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Silliman University is offering the degree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture effective June this year. This development is a response to a growing demand for Silliman to offer architecture, on top of four other established courses at the College of Engineering and Design (COED): Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and Computer Engineering.   BS Architecture is […]

 Supreme Court Associate Justice Roberto A. Abad met with local judges and lawyers for a roundtable discussion on the proposed rules for hearing and adjudicating disputes on March 2 at the Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development. The proposed rules introduce a new model for hearing and adjudicating claims, limiting hearings to […]

The Embassy of Canada brings to Silliman University the 2012 Marshal McLuhan Forum Series on Responsible Media on March 8. Hosted by the College of Mass Communication, the forum this year presents Ms Carolyn O. Arguillas, editor-in-chief of the online news service MindaNews and recipient of the 2012 Marshall McLuhan Prize for excellence in journalism. […]

The Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library holds a month-long stamp exhibit that features over 700 commemorative and special edition stamps from 60 countries. A project of the Silliman University Christian Women Association (CWA) to celebrate International Women’s Month, the exhibit displays stamps in clusters based on five administrative regions: (A) Americas, (B) Western […]

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 […]