NEWS UPDATE

Photo shows (l-r): Br. Jerome Sullivan, Development Vice President, Mrs. Grace Nasser, Mellie Brodeth, and Ambassador Marciano Paynor, Jr Philippine Ambassador Visits the University On May 16, the Ambassador of the Philippines, Marciano Paynor, Jr. visited Bethlehem University to foster relations between the Philippines and Palestine. Br. Vincent Malham, Prof. Manuel Hassassian, Br. Jerome Sullivan and Br. Cyril Litecky welcomed the Ambassador who was accompanied by Mrs. Grace Nasser to the University. .

Photo shows Shadia Maria (left) and Amani Juha with Minas (right) and Abed (left). "Campus Corner" Coffee Shop Inaugurated Br. Vincent Malham, FSC, President-Vice Chancellor, formally opened BU's Campus Corner "Coffee Shop" on April 5, at 10:00 a.m. A large crowd of BU administrators, staff, faculty and students came to join the opening and were welcomed to a simple and warm reception. Good luck to Amani Juha & Shadia Maria, our new friendly and energetic personnel who will be at the service of the BU community.

The Road of "Forty Pillars": From Bethlehem University to the Church of the Nativity in Manger Square
Seventeen artists of six nationalities (from France, Germany, Morocco, Japan, Italy and England) sculpted blocs of monolithic stone 3 to 3.5 tons each, and 250 cm. high which were extracted from Bethlehem. The pillars have been placed on an itinerary inside the old town of Bethlehem which starts on the road from Bethlehem University to the Church of the Nativity. These pillars were presented at Strasbourg in Place de Chateaux in December 1999. Fourteen pillars were sent to Bethlehem and three were left in Strasbourg to show the symbolic relationship between Bethlehem and Strasbourg. Photos below show 3 of the 14 pillars in three different landmarks dubbed metaphorically as "The Road of Forty Pillars". For more information, see web site <www.bethlehem-city.org>