February 17, 2004, The Faculty of Bethlehem University came together for a day of planning, as part of their on-going process of quality enhancement of the academic programs of the University.

Brother Fergus McArdle, Vice President for Academic Affairs, stressed the importance of linking teaching and research. Naim Iraqi, Moin Kanaan, Sami Adwan, and Alfred Abed Rabbo, four faculty members with extensive experience in research and teaching, discussed their work. Mona Matar addressed e-leaning, and Salim Zoughbi spoke about his visit to the U.N. University in China. Irene Hazou, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, spoke about the quality enhancement plans for each department.

When activities of the day were complete, a faculty member wrote: "It was great having so much uninterrupted time to deal with the developmental issues which we had already identified for our Department. Although this is more demanding than a normal teaching day, we are looking forward to subsequent Faculty Development Days."

There are four additional Faculty Development Days planned for the semester.