SU receives excellence, leadership awards from CHED
Silliman University (SU) received five leadership and excellence awards from the Commission of Higher Education (CHED) Regional Office VII in an awarding ceremony simultaneously held virtually and face-to-face, May 22, 2021 via Zoom and at the Cebu Normal University, respectively. SU, as a higher education institution (HEI), received the following awards: Plaque of Exemplary Institutional […]
Silliman writers workshop goes online
The renowned Silliman University National Writers Workshop (SUNWW) is pushing through with its 59th season despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, this time, through online sessions on June 28 – July 9. The workshop coordinator, Warlito Caturay Jr., said that the absence of physical interaction between mentors and fellows will not compromise the standards […]
Registrar joins United Board Fellows Program
Dr. Giovanni T. Macahig, Silliman University (SU) Registrar and Admissions officer, has been chosen to participate in the 2021-2022 United Board Fellows Program, a leadership development program for mid-career faculty and administrators from Asian colleges and universities. Macahig, who is also the SU Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) program coordinator and an assistant professor in […]
ADVISORY – May 27, 2021
Suspension of On-Campus Picture-Taking & Other Activities In view of the surge of covid-19 cases in Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental, the following shall be implemented effective immediately: All requests for picture-taking inside the campus shall no longer be allowed. Previously scheduled or approved picture-taking activities of graduates and alumni are hereby cancelled. All face-to-face […]
Alumni Update May 24 – 30, 2021
Silliman Alumni Dumaguete Chapter sets up Community Pantry in Barangay Calindagan The Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. (SAAI) Dumaguete Chapter, reached out to the residents of Purok Gumamela of Barangay Calindagan, Dumaguete City, through a Community Pantry, May 13, 2021. Distribution of assorted grocery items, canned goods, rice, eggs, green mangoes, and fresh vegetables sourced […]
SU holds first virtual graduation for Class of 2020 and 2021
Silliman University (SU) holds its first virtual commencement ceremony for its graduates from SY 2019-2020; Summer and Midyear Terms 2020; and SY 2020-2021, live-streamed May 23, 2021 on its Facebook page and YouTube channel. For its 108th Commencement, SU named 773 graduates from 2019-2020; 41 graduates from Summer 2020; 26 graduates from Midyear 2020; and […]
New lizard species named after Sillimanian National Scientist
A new species of the Sun Skink lizard found in the Zamboanga peninsula was named after Dr. Angel C. Alcala, National Scientist and renowned Sillimanian, in recognition of his contributions to the study and conservation of Philippine lizards, specifically of the family Scincidae. Scientists Anthony J. Barley of the University of Hawaii; Marites B. Sanguila […]
4 Students to join AmCham Business Leadership Program
Third-year Silliman University students Cyle Ellery F. Barrera (BSBA Marketing Management), Novah Jane A. Dahili (BSBA Business Economics), Niel Anthony E. Lajot (Bachelor of Mass Communication), and Ikhtaz Maya C. Polestico (BS Foreign Affairs) will participate in the Business Leadership Program (BLP) of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) starting June 7, […]
Salonga Center supports IBP Community Pantry in Dumaguete
The Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development of Silliman University recently supported the Community Pantry program spearheaded by the Negros Oriental chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. The Community Pantry was set up last May 1, 2021 in front of the Hall of Justice. In its advocacy to help the […]
Salonga Center holds talk on how to ‘think critically like a lawyer’
The Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development of Silliman University (SU) held a virtual talk called “The Make-up of a Judicial Mind: How to Critically Think Like a Lawyer,” with Court of Appeals Justice Pamela Ann A. Maxino, SU alumna, as guest speaker, April 17, 2021. Maxino is currently the chairperson of […]
