Silliman University

Image:Siliman University Siliman Hall (Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete, Negros Oriental; 01-19-2023).jpg architecture that characterize American buildings in the late 19th century. Some of the materials used to build it were salvaged from an old theater in New York.[http://www.psdn.org.ph/wetlands/national_conference_2009/wetlands_conference_3.htm "Silliman Hall"]. Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2009.[http://www.admu.edu.ph/offices/mirlab/panublion/r7_dumaguete.html#silliman "Panublion: Silliman University Main Building"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722021540/http://www.admu.edu.ph/offices/mirlab/panublion/r7_dumaguete.html |date=July 22, 2009 }}. Ateneo de Manila University. Retrieved November 25, 2009. The present structure was built in 1909 as an addition to the original structure built in 1902, now demolished. It presently houses the university's Heritage Museum.[http://www.su.edu.ph/anthro_museum/museum.html "Anthropology Museum"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117154409/http://su.edu.ph/anthro_museum/museum.html |date=January 17, 2010 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved March 5, 2010.]]

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Silliman University was founded on August 28, 1901, as Silliman Institute by Protestant missionaries under the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. Originally established as an elementary school for boys, operations for the institute started through an initial $10,000 donation given by a businessman and Christian philanthropist of Cohoes, New York named Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, who wanted to establish an industrial school using the Hampton Institute of Virginia model.[https://negroschronicle.com/silliman-university-marks-117th-year/ "Silliman University marks 117th year"]. The Negros Chronicle. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

The person tasked by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions to establish the school was Dr. David Sutherland Hibbard, a man from Lyndon, Kansas who, after serving as a pastor in a Presbyterian church in that locality, offered his services to the Presbyterian Board as missionary. Upon his arrival in the Philippines, he was commissioned, with his wife Laura, to scout the southern part of the islands to determine the best location for the school. His original points of destination were Cebu, Zamboanga and Iloilo. While in Cebu, a suggestion came to him to make a side-trip to Dumaguete. On his arrival, he was met by a Rev. Captain John Anthony Randolph, chaplain of the sixth U.S. Infantry Regiment stationed at that time in Dumaguete, who later introduced him to Don Meliton Larena, the town's local presidente and to his brother Demetrio Larena, then the vice-governor of the province. Hibbard got attracted to the place and decided to establish the school in the locality. He would later on write that the "beauty of Dumaguete and the friendliness of the people" helped in bringing about his decision.

The institute had a modest beginning: Dr. and Mrs. Hibbard held classes in a rented house beside the sea until the institute's first building, Silliman Hall, was completed in 1903.[https://negroschronicle.com/silliman-university-118/ "Silliman University:118"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523042121/https://negroschronicle.com/silliman-university-118/ |date=May 23, 2023 }}. Negros Chronicle. Retrieved October 30, 2020. Recalling how the university started half a century later, Dr. Hibbard described:

{{cquote| There were fifteen boys that first morning. The equipment consisted of four desks about ten feet long, two tables and two chairs, a few McGuffey’s Readers, a few geographies, arithmetics and ninth-grade grammars. I was President; Mrs. Hibbard was the faculty.

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Enrollment in the school grew attracting students from other Asian countries.[https://mb.com.ph/2018/06/16/falling-in-love-with-silliman/ "Falling in love with Silliman"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711133928/https://mb.com.ph/2018/06/16/falling-in-love-with-silliman/ |date=July 11, 2022 }}. By: Mark Raygan Garcia. The Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 30, 2020. In 1910, Silliman was awarded government recognition and the right to grant a degree. In the same year, it was incorporated under the laws of the Philippines. Women started to be admitted in 1912, and in 1921, the Silliman Bible School (later to become the Divinity School) was established in cooperation with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, largely representing the Congregational Churches of the United States. As enrollment in the institution grew further, a corresponding increase in faculty followed. These developments were accompanied with the use of a more developed curriculum and the construction and acquisition of more permanent buildings and equipment. By 1925, Silliman was already recognized as "the most influential Protestant institution of higher learning" in the Philippines, based on a report submitted by the Board of Educational Survey, which was created by the Philippine Legislature to conduct a study on all educational institutions in the country.The Monroe Survey of 1925, submitted by the Board of Educational Survey of the Philippine Legislature, expressed concern over profit-making "private adventure schools" in the country. But on Silliman, the report read: "The most influential Protestant institution of higher learning is Silliman Institute at Dumaguete on Negros Island. In location, acreage, buildings, equipment and sanitary arrangements, this institution is a most attractive contrast to the private universities described above. A library of 8,000 volumes administered by a trained librarian has been wisely selected. Its finest building is devoted to the teaching of the sciences. The recitations heard by the Commission's representative were most ably conducted and the spirit that pervaded the place was one of the finest he experienced anywhere. Moreover, the Commission heard only words of praise throughout the Islands for graduates of Silliman Institute, particularly of those who entered the public schools as teachers."({{cite book|last=Monroe|first=Paul|year=1926|title=Educational System of the Philippine Islands|location=Manila |publisher=Philippine Bureau of Printing|pages=512}}) The institute was re-incorporated in 1935, and in 1938 became the first school outside of Manila to be granted university status.

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After its recognition as a university, Silliman continued to receive from the Presbyterian Board and the American Board (now the United Church Board for World Ministries) grants for land, buildings and equipment. In addition, these boards provided the university with American faculty and staff personnel. Two other American boards have contributed personnel and funds: the Board of Missions of the United Methodist Church and the United Christian Missionary Society of the Christian Churches (Disciples of Christ).[https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-85 "Guide to the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations Secretaries' Files: Philippine Mission"]. Presbyterian Historical Society. Retrieved October 30, 2020.[http://www.jenniferhallock.com/2017/03/03/colonial-missionaries-philippines/ "American Colonial Missionaries in the Philippines"]. By: Jennifer Hallock. JenniferHallock.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.[https://www.vemission.org/fileadmin/redakteure/Dokumente/Tibus_Thesis_UCCP_Study.pdf "A Missiological Study of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in its Constitution and General Assembly Documents"]. VEM. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

Life in the university was interrupted when World War II came. On May 26, 1942, some three weeks after the fall of Corregidor, two Japanese transports anchored in Dumaguete. Silliman was occupied by the Japanese forces and was converted into a garrison. One of its buildings, Channon Hall, became the headquarters of the dreaded Japanese kempeitai or military police where many Filipinos were tortured and killed. During the occupation, many members of the faculty and the student body were forced to evacuate to four localities within the province. Under the leadership of Dr. Arthur Carson, then president of Silliman, the remaining members of the faculty continued the operations of the university in the mountains of Negros Oriental. This led to the formation of what was then called the "Jungle University" in Malabo, Valencia, one of the localities in the province.{{sfn|Tiempo|Maslog|Sitoy|1977}}[http://dumaguetemetropost.com/sumcfi-donates-to-malabo-school-p10158-85.htm "SUMCFI Donates To Malabo School"]. Dumaguete MetroPost. Retrieved October 30, 2020. University Professor Roy Bell became a major in the Negros Island guerrilla forces, established a Free Government, printed the Victory News, and used his radio transmitter to establish contact with the South West Pacific Area (command).{{sfn|Mills|2009|pp=76,78–80, 127}} Many students, alumni, faculty members and ROTC officers joined the resistance forces, while theology professors Alvin Scaff, Proculo Rodriguez, Paul Lindholm and James McKinley "carried on pastoral and teaching duties for the resistance soldiers and civilians in guerrilla-dominated territory."{{sfn|Mills|2009|p=166}} The Carson and Bell families, plus other faculty members, were evacuated by the USS Narwhal (SS-167) on February 7, 1944.{{sfn|Mills|2009|pp=155–160}}

American and Filipino forces liberated Dumaguete on April 26, 1945. A few days later, the Faculty Emergency Committee took charge over the campus and began preparations for the resumption of classes and the challenge of reconstruction.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

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For the first half of the century, Silliman was run and operated by Americans. After the Second World War and until the early 1950s, moves for the Filipinization of the university administration began to come closer to the surface. Filipino faculty members began to assume more important positions and, as more of these faculty members took administrative roles, the board of trustees elected the university's first Filipino president, Dr. Leopoldo T. Ruiz, on August 26, 1952, officially taking office in April 1953. A Silliman alumnus (A.B. 1916) and the University of California at Berkeley alumnus (B.A. 1920), Ruiz had a long experience in higher education and in the foreign service. Before his appointment, he took up graduate studies in sociology at Columbia and Yale, with an M.A. (1924) from the former institution, as well as a Ph.D. (1942) from the University of Southern California.{{sfn|Tiempo|Maslog|Sitoy|1977}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}}{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=lyNJAQAAIAAJ&dq=Leopoldo+Ruiz+Columbia+and+Yale+University&pg=PA64 "Directory of Filipino Students in the United States"]. United States Bureau of Insular Affairs. Page 64. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

In the same decade of Ruiz's appointment, the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) in New York, an interdenominational group, assumed responsibility for channeling all church aid to Silliman. The United Board is an international organization supported by ten Protestant mission boards."Silliman University General Catalog 2003–2004". SU Office of Information and Publications.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}} Long after Ruiz's appointment, however, Americans and other nationals still constituted a considerable portion of the faculty.{{sfn|Tiempo|Maslog|Sitoy|1977}}{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}} Up to the present, American and foreign visiting professors are still regularly assigned in specialized areas.[http://www.gwu.edu/~magazine/archive/2005_law_fall/docs/dept_newsmakers.html#padilla "A Fulbright Scholar, A Human Rights Educator"]. George Washington University Law School. Retrieved June 22, 2010.[http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/profiles/palmc.htm "Mission Connections"] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20041027224622/http://www.pcusa.org/missionconnections/profiles/palmc.htm |date=October 27, 2004 }}. Presbyterian Church (USA). Retrieved June 22, 2010.[http://www.internationaljournalofcaringsciences.org/page1004.html "Editorial Board: David Arthur"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726182151/http://www.internationaljournalofcaringsciences.org/page1004.html |date=July 26, 2011 }}. International Journal of Caring Sciences. Retrieved June 24, 2010.

