ADVISORY NO. 3: Alternative Learning Schemes to Continue
As a matter of precaution, instead of holding classroom activities, the utilization of alternative learning schemes shall continue in the SBE and tertiary levels until February 14, 2020. This is in light of the ongoing concern on the 2019 novel coronavirus health threat. The faculty are expected to continue engaging in non-face-to-face class activities through our Digital Learning […]
ADVISORY NO. 2: Suspension of Classes and Work
Executive Order No. 4-B, Series of 2020 signed by Gov. Roel Degamo states that “It is expected that the private schools may suspend classes in their respective schools at their discretion.” Out of prudence and concern for all members of the Silliman community, the University has decided to suspend classes in all levels from February […]
ADVISORY NO. 1 on the 2019-nCoV concern
While Silliman University is confident in the efforts of the Department of Health and the Provincial and City governments in addressing the 2019-nCoV concern, out of caution and prudence, the University shall undertake the following preventive measures: Effective February 5, 2020, classes at the School of Basic Education (SBE) – preschool to senior high school […]
Dr. McCann: Be vigilant, stay informed
Silliman University (SU) joins the call in urging the community to be vigilant amid the first confirmed 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019-nCoV ARD) case in the Philippines, noting that the 38-year-old woman has visited Dumaguete City. Based on the latest bulletin from Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirmed that the Chinese female patient, […]
Alumni Update January 27 – February 2, 2020
Make Bukidnon Your Summer Vacation Destination The Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. (SAAI) Kaamulan Bukidnon Chapter is inviting alumni and friends to Sadya Mindanaw, a 3-day alumni gathering, May 1 – 3, 2020 in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. Kaamulan chapter president Angela Pilar Rubio-Lagua, guarantees a fun filled and memorable summer vacation for the attendees. A city […]
SU grad ranks 8th in Architect Board Exam; SU gets 100% passing rate
Edith Joy P. Supat placed 8th in the list of Top 10 examinees for the January 2020 Architect Licensure Examination (ALE). Silliman University (SU) also registered a 100 percent passing rate in the said exam, producing five new licensed architects. The Professional Regulation Commission reported a national passing rate of 55.72 percent (1,242 out of […]
SU library opens space for creativity
Silliman University (SU) students can now enjoy creative activities and develop projects at the SU main library’s Maker Space, a new area at the third floor for creativity and collaboration. “[The Maker Space aims to provide] a client-centered learning space in the library which promotes collaboration, innovation, and empowerment of clients’ creation and learning. It […]
McLuhan fellow highlights responsible storytelling in trauma journalism
“I think of trauma journalism as an attempt to make the public imagine. You cannot move, you cannot care, if you cannot see,” said Patricia Evangelista, 2019 Marshall McLuhan awardee and multimedia journalist of Rappler during the Marshall McLuhan Forum Series on Responsible Media, January 23, 2020 at the Silliman University Multi-Purpose Room. Evangelista specializes […]
Statement of Condemnation and Concern on the Killing of Atty. Ray J. Moncada and the Still Unsolved Murders of Other Silliman Alumni
The past weekend, another alumnus of Silliman University, Atty. Ray J. Moncada (Law ‘87), was laid to rest after he was shot in front of his wife and slain by a gunman in Dumaguete City. Atty. Moncada joins a list of Silliman alumni who have been murdered in recent years by heartless criminals who have […]
Human security expert to lecture in SU
Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann, Silliman University (SU) president, met with Dr. Kenneth Christie, head of the Human Security and Peacebuilding graduate programs of Royal Roads University, in a courtesy call visit today. Dr. Christie will lecture on Peace Education and Human Security in a workshop this January 27, 2020 at Silliman Hall. As a political scientist […]