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Dr. Michaelito A. Naldo, an associate professor at Silliman University (SU) College of Agriculture, presented technical papers on the role of nutritionists in an environment-friendly animal feed industry and sustainable production and feeding of native chickens at the 36th Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Animal Nutritionists (PHILSAN), on October 5, 2023 in Parañaque, […]

Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, Silliman University (SU) president, attended the Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia’s (ACUCA) 25th General Assembly and Management Conference on October 18-19, 2023 in Daejeon City, South Korea. McCann, who served as ACUCA’s immediate past president, attended the event with Dr. Wilma Tejero-Libarios, SU College of Business Administration dean […]

Silliman University (SU) College of Agriculture faculty member Rehel A. Diaz and fourth-year student John Kenneth B. Escalania presented their research papers on farmer-bred maize or corn for silage and internal organs of fish as a natural pesticide for rice, respectively, at the 10th International Conference on Agriculture (AGRICO) on September 18-19, 2023. Held in […]

Silliman University (SU) Department of English and Literature faculty member Asst. Prof. Ian Fermin Casocot won second place in three literary genres of the 2023 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Contest. His entry, “Don’t Follow Me, I Don’t Even Know Where I’m Going” was adjudged second place for the short story category. “The Midsummer […]

Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis H. Jardeleza said, in a forum on October 16, 2023, that environmental damage can be the focus if the Philippine government decides to file another case against the Chinese government concerning the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The forum held at Silliman Hall focused on the topic, “Philippines vs. China: […]

The Ontario Silliman University Alumni Association (ONSUAA) has partnered with Silliman University (SU) in its efforts to conserve the critically endangered Gallicolumba keayi, commonly known as the Negros bleeding-heart pigeon. Armida Amor, ONSUAA board member, met with Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, SU president, and Dr. Earl Jude Paul L. Cleope, SU vice president for Academic […]

Silliman University College of Nursing (SUCN) students Audrey Kiara D. Delfin, Maika G. Matsumoto, Anthony A. Ozoa, and Christian A. Ozoa won as champions of the Philippine Startup Challenge 8 (PSC8) Regional Pitching Competition last October 13, 2023 in Cebu City. The team of SUCN students bested 24 other teams and 21 other schools in […]

Silliman University (SU), through its president, Dr. Betty Cernol McCann signed a memorandum of agreement with Green Core on October 13, 2023 at the Conference Room of the SU Anthropology Museum, extending the use of renewable energy on campus and reaffirming its commitment to a green and sustainable campus. Since 2019, SU has been the […]

Silliman University (SU) was awarded by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) International Affairs Service office as one of the 2023 Internationalization Champions of Nation-Building and Sustainability (ICONS) last October 6, 2023. Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, SU president, received a certificate of commendation and trophy from CHED during the ICONS Awards 2023 ceremony at the […]

Silliman University (SU) shared its best practices in integrating community engagement in teaching and research to achieve whole-person education, in the final conference of a university management training project under the Germany-based Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strategies (DIES) program on October 9, 2023. SU welcomed academics and experts in university management from Indonesia, Germany, […]