81 New Licensed Teachers; SU Passing Rates Higher Than National
The College of Education celebrates the success of its 81 graduates who successfully made it to the country’s newest pool of 55,471 licensed teachers. Silliman registered passing percentages higher than the passing rates in both elementary and high school categories of the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET), based on results released November 30 by the […]
PRESS STATEMENT: Silliman Encourages Full Exercise of Suffrage
PRESS STATEMENTSilliman Encourages Full Exercise of Suffrage Issued 5 December 2015 Come May 2016, the Philippines will hold local and national elections. The Filipino people will be choosing a new line-up of local and national leaders. As an academic institution, Silliman University supports any and all democratic processes that ensure an informed electorate. The University […]
Mrs. Purita Cacas-Ramos
Her existence is a direct contradiction to the often-accepted notion that even before we open our eyes and scream our first cry of life, our entire lifetime is already written in the eternal pages of time. She has proven that our decisions make us who we are, and that we have the power to paint […]
Silliman Forges Institutional Partnerships in Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam
Consistent with its preparations for ASEAN integration, Silliman University has forged its first institutional partnerships with five reputable universities in Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam. It looks at positioning its presence in two others early next year: Laos and Timor-Leste, poised to be the 11th member-country of the ASEAN. These partnerships resulted from Silliman’s educational missions […]
Alumni Updates (November 30-December 6)
Officers and some members of the Silliman University Alumni Association-United Kingdom Chapter gathered November 30, 2015 to have high tea at the popular Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon in Fortnum and Mason, London. It was no ordinary venue for them as the head pastry chef Scott Stewart A. Villacora is a Sillimanian. Scott prepared a spread […]
Filipino Scholars Tackle Enduring Relevance of Martin Luther
The Philosophy Department and the Divinity School, in partnership with the International Center for Mission Studies in Asia, hosted the Philippine conference on “500 Years of Reformation: The Enduring Relevance of Martin Luther”. Dr. Christian Hohmann, a scholar and the regional pastor in the Institute for Mission, Ecumenism and Global Responsibility in the Protestant Church […]
College of Law Cited for Notable Performance in Bar Exams
The Legal Education Board (LEB) awarded Silliman with a Certificate of Academic Recognition on December 2 for commendable performance in the Bar examinations administered in three consecutive years: 2012, 2013 and 2014. College of Law Dean Atty. Mikhail Lee Maxino received the award on behalf Silliman University. Present with him were three members of the Board of […]
Light of the World
“I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD”By Ben S. Malayang III, President (Sermon delivered during the All-University Advent Opening Worship on November 29, 2015, Silliman University.) Text: John 8:1-2 Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light […]
Pulpit and Pew
BETWEEN THE PULPIT AND THE PEWBy Pastor Mark B. Augusto, Minister for Students and Campus Chaplaincy (Sermon delivered on November 8, 2015 at the Silliman University Church.) Text: 1 Peter 4:8-11 We praise and give thanks to God for giving us another opportunity to fellowship with one another and to listen to God’s message for […]
Mr. Ruben C. Cuevas
Located 103 kilometers north of Dumaguete City, the “little big” town of Jimalalud became the birthplace of a man who has the perseverance and dedication of ten thousand. Upon birth, poverty seemed like a punishment for a crime he never committed, but his unwavering faith and persistence to alleviate himself and his family from the […]
