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An animated short film by the Fine Arts Department of the College of Performing and Visual Arts (COPVA) qualifies into the fourth CinemaRehiyon, an art film festival on February 8 in Bacolod City. “Suga,” the title of the Department's official entry, is about a nasty security guard who infuriated the ghosts of a building when […]

Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III shared with members of the Silliman University Student Government and governors of the different college-based Student Councils concerns of the University which he categorized into two: institutional and operational. Dr. Malayang's presentation on January 13 took into consideration Silliman's eight-year Strategic Plan, which was developed under his […]

Even as early as the night before Typhoon Sendong hit Dumaguete on December 17, Silliman University had already drawn up a rescue and recovery plan. This was because Dumaguete had earlier experienced a serious flooding in February 2009. So when rains were already starting to cover roads with water and rivers washing away homes, volunteers […]

A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry of Silliman University becomes the only Filipino to join a recently concluded United States expedition to Antarctica and exclusively writes a reflection on his experience for the Silliman website (see article “Think Big” below). Wilson Mendoza, currently a doctoral candidate majoring in Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry at […]

A television program of Silliman University featuring issues, interests and activities on campus is now back on air, running live from 8PM to 9PM every Monday on the local channel of Fil-Products Cable TV. Supervised by the College of Mass Communication, the newly formatted “Silliman Documentaries” was launched January 9 with a pilot episode entitled […]

The Pacific World Mission Presbyterian Church USA, headed by its coordinator for Asia and the Pacific, Rev. Meinda Uriarte, visited Silliman University and met with President Dr. Ben S. Malayang on January 10 at the Board Room of the Lepoldo T. Ruiz Administration Hall. During the meeting, Dr. Malayang and Rev. Uriarte discussed more opportunities […]

  Silliman University President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III issued his New Year’s message on the University website with a special tribute to the people whom he called “heroes” in the tragedy caused by Typhoon Sendong. “(Typhoon Sendong) left thousands homeless and grieving… But that same tragedy brought out something positive: It united us as […]

The Office of the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) of the United States Agency for International Development has given a grant of US$500,000 for the development of a virtual simulation laboratory. Coursed through the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, the grant allows for Silliman to renovate its existing virtual laboratory. It […]

Silliman University hosts 12 church workers and scholars from seven countries for the “International Diaconic Management Seminar-Workshop” on January 9 to 27. The seminar-workshop is organized by the United Evangelical Mission (UEM) based in Germany as part of the five-module Master Course in International Diaconic Management. Its run in Silliman University is the start of […]

A graduating Mathematics major is one of ten recipients of the 2011 Jose Rizal Model Student of the Philippines award. Mark Anthony P. Amparado, who is a consistent honor student and an active student leader, received the award from the Knights of Rizal on December 31 in Manila. The annual award recognizes the exemplary performance […]