In the early 1960s and toward the beginning of the Martial Law years, the university embarked on a "Build a Greater Silliman" program in response to the growing student population and the corresponding need for more facilities. With much help from many donors, mostly alumni and entities from abroad, the program saw the construction of more academic buildings, dormitories, housing units for the faculty and other facilities. These constructions included the now famous Luce Auditorium which was funded largely by the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421080249/http://www.hluce.org/highedu.aspx Henry Luce Foundation], the Science Complex, equipped with an observatory on top of the third floor, the Engineering Complex, and the Silliman University Medical Center.{{sfn|Tiempo|Maslog|Sitoy|1977}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}}

When Martial Law was declared in 1972, Silliman became one of the first two universities ordered by the government to be closed and one of the last to be opened. On the morning of September 23, 1972 some faculty members and many students were rounded up by the local Philippine Constabulary (now the Philippine National Police), some of whom were detained for one to six months. Many offices of the university, including the Weekly Sillimanian, the student paper, were raided by the PC.{{sfn|Tiempo|Maslog|Sitoy|1977}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}}{{Cite news |last=Maslog |first=Crispin |date=2021-04-15 |title='Probinsyano' remembers Martial Law |language=en |work=Rappler |url=https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/probinsyano-remembers-martial-law |access-date=2021-10-04}} Journalist Crispin Maslog, who was teaching in the university at the time, recalls that Marcos himself had complained about instances where members of the political opposition such as Senator Jovito Salonga and Senator Juan Liwag were invited to speak at the university.

The year 1979 became a landmark year for Silliman when its Van Houweling Research Laboratory, then headed by Dr. George Beran,[http://www.worldrabiesday.org/EN/Media_Center/Perspectives.html "Dr. George W. Beran's Biography"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415205245/http://www.worldrabiesday.org/EN/Media_Center/Perspectives.html |date=April 15, 2010 }}. World Rabies Day. Retrieved April 23, 2010. produced a dog vaccine that gave a three-year immunity from rabies, making it the first and only laboratory to produce a rabies vaccine with long-term immunity in the whole of Southeast Asia.Timeline 1901–2001. By: Earl Jude Paul L. Cleope. Midtown Printing Co., Inc. The development of the vaccine resulted in the elimination of rabies in many parts of the Visayas and Mindanao Islands and was later on used by other countries in their fight against rabies conducted in collaboration with the World Health Organization.[http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/RabiesPresentationWithNotes1.pdf "One World, One Health Rabies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724035935/http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/RabiesPresentationWithNotes1.pdf |date=July 24, 2011 }}. OneHealthInitiative.com. Retrieved April 23, 2010.

The 1980s saw the restoration of the university's Student Government and the approval of its constitution. After years of suppression by the Marcos regime, students were again allowed to self-organize in 1981. The decade also witnessed the 100% board exam ratings of the Electrical Engineering, Nursing and Accountancy programs and the installation of solar-powered light posts in the campus in the years 1986 and 1989 respectively.

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In the 1990s the university shifted its grading system from alphabetical to numerical. In 1994, eleven Sillimanians landed in the top ten of that year's nursing board exam, with twenty two other Sillimanian takers occupying the top twenty posts. In that same year, Silliman alumnus Gonzalo O. Catan Jr. was awarded Most Outstanding Inventor in the fifth National Technology Fair. The decade also witnessed Silliman being cited as the university with the best published scientific paper in the Dr. Elvira O. Tan Awards; and in 1995, the university hosted the first ever International Conference on Biology and Conservation of Small Cetaceans of Southeast Asia, as well as the International Coral Reef Initiative Workshop.

Toward the end of the decade, Silliman prepared for its centennial celebrations. To strengthen its local area network technology, the university installed fiber-optic cables that span the entire 62 hectare campus in 1999. In 2000, the Silliman Accountancy program ranked first in the country, culminating in its Physical Therapy program ranking first in 2001.

Silliman University continues to draw support from the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA), as well as from its alumni and other benefactors. The university has adopted a policy of providing education to the surrounding regions without depending much on tuition and other fees to meet its operational expenses. Recently, Silliman constructed the Portal West Building, a five-storey commercial building on campus, to help augment its operational expenses. In line with the same policy, it has leased portions of its properties to business entities to further raise its financial base.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

Because significant portion of the student population ride on motorbikes and scooters, the university has also aggressively adopted a "No Helmet-No Entry" policy. Silliman has likewise adopted a "No-Smoking Policy" on campus.[http://www.negroschronicle.com/final/aug_24_08/2.pdf "Silliman celebrates 107 years"]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Negros Chronicle. Retrieved December 26, 2009.

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Owing to its rich history, the university was declared as a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Institute on June 19, 2002. A marker stating this declaration was installed inside the campus on September 23, 2022.{{cite web |title=Unveiling of "Silliman University" marker |url=https://www.facebook.com/nhcp1933/posts/pfbid08kPnr4EFDsbQpfqS1yDbrGqd8Pven1J5pzejhKcSs9hJSCNkSrBmZhno28P3M8cWl |publisher=National Historical Commission of the Philippines |access-date=12 March 2024 |date=23 September 2022}}

Silliman is one of few private higher educational institutions in the country that have been granted full autonomous status by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the same government agency that recognized some of its programs as Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development.[http://www.ched.gov.ph/statistics/coecods.html "Statistics: CHED's Center of Excellence and Development"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020906175402/http://www.ched.gov.ph/statistics/coecods.html |date=September 6, 2002 }}. Commission on Higher Education. Retrieved October 25, 2009. To date, the university has the highest number of accredited programs, fourteen of which have been granted Level IV accreditation status, the highest level that can be granted to individual programs.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

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Silliman is located in Dumaguete, a quiet, peaceful seaside community with a population of 116,392.[http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=074610000®code=07&provcode=46 "Dumaguete's population as of August 1, 2007"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113192607/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/municipality.asp?muncode=074610000®code=07&provcode=46 |date=November 13, 2009 }}. National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved October 25, 2009. The university campus has a total land area of 62 hectares composed of the main campus along Hibbard Avenue, and the campus for the College of Agriculture and the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences to the north. Dotted by large acacia trees, the main campus is home to most of the colleges and schools of the university and is adjacent to the city's downtown district. Occupying almost one-third of the downtown area, the campus faces the sea to the east, flanked by its portals which are now considered symbols of the school and city. The three most prominent portals are the Gates of Knowledge, Opportunity and Service. The Gate of Knowledge is the current and main entrance; it is the starting point of the two-kilometer-long Hibbard Avenue which was named after Dr. David Sutherland Hibbard, one of the founders of the institution. The other prominent landmarks on the main campus are the Silliman Hall, which now houses the Anthropology Museum; the Silliman University Church; the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library; and the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium, the largest theater outside Metro Manila.[http://www.localphilippines.com/attractions/7921/claire-isabel-mcgill-luce-auditorium "http://www.localphilippines.com/attractions/7921/claire-isabel-mcgill-luce-auditorium"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105121208/http://localphilippines.com/attractions/7921/claire-isabel-mcgill-luce-auditorium |date=January 5, 2010 }}. Local Philippines. Retrieved April 24, 2010. It is frequented by tourists so the university maintains a campus cruiser, a 15-seater golf cart or tram-like vehicle, to ferry visitors around the campus. It is used to transport students during regular days.[http://www.asianjournal.com/community/community-news/6297-suaasc-update.html "SUAASC Update"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307212854/http://www.asianjournal.com/community/community-news/6297-suaasc-update.html |date=March 7, 2012 }}. Asian Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2010.

File:Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium.jpg who is the founder and editor-in-chief of Time magazine.[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/20/travel/l-philippines-832723.html "Travel: Philippines"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827215250/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/20/travel/l-philippines-832723.html |date=August 27, 2017 }}. New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2009.Douglas Martin. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/nyregion/09luce.html?_r=1 "Henry Luce III, 80, Publisher of Time and Philanthropist, Dies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104134019/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/09/nyregion/09luce.html?_r=1 |date=January 4, 2015 }}. New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2009. Its construction was mainly funded by the Henry Luce Foundation.[http://www.negroschronicle.com/final/nov_25_07/7.pdf "Home of Dumaguete's Performing Arts"]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Negros Chronicle. Retrieved November 27, 2009.]]

Two kilometers to the north (the other end of Hibbard Avenue) is the campus for the College of Agriculture and the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences. It has a land area of 29 hectares, and houses the College of Agriculture Complex, the Silliman Farm, a number of dormitories (known as the Cocofed Dormitories) and the Marine Laboratories of the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences. Adjacent to it is the Silliman Beach.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

Silliman has off-campus facilities located in Camp Lookout, Valencia and on Ticao Island, in the Province of Masbate. The Camp Lookout facility houses the university's Creative Writing Center which now serves as the venue and permanent home of the Silliman National Writers Workshop. The center has a two-storey main function hall and five duplex cottages.[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews70.html#acuca "Writers Village’ Groundbreaking Set Nov.15"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714200734/http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews70.html |date=July 14, 2010 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved November 17, 2009.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}

The university's Ticao Island facility, on the other hand, is a 465-hectare property in the Province of Masbate, another island in Bicol Region. Donated by the family of Elizabeth How, the facility is a combination of a working ranch, agricultural plantations, and patches of secondary forests. A framework for a long-term development plan has been made and is now the subject for validation by local stakeholders. The plan includes programs for agriculture, Christian ministry, coastal resource management and public health.[http://www.su.edu.ph/New%20Links/Annual%20Report%20SY%202007-2008.pdf "Annual Report SY 2007–2008"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807100233/http://www.su.edu.ph/New%20Links/Annual%20Report%20SY%202007-2008.pdf |date=August 7, 2011 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved July 1, 2009.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}[http://su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews5.htm "Silliman signs Deed of Donation for Ticao"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423203759/http://su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews5.htm |date=April 23, 2009 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved November 13, 2009.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}

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Dumaguete has been called a "center of learning in the south" or a "university town" due to the presence of Silliman and other universities that have made their mark nationally and abroad.[http://cebuinformer.com/2009/08/why-not-visit-dumaguete-in-the-philippines "Why Not Visit Dumaguete In The Philippines?"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016084657/http://cebuinformer.com/2009/08/why-not-visit-dumaguete-in-the-philippines |date=October 16, 2009 }}. Cebu News. Retrieved October 19, 2009.Ma. Ceres P. Doyo,[http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20071121-102356/Tempest_in_Tanon_ "Tempest in Tanon."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226202838/http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20071121-102356/Tempest_in_Tanon_ |date=February 26, 2012 }} Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 19, 2009. The city has become a melting pot of students, professionals, artists, scholars and the literati coming from the country and the world.[http://www.dumagueteinfo.com/ "The City of Gentle People"]. Dumaguete Info. Retrieved May 25, 2009.Veneeth Iyengar and Danah Fortunato. [http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/archives/magazine/vol11-2004/11-6/geographics.htm "University Town"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007042846/http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/archives/magazine/vol11-2004/11-6/geographics.htm |date=October 7, 2008 }}. Philippine Business. Retrieved May 25, 2009.

