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Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III welcomed over fifty newly hired faculty and staff members during the onboard orientation held at the College of Business Administration MBA Presentation Room on July 14. Dr. Malayang said that Silliman is not just a workplace or an academic institution.  “Our business is to nurture the human consciousness […]

The College of Law initiated last July 1 the use of videoconferencing in broadening the discussion on legal issues by connecting students to more experts from around the Philippines and the United States.  A videoconferencing equipment was installed for this purpose at the Justice Venancio Aldecoa Moot Court located on the ground floor of the […]

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Silliman University and Seton Hall University, the largest Catholic university in New Jersey in the United States on July 4.  Seton Hall president Dr. Amado Gabriel Esteban was on campus to ink the formal partnership that covers academic and educational exchange, research collaboration, and conduct of lectures and […]

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 […]