Heritage Council, while Prof. Carlos
M.Magtolis,Jr.istheLiaisonOfficer
for the Department of Education’s
Alternative Learning System (DepEd-
ALS). This project aims to integrate
basic education and skills training in
ALS - the Silliman way.
MathematicsThe Mathematics Department
participated in several curriculum
trainings and conferences this
school year for to the K+12 transition
program.
Assoc. Prof. Kemmons S. Kilat,
Assoc. Prof. Emelyn C. Banagua,
Assoc. Prof. Jenette S. Bantug, and
Assoc. Prof. Alice A. Mamhot were
part of the team of trainors’ for the
Department of Education’s Mass
Training of Grade 11 SHS Teacher
(Academic Track)
on the K+12
Basic Education
Program held
in October 2016
in Silliman
University.
Dr. Millard
R. Mamhot
and Ms Rhea
Rheem A. Muarip
were invited as
parallel speakers
during the 2016
Mathematics
Teachers Association of the
Philippines-Tertiary Level (MTAP-TL)
International Convention held on July
27-29, 2016 in Puerto Princesa City,
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Palawan. Their topic was on “The
Sum of the Squares of p Positive Integers
which are Consecutive Terms of An
Arithmetic Progress: Always a Non-Perfect
Square when p (prime) ≡ mod 12.” Their
research work was also published in
Convergence’s 2016 – 2017 issue.
Assoc. Prof. Emelyn C. Banagua
spoked about “Statistics and
Probability”duringtheDepartment
of Education’s Instructional
Leadership Enhancement Training
and Seminar-Workshop in the
Management of Senior
High School Program
of K+12 Basic Education
Curriculum held in
Bacolod City on October
10-12, 2016.
Dr. Millard R.
Mamhot and Assoc.
Prof. Alice A. Mamhot
have completed their
research entitled
“Statistics and
Probability for Senior
HighSchool”thisschool
year.
PhilosophyTwo faculty members
of the Philosophy
Department were
granted CHED
scholarships under the
faculty development program. Dr.
JeffryV.Ocayisonapost-doctoral
research in Germany while Assoc.
Prof. Ferdinand M. Mangibin is on
training at the Ateneo de Manila
University under the General Ethics
Program.
Dr. Mangibin was invited as
plenary speaker during the Annual
Conference of the Social Ethics
Society held on October 27-28,
2016 in Davao City. Mr. Ismael
P. Magadan, Jr. was also a paper
presenter/moderatorinthesaid
conference. Two of his research
works entitled “The Human Person
inSociety”and“BetweenFaithand
Frustrations, Hope and Despair: Karl
GasparintheMessianicIntersections”
were published in Society and Self,
and Yolanda Horrors and Messianic
Intervention, respectively.
On the other hand, Dr.
Mangibin’s article “Aims of Education
and CHED Memo 20 (series of
2013):WhiteheadianPerspective”
was published at the Education and
Philosophy journal in February 2017.
PhysicsPhysics Department’s faculty and
staffassistedinthehostingofthe
18th Samahang Pisika ng Visayas at
Mindanao (SPVM) National Physics
Conference held on October 20 to
22, 2016 at the University’s Luce
Auditorium and Guy Hall, along with
its two breakout conferences: the 2016
International Conference on Material
Science and Nanotechnology, and 4th
International Meeting for Complex
Systems. The event featured experts
andresearchersfromdifferent
countries, including Singapore,
Austria, Mexico, Poland, Taiwan,
Portugal, Japan, Malaysia, and the
Philippines.
The department also sponsored
a public lecture on the Latest
Applications and Developments
of Nuclear Physics in the Field of
Medicine by Dr. Minoru Sakama of
Tokushima University.
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Physics senior Path Finder Boy
B. Bagtoltol was one of the recipients
of the BPI-DOST Science Awards on
April 4, 2017 in Manila.
PsychologyOn August 10, 2016, the Master of
Arts in Psychology program retained
its Level IV re-accreditation status
from the Federation of Accrediting
Agencies of the Philippines ACSCU-
Accrediting Agency, Inc. The said
statusiseffectiveMay2016toMay
2021. The Bachelor of Science in
Psychology program was already
granted a Level IV re-accreditation
status by the Philippine Accrediting
Association of Schools, Colleges and
Universities (PAASCU) in 2015.