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Silliman maintains six museums: the SU Anthropology Museum, the SU Heritage Museum, the Gonzales Museum of Natural History, the SU Marine Mammal Museum of the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences (IEMS), the Ariniego Art Gallery, and the SU-ROTC Museum.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

The Anthropology Museum was relocated from Silliman Hall to Hibbard Hall in 2015. Established in 1973, it was opened to bring the importance of the Filipino's cultural heritage to the attention of the public. The bulk of the artifacts displayed came from fieldworks, excavations, purchases and donations. The museum has seven galleries. The first three, contain exhibits which have been collected from known cultural or ethnic groups all over the country. These items or artifacts include simple tools and instruments such as basketry, agricultural and aquatic tools, weapons, clothing and ornaments as well as musical instruments. The display is based on two general criteria: the type of social organization (incipient, tribal or sultanate) and the type of economic subsistence (hunting, and gathering, marginal agriculture or farming) under which ethnic group is categorized. The exhibit on the last four galleries are artifacts excavated from different parts of Negros Island and in the mountain areas of Cotabato. A number of excavations done by Sillimanian anthropologists in the 1970s yielded ancient artifacts, like burial urns, and porcelain pieces which date back to the Sung period in the twelfth century.{{sfn|Tiempo|Maslog|Sitoy|1977}}{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}}{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090220081828/http://www.dumagueteunitown.com/school-profile.php?schoolId=3&page=6 "Anthropology Museum"]}}. Dumaguete UniTown: A Community Driven Web Portal. Retrieved June 26, 2009.

The SU Heritage Museum which was opened in August 2020 and housed at the Silliman Hall, is a repository with exhibits on the university's history since it was founded in 1901 by the Americans. Collections such as memorabilia and set-ups (e.g. classrooms) on what the life the founders had during the institution's infancy are showcased in the various sections the museum has.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

The other two museums are the Gonzales Museum of Natural History and the Marine Mammal Museum. The Gonzales Museum of Natural History is located at the first floor of the Science Complex. It showcases a collection of preserved animals traditionally found in the tropics such as different kinds of fishes, crustaceans, snakes, eagles, birds, flying lemurs, etc. The museum was named in honor Prof. Rodolfo Gonzales, a former biology teacher of the university.[http://www.negroschronicle.com/?p=5975 "Silliman at 108 Opens Landmarks"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724084756/http://www.negroschronicle.com/?p=5975 |date=July 24, 2011 }}. Negros Chronicle. Retrieved October 19, 2009. The Marine Mammal Museum on the other hand contains a large collection of whale and dolphin bones. It is located at a facility of the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences two kilometers north of the main campus. In 2015, the university opened its SU-ROTC Museum located on the first floor of Roman Yap Hall which houses the rare artifacts and equipment used in the Second World War and military uniforms of high-ranking Sillimanian military officials over the years.[http://su.edu.ph/updates/news/1535-country039s-first-rotc-museum-inaugurated "Country's First ROTC Museum Inaugurated"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108191328/http://su.edu.ph/updates/news/1535-country039s-first-rotc-museum-inaugurated |date=January 8, 2016 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved August 13, 2015.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}Domini M. Torrevillas. [http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2012-08-28/842761/sillimans-111th-birthday "At Silliman's 111th birthday"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925012922/http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2012-08-28/842761/sillimans-111th-birthday |date=September 25, 2015 }}. Philippine Star. Retrieved August 13, 2015.[http://www.visayandailystar.com/2015/January/20/negor2.htm 'Silliman opens first ROTC museum'] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726142245/http://www.visayandailystar.com/2015/January/20/negor2.htm |date=July 26, 2015 }}. Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved August 13, 2015.

The A.Y. Reyes Zoological and Botanical Gardens or the Silliman University Zoo is the university zoo. It is also the home for the Center for Tropical Conservation Studies. The garden started in the 1960s as a tree planting project and field laboratory studies facility by the Silliman University Biology Department.{{Cite web |title=Center for Tropical Conservation Studies {{!}} Silliman University |url=https://su.edu.ph/academics/museums/center-for-tropical-conservation-studies/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |language=en-US}}

In 1990, it became the country's first captive breeding center for the Philippine Spotted Deer (Rusa alfredi). Since then, the garden's captive breeding program has expanded to include other endangered wildlife unique to the Philippines such as the Critically Endangered Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons) and the Negros Bleeding-Heart Dove (Gallicolumba keayi).

By 1996, the garden had grown to include over twenty animals and twenty-four plant species. The place was named the A.Y. Reyes Zoological and Botanical Garden after the late botanist, Prof. Alfredo Y. Reyes who helped start and develop the garden.

Silliman University has its own beach. It is situated at the front of the university's marine laboratory building. Extension programs like local fishing has been a project to the university and to the local fishermen in Dumaguete.{{Cite web |title=SU-Dumaguete LGU MOA Silliman Beach to be converted into an eco-park |url=https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/region/2018/03/29/1801405/su-dumaguete-lgu-moa-silliman-beach-be-converted-eco-park/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Philstar Philippine Star}}

Silliman is governed by an independent Board of Trustees composed of fifteen members. Five of its members come from the Silliman University Foundation Incorporated (SUFI), five from the UCCP, and another five from the alumni. The president of the university sits as an ex-officio member. Under the board are the administrators composed of the University President, the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, Chief Finance Officer, the Records Management Chief, Treasurer, Human Resource Management Chief, University General Counsel and Senior Minister.

Assisting the senior members of the administration are the deans, directors, department chairpersons, coordinators, officers and unit heads of the various colleges, schools, institutes, units, research centers, offices, programs and extension projects of the university.[http://www.su.edu.ph/general_info/admin_09-10.htm "Administrators"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807063003/http://www.su.edu.ph/general_info/admin_09-10.htm |date=August 7, 2009 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved September 3, 2009. Though historically Protestant, the university is academically nonsectarian.

Its learning environment has remained generally liberal and its religious orientation has in no way discouraged the expression or exercise of other beliefs.[http://subsite.icu.ac.jp/slc/slan/member.html "Service Learning Asia Network Member Directory"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125011442/http://subsite.icu.ac.jp/slc/slan/member.html |date=November 25, 2010 }}. SLAN. Retrieved September 5, 2009.[http://www.su.edu.ph/code_christian_collegiality.htm "Code of Christian Collegiality"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909183012/http://www.su.edu.ph/code_christian_collegiality.htm |date=September 9, 2009 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved September 3, 2009. A majority of the university's student and faculty population are Roman Catholics, with a significant portion of Muslims from Mindanao and the Middle East.[http://www.su.edu.ph/general_info/history_08.htm "University History"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130094927/http://su.edu.ph/general_info/history_08.htm |date=January 30, 2009 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved February 11, 2009.[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews9.htm#deputyminister "Iranian Deputy Minister Visit"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714200819/http://su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews9.htm |date=July 14, 2010 }}. SU NetNews. Retrieved April 21, 2010.

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In the 2023 edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds ranking, it is ranked 5th of 16 in the Philippines, 88th in Southeastern Asia, and 551st-600th in the whole of Asia, respectively.[https://su.edu.ph/su-ranks-5th-among-ph-universities-in-qs-asia-university-rankings-2023/ SU ranks 5th among PH universities in QS Asia University Rankings 2023]. Retrieved 06-21-2023.

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The Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) (CHED) designated Silliman as a Center of Excellence in Information Technology, Teacher Education and Nursing Education, and a Center of Development in Anthropology, Biology, and Medical Technology Aside from these, the university was also named by the United States Agency for International Development as a Center of Excellence in Coastal Resource Management, and by the Haribon Foundation as an Academic Center of Excellence in Biodiversity Conservation.Jennifer Catan-Tilos. [http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p080704.htm&no=13 "US Ambassador Kenney visits Negros Oriental"]. Philippine Information Agency Daily News. Retrieved June 23, 2009.[http://www.environmentalprograms.net/guidance/coastal/ Environmental Programs.Net] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716014156/http://www.environmentalprograms.net/guidance/coastal/ |date=July 16, 2009 }}. Retrieved June 23, 2009.[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnewsjan08.htm "USAID Mission Director: 'We are all connected'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423203806/http://su.edu.ph/netnews/netnewsjan08.htm |date=April 23, 2009 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved June 23, 2009.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090721044639/http://www.haribon.org.ph/Services/The-Haribon-Biodiversity-Information-Center "The Haribon Biodiversity Information Center"]. Haribon Foundation. Retrieved November 2, 2009. Due to the university's community-based coastal resource management program, Apo Island, a small island off the coast of Dauin, was recognized as one of the best diving spots in the world.Gerry Marten.[http://www.coral.org/node/445 "Apo Island, Philippines: Eco Tipping Point Case Study, EcoTippingPoint"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716200908/http://www.coral.org/node/445 |date=July 16, 2011 }}. Coral Reef Alliance. Retrieved October 27, 2009.Ronnel Domingo. [http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20081118-172835/2-RP-sites-make-it-to-must-dive-list "2 RP sites make it to 'must dive' list"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131093743/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20081118-172835/2-RP-sites-make-it-to-must-dive-list |date=January 31, 2009 }}. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 22, 2009.

