BUGSS month to raise funds, awareness

The Bethlehem University Gaza Student Scholarship (BUGSS) month kicked off on Monday, March 27. A variety of activities are planned. Today, check out the television in the dining hall over lunch to learn more about Bethlehem University.

Next week see “Palestine through the Media.” On Monday, a loose change kick-off day is planned. Help send a student from Gaza to Bethlehem University. Put your loose change to work by dropping it off in one of the collection jars across campus.

On Tuesday, March 31, Dr. Dorothy Diehl, Modern/Classical Languages, will present on her fall sabbatical at 3 p.m. in the Common Room. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Dr. Diehl’s sabbatical had a double focus, to gather information for a Global Issues course on refugees, which she will teach next fall, and to investigate the possibility of arranging a three-week immersion program at Bethlehem University for interested students the following spring. She spent seven weeks in the West Bank last fall. Although the majority of her time was spent in Bethlehem, she also spent two days in Tuwani, a small village near Hebron, staying with a Christian Peacemaker Team. She also traveled briefly through the Galilee and Jordan. Her presentation is open to all students, faculty, and staff and will include a PowerPoint presentation with pictures.

On Wednesday, April 1, loose change jars will be put around the Winona community at various businesses.

And on Thursday, April 2, Ben Scott will lead a poetry reading of Middle Eastern literature at 7 p.m. in the President’s Room.

Additional activities are planned, including IronChef SMU on April 19. Additionally, SMU students will be receiving information from students at Bethlehem University, and a video conference with BU students and Brothers is planned. Watch for more information. Contact Amira Sadek, student coordinator, at amsade06@smumn.edu with questions.