Several faculty members
attended and presented their papers
during the 53rd Annual Convention
of the Psychological Association of
the Philippines (PAP) on September
14-16, 2016 at Fontana Convention
Center, Clark, and Pampanga. Dr.
Margaret Helen U. Alvarez, also the
Convention Chair, presented her
paper on “The State of Mental Health
in Negros Oriental: Implications for
PsychologyTraining&Practice”;Dr.
Nelly Z. Limbadan on “Exploring the
Psychological Arena of Retirement
amongtheretiringandtheretired”
and “Quality of Life in Older Age
inDumagueteCity”;Dr.Giovanni
T. Macahig on “Imagined vs Real:
Research in the Teaching & Practice
ofPsychology”;Dr.ChizanneSarabia-
Ridad on “Do Longer Marriages
Encourage Psychological Well-being
Among Married Individuals in
DumagueteCity”;and,Dr.Michele
Joan D. Valbuena on “Psychological
Well-being of Dumagueteños: Does
it Improve over Years of Physical
Activity.”Facultyfellow,Dr.BettyC.
McCann, was the Plenary Speaker.
Dr. Alvarez was elected president
of the Psychological Association of
the Philippines on October 13, 2016.
Sociology-AnthropologyThe Philippine Accrediting
Association of Schools, Colleges and
Universities (PAASCU) granted the
Sociology – Anthropology Program a
Level IV accreditation this school year.
On the other hand, the Association
of Christian Schools, Colleges and
Universities
(ACSCU)
also granted
the MA in
Sociology
program
a 5-year
accreditation.
The
Department
led the hosting
of the 2017
Philippine
Population
Association
(PPA)Scientific
Conference
held on
January 25-27,
2017 at the
Guy Hall. Dr. Enrique G. Oracion and
Assoc. Prof. Fred V. Cadeliña were two
of the paper presentors during the
said conference.
Social WorkTogetherwiththedifferentunits
in the University, the Social Work
Department’s faculty members
conducted two community-
based projects in 18 barangays
in Dumaguete City. Assoc. Prof.
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Emervencia Ligutom, Dr. Myra
Waddington, Prof. Deborah Mae
Salem, Dr. Edna Calingacion, Dr.
Theresa Guinoo, Prof. Ellaine
Adarna, and Extension program
staff,NoveeMaestrecampo,
Dimple Montes and Nathaniel
Partosa initiated a “Developing
and Strengthening Resilient
Communities: A Psychosocial
Support(PSP)Facilitators’Training”.
This is aimed to train 25 volunteers
from 16 vulnerable barangays of
Dumaguete City towards a sustainable
psychosocial support or intervention
intimesofdisaster/calamity.The
otherproject,”Multi-disciplinary
Theme-based Service-Learning:
Addressing the Negative Impacts
of Climate Change and Disaster
PreparednessinRuralCommunities”
is a multidisciplinary project
involving students and faculty
members from Biology, Social Work,
Nutrition and Dietetics, and College
of Agriculture. It is anchored on
Service - Learning to address negative
impacts of climate change in selected
communities in Negros Oriental.
Both projects are funded by the
UBCHEA.
Assoc. Prof. Ligutom was invited
by two universities in Myanmar as
visiting lecturer at Tedim Christian
University on July 25 to August 29,
2016 and in Dagon University on
August 1-3, 2016. She also presented
herpaperonSilliman’seffortsat
helping communities in times of
calamities/disastersfocusingon
psychosocialintervention/supportin
the Center for Integrated Asia Studies,
Kyoto University’s Tsunami &
Disaster Mitigation Center, Unsyiah,
Indonesia on November 21-25, 2016.
These engagements were made
possible through the assistance of
UBCHEA.
Dr. Waddington, on the other
hand, attended the 47th National
Convention of the National
Association for Social Work
Education on November 23-25, 2016
in Legaspi, Albay.
