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A senior faculty of the College of Computer Studies (CCS) was a plenary speaker in a consultative workshop on Inter-Asia Curriculum Courseware Development held March 20 to 21 at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Asst. Prof. Janice Antoniette V. Forster, Chair of the Information Technology Department, was the only presentor from the Philippines. Her presentation focused […]

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has appointed Research and Development Center Director Dr. Enrique G. Oracion to its Technical Committee for Sociology. As member, Dr. Oracion provides technical expertise in the development and reformulation of policies on outcomes-based education, selection of higher education institutions as Centers of Development or Centers of Excellence in Sociology, […]

The University Graduate Programs launched its first Multidisciplinary Research Conference (UGPMRC) on March 14 at the Cyber Lecture Hall. UGPMRC gathered nine research papers authored by students and faculty of Silliman and universities in Dumaguete. These accepted entries went through a double-blind reference process undertaken by three well-published experts. A double-blind reference process ensures utmost […]

Lights-out. Silliman University will switch off power for an hour on Saturday, March 28, from 8:30PM to 9:30PM, as it joins the rest of the world in the celebration of Earth Hour. The University has been observing Earth Hour since the movement went global in 2008. It has spearheaded efforts at collective switching off of […]

A university in France caps the list of new and prospective foreign partners of Silliman University for School Year 2014 to 2015. The Director of International Relations of the Université Catholique de Lille was on campus on March 24 following the endorsement of the Philippine Ambassador to France on reputable universities in the country that […]

Silliman has five new lawyers in this year's batch of passers of the 2014 Bar Exams, based on results released March 26 by the Supreme Court. They are: Amahit, Floyd Barry C. Baguio, Jan Mark P. Renegado, Jonathan G. Sienes, Anna-marie S. Tinagan, Dann Peter Douglas E.  

Six graduates of the College of Engineering and Design passed the 2015 Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination administered March 7 and 8. Silliman registered an overall passing percentage of 85.71 against the national passing rate of 59.26 per cent. Congratulations to our new licensed mechanical engineers: Arbolado, Jiko Espinas Barroca, Godfrey Cortez Kirit, April Giane Pescuela […]

Award-winning Japanese choreographer and dancer Yuko Takahashi returns to Silliman University for a Summer Dance Workshop open to local dance enthusiasts ages eight and up. Yuko is the director, choreographer and founder of the Sendai-based Yuko Takahashi Dance Company which specializes in modern ballet. The group premiered in the Philippines last August 2014 in a […]

Instructional Media and Technology Center (IMTC) Director Dr. Rosario M. Baseleres was recently appointed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as member of its Technical Committee for Communication.  Dr. Baseleres will assist in the development and reformulation of policies on outcomes-based education, Center of Development and/or Excellence in communication education, and new curriculum on […]

A third grader from the Elementary Department bagged three medals during the 2nd Cebu International School Age Group Invitational Swim Meet held March 14. Monique S. Ramas-Uypitching clinched a gold medal each in three categories: 100m Individual Medley, 25m Breaststroke and 25m Freestyle. She received a silver medal in 25m Butterfly. Her over-all performance bested […]