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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 […]

Silliman University appointed College of Business Administration Dean Prof. Jane Annette L. Belarmino as the new Vice President for Development.   Professor Belarmino assumes the post effective November this year. She will oversee the operations of the University in the areas of physical plant development, revenue augmentation, linkages and donor relations, and marketing. The position […]

Six professors from three universities in India and Indonesia are being hosted by Silliman University for their study visit under the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) from October 24 to 28. The professors come from different academic disciplines but share a common involvement in initiatives driven at addressing environmental deterioration in […]

Justice and Peace Center Coordinator Dr. Muriel Orevillo-Montenegro was in Neuendettelsau, Germany as one of the resource persons in a four-day conference that tackled the connection between religion and development. Dr. Montenegro spoke on “Capitalism as Religion” on October 22, the first day of the conference. It shed light on the general theme of “Religion […]

An alumna who has been extending free medical services in rural communities for decades is one of only two recipients of this year’s Outstanding Oriental Negrense Award for Excellence. Dr. Fe Sycip-Wale, currently a volunteer doctor at the Marina Mission Clinic, a project under the Extension Program of Silliman University located in the municipality of […]

The Dean of the College of Computer Studies (CCS) and the Internet Supervisor of the Management Information Systems (MIS) Department were two of only 30 shortlisted for paper presentation at the recently concluded 10th National Conference on Information Technology Education. CCS Dean Dr. Dave E. Marcial and Mr. Percival Genove of the MIS each presented […]