SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009 CONTENTS VISION, MISSION, GOALS PURSUIT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE 30 A. Improvement of Physical Infrastructure SILLIMAN AT A GLANCE (2008-2009) to Support Educational Services Silliman Press 31 Buildings and Grounds 32 PURSUIT OF CHRISTIAN WITNESS 5 Food Services Department 34 Ticao Project 35 PURSUIT OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 6 B. Financial Management Landscape 36 A. Academic Programs PURSUIT OF RELEVANCE AND REACH TO THE College of Arts and Sciences 7 ALUMNI, TO THE COUNTRY, AND TO College of Engineering and Design 8 THE WORLD 42 Medical School A. Linkages 43 College of Mass Communication 9 B. Alumni and External Affairs 45 School of Public Affairs and Governance 10 C. Cultural Affairs 46 Divinity School D. United Board Donors this SchoolYear 47 College of Computer Studies 11 E. Gifts and Donations College of Agriculture June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2009 48 College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences 12 College of Business Administration 13 B. Academic Support Units APPENDIX Main Library 14 Silliman Heights Subdivision 49 Multimedia Center 16 Culture of Gratitude 52 Career and Placement Office 18 University Enrolment: 1901-1902 to 2008-2009 56 C. Scholarships 19 Comparative Scholarship Report 58 D. Student Activities Office of Student Affairs 26 E. Office of Instruction 27 F. Research and Development 28 VISION Silliman is a leading Christian educational institution committed to total human development for the well-being of society and environment. MISSION Silliman shall: •Infuse into the academic learning the Christian faith anchored on the gospel of Jesus Christ: provide an environment where Christian fellowship and relationship can be nurtured and promoted. •Provide opportunities for growth and excellence in every dimension of University life in order to strengthen competence, character and faith. •Instill in all members of the University community an enlightened social consciousness and a deep sense of justice and compassion. •Promote unity among peoples and contribute to national development. GOALS Silliman aims to have: • A quality and diverse body of students • A holistic and responsive educational program with a Christian orientation •A quality faculty comparable to Asian standards • A quality support staff • Adequate facilities and administrative system • A supportive and involved alumni • A long-term financial stability SILLIMAN AT A GLANCE • 5,927 University undergraduate students • 407 post-graduate students • Awarded 58 Bachelor’s degrees in March 2008 • Awarded 10 master’s degrees and 3 doctorate degrees • 389 college faculty, 40 percent of whom have Master’s degrees, 7 percent have Doctoral degrees • Teacher-student ratio is 1:40 • 14 degree-granting colleges, including the newly established School of Public Affairs and Governance, and the Medical School which had its pioneer batch of 9 medical degree graduates. • Most popular courses based on enrolment: Nursing, Management, Medical Technology, Accountancy, Information Technology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Political Science, Computer Engineering • Granted autonomous status by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) from March 2009 until March 2014 “in recognition of SU’s accomplishments, adherence to quality assurance, and commitment to public responsibility and accountability as a higher education provider.” • Designated by the CHEd as: Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, Center of Excellence in Teacher Education, Center of Development in Biology, Center of Development in Business Management Education, Center of Development in Information Technology Education • Designated by the US Agency for International Development as a Center of Excellence in Coastal Resources Management • Academic Center of Excellence in Biodiversity Conservation Studies, with support from the Haribon Foundation • Model for Service-Learning initiatives through the: National Service Training Program (NSTP) in the barangays; Biology Department providing technical assistance for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and local government units; and the Jovito V. Salonga Center for Law and Development giving legal assistance to environment-related cases. • Some campus initiatives include Water Conservation, EnerCon (limited to 4-hour use of air-conditioners; Taps in buildings by 8 p.m.), Paperless Communication (increased use of emails). • The Weekly Sillimanian, one of only four student newspapers in the country that is published every week – in the league of UP Diliman’s Philippine Collegian, continues to be published for more than a hundred years. • The SU Student Government, through the applied journalistic skills of students of the Certificate of Environment Journalism offered at the College of Mass Communication, has been publishing for the last nine years Nature Bulletin, said to be the only campus paper devoted solely to environment matters. 