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ADVISORY Board of Trustees Closes Application/Nomination for President of Silliman UniversityIssue Date: 28 March 2016 The Board of Trustees, in its regular meeting on 20 March 2016, has closed the period of nomination and/or application for President of Silliman University. It shall now proceed with the process of assessing the nominees and applicants. The Board […]

Br. Armin A. Luistro, FSC, Secretary of the Department of Education, is the Speaker of the 103rd Commencement Exercises on March 20, Sunday, at the Silliman University Gymnasium.  The Secretary speaks to 1,094 college graduates, among whom 92 are receiving Latin honors: 15 magna cum laude and 77 cum laude.  In the morning of the same day, Bishop Erme […]

Silliman University enjoins members of both Silliman and the larger community to jointly switch off all lights from 8:30PM to 9:30PM on March 19, Saturday. As in previous years, Silliman is one with the world in celebrating Earth Hour, a collective and symbolic commitment to addressing climate change and protecting Mother Earth. Earth Hour draws […]

“Is it easier to report on war than to report on peace?” This was the question posed by Mr. Joseph Morong, GMA Network senior reporter and recipient of the 2015 McLuhan Prize of the Embassy of Canada, in his talk last March 11 at the Multipurpose Room of the Instruction Media and Technology Center. Mr. […]

Sixteen graduating college students are among this year’s recipients of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Outstanding Student Award given March 11 in Dumaguete City. This year’s recipients are Verna Kristelle M. Alferez (Management), Kim B. Apurado (Nursing), Abishag C. Atega (Management), Michiko Je M. Bito-on (Mass Communication), Edcarl R. Cagandahan (Political Science), Sunshine Gianne […]

Portal 2016, the yearbook of the graduating class, will be in the hands of graduates earlier than their diplomas. This is the fourth consecutive year for the yearbook to come out before graduation, making thePortal among few yearbooks in the country distributed before students march the stage. Distribution for college graduates is scheduled March 18, […]

As early as he was a high school student, he already knew the value of service for others. And this he affirmed in Portal 1957, the official yearbook of Silliman University, when asked about his motto in life: “To serve humanity.” Silliman inducted into the Order of Horace B. Silliman one of its benefactors, an […]

The College of Performing and Visual Arts (COPVA), in cooperation with the Cultural Affairs Committee (CAC), staged March 4 and 5 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium the musical Heaven as the Sea: A Manobo Epic, which was conceptualized based on the Saliling Tale of the Ulahingan narratives. Ulahingan is a local term that […]

An official of the US Embassy in Manila stressed the importance of the press covering biodiversity as a “mainstream” subject in the news to improve people’s awareness and make informed decisions about the environment. Mr. Kurt Hoyer, Embassy spokesperson, said: “We believe that increased consciousness in biodiversity should help in building an environmentally sound society. […]

175 Scholarship Slots for Contact Services Certificate There are 175 scholarship slots available at the School of Agro-Industrial and Technical Education (SAITE) for the certificate program in Contact Center Services NC II. The program will cater to seven batches of students who will go through the entire program for a span of five weeks. Classes […]