Silliman Goes Solar; FSO: ‘Largest Solar Project for a University in Southeast Asia’
Silliman University signed a partnership agreement with First Solar Orion (FSO) Energy Solutions, Inc., a Filipino-American company, to install in the 62-hectare Silliman campus a 1.2 megawatt solar power generating capacity, to supply the power needs of the University. FSO describes this partnership as the largest school-based solar power project in Southeast Asia. Dr. Ben […]
US Embassy Spokesperson: Environment Central to US-Philippines Relations
United States Embassy Manila Spokesperson and Press Attache Mr. Kurt J. Hoyer said last week concern for the environment is central to US-Philippines relations. “In everything that we interact with, we are finding the subject of the environment coming up over and over again. It is really is a part of our political relationship. When […]
BIR Grants Donor’s Tax Exemption to Silliman
Following the renewal of its Certificate of Accreditation with the Philippine Council for NGO Certification (PCNC), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has granted Silliman the privilege of receiving donations without the necessary donor’s tax. Silliman is a non-stock, non-profit higher education institution. It receives donations from alumni and friends either directly or through organizations, […]
3 Junior Students Qualify for Ayala Leadership Camp
Two students from the College of Business Administration and one from the Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences made it through the rigorous three-phase selection process for next year’s rollout of the Ayala Young Leaders Congress. Genin Raya V. Amiscaray (Economics), Cedrick Louis S. Antiquina (Medical Technology) and Nikko Paolo V. Calledo (Accountancy) will join 81 […]
Senior High Online Reservation Now Open
Silliman University launched today its online pre-registration system for its Senior High program, accommodating requests to reserve slots in any of the four career tracks it is offering starting June 2016. The online pre-registration system can be accessed via the Senior High page: www.su.edu.ph/seniorhigh, or directly at Online Pre-Registration Form. It requires students to fill […]
Choristers Bags First Prize in Christmas Choral Competition
Their pieces of English and Tagalog Christmas classics easily evoked childhood memories of what many consider as the happiest time of the year. And the lights of the giant lantern behind them danced along, seemingly giving away the results of the 1st Dumaguete Christmas Choral Competition held December 5 at the Quezon Park. The Silliman […]
On Its 6th Year: CBA Wins Intramurals Championship
Proving its claim as the “home of the champions”, the College of Business Administration (CBA) clinches anew the championhip of the University Intramural Games that ran December 1 to 5. They have successfully held on to the title for the last five straight years; they did not pass up on the chance to hit their […]
81 New Licensed Teachers; SU Passing Rates Higher Than National
The College of Education celebrates the success of its 81 graduates who successfully made it to the country’s newest pool of 55,471 licensed teachers. Silliman registered passing percentages higher than the passing rates in both elementary and high school categories of the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET), based on results released November 30 by the […]
PRESS STATEMENT: Silliman Encourages Full Exercise of Suffrage
PRESS STATEMENTSilliman Encourages Full Exercise of Suffrage Issued 5 December 2015 Come May 2016, the Philippines will hold local and national elections. The Filipino people will be choosing a new line-up of local and national leaders. As an academic institution, Silliman University supports any and all democratic processes that ensure an informed electorate. The University […]
Silliman Forges Institutional Partnerships in Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam
Consistent with its preparations for ASEAN integration, Silliman University has forged its first institutional partnerships with five reputable universities in Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam. It looks at positioning its presence in two others early next year: Laos and Timor-Leste, poised to be the 11th member-country of the ASEAN. These partnerships resulted from Silliman’s educational missions […]