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Second semester opens next week, with classes starting on November 4, Tuesday. The Office of the Registrar and Admissions continues to receive applications until November 14. Continuing students are required to facilitate enrollment online via their respective Student Online Services (SOLS) accounts. Payment of tuition and fees can also be done online by credit card. […]

The English and Literature Department offers five new certificate programs effective November, the opening of the second semester of School Year 2014-2015. These certificate programs are in the following areas: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Poetry Writing, Fiction Writing, Playwriting, and Critical Writing. Each certificate program requires a total of 18 units, […]

Of this year's passers of the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET) administered in August, 57 are from Silliman University. The number of successful takers from Silliman adds to the growing list of teachers produced by the College of Education which is one of the largest academic units in terms of student population. The strength of […]

Juris Doctor majors Naokichi Donggay and Yasmeen Junaid made it to the semifinals of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition held October 20 to 24 at San Beda College in Manila. The duo from the College of Law, while unable to break to the championship round, received the Best Respondent Memorial, an award […]

Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan and Psychology Department Faculty Asst. Prof. Rogen Ferdinand E. Alcantara participated in the Biennial Conference and 20th General Assembly of the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) jointly hosted October 24 to 26 by Fu Jen Catholic University and Aletheia University in […]

Around 200 business students from universities in the Visayas are gathering in Silliman University for the 14th Young Economists' Convention (YEC) on November 7. This year's regional YEC tackles the theme “Road to Discovery: Rebuilding a Sustainable Visayan Economy”. Two of its prominent speakers are Dr. Juanita Dy-Amatong, former Secretary of the Department of Finance […]

Director for Research Dr. Enrique G. Oracion presented a paper containing findings of his study on the Pagatban River located in Bayawan City, during the 2014 National Conference on the Philippine Sociological Society (PSS) held October 17 to 18 at the Mindanao State University in General Santos City. His paper, “Fish, Flood and Kin: Ecosystem […]

Three Mass Communication juniors represented the country as goodwill ambassadors to Japan under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Mass Media Program held September 29 to October 7. Students Queenie Maria Guibao, Andrea Lim and Alissa Lacson were among the 111 participants from the Philippines. They were divided into four […]

A capacity-building activity for members of a local community in the municipality of Dauin in Negros Oriental was spearheaded by the Nutrition and Dietetics Department of the College of Education at the Silliman University Marina Mission Clinic late last month. The activity trained mostly mothers on achieving high nutrition for their children and families before, […]

Over 80 “solar power” officers from eight barangays in the municipalities of Siaton and Sta. Catalina in Negros Oriental were hosted in Silliman University on October 21 to 23 for a capacity-building activity under the Household Electrification Program (HEP) of the Silliman University-Affiliated Renewable Energy Center (SU-AREC). The participants were all officers of the HEP-Solar […]