The Department also partnered
withthefollowingagencies/
institutions for their internship
program,fieldexposureofstudents,
andforcapacity-buildingseminar/
workshops: Bata sa Calabnugan,
Dumaguete Youth Home, Philippine
Association of Social Workers, Inc.,
National Association in Social Work
Education, Inc., and Ateneo de Davao.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Several College of Business
Administration students garnered
awards and recognition this school
year. Jolina S. Sinco (Econ III),
ChristianCliffordM.Ong(Entrep
III), Rhea F. Castillo (Accy III), and
Ina Gabrielle M. De La Torre (BCA
III) won 2nd runner-up in the HSBC
National Business Case Analysis
Competition 2017 held on March
25, 2017 at the Ateneo de Manila
University.
Senior students Genin Raya
V. Amiscaray (Econ IV), Gil J.
Buenavista (BSAccy IV), Nikko Paolo
V. Calledo (Mgt IV), Methushiela
C. Flores (Mgt IV), Carlos M. Ng, II
(Mgt IV), Monique A. Recto (Mgt
IV), Gilbert M. Sedigo (Mgt IV), and
Schinette Mharie R. Tingas (Mgt IV)
were among the 2016-2017 YMCA
Oustanding Student Awardees.
Junior Economics students Jolina
S. Sinco and Darren Rey C. Adtoon
won 3rd place during the Clash of
the Economist – Visayas Elimination
held on November 26, 2016 in the
University of San Carlos.
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Three faculty members of
the Accountancy Department,
Assoc. Prof. Florenda A. Caseres,
Assoc. Prof. Meliton G. Gabas,
and Prof. Betty Jane Y. Martinez,
were granted accreditation as
Accredited Accounting Teachers
in the Philippines on October 26,
2016 by the Board of Accountancy.
Accreditation is already a requirement
before a CPA can teach accounting
subjects. The accreditation is
granted if a faculty has complied
with the Continuing Professional
Development requirements. All
faculty of Accountancy must now be
accredited accounting teachers.
Through CBA, Silliman continues
to be the partner-university of
Germany’s Ingolstadt University and
South Korea’s Hannam University
- Linton School of Global Business.
Both German and South Korean
students come to Silliman to take
credit courses in management,
economics, entrepreneurship and
general courses in the University,
with CBA as the host college. For the
Hannam students, Philippine Culture
Courses at CBA have been added
as part of their Global Education
Program.
As part of CBA’s extension
project, Dean Dr. Gloria G. Futalan
togetherwithDr.JosefinaS.Alcano,
Assoc. Prof. Florenda A. Caseres, and
Atty. Ryan C. Montenegro assisted the
Perpetual Help Community of the
Redemptorist Church, Dumaguete
City, by giving a lecture on Simple
Bookkeeping for their basic
ecclesiastical communities (BEC).
BEC’s are parishes under the Diocese
of Dumaguete and Entrepreneurial
projects were introduced to these
communities.
COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES
Designated as Center of Excellence
in Information Technology in 2016
by the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED), the College of
Computer Studies (CCS) continues to
seek partnership with major digital
companies to further enhance its
teaching pedagogy. Partnership with
MicrosoftPhilippinesresultedin
CCSbeingrecognizedasaMicrosoft
Showcase School. As a Showcase
School, CCS is recognized as one of
the leaders in personalized learning,
amplifiedby1:1deployments
effectivelyusingMicrosoftsolutions
(e.g.Surface,Office365,OfficeMix,
OneNote, Skype), to enable anywhere,
anytime education for all students.
In line with this, six CCS faculty
members were among this year’s
MicrosoftEducationAmbassadors:
Dean Dr. Dave E. Marcial, Asst. Prof.
Janice Antoniette V. Forster, Ms. Joy
M.Dy,Ms.AlmaBanabana,Mr.Alfie
Arcelo, and Mr. Kim Faburada. On
January 21, 2017, they conducted an
information and communications
technology (ICT) training for 150
Department of Education (DepEd)
teachers from across Negros
Oriental. The ICT training, part of
CCS’ extension program, is called
“TEACHnology: Teaching with
ICT Towards a Learner-Centered
Environment”.Itguidedteacherson
the new functions and applications of
Windows 10, MS Word, PowerPoint,
Excel, and OneNote.
