Microsoft Renews Partnership with Silliman
A team from Microsoft Philippines was in Silliman to renew Microsoft's partnership with the University. The partnership covers Microsoft's open value subscription license, which includes the latest versions of Windows OS, Office and Core CALs. It also reinforced the membership of the University under Microsoft's Information Technology Academy program. This grants Silliman access to Microsoft's […]
Alumni Updates: September 22-27
Northern Ireland Alumni Chapter President Mr. Noel Jereza visited Silliman University. Alumni chapters in Europe gear up for Euro Flock, a convergence of alumni coming from all over Europe happening on October 3-5, 2014 in Berlin. Diva Putri Wulandari (first from left), an Indonesian and a […]
Silliman Hosts 11 Service-Learners from Ferris University
Eleven service-learners from Ferris University in Yokohama, Japan spent a weeklong exposure to the Filipino way of life in partner communities of Silliman University from September 7 to 15, as part of their Global and Intercultural Studies. They are: Haruka Isono, Yuri Kato, Mifuyu Tsunoi, Hiroko Naya, Mayu Asakura, Manami Sakamoto, Kasumi Niijima, Misa Koyanagi, […]
Simulation Lab Supported by $500K ASHA Grant Inaugurated
Silliman University inaugurated on September 25 the Simulation Laboratory and Resource Center which features life-size robots and state-of-the-art medical equipment suitable for both clinical and disaster response simulation in a hospital setting. The new Laboratory was made possible through a grant of $500,000 from the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad of the United States Agency […]
Mrs. Isabel Sinamban-Mariño
Unlike most kids today, she grew up in a time when the outskirts of the city had no electric power and the only means of transportation was a cart pulled by a carabao. Unlike most kids back then, she didn't enjoy a childhood of fun and games. This is the story of Mrs. Isabel-Mariño, the […]
Wisdom in S-L
Wisdom in SL: Knowledge with ResponsibilityBy: Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Opening remarks delivered during the culmination of the service-learning program of Ferris University in Silliman University on September 12, 2014.) One of the great thinkers of contemporary times, the late Dr. Stephen Covey, pointed out to us that responsibility […]
4 Topnotchers from Silliman in MedTech Board Exam
Four graduates from the Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ICLS) are among the topnotchers of this year's Medical Technology Licensure Examination administered September 13 to 14. Silliman is the university which has the most number of topnotchers this year. It is also ranked as the second top performing school, with 100 passers and a passing […]
Library Outreach Program Benefits 2 More Public Schools
The Outreach Program of the University Library adds two more recipients this year, bringing up the number of beneficiaries to ten public elementary schools. North City Elementary School and Calindagan Elementary School are the new additions this year. Each received a total of 662 volumes of story books which were donated by the First Presbyterian […]
Alumni Updates: September 15-21
The Silliman University New Zealand Alumni Chapter (SUNZA) is the newest alumni chapter recently given recognition by the Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. A simple gathering at the residence of the Hows is scheduled to remember the Francis F. How on his 9th death anniversary on September 25, 2014. The Silliman University Alumni Council of North […]
Basic Education Reaps Awards in Science Fair, Visayas Debate
Students from the Elementary and High School Departments won in their respective competitions held in Dumaguete and Cebu last week. During the Division Science Fair held September 11 to 12 in Dumaguete, two science investigatory projects by students from the School of Basic Education won first place. “An Investigative Comparison on Heating Value and Combustion […]
