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The committee heading the preparations for the upcoming Silliman University High School (SUHS) centennial organized a press conference on July 4. It provided an opportunity for key people in the core group to share updates on major activities awaiting alumni and friends this August.  Present were SUHS Centennial Committee chair Atty. Grace Sumalpong, who is […]

Two officials of the French Embassy in Manila were in Silliman University on July 5 to discuss more partnership opportunities between Silliman and French universities, especially in the area of student exchange.  Counsellor for Cooperation and Cultural Affairs Mr. Yves Zoberman (second from left) and Higher Education Attaché Mr. Jules Leconte (rightmost) met with Silliman Vice […]

The Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library, together with the Philippines mission team of the First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States, donated books to four public elementary schools in Dumaguete City this week. Led by University Librarian Asst. Prof. Lorna Tumulak Yso, the Library donated a total of 647 […]

Silliman University celebrates the entire month of July as University Christian Life Emphasis Month (UCLEM), guided by the theme “Living Life with Christ”.  UCLEM formally opened last Sunday, July 3, with the launching and commission at the Silliman University Church. Former Senior Pastor, Rev. Jonathan R. Pia, delivered the sermon.  Celebrated every semester, UCLEM is […]

Two batches of students, one from Japan and another from the United States, are on campus for service-learning. Six students from International Christian University in Tokyo comprise the first batch, and will be on campus until July 25. They are: Ayaka Barada, Chinatsu Yamana, Hinako Hosonuma, Risa Hanato, Jun Kawasaki and Sana Iwashita. Two American […]

A pupil from the Elementary School will be among representatives of the Philippines to the 2016 International Mathematics Wizard Challenge (IMWiC) next month in Bangkok, Thailand. Fifth grader Carlos Miguel Angelo S. Salazar earned a slot in the Philippine delegation after successfully hurdling a series of elimination rounds conducted among math achievers from around the […]

The Silliman University Association of Alumni and Family in Europe (SUAAFE-GABS) had their 5th General Assembly on June 17, 2016 in Munich, Germany. Guest speaker Dr. Ceres Pioquinto, teacher and editor of the English Teacher Association of Switzerland (ETAS) Magazine and former professor at Silliman. She gave a real life edition of her 30-year involvement […]

Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III emphasized the mission that the University seeks for every Sillimanian to pursue: becoming God’s face to other people. His message, terse but powerful and inspiring, reinforced the value of a Silliman education, at the All-University Academic Convocation held June 27 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. The […]

A staff member of the Office of Information and Publication (OIP) was tapped by the US Embassy in Manila last June 24 to speak about social media to Manila-based college students. Mr. Iphraim T. Cabristante, editorial assistant, spoke via Skype to over 50 college students from various universities in Manila. His lecture was part of […]

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) office in Negros Oriental recently tied up with Silliman to train key people in the production of Emergency Food Reserve (EFR) to better prepare for disasters. Faculty from the College of Education’s Nutrition and Dietetics Department were tapped as resource persons: Dr. Michele Naranjo, Mr. Alvyn Klein Mana-ay […]