Faculty members also organized
the following seminar – workshops
this school year: Research
Presentation(QuantitativeSoftware
Testing: Some experiences); App
developmentwithSwift:Everyone
canCode;BlenderExhibit;Office
Productivity Training with SU
Staff,andSeminaronInnovation&
Commercialization in the Academe.
Assoc. Prof. Chuchi Montenegro
attended the 7th International
Conference–Confluence2017in
Amity University Utter Pradesh,
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Noida, India in January 12-13,
2017 while Dr. Marcial was invited
as Speaker during the EduTech
Philippines 2017 on February 21-22,
2017 in Manila.
Dr. Marcial’s two (2) research
works and collaborations were
published in the Journal of
Information Technologies and
Learning Tools: Marcial, D. E. (2017).
ICT Social and Ethical Competency
among Teacher Educators in the
Philippines. Journal of Information
Technologies and Learning Tools.
57(1), 96-103; Marcial, D. E. & Arcelo,
A.Q. (2016). End-user Training on
Digital Teaching Tools: Reaction,
Learning, Behavior, Results, and
Management; and Canares, M.,
Marcial, D., & Narca, M. (2016).
Enhancing Citizen Engagement with
Open Government Data in the The
Journal of Community Informatics,
Vol. 12 No. 2.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
College of Education (COE) graduates
Dara Y. Tanato (Elementary) and
Hector Bailey G. Calumpiano
(Secondary) placed 9th and 10th,
respectively, in the Licensure
Examination for Teachers (LET)
given on September 25, 2016. This
performance in the board exam
further reinforces COE’s strength
as a Center of Excellence in Teacher
Education, the highest granted by the
Commission on Higher Education.
PAASCU also granted COE with a
Level IV accreditation.
Part of the College’s Service –
Learningactivitiesisanoff-campus
studentteaching/mentoringprogram
in coordination with the DepEd
Dumaguete and Negros Oriental.
The COE has also been tapped to
spearhead several K+12 trainings not
just in Dumaguete City but also in
nearby provinces.
Dr. Cleope’s article “One Island,
One Region: A History of dominance
andUnioninNegrosIsland”was
published in the The Journal of
History Vol. LXII nos.1-4 (pp. 68-
100). Another article, “History of the
Parish of San Nicolas de Bari, Siaton
NegrosOriental”wasreleasedwith
Convergence, Vol 6 issue 1 (pp 56-62).
Nutrition and DieteticsThis school year, the Nutrition and
Dietetics Department (ND) was
granted a Level II Accreditation status
by the PAASCU.
For this year’s Nutrition Month,
ND organized a series of activities in
line with its theme, “First 1,000 days
ni baby pahalagahan para sa malusog
na kinabukasan.”Theactivitieswere
free lectures on infant nutrition
management to health workers and
mothers from a total of 25 barangays
in Dumaguete, quiz bowl, oratorical
contest, and free diet consultation to
the public.
ND Chairperson Dr. Michele A.
Naranjo, and faculty members Asst.
Prof. Jin Honculada Genove, Asst.
Prof. Alvyn Klein A. Mana-ay and
Asst. Prof. Ruth Entea conducted
a month-long Nutrition and Food
Security Training Program in the
municipalities of San Jose and Amlan,
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Negros Oriental from February to
March 2017. The Training Program
is part of the University’s Continuing
Calamity Response Program (CCRP)
to educate and empower barangays
in vulnerable areas to prepare for
emergencies and calamities.
ND also produced six
Nutritionist-Dieticians out of its seven
takers in the March 2017 Nutritionist-
Dietician Licensure Examinations.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
The Architecture students of the
College of Engineering and Design
(CED) were given what could be their
firstbreak.Soontoriseonthescenic
campus will be the Art Gallery - which
buildingtheyhavedesigned.Fifth
year students Cay Louise Kirit, Mary
Vail Lunor, and Shaira June Rubia
were among Architecture majors
whoqualifiedforthefinalsearch
for the best building design for the
Art Gallery. Placing second was the
design by Rozanne Abugan, Jerrymar
Jamilla and Benjo Roco, and while
that of Vince Allen Gulles, Azanna
Jeunesse Salatandre and Bien Carlos
Via ranked third.
