# Silliman University College of Nursing

The Silliman University College of Nursing (SUCN) is one of the constituent colleges of Silliman University, a private university in Dumaguete, Philippines. Established in 1947, the college was attached as a four-year program under the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1958, it implemented a five-year curriculum but reverted to its four-year baccalaureate program in 1976 when required to do so by the Department of Education and Culture (now the Department of Education).
The College of Nursing provides instruction in both the undergraduate and graduate levels. A Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, it is on Level IV accreditation status and one of the country's top nursing schools. In 2009, it ranked 1st in the Philippines based on licensure examination results. It has a total of 108 board topnotchers since 1951.
As one of the biggest academic units in the university, the college is housed in four buildings. These buildings are: Roble Hall which also houses the Office of the Dean; Mary Marquis Smith Hall; Olivia Villaflores-Yanson Hall and Ethel Chapman Hall. A fifth building named the William Barry Thompson Learning Resources Center is under construction. Its base hospital is the Silliman University Medical Center, but student nurses also get to be assigned in other hospitals in Dumaguete.

## Academic programs
### Undergraduate

* B.S. in Nursing

### Graduate

| 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 | Master in Nursing (non-thesis) Majors in: Family Nursing Practice Administration Public Health Nursing Adult Health and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Ph.D. in Nursing |

### Pictures

* Smith and Yanson Halls
* Eastern stairway, Mary Marquis Smith Hall
* Western side, Mary Marquis Smith Hall
* Hallway, Mary Marquis Smith Hall
* Yanson Hall nameplate

## Notable alumni

* Cynthia Cipres-Klein, Member, California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).
* Luz Sobong Porter, Professor Emerita, Florida University
* Jean S. Yan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization (Nursing and Midwifery)

## Footnotes

* 1 2 "College of Nursing" Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine. Silliman University. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
* ↑ "14 SU programs granted Level IV status". Visayan Daily Star. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
* ↑ "14 Academic Programs Granted Highest Accreditation Status". Silliman University. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
* ↑ "Top Nursing Schools in the Philippines: Performance of Schools". 25 January 2012.
* ↑ "Accredited Programs" Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. Silliman University. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
* ↑ "History" Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine. Silliman University. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
* ↑ Angelo Garcia. "152 nursing schools told: Improve or else…". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
* ↑ "College Catalogue" Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Silliman University. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
* ↑ "Alumna Appointed to California State Nursing Board". Silliman University. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
* ↑ "United Nurses’ Cindy Cipres Klein, RN, Appointed to BRN" Archived 2013-04-14 at the Wayback Machine. United Nurses Associations of California, Union of Health Care Professionals. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
* ↑ "CANYON LAKE: Local woman appointed to state nursing board". NCTimes.com. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
* ↑ "Alumna Appointed Professor Emerita at Florida University" Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine. SU NetNews. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
* ↑ "Dr. Jean Yan" Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. University of West Indies. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
* ↑ "NetNews" Archived 2010-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. SU NetNews. Retrieved 2010-05-25.