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The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has named Silliman a Center of Excellence in two academic programs and a Center of Development in three disciplines.  In a memorandum that CHED issued publicly, Silliman has been designated a Center of Excellence (COE) in Information Technology Education and Nursing Education. CHED has yet to release the results […]

The Dean of the College of Education, Dr. Earl Jude Paul Cleope, who is a notable expert in local history, has received a long-awaited English translation of a Japanese soldier’s primary account surrounding the construction of the Filipino-Japanese-American Amity Memorial Shrine at a scenic hilltop site overlooking Dumaguete City. It was an English version of […]

A graduating student from the College of Education was named this year’s Most Outstanding Jose Rizal Model Student of the Philippines. Amyrrha M. Estolloso received the award in a special ceremony on December 29 at Luneta Park, the actual execution site of national hero Jose Rizal. She delivered a response speech on behalf of nine […]

Assistant Professor Sonia B. SyGaco of the Speech and Theater Department clinched the third prize in the 20th Kusamakura International Haiku Competition awarded late last year. Submitted under the Foreign Language Category, the winning piece delves on the ill effects of global warming, highlighting the long-term consequences of industrialization. The winning haiku, which was originally […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]