The construction of the
Art Gallery is with funds from
Outstanding Sillimanian Dr. Romeo
S. Ariniego and to be located at the
oldarcheryrange,totheleftofthe
Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium.
The Architecture Department
also garnered awards during the 24th
United Architects of the Philippines
Student Auxiliary (UAPSA) on May 18
to20,2017inBaguioCity.Fifthyear
Architecture student Robert Banse,
together with third years Joachim Pia
CastilloandSofiaTrinidad,emerged
as champion in the Quiz Bee
competition. Juniors Chris Angelo
Zerna and Camille Louise Marie
AlcantaraalsoplacedfirstinFashion
Design,whilefifthyearmajors
Misaki Shirabi, Arlene Dominique
Uy, and Allibert Tan ranked third in
Architectural Interior Design Model
Making. John Victor Gonzaga also
placed third in the Spoken Poetry
category.
Twenty seven graduates from
CED are among the 5,036 who passed
the 2016 Civil Engineer Licensure
Examination, which was held on
November 12 to 13, 2016. Silliman’s
passing rate of 61.36% is higher
than the national passing rate was
45.89%. Meanwhile, ten graduates
also passed the Electrical Engineer
Licensure Examination given by the
Professional Regulation Commission
(PRC) administered in September
2016.
Incoming 5th year Mechanical
Engineering student Mr. Lawrence
Joseph B. Mariño was accepted by
the Howard I. Shapiro & Associates,
Consulting Engineers, P.C. of New
York USA as student – intern.
SillimanUniversityandthefirm
entered into a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) in relation to the
engagement of the student-intern
withthefirmininternshipprogram.
Itdefinedtheresponsibilitiesof
Silliman and Shapiro in evaluating
Mariño’s performance with no
implication of an employer-employee
relationship between Shapiro and
Mariño.
COLLEGE OF LAW
The College of Law (COL) made
history this school year when Alanna
Gayle Ashley B. Khio, Marie Chielo H.
Ybio, and Andrew Stephen D. Liu of
Batch 2016 graduates placed 2nd, 9th,
and 10th places, respectively, in the
November 2016 Bar Examinations.
The College produced 19 lawyers
giving COL an 87.5% passing rate,
against the 59% national passing rate.
Alumni Dr. Rolando del Carmen,
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Atty. Francisco D. Yap and Atty.
Whelma F. Siton – Yap pledged cash
giftsandabrandnewcartotheBAR
topnotchers to inspire Silliman law
students and faculty to “achieve as
besttheycanintheirlegalstudies.”
The College spearheaded the
University’s General Integrative
Lecture on “How the Sea Was Won:
TheWestPhilippineSeaArbitration”
with Associate Supreme Court Justice
Francis Jardeleza and former Solicitor
General Florin Hilbay as speakers
on September 2, 2016 at the Luce
Auditorium. Apart from this, COL
also hosted an Intellectual Property
Policy-Making Seminar-Workshop on
November 28 to 29, 2016.
The Legal Education
Board of the Philippines
has named Silliman’s
College of Law as one of
the best performing law
schools in the 2015 Bar
Examinations. Silliman
receivedaCertificateof
Academic Recognition, a
trophy,andaCertificate
of Merit for garnering the
rank of Top 13 law school
in the Philippines based
on overall passing rate
and the passing rate for
new/first-timeexaminees.
The University is one of only three
institutions in the Visayas on the
list, along with the University of San
Carlos and the University of Cebu.
COLLEGE OF MASS COMMUNICATION
School year 2016 – 2017 marked
the 50th year of the College of
Mass Communication (CMC), the
firstjournalismschoolestablished
outside Manila. With the theme, “SU
MassCom @ 50: Remaining Relevant
intheDigitalAge”,thehighlightsof
the celebration included the Golden
Jubilee Awards, visit to the gravesite
of DYSR founder Mr. Henry Mack
at the American Cemetery in Daro,
and launch of the history book
“Grassroots Journalism: Early History
of the Silliman College of Mass
Communication”byDr.CrispinC.
