Annual Faculty Meeting

On Friday, August 29, the 2003-2004 academic year was inaugurated. Members of the Bethlehem University community came together for the Annual Faculty Meeting.

New simultaneous translation equipment was used for the first time, thus providing to Arabic and English speakers the opportunity to communicate together more effectively. Bethlehem University is the only institution in the Bethlehem area that has such equipment.

Brother Vincent Malham, President-Vice Chancellor, opened the meeting with a prayer. Brother Fergus McArdle, the new Vice President for Academic Affairs, spoke about the strength of the B.U. community and this year's high student enrollment.

Dr. Irene Hazou, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, updated the University community on the status of strategic planning and called on people to give their feedback to the external evaluators, many of whom from the University College, Dublin, who will start coming to B.U. in early October.

Brother Vincent gave his reflections on this year's 30th Anniversary Celebration. He said that the strength of Bethlehem University rests in its human resources. He highlighted the importance of the on-going support and commitment of B.U.'s founders: The Vatican through the Congregation of Eastern Churches and the De La Salle Christian Brothers. When Brother Vincent ended his inspirational remarks with the quotation: "Go over, go under, go around or go through, but never give up," the B.U. community responded with a hearty round of applause.