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Asia’s longest-running creative writing program launched its 54th installment on May 11 at the scenic Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village in Camp Look-out, Valencia. The Silliman University National Writers Workshop (SUNWW) this year was formally opened with words of welcome from Vice President for Development Prof. Jane Annette L. Belarmino who mentioned briefly the University’s […]

The Philippines is the third largest country in the world with the widest coral reef area. It has about 25,000 square kilometers of coral reefs, next to Indonesia which has 80, 000 sq. km., and the Great Barrier Reef near Australia which has almost 350,000 sq. km. But of this total area, National Scientist and […]

Some 60 staff members attended a whole-day seminar on “Building a Purpose Driven Life” held May 12 at the Multi-Purpose Hall. The participants, who were secretaries, office assistants and other frontline personnel, went through a series of sessions aimed at developing a renewed sense of purpose in the work place. They also had exercises focusing […]

Four graduates of the Library Information Science program are among the country’s new licensed librarians, based on results of the 2015 Licensure Examination for Librarians released by Professional Regulations Commission. They are: Abejero, Jasper Kim Ian Tolomia Alkuino, Franklin Serna Omiping, ClariseEleseo Tirambulo, Riza Mae Bontigao The national passing rate of the licensure exam, administered […]

PRESS STATEMENT Issue Date: 12 May 2015Subject: Tuition and Fees in Silliman Tuition and fees are serious concerns in Silliman. They always are. They are intended to be as low as possible, yet sufficient to support a portion of the costs of education that we give our students. (This portion was 70% in school year […]

An administrative officer from Ashland University (AU) in the United States was on an exploratory visit to Silliman University on May 7. International Programs Executive Director Dr. Nathan Myers met with Silliman officials led by President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III and Vice President for Development Prof. Jane Annette L. Belarmino to discuss opportunities of […]

Silliman University and Ateneo de Manila University jointly organized on May 5 to 9 a workshop on research and publication for teachers in the social sciences. The workshop is designed as a collective mentoring system. Participants are engaged in lectures, presentations of outputs and open critique of research works, aimed at publishing in internationally refereed […]

They belong to Class 2015. Both graduated magna cum laude. One was his batch’s Most Outstanding Student of the Year; the other was the Senior Student of the Year. And they once again share the stage after graduating last March, now as among the top student leaders in Region 7. Hanz Denzil Villahermosa and Mikle […]

A fresh graduate from the High School department clinched a silver medal in the News Writing English Category of 2015 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) held April 13 to 15 in Taguig City. Jude Martin V. Amiscaray, who graduated valedictorian last March, represented Central Visayas during the annual search for the country’s best campus journalists. […]

Sillimanian litigation lawyer Maria Rowena Amelia V. Guanzon is one of the new Commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), following her appointment on April 28. Atty. Guanzon graduated from Silliman University High School in 1974. Her parents, Judge Sixto Guanzon and Negros Occidental Board Member Mrs. Elvira Guanzon, were also Sillimanians. Both were among […]