Maslog,theCollege’sfirstFilipino
Director.
For the Golden Jubilee Awards,
ten (10) outstanding alumni of
the College received professional
achievement awards on August 25.
The awardees were: Nilo Paurom,
Philippine Daily Inquirer city editor,
for distinguished professional
achievement in print journalism;
Emmanuel Dejaresco, Negros
Chronicle publisher-editor, for
entrepreneurship in community
journalism; Carla P. Gomez, Visayan
Daily Star editor, for community
journalism; Alex Rey V. Pal, People’s
TelevisionNetworkofficer-in-charge,
for public broadcasting; Ed Dames,
DTC Promos Inc. chair and CEO,
for advertising-events marketing;
Maria Zenaida Sarabia-Panol, Middle
Tennessee State U College of Media
associate dean and professor, for
academe (communication research
and education); Marissa Dames,
DTC Promos Inc. president and
COO, for media entrepreneurship
in advertising-public relations;
Yolanda de Guzman, U.S. Embassy
information specialist, for
communication management;
Andrea H. Trinidad Echavez,
communication specialist, for
advocacy communication; and,
Adolfo P. Beltran, Cornerstone U
ABTSacademicaffairsdirector,for
communication management.
Dean Dr. Rosario M. Baseleres
was chosen as the Country
Representative for Philippines
– Visayas of the Asian Media
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Information and Communication
Center (AMIC) on April 1, 2017 in
Manila. She serves as the principal
local contact and coordinator of
AMIC projects in the country. Dr.
Baseleres and Dr. Zenaida S. Panol’s
paper on “Activism in the Philippines:
Memorializing and Retelling
PoliticalStrugglesthroughMusic”
was accepted for presentation at the
2016 International Association for
Mass Communication
Research (IAMCR)
Conference in Leicester,
United Kingdom on July
27-31, 2016.
The Marshall
McLuhan Lecture Series
on Responsible Media
brought Ms. Gigi Grande,
a senior reporter of
ABS-CBN, to Silliman to
lecture on “Journalism
in Challenging Times:
Media as Guardians
of Democracy and
Watchdogs of the
Society.”Thesaidlecture
series is in coordination
with the Embassy of
Canada, held during the
MassCom Week.
Senior student Val Amiel Vestil
attendedtheAsiaPacificFuture
Leaders Conference in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia on November 24-
27, 2017. He was also awarded as Best
Speaker during the conference.
COLLEGE OF NURSING
The College of Nursing partnered
with the four institutions this school
year: California Baptist University
(CBU), USA; Vien Dong College,
Vietnam; Nam Dinh University
of Nursing, Vietnam; and, the
University of St. La Salle, Bacolod.
The partnership with CBU was
through the initiative of the Silliman
University College of Nursing
Alumni Association International,
Inc. (SUCNAAI) under its Program
of Leadership Excellence in Nursing
(POLEN). With CBU’s expertise in
Global Disaster Nursing, the College
willsoonoffercertificateprograms
focusing on Disaster and Emergency
Management.
Recognized by the CHED as
Center of Excellence in Nursing
Education, the College organized
severalseminar-workshop/
lectures to further enhance
learning. These are: “Advancing
Nursing Education, Practice and
Research through Linkages and
Collaboration”,“UsingSimulation
to enhance Interprofessional
Collaborative Education and
Practice”,“LeadershipinDisasterand
Emergency Management for Health
CareProfessionals”,and“Disaster
and Emergency Management in
Extreme Conditions for Community
Responders”,amongothers.
In research, several works of the
faculty were presented or published.
Among them: “Health Services
UtilizationamongBeneficiaries
of the Conditional Cash Transfer
Program towards a Module on Self-
EfficacyDevelopment”byDr.Maria
Theresa C. Belciña; and, “Retirement
Conditions, Levels of Depression
andQualityofLifeafterRetirement
of Professionals: Towards a Pre-
retirementProgram”byDr.Theorose
Bustillo.
