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Director of Research and Development Dr. Enrique Oracion finishes his two-country leadership fellowship at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Already on his third month, Dr. Oracion works closely with Baylor Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Dr. James Bennighoft, focusing on Baylor’s administrative system related to academic programs, faculty tenure, and research development. He is also […]

Silliman University and Miriam College formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the promotion of Filipino local knowledge on February 21. Signed by Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III and Miriam President Dr. Rosario O. Lapus, the MoU binds both institutions in consciously integrating local knowledge in the curriculum and its research thrusts. The […]

 Fourteen American students from Francis Parker School of San Diego, California recently completed a two-week service-learning program with Silliman University. Divided into groups, the students were assigned to five partner communities and socio-civic organizations of the Service-Learning Center (SLC) of Silliman around Dumaguete City from February 17 to 27. They immersed themselves in the Filipino […]

Ivan Maxino Bandal, who graduated from the College of Law in March 2011, is Top 6 in the Bar Exams, based on the results released recently by the Supreme Court. Twelve other Sillimanians join the country's new lawyers, registering a passing average of 65 per cent for the University. The national passing average is 31.95 […]

After the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit Negros Oriental that claimed lives and displaced thousands of families, world renowned scientist Dr. Angel C. Alcala echoed the advice of two experts to the local chief executives to undertake mapping of geological hazards. In his column that appeared in a national daily and a local weekly, which […]

The Silliman University Chapter of V-Day, a global campaign to end violence against women, will hold a benefit show for victims of the magnitude 6.9 earthquake which recently hit Negros Oriental, on March 1 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. A second running of Eve Ensler’s A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A […]

Two heads of offices of Silliman University were among those invited to attend and present papers during this year's run of the Asian University Leaders Program (AULP) of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asian (UBCHEA) on February 6 to 11 in Hong Kong. College of Arts and Sciences Dean Dr. Margaret Helen […]

The Visayas leg of Tanghal 6, an annual theatre festival for university and community-based theatre groups in the Philippines, runs in Silliman University on February 27 to 29. Tanghal 6 brings together theatre enthusiasts to participate in performances, lectures, inter-regional exchanges, workshops, dialogues and exhibits. It culminates the month-long Philippine Arts Festival (PAF). Opening the […]

Two fresh graduates of the College of Nursing topped the Nurse Licensure Examination, based on the results released February 16 by the Professional Regulation Commission. Ingrid Doreen S. Dumalagan placed 9th and Bonife Marie S. Gaso, 10th. Both led the group of 367 passers from Silliman — the highest on PRC's list of schools “with […]

Three public schools in Negros Oriental which were among the badly affected by Typhoon Sendong received a total of 542 books from the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library. Selection of the three recipient public schools was based on the extent of the damage of their libraries. The recipients are Tanjay Legislated High School […]