Joint Bulletin on the 2016 SU-SUSA Collective Bargaining Negotiations
For more details on the specific provisions agreed upon by both Administration and the Union, please refer to the following link: http://ow.ly/Z0V93068Idi
PRESS STATEMENT: Search for the Next SU President
PRESS STATEMENT:Search for the Next SU PresidentIssue Date: 11 November 2016
Silliman hosts 2016 Shark Summit
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 […]
Silliman among Best Law Schools in PH —Legal Education Board
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 Influences Organic Rice Farming Adoption
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 […]
Deadline for Submissions to the 56th Silliman University National Writers Workshop Extended to November 21
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 […]
Forum for Silliman’s Search for Next President
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 […]
Silliman Seals Formal Partnership with Taiwan’s Chang Jung Christian University
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 […]
Alumni Updates (October 24-30, 2016)
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 CCS Faculty Named Microsoft Ambassadors
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 […]