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 […]
20 Complete Cookery NC II Certificate Course
The School of Agro-Industrial and Technical Education (SITE) graduated on March 6 a new batch of 20 students who completed a total of 316 hours in the certificate course of Cookery – National Certificate II. Gracing the graduation as speaker was Dr. Floro T. Ringca, Provincial Director of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority […]
Debate Society Organizes Parliamentary Debate Training for Dumaguete Schools
Junior and senior high students from both private and public schools in Dumaguete underwent training in parliamentary debating organized late last month by the Silliman University Debate Society (SUDS). SUDS flew in Ignacio Villareal, one of the celebrated debaters of the Ateneo Debate Society of the Ateneo De Manila University. Villareal has competed and won […]
UK Ambassador to Give Talk at Luce
His Excellency Daniel Robert Pruce, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Philippines, is set to visit Silliman University on March 5. Two of his major engagements are the launching of the exhibit on the Transnational Education (TNE) Program of the British Council and an Eminent Person Lecture, both at the Claire Isabel McGill […]
Francis Parker School Visits Silliman Anew for Service-Learning
A new batch of 18 students from Francis Parker School (FPS) of San Diego, California visits Silliman University for service-learning from March 4 to 16. FPS comes to Silliman annually under its Global Studies Program. This year’s batch is composed of Sophie Rogers, Briana Sanchez, Giselle Alota, Navya Dhir, Lara Wellis, Olivia Thorson, Hannah Blood, […]