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An international company specializing in alternative energy is eyeing on Silliman University to become the biggest solar-energized campus in Asia. Orion Group International, Inc. executive vice president Mr. Rynor Jamandre disclosed July 1 in a forum at the Silliman Hall his company’s plan of tying up with the Department of Energy (DoE) and the University […]

A total of 19 professionals from Iloilo, Davao and Negros Oriental successfully completed the month-long online course, “Localizing Poverty Reduction Targets”. The course, which started June 9, had four development discussions held on separate dates and hosted by three partner universities of the World Bank: Central Philippine University (CPU) in Iloilo, University of Southeastern Philippines […]

The school paper, the Weekly Sillimanian, launched July 9 its online version, targeting higher readership among members of the Silliman community within and outside the campus. To access, click: the Weekly Sillimanian This development is consistent with the efforts of the University make available its publications online and reduce printing costs. In order to ensure […]

The Physical Education Department organized a lecture on teaching wellness management on July 6 with a professor in sports science and another in psychology. Asst. Prof. Jonathan Cagas of the Department of Sports Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman and Assoc. Prof. Michele Joan Valbuena of the Psychology Department in Silliman discussed topics […]

Fifty-four new full-time and part-time faculty and staff members of Silliman University underwent a whole-day orientation by the Human Resource Development Office and the Office of Instruction on July 6. The orientation provided a contextualization to one’s role in the University vis-a-vis the vision and mission Silliman and how these are translated throughout the University’s […]

The entire month of July is celebrated as University Christian Life Emphasis Month (UCLEM), guided by the theme: “The Sustaining Power of God’s Truth.” UCLEM is launched on July 5 with a commissioning worship and a communion service at the Silliman University Church. Vice President for Administration Prof. Cleonico Y. Fontelo is the speaker. Celebrated […]

The Institute of Service-Learning hosts a group of five students and three teachers from three countries for two separate service-learning programs running June 30 to July 27. There are four students from the International Christian University in Tokyo and a student form Chung Chi College in Hong Kong who are on campus for their regular […]

The musical that brings to another level the combination of theater with original Filipino compositions through Philippines’ first orkestra sin arko (orchestra without bows) in Silliman premiered July 3 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. “Ampalaya the Musical” captures the hearts of audiences across age brackets. It tells of a liveley yet moving story […]

A fifth grader from the Elementary Department joins the Philippine delegation to the International Mathematics Competition on July 31 to August 3 in Singapore. Carlos Miguel Angelo S. Salazar was among only 48 students from around the Philippines who made it through a series of rigorous training and examinations. He was the only one from […]

UCLEM%20SCHEDULE%202015The Embassy of the Philippines in Yangon welcomed the efforts of Silliman University to undertake student recruitment in Yangon from June 24 to 26 and supported initiatives of the University to expand its linkages in Myanmar.  This was the development during the courtesy call that Mr. Mark Raygan E. Garcia, Director of the Office of […]