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A fresh graduate of Silliman University landed in the top ten of the 2012 Chemist Licensure Examination. Febby T. Diabordo, who obtained a rating of 86.50 per cent, ranked ninth among the 292 new licensed chemists in the country. A total of seven of the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry graduates from the University passed […]

An innovative workshop exploring sports as a tool for peacebuilding initiated last month by the Masters in Peace Studies (MPS) Program has inspired the conduct of “The Badminton for Peace – A Day After”.   The Physical Education Department launches the event on September 22, the day after the official celebration of the International Day […]

Illegal gambling in 19th-century Manila and anticolonial movements in Southeast Asia are only two of the issues to be discussed at the 33rd National Conference of the Philippine National Historical Society (PNHS) hosted October 18 to 20 by Silliman University. The PNHS, the oldest historical organization in the country, is convening the conference with the […]

The Gender Studies Center (GSC) geared up its campaign for gender mainstreaming at the 3rd Regional Management Conference of nutrition officers around Region 7 held September 12 to 14 in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental. GSC Coordinator Dr. Andrea Gomez-Soluta, who was one of the resources persons, discussed the importance of including gender issues and considerations […]

Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Teddy A. Casiño discussed the proposed new mining bill in his message during the Peace Week celebration. Addressing an audience of students and professors at the Silliman University Church on September 20, Representative Casiño said the proposed Philippine Mineral Resources Bill, repealing the Mining Act of 1995, is more promoting of […]

A nationwide initiative dubbed Fully Abled Nation (F.A.N.) was launched September 6 at Silliman University to empower persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the upcoming 2013 Philippine midterm elections. Silliman hosted the launch for the province of Negros Oriental, in partnership with The Asia Foundation and the Foundation for Communication Initiatives, Inc. F.A.N. is a three-year […]

Silliman University dedicated late last month its new P37-million building donated for use as a Learning Resource Center for Nursing Education. The two-storey building is a gift from Mr. William Barry Thompson, a longtime benefactor of the University who hails from New Zealand. It is named in his honor, William Barry Thompson Hall.  On its […]

Twenty-five students from Silliman University were given the chance to be trained by four of the well-known advocacy filmmakers in the country, as part of the golden anniversary celebration of the Cultural Affairs Committee. The filmmaking seminar and workshop dubbed “Hasik” was conducted alongside the Active Vista Film Festival that also took place from September […]

Since it was launched on August 27, news on the “powered by grass” tartanilya of Silliman University has been picked up by media agencies. An item about it first came out in the column of Ms Domini Torrevillas in The Philippine Star, followed by local tri-media coverage. Another national newspaper, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, also […]

After around a year of implementation, the e-learning project spearheaded by Silliman University for the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) was concluded last month in Japan. Two Silliman students, Physics senior Meneth de Baguio and Computer Science sophomore Lorraine Allie Solitario, took part in the wrap-up seminar held August 18 to […]