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What began as an uncertain career choice eventually became a calling for Lyzelle Marie Largo Omictin, a Silliman University (SU) nursing graduate who placed ninth nationwide in the August–September 2026 Nurses Licensure Examination (NLE). Omictin, who earned a rating of 90.60%, received her cash incentive from the University on October 7, 2026, presented by Dr. [...]

Silliman University (SU) will host the 61st Midyear Conference of the Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association, Inc. (PGCA) on October 22–23, 2026, bringing together guidance counselors, psychologists, psychometricians, social workers, educators, and other helping professionals from across the country. Organized by the PGCA in partnership with SU and the PGCA Negros-Siquijor Local Chapter, the national […]

Three Silliman University (SU) alumni have been selected among the 18 Philippine Participating Youth (PPY) for the 50th Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP), marking the first time three Sillimanians will join the Philippine delegation in the same year. The alumni are Aprille Roselle Vince Juanillo (Bachelor of Mass Communication, 2020), Rhyn […]

Silliman University (SU) and CALIBR8 Systems, Inc., a Filipino-owned information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, formalized a partnership to strengthen industry-academe collaboration in curriculum development, student internships, research, and sustainability initiatives through a ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on October 9, 2026, at the Board Room Extension. The partnership aims to […]

Silliman University (SU) brought together its academic and administrative units to showcase the University’s creative spaces and artistic talents during a Creative Tour for national education officials on October 9, 2026, as part of the 4th Joint Education Trifocal Management Committee (JETMC) Meeting in Dumaguete City. The tour welcomed Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Edgardo […]

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Digital Transformation (DX) Center at Silliman University (SU) is accepting applications for a free training program in big data, business analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) for instructors in Negros Oriental. The training will run from October 20 to 30, 2026, excluding Sundays, with daily sessions from 3:00 to 7:00 […]

Six international students from Korea, Myanmar, Japan, and China completed the English Orientation Program (EOP) of the Silliman University (SU) Department of English and Literature during a closing ceremony held October 7, 2026. The completers were Yuka Hirai, Hung Lung Bom Sau, Eunbi Lee, Fangyuan Luo, Rina Shimada, and Enle Zhang, who underwent four months […]

Silliman University (SU) will launch a new scholarship program in School Year 2027–2028, providing full scholarships to 10 incoming first-year students who graduate among the top two of their respective Senior High School classes. The University’s Board of Trustees (BOT) approved an appropriation for a Scholarship Endowment Fund, with income generated from the fund to support the full […]

The Silliman University College of Engineering and Design produced 35 newly licensed civil engineers during the September 2026 Civil Engineers Licensure Examination. According to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), 6,337 out of 17,062 passed the Civil Engineers Licensure Examination with a National Passing Rate of 37.16%. Meanwhile, SU logged a 39.77% overall passing rate with […]

SU ranks 9th in Philippines, 4,415th globally in UNIRANKS 2027 Silliman University has been ranked #4,415 globally in the UNIRANKS World University Rankings 2027, earning an overall score of 50.97 out of 100 and placing #9 among universities in the Philippines. The ranking, published and updated on August 4, 2026, recognizes Silliman as a verified […]