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Two Sillimanians joined over 400 college students from across the country for a two-day simulation of the affairs of the legislative branch of government during the 2014 Philippine Model Congress (PMC) held at the Philippine Senate Building on September 13 to 14.   Cedrick Louis Antiquina, a sophomore medical technology student, and Wilson Cadalso, a […]

Two professors from Tumaini University Makumira in Arusha, Tanzania were welcomed on campus on October 7 to explore opportunities for possible partnership with Silliman University. They are Tumaini University Vice Chancellor Rev. Prof. Joseph Parsalaw and Senior Lecturer Dr. Faustin Leonard Mahali.  With them during this visit is Dr. Andar Parlindungan Pasaribu, who is Head […]

The Silliman community celebrated World Teacher’s Day with a Mid-week service at the Silliman University Church on October 1, themed “Invest in the Future, Invest in Teachers.” Provincial Consultant for Education, Culture and Sports Dr. Henry Sojor was invited as guest speaker for the service. Dr. Sojor shared many insightful stories aimed at rekindling pride […]

Butanding Network founder Elson Aca presented a lecture on “Marine Wildlife Research and Conservation in the Philippines” at the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) Conference Room on September 19. His talk covered four groups of large marine vertebrates in the Philippines: dugongs, cetaceans (whales and dolphins), sea turtles, and elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). […]

Six Silliman graduates who took the National Chemist Licensure Examination last month are now among the country's new licensed chemists. Silliman garnered an overall passing average of 83.33 per cent for new takers, 60 per cent including repeaters. This year’s national passing rate was 59.72 per cent.  Congratulations to our new licensed chemists: Maria Edilyn […]

Office of Information and Publications Director Mr. Mark Raygan E. Garcia has been invited to participate in the World Bank (WB)-International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C. on October 5 to 10.  Mr. Garcia is the only Filipino and one of only two delegates invited and sponsored by the WB East Asia and […]

Every September, the University sets apart a week-long celebration of the United Nations General Assembly Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace. This year, the Peace Week spearheaded by the Religion and Peace Studies and Psychology Department, was held from September 21 to 27. Themed “Right of Peoples to Peace,” Peace Week opened with […]

A student from Indonesia who is in her senior year at the College of Nursing was among those named Three Most Outstanding International Students of the Philippines by the Philippine International Friendship and Understanding Association, Inc. Diva Putri Wulandari, who received her award on September 25, is the only recipient from a university outside Luzon. […]

Three students enrolled in the Master in Information System program ranked third in the Pitching Competition during the Technopreneurship bootcamp held September 27 at the Uytengsu Computer Studies Hall. Mary Romar McIntyre, Kevin Villagonzalo and Carena Mae Manzano comprised the only student group that placed in the competition for their project, “Intelligent Healthcare Assistant.” The […]

High school senior Jude Martin Amiscaray was declared Champion during the Smoke-Free Inter-high School Oratorical Contest held September 29. This competition, themed “Making Dumaguete Smoke-free for a Healthy Lifestyle, Quit Now!” was conducted to celebrate the second year of the City’s enforcement of its Smoke Free Ordinance. There were a total of ten contestants coming […]