On top of its strong affiliation with the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) and other international development organizations, Silliman maintains linkages on collaborative research as well as on faculty and student exchange, with universities in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Its longest running student exchange programs are with three Japanese universities: International Christian University, Ferris University and Shikoku Gakuin University.[http://www.ferris.ac.jp/welcome/campus03.html "Study Abroad Program"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724122646/http://www.ferris.ac.jp/welcome/campus03.html |date=July 24, 2009 }}. Ferris University. Retrieved 2009-06-2009.[http://www.icu.ac.jp/english/liberalarts/ieep/index.html "Study Abroad Programs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531144029/http://www.icu.ac.jp/english/liberalarts/ieep/index.html |date=May 31, 2009 }}. International Christian University. Retrieved June 29, 2009. Silliman also maintains research and academic linkages with the University of Washington (USA), California State University, East Bay (USA), Gordon College (USA), the Smithsonian Institution (USA), Texas Tech University (USA), Old Dominion University (USA), Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan), Chonbuk National University (South Korea), Hanshin University (South Korea), Sookmyung Women's University (South Korea), Soongsil University (South Korea), Hanyang University (South Korea), Sam Ratulangi University (Indonesia), the Asian College of Nursing and Health (Malaysia), Hannam University (South Korea), Madras Christian College (India), Kinki University (Japan), and Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences (Germany).[http://www.su.edu.ph/Schools%20&%20Colleges/SUMS/linkages.html "International Linkages"]{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807101018/http://www.su.edu.ph/Schools%20%26%20Colleges/SUMS/linkages.html |date=August 7, 2011 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved July 5, 2009.[http://www.sma.washington.edu/about/reports/director/2002/research.html "SMA Funded Research Projects"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905130559/http://www.sma.washington.edu/about/reports/director/2002/research.html |date=September 5, 2008 }}. University of Washington School of Marine Affairs. Retrieved July 5, 2009.[http://www.csuhayward.edu/ecat/20092010/u-fil.html "Undergraduate Programs"]. California State University-Hayward. Retrieved July 5, 2009.[http://www.batcon.org/index.php/media-and-info/bats-archives.html?task=viewArticle&magArticleID=276 "Bat Conservation International"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215234804/http://batcon.org/index.php/media-and-info/bats-archives.html?task=viewArticle&magArticleID=276 |date=February 15, 2013 }}. Retrieved July 10, 2009.[http://www.philippinecrocodile.com.ph/introduction_to_the_forum_proceedings.html "Introduction to the forum proceedings"]. PhilippineCrocodile.com. Retrieved July 5, 2009.[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews9.htm "MOU with Texas Tech University"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714200819/http://su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews9.htm |date=July 14, 2010 }}. SU NetNews. Retrieved April 21, 2010.[https://archive.today/20121221142729/http://beta.su.edu.ph/article/211-Project-Examines-Phils039-039Extraordinarily039-High-Marine-Biodiversity "Project Examines Phils.' 'Extraordinarily' High Marine Biodiversity"]. SU NetNews. Retrieved July 29, 2011.[http://su.edu.ph/article/474-Korean-University-Pa "Korean University Partners with SU on Water Treatment Project"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108191328/http://su.edu.ph/article/474-Korean-University-Pa |date=January 8, 2016 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved May 29, 2012.[http://beta.su.edu.ph/article/207-Soongsil-University-President-Visits-Silliman-Signs-MoA "Soongsil University President Visits Silliman, Signs MoA"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807100403/http://beta.su.edu.ph/article/207-Soongsil-University-President-Visits-Silliman-Signs-MoA |date=August 7, 2011 }}. SU NetNews. Retrieved July 29, 2011.[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews52.htm "Silliman Signs Agreement with Korean University"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715070829/http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews52.htm |date=July 15, 2009 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved August 29, 2009.[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews68.html#japanese "Research Agreement with Japanese University Signed"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714200719/http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews68.html |date=July 14, 2010 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved October 17, 2009.[http://www.su.edu.ph/newsphoto/04-09-10/MOU%20Signing.html "MOU Signing"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927114856/http://www.su.edu.ph/newsphoto/04-09-10/MOU%20Signing.html |date=September 27, 2011 }}. SU NetNews. Retrieved April 11, 2010.[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/v12/v12n11.html "Silliman Inks MOU with Malaysian Institution; Agreement to Meet Growing Demand for Nurses in ASEAN."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320041824/http://su.edu.ph/netnews/v12/v12n11.html |date=March 20, 2012 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved August 27, 2010.[http://su.edu.ph/article/522-Silliman-Inks-MoU-wi "Silliman Inks MoU with Hanshin University"]. Silliman University. Retrieved July 12, 2012.{{cite web |url=http://su.edu.ph/resources/annualreport2010-2011.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407134542/http://su.edu.ph/resources/annualreport2010-2011.pdf |archive-date=April 7, 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.mcc.edu.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=372&Itemid=421|title=Welcome to MCC|website=www.mcc.edu.in|access-date=April 9, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://mcc.edu.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=798&Itemid=813 |title=International Collaborations / Partnership |website=mcc.edu.in |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630004834/http://mcc.edu.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=798&Itemid=813 |archive-date=30 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.manila.diplo.de/Vertretung/manila/en/Seiten/Ingolstadt__Silliman__exchangeprog.html|title=German Embassy Manila – Home|website=www.manila.diplo.de|access-date=April 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014054337/http://www.manila.diplo.de/Vertretung/manila/en/Seiten/Ingolstadt__Silliman__exchangeprog.html|archive-date=October 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://su.edu.ph/article/728-Exchange-Program-App|title=Exchange Program Application Opens for Japan, Korea|website=Silliman University|access-date=April 9, 2018}}

Silliman University confers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees accredited by different bodies and agencies such as the ACSCU-AAI, PAASCU (a member of FAAP), and the ATESEA among others.

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• The College of Agriculture provides undergraduate programs in Agribusiness, Agronomy and Animal Science. The college is located in a 29-hectare agricultural complex, two kilometers north of the main campus. Its beginnings can be traced to as early as 1913, when Dr. David S. Hibbard, first president of Silliman Institute, was instructed to make provisions for a “school garden and a farm”. In 1950, it was formalized and established as a department, and in 1976, was constituted into what was then known as the School of Agriculture. The years 1977 to 1980 saw the construction of modern classrooms, a laboratory complex, eight dormitories and a library, and the renaming of the school into what is now known as the “College of Agriculture”.[http://www.su.edu.ph/Schools%20&%20Colleges/schcoll.html "Schools and Colleges"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609065256/http://www.su.edu.ph/Schools%20%26%20Colleges/schcoll.html |date=June 9, 2009 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
• The College of Arts and Sciences provides several degree programs. At present, it is composed of the departments of Anthropology and Sociology, Biology, Chemistry, English and Literature, History and Political Science, Filipino and Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Philosophy and Religion, Physics, Psychology, Social Work Department. During its early years (1902 up to the war years), the College of Arts and Sciences was composed of the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Sciences. In 1947, both colleges were merged to become the College of Arts and Sciences.
• The College of Business Administration provides undergraduate courses in Business Administration (majors in General Business, Management and Economics), Accountancy, Entrepreneurship, Business Computer Applications, and Office Management. It also has one graduate program in Business Administration namely Master in Business Administration. Established as a college in 1938, it is now composed of the departments of Management, Economics, Accountancy, Business Computer Applications, Entrepreneurship, and Commercial Science. Due to its consistently high performance in accountancy board examinations, the college has been designated by CHED as a Center of Development in Accountancy Education. In the October 2009 CPA Licensure Examinations (10–25 examinees category), Silliman ranked second in the country.[http://www.boardexamresultsph.com/top-cpa-schools-october-2009 "Top CPA Schools October 2009"]. Board Exam Results Philippines. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
• The College of Computer Studies provides undergraduate courses in Computer Science, Information Technology, and Information Systems. The college was designated by CHED as a Center of Excellence in Information Technology Education. In 1997, Silliman is one of only two universities in the Philippines that has an extensive fiber-optic backbone and the only school in the country that owns its fiber-optic system. Costing US $2.5 million in 1997, this backbone connects all buildings in the campus. Silliman was also the first school in the country to use wireless Wi-Fi B2B LAN technology.[http://www.investoriental.com/ICT-pioneer.html "Silliman University"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513165219/http://www.investoriental.com/ICT-pioneer.html |date=May 13, 2008 }}. ONe-IPC. Retrieved December 11, 2009. Recently, the college opened its master's degree in Information Systems,[http://www.su.edu.ph/New%20Links/Annual%20Report%2009.pdf "SU Annual Report SY 2008–2009"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807100011/http://www.su.edu.ph/New%20Links/Annual%20Report%2009.pdf |date=August 7, 2011 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved July 30, 2009.[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews57.htm "CCS Offers Master in Information Systems"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714200629/http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews57.htm |date=July 14, 2010 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved September 2, 2009. and pilot tested the [http://cms.su.edu.ph/ Silliman Online University Learning (SOUL)] website, a virtual classroom for students. It has also formed partnerships with Microsoft and IBM. The Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance has given the college a 3-year complimentary MSDNAA subscription which allows it to download available software in MSDNAA for free to all students and faculty for teaching and learning purposes, while the college's partnership with IBM resulted in the introduction of the IBM Academic Exchange Offering. Electives under the program are developed for junior and graduating students majoring in Information Technology, Information Systems and Computer Science.[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews68.html "IBM, SU Renew Partnership"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714200719/http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews68.html |date=July 14, 2010 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
• The College of Engineering and Design started as a Department of Engineering in June 1932, offering an undergraduate program in civil engineering. In March 1935, the board of trustees authorized the change in status of Silliman from an institute to a university. With government approval of this change, Silliman proceeded to adopt additional undergraduate programs in mining engineering, chemical engineering and industrial engineering. Today, the college offers five undergraduate courses in: architecture, civil engineering; computer engineering; electrical engineering; and mechanical engineering. In the October 2009 Mechanical Engineering Licensure Examinations (Category A), Silliman was ranked second in the country.[http://www.boardexamresultsph.com/top-mechanical-engineering-schools-october-2009 "Top Mechanical Engineering Schools 2009"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025064937/http://www.boardexamresultsph.com/top-mechanical-engineering-schools-october-2009 |date=October 25, 2009 }}. Board Exam Results Philippines. Retrieved November 1, 2009.{{cite news |title=Silliman second mechanical engineers exam |url=http://www.archives.visayandailystar.com/2009/October/31/negor4.htm |access-date=May 25, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews69.html "Silliman is Top 2 in Mechanical Engineer Board Exam"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105202237/http://su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews69.html |date=November 5, 2009}}. SU Net News. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
• The College of Education has been designated by CHED as Center of Excellence in Teacher Education. The college has three departments: Physical Education, Teacher Education, and Nutrition and Dietetics. Its beginnings can be traced way back in 1924 when it first offered diplomas in Bachelor of Science in education. From then on, the Teacher Education Program grew and developed into what is now known as the College of Education.
• The College of Law was established in 1935, starting with a freshman class of 22 members. It is housed at the Villareal Hall, named after former Speaker of the House Cornelio Villareal. The college has chosen the motto "Law with a Conscience." It is also home to the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090917164032/http://www.salongacenter.org/main.php Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development].[http://www.salongacenter.org/about.php "About the Center"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416233003/http://www.salongacenter.org/about.php |date=April 16, 2009 }}. Salonga Center for Law and Development. Retrieved October 26, 2009. Starting SY 2009–2010, the college shifted its course offering from Bachelor of Laws (LLB) to Juris Doctor (JD).[http://www.su.edu.ph/Schools%20&%20Colleges/law.html "College of Law: Course Offering"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830221825/http://su.edu.ph/Schools%20%26%20Colleges/law.html |date=August 30, 2009 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved December 29, 2009. Silliman is the first law school to offer the JD program in the Visayas and Mindanao area.The Weekly Sillimanian. Vol. LXXXII No. 4. Published July 15, 2009. Princess Dianne Kris S. Decierdo. "SU Law adopts Juris Doctor Program". Dumaguete, Philippines. Archived copies of the article may be viewed at the Sillimaniana Section of the SU Main Library.
• The College of Mass Communication was established in 1966 as the first school outside of metropolitan Manila to offer a degree program in Journalism.[http://www.aijc.com.ph/pccf/mediamuseum/timeline/timeline-post-war.htm "Media Museum: Timeline"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810203611/http://www.aijc.com.ph/PCCF/mediamuseum/timeline/timeline-post-war.htm |date=August 10, 2009 }}. Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC). Retrieved December 18, 2009. Its founding director was D. Wayne Rowland, Ph.D., a visiting professor in journalism from Texas Christian University. In 1976, the college (then known as the School of Communication) changed its course offering from a bachelor's degree in Journalism to that of Mass Communication to cover the ever-expanding field of mass communication.[http://www.su.edu.ph/Schools%20&%20Colleges/masscom.html "College of Mass Communication"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901094556/http://www.su.edu.ph/Schools%20%26%20Colleges/masscom.html |date=September 1, 2010 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
• The College of Nursing was designated by CHED as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education. The college offers one undergraduate course in Nursing and three graduate courses namely: (1) Master in Nursing [non-thesis] Majors in Family Nursing Practice, Administration, Public Health Nursing, Adult Health and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing; (2) Master of Science in Nursing Majors in Parent-Child Nursing, Nursing School Administration, Nursing Service Administration, Public Health Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing, Psychiatric-Mental Nursing, Family Nursing Practice, Community Health Nursing and Adult Health; and (3) Ph.D. in Nursing. Founded in 1947, the college is known for its ratings in the professional licensure exams which have been consistently higher than the national average. In a 2009 report handed down by CHED, Silliman was ranked first in the country.Angelo G. Garcia [http://www.mb.com.ph/node/231186/152-nur "152 nursing schools told: Improve or else…"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129150216/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/231186/152-nur |date=November 29, 2009 }}. Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 18, 2009.[http://www3.sunstar.com.ph/manila/ched-monitors-performance-152-nursing-schools "Ched monitors performance of 152 nursing schools"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206124422/http://www3.sunstar.com.ph/manila/ched-monitors-performance-152-nursing-schools |date=February 6, 2010 }}. Sun.Star. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
• The College of Performing and Visual Arts provides programs in Fine Arts, Music, and Speech & Theater Arts. The college started in 1912 as a music department in the College of Arts and Sciences. With the arrival of American missionary Geraldine Kate in 1934, it was renamed as the Conservatory of Music, with Kate as its founding director. In 1941, it became known as the School of Music, and with the addition of the Fine Arts Department in 1969, was recast as the School of Music and Fine Arts. Another transformation came in 2001 when its name was changed to the College of Performing Arts.

