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The Silliman University Alumni Association Ireland-Northern Ireland Chapter hosted the 2nd EUROFLOCK, a gathering of alumni based in Europe, on September 30 to October 2 at Dublin, Ireland. The event was attended by over 100 alumni from three other alumni chapters in Europe namely: SUAA-GABS (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg and Switzerland), SUAA-United Kingdom and […]

A group of nursing faculty researchers from Silliman University has recommended that training for nurses in disaster preparedness and response be made a regulatory requirement by government. “Local nursing associations such as the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) should lobby with the Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) to include training in (disaster preparedness) as a requirement for […]

A student from the School of Basic Education (SBE) brought honor to Silliman after winning a gold medal in a national taekwondo tournament this month. Sixth grader Marielle Geneive D. Bautista bested other young athletes from across the nation during the 2016 SMART National Inter-School Taekwondo Championships held in Cebu City on October 1 and […]

Upon the invitation of the Yilan City Office of Taiwan and the Formosa Melody Music Center, Kwerdas, the premier string group of the University, is set to perform at the 2016 Yilan International Art Festival this month. The group is among the ensembles from France, the United States, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, China, Nicaragua, and Indonesia, […]

Months after being awarded Outstanding Sillimanian, an alumna has made it to this year’s list of Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos. Col. Jocelyn P. Turla, who was one of the five Outstanding Sillimanian Awardees (OSA) last August, joins the elite roster of Outstanding Filipinos honored by the Metrobank Foundation and its partners for their significant contribution […]

Thirty-one graduates from the College of Engineering and Design (CED) are now licensed mechanical engineers after passing the Licensure Examination administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last month. Silliman also clinched a 100% passing average in the board exam, higher than the national passing percentage of 69.57%. The 31 are among the 3,110 passers […]

Silliman’s Chemistry Department has produced 13 new chemists and a chemical technician after they passed the licensure examination of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) this month. They are among this year’s 559 passers of the board exam given by PRC in Manila, Cagayan de Oro, and Cebu. Congratulations to our new chemists: Aba, Isiah Wallace […]

Demand for parking spaces in Dumaguete City has been rising. The City’s resident population is rising and, in addition, because of good roads, commuters from other cities and towns in Negros are now regularly coming to Dumaguete for shopping, schooling, entertainment and dining. Meanwhile, because of the increased enrollment in the University and more patients […]

Thirty years after a copper mine stopped operating and dumping its tailings on the Pagatban River in southern Negros Island, Silliman researchers have found that the water quality of the river has generally improved, but heavy metals (copper and zinc) are still found in the river bottoms at concentrations 200 to 5,000 times higher than […]

Three student scouts and one faculty member from the Junior High School Department attended the 5th ASEAN Jamboree held on September 15-20 in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. Ray Gabriel L. Chiu, Cezar Felippe G. Lopez, and Ejian A. Uy were among the 28 scouts in the said Jamboree, along with others from Iloilo, Manila, Quezon […]