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His Excellency Thierry Borja de Mozota, Ambassador of France to the Philippines, was the guest speaker at the special academic convocation of Silliman University held June 6, 2011 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. The Ambassador's talk on the role of an ambassador as a manager of a nation's interest in a foreign land […]

Lexmark, a global company that develops, manufactures and supplies printing and imaging solutions for offices and homes, partners with Silliman University on its scholarship program. Ms Mishelle Batomalaque (sixth from left), Scholarship Coordinator of the Lexmark Research Development, Inc., presented recently the scholarship to two of its recipients for School Year 2011-2012: (flanking L-R Ms […]

 Around 50 heads of schools and faculty attended the “Service-Learning Development Seminar-Workshop for Visayas and Mindanao” hosted May 18 to 20 by Silliman University. The program was sponsored by the Private Education Assistance Council/Fund for Assistance to Private Education (PEAC/FAPE) and the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), of which Silliman President Dr. Ben […]

Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III (sixth from left) meets with Philippine Consul General to Chicago Leo Herrera-Lim (fifth from left) as part of his itinerary prepared by the Silliman Alumni International (SAI)-Chicago Chapter. Dr. Malayang was with Mrs. Gladys Rio-Malayang (fourth from left) and other members of the SAI-Chicago Chapter, headed by […]

Fellows to the 50th Silliman University National Writers Workshop take a break for a group photo after the opening ceremonies held May 2 at the Mary Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village at Camp Lookout, Valencia. Each of them was formally introduced during the event. To read more, click: (1) background story: 50th SUNWW | (2) […]

Ms Mercy Teves, Chief of the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) of the Province of Negros Oriental engages Sibulan town Councilor Atty. Mark Banquerigo (standing across Ms Teves) on the issue of solid waste management during a roundtable discussion hosted April 25 by the Dr. Jovito V. Salonga Center for Law and Development of […]

Dr. Lawrence Heaney, Curator and Head of the Division of Mammals at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, USA, points to a slide of his presentation on “Diversity and Conservation of Philippine Mammals: A 20-Year Overview” during the opening of 20th Biodiversity Conservation Symposium of the Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines (WCSP) […]

Silliman University has released Portal 2011, its official yearbook covering school year 2010-2011. Subscribers can claim their copies starting March 29 at the Office of Information and Publications, third floor of the Leopoldo T. Ruiz Administration Hall. The Portal 2011 staff explains the cover: “There can’t be any better representation of Silliman University – or […]

Earth Hour 2011 in Dumaguete City can be gleaned from the darkness that wraps for an hour the historic Silliman Hall at the strike of 8:30PM on March 26. Silliman University had a total blackout in observance of Earth Hour, switching off lampposts and lights in all of its buildings and residential units. Considered as […]

The Embassy of Canada brought to Silliman University recently veteran journalist Mr. Ed Lingao (second from left), the recipient of the prestigious 2010 Marshall MacLuhan Award. Mr. Lingao discussed the critical role of journalists and shared his experience in covering historic events, including the Afghanistan war and the infamous Maguindanao massacre, to a group of […]