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The Center of Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment (CELTA), the extension arm of the College of Education (COE), spearheaded the celebration of the 24th White Cane Safety Day in Dumaguete City on August 10. “White cane” symbolizes the continuing campaign to provide care and respect for persons with disabilities, particularly those who are visually […]

Vice President for Development Prof. Jane Annette L. Belarmino met with the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Laos PDR in the Philippines to explore opportunities of student recruitment in Laos.  Deputy Chief of Mission Khamfeung Phanthaxay welcomed Professor Belarmino in the receiving room of the Embassy in Magallanes Village in Makati, and […]

Twenty-one of this year's new licensed agriculturists in the country are from Silliman University, registering a passing percentage of 91.3 per cent higher than the national passing percentage of only 35.2. This performance in the 2013 Licensure Examination for Agriculturists ranked Silliman first in the Visayas and Mindanao among schools in the category of 20 […]

Former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Dr. Jaime Laya spoke in a forum on August 5 at the Justice Venancio Aldecoa Moot Court on the topic: ?The BSP and the State of the Country's Public Finances. Dr. Laya started his talk by discussing the country's economy vis-à-vis employment figures and the performance of the Philippine […]

A professor at the New Century College of George Mason University (GMU) in Virginia facilitated a course on trauma healing in Silliman University last August 5 to 10. Dr. Al B. Fuertes, an expert in conflict transformation management, handled the five-day course on “Trauma Healing and Resiliency: ‘Peace-ing’ the Self and Community Together After Conflict.” […]

The members of the editorial boards and staff of the two official student publications of Silliman University participated in a journalism workshop whole day of August 10 at the Mary Marquis Smith Hall. Close to 60 staff members were present along with their respective advisers: Prof. Warlito Caturay, Jr. for the Weekly Sillimanian, the school […]

The Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) granted five-year Level II Re-accreditation Status to the Agriculture and Physical Therapy programs of Silliman University. Silliman was notified of the FAAP’s decision late last month, confirming the results of the accreditation visit to the University of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities […]

The General Secretary of the United Evangelical Mission (UEM) is a visiting professor at the Divinity School for two weeks. Rev. Dr. Fidon R. Mwombeki spends most of his time on campus handling lectures to senior and graduate students majoring in Mission Studies, his area of specialization. His lectures revolve around the Biblical foundations of […]

A junior student in the High School Department is one of only two Filipino delegates to the 2013 Asian Youth Development Program being held August 2 to 20 in Okinawa, Japan. (Jude Amiscaray [first from right] with his parents, Silliman University College of Engineering Dean Engr. Jesus Amiscaray and Mrs. Gina Amiscaray, and sisters, Genine […]

Most of the problems that were experienced during the elections in May were foreseen as early as April. This was the observation made by Atty. Myrish Cadapan-Antonio, Director of the Dr. Jovito Salonga Center for Law and Development (JSCLD) during the “Inter-Agency Verification Workshop on Perceived Issues of the May 2013 Elections” held July 29 […]