• The Divinity School provides undergraduate and graduate programs in Divinity, Ministry and Theology. It started in 1921 as the Silliman Bible School, serving as a Congregationalist-Presbyterian training school for Visayan-speaking candidates in pastoral ministry. Its students and alumni are a diverse group of local and international students.
• The Medical School is a relatively new unit in the university. Established in 2004, it has a faculty of 50 medical doctors specializing in Rheumatology, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Eye-Ear-Nose-Throat, Family Medicine Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Hematology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Neuro-Surgery, Nuclear Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Public Health Administration, Pulmonary Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Urology.
• The School of Public Affairs and Governance started in June 2007, with Dr. Reynaldo Y. Rivera as the first dean, to provide formal training in the management of local government affairs. It specializes in three areas: Fiscal Administration, Local Governance, and Criminal Justice System; and offers two degree programs, Public Administration (BSPA) and Foreign Affairs (BSFA). The School aims to beef up the expertise of public servants to become more efficient administrators who can discharge their duties in the most economical way with maximum results. A distinguished panel of guest lecturers from Manila and abroad join the resident faculty of Silliman in teaching the courses.
• The School of Basic Education is home to three departments: Early Childhood, Elementary, and High School. When Silliman Institute (former name of Silliman University) was founded in 1901, it started as an elementary school; thus, making the Elementary Department the oldest unit in the university. In 1916, the first high school diplomas were awarded, and in 1957–58, funding for an Early Childhood School building was secured. Historically, the Early Childhood, Elementary and High School departments operated separately. Due to developments within the university in 2001, however, and to facilitate better coordination between these departments, the early childhood, elementary, and high schools, were merged as one unit, forming what is now known as the School of Basic Education.
• The School of Agro-Industrial and Technical Education provides short TESDA-accredited technical-vocational certificate courses. These courses are generally sponsored through scholarship grants from government agencies such as TESDA and DepEd.

• The Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences offers one undergraduate course in Medical Technology. The Institute started as a program under the Biology Department of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1970. Due to the growth of its student population, exemplary performance in licensure examinations and need for autonomy, it was separated and constituted as a department under the same college in 1987, making it into a Department of Medical Technology. In 1995, the university reorganized some of its programs and transferred the Medical Technology department to the College of Nursing, creating a new college named College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. Starting SY 2009–2010 however, in a bid to give the department more autonomy in crafting its own academic direction, it was separated from the College of Nursing as an entirely autonomous institute.
• The Institute of Rehabilitative Sciences provides one undergraduate course in Physical Therapy. Like the Medical Technology Department, the institute started as a program under the College of Arts and Sciences. It was subsequently migrated to the College of Nursing together with the Medical Technology Department, forming a new college, the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. For over a decade, the Physical Therapy program was attached to the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. To provide more autonomy for the program, it was separated from the college in SY 2009–2010 and reconstituted as the Institute of Rehabilitative Sciences.

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The Silliman Library System is composed of the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library, which serves as the university library, and the local libraries of the College of Agriculture, College of Business Administration, College of Law, the Divinity School, the Allied Health Sciences, High School, Elementary and Early Childhood Schools. Among these libraries the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library (university library) serves as the largest repository of books, periodicals and other reading materials. Built in 1978, the university library is a four-story structure with a seating capacity of 490 readers. It holds over 250,000 volumes, with enough space to accommodate 400,000 more. It also subscribes to 500 periodicals. Some courses provide instruction in the location of books and publications for research and other school work. Students can search for library materials using the On-Line Public Access Catalogue. Instructions on how to use it are posted on the stations were the system is installed. Research can also be done using the Internet through the Cyberlibrary. Students pay a semestral fee to avail of this service.[http://www.su.edu.ph/nonacadunits/library/library.htm "Library System"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302083131/http://su.edu.ph/nonacadunits/library/library.htm |date=March 2, 2009 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved May 26, 2009.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090220081828/http://www.dumagueteunitown.com/school-profile.php?schoolId=3&page=6 "Silliman University: Services"]}}. Dumaguete UniTown. Retrieved May 26, 2009.

Aside from the main section of the library which contains the bulk of its book and periodical collection, other notable sections of the facility include the Filipiniana section, containing books and materials published by famous Filipino authors during the Spanish and pre-war periods of the country, and the Sillimaniana section, containing Silliman memorabilia from 1901 up to the present (e.g. trophies, plaques of recognition, portraits of past presidents, etc.), and an archive of past publications and documents.

The university library is likewise home to two notable centers: the American Studies Resource Center (ASRC) and a World Bank Knowledge for Development Center (WB-KDC). The American Studies Resource Center is a result of a memorandum of agreement between the United States Embassy in Manila and Silliman University. It is the only ASRC in Region VII hosted by an academic institution. The ASRC provides a variety of materials: books, periodicals, CD-ROMS, DVDs, VCDs, VHS tapes, electronic materials for those interested in studies and issues related to the United States.[http://www.su.edu.ph/asrc/asrcframe.html "American Studies Resource Center"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208220325/http://www.su.edu.ph/asrc/asrcframe.html |date=February 8, 2009 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved June 25, 2009.

The World Bank Knowledge for Development Center is a result of a partnership between the university and the World Bank. It contains an extensive collection of development publications and World Bank project documents to people involved in the academe, researchers, NGOs, media, government agencies and the business sector. The section is open to the public.[http://www.su.edu.ph/KDC/index.html "World Bank Knowledge for Development Center"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312011653/http://www.su.edu.ph/KDC/index.html |date=March 12, 2009 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved June 25, 2009.

To date, the Silliman Library remains as one of the biggest libraries in the Philippines.[http://www.negroschronicle.com/su/su_chron.pdf "SU joins Clinton forum"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117065345/http://www.negroschronicle.com/su/su_chron.pdf |date=November 17, 2010 }}. Negros Chronicle. Retrieved December 21, 2009.[http://www.experiencephilippines.org/tourism/featured-destinations-tourism/featured-destination-tourism-5/ "Dumaguete City: The City of Gentle People"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208235458/http://www.experiencephilippines.org/tourism/featured-destinations-tourism/featured-destination-tourism-5/ |date=December 8, 2020 }}. Department of Tourism. Retrieved September 2, 2010. In 2008, the Silliman University Library System was given the "Outstanding Library Award" by the Philippine Association of Academic and Research Librarians (PAARL) for its growing collection and ongoing computerization program.[http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/library/paarl/pdf/news/2008_No1.pdf "PAARL Awardees for 2007"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624002620/http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/library/paarl/pdf/news/2008_No1.pdf |date=June 24, 2011 }}. De La Salle University. Retrieved May 26, 2009.[http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080120-113536/Librarians-slate-assembly-awards "Librarians Slate Assembly Awards"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525063449/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080120-113536/Librarians-slate-assembly-awards |date=May 25, 2010 }}. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 26, 2009.

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The Silliman University Medical Center is a university-owned hospital that is currently being operated and managed by the Silliman University Medical Center Foundation Inc. (SUMCFI), a separate and distinct foundation with its own Board of Directors. The hospital supports the academic institution by serving as the university's base facility for the internship programs of the College of Nursing, School of Medicine, the Institutes of Clinical Laboratory and Rehabilitative Sciences, the Divinity School (for its chaplaincy program), and the Nutrition and Dietetics Department.

