Neo-verse in My Universe
By Libay Linsangan Cantor. It was more than half a decade ago since I saw The Jojoes last—or anyone from Jologz4Evr—when they were here in the Philippines. Since getting married, they have visited Manila several times, but I always missed meeting them. It was only when I visited New York last 2010 when we finally […]
2 Fresh Grads Named Outstanding Students in Region 7
Two fresh graduates from Silliman University were named as among this year's Ten Outstanding Students in Region 7 (Central Visayas). The annual regional event entitles the awardees the chance to make it to the national-level search, the Top 10 Outstanding Students in the Philippines (TOSP), which holds its awarding ceremony at the Malacanan Palace with […]
Revised Alumni Homecoming Schedule of the Silliman University National Writers Workshop 50th Anniversary
All alumni of the Silliman University National Writers Workshop are encouraged to register with the Workshop Secretariat for logistics reasons. The registration details are as follows: Registration fee per person is P1,700 if you pre-register, or P2,200 if you register upon arrival. (If you are arriving after May 16, please email the Secretariat to arrange […]
One Upon a Time in Dumaguete
By Cesar Ruiz Aquino. We were a very young college boy when we came to Dumaguete for the first time in the summer of 1962. We had absolutely no inkling, when we stepped down from the boat, that the town we were going to would eventually become our town. That in the years we would […]
SUNWW Director-in-Residence Rowena Tiempo Torrevillas Announces the Names of Fellows to the 50th National Writers Workshop
Silliman University National Writers Workshop Director-in-Residence Rowena Tiempo-Torrevillas, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and Silliman University are pleased to announce that the following young writers have been accepted as fellows for the 50th Silliman University National Writers Workshop scheduled on 2-20 May 2011: For Poetry Charmaine Carreon (University of the Philippines-Diliman) Evangeline […]
Website Hosts Permanent Pages for 3 More Programs
Three more programs are now permanently featured on the University website. Their respective links are available under the “Academics” tab on the left side of the homepage. These programs (click title to access site) are: International Mission Studies Center in Asia Silliman University Government Affairs Center Silliman University National Writers Workshop
Salonga Center Convenes LGUs for Waste Management Discussion
Ms Mercy Teves, Chief of the Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) of the Province of Negros Oriental engages Sibulan town Councilor Atty. Mark Banquerigo (standing across Ms Teves) on the issue of solid waste management during a roundtable discussion hosted April 25 by the Dr. Jovito V. Salonga Center for Law and Development of […]
Silliman University National Writers Workshop Turns 50
The Silliman University National Writers Workshop celebrates its 50th year in May at the Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village located at Camp Lookout in Valencia. During its opening ceremonies on May 2, the fellows to this year’s workshop will be formally introduced, along with the panelists who will be presented by multi-awarded writer and Silliman […]
Trustee Ambassador Villamor Heads Delegation to Ticao Island
A delegation from Silliman University is in Ticao Island in Masbate until Saturday to assess how the University can further improve its programs and services on its 467-hectare property. The property was donated in 2007 by the How family, through Mrs. Elizabeth How, in honor of her husband, Mr. Paulino How, and son, Mr. Francis […]
3 Vis-Min Schools Train at SU Under Nat’l ICRM Project
Faculty and researchers from three schools in the Visayas and Mindanao are at Silliman University for the second series of workshops under the Integrated Coastal Resource Management Project (ICRMP) of the Philippine government. A total of 14 participants from Cebu Technological University (CTU), Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology (DOSCST) and Masbate School […]