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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 […]

RELIEF MINISTRY OF SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY Updates as of 31 December 2011   SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY FIREFIGHTERS AND RESCUE UNIT  December 17, 2011 Search and Rescue Operation Areas Covered   Tubtubon, Sibulan Maslog, Sibulan Brgy. Camanjac, Dumaguete City West Balabag, Valencia December 18, 2011 Search and Rescue Operation Areas Covered   Buloc Buloc, Sibulan Pitong Gatang Subdivision, […]

We are deeply saddened by the turn of events brought about by Typhoon Sendong. Dumaguete City and the neighboring municipalities in Negros Oriental are among the badly hit areas by the typhoon that has left hundreds homeless and grieving.  Let us lend a helping hand to our brothers and sisters who have been affected by […]

Silliman University releases WeekUp! Christmas Edition, a digital magazine that features this month a compilation of articles on how everybody can enjoy the Holidays. WeekUp! Christmas Edition offers, among others, “12 Tips for Enjoying Christmas on a Shoestring Budget” prepared by the College of Business Administration, recipes for some favorite Christmas dishes and desserts by […]

A giant red star that hangs right at the corner of an illuminated Silliman Hall leads 78 other small colorful stars decked on acacia trees around the campus at night.  Joint lighting of the Christmas stars at the acacia trees took place in the first week of December, with the giant red star already beaming […]

Students of the High School Department of the School of Basic Education (SBE) kicked off the Christmas celebration by making friends, sharing food and giving away gift bags at a jail facility and two public schools, early this month. Community outreach during Christmas is incorporated into the Christian Living and Values Education program of the […]

 The Silliman University Student Government (SUSG) intensifies its environmental campaign with a “rent a bike” program launched right before Christmas.   Sixteen bicycle units were immediately rented out to students on November 26, right after the launching of Sikad, a project of the SUSG Environment Committee (EnviroCom) that promotes biking as an alternative mode of […]

A Silliman alumna becomes the first Filipino to receive what the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on December 5 is a “highly coveted national award” in the United Kingdom. Ms Mylene Freires, who graduated from the College of Nursing in 1992, was chosen recipient of the 2010 Mary Seacole Development Award, a recognition given […]