During the 2017 Pan Asia
Simulation Society in Healthcare
Conference held at De La Salle
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Health Sciences Institute, Cavite, the
following papers by the faculty were
presented: Guino-o, T., Belcina ,
C, et al - “Evaluation of Simulation
Design in SUCN“; Cabatit, F. –
“Creating a Simulation Laboratory
fromaGrant:ASUCESSSTORY”;
Abalos, E; Guino-o, T.: “Simulation
as a Pedagogy of Teaching : Forging
Consortia with other Schools
ofNursing”;Abalos,E;Bustillo,
T. “Simulation: Best Practice in
OutcomesBased–Education”.
Dean Dr. Evalyn Abalos attended
the International Workshop toward
Building Regional Platform for
Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia
held at the Institute of Islamic
Understanding, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia on May 2-3, 2017.
She presented her work on
“Community- Based Response
afteraDisaster.”
The College was also tapped
in the “HEAVEN on Earth
Project”incollaborationwith
San Isidro Parish in Talay, City
of Dumaguete, Negros Oriental
State University (NORSU),
and Saint Paul University
– Dumaguete (SPUD). The
project is to conduct Skills
Training on Basic Health Skills
and on Care Giving based
on the TESDA guidelines to
differentcommunities.
COLLEGE OF PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS
This year, the College of Performing
and Visual Arts (COPVA) gave
honor and recognition to its alumni
throughitsfirstCOPVAAwards.The
COPVA patrons who were given
the Recognition Awards were: Ms.
Jewel Colinco Pag-ong, Ms. Elizabeth
Rosabelle Ordinario-Weil, Mr.
William“Barry”Thompson,Ms.
Ruth Buot-Yandell, Prof. Elmo Q.
MakilandFamily,Prof.Ludendorffo
Decenteceo, Mr. Gianni Sala, Mr.
Romeo Sibud, Dr. Albert Louis
Faurot, and Mr. James Palmore, and
Prof. Miriam G. Palmore and Family.
The Distinguished Service awardees
were: Asst. Prof. Joseph B. Basa, Prof.
Priscilla Magdamo-Abraham, and
Prof. Isabel Dimaya-Vista.
This school year, to promote
local arts culture, COPVA, in
coordination with the Cultural
Center of the Philippines (CCP),
introduced the Cultural Program
Extensions in Arts Education. Part
of the agreement with CCP is to send
resource people and performers to
Silliman. COPVA also partnered with
the Divinity School and the United
Evangelical Mission (UEM) for a
student – exchange program with
UEM-affiliatedschools.Theprogram
focused on introducing students to
differentlocal/indigenousreligious
musical forms.
For the 2nd year, COPVA
conductedSiningsaEskwela,afive-
day workshop, which ran from May
15-19, 2017, was designed primarily
for both public and private Senior
High School teachers with Special
Program for the Arts (SPA) and Arts
and Design Track. The workshop, in
partnershipwiththeCulturalAffairs
Committee (CAC) and CCP’s Art
EducationDepartment,offeredsix
arts specialization: Dance, Visual Arts,
Music, Theatre Arts, Creative Writing
and Media Arts.
In December 2016, the Silliman
University Campus Choristers (SUCC)
under the tutelage of Asst. Prof.
Mark Ian A. Caballes was the Grand
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Champion in the 2016 Provincial
Open Choral Competition held in
Bayawan City.
Faculty member Dr. Elizabeth
Susan V. Suarez went on a six month
post-doctoral faculty-exchange
program in East Michigan University
(EMU), USA for her research on “An
Exploration and Analysis of EMU
Music Therapy Program: Issues,
Challenges and Approaches to
InnovationatSillimanUniversity.”
Speech and TheaterThe Speech and Theater Department
faculty and students re-opened
“ArtistaSillimaniana”,theacademic
organization for Theater majors. This
school year a total of nine (9) theater
plays were produced by the students
as part of their course requirement.
The Department conducted 2
workshops: “Movement on Theater
Performance”byClaudioRamos,
and“LightingandSoundWorkshop”.
