Grade 5 Pupil Off to China for Math Tournament
A Grade 5 pupil at the Elementary Department of the School of Basic Education is representing the Philippines in a math tournament on August 10 to 15 in Beijing, China. Micah N. Edem, an honor student and a member of the campus-based organization, Math Wizards, is one of the members of the Philippine delegation to […]
Crisis of Virtue
By: Ben S. Malayang III We might be marching into a world of crises and a word in crisis. The economy continues to be shaken by uncertainties. Markets are unpredictable. The prices of basic commodities are weighing down household incomes of many Filipino families who are hardly able to eat three meals a day. There […]
Physics Grad Named Country’s Outstanding Student
A recent graduate of the Physics program of Silliman University was adjudged as one of the Top 10 Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP). Jonathan Andro P. Tan received his award, along with nine others from different universities in the country, on August 4 at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañang Palace. Prior to the […]
UK-Based Alumni Celebrate SU’s 110th Founders Day
Silliman alumni from all over United Kingdom gathered in Portsmouth on July 23 to 24 for the first tapUK. tapUK is a play on the Visayan word “tapok“, which means gathering. It is the version of Tipon of the Silliman University Alumni Association in United Kingdom (SUAA-UK), bringing together fellow Sillimanians to rekindle memories of […]
Education Major Invited to Leadership Symposium in Thailand
The Humanitarian Affairs Asia invited a student from the College of Education to be one of the facilitators in the 2nd University Scholars Leadership Symposium on August 1 to 7 in Pattaya, Thailand. Von Cathlene Panot is among 20 students from the Philippines at the Symposium which is supported by the United Nations Department of […]
23 Pass Nutrition-Dietetics Licensure Exam
Twenty three fresh graduates of the Nutrition and Dietetics Department of the College of Education are among this year's new licensed nutritionist-dieticians. Silliman University garnered a passing rate of 74.19 percent in the 2011 Nutritionist Dieticians Licensure Exam, higher than the national passing average of 66.97 percent. The University congratulates: Actub, Marl Felred Aveso Agan, […]
The 3Es of CleanTech HCM
(This page temporarily features articles by Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs, who has been designated as Acting President in concurrent capacity, while Dr. Ben S. Malayang III is on official leave. Dr. Malayang will resume his reflections in August.) The 3 Es of CleanTech HCM: The Economist, The Electrical Engineer, […]
Wild Birds Photo Exhibit Highlights Bird Festival Pre-Launch
An exhibit of top 20 photos of Philippine birds and skins of threatened birds will open on August 1 to set the mood for the upcoming 7th Philippine Bird Festival which will be hosted next month by Silliman University, Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental. The exhibit at the Center Lobby of Robinsons Place Dumaguete on […]
US Consul General Tours Silliman U
On his first trip to Dumaguete City on July 27, United States Embassy Consul General Mr. Michael Schimmel visited Silliman University, the country's oldest American university. Mr. Schimmel (third from left) made a courtesy call on Silliman Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan (second from left), who concurrently serves as Acting […]
Project Examines Phils.’ ‘Extraordinarily’ High Marine Biodiversity
The Silliman University Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) is in collaboration with the Old Dominion University (ODU) in the United States, under the Coral Triangle Partnerships in International Research and Education Project (CT-PIRE). CT-PIRE is supported by the United States National Science Foundation. It brings researchers and graduate students together to undertake research […]
