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The Silliman University (SU) College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Social Work Department produced 22 newly registered social workers and a Top 9 passer during the September 2025 Licensure Examination for Social Workers (SWLE). SU garnered an overall passing rate of 95.65%, with first-time takers at 100.00%. Meanwhile, Top 9 passer Abigail Faith I. Maraat, [...]

Seventy-five (75) Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) housed at the Negros Oriental Detention and Rehabilitation Center (NODRC) formally received their National Certificates (NC) II issued by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) through the Silliman University Technical Educational Vocational and Entrepreneurial Center (SU TEVEC), on September 11, 2025. This historic event marked TEVEC’s […]

The Silliman University High School (SUHS) Class of 1973 turned over another round of communion sets to 34 churches in the North Negros District Conference, on September 10, 2025, at the Silliman University Chapel of Evangel. Called the Pakig-ambit Project, it aims to provide much-needed sacramental vessels to places where such locally made, beautifully crafted [...]

Silliman University proudly celebrated the 25 pioneering graduates of its KOICA-funded Digital Transformation (DX) Center, who completed intensive training in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics on September 5, 2025. Spearheaded by the College of Business Administration, with support from the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Hannam University in Korea, and in partnership with [...]

Two students from the Silliman University (SU) Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) represented the university at a specialized training on Fish DNA Barcoding held on August 28–30, 2025, at the Coral Reef Resilience and Ecology Studies (CRREST) Laboratory of the University of the Philippines Mindanao in Davao City. Jean Asuncion Utzurrum, a MS […]

The Silliman University (SU) College of Computer Studies (CCS) – Bachelor of Library and Information Science Program produced five newly registered librarians during the September 2025 Librarian Licensure Examination (LLE). According to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), 629 out of 919 successfully passed the LLE with a National Passing Rate of 68.44%. Meanwhile, SU garnered […]

The Silliman University (SU) Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS), in collaboration with volunteer medical professionals and student groups, conducted a medical and dental mission for fisherfolk and their families from several coastal barangays of Dumaguete City on August 24, 2025, at the IEMS campus. The outreach activity, led by Dr. Aileen P. Maypa, […]

The Silliman University (SU) Institute of Rehabilitative Sciences (IRS) hosted a two-day competency-based course on craniovestibular rehabilitation on August 15–16, 2025, at the Angelo King Building. The workshop brought together 24 licensed physical therapists from across the Philippines, many with primary specializations in manual therapy and orthopedics. Participants engaged in advanced training on vestibular rehabilitation, […]

Silliman University (SU) held a blessing ceremony for the new office of the SU Technical, Educational, Vocational, and Entrepreneurial Center (TEVEC) at Roble Hall on September 4, 2025. The event was attended by Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, SU president; Mrs. Grace A. Ty, Trustee-in-Residence; Rev. Jonathan R. Pia, SU Church senior pastor; Dr. Warlito S. [...]

Dr. Aileen P. Maypa, Silliman University (SU) Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) director, has been named one of the recipients of the International Coral Reef Society’s (ICRS) John Ogden Presidential Membership Award. This recognition grants her a two-year membership to the ICRS, with full benefits equivalent to those of regular members. According to […]