Mr. Alfredo N. Albesa
His admirable dedication to the University for the past 19 years has earned him the trust of Trustees and important guests that he has served as driver. Not surprising for someone who at one point in his life had driven for the late Ninoy and Cory Aquino and their children. And Mr. Alfredo N. Albesa, […]
January Celebrated as University Christian Life Emphasis Month
Fitting as a start of the New Year, Silliman University celebrates the month of January as the University Christian Life Emphasis Month (UCLEM). UCLEM official starts Sunday, January 10, through a worship service at the Silliman University Church. Different faith-nurture activities are spread throughout this month, with the Galilean fellowship being a Silliman tradition that […]
CHED Designates 5 Programs Centers of Excellence, Development
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has named Silliman a Center of Excellence in two academic programs and a Center of Development in three disciplines. In a memorandum that CHED issued publicly, Silliman has been designated a Center of Excellence (COE) in Information Technology Education and Nursing Education. CHED has yet to release the results […]
Japanese Soldier’s Primary Account of War in Negros Translated to English
The Dean of the College of Education, Dr. Earl Jude Paul Cleope, who is a notable expert in local history, has received a long-awaited English translation of a Japanese soldier’s primary account surrounding the construction of the Filipino-Japanese-American Amity Memorial Shrine at a scenic hilltop site overlooking Dumaguete City. It was an English version of […]
Alumni Updates (January 4-10)
Alumnus and Pinoy “aquaman” Ingemar Patiño Macarine was one of 12 swimmers around the world nominated for the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) Man of the Year Awards in Huntington, California, U.S.A. Ingemar is the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to be accorded such honor. Ingemar is an open water swimmer from Placer, Surigao […]
Alumni Updates (January 4-10)
Alumnus and Pinoy “aquaman” Ingemar Patiño Macarine was one of 12 swimmers around the world nominated for the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) Man of the Year Awards in Huntington, California, U.S.A. Ingemar is the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to be accorded such honor. Ingemar is an open water swimmer from Placer, Surigao […]
Education Senior Named Most Outstanding Jose Rizal Model Student
A graduating student from the College of Education was named this year’s Most Outstanding Jose Rizal Model Student of the Philippines. Amyrrha M. Estolloso received the award in a special ceremony on December 29 at Luneta Park, the actual execution site of national hero Jose Rizal. She delivered a response speech on behalf of nine […]
Speech Faculty Wins 3rd Prize in International Haiku Competition
Assistant Professor Sonia B. SyGaco of the Speech and Theater Department clinched the third prize in the 20th Kusamakura International Haiku Competition awarded late last year. Submitted under the Foreign Language Category, the winning piece delves on the ill effects of global warming, highlighting the long-term consequences of industrialization. The winning haiku, which was originally […]
New Year’s Eve
THE GOOD, BAD, AND UGLY . . . GOD IS THERE!By Ben S. Malayang III, President (Sermon, New Year’s Eve and Eve of the Silliman Church Centennial and other celebrations, December 31, 2015) TEXT: Nehemiah 1:9 “. . . but if you return to me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of […]
Silliman Goes Solar; FSO: ‘Largest Solar Project for a University in Southeast Asia’
Silliman University signed a partnership agreement with First Solar Orion (FSO) Energy Solutions, Inc., a Filipino-American company, to install in the 62-hectare Silliman campus a 1.2 megawatt solar power generating capacity, to supply the power needs of the University. FSO describes this partnership as the largest school-based solar power project in Southeast Asia. Dr. Ben […]
