Silliman Signs MoU for College of Agriculture with General Milling Corp.
Silliman University and General Milling Corporation (GMC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that further bolsters both academic offering and services particularly at the College of Agriculture. The MoU, signed March 22 by Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III (third from left) and GMC President Mr. George Uytengsu Young, Jr., who was represented […]
‘Aim for Meaning in Life,’ Outgoing Silliman President Dr. Malayang Urges Graduates
AIMING FOR MEANING IN LIFE Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, President, Silliman University (Commencement Address, Silliman University, 25 March 2018) Now is a moment of your success. It is also a moment of success for your families and friends. But success is fleeting, just as failure is not permanent. Success is never forever. It comes then […]
Baccalaureate Speaker: ‘Whose Way, Truth, Life Do We Follow?’
TWO CHOICES ON A PALM SUNDAY COMMENCEMENT Rev. Noriel C. Capulong, Senior Pastor, Silliman University Church (Message delivered to the graduating class during the Baccalaureate Service held March 25, 2018, Silliman University Church) Matthew 21:1-11 Today is Palm Sunday. But today also is our university Baccalaureate Sunday and this afternoon is your graduation itself. This is […]
World Bank Ties Up with Silliman on Regional Poverty Forum
A Regional Poverty Forum engaging local stakeholders in a dialogue on how education can become a pathway to end poverty was jointly organized by the University and the World Bank on March 20, 2018 at the Audio Visual Theater. Around 150 participants, including members of the Knowledge for Development Community (KDC) of the World […]
Campus Dimmed for Earth Hour
No events on campus stopped the University from observing Earth Hour. The campus was dimmed for an hour, from 8:30-9:30, in the evening of March 24. It was a symbolic act of the University to support the global campaign calling attention for both governments and the people to protect the environment and conserve natural resources. […]
Singapore Embassy Deputy Head of Mission Meets with Dr. Malayang
The Deputy Head of Mission and Counsellor of the Singapore Embassy in Manila met with Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III on March 23. Ms Suli Zhou expressed the Embassy’s interest to facilitate opportunities of collaboration between Silliman and universities in Singapore in the areas of student exchange and exposure and faculty training. Also […]
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 […]
