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TIPON 2017 – Silliman University Alumni Council of North America (SUACONA)’s biennial alumni gathering on May 10 – 14 in Honolulu, Hawaii brought together almost 200 Sillimanians from around the globe.  The activities included a General Grand Assembly and Opening Ceremony with Silliman’s Board of Trustees Chair Ricardo A. Balbido, Jr. as guest speaker; an […]

Issue Date: 19 May 2017 Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo visited Silliman University on May 18 to launch one of her programs, “Istorya ng Pag-asa”. “Istorya ng Pag-asa” is a travelling caravan that features success stories of men and women from all walks of life around the Philippines, to change the conversation of […]

Issued on May 17, 2017 by the SU Administration Panel: For the better appreciation of the Silliman community, in light of misinformation circulating about the CBA negotiations between the Administration and SUFA:  The Administration Panel has been professional and collegial in its conduct and approach to the negotiations on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) […]

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Dean Dr. Earl Jude Paul Cleope’s “The Visayas, Islands in the Sea: A History” will have its soft launch on May 27 during the Dumaguete Heritage Summit – a gathering of cultural workers and art practitioners of Dumaguete City. Dr. Cleope’s book is a “modest attempt to offer a […]

To discuss with Silliman the development and implementation of a revised and high quality nursing curriculum of Vietnam’s Nam Dinh University of Nursing, four University officials from Nam Dinh visited Silliman on May 8 to 12. Nam Dinh’s Vice Rector Mr. Vu Van Thanh, Undergraduate Department Head; Mr. Tran Van Tien, Undergraduate Department Deputy Head; […]

Asia’s oldest creative writing workshop of its kind opened its 56th edition on May 8 at the Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village, Camp Lookout, Valencia, with this year’s 10 fellows, resident, and guest panelists. The Silliman University National Writers Workshop (SUNWW) opening was graced by Director-in-Residence Jaime An Lim, Resident Writer Cesar Ruiz Aquino, Regular […]

Dean of Students Dr. Edna Gladys T. Calingacion has been re-elected as auditor for SY 2017-2018 of the Philippine Association of Administrators of Student Affairs, Inc. (PAASA) during its 22nd Annual National Convention held May 2-4, 2017 in Iloilo City.   Dr. Calingacion, together with the Head of the Guidance and Testing Division, Dr. Jaruvic […]

Silliman University — in cooperation with the City Government of Dumaguete and the Negros Oriental Risk Reduction and Management Offices, and in partnership with California Baptist University (CBU) — will host the training program on “Leadership in Disaster & Emergency Management in Worst Conditions” on May 13, 15 to 20, 2017. The training program is […]

In an effort to inspire Silliman law students and faculty to “achieve as best they can in their legal studies”, three Silliman alumni pledged cash gifts and a brand new car to a Silliman Law graduate who will make it to the Bar Exam’s Top 10. This pledge was formally made on October 14, 2016. […]

(Sixth in a series) 22 scientists from around the world—including Silliman University’s Hilconida Calumpong, Ph.D.—commissioned by the UN General Assembly to form the Ad Hoc Working Group  on the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects, submitted the First World Oceans Report, which was adopted […]