Dr. Malayang Meets New UBCHEA President
Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III was one of few leaders of Asian universities invited to a meeting with the newly appointed president of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). Dr. Nancy E. Chapman, who assumed office at UBCHEA this month, was in Hong Kong, where UBCHEA has a […]
CCS Professor at Osaka Confab
Prof. Chuchi Montenegro, Chairperson of the Computer Science Department of the College of Computer Studies, discusses her paper, ?Probabilistic Speech Recognition for Tagalog Lecture Video,? to fellow participants in the Asian Conference on Education of the International Academic Forum held December 2 to 5 in Osaka, Japan. Earlier in September, Professor Montenegro was in Singapore […]
Acacia Trees Evaluation
A group has been formed in the University to evaluate the physical condition of the acacia trees around the campus. The group is also tasked to propose practical ways of supporting weak branches and maintaining the capacity of the acacia trees to withstand strong winds.
Flag at Half-Mast
The Philippine flag at the East Quadrangle has been placed at half-mast as the University mourns with the Province of Negros Oriental over the passing away of Gov. Agustin Ramon ?Tuting? Perdices. The Governor died of stomach cancer on January 5.
Silliman Granted Institutional Accreditation
The Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) has granted Institutional Accreditation to Silliman University, making Silliman the first and only school in the Visayas, and one of only five in the Philippines, to have such prestige. Institutional Accreditation is the highest distinction awarded a higher education institution (HEI), in consideration of its number of high-level […]
Education Dean Reads Paper on Maritime Raiding in Negros
College of Education Dean Dr. Earl Jude Paul Cleope read a paper titled, ?The Maritime Raiding in Negros Island,? during the 31st National Conference on Local and National History held late last year at the Mindanao State University in General Santos. The paper is a sequel to the collection of essays of a project anchored on the maritime […]
Biology Professor Clinches Best Poster Award in India
A professor at the Biology Department who is currently pursuing her post-graduate studies in India gained recognition during the International Conference on Genomic Sciences held last year at the Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India when her entry was selected Best Poster. Prof. Socorro Parco was one of only 15 featured researchers, based on poster submissions […]
3 Students to Receive BPI-DOST Science Awards
The Bank of the Philippine Islands Foundation, Inc. has chosen three Silliman students as among the 30 recipients of the annual Bank of the Philippine Islands-Department of Science and Technology (BPI-DOST) Science Awards. Jason Coo (Civil Engineering), Kaiser Josef Sedillo (Electrical Engineering) and Jonathan Andro Tan (Physics with Emphasis in Computer Application) will receive their […]
Sillimanian Adjudged Most Outstanding Foreign Student
One of this year's Top 3 Outstanding Foreign Students in the Philippines is a sophomore at the College of Nursing. Patrick Narouzi who hails from Iran received his award in December last year at the Bahay Alumni of the University of the Philippines-Diliman. He was also chosen as Best in Talent for playing his own […]