1 PURSUIT OF CHRISTIAN WITNESS • SU Church grateful to the University Leadership Council (ULC) for their support of the Christian Witness of SU. Two bodies responsible for the development of Christian faith on campus: University Religious Life Council (URLC), and the SU Church through the Church Council. • URLC is responsible for organizing the University Christian Life Emphasis Week every semester, wherein the entire university community participate in common worship services, religious convocations, Bible studies, Galilean fellowships that demonstrate the faith of the community and encourage its members to live out their faith in the world. • The URLC constituent groups (Divinity School, Religious Studies program, SU Church, Student Affairs, NSTP, etc.) conduct coordinated programs for the promotion of faith through Religion classes, PEP classes, value-formation classes, dormitory devotionals, college/unit Bible studies. • To address the needs of students and personnel of other faiths, the URLC also established the Dialogue of Faith. • The church is the locus of the worship and fellowship life of the University. There are seven worshipping congregations at Silliman University: 6:30 am at Silliman Heights in barangay Junob, 8 am at Udarbe Memory Chapel, 8:30 am at the Chapel of the Evangel, 10 am at Silliman Church, 11 am by the Mountaintop congregation, 4 pm at Silliman Church, 5:30 pm youth worship at the Udarbe Memory Chapel. While worshipping at different times and locations, the congregations gather during Chrismas, Holy Week celebrations. • Silliman Church has a full range of programs: Christian Education, Christian Witness, Evangelism, Outreach, Stewardship, Membership, Visitation conducted by the various Boards and ministries. There is an open and free (non-compulsory) invitation to all members of the community to be active members of Silliman Church, to serve in various capacities. • The newly-confirmed By Laws recognizes the church’s partnership with the University in a Covenant of Shared Ministry, which considers the entire community its parish, synchronizing membership, organization, and procedure in compliance with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines. • As a transient community, SU Church makes way for various types of participation to be made possible, while keeping its integrity as an ecclesiastical body. 5 SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009 2 PURSUIT OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 6 SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES CHEMISTRY. The Department conducted several seminars throughout the year, with resource persons like Prof. LigayaMagbanua-Simpkins, Chem ’61; Engr. EfrenCordura, Chem ’60; Dr. Gamaliel Garcia, Chem ’92; Dr. Edgar Paski from Canada. The faculty also conducted a Career in Chemistry Campaign among the secondary schools in Negros Oriental. FILIPINO AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES. The Department held a month-long celebration of BuwanngWikangPambansa in August 2008. And its faculty participated in a number of national seminar- workshops in Manila. HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE. Among the 10 full-time faculty, two are PhD. Holders; six others are working on their Ph.D. degrees. The Department organized forums on Atbp: Politics and What’s Bugging the Youth with Adel Tamano, Cavite Cong. Gilbert Remulla, and author Danton Remoto. Another lecture, titled Finding the Winged Lizard: Rizal and Science, was given by Prof. Ambeth Ocampo, executive director of the National Historical Institute. MATHEMATICS. The College granted the Master of Science in Math to four graduate students during the Commencement exercises in March 2009. The faculty include Dr. Millard Mamhot, Dr. Marcelo Alquiza from Mindanao State University-Marawi, Dr. Roger Thurling from Kent University, and Dr. Felix Muga from Ateneo de Manila University. A project titled “SU Math Department: Challenges, Hopes, and Aspirations” was completed through a professorial grant by the SU Alumni Association-Metro Manila Chapter Inc.for Prof. Alice Mamhot. Meanwhile, a research grant was approved for implementation this year: Learning Styles of Mathematically-Under-Prepared College Entrants of SU (by the University Research & Development Center). PHYSICS. Out of the 13 graduates in March 2009, the College granted one summa cum laude (Marvin M. Flores), 4 magna cum laude, and 1 cum laude — a feat never before recorded in the history of the Physics Department. There were 36 Physics majors enrolled as of last year, most of whom are scholars of the Department of Science & Technology. The grants given by government, and those