Philippine Delegation to England (L-R): Raymond Manding, Leo Sulse, John Xandre Baliza, Gemmalyn Morta, Febe Sevilla, Anna Salvador and Jonathan San Juan.By: Leo Sulse
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies once again took part in the Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) 2010 organized by the Postsecondary Education Network-International (PEN-International) last August 20-28, 2010 held at the Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England. DLS-CSB SDEAS also sent Deaf delegates in SLI 2007 and 2008. This year, the Philippine delegation was composed of Leonides Sulse (Deaf Faculty Chaperone), Raymond Manding, Jonathan San Juan, Gemmalyn Morta, and Anna Salvador (Deaf Student Ambassadors), John Xandre Baliza and Febe Sevilla (Filipino Sign Language Interpreters). Other participating PEN partner institutions and countries were Rochester Institute of Technology-National Technical Institute for the Deaf (USA), National-Tsukuba University of Technology (Japan), Tianjin University of Technology (China), and Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia).
The Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) is a project of PEN-International funded by the Nippon Foundation of Japan. Its major goals are to promote development of leadership skills in Deaf student ambassadors, focusing on advocacy skills in the areas of general accessibility, support services and employment, and to engage learning about Deaf culture and awareness.
PEN-International is a global partnership of colleges and universities serving the higher education needs of Deaf students.
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