Silliman U announces schedule of enrolment, start of classes
Published May 4, 2020 12:00 am
By Minerva BC Newman
DUMAGUETE CITY – As Negros Oriental downgraded to general community quarantine (GCQ), Silliman University, the biggest university in the province, reopened its various offices Monday, May 4.
(SILIMAN UNIVERSITY / MANILA BULLETIN)
In a university advisory statement, it was announced that all university offices shall reopen on May 4, but shall only operate on a skeletal and rotational basis with all university personnel required to wear masks.
All unit heads were also asked to identify tasks and activities that may be done remotely, and those that can only be done on campus; social distance of at least two meters shall be observed in all places in the campus, and temperature checks must be done at the entrances.
The gates that will be opened include the Katipunan/Langheim Gate, Laguna Gate, Admin/Cafeteria Gate, Elementary Gate, High School Gate, and College of Agriculture Gate.
All academic units were advised to proceed with the enrollment process as scheduled while waiting for the announcement from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd) on the start of classes for the incoming school year, the release said.
In the absence of such an advisory, the University will continue to adopt the blended approach to learning until CHED and DepEd will have their official issuances on the matter.
All units will start implementing their enrollment procedures with the following approved dates:
• Online Admission Application: April 15, 2020 – May 29, 2020
• Online Registration for Incoming Freshmen: May 18-29, 2020
• Regular Registration Period: June 1-5; 8-11, 2020
• Start of Classes: June 15, 2020
“Silliman University is one with our students, their parents and our personnel in the pursuit of normal life conditions within a ‘new normal’ where our health and welfare remain our priority,” according to the statement.
The plan of the University to open classes in the tertiary level in mid-June for the first semester of Academic Year 2020-2021 is premised on a flexible delivery of learning with serious considerations on the safety and welfare of the students and personnel.
As stated in the advisory, the opening of tertiary classes in June is subject to specific guidelines set by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and with all Covid-19 virus protocols established by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF).
For the College of Law, as allowed by the guidelines set by the Legal Education Board (LEB), classes will also commence in June.
For Basic Education, including senior high school, the academic year shall commence in accordance with the guidelines that the Department of Education (DepEd) which is expected in the coming days.
Conscious of the technical limitations faced by its students in relation to on-line learning, in accordance with the directives of CHED, LEB and DepEd, the University will be adopting a blended approach in the delivery of education in the coming academic year, along with the existing Silliman Online University Learning (SOUL) platform which is now being extensively used for the ongoing April-May summer school term, the statement read.
Also known as “flexible learning”, the blended approach to learning does not require students to be physically present in school. Academic work will be done in their respective homes through a combination of online and offline learning activities that have been prepared for them by their teachers.
Lectures and learning activities pertinent to the courses that students will enroll in will be provided to them electronically for viewing and/or downloading through the coming semester.
Evaluation tasks will also be complied with by students electronically. Classes that require the physical presence of students on campus will only take place when allowed by CHED, LEB, DepEd and the IATF.
Silliman is also aware of the financial limitations that the current pandemic has brought on its students and their parents. Flexible tuition payment schemes will be put in place to assist parents in planning based on their preference and individual financial capability.
Academic scholarships, grants in aid and tuition discounts continue to be available for qualified students.
“All these measures are being made to ensure the safety of our students and the unhampered delivery of education for those who opt to continue in their studies,” the advisory said.
(SILIMAN UNIVERSITY / MANILA BULLETIN)
In a university advisory statement, it was announced that all university offices shall reopen on May 4, but shall only operate on a skeletal and rotational basis with all university personnel required to wear masks.
All unit heads were also asked to identify tasks and activities that may be done remotely, and those that can only be done on campus; social distance of at least two meters shall be observed in all places in the campus, and temperature checks must be done at the entrances.
The gates that will be opened include the Katipunan/Langheim Gate, Laguna Gate, Admin/Cafeteria Gate, Elementary Gate, High School Gate, and College of Agriculture Gate.
All academic units were advised to proceed with the enrollment process as scheduled while waiting for the announcement from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd) on the start of classes for the incoming school year, the release said.
In the absence of such an advisory, the University will continue to adopt the blended approach to learning until CHED and DepEd will have their official issuances on the matter.
All units will start implementing their enrollment procedures with the following approved dates:
• Online Admission Application: April 15, 2020 – May 29, 2020
• Online Registration for Incoming Freshmen: May 18-29, 2020
• Regular Registration Period: June 1-5; 8-11, 2020
• Start of Classes: June 15, 2020
“Silliman University is one with our students, their parents and our personnel in the pursuit of normal life conditions within a ‘new normal’ where our health and welfare remain our priority,” according to the statement.
The plan of the University to open classes in the tertiary level in mid-June for the first semester of Academic Year 2020-2021 is premised on a flexible delivery of learning with serious considerations on the safety and welfare of the students and personnel.
As stated in the advisory, the opening of tertiary classes in June is subject to specific guidelines set by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and with all Covid-19 virus protocols established by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF).
For the College of Law, as allowed by the guidelines set by the Legal Education Board (LEB), classes will also commence in June.
For Basic Education, including senior high school, the academic year shall commence in accordance with the guidelines that the Department of Education (DepEd) which is expected in the coming days.
Conscious of the technical limitations faced by its students in relation to on-line learning, in accordance with the directives of CHED, LEB and DepEd, the University will be adopting a blended approach in the delivery of education in the coming academic year, along with the existing Silliman Online University Learning (SOUL) platform which is now being extensively used for the ongoing April-May summer school term, the statement read.
Also known as “flexible learning”, the blended approach to learning does not require students to be physically present in school. Academic work will be done in their respective homes through a combination of online and offline learning activities that have been prepared for them by their teachers.
Lectures and learning activities pertinent to the courses that students will enroll in will be provided to them electronically for viewing and/or downloading through the coming semester.
Evaluation tasks will also be complied with by students electronically. Classes that require the physical presence of students on campus will only take place when allowed by CHED, LEB, DepEd and the IATF.
Silliman is also aware of the financial limitations that the current pandemic has brought on its students and their parents. Flexible tuition payment schemes will be put in place to assist parents in planning based on their preference and individual financial capability.
Academic scholarships, grants in aid and tuition discounts continue to be available for qualified students.
“All these measures are being made to ensure the safety of our students and the unhampered delivery of education for those who opt to continue in their studies,” the advisory said.