Outgoing Silliman President Addresses Graduating Class
In what would be his final engagement in the Commencement Exercises of Silliman University as University President, Dr. Ben S. Malayang III addresses this year’s graduating class on March 25 at the Silliman Gymnasium. He speaks to a total of 1,169 college graduates, of whom 15 are awarded magna cum laude and 86, cum laude. […]
Silliman, Dumaguete Government Ink Agreement on Eco-Park Development
Silliman University and the City Government of Dumaguete entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on the establishment and maintenance of an Eco-Park along Silliman Beach in Barangay Bantayan, on a property of the University. The agreement, signed by Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III and Dumaguete Mayor Atty. Felipe Antonio B. Remollo on […]
Del Carmen Honor Hall for Students with High Academic Performance Inaugurated
A dormitory designed to encourage scholarship and support students with high academic performance was inaugurated on March 15. The Rolando Villanueva del Carmen Honor Hall is a gift from 1982 Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee in the field of Education, after whom the two-storey co-ed dormitory is named. Its arrangement for lodging and common spaces is conducive […]
Alumni Updates (March 19-25)
The Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. (SAAI) – Iloilo Chapter, gathered at The Grand Dame Hotel, March 17, 2018, to honor Outstanding Sillimanian Awardees based in Iloilo and Panay. The highlight of the alumni gathering was a Ceremony of Sacred Trust and Donning of the Outstanding Sillimanian Awards (OSA) Medallion. The Medallions were donned by Silliman […]
12 Scholars Conclude Creativity Camp Training at Mariano Lao Innovation Lab
Twelve high school and college students will complete a month-long specialized training at the Mariano Lao Innovation, Creation and Invention Laboratory (MLICIL) in Silliman University. Dubbed Creativity Camp, the training program culminating on March 24 aims to stimulate innovative ideas with an entrepreneurial value among the student participants. It utilizes a hybrid approach that combines […]
Dr. Malayang Urges Government to Protect Benham Rise
Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III urged government to pay more attention on the Filipino interest over the management of its natural resources, during the Bayanihan Para sa Benham Exhibit and Forum held March 19 at the Anthropology Museum on campus. “There should be a change in fundamental discourse on how to manage […]
Silliman Donates Solar-Powered Water Purifier to Dansalan College in Marawi
It could be the 10-hour journey at sea and on the road to Iligan. Or securing clearance from every checkpoint in the route where Martial Law is still in effect. Or the erratic weather condition that got them and their truck soaking wet. But it was the challenge of proving that their valuable cargo, called […]
10 Fellows to 2018 Silliman University National Writers Workshop Named
Silliman University together with the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts presents the 57th edition of the Silliman University National Writers Workshop on May 7 to 18 at the Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village in Camp Look-out, Valencia, Negros Oriental and the SU Campus. Ten writers from all over the Philippines have been […]
Alumni Updates (March 5-11)
The Silliman University Alumni and Friends (SUAF) of San Diego celebrated its 25th Anniversary on February 25, 2018 at The Royal Banquet, Miramar Road, in San Diego. It was a well-attended gathering with 150 members and friends in attendance. Also present during the alumni gathering were friends from Silliman University Alumni Association of Southern California […]
British Ambassador Tours Museum with World’s 2nd Largest Brydes’ Whale Bone Collection
British Ambassador Daniel Pruce visited the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) located at the Angel C. Alcala Marine Laboratories on March 5. His quick tour of the facility came after his talk under the annual Eminent Person Lecture program at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. It was also at the Luce where […]