A Cagayan De Oro – based theater
artist and directress was invited to
do a lecture series on “Research on
Exploration”and“Technicaland
FixingRehearsal”inJulyandAugust
2016.
Asst. Prof. Sonia B. Sygaco’s
article“Dumaguete,DefinedbyFood”
was published by Philippine Airlines’
Mabuhay Magazine in June 2016.
Her syllabus entitled “Purposive
Communication”wassubmittedfor
publication for SY 2018-2019.
DIVINITY SCHOOL
This year, the Silliman University
Divinity School (SUDS) revived its
exchange program with the Japan
Bible Theological School. The
program, which usually lasts 2 to 3
weeks, aims to send selected students
and faculty members between the
two schools for exposure and study.
Faculty member Asst. Prof.
Jean Cuanan Nalam was one of
the recipients of this year’s Faculty
Service Award for 20 years of
loyal service to the University.
Dean Rev. Dr. Jeaneth H.
Faller was elected as Board
Secretary of the Association of
Theological School in South East
Asia (ATESEA) in March 2017, as
well as its Senate Member. As
Senate Member, Dr. Faller is part
of the team that will monitor
ATESEA’s graduate students.
SUDS spearheaded the
hosting in Silliman of both
the International Mission
Conference and International
Diaconic Management in July
and August 2016, respectively.
In coordination with the
International Center for Mission
Studies in Asia, SUDS also hosted the
United Evangelical Mission’s (UEM)
International Mission Conference
in Silliman held on June 2016. Dr.
Victor R. Aguilan presented his
paper “Mission still possible? Global
Perspectives on Mission Theology
andMissionPractice”duringthe
conference.
In April 2016, SUDS faculty Dr.
Dennis Solon presented his paper
entitled “Reformation for Church
Work:APhilippineExample”with
the German title: “Was bedeutet
die Reformation für die Arbeit
der Kirchen heute? Das Beispiel
Philippinen”inWuppertal,Germany
during the Conference of Former
UEM Workers (Germany).
On campus, Dr. Muriel O.
Montenegro organized two
seminar/workshopsfocusing
on formulation of doable seed
framework for sustainable promotion
of interreligious and cultural
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understanding. Dr. Montenegro was
also invited as speaker during the
Asia-PacificConsultationonAJust
andLife-AffirmingSociety:Person
with Person
with Disability
Perspective held
on December
11-14, 2016 at
The Yushan
Theological
College and
Seminary,
Hualien, Taiwan.
Her topic was
entitled “The
GiftofBeing
in the Making
of a Just and
Inclusive Church
& Society: A
Theological
Perspective.”
Dr. Karl James Villarmea also
presented his paper on “Not Wonder,
But Wonder: Not Wonder, But Anger:
Rethinking the Vocation of Thinking
inaNeoliberalAge”duringtheJoint
National Philosophical Conference
held on April 6-8, 2017 in Saint Louis
University, Baguio City.
Religion and Peace StudiesThe Religion and Peace Studies
Department, in coordination with the
Social Work Deparment, conducted
a seminar on stress management at
the College of Maasin. Dr. Myraluz V.
Waddington was the main facilitator
of the seminar which was designed to
equip the College on how to handle
students’ retreat and activity as well as
help them to process their issues and
concerns in life. The Department,
through Dr. Waddington, also
spearheaded an Interreligious
Dialogue Forum together with
thePacificDialogueFoundation
in February 6, 2017. She also
attended conferences, seminars and
trainings here and abroad, including
Training on Gender-Responsive
Case Management and Seminar-
Workshop on Theological Inter-faith
Perspectives on HIV and AIDS.
Dr. Lily F. Apura’s research work
“Recovering a Resistance Text: A
FilipinoReadingofJoshua1:1-9”will
be published in 2018 by the Society of
Biblical Literature.
Asst. Prof. Alma B. Ruiz presented
her paper during the ACUCA
Biennial Conference and 21st General
Assembly held in Oyana Pura
University, Bali Indonesia on October
13-16, 2016.
UBCHEA recently awarded Dr.
Villarmea as research fellow for the
Institute for Advanced Study in Asian
Cultures and Theologies at The
Chinese University in Hong Kong.