140 Administrators Attend PEAC Seminar-Workshop
Some 140 school administrators from around Region 7 were on the Silliman campus for the first roll-out of the Institute of Private Junior High School Administrators of the Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC), held January 24 to 27. The four-day event gathered school administrators in a seminar-workshop themed “Understanding and Designing a Standards-Based School Improvement […]
Marina Mission Clinic Completes Health Training for New Barangay Partner
The Silliman University Marina Mission Clinic (SUMMC) has completed it series of health-related seminar-workshops for a core group composed of women in a barangay in the municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental. Barangay Dahile is a new community partner of SUMMC. It hosted the seminar-workshops conducted every Friday and Saturday for around two months until December […]
Civil Society Supports Embattled Journalists
In the run up to the 2016 presidential election, a journalist working for the Central Luzon TV in Pampanga received the following death threat: “Good evening. It’s election time again my friend. You seem to know a lot. You do not know who you are messing with. My hands are already on fire to hit […]
ADVISORY: Silliman Tuition in School Year 2018-2019
For two consecutive school years, the tuition and fees in Silliman University have remained unchanged. These were when the country commenced the implementation of the K+12 education reform program. After a careful review of new costs, Silliman announces that it may adjust its tuition by no more than 10 per cent beginning June 2018. But […]
Short Course on Peace Processes Highlights Mindanao
The Master in Peace Studies (MPS) program is administering a short course on Peace Processes focusing on Mindanao from January 22 to 27. It features a series of lectures and discussions on different topics, ranging from peace agreements and frameworks to the conduct of the peace process between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic […]
Violent Attacks Still Threaten Filipino Journalists – AIJC Report
Violent attacks continue to plague Philippine journalists and the crimes go unpunished because government protection mechanisms are ineffective and the legal system is dysfunctional, according to a 2017 report by the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication in Manila. The report said, “Philippines ranked third deadliest country for journalists, after Iraq and Syria, based on […]
Alumni Updates (January 22 – 28)
Sixty-six student assistants assigned to the different academic and non-academic units in Silliman received a total of P178,296 under the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES). They each received compensation for work rendered during the summer term of SY 2016-2017. Distribution of compensation was done by Provincial Labor Employment Officer Ms Evita Mae V. […]
TEDxSillimanU is First in Negros; Features 6 Alumni
The University’s Culture and Arts Council will host the first independently organized Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) talks on Negros Island. Dubbed TEDxSillimanU, the event slated February 3 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium explores the theme “Convergence, Divergence.” It highlights how Dumaguete and Silliman have jointly become a place where ideas are not […]
2 Elementary Pupils to Compete in National Schools Press Conference
Two pupils from the Elementary School will complete in the National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) which will be hosted by Dumaguete City next month. Sofia Jae A. Caraig and Margarette C. Jones are will represent Region 7 in the NSPC. Both clinched top spots in the Regional Schools Press Conference held last year in Cebu. […]
Interdisciplinary Project on Climate Resiliency of Riverside Communities Receive P1.8M Grant
The Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change and Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation, Inc. (OML Center) awarded the 2017 Resilience Grant to Silliman University, during its fifth anniversary celebration held in Makati late last year. Amounting to P1.8 million, the grant to Silliman will fund an interdisciplinary project that aims at developing tools […]
