113th Founders Day Opening Service Set August 17
Members of both Silliman and the larger community of Dumaguete are all invited to the 113th Founders Day Opening Service on August 17, 9:30AM at the Silliman University Church. The Service marks the start of the Founders Day festivities, although activities had started as early as the first day of August. (To view the Calendar […]
‘Family Games’ Returns this Founders Day
The music-driven and fun-filled Family Games returns to Silliman for the 113th Founders Day. Scheduled August 23 at the West Quadrangle, it features non-traditional and team-oriented games that alumni, faculty, staff and students from different age brackets can enjoy. It was during the celebration of the Silliman Centennial in 2001 when the Games was first […]
Student Orgs Rev Up for Booth Festival
Student organizations are now busy constructing their booths at the east side of the Gymnasium for the much-awaited Hibalag booth festival which is opening on August 20. The booth festival is a permanent feature of the Founders Day celebration. It has become a tradition for student organizations to construct booths where their current members and […]
SG President Attends ACUCA Student Camp in Taiwan
Student Government president Hanz Denzil Villahermosa was the only student from outside Manila that participated in the 2014 Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) Student Camp hosted August 11 to 15 by Fu Jen Catholic University in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Villahermosa, who is a senior student at the College of Education, […]
2 Students Join International Youth Summit at ADB
A first year Political Science student and a Psychology sophomore were among 300 youth leaders invited to the International Youth Day Summit 2014 held August 12 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters in Pasig City. Shamah Bulangis (BS Political Science I) and Dennise Mari Malinao (BS Psychology II) had the opportunity to brainstorm with […]
High School Senior Represents Country Anew in Osaka
A senior student at the High School Department represents the Philippines again in the 2014 Asian Youth Development Program in Okinawa (AYDPO) held August 4 to 23 in Okinawa, Japan. Jude Martin Amiscaray is the only Filipino among four high school students selected to serve as leaders of this year’s group of 44 youth from […]
Yuko Takahashi Dance Company Premieres at Luce
Renowned choreographer and dancer Yuko Takahashi, along with ten others from her dance company based in Sendai city in Japan, did a workshop on dance from August 9 through 14 at the Luce Auditorium Ballet Studio. Over 20 local dance enthusiasts joined the workshop and learned from the dance company’s unique take on modern dance. […]
6 Profs Attend Nat’l Health Research System Week Celebration
Six professors from various departments of the University joined the health research community as it celebrates the 8thPhilippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) Week held August 12 to 14 in Cebu. They were: Prof. Cyflor Putong of the Institute of Rehabilitative Sciences, Prof. Roy de Leon and Dr. Robert Guinoo of the Biology Department, Prof. […]
Search for Senior Pastor Open
The Call Committee for Ministers is now beginning the process of soliciting nominations for the post of the Senior Pastor of Silliman University Church. The Committee therefore invites the Congregation and UCCP partner-churches here and abroad to submit the names of candidates for the post. The nominees must meet the following criteria: Holder of at […]
Millennial Question
The Millennial Question: Success or Significance?By Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Message delivered to student-residents of Molave Cottage.) By not living according to God’s teachings, in the Old Testament Prophet Malachi in 3:1-3 asks us this set of questions about God’s messenger when he reminds us that “The Day of […]
