Foreign Affairs Junior Joins Int’l Camp for the Environment
A third year Foreign Affairs major was one of only four Filipinos who was invited to the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Sea and Earth Advocates (SEA) Camp held for close to weeks last month in Baclayon, Bohol. Rhyn Anthony Nique S. Esolana joined 30 young leaders from ten Southeast Asian countries who made […]
International Confab in May Tackles ‘Mission in Time of Terror’
The International Center for Mission Studies of the Divinity School will host anew the International Mission Studies Conference from May 30 to June 1. Themed “Answering the Call: Mission in Time of Terror,” the conference brings together multi-disciplinary scholars from around the globe working on the topic of mission, religion, violence, and peacemaking from historical […]
Architecture Major Places 2nd in HCG Young Designers’ Competition
A fourth year Architecture major placed second in the 2018 ArchiNEXT: HCG Young Designers’ Competition. Deborah Ruth Espiritu was among 569 students from all over the country who submitted their designs based on the competition’s theme “Sibol: A Community-Based Recovery Home for Drug Dependents.” She received her award during the United Architects of the Philippines […]
CCS Runs Short Courses in Computer Applications
The College of Computer Studies (CCS) is rolling out a number of short courses this summer for kids, students, and professionals. Classes for professionals will be held at the Uytengsu Computer Center, while those for kids and students will be at the Mariano Lao Innovation, Creation and Invention Laboratory at the Junior High School complex. […]
Dean of Students Elected to Philippine Board of Assoc. for Student Mobility in Asia-Pacific
Dean of Students Dr. Edna Gladys T. Calingacion has been elected as a Member of the Board of the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP) in the Philippines, on April 5 during a conference held in Clark Pampanga. UMAP is an association of government and non-government representatives in higher education geared towards enhanced […]
Alumni Updates (April 9 to 15)
The organizers of EUROFLOCK 2018, led by Grace Auza Ada Genge, president of the Silliman University Association of Alumni and Family in Europe (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg and Switzerland) are inviting all alumni to register on or before the deadline of April 30, 2018. EUROFLOCK 2018 will take place on September 13 to 16, […]
Dr. Tan Joins ACUCA Executive Committee Meeting in Thailand
Acting President Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan attended the executive meeting of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges (ACUCA) in Asia, held late last month at the Christina University in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. Silliman University is the Philippine representative in the seven-country executive committee of the ACUCA. The other countries represented are India, Indonesia, […]
Summer Programs in Swimming, Performing Arts, Photography Start April
Academic units are currently offering summer programs for kids, teenagers, and adults. Here is the list of programs you or your children may take this summer: P.E. & Athletics Department Learn-To-Swim Over The Summer William J. Shaw Memorial Pool 1st term April 2 – April 18, 2018 (Monday to Saturday) 2nd term April 23 – May […]
Portal 2018 Yearbook Out
Portal 2018, the official yearbook for school year 2017-2018, is now available at the Portal Office, Oriental Hall. Subscribers may get their copies Monday to Friday, between 8AM and 5PM. About the Cover One is not a Sillimanian if he or she has gone through or encountered the large gates upon entering the campus. Though […]
Dr. Alcala is One of First Filipinos Inducted into Fulbright Hall of Fame
National Scientist Dr. Angel C. Alcala, who is a Trustee of Silliman University and holds the rank of Professor Emeritus, was among 11 notable Filipino alumni inducted into the first-ever Fulbright Philippines Hall of Fame. The award was given in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright program in the Philippines, hosted by the […]