Alumni Update May 24 – 30, 2021
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 […]
SU holds first virtual graduation for Class of 2020 and 2021
Silliman University (SU) holds its first virtual commencement ceremony for its graduates from SY 2019-2020; Summer and Midyear Terms 2020; and SY 2020-2021, live-streamed May 23, 2021 on its Facebook page and YouTube channel. For its 108th Commencement, SU named 773 graduates from 2019-2020; 41 graduates from Summer 2020; 26 graduates from Midyear 2020; and […]
New lizard species named after Sillimanian National Scientist
A new species of the Sun Skink lizard found in the Zamboanga peninsula was named after Dr. Angel C. Alcala, National Scientist and renowned Sillimanian, in recognition of his contributions to the study and conservation of Philippine lizards, specifically of the family Scincidae. Scientists Anthony J. Barley of the University of Hawaii; Marites B. Sanguila […]
4 Students to join AmCham Business Leadership Program
Third-year Silliman University students Cyle Ellery F. Barrera (BSBA Marketing Management), Novah Jane A. Dahili (BSBA Business Economics), Niel Anthony E. Lajot (Bachelor of Mass Communication), and Ikhtaz Maya C. Polestico (BS Foreign Affairs) will participate in the Business Leadership Program (BLP) of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) starting June 7, […]
Salonga Center supports IBP Community Pantry in Dumaguete
The Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development of Silliman University recently supported the Community Pantry program spearheaded by the Negros Oriental chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. The Community Pantry was set up last May 1, 2021 in front of the Hall of Justice. In its advocacy to help the […]
Salonga Center holds talk on how to ‘think critically like a lawyer’
The Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development of Silliman University (SU) held a virtual talk called “The Make-up of a Judicial Mind: How to Critically Think Like a Lawyer,” with Court of Appeals Justice Pamela Ann A. Maxino, SU alumna, as guest speaker, April 17, 2021. Maxino is currently the chairperson of […]
Alumni Update May 17 – 23, 2021
Boston-based alumna moderates Stanford speakers series Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee (OSA), Prof. Priscilla Lasmarias Kelso (AB/English, 1961, magna cum laude), was handpicked by Stanford University, her graduate school alma mater, to moderate a Zoom panel last May 8, 2021 for Asian American alumni and students. The topic discussed was on “The Stories That Shape Our Lives” […]
Alumni Update May 10 – 16, 2021
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 […]
Nursing/PT to hold limited face-to-face classes; medical clerkship for MedSchool
Silliman University’s (SU) BS Nursing and Physical Therapy programs; and the Medical School were recently granted authorization from the Commission on Higher Education Regional Office (CHEDRO) 7 to hold limited face-to-face classes and medical clerkship, respectively. For the Nursing program, only Related Learning Experience (RLE) or Skills Laboratory Classes will be held in a face-to-face […]
New Testament Professor is new bishop of Tanzanian Lutheran Church
Rev. Dr. Msafiri Mbilu, a visiting professor in New Testament Studies at the Silliman University (SU) Divinity School, was consecrated bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) last May 9 at the Lushoto Lutheran Cathedral, Tanga Region, United Republic of Tanzania. Mbilu, who teaches New Testament courses and biblical languages at the formation […]
