Dr. Dely Po-Go, Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee, has been nominated to The Outstanding Filipinos in America Awards (TOFA), held annually in New York during the Filipino American History Month celebration in October. The 11th Annual TOFA Awards will be held in person on October 7, 2021, with a live ceremony at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall, home […]

Save The Date: July 7-10, 2022 TIPON Silliman in Boston The Silliman Association of New England, host and organizer for TIPON Silliman, announces to one and all to save the date July 7-10, 2022 for the alumni gathering in Boston. TIPON is a biennial gathering of alumni and friends from across North America and other […]

SUACONA Launches Environmental Conservation and Sustainability Campaign The Silliman University Alumni Council of North America (SUACONA) – Environmental Conservation and Sustainability Committee (ECSC), with Dr. Louella Dolar-Perrin as Committee Chairperson, has recently launched their committee’s page on the SUACONA website. The committee’s main objectives are: to create awareness among members of the Silliman community and […]

The Silliman University Alumni Council of North America (SUACONA) spearheads a symposium with the theme: “Working Together for a Lifetime of Learning during Covid-19 and Beyond”, on July 16, 2021, Saturday, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM (Philippine Time). Dr. Evangeline Bravo-Manjares, SUACONA Chair, is inviting SUACONA members, alumni and friends to save the date July […]

Silliman Alumni Dumaguete Chapter sets up Community Pantry in Barangay Calindagan The Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. (SAAI) Dumaguete Chapter, reached out to the residents of Purok Gumamela of Barangay Calindagan, Dumaguete City, through a Community Pantry, May 13, 2021.   Distribution of assorted grocery items, canned goods, rice, eggs, green mangoes, and fresh vegetables sourced […]

Silliman alumnus and former Communication Specialist at the United Development Programme (UNDC) Manila, Agnes Shari Tan-Aliman, shares with us her latest book entitled, The Siege of Jolo in 1974. Aliman, feeling ecstatic in her Facebook post announces, “It’s finally out! My book, which forms part of the social history of my hometown, Jolo, Sulu, during […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]