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Consistent with its advocacy to champion the environment, Silliman is playing host to the 2016 Shark Summit held on November 10 to 11. The two-day summit brings together more than a hundred stakeholders, scientists, and marine conservation advocates from different parts of the world to talk about sharks, and how they can be protected and managed […]

The Legal Education Board of the Philippines has named Silliman as one of the best performing law schools in the 2015 Bar Examinations. Silliman will receive a Certificate of Academic Recognition, a trophy, and a Certificate of Merit for garnering the rank of Top 13 law school in the Philippines based on overall passing rate […]

Education positively influenced adoption of organic rice farming (ORF). This was the conclusion made by Dr. Bernadette Tan on a study, “Adoption of Organic Rice Farming in Agrarian Reform Community in Southern Negros Oriental, Philippines.” Tan noted that more educated farmers appeared to be more open to innovations as they can easily understand the underlying […]

The Silliman University National Writers Workshop is extending its deadline for applications for the 56TH Silliman National Writers Workshop to November 21, 2016. The workshop, to be held from May 8 to 19, 2017 at the Silliman University Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village and the Silliman University campus, is offering ten fellowships to promising writers […]

A public forum presenting the five nominees for the next Silliman University President will be held on November 7, 2016 (Monday), 9am to 4pm at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium.   The nominees are (in alphabetical order of family names):  Dr. Macarthur F. Corsino, Dr. Betty C. McCann, Dr. Efren N. Padilla, Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, and […]

Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan attended the 2016 Biennial Conference and 21st General Assemby of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) held in Bali, Indonesia on October 13 to 16. She represented the University in behalf of President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III. During the said […]

Alumna Annie Gorra recently released her book entitled “The Mystery on 17th Street” published by Anvil Publishing Company. The book is about Annie’s childhood. “I remember playing under the moonlight and under the heat of the sun with marbles or rubber bands, catching grasshoppers and climbing trees. Dogs barked and hens cackled, and in the […]

Six faculty members of the College of Computer Studies (CCS) are among this year’s Microsoft Education Ambassadors. Dean Dr. Dave E. Marcial, Asst. Prof. Janice Antoniette V. Forster, Ms. Joy M. Dy, Ms. Alma Banabana, Mr. Alfie Arcelo, and Mr. Kim Faburada are among the first batch of ambassadors from the Negros Island Region. They […]

Banica River is one of the major sources of domestic water in Dumaguete City. However, with the advent of modern technology and the rapid increase in population, coupled with increasing demands for space, the river has been transformed into a filthy drainage canal. This was the assessment of biologist Dr. Esther Carumbana, a professor at […]

Thirty-seven graduates from the College of Business Administration will soon be Certified Public Accountants (CPA) after passing the licensure examination given by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) this month. They are among the 5,249 takers who passed the board exam in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, and […]