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Silliman University received a donation of medical supplies worth $2.1 million from the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), a faith-based medical relief agency in New York, United States, intended for the victims of Typhoon Sendong. The donation, which arrived January 27, consisted of antibiotics, cough medicines, antihistamines, anti-malaria and other healthcare supplies. A thorough inventory […]

Four faculty members of the Biology Department and the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS) presented scholarly papers at the International Conference on Science, Society and Sustainability held at Lady Doak College (LDC) in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India on January 11 and 12. The conference, which was themed “Many Species, One Planet for Posterity”, […]

A Philosophy professor won a major award for his research paper that tackled the concept of accountability in the context of the present “crisis in leadership and ethics” that besets the Philippines. Prof. Ferdinand M. Mangiban received the Platinum-International Quality Award for his paper “Crises in Leadership and Ethics: A Ricoeurean Approach to Authentic Responsibility […]

Emerging as champion in the Visayas, a fourth year student of the High School Department of the School of Basic Education will be competing in the national finals of the 2nd Voice of the Youth (VOTY) National Oratorical Contest on February 27 in Makati. Amyrrha M. Estolloso bested other contestants from nine other high schools […]

Members of the Silliman and larger community of Dumaguete will converge at the Silliman University Church in the morning of January 29 for the launching and commissioning service of this semester's University Christian Life Emphasis Week (UCLEW).  The theme for this semester's UCLEW is “Be strong and take courage.” It takes light from the text […]

To mark its golden anniversary with the opening of its 50th cultural season in June 2012, the Cultural Affairs Committee (CAC) presents on January 27 a showcase of local performing groups in Handulantaw at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. The cultural show, directed by Dessa Quesada-Palm, is the highlight of a two-day cultural tour […]

The newly appointed Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is a Sillimanian whose outstanding academic performance in college for two years was cut short, but inspired him more to follow in the footsteps of his late father, when he transferred to military school. Rear Admiral Edmund C. Tan pursued the degree of Bachelor of […]

The Philippine Nurses Association in America (PNAA)-New York Chapter will hold a Balik- Turo lecture program on the recent trends in nursing education and practice on February 1 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium. Highlighting the event is the talk by accomplished nurse theorist Dr. Joyce Fitzpatrick on “Nursing Leadership”. Dr. Fitzpatrick is an […]

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has identified Silliman University as among select academic institutions to comprise a national research network and receive an annual allocation of P10 million for a three-year period. CHED Chairperson Dr. Patricia Licuanan wrote Silliman President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III to inform him of the University’s inclusion in the […]

A visiting professor from the Overseas Development Institute in London (ODI), United Kingdom opened the lecture series by the School of Public Affairs and Governance (SPAG) on January 19. Dr. Arnaldo Pellini tackled the first topic “Introduction to Evidence-based Policy Influencing”. His talk sets the mood for three other lectures by other professors on the […]