Sillimanian Makes it to National Piano Championship
A graduate from the College of Performing and Visual Arts (COPVA) advances to the championship round of the 2015 piano competition of the National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) set November 24 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Mr. Ricardo C. Abapo Jr., who finished his undergraduate degree in Music major in Piano […]
Salonga Center Initiates 911 Emergency Number for NegOr
The Dr. Jovito Salonga Center for Law and Development met with different concerned agencies in the province late last month to discuss the possibility of installing a 911 emergency number for Negros Oriental. This initiative was inspired by the operations of the Central Communications and Emergency Response center of Davao City, and the use of […]
21st Annual Book Fair Opens November 9
The 21st Annual Book Fair of the Silliman University Library System opens next week with eleven booksellers from around the country. A series of activities has also been lined up from November 9 to 13 for a coinciding event that celebrates its fourth anniversary this year, the Learning Resource Exposition. For inquiries, e-mail the University […]
iOS Apps Lab Inaugurated; ‘Tinker with the World’ – President
It can be said to ride on the changing preferences of today’s generation, especially with almost everything now accessible by a click of a finger. But it is one laboratory that challenges students to innovate; it nurtures mistakes and transforms them into an opportunity to learn and create an impact in the community. So is […]
Law Dean Appointed to IBP Commission on Integrity, Bar Discipline
College of Law Dean Atty. Mikhail Lee L. Maxino is one of only two lawyers from the Visayas appointed to the Commission on Integrity and Bar Discipline of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). The Commission hears and investigates complaints against lawyers, and files its report to the IBP Board of Governors which in […]
Research by Agriculture Professors Finds Harmful Residues in NegOr Cabbages
Commercial growers of cabbage and Chinese pechay in Negros Oriental use chemical pesticides intensively to avoid risk of heavy crop losses and to maximize their profit, according to a recent study by by two professors from the College of Agriculture. The study by Dean, Dr. Jose Edwin Cubelo and Asst. Prof. Merlyn Buscato also found […]
Calamity-Resilient Classrooms Showcase Use of Container Vans
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 Choose Silliman for Senior High?
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 […]
Statement on Aceh
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 […]
Cultural Officer Speaks on Trends in Philippine Culture, Arts Education
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 […]
