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The newly established School of Agro-Industrial and Technical Education (SAITE) opens this June with its first set of certificate programs in agriculture. Offered are eight certificate programs developed in partnership with the College of Agriculture and are accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA): Certificate in Animal Production NCII (CA) Certificate in […]

PRESS STATEMENTIssue Date      June 11, 2013  5-Day Week Implemented in College, School of Basic Education  There have been concerns raised on the scheme being implemented in Silliman University this School Year 2013-2014 involving scheduling of classes. While the University has addressed them in proper venues with the sectors and individuals concerned, we seek to […]

Two endangered sea turtles were turned over to the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) last week after they were found in two separate areas by local fisherfolks. The first was a hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) endorsed to IEMS after it was discovered on the shores of Barangay Bantayan on May 29. Three […]

A fresh graduate from the School of Public Affairs and Governance was adjudged one of Central Visayas' most outstanding student leaders last May 18 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Cherry Mae B. Gumapac, the first to obtain the degree of Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs program, and who graduated magna cum laude, will represent Silliman […]

Two students, a faculty and a staff of the Divinity School attended an exposure program last May 18 to 30 at the Japan Biblical Theological Seminary (JBTS) in Tokyo. The group was composed of Master of Divinity major in Pastoral Ministry students Reece Ven Villaroza Bico and Ronnie Flor Taripe Nicanor, Prof. Jean Cuanan-Nalam and […]

Three electric golf carts are in full operation this school year 2013-2014, offering free transportation to students, faculty, staff and alumni around the University’s 62-hectare campus. The electric golf carts were donated by alumni chapters in the United States. Two units came from the Silliman University Alumni Association of Southern California and another one from […]

A professor at the Physics Department was cited for his paper that tackled hidden faults of the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Negros Oriental early last year. Prof. Francisco E. Ablong, Jr. received the Best in Oral Presentation Award during the National Multi-Disciplinary Research Conference held May 22 to 24 at the University of North […]

 GUIDELINES ON SCHEDULING LEARNING ACTIVITIES ACROSS REGULAR 5-DAY WEEKS Introduction Silliman has 5 school days in every regular school week.  “Regular school week” means a week in a school year without typhoons, calamities, or holidays that disrupt the school calendar. Silliman will maintain its traditional offerings of 7 types of LEARNING ACTIVITIES, which, for the purpose […]

ADVISORY “Clustering Learning Activities in a 5-Day Week” Effective School Year 2013-2014, Silliman University adopts a new schedule that makes more efficient the clustering of class hours and provides room for related learning activities or an extended cost-saving weekend. The ?5-Day Week? scheme can be broken down into two: 4 days of class and 1 […]

Silliman University garnered passing percentages higher than the national passing rates in three licensure examinations in engineering conducted separately in the past months.  Eleven passed the Civil Engineer Licensure Examination administered May 5 and 6 (68.75 per cent against national passing rate: 42.82 per cent); three in the Electrical Engineer Licensure Examination on given April […]