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All five fresh graduates of the College of Engineering and Design who took the Electrical Engineer Licensure Examination on September 7 and 8 registered a 100 per cent passing rate for Silliman University. The first-time takers earned the University a perfect mark against the national passing rate of 53.64 per cent. Congratulations to our new […]

 Students enrolled in the Special Education class of the College of Education staged a musical play that featured the life story of a boy suffering from cerebral palsy. The musical “My Legs Are Round”, shown on September 21 at the Quezon Park, revolved around the story of Gabriel “Gabby” Micompal., a little boy who was […]

A professor from the English and Literature Department attended the Asian Literary Conference held September 5 to 7 in Bali, Indonesia, and shared her paper assessing reflections of students on select Filipino literary works. Asst. Prof. Alana Leilani C. Narciso presented “Reading Brillantes: An Evaluation of Student Responses to Faith, Love and Time and Dr. […]

Six graduates of Silliman University are among this year's passers of the Chemist Licensure Examination administered September 20.  Silliman's passing rate is 67 per cent, higher than the national passing percentage of 56.04. Congratulations to the new licensed chemists:  Ivy Michelle A. Alemaida Liezel L. Estrella Maebiene Anjelica B. Gapol Kevin Carl S. Garcia Reymark […]

The School of Public Affairs and Governance and the Master of Business Administration program jointly organized last September 21 a lecture on public finance with Silliman alumni in public service as speakers. Faculty members and students from different universities comprised the audience of the lecture on “Public Finance in the Philippines: Some Realities” held at […]

Vice President for Development Prof. Jane Annettee L. Belarmino made a courtesy call on officials of the embassies of two of five countries that Silliman considers among its priority for its international recruitment.  In the morning of September 18, Professor Belarmino met with Charge de Affaires Sein Nwe Aye of the Embassy of the Republic of […]

Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan releases a book containing a compilation of speeches, entitled Milestones of Academic Excellence: FIRE in the Five Cs of Silliman University Education. The book is launched on September 23 at the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library. University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III […]

Three officials of the Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities (ACSCU) interfaced with some members of the Silliman Administration on the University’s implementation of the K-12 reform program for basic education and the strategies it continues to develop for the succeeding four years involving college intake. The ACSCU officials that visited Silliman comprised the […]

A group of alumni of Silliman University was among those invited for an art show that opened September 14 at the Cube Gallery in Cebu City.  Dubbed “Mientras Tanto”, the exhibit showcases works by Dumaguete-based artists. Four of the artists are Sillimanians whose passion for painting has influenced their choice of a career and personal […]

The Henry Luce Foundation awarded Silliman University a special grant of USD25,000 in support of its program in applied ethics.  Luce Foundation president Mr. Michael Gilligan sent an official communication to Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III informing the University about a special grant that he approved along with Ms Margaret Boles Fitzgerald, the […]