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College of Arts and Sciences Dean Dr. Margaret Helen Udarbe-Alvarez was elected president of the Asian Christian Faculty Fellowship (ACFF)-Philippines during its 6th Biennial Conference held recently at Silliman University. ACFF-Philippines, organized in 2003, is a member of the ACFF Federation that also has chapter organizations in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, […]

Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) Director Dr. Hilconida P. Calumpong highlighted the need for closer regional cooperation among academic institutions in addressing threats to marine resources at the 44th Annual Federation of Institutions for Freshwater and Marine Sciences (FIMFS) held late last month in Cebu City. Dr. Calumpong was one of only two […]

The Religion and Peace Studies Department organized a peace forum on November 9 to shed light on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) signed recently by the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). It was one of the highlights of the ongoing “Peacetival”, an advocacy and constituency campaign using creative means […]

College of Mass Communication graduate (1981) Dr. Hope S. Antone is the new Program Officer of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). UBCHEA, through its president Dr. Nancy E. Chapman, formally announced her appointment to its partner universities, including Silliman University. She assumes office effective this month. Dr. Antone will be […]

A Silliman alumnus is one of this year’s awardees of the Garbo sa Bisaya Awards, the culminating event of the 12th Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibit and Conference (VIVA EXCON) held November 8 to 10 in Dumaguete City. Mr. Paul Pfieffer, a multi-awarded Filipino-American video artist who finished elementary (1978) and high school (1982) at […]

Award-winning fictionist Ms Susan S. Lara has been appointed Director-in-Residence of the 52nd Silliman University National Writers Workshop (SUNWW) taking place next year. Ms Lara is a regular panelist at the SUNWW. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Chapter of International P.E.N., and founding member and treasurer of the […]

The A.Y. Reyes Zoological and Botanical Garden, which hosts the Center for Tropical Conservation Studies, is the most habitable for wildlife among three afforested areas on the 62-hecatre Silliman campus. This conclusion was drawn in a research entitled “Wildlife Habitat Assessment of the Afforested Campus of Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines” by Dr. Ely Alcala, […]

Ten students from the University of Southern Australia were on an 11-day study tour of Silliman University early last month. Led by Dr. David Arthur, who is also a visiting professor in Silliman handling courses under the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program, the students were hosted by the College of Nursing. The group was […]

Anthropology professor and Research Director Dr. Enrique G. Oracion is the new vice president for the Visayas of the Ugnayang Pang-AghamTao (UGAT) or the Anthropological Association of the Philippines.  He was elected during UGAT's 34th Annual Conference held October 25 to 27 at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City. The conference, taking on […]

Sixteen students from the High School Department of the School of Basic Education brought honor to Silliman University as they won various awards in the 2nd National Business Youth Camp held October 11 to 13 in Calamba, Laguna. Composed of two teams, the Silliman delegation bagged a total of four trophies and two medals. They […]