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May
06

Divinity School webinar emphasizes state of the Church amid pandemic

Silliman University (SU) Divinity School held a webinar on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on churches around the country last April 28, 2021, via Zoom and Facebook Live. The online event titled “Church in the Pandemic: Impacts and Prospects” featured Dr. Walden Ursos, Dean of the SU Medical School, and Bishop Melzar Labuntog, General […]

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May
06

Alumni Update May 3 – 9, 2021

Remembering Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman on his 111th death anniversary The Dumaguete Chapter of the Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. (SAAI), in partnership with Silliman University (SU), commemorated the 111th death anniversary of Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman through a memorial service and floral offering, May 4, 2021 at the Horace B. Silliman bust in front of […]

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Apr
30

Alumni Update April 26 – May 2, 2021

Sillimanians join the Community Pantry movement The community pantry fever has spread all over the country and has caught on a group of Sillimanians and big-hearted Dumagueteños to set up one at Barangay Bantayan, Dumaguete City. The Maginhawa Community Pantry in Quezon City is organized by 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non, whose simple act of kindness […]

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Apr
30

SU-Lao ICI Lab distributes first batch of food packs in Lao assistance program

Silliman University (SU), led by the Dr. Mariano Lao Innovation, Creation, and Invention Laboratory, distributed April 29, 2021 the first batch of food packs for displaced outsourced personnel of SU and financially challenged students and senior citizens, at the Dr. Mariano & Lina Lao Activity Center and Technology Laboratory. This food assistance project was made […]

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Apr
28

SU ranks 6th in 2021 PH university ranking

Silliman University (SU) now ranks 6th in UniRank’s 2021 Philippine University Ranking, a step-up from being 8th in the 2020 list. The top 10 universities in the 2021 ranking is as follows: University of the Philippines Diliman Ateneo de Manila University De La Salle University University of Santo Tomas University of the Philippines System Silliman […]

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Apr
26

Donor aids SU in distribution of food packs

Silliman University (SU) will distribute food packs to students, senior citizens, and its outsourced personnel from April to June 2021 following the donation made by Dr. Mariano C. Lao, 2018 Outstanding Sillimanian awardee. The first distribution will be on April 29, 2021 at the Dr. Mariano and Lina Lao Activity Center and Technology Laboratory, inside […]

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Apr
23

Alumni Update April 19 – 25, 2021

SU alumnus appointed as VP of aerospace and defense manufacturer Silliman University alumnus Engr. Mike William Solera Balbuena was recently chosen by Essex Industries (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) as their new vice president of quality assurance and compliance, announced in a press release by Essex Industries, April 19, 2021. Balbuena holds an MBA and degrees […]

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Apr
22

SU buys Covovax vaccines for faculty, staff

Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, Silliman University (SU) president, emphasized the importance of vaccinating as many people as possible in the fight against COVID-19, as SU orders doses of the Covovax vaccine for its faculty and staff, including part-time and adjunct faculty, retirees, and one dependent for each employee.   “In this battle against the pandemic, […]

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Apr
16

SU undergoes CHED, DOH inspection for limited face-to-face classes

Silliman University (SU) welcomed representatives of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Health (DOH) who inspected the facilities and assessed the readiness of SU’s health sciences programs to gradually reopen for limited face-to-face classes, April 15, 2021. CHED and DOH inspectors, led by Dr. Jogi Rivamonte, education supervisor II and CHED […]

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Apr
16

SU alumni groups launch virtual platform to connect with students, faculty

The Silliman Association of New England (SANE) and Silliman University Alumni Council of North America (SUACONA) launched the Silliman Alumni Professional Engagement Program, a virtual platform where SU alumni and their networks can share their expertise and talent with the University community by engaging with students, faculty, and staff online. According to SANE and SUACONA, […]

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