It is a 140-bed hospital located on campus with comprehensive medical services available to both the university and the community in general. The SU Medical Center started as an infirmary in 1901 and later became a hospital in 1923.[http://www.pcusa.org/health/international/profiles/silliman.htm "International Health Ministries: Silliman University Medical Center"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216150127/http://www.pcusa.org/health/international/profiles/silliman.htm |date=February 16, 2009 }}. Presbyterian Church U.S.A. Retrieved May 28, 2009. In 1974, the cornerstone for a New Medical Center was laid down by the Netherlands Ambassador to the Philippines to commence the building of a four-storey structure with passenger elevators (the first in Negros Oriental).{{sfn|Tiempo|Maslog|Sitoy|1977}}{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}} Inaugurated in 1976, it is considered{{by whom|date=November 2021}} as one of the most modern hospitals outside Metro Manila and Cebu.[http://www.su.edu.ph/tour/bldgs/sumcmainbldg.htm "SU Online Tour, General Buildings, SUMC Main Building"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927114505/http://www.su.edu.ph/tour/bldgs/sumcmainbldg.htm |date=September 27, 2011 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved May 28, 2009. In 1979, the Medical Center made history when its Van Houweling Research Laboratory discovered and produced a dog vaccine that gave a three-year immunity from rabies. The development of the vaccine was later used by other countries, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, on their fight against rabies. Recently, a new Medical Arts Building was added[http://www.sillimanhigh75.org/images/FDcalendar.pdf "SU 107th Founder's Day (Year 2008)"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728022816/http://www.sillimanhigh75.org/images/FDcalendar.pdf |date=July 28, 2011 }}. Retrieved May 28, 2009. to the main structure of the hospital to further address the growing needs of the surrounding community. The SU Medical Center has collaborative ties with St. Luke's Medical Center.[https://archive.today/20130131145801/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=568534&publicationSubCategoryId=75 "St. Luke's inks MOA with Silliman Medical Center "]. Philstar.com. Retrieved April 28, 2010.

File:Silliman University Marine Laboratory.jpg as a Center of Excellence in Coastal Resource Management, and recognized by the CHED as the best research program in the country.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2479&dat=20070203&id=j1k1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2589,738894 "Silliman U wins CHEd best research"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523042121/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2479&dat=20070203&id=j1k1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2589,738894 |date=May 23, 2023 }}. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 19, 2010.]]

Concurrent with its academic undertakings, the university is engaged in collaborative research and community extension programs. From 2000 to 2011, it has been designated as a CHED Zonal Research Center for Region VII,[http://www.su.edu.ph/suakcrem/ched/ched_1.htm "CHED Zonal Research Center"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913221234/http://su.edu.ph/suakcrem/ched/ched_1.htm |date=September 13, 2009 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved April 12, 2012. and in 2011, was chosen by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as one of few academic institutions to comprise a national research network which entitles the university to receive an annual allocation of P10 million for a three-year period.[https://archive.today/20120714055626/http://su.edu.ph/m/article/363-CHED-Taps-Silliman-for-National-Research-Network "CHED Taps Silliman for National Research Network"]. Silliman University. Retrieved April 12, 2012.

Selected researches are published in the Silliman Journal, the university's research publication. Foremost among the university's research outputs are those that have been undertaken in the field of Environmental and Marine Sciences, historically spearheaded by the Silliman University Marine Laboratory (SUML) now the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110320065725/http://su.edu.ph/iems/ Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences] (IEMS). IEMS is a research institute in the field of marine sciences located at Silliman Beach, two kilometers north of the main campus. Established in 1974 through a modest grant from the United Church of Canada, it has produced notable research that are presently being applied in various cooperative projects in different local communities, such as the conservation programs in Sumilon and Apo Island.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}} This research institute also led in the establishment of 20 marine protected areas (MPAs) and has provided assistance to 61 others in the Visayas and Mindanao. For its research and biodiversity conservation efforts, it was recognized by the Commission on Higher Education as the best in research program in the country. In July 2013, Greenpeace an international environmental organization partnered with Silliman University in conducting a reef check at Apo Island to determine the damage on the reef caused by climate change.[http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/ph/press/releases/Climate-change-to-devastate-Philippine-Seas-Greenpeace-proposes-Roadmap-to-Recovery/ "Climate change to devastate Philippine Seas; Greenpeace proposes Roadmap to Recovery"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611010833/http://www.greenpeace.org/seasia/ph/press/releases/Climate-change-to-devastate-Philippine-Seas-Greenpeace-proposes-Roadmap-to-Recovery/ |date=June 11, 2015 }}. Greenpeace. Retrieved July 15, 2013.Judith Flores Partlow. [http://www.philstar.com/region/2013/07/09/963386/environmental-campaign-tour-greenpeace-team-visits-apo-island-dumaguete "Environmental campaign tour: Greenpeace team visits Apo Island, Dumaguete"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611001755/http://www.philstar.com/region/2013/07/09/963386/environmental-campaign-tour-greenpeace-team-visits-apo-island-dumaguete |date=June 11, 2015 }}. Philippine Star. Retrieved July 15, 2013.[http://su.edu.ph/article/910-Greenpeace-Sails-to "Greenpeace Sails to Dgte on Largest Ship, Partners with SU"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108191328/http://su.edu.ph/article/910-Greenpeace-Sails-to |date=January 8, 2016 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved July 15, 2013.

Other units engaged in either research or extension include the Center for Gender Studies and Development; the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110524161602/http://www.su.edu.ph/CENTROP/centrop.html Center for Tropical Conservation Studies] (CENTROP); the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090901084933/http://www.salongacenter.org/ Salonga Center for Law and Development]; and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090708024254/http://www.su.edu.ph/suakcrem/main.htm SU-Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management] (SUAKCREM).

Extension projects of the university also include the SU-Affiliated Non-Conventional Energy Center (SU-ANEC); the SU-KNH Kaugmaran Child Development Center (SUKCDC); the Alternative Lifestyle for Women in Negros Project; H. Capability Program (CBP) for the Province of Negros Oriental; HIV-AIDS Prevention Project; the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120426050504/http://www.oncan.org/MarineClinic/Marine%20Clinic.htm Marina Clinic Outreach Program], Rural Development and Credit Program (On Monitoring); and the SU-AADC Integrated Agro-Forestry Participatory Program for Negros Oriental (On Monitoring).Liling Magtolis Briones. [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/views-and-analysis/05/24/09/spotting-spotted-deer "Spotting the spotted deer"]. ABS-CBNnews.com. Retrieved September 8, 2009.

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"Via, Veritas, Vita" is a Latin phrase which means “The Way, The Truth, and The Life.” Chosen by the university as its motto, this phrase is attributed to Jesus Christ and is found in the Gospel of John chapter 14, verse 6, which reads “⁵Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" ⁶Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. ⁷If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him." (New International Version) The choice of the motto is firmly rooted in the university's belief that religious instruction, particularly in the teachings of Jesus Christ, is essential to the moral development of every young person.{{sfn|Tiempo|Maslog|Sitoy|1977}}{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}} Incidentally, the motto has been adopted by the Province of Negros Oriental by incorporating it in its provincial seal.

Once every semester, the Silliman academic community celebrates the University Christian Life Emphasis Week (UCLEW). In this week-long celebration, the university encourages all students to participate in the different Bible study or fellowship activities held in the homes and cottages of assigned members of the Silliman academic or religious community. Conducted after classes, these sessions are called the Galilean Fellowships. Galilean fellowships are brief devotional sessions where participants are given the opportunity to reflect on the teachings of the Bible, relax, share their thoughts and experiences, and have fellowship with other members of the academic community.[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews61.htm "UCLEW Celebrates Triad of Human Existence"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803200837/http://su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews61.htm |date=August 3, 2009 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved July 22, 2009.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}{{update inline|date=August 2020}}

Founders Week is part of a two-week-long event conducted by the Silliman community to commemorate the founding of the university. This event is held in the last week of August. The celebration is characterized by class reunions, alumni, fraternity and organizational gatherings, concerts, exhibits, booth-building, awarding ceremonies (e.g. the Outstanding Sillimanian Awards), and invitational games with other schools.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}[https://www.su.edu.ph/2007_calendar__edited02_1_as_of_aug_13.doc "106th Founders Day Calendar of Activities"]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Silliman University. Retrieved July 22, 2009.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}} The week-long celebration is traditionally commenced by an early morning worship service called Sunrise Service at the Silliman University Church and culminated with a citywide parade held on the anniversary of the university's founding, August 28. The parade is referred to as the "Parada Sillimaniana" and August 28 is referred to as the "Founders Day" in honor of the pioneers. For the past few years, however, the university moved the parades to August 27. Traditionally, the parade is characterized by the use of floats, with each representing a particular college, department, or school.[https://archive.today/20120707004729/http://beta.su.edu.ph/gallery/photos.php?id=5645543032117785713 "Parada Sillimaniana 2011"]. Silliman University. Retrieved September 8, 2011.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}

Before the end of an important event or ceremony the Silliman Song is sung by the attendees. The lyrics were written in 1918 by Dr. Paul Doltz, then the vice-president of Silliman Institute and pastor of Silliman Church. The tune of the song is an adaptation or modification of "The Orange and the Black" of Princeton University, Dr. Doltz's alma mater.{{sfn|Tiempo|Maslog|Sitoy|1977}}{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}} The melody is based on the original song "Sadie Ray" composed by J. Tannenbaum late in the 19th century. The Silliman Song briefly describes Silliman's tranquil location; the student's college or university experience; the student's victories, whether it be in the classroom, the court, the track, or the field; the highs and lows in life; and the principles that the graduate brings as the latter leaves the halls of the university.[http://silliman-university.blogspot.com/ "Silliman Song"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708062935/http://silliman-university.blogspot.com/ |date=July 8, 2011 }}. Retrieved May 15, 2010.{{unreliable source?|date=August 2020}} Sang by the Silliman community for almost a hundred years, the Silliman Song has popularized the phrases "Dear old Silliman" and "Silliman beside the sea".[http://www.manila-sillimanians.org/index.php/news/6-suaammci/35-metro-manila-sillimanians-celebrate-108th-su-founders-day "Metro Manila Sillimanians Celebrate 108th SU Founders Day"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091102124213/http://www.manila-sillimanians.org/index.php/news/6-suaammci/35-metro-manila-sillimanians-celebrate-108th-su-founders-day |date=November 2, 2009 }}. Metro Manila Sillimanians. Retrieved January 2, 2010.Alex Pal and Andrea Trinidad-Echavez. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2479&dat=20010828&id=EVU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1796,39756612 "Silliman beside the sea observes 100th year today"]. Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 28, 2001, Vol.16, No. 261. Retrieved May 15, 2010.

Silliman has several athletic facilities. The university Gymnasium is a multipurpose facility used for basketball, volleyball, badminton, rock-climbing, table-tennis, cheering, and other indoor activities. The Cimafranca Ballfield is primarily used for football, and for track and field events. Other athletic facilities include an Olympic-sized swimming pool, tennis courts, pelota courts, and an archery range.

