SU BOT, SUMCFI BOD Issue Joint Statement
Joint StatementSilliman University Board of Trusteesand theSilliman University Medical Center Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors Through the years, the Silliman University Medical Center (SUMC) has been a facility of Silliman University, in pursuit of the University’s vision, mission and goals. SUMC has always been an instrument of the University’s inherent and historical commitment to quality […]
Former BOT Chair Receives Prestigious Bayi Citation Award
Former Board of Trustees Chairperson Prof. Leonor M. Briones is one of ten recipients of this year’s distinguished Bayi Citation Award. Professor Briones, who once served the country as National Treasurer and is presently lead convener of Social Watch Philippines, a group that seeks to eradicate poverty and corruption, is cited in the field of […]
Installation of Rubberized Flooring to Gym Underway
A cooler, safer and more spacious Silliman University Gym will greet students by the opening of School Year 2011-2012. The gym caps its series of renovation works this summer with rubberized flooring. A special prefabricated rubber shock pad will be bonded on the concrete floor of the gym, and layers of sealer and durable coating […]
Cooking, Performing Arts Summer Programs Open April
Different short-term programs are in store for kids, students and adults to help them make their summer experience more fun and productive. These summer programs are open to the public. They are being offered by the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Nutrition and Dietetics Department of the College of Education. Conducted annually, […]
When You Have Crossed The Jordan…
as we cross the rivers of our days, let our faith shine before all and sundry by how we live our lives as fellowship and burnt offerings in altars of fieldstones in the places where we cross.
Passages
(Note: This article appeared on Sunday, 27 March 2011, in the Business Mirror.) This has been a week of important passages at the national and personal levels. Congress passed the impeachment bill just before dawn on March 22. Among people I know, two people in their 70s fell in love, while two parted from each […]
Portal 2011 Yearbook Out
Silliman University has released Portal 2011, its official yearbook covering school year 2010-2011. Subscribers can claim their copies starting March 29 at the Office of Information and Publications, third floor of the Leopoldo T. Ruiz Administration Hall. The Portal 2011 staff explains the cover: “There can’t be any better representation of Silliman University – or […]
Darkness Wraps Historic Hall on Earth Hour
Earth Hour 2011 in Dumaguete City can be gleaned from the darkness that wraps for an hour the historic Silliman Hall at the strike of 8:30PM on March 26. Silliman University had a total blackout in observance of Earth Hour, switching off lampposts and lights in all of its buildings and residential units. Considered as […]
Website Joins Countdown to Earth Hour
Silliman University continues to take the lead in Dumaguete City in the observance of Earth Hour 2011. The new University website has suspended its usual header image to join the countdown. Featured on the homepage is the Earth Hour video and a running display of remaining time left before the collective switching off of lights […]
Canadian Embassy Brings Veteran Journalist to SU
The Embassy of Canada brought to Silliman University recently veteran journalist Mr. Ed Lingao (second from left), the recipient of the prestigious 2010 Marshall MacLuhan Award. Mr. Lingao discussed the critical role of journalists and shared his experience in covering historic events, including the Afghanistan war and the infamous Maguindanao massacre, to a group of […]
