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A researcher at the Silliman University Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management (SUAKCREM) was named Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST). Dr. Rene A. Abesamis will receive the OYS award in the area of marine biology during NAST's Annual Scientific Meeting on July 10 to 11. […]

Inspired by Silliman's eco-friendly four-wheel horse-drawn carriage, locally known as the tartanilla, an alumna donated a second unit in honor of her husband. Mrs. Elsie Sy-Niebar, who graduated with a degree of AB Journalism in 1969 and is currently senior editor of the Via Times Newsmagazine based in Chicago, USA, sponsored the manufacturing of a […]

 Twelve college students made it to the training on fiction writing conducted whole day of July 1 by one of the founders of the New York Writers Workshop. Shanghai-based Mr. Tim Tomlinson, an instructor under the Global Liberal Studies Program of New York University whose works have seen print in international literary publications, walked the […]

An associate professor from Texas Tech University discussed career opportunities awaiting students at the College Education who are majoring in MAPEH (Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health). Dr. Maria Nida C. Roncesvalles, who teaches Lifespan Motor Development, presented to students other areas of specialization that they may consider after graduation, on top of pursuing a […]

 Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan represented Silliman University in the Asian University Leaders Program (AULP) held June 16 to 20 at the Payap University in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Organized by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA), AULP provides a venue where presidents, vice presidents and senior […]

Silliman University has appointed an alumnus from the College of Mass Communication as the new Director of the Office of Alumni and External Affairs. Mr. Ruben “Bobot” N. Bokingo assumes office effective School Year 2013-2014. He replaces Prof. Jocelyn S. Dela Cruz who has retired last semester. An active alumnus who has taken on leadership […]

Incoming graduate students from non-English speaking countries can now enroll in a program tailored-fit to their needs, in order to better prepare them for graduate work. The English and Literature Department developed the Academic for English for Graduate Studies Program (AEGS). It is aimed at sharpening the writing, speaking and reading comprehension skills of graduate […]

Aimed at reaching out to alumni and friends around Dumaguete and abroad, the University launched June 24 its internet radio managed by the College of Mass Communication (CMC). Silliman NetRadio can now be accessed at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/silliman-netradio. It runs 24/7 at its base at the Henry Mack Studio, which will soon be transferred to the new […]

Two public elementary schools in Dumaguete City received a total of 871 volumes of children’s books through the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library last June 7. The books given out this year were donated by the Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor in Michigan and endorsed to the University under the extension program of […]

International independent research institution Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has ranked Silliman University as the Top 6 institution in the Philippines. The University's standing was contained in a fact file issued directly to Silliman a week before the public release of the QS Asian University Ranking by Subject 2013. QS also cited Silliman as the country's Top […]