Silliman has varsity teams for almost every major sport. A regular participant of the Philippine University Games (UniGames) and the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA), Silliman is represented by a red and white Stallion or Mare.Jade S. Violeta.[http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2005/04/14/sports/region.7.gets.8.more.golds.html "Region 7 gets 8 more golds"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050908122309/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2005/04/14/sports/region.7.gets.8.more.golds.html |date=September 8, 2005 }}. Sun.Star Cebu. Retrieved October 25, 2009.[http://unigames2010.weebly.com/profiles.html "About the UniGames"]. UNIGAMES, Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2010. In the recent Beijing Olympics, Mark Javier, a Sillimanian, represented the Philippines in the field of Archery. He was the lone male archer that represented the country.Eirrol D. Manalo. [http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/mar/05/yehey/sports/20080305spo4.html "Archer Javier looks forward to Beijing Olympics stint"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205044525/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/mar/05/yehey/sports/20080305spo4.html |date=December 5, 2008 }}. Manila Times. Retrieved June 22, 2009. Other notable Philippine Olympians that came from Silliman include Jennifer Chan, who recently won a gold medal in the 25th SEA Games, Lisa Ygnalaga, and long jumper Simeon Toribio.[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/179457/archer-chan-hits-target-in-seag-swan-song "Archer Chan hits target in SEAG swan song"]. GMA News. Retrieved January 15, 2010.Ramon J. Farolan. [http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/olympics/view.php?db=1&article=20080908-159287 "War-Torn Afghanistan wins Olympic bronze"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829224447/http://www.inquirer.net/specialreports/olympics/view.php?db=1&article=20080908-159287 |date=August 29, 2012 }}. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 29, 2009.

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The coordination of student activities and student organizations are handled by the Silliman University Student Government (SUSG), established in 1912 and interrupted during World War II and briefly suspended during Martial Law. Under the present set-up, the Student Government is divided into three branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial departments. The executive power is exercised by the President with the assistance of the Cabinet. The Cabinet is composed of the President, Vice President and the respective heads of the executive committee who are appointed by the President. The legislative power of the SUSG is vested in the Student Assembly. It is composed of elected representatives of the different schools and colleges. The Judiciary exercises judicial power. It is composed of the Prime Justice, who must be a junior Law student, and six other justices appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Committee on Appointments. Election of Student Government officers are held before the close of the academic year."SU Student Handbook SY 2004–2005". SU Office of Information and Publications. Political campaigns or rallies may be held after securing the necessary permits. Political campaigns in the university are characterized by rallies in the Amphitheater, classroom-to-classroom speaking engagements, and dorm-to-dorm campaigns.

Currently, there are two student political parties in the university, the Students' Union for Reforms (SURE) Party and the Concerted Action for the Upliftment of Student Endeavors (CAUSE) Party, established in 1980 and 1981, respectively.

The Student Government is under the supervision and oversight of the Student Organizations and Activities Division (SOAD).

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Numerous student organizations are registered in the university. Some are regional societies organized to promote fellowship among students from particular geographical areas. There are service clubs such as fraternities and sororities which carry out, as part of their activities, projects on campus and in the community. Others are identified with particular academic disciplines such as physics, chemistry, and mathematics known as course-related organizations, and still others belong to the special or interest groups. The supervision and coordination of student organizations are undertaken by the Student Organizations and Activities Division (SOAD) together with the Silliman University Student Government (SUSG).{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}}

Student publications include the Weekly Sillimanian, one of the first weekly student newspaper in the country, with its existence dating back as early as 1903; the Portal, official yearbook, first published in 1913; the Dark Blue Southern Seas, a literary journal published in cooperation with the Department of English; the Junior Sillimanian, a publication of students from the High School Department; and the Stones and Pebbles, a publication of students from the Elementary School.Office of Information and Publications. "Portal 2008". Silliman University, 2008. pp.442–443.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}} In addition to the Silliman Law Journal, the College of Law in partnership with the Salonga Law Center maintains its own publication called the Purple Map, a legal discussion platform for law students which was started in 2010.[http://salongacenter.org/2010/09/salonga-center-launches-the-purple-map/ "Salonga Center launches the Purple Map"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108191328/http://salongacenter.org/2010/09/salonga-center-launches-the-purple-map/ |date=January 8, 2016 }}. Dr. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development. Retrieved June 10, 2012.

Most of these publications, particularly the Weekly Sillimanian, the Portal, Junior Sillimanian and the Stones and Pebbles are supported by the students through a publication fee;{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}} the Purple Map is maintained by way of endowments from law alumni.

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Silliman operates regular and cooperative dormitories which can provide space for approximately 800 students. These dormitories are named after Philippine trees, flowers, and significant historical figures of the university. The university categorizes these dormitories as either regular or cooperative. Of the first type, housekeeping is generally maintained by a dorm staff and meals are supervised by the university's Food Services. There are six regular dormitories (four for women and two for men) and seven cooperative dormitories (four for women and three for men). The regular dormitories for women are Edith Carson, Ethel Chapman, Larena and the Woodward Hall. For men, the regular dormitories are the Vernon Hall (formerly New Men's Dormitory) and Doltz Hall.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

The second type of dormitories are the cooperative dormitories. In these dormitories, residents undertake the housekeeping and planning of the food. With the exception of Channon Hall, cooperative dormitories for women are named after flowers like Azucena, Rosal, and Sampaguita. For men, the dormitories are named after trees like Ipil, Molave, and Narra.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

In addition to the foregoing, the university maintains a number of cottages for members of its faculty and staff as well as for guests and visiting alumni.{{primary source inline|date=August 2020}}{{page needed|date=August 2020}}

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There are currently forty alumni chapters throughout the world that are duly organized and recognized. Five of these are based in the U.S. and Canada.[http://www.saai2007.com/history.php "History"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123081345/http://www.saai2007.com/history.php |date=November 23, 2009 }}. Silliman Alumni Association, Inc. Retrieved October 27, 2009. Notable alumni of the university include Carlos P. Garcia, eighth President of the Philippines;[http://www.nhi.gov.ph/downloads/fihgov0057.pdf "Carlos P. Garcia"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224034345/http://www.nhi.gov.ph/downloads/fihgov0057.pdf |date=February 24, 2012 }}. National Historical Institute. Retrieved August 28, 2009. Senators Robert Barbers, Lorenzo Teves, and the Great Filibuster Roseller Lim;[http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2007/02/09/news/city.honors.roseller.lim.friday.html "City honors Roseller Lim"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609192852/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/zam/2007/02/09/news/city.honors.roseller.lim.friday.html |date=June 9, 2011 }}. Sun.Star. Retrieved May 18, 2010. House Speaker Cornelio Villareal;[http://www.philippine-trivia.com/History/Cornelio-T.-Villareal-Sr.html "Cornelio T. Villareal Sr."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715074521/http://www.philippine-trivia.com/History/Cornelio-T.-Villareal-Sr.html |date=July 15, 2011 }}. Philippine Trivia. Retrieved May 18, 2010. John Gokongwei Sr., a Philippine business magnate;[http://su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews3.html "Mr. Lance Gokongwei's Commencement Speech"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007212507/http://su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews3.html |date=October 7, 2011 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved November 15, 2009. Frederick Dael, former CEO and President of Pepsi Cola Asia Pacific, and former CEO of Islacom;[http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/visayas/view/20091025-232175/BPOs-schools-propel-Dumaguete-economy "BPOs, schools propel Dumaguete economy"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121083859/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/visayas/view/20091025-232175/BPOs-schools-propel-Dumaguete-economy |date=November 21, 2009 }}. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 28, 2010. William Torres, "Father of Philippine Internet" and co-founder of Mozaic Corporation;Alora Uy and Elijah Mendoza. [http://www.techie.com.ph/news/father-of-philippine-internet-receives-cyberpress-lifetime-achievement-award "Father of Philippine Internet receives CyberPress Lifetime Achievement Award"]. Techie.com.ph. Retrieved December 2, 2010.[http://su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews92.html#2 "2 Alumni Named Outstanding Negrense "] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007213550/http://su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews92.html |date=October 7, 2011 }}. SU NetNews. Retrieved December 2, 2010. Vicente Sinco, one of the signatories of the UN Charter in 1945, the eighth President of the University of the Philippines, and founder of Foundation University;[http://www.nhi.gov.ph/downloads/ed0027.pdf "Vicente G. Sinco"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721112617/http://www.nhi.gov.ph/downloads/ed0027.pdf |date=July 21, 2011 }}. National Historical Institute. Retrieved November 7, 2009. MacArthur Corsino, former Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba;[http://www.su.edu.ph/OSA09/osa09.html "2009 Outstanding Sillimanian Awardees"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909183011/http://www.su.edu.ph/OSA09/osa09.html |date=September 9, 2009 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved July 28, 2010.[http://dfa.gov.ph/main/index.php/about-the-dfa/rp-embassies-consulates-a-rcos/philiipine-embassies "Philippine Embassies"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724122218/http://dfa.gov.ph/main/index.php/about-the-dfa/rp-embassies-consulates-a-rcos/philiipine-embassies |date=July 24, 2010 }}. Department of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved July 28, 2010. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111003094315/http://www.filamimage.com/TOFA2/amb_saudi_arabia.html Antonio P. Villamor], Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;[http://www.filamimage.com/TOFA2/amb_saudi_arabia.html "Meet the Ambassador in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia His Excellency, Ambassador Antonio P. Villamor"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003094315/http://www.filamimage.com/TOFA2/amb_saudi_arabia.html |date=October 3, 2011 }}. Pinoy Global Online News. Retrieved April 22, 2011.[http://www.pinoy-ofw.com/news/6640-saudi-ambassador-antonio-villamor-tenure-extension.html "Filipinos in Saudi Want Ambassador Antonio P. Villamor’s Tenure Extended"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314111940/http://www.pinoy-ofw.com/news/6640-saudi-ambassador-antonio-villamor-tenure-extension.html |date=March 14, 2011 }}. Pinoy-OFW.com. Retrieved April 22, 2011. Juanita Amatong, former Secretary of the Department of Finance and first woman executive director in the World Bank Group from the Philippines;[http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/citi-ft_summit2008/interviews/Juanita-Amatong.html "Juanita Amatong"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226103914/http://www.pearsonfoundation.org/citi-ft_summit2008/interviews/Juanita-Amatong.html |date=February 26, 2011 }}. CITI-FT Financial Education Summit 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2010. Angel Alcala, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service and former Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Leonor M. Briones, former National Treasurer of the Republic of the Philippines;[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews55.htm "Speaker Joins Graduation Rites Fresh from Netherlands"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325094013/http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnews55.htm |date=March 25, 2009 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved September 10, 2009.[http://www.treasury.gov.ph/btrorg/pasttop.html "Past Treasurers of the Philippines"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529063737/http://treasury.gov.ph/btrorg/pasttop.html |date=May 29, 2009 }}. Bureau of the Treasury. Retrieved September 2, 2009. Emilio Macias II, former Governor of Negros Oriental;[http://www.lpp.gov.ph/GovernorsProfile/macias.html "Gov. Emilio Macias II"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720161719/http://www.lpp.gov.ph/GovernorsProfile/macias.html |date=July 20, 2011 }}. League of Provinces of the Philippines. Retrieved June 18, 2010. Efren N. Padilla, executive director, Center for Filipino Studies California State University, East Bay;[http://www.suacona.com/3/then_and_now.htm "Index of Photos"]. SUACONA. Retrieved September 10, 2009.[https://archive.today/20121212073727/http://class.csueastbay.edu/filipinostudies/ "Center for Filipino Studies"]. California State University-East Bay. Retrieved July 16, 2009. Jose Andrada, first commanding officer of the Philippine Navy (formerly Off Shore Patrol) under the Philippine Commonwealth in 1939 and after whom the Headquarters of the Philippine Navy is now named;[http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/offices/sps/rotc/pdf/ms2/phil-navy-b.pdf "The Philippine Navy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928112838/http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/offices/sps/rotc/pdf/ms2/phil-navy-b.pdf |date=September 28, 2011 }}. De La Salle University. Retrieved August 28, 2009.[http://www.su.edu.ph/newsphoto/08-15-09/andrada.htm SU Net News Photos] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927114008/http://www.su.edu.ph/newsphoto/08-15-09/andrada.htm |date=September 27, 2011 }}. Retrieved August 28, 2009.Lieutenant Colonel Edgard A. Arevalo PN(M). Director, Naval Public Affairs Office. [http://navyspeak.blogspot.com/2009/08/navy-renames-bases-and-stations-after.html "Navy Renames Bases and Stations After Predecessors"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226210436/http://navyspeak.blogspot.com/2009/08/navy-renames-bases-and-stations-after.html |date=February 26, 2012 }}. The Philippine Navy Today. Retrieved August 28, 2009. Edith L. Tiempo, National Artist for Literature (1999);[http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca/org-awards/literature/edith_tiempo.php "National Artists of the Philippines: Edith L. Tiempo"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118110920/http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca/org-awards/literature/edith_tiempo.php |date=January 18, 2012 }}. National Commission for Culture and Arts. Retrieved August 22, 2009. Edilberto K. Tiempo, Filipino writer, professor and founder of the Silliman National Writers Workshop.,[http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2010/01/e-k-tiempo.html "E.K. Tiempo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903123048/http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2010/01/e-k-tiempo.html |date=September 3, 2011 }}. Bear Alley. Retrieved September 2, 2010. Eddie S. Romero, National Artist for Cinema and Broadcast Arts (2003);[http://www.su.edu.ph/alumni/osa7.htm "Outstanding Sillimanian Awardees"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622222740/http://www.su.edu.ph/alumni/osa7.htm |date=June 22, 2009 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved September 13, 2009.[http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca/org-awards/cinema/eddie_romero.php "National Artists of the Philippines: Eddie S. Romero"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814035820/http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about-ncca/org-awards/cinema/eddie_romero.php |date=August 14, 2009 }}. National Commission for Culture and Arts. Retrieved August 22, 2009. Leoncio P. Deriada, Palanca Awards Hall of Famer;[http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/HALL%20OF%20FAME.php "Palanca Hall of Fame"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305160709/http://www.palancaawards.com.ph/HALL%20OF%20FAME.php |date=March 5, 2010 }}. Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards. Retrieved April 11, 2010. César Ruiz Aquino, Filipino poet and fictionist;Metro Post. [http://www.buglas.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=371&Itemid=71 "Sillimanians Nab Top Prizes In Lit Awards"]. BUGLAS. Retrieved December 20, 2009.[https://www.webcitation.org/5sGy05zPt?url=http://www.negroschronicle.com/final/sept_07_08/15.pdf "Sillimanians nab top prizes in Free Press Literary Awards"]. Negros Chronicle. Retrieved December 20, 2009. Simeon Toribio, one of few Filipinos who won medals in the history of world Olympics.[http://www.su.edu.ph/newsphoto/5-28-10/simeontoribio.html "Simeon Toribio"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927115052/http://www.su.edu.ph/newsphoto/5-28-10/simeontoribio.html |date=September 27, 2011 }}. SU NetNews. Retrieved May 28, 2010.

