The Academic Office

Dr. Iman Sacca

VP for Academic Affairs

  • De La Salle Hall, D-226b
  • isaca@bethlehem.edu
  • 022741241 ext. 2420

Message from the Vice President

As chief academic officer of Bethlehem University, I am responsible for providing strategic vision, leadership, and management for Academic Affairs with the support of and in consultation with the senior academic officers, deans, chairpersons, and a dedicated qualified faculty. We are deeply committed to providing excellence in all areas of teaching, scholarship, and service through our five faculties and Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism. We are dedicated to our Lasallian mission and values, and committed to provide our students a supportive environment that promotes their success.

Mission

The Office of Academic Affairs supports, enhances, and promotes the mission of Bethlehem University by fostering academic excellence and providing overall leadership for all academic programs of the University. The Office advocates for, supports, and sustains excellence in teaching and learning; scholarship, research, and creative activity; and community engagement and public service. The Office is committed to creating an environment conducive to academic excellence and responsible citizenship.

The Office of Academic Affairs works to advance an academic environment in which quality, innovation, rigor/challenge, and active student learning and engagement are paramount. In accord with Bethlehem University’s mission, the Office will be known for enhancing educational processes; promoting excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service; and fostering a spirit of inquiry and independence of mind in the pursuit of knowledge, all in service of the common good. The Office strives to promote a University culture that supports faculty, academic staff, and administrators at all career stages through a responsive and innovative professional development program.

  • Is committed to a broad academic foundation in the humanities, the arts, social and natural
  • sciences, communication, and quantitative reasoning;
  • Promotes the University’s liberal arts heritage and its high-quality, challenging, and responsive
  • academic programs
  • Values student-centered learning and teaching focused on student engagement and success;
  • Protects freedom of inquiry and independence of mind in pursuit of knowledge;
  • Values professional development designed to enhance the quality of teaching and learning,
  • scholarship, and outreach;
  • Encourages interdisciplinary and international scholarship;
  • Recognizes and supports the importance of lifelong learning;
  • Supports collaboration/partnerships both within and external to Bethlehem University;
  • Reinforces an environment of continuous improvement and quality assurance through assessment
  • of programs, processes, and outcomes;
  • Recognizes and rewards academic accomplishments and leadership; and
  • Advocates for students, faculty, and academic programs.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar 23-24

 

Academic Calendar 22-23

BU Facts 23-24

 

 

BU News

A visit by The Youth Artistic and Social Club

April 19, 2024

Twelve students from the Youth Artistic and Social Club/Pro Terra Sancta visited Bethlehem University Library on April 5, 2024. The…

English Department Instructors Present at TESOL 2024

April 12, 2024

4th Online Conference International TESOL Associations The English Department at Bethlehem University is proud to announce the participation of Ms.…

Mr. Anton (“Tony”) Saca. RIP

April 5, 2024

An Extraordinary Life of Faith, Generosity, and Devoted Love With heavy hearts, we share the news of the passing into…

Upcoming Events

24

Apr

2024

Social Work Conference 2024

Conference on Social Work, jointly organized between Bethlehem University and An-Najah University.

  • 08:0016:00(October 28, 2023)

01

Oct

2023

Dedication of the Georgette Salameh Center

In conclusion of Bethlehem University’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, we will celebrate the dedication of the…

  • 09:3014:30

16

May

2023

‘Peacebuilding or pacification? From the North of Ireland to Palestine’

In collaboration with the Department of English, Language and Communication and the Department of Humanities,…

  • 11:0012:00
212
PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS
15
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS
150
GRADUATE STUDENTS
3,028
UNDERGRADS

Meet our Team