Saint of Today
BE THE SAINT OF TODAYBy Rev. Mark B. Augusto, Minister for Students and Campus Chaplaincy, Silliman University Church Greetings of peace and love to everyone as we take time to remember our departed loved ones and continue to extend our praises and thanks to God for the glorious inheritance among the saints. November 1st is […]
Calamity-Resilient Classrooms Showcase Use of Container Vans
When a 7.2-magnitude earthquake and typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines in 2013, there was serious thinking and re-thinking happening in Silliman University. One of the challenges that surfaced out of two of the Philippines’ worst natural disasters: develop calamity-resilient structures. Two years later, Silliman showcases its first classrooms made of container vans. A total of […]
Alumni Updates (October 26-November 1)
Dear Fellow Sillimanians: We are inviting you to join us in an initiative that celebrates the memory of our loved ones who cherished their connection to Silliman and support the faith ministry of the University. Located in a garden behind the Silliman University Church, the Memory Wall stands as a testament to the life well-lived […]
Mr. John Barry N. Nuico
We are all destined to live interconnected with other people in a society weaved with the many lives we encounter day by day. We cannot live by ourselves alone. As we venture into the great arena of life, there will be people we meet along the way who can greatly affect us in ways we […]
Why Choose Silliman for Senior High?
Why Silliman for Senior High? In the comforts of a campus named one of the world’s most beautiful, under programs touted as among the country’s best, with student services and facilities ranked as the region’s finest…you “experience college in high school”. In Silliman, our students in the Senior High do not just ask: “What do […]
Alumni Updates (October 19-25)
The Silliman Alumni Laguna Chapter recently met last October 18 in Los Baños, Laguna. Chapter president Dulcinea Roberto-Laforteza hopes identify more alumni from around Laguna and boost its membership. Newly elected chapter officers are: Dulcinea Roberto-Laforteza (president), Paul Maturan (vice president), Susan Santiago-Ardales (treasurer), Evelyn Tiauzon-Malenab (secretary), Susan May Ferrolino-Calumpang (auditor) and Marianne Infante-Samson (PRO). […]
Acknowledging a Mistake
ACKNOWLEDGING A MISTAKE: RESPONSIBILITY IN KNOWLEDGE WORKBy Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Opening remarks delivered during the 37th Anthropological Association of the Philippines Annual Conference and 7th National Conference of the Philippine Geographical Society.) Typhoon Lando has just lashed our country and continues to linger with a strong sense of drama in Luzon. As scientific evidence has already established […]
Statement on Aceh
On October 13, ten churches in Singkil, Aceh Province, North Sumatra, Indonesia, were burned down. It claimed lives, injured many, and caused thousands to flee. Many now live in fear. The conflicts in this region are said to be racial and religious. These have been going on for many years. But the damage that they caused […]
Cultural Officer Speaks on Trends in Philippine Culture, Arts Education
University Cultural Officer Asst. Prof. Diomar C. Abrio will speak on “Trends in Culture and Arts Education” on October 23 to 24 at the Miyagino-Ku Cultural Center in Sendai City, Miyagi Perfecture in Japan. His talk is one of the features of the International Cultural Exchange Conference on Arts and Cultures that is organized by […]
Development Division Invites Bids for Lease of Portal East Building
To rise in a strategic location for business in the corner of two of Dumaguete’s major thoroughfares (Silliman Avenue and Hibbard Avenue) is The Portal East Building. It falls on the outer southern side of the campus of Silliman University, a National Historical Landmark, where pedestrian traffic is high. It faces the commercial district along […]
