100% Passing Mark for Silliman in MedTech Board
All thirty-three fresh graduates from the Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences passed the September 2011 Medical Technologist Licensure Examination, registering for Silliman a perfect passing mark of 100 per cent. The national passing average was 75.88 per cent. Silliman University congratulates its new licensed medical technologists: 1. Alpeche, Leandro 2. Amante, Jonathan III 3. Apostol, […]
Professor from India Spends 3-Month Fellowship at SU
Silliman University is hosting a professor from the Women's Christian College (WCC) in Chennai, India under the Visiting Fellows Program of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). Dr. Annie Kuriachan, an English professor, is in Silliman for a three-month program. She has been assigned to two academic units: English and Literature […]
Tablet for Summa Cum Laude Honors Unveiled
A tablet containing the names of at least 24 summa cum laude graduates of Silliman University was unveiled during the recent celebration of the 110th Founders Day. The tablet, which recognizes the highest academic achievement of its students, is now ensconced on a wall before one enters the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library. […]
Annual Report 2010-2011 Released
The Silliman University Annual Report 2010-2011 has been released last Founders Day and is now available for viewing online. Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III described the Annual Report 2010-2011 as a material that “speaks of our calibrated approach to improving our operations, enhancing our competitiveness, and caring for our students, faculty, staff, alumni […]
11 Japanese Students Undertake Service-Learning
Eleven students from Ferris University in Yokohama, Japan will be spending a week to expose themselves to the Filipino way of life in the partner communities of Silliman University. The group of female students, headed by Dr. Masaki Yokoyama, will arrive on September 4. They will be hosted by the Service-Learning Center (SLC), the unit […]
Silliman Names Facilities After 2 Former Presidents
Silliman University named two of its facilities after its former presidents, in two separate dedication ceremonies held in celebration of the 110th Founders Day. The naming recognized the leadership of the late Dr. Quintin S. Doromal and Dr. Agustin A. Pulido in paving the way for more infrastructure developments and improved programs and services during […]
The Sillimanian
NOTE: “Leadership Reflections” shares views of the different members of the University Leadership Council on matters related to campus life and the operations of the University. As well, it features opinions on issues of national and/or international relevance. Hon. Juanita Dy-AmatongImmediate Past Chairperson, Silliman University Board of Trustees (Delivered during 110th Founders Day Parade […]
Dr. Tiempo Honored with State Funeral
Full military honors were given to National Artist for Literature Dr. Edith Lopez-Tiempo as she was laid to rest on August 29. The Philippine Army’s 302 Brigade led the funeral march from the Silliman University Church to the Dumaguete Memorial Park where Dr. Tiempo was accorded a 21-gun salute. Accompanying the army brigade were officers […]
Silliman Turns 110 Today
The country’s oldest American university turns 110 today. Thousands of alumni gather on the Silliman University campus for the month-long Founders Day celebration which has become a permanent tourism attraction in Dumaguete City. Activities have started as early as the last week of July, and a Sunday worship service on August 7 formally launched the […]
Founders Day Message
Happy Founders Day! It is truly marvelous to hear people greet each other “Happy Founders Day!” like how we would to friends celebrating their birthday. And such greeting naturally invokes emotions that bring memories of campus life of years past rushing back. Batchmates or not, we see Sillimanians and friends on campus exchanging pleasantries, tapping […]
