SU records 3% enrollment increase in tertiary levels; retains almost 95% of students from last sem as recruitment and marketing efforts continue
Silliman University (SU) reports a 3% increase in the enrollment at the tertiary levels for the second semester of 2020-2021 as compared to 2019-2020, while it retains 95% of the students from last semester of this school year despite the shift in the modality of learning the university adopted due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The […]
New snake species named after Sillimanian National Scientist
Scientists from the University of Kansas and California Academy of Sciences named a new species of reed snake after Dr. Angel C. Alcala, National Scientist and renowned Sillimanian, in honor of his contributions to the study of Philippine amphibians and reptiles and biodiversity conservation. Jeffrey L. Weinell, Alan E. Leviton, and Rafe M. Brown discovered […]
Retired CJ Puno: Planet needs healing
“Our planet today is in terrible turmoil and disarray, and needs healing.” Retired Chief Justice Renato S. Puno emphasized this saying experts have concluded that “global warming, excessive population growth, water shortages, destruction of life in the ocean, mass famine in ill-organized countries, the spread of diseases, the spread of pandemics, extreme poverty, the growth […]
Alumni Update February 15 – 21, 2021
GMA Network announces promotion of Silliman Alumnus Oliver Amoroso to first vice president GMA Network recently announced the appointment of Oliver Victor B. Amoroso as First Vice President and Head of Regional TV (RTV) and Synergy. Amoroso leads a highly spirited and creative team that produces unprecedented and award-winning local news programs and specials attuned […]
SU research on Manobo epic gets translated to Filipino by NCCA
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) recently published a Filipino translation of the Ulahingan epic using the research of the late Dr. Elena G. Maquiso, a Silliman University (SU) Divinity School professor who worked on the preservation of the Livunganen-Arumanen Manobo tribe’s Ulahingan chants. The book, titled “Ulahingan: Epikong-Bayan ng mga Livunganen-Arumanen […]
Alumni Update February 8 – 14, 2021
New Snake Species Named After Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee Dr. Angel C. Alcala Scientists from the University of Kansas has recently discovered in Sablayan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines a new species of reed snake and have been named after National Scientist and Outstanding Sillimanian Awardee, Dr. Angel C. Alcala. Scientists from University of Kansas and California Academy […]
Divinity School to hold webinar on ‘prophetic witness’ of churches
As churches today are faced with challenges due to its pursuit of prophetic witness, the Silliman University (SU) Divinity School is set to hold a webinar on this topic by Wednesday, February 17 from 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon via ZOOM and Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/sudscentennial2021). Themed “Living the Prophetic Witness Today,” the said webinar […]
SU co-hosts webinar on teacher education with Kenyan universities
Silliman University (SU), a founding member institution of the Philippine-Kenya Education Network (PEN), co-hosted the first PEN Webinar on Teacher Education to discuss the future of teacher education amid the pandemic, January 25, 2021 via Zoom. With the theme “Recover and Revitalize Education for COVID-19 Generation,” the webinar was organized in celebration of the UNESCO […]
Alumni Update February 1 – 7, 2021
Silliman alumna sets up Junior High School scholarship After graduating from Silliman University High School in 1977 and from the College of Mass Communication in 1981, and being based in St. Petersburg, Florida for some time, Chibi Martinez-Eaton and her husband David have recently established the Martinez-Eaton Scholarship to help financially challenged Junior High School […]
SU among top 10 PH universities in Webometrics list
Silliman University (SU) ranked 9th in the list of top 10 universities in the Philippines published by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in January 2021. SU joins the following universities in the top 10: University of the Philippines (System), University of the Philippines Diliman, De La Salle University Manila, Ateneo de Manila University, […]
