Leading Medical Expert Tackles Organ Donation Issue
“Don’t think of organ donation as giving up part of yourself to keep a total stranger alive. It’s really a total stranger giving up almost all of themselves to keep part of you alive.” This was the perspective-changing thought that Dr. Francisco E. Sarmiento III, Program Manager of the Philippine Network for Organ Sharing (PhilNOS), […]
SU BOT Elects New Chairperson
Silliman University’s Board of Trustees (BOT) has elected its new chair upon the resignation of Dr. Leonor M. Briones effective July 1, 2016. Dr. Briones, who accepted the offer of President Rodrigo Duterte to be a part of his Cabinet, took her oath as Secretary of the Department of Education on June 30, 2016. Her […]
2 Sillimanians to Attend Aboitiz Leaders Summit
Two students have been chosen as delegates to the prestigious Aboitiz Future Leaders Business Summit.Economics senior Genin Raya Amiscaray and Psychology senior Erika Jean Quiñones are bound for Cebu City to attend the summit on November 3 to 5, 2016. They are among 90 college students across the Philippines set to learn about business and […]
Mr. Reinz P. Cenas
When asked what his motto in life is, Mr. Reinz Perez Cenas, the new Security Supervisor of the Public Assistant and Security Office (PASO), gave a laugh with an almost predictable answer: “No ID, No Entry.” Born on September 12, 1982 in Siquijor Island, Reinz started out as a security guard in Silliman under the […]
Health & the Economy: A Leadership Perspective
Health & the Economy: A Leadership PerspectiveBy: Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs “Fellowship is heaven, and a lack of fellowship is hell,” so said English writer, artist and designer Willliam Morris in 1888. More than a century today, fellowship as heaven remains unchanged! It is then heaven to think […]
Silliman Among Top 20 Universities in PH —Webometrics
Silliman has landed on the list of the Top 20 universities in the Philippines, based on the latest Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. The University ranked 13th in the Webometrics list, based on data collected last June 2016. Webometrics ranks universities around the world based on their Open Access initiatives, electronic access to scientific publications and to […]
Annual Report for SY 2015-2016 Released
The Annual Report for School Year 2015-2016 is now available on the University Website. Read it here: Annual Report 2016
The Proposed Dormitory for Honor Students
Issue Date: 16 September 2016 The dormitory previously announced as a facility for Honor Students is for those who are high academic achievers in rural and poor communities in the country who, without help for board and lodging, would be otherwise unable to study in Silliman. This, as approved by the Board of Trustees on September […]
Letter to Alumni (September 15, 2016)
September 15, 2016 Dear Fellow Alumni and Friends: The 115th Founders Day euphoria has now simmered down but we continue to celebrate in our hearts God’s goodness and grace to Silliman University. Silliman Church and the High School Centennial celebration affirmed Silliman’s ministry of faith and of core values instilled in us through the years. […]
Alumni Updates (September 12 – 18, 2016)
Sillimanians are almost in every corner of the globe these days. In Nairobi, Kenya, the Silliman spirit is alive with our alumni finding their niche in that part of the world. In photo from left to right is Elbert M. Calpo (BSEE ‘79), Glynda Pil Calpo (HS ‘75, BSGS ‘79), Rowland Van Es, Jr. (HS […]
