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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 […]

Silliman University is hosting the joint conference of the Ugnayang Pang-AghamTao, Inc. (UGAT) and the Philippine Geographical Society, Inc. (PGS) on October 22 to 24. UGAT or the Anthropological Society of the Philippines is holding on campus its 37th annual conference, while PGS marks its seventh. They bring in international speakers and around 200 participants […]

“Instead of crazing over Aldub and what movies to watch, why don’t you take a look at the importance and impact of the national budget in your life as students?” This was a challenge that kept students in their seats. A challenge posed by former National Treasurer Prof. Leonor M. Briones during her lecture on […]

A Catholic nun who is a staunch human rights defender enjoined the audience in a peace forum held at the Silliman Hall to send a strong message to the national government to stop the culture of impunity and demilitarize the schools in the Lumad areas in Mindanao. Sr. Stella Matutina, who is the recipient of […]

Five to 15 million tons of plastics enter the ocean annually from land-based sources, said the 2015 report of the Ocean Conservancy, the world’s largest volunteer effort for the ocean’s health, based in Washington, D.C. It warned that without effective waste collection, “an avalanche of plastic debris will enter the ocean in the coming decades.” […]