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Jun
07

SU signs MOU with Wesleyan University-Philippines

  Silliman University (SU) signed a memorandum of understanding with Wesleyan University-Philippines (WU-P) during the visit of Judge Benjamin D. Turgano (Ret.), WU-P president, and Dr. John Ryan de Lara, WU-P director for research, last May 30-31 in SU. During his visit, Hon. Turgano met with SU and SU Medical Center Foundation, Inc. administrators to […]

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Jun
06

SU hosts 1st USAPP summit

  Silliman University (SU), through its Philosophy Department, hosted the first summit of the Union of Societies and Associations of Philosophy in the Philippines (USAPP) during the 40th anniversary celebration of Philosophy Association of the Visayas and Mindanao (PHAVISMINDA) last May 30-June 1. With the theme “Philosophy and the Filipino: An Assessment of the Direction […]

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Jun
06

Nat’l Academician visits SU

  Dr. Asuncion K. Raymundo, biologist and National Academician, visited Silliman University (SU) with Dr. Lucille C. Villegas, University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS) deputy director, to conduct monitoring and evaluation after the capacity building training on teaching selected microbiology courses attended by Prof. Evelyn S. Fajardo, SU Institute of […]

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Jun
06

Junior SPAG student joins UN initiative

Shamah Silvosa Bulangis, a third year Foreign Affairs student will participate in the Spotlight Civil Society Global Reference Group of the United Nations (UN) anytime soon.  Although no specific date has been set yet, Bulangis was selected last May 10 out of nearly 300 applicants around the world. The Spotlight Civil Society Global Reference Group, […]

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Jun
03

SU Pres. elected as ACSCU Trustee; VPAA reelected as Visayas Chair

Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann, Silliman University (SU) president, has been elected as Trustee At-large of the Association of Christian Schools, College, and Universities (ACSCU) while Dr. Earl Jude Paul L. Cleope, SU vice president for Academic Affairs, was reelected as ACSCU Zonal Chair for the Visayas, during the ACSCU conference, May 21 at the Rizal Park […]

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Jun
01

Strat partnerships director elected as president of Marie Curie alumni association

Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco, director of Silliman University’s Office of Strategic Partnerships, has been elected president of the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) Southeast Asia Chapter and appointed as National Contact Point of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) research fellowship program. The European Union embassy in the Philippines announced her appointment last May 15 on […]

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May
29

SU gets Institutional Re-accreditation from ACSCU-ACI

  The Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities-Accrediting Council, Inc. (ACSCU-ACI) has granted Silliman University (SU) an Institutional Re-accreditation Status for 5 years, from April 2019 until April 2023. Institutional Accreditation or Re-accreditation is the highest accreditation award ACSCU can give to an institution. Dr. Earl Jude Paul L. Cleope, SU vice president for […]

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May
25

‘Find a purpose higher than yourself’ — SU summer graduates urged

Popularity, money, and power are usually the reasons why people choose a certain career path, but Atty. May S. Pono challenged the 163 graduates of Silliman University (SU) during the 10th Summer Commencement Exercises last May 19 to rethink “why they want to be what they want to be” and find a purpose higher than […]

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May
24

UP archaeology professors visit SU

Dr. Alfred Pawlik and Dr. Tanya Uldin, associate professors implementing the University of the Philippines-Diliman Archaeological Studies Program, met with Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann, Silliman University (SU) president to explore possible partnerships. Dr. Pawlik and Dr. Uldin were accompanied by Dr. Mae Brigitt Bernadel Villordon, SU College of Arts and Sciences dean; Prof. Cornelia Cadeliña, SU […]

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May
16

SU hosts ACUCA executive committee meeting

  The executive committee of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) held its meeting at Silliman University (SU) May 3-4. Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann, SU president and incumbent ACUCA president, and Dr. Jenny Lind Elmaco, SU Strategic Partnerships director and ACUCA general secretary, led the meeting of ACUCA executives representing six ACUCA […]

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