Sillimanians have also excelled in the field of journalism such as Claire Delfin of GMA Network[http://www.gmanews.tv/video/15223/GMA-reporter-Claire-Delfin-receives-Global-Media-Award "GMA reporter Claire Delfin receives Global Media Award"]. GMA News. Retrieved January 1, 2011.[http://www.negroschronicle.com/?p=4238 "Strange and Familiar"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724085738/http://www.negroschronicle.com/?p=4238 |date=July 24, 2011 }}. Negros Chronicle. Retrieved January 1, 2011. and Ina Reformina of ABS-CBN;[http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/270436/abscbn-and-gma-news-anchors-receive-awards-comguild-center-journalism "ABS-CBN and GMA news anchors receive awards from COMGUILD Center for Journalism"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817014213/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/270436/abscbn-and-gma-news-anchors-receive-awards-comguild-center-journalism |date=August 17, 2010 }}. Manila Bulletin. Retrieved January 1, 2011. while there are those who entered showbusiness such as Bret Jackson,The Freeman. [https://archive.today/20120907120946/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=615174 "Former PBB teen Bret Jackson is pinoy at heart "]. Philippine Star. Retrieved January 3, 2011.[http://www.abs-cbn.com/Feature/Article/7922/Pinoy-Big-Brother-teen-housemate-Bret-Jackson-looks-forward-to-establishing-a-music-career-in-the-Philippines.aspx "Pinoy Big Brother teen housemate Bret Jackson looks forward to establishing a music career in the Philippines"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303222800/http://www.abs-cbn.com/Feature/Article/7922/Pinoy-Big-Brother-teen-housemate-Bret-Jackson-looks-forward-to-establishing-a-music-career-in-the-Philippines.aspx |date=March 3, 2011 }}. ABS-CBN. Retrieved January 3, 2011. Beauty Gonzalez,[http://www.negroschronicle.com/final/may_18_08/1.pdf "PBB Retains Beauty"]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Negros Chronicle. January 3, 2011. and Theodore Boborol.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alike.com.ph/journals/view/iska-draws-the-resilience-of-a-woman-from-reality-to-the-reels-424|title='Iska' draws the resilience of a woman from reality to the reels|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=November 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191128053222/https://www.alike.com.ph/journals/view/iska-draws-the-resilience-of-a-woman-from-reality-to-the-reels-424|url-status=live}}

File:Carlos P Garcia photo.jpg|Carlos P. Garcia, eighth President of the Philippines and author of the "Filipino First Policy"[http://www.prescarlosgarcia.org/policy/ "Filipino First Policy"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316160554/http://www.prescarlosgarcia.org/policy/ |date=2012-03-16 }}. President Carlos P. Garcia Foundation. Retrieved 2011-01-01.

File:DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones.jpg|Leonor Briones, Secretary of Education of the Philippines.

File:CommGuanzon300x355v2.png|Rowena Guanzon, Commissioner, Commission on Elections, Republic of the Philippines.

File:National Scientist Angel Alcala.jpg|Angel Alcala, National Scientist.

File:Edith Tiempo 2019 stamp of the Philippines.jpg|Edith Tiempo, National Artist for Literature.

File:Ernesto Abella, Malacanang Press Conference.jpg|Ernesto Abella, Presidential Spokesperson for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

File:Simeon Toribio.jpg|Simeon Toribio, Filipino athlete who won a bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

File:Eddie Romero2007.jpg|Eddie Romero, Film director and National Artist.

File:Cornelio Villareal.jpg|Cornelio Villareal, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

File:Roseller Lim.jpg|Roseller Lim, Senator of the Philippines.

File:José E. Romero.jpg|Jose E. Romero, first Philippine Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, United Kingdom.

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:a. {{note_label|a|a|none}} References for the Presidents of Silliman: David S. Hibbard,Jomao-as, Regan P., The Foundation of God Standeth Sure: The Silliman Church Story, 1901–2003, Silliman University, p.3 Roy H. Brown;{{Harvnb|Carson|1965|p=183}} Arthur L. Carson;David Shavit. [https://books.google.com/books?id=IWdZTaJdc6UC&dq=Arthur+L.+Carson,+Cornelle+University&pg=PA84 "The United States in Asia: a historical dictionary"]. Google Books. Retrieved November 2, 2009. Leopoldo T. Ruiz;{{sfn|Tiempo|Maslog|Sitoy|1977}} Cicero D. Calderon;[http://drs.library.yale.edu:8083/fedora/get/mssa:ru.0263/PDF "Guide to the Yale Law School Student Records"]. Yale University. Retrieved November 2, 2009. Quintin S. Doromal;Cecile Lopez Lilles. [http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=419794 "What makes a Harvard graduate different?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201054700/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=419794 |date=December 1, 2008 }}. The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 2, 2009.Florangel Rosario Braid. [http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/manila-bulletin/mi_7968/is_2007_Sept_15/quintin-doromal-80/ai_n34701885/ "Quintin S. Doromal @ 80"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108191328/http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/manila-bulletin/mi_7968/is_2007_Sept_15/quintin-doromal-80/ai_n34701885/ |date=January 8, 2016 }}. BNET. Retrieved March 28, 2010. Venancio D. Aldecoa;[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnewsOSA.htm "Justice Venancio D. Aldecoa"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908103052/http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/netnewsOSA.htm |date=September 8, 2010 }}. Silliman University. Retrieved February 12, 2010. Pedro V. Flores; Angel C. Alcala;{{cite web|url=http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Citation/CitationAlcalaAng.htm|title=1992 Ramon Magsaysay Awards: Angel Alcala|publisher=Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation|access-date=November 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822013055/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Citation/CitationAlcalaAng.htm|archive-date=August 22, 2009|url-status=dead}} Mervyn J. Misajon;[http://www.cpu.edu.ph/dep/gs/new/Faculty.htm "Misajon, Mervyn"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516121514/http://www.cpu.edu.ph/dep/gs/new/Faculty.htm |date=May 16, 2011 }}. CPU School of Graduate Studies. Retrieved April 7, 2011. Agustin A. Pulido;[http://www.su.edu.ph/masscom/v3n5/more.htm President Pulido receives honorary doctorate from CPU]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Digital Sillimanian. Retrieved February 10, 2011. and Ben S. Malayang.[http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/v12/v12n2.html#malayang "Dr. Ben Malayang III is new Silliman president"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927114405/http://www.su.edu.ph/netnews/v12/v12n2.html |date=September 27, 2011 }}. SU Net News. Retrieved October 16, 2009.

:b. {{note_label|b|b|none}} The main library was renamed as the Robert B. and Metta J. Silliman Library. Robert B. Silliman served as the University's Vice-President during the Presidency of Dr. Leopoldo Ruiz.

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