New Testament Professor is new bishop of Tanzanian Lutheran Church
Rev. Dr. Msafiri Mbilu, a visiting professor in New Testament Studies at the Silliman University (SU) Divinity School, was consecrated bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) last May 9 at the Lushoto Lutheran Cathedral, Tanga Region, United Republic of Tanzania. Mbilu, who teaches New Testament courses and biblical languages at the formation […]
SU student’s paper becomes first published record of gnathiid species found in PH
Silliman University (SU) Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences student Mary O. Shodipo authored the first scientific paper that identifies gnathiid species found in the Philippines. Shodipo, an MS Marine Biology student, is the lead author of the paper titled “First record and molecular characterisation of two Gnathia species (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae) from Philippine coral […]
Divinity School webinar emphasizes state of the Church amid pandemic
Silliman University (SU) Divinity School held a webinar on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on churches around the country last April 28, 2021, via Zoom and Facebook Live. The online event titled “Church in the Pandemic: Impacts and Prospects” featured Dr. Walden Ursos, Dean of the SU Medical School, and Bishop Melzar Labuntog, General […]
Alumni Update May 3 – 9, 2021
Remembering Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman on his 111th death anniversary The Dumaguete Chapter of the Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. (SAAI), in partnership with Silliman University (SU), commemorated the 111th death anniversary of Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman through a memorial service and floral offering, May 4, 2021 at the Horace B. Silliman bust in front of […]
Alumni Update April 26 – May 2, 2021
Sillimanians join the Community Pantry movement The community pantry fever has spread all over the country and has caught on a group of Sillimanians and big-hearted Dumagueteños to set up one at Barangay Bantayan, Dumaguete City. The Maginhawa Community Pantry in Quezon City is organized by 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non, whose simple act of kindness […]
SU-Lao ICI Lab distributes first batch of food packs in Lao assistance program
Silliman University (SU), led by the Dr. Mariano Lao Innovation, Creation, and Invention Laboratory, distributed April 29, 2021 the first batch of food packs for displaced outsourced personnel of SU and financially challenged students and senior citizens, at the Dr. Mariano & Lina Lao Activity Center and Technology Laboratory. This food assistance project was made […]
SU ranks 6th in 2021 PH university ranking
Silliman University (SU) now ranks 6th in UniRank’s 2021 Philippine University Ranking, a step-up from being 8th in the 2020 list. The top 10 universities in the 2021 ranking is as follows: University of the Philippines Diliman Ateneo de Manila University De La Salle University University of Santo Tomas University of the Philippines System Silliman […]
Donor aids SU in distribution of food packs
Silliman University (SU) will distribute food packs to students, senior citizens, and its outsourced personnel from April to June 2021 following the donation made by Dr. Mariano C. Lao, 2018 Outstanding Sillimanian awardee. The first distribution will be on April 29, 2021 at the Dr. Mariano and Lina Lao Activity Center and Technology Laboratory, inside […]
Alumni Update April 19 – 25, 2021
SU alumnus appointed as VP of aerospace and defense manufacturer Silliman University alumnus Engr. Mike William Solera Balbuena was recently chosen by Essex Industries (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) as their new vice president of quality assurance and compliance, announced in a press release by Essex Industries, April 19, 2021. Balbuena holds an MBA and degrees […]
SU buys Covovax vaccines for faculty, staff
Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, Silliman University (SU) president, emphasized the importance of vaccinating as many people as possible in the fight against COVID-19, as SU orders doses of the Covovax vaccine for its faculty and staff, including part-time and adjunct faculty, retirees, and one dependent for each employee. “In this battle against the pandemic, […]
