A member of the faculty and another from the Administration are among this year’s recipients of the Faculty Scholarship Program of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia.
English Asst. Prof. Warlito Caturay Jr. is currently at Assumption University in Bangkok, Thailand to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy in English Language Teaching, a three-year program.
Information & Publications Director Mark Raygan Garcia will leave this month for Hong Kong for a one-year degree of Master of Public Policy & Governance (with Social Policy as specialization) from the Education University of Hong Kong at Tai Po.
Sending faculty for further studies in reputable universities here and abroad is among the University’s priorities under its Faculty and Staff Development Program. It is a move that optimizes professional opportunities for its personnel when education reforms are in effect.
Meanwhile, three faculty members were engaged as experts in social work and service-learning in Yangon, Myanmar, and in Hue, Vietnam, in partnership with UBCHEA.
Director of Extension Asst. Prof. Emervencia Ligutom was a visiting lecturer in Social Work at Tedim Christian College in Myanmar from July 25 to 29.
In Vietnam, Director of Service-Learning Asst. Prof. Deborah Mae Corton-Salem and English Asst. Prof. Ronelaine Baslot-Picardal were tapped as resource persons at the Hue University College of Foreign Languages from July 25 to 30. The workshop for their faculty members aimed to assist in the design and integration of service-learning courses into the English language teaching and culture.
Every year, Silliman faculty from different disciplines are invited to play key roles in the capacity-building of academic personnel of HEIs in the country and around Asia. The move is consistent with Silliman University’s thrust in enhancing linkages and its relevance and reach in Asia. (Mark Raygan Garcia)
