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Former Solicitor General of the Republic of the Philippines Florin “Pilo” T. Hilbay will assume the position of dean of the Silliman University (SU) College of Law beginning November 1, 2022. Dr. Betty C. McCann, SU president, confirms Hilbay’s assumption to the position saying that the former solicitor general will bring a wealth of knowledge […]

Dr. Enrique Oracion, Silliman University Research and Development Center director, will present the results of a survey on faculty development practices and challenges in the Faculty Development Forum of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, November 2, 2022 via Zoom. Oracion helped the United Board with the survey, which opened in October […]

Silliman University’s Sands and Coral, one of the country’s oldest literary journals, invites students to join its fiction and essay writing competitions for a chance to be published in the journal and win cash prizes. Isabel Torres and Pia Villareal, co-editors of Sands and Coral, encouraged Sillimanians to join the competitions so their work can […]

The Silliman University High School (SUHS) Graduating Class of 1960 signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with SU to set up a scholarship fund for Junior High School students, October 17, 2022. The alumni batch was represented by Ernesto “Buddy” Ravello, as the signatory for the class; Daisy Flores Kirit, and Marilyn A. Elnar as […]

Articles in the Silliman Journal of Silliman University can now be accessed globally with the launch of the journal’s online system. Dr. Warlito Caturay Jr., the editor of the academic journal, said: “By making the articles available online, Silliman helps provide readers around the world access to up-to-date information, allowing them to peruse materials that […]

Julio Antonio Yoldi, a grade 11 student at Silliman University Senior High School (SHS), competed in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup 2023 Qualifier in Jordan as part of the Philippine Boys Under-16 National Team. Yoldi, who takes the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, & Mathematics) track in SHS, joined 22 other young […]

Ayannah Therese Amaro, a grade 11 student at the Silliman University Senior High School (SHS), won the slogan making contest of Lee Super Plaza Dumaguete City, October 13, 2022. Amaro, who takes the Arts and Design track in SHS, bested 30 other participants in the contest. The contest was open to high school and college […]

Japanese students of Silliman University (SU) met the Consul General of Japan in Cebu, Hideki Yamaji, during his visit to Dumaguete City, October 5, 2022. Misaki Yoshimoto, third-year BS Biology; Shunnosuke Sugie, first-year BS Information Technology; Anna Yamamoto, second-year BSBA Major in Marketing Management; and Ryuji Fukui, third-year BS Civil Engineering student were invited by […]

Blanchie M. Utzurrum, SU TEVEC head, receives the accreditation from TESDA The Silliman University Technical Educational Vocational Entrepreneurial Center (SU TEVEC), formerly the School of Agro-Industrial and Technical Education, is now accredited by Technical Education and Skills Authority (TESDA) as an Assessment Center for Animal Production (Poultry-Chicken) NC II, Animal Production (Swine) NCII, and Animal [...]

Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, Silliman University (SU) president, outlines in her message during the All-University Academic Convocation the University’s efforts to continue its digital transformation and modernization in response to the global, digital, and knowledge economy. The convocation, held on September 28, 2022, at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium, was the first in-person convocation […]