SU, U-Bix Corp signs Deed of Donation for Technopreneur Center
Silliman University (SU) and U-Bix Corporation, through its president Atty. Edilberto B. Bravo, signed February 18, 2020 the Deed of Donation and Acceptance for the SU-Bert Bravo Technopreneur Center, a facility that will be used for the SU Technology Business Incubation (TBI) program. U-Bix Corporation donated to SU 15,000 square meters of land in San […]
eOSP version – 18 February
This digital newsletter is a digest of calls for participation, research collaborations, fellowships, scholarships, events and other opportunities for the Silliman community. It is curated by the Office of Strategic Partnerships. The Office also acts as the Secretariat of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia and as the Liaison to the United […]
SU launches Safe Campuses Project
Silliman University (SU), in partnership with the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) and Active Citizenship Foundation (ACF), recently launched the Safe Campuses Project in SU to fight off harassment and discrimination on campus. An initiative of ACF and CFLI, the Safe Campuses Project aims to promote safe spaces by establishing Safe Spaces Desks in […]
COVID-19: What we know and don’t know and what to do
Imagine finding your way out of a forested swamp at night, not knowing if your next step leads you closer to the swamp’s edge or deeper into the morass. That’s what officials dealing with COVID-19 must feel. It reminds me of the months I led a UN team to fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa […]
SU, General Milling Corp unveils feed lab
Silliman University (SU) and General Milling Corporation (GMC) recently unveiled the SU-George K. Young Feed Laboratory at the SU College of Agriculture Scheide Farm, a facility where agriculture students and researchers can analyze feed nutrients using high-end equipment. Inside the SU-G.K. Young Feed Laboratory during its blessing and unveiling “This feed laboratory project […]
Alumni Updates February 10 – 16, 2020
New York Brand of the Silliman Spirit Aprille Roselle Vince Juanillo, Silliman University Student Government President experiences first-hand the “Silliman Spirit” upon her arrival in New York City last February 11, 2020, from New York based alumni Janette Baloyo-Abella (HS 1977; Nursing 1981), President of the Silliman University Alumni Association of New York-New Jersey (SUAA […]
ADVISORY NO. 6: Triage Implementation at the Gates to Continue
Amid the ongoing 2019-nCoV (now called COVID-19) situation, the University will continue to implement thermal screening and assessment at the gates namely: Cafeteria/Admin, Villareal, Langheim, Laguna, Gate 7, elementary and high school main gates, Agriculture/IEMS and Angelo King. Each gate will be manned by a medical team. In line with this, students, faculty, staff and […]
No human rights without human security – Human security expert
“You can’t have human rights without human security, and vice versa,” said Dr. Kenneth Christie, program head of Human Security & Peacebuilding at Royal Roads University (RRU), in a lecture-workshop last January 27, 2020 at Silliman Hall. Dr. Kenneth Christie, program head of Human Security & Peacebuilding at Royal Roads University (RRU) As a […]
SU produces 7 physical therapists
Silliman University (SU) garnered an 87.5 percent passing rate for the February 2020 Physical Therapy Licensure Examination, producing seven licensed physical therapists. According to the Professional Regulation Commission, the national passing average for the said exam was 61 percent (729 passers out of 1195 examinees). Based on the list of passers from the Institute for […]
Silliman U, Canadian Embassy organize forum on Radicalization in Southeast Asia
With support from the Embassy of Canada, Silliman University through the Office of Strategic Partnerships and the Salonga Center for Law and Development in partnership with the ASEAN Society Philippines, the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy and the University of the Philippines organized a forum on “Radicalization in Southeast Asia” last Tuesday, 28 January 2020 at the Case Room of […]
