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The Silliman community celebrates July as University Christian Life Emphasis Month (UCLEM), with this semester's theme reinforcing the foundation of Silliman education: “In Christ Alone”. UCLEM is conducted every semester. The celebration this month draws wisdom from Acts 4:11-12: “Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation is found in […]

Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III discussed how human failures transform a calamity into a disaster, during the International Service-Learning Conference on “Disaster Response, Community Resilience and the Role of Asian Universities” held June 29 to July 1 in Iloilo City. “Calamities, perhaps inevitable events, are in themselves deadly and destructive. But calamities become […]

Seven Sillimanians who took the Social Work Licensure Exam last month are now among the country's new licensed social workers. Silliman registered a perfect passing percentage of 100 per cent for its fresh takers. Including second time takers, the University's overall standing is at 43.79 per cent. This year's national passing rate is 54.65 per […]

A Silliman alumnus who now heads a unit at the National Institute of Nursing Research at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland was the resource person under the General Education Integrative Lecture Series program on July 1 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Dr. Leorey N. Saligan spoke on the “Implications […]

Three accreditors from the Association for Theological Education in Southeast Asia (ATESEA) were on campus on June 29 through July 2 to evaluate the Divinity School. The accreditation team was composed of Dr. Daniel Nuhamara of Satya Wacana Christian University in Indonesia, Dr. Maggie Low of the Trinity Theological College in Singapore and Dr. Reuel […]

The American Studies Resource Center (ASRC) in Silliman University, or American Corner as its counterparts in the Asian region are known, kicked off its month-long tenth year anniversary celebration with a thanksgiving service on July 2.  EducationUSA Adviser at Silliman and College of Education Dean Dr. Earl Jude Paul Cleope delivered a brief message during […]

The Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) ranked Silliman Top 1 school in the 2014 Nurse Licensure Examination, after garnering a passing rate of 100 per cent. Two other schools, with at least 50 passers, were also classified Top 1. All 53 takers from Silliman passed this year's exam. Of the University's new licensed nurses, 50 were […]

Two researchers from Silliman University presented their respective papers during the Asia-Pacific Coral Reef Symposium 2014 held June 23 to 27 in Pingtung, Taiwan. Biology faculty Asst. Prof. Kathryn Rosell Jadloc and Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) museum curator Clarissa Reboton discussed findings of their respective studies on corals in two separate symposia.  […]

A group from the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) planted 60 endangered and endemic tree species on June 27 at the expansion site of Silliman University’s captive-breeding facility in Palinpinon, Valencia. The tree planting activity was spearheaded by IEMS academic organization STEWARDS (Students Toward Environmental Welfare and Research for Development and Sustainability). It […]

Silliman University hosts six students from the International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo, Japan for a service-learning exposure program from June 30 to July 28. The six Japanese students are Kei Kaneto, Sachie Agatsuma, Kasumi Dinsey, Yui Noda, Yutaro Oda and Taiga Yano. They are assigned to host families in different partner communities of the […]