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When a 7.2-magnitude earthquake and typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines in 2013, there was serious thinking and re-thinking happening in Silliman University. One of the challenges that surfaced out of two of the Philippines’ worst natural disasters: develop calamity-resilient structures. Two years later, Silliman showcases its first classrooms made of container vans. A total of […]

Why Silliman for Senior High? In the comforts of a campus named one of the world’s most beautiful, under programs touted as among the country’s best, with student services and facilities ranked as the region’s finest…you “experience college in high school”. In Silliman, our students in the Senior High do not just ask: “What do […]

On October 13, ten churches in Singkil, Aceh Province, North Sumatra, Indonesia, were burned down. It claimed lives, injured many, and caused thousands to flee. Many now live in fear. The conflicts in this region are said to be racial and religious. These have been going on for many years. But the damage that they caused […]

University Cultural Officer Asst. Prof. Diomar C. Abrio will speak on “Trends in Culture and Arts Education” on October 23 to 24 at the Miyagino-Ku Cultural Center in Sendai City, Miyagi Perfecture in Japan. His talk is one of the features of the International Cultural Exchange Conference on Arts and Cultures that is organized by […]

To rise in a strategic location for business in the corner of two of Dumaguete’s major thoroughfares (Silliman Avenue and Hibbard Avenue) is The Portal East Building. It falls on the outer southern side of the campus of Silliman University, a National Historical Landmark, where pedestrian traffic is high. It faces the commercial district along […]

Portal, the official yearbook of Silliman University, is now available online. Its first online version features Graduating Class of 2015. Click: Portal 2015 The move to release a digital version of the yearbook along with the traditional hard format enables wider access, especially to parents and friends of the graduates. It is also consistent with […]

Three students from the Elementary Department won in their respective categories during the National Children’s Leadership and Talent Fair Teachers’ Camp held early this month in Baguio City. Maria Alexandra C. Tenorio placed first in science quiz bee, Dayne Kaye Delfin second in spelling bee, and Ashley Simone R. Teves second math quiz bee. All […]

Thirty-seven graduates from the College of Business Administration are among the country’s newest Certified Public Accountants (CPA), after hurdling the licensure exams administered October 3, 4, 10 and 11. The new Silliman CPAs registered a passing rate of 92.5 per cent for the University, higher than the national passing rate of 41 per cent. Congratulations […]

Silliman University produced 20 new licensed mechanical engineers, based on results released by the Professional Regulation Commission. The University garnered a passing rate of 58.82 per cent against the national passing percentage of 55. Congratulations to our new licensed mechanical engineers: Abad, Kirk Michael                                                                                 Ang Gobonseng, Eduardo III Catacutan                                                 Antiquiera, Danilo Jr. Glodobe                                                                   […]

We are totally dependent on the vast ocean. It covers seven tenths of the planet, generates half of the oxygen that we breathe, provides us fish and other sea food, and is the source of all the water we will drink in our lifetime. It is home to a rich diversity of animals, from the […]