Miss Silliman reign extends to cover the 2020 goodwill mission
With the restrictions needed to combat the global health crisis, the Dean of Students Dr. Edna Gladys Teves-Calingacion has officially extended the reign of the Founders Day queen, Miss Silliman Alexandra L. Tuale, after a discussion with the Founders Day committee. “Alex,” as she is fondly called, represented as Miss High School when she won […]
Laura’s Heritage Room opening: A Founders Day highlight
The Laura Hibbard Heritage Room had its soft opening on August 10, 2020 in celebration of the historic arrival of the Silliman University’s powerful founding parents, David and Laura Hibbard. This museum project of the Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. Dumaguete Chapter, led by Prof. Gladys Rio Malayang and former chapter president Leo Dennis G. Mamicpic, […]
SU names 5 OSA for 2020
Silliman University (SU) names five alumni as this year’s Outstanding Sillimanian Awardees (OSA) as the university celebrates its 119th founders Day with the theme “Hope Arising from the Solid Rock”. This year’s OSA Dr. Kenneth T. Coo in Community Emergency and Rescue Medical Services; Dr. Vicente B. Jurlano in Applied Population Dynamics and Development; Dr. […]
Former SU Trustee JOS, 87, takes the final journey home
JULIO SY, SR, nicknamed “JOS” by the members of his huge business family, went on to embrace the everlasting gift of peace from his Father in Heaven in the evening of August 11, 2020 in Manila. He was 87. Dr. Sy served his Alma Mater, Silliman University, as trustee for 21 years. He was a […]
SU celebrates its 119th Founders Day
Silliman University (SU) opens its 119th Founders Day with Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, president, as speaker during the SU Church Sunday service, August 9, 2020, marking the opening of the celebration. In her message, Dr. McCann said “Invoking God’s guidance and wisdom, we take courage to avoid the path towards panic and fear that can […]
Alumni Update August 3 – 7, 2020
Silliman Alum receives US Dept. of Education grant Silliman Alumna and former president of the Aloha Chapter Silliman University Alumni Association (ACSUAA), Eva Rose Washburn-Repollo, recently received a prestigious $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The short-term seminar grant from the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program will support Washburn-Repollo’s research into the […]
Senior High School Building Open for Bidding
Engineering and procurement of a 3-storey plus mezzanine building with 31 rooms and offices is now open for bids. Location of the construction is within the academic zone of the campus, beside the Romeo P. Ariniego Art Gallery. It has a total building area of 4,021.83 square meters. Interested contractors are invited to prequalify to participate […]
SU installs touch-free handwashing stations at gates
Silliman University (SU) installed at its gates handwashing stations that can be controlled using pedals. The University requires everyone to wash their hands before entering the campus as a COVID-19 preventive measure. A handwashing station is also installed outside the Business and Finance Office. Designed by the SU Buildings and Grounds Department, the handwashing station […]
Advisory on Medical Clerkship
In view of the Negros Oriental Covid-19 IATF’s mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement for all LSIs coming from other provinces, all incoming Medical Clerks (Level IV Medical Students) of SUMS are hereby informed that your one-year Medical Clerkship Rotation through the different Clinical Departments of Silliman University Medical Center (SUMC) will officially start on August 16, […]
Church Workers Convocation goes virtual
Aiming to impart continuing theological education for church workers and alumni across the country despite the pandemic, the Silliman University Divinity School will launch its first virtual Church Workers Convocation on August 28 to 31. As a prelude to the celebration of its centenary next year, the Pre-Centennial Virtual Church Workers’ Celebration will jumpstart the […]
