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Jean-Pierre Raffarin Receives Honorary Doctorate שולם P.P 5932 באר-שבע NEWSLETTER OF BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב A Well of Inspiration Field Family Foundation Medical Simulation Center to be built at BGU Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin Receives Honorary Doctorate An Angel in the Budapest Skies L-R: Prof. Oscaldo Romberg, Mayor Ruvik Danilovich, Prof. Haim Maor, and Prof. Rivka Carmi Leading figures from the Israeli art world came into the space to participate in all kinds of together to celebrate the opening of a new interactive programs.” arts and visual media center named “Habeer” Science Fest a Rousing (the Well) in the old city of Beer-Sheva. “It was impossible to say no to Osvaldo,” Success Pointing to the actual well located in the University President Prof. Rivka Carmi middle of the center’s courtyard, and noting said. The center, she explained, will create that the city itself was named by its proximity something local, different but equally as to such wells, Ben-Gurion University Prof. exciting as what is going on elsewhere in the Haim Maor noted that “this is the metaphorical Israeli arts scene. “We are about excellence – well of art and culture that we have all come to in fields like engineering and now in the arts.” * drink from.” Speakers included Mayor of Beer-Sheva The non-profit exhibition space is supported Ruvik Danilovich and Marc Scheps, former by the Beer-Sheva Municipality, BGU and the curator of the Tel Aviv Museum, who spoke Rashi Foundation. “Habeer” is the brainchild about the opening exhibition that included of Maor, Professor Emeritus Haim Finkelstein, works by the late Dennis Oppenheimer. also from the Department of the Arts, and Among the many guests were General internationally-recognized artist Prof. Osvaldo Director of the Rashi Foundation Elie Elalouf; Learn more about Green Campus Romberg. Amnon Barzel, founder of the Jewish /http://cmsprod.bgu.ac.il/Eng/Units/green Museum in Berlin; Yigal Zalmona, chief See us on YouTube “We want to do what doesn’t exist already,” curator-at-large at the Israel Museum in www.youtube.com/BenGurionUniversity explained Romberg, an Israeli-Argentinian Jerusalem; and leading curators in the Israeli artist who created a similar center in art world, Dalia Manor, Tali Tamir, Hagguy Join us on Facebook Philadelphia. “The Well will focus on video, Segev; artists Motti Mizrachi, Benny Efrat, www.facebook.com/BenGurionUniversity experimental cinema and multimedia, but Elidor Cohen, Yehudit Mayer; and current Follow us on Twitter with its face to the community – bringing Head of the Department of the Arts Dr. Daniel www.twitter.com/BenGurionU (@BenGurionU) children and as many people as possible Unger. NEWSLETTER OF BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV Field Family Foundation Medical Simulation Center to be built at BGU Prof. Rivka Carmi (far left) joins Larry Field (left) with his extended family and friend Rivka Seiden (far right) at the ceremony The extended family of real estate developer to simulate a variety of medical situations. Field recalled that his connection to the and philanthropist Lawrence N. Field University goes back 40 years when he from Los Angeles was on hand as BGU Once the Center is built, “No student will met BGU’s first president, Moshe Prywes, marked their pledge towards the building graduate without their having experience in in Los Angeles. Prywes later resigned to of the Field Family Foundation Medical the simulator so that we make sure that they become the Founding Dean of the Joyce Simulation Center. Last year, the New York- fulfill the dictum ‘Do No Harm’,” President and Irving Goldman Medical School. Noting based Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Prof. Rivka Carmi said. She noted that it that he often lectures about capitalism and Foundation contributed the seed money to would be the first simulation center created entrepreneurship, he explained that “one of initiate the Center. as part of a medical school in Israel and the things I often say is: if you can imagine thanked Larry for his long-time friendship it and work hard enough you have a great The state-of-the-art facility will use electronic and support of BGU. possibility of achieving it.” mannequins that exhibit life-like symptoms 2 Managers Making a Difference Jean-Pierre Raffarin Receives Students in the Department of Management at the Guilford Glazer Faculty Honorary Doctorate of Business and Management don’t need to wait for that lucrative job offer to begin Photo by Erez Lichtfeld Photo by Erez writing business plans for companies and organizations. Dr. Mosi Rosenboim’s class, “Businesses in Israel: Pointing towards the Negev,” offers a unique hands-on opportunity for these budding businessmen. “This year, I and my assistant Miri Arbiv decided that we would send our students out to Negev organizations, governmental agencies and businesses,” Rosenboim says. “There’s a momentum building in the Negev,” he observed, “and this is our donation to building the business infrastructure of the area.” The 250 students were separated into groups of five with an advisor from the Glazer Faculty or one brought in especially for their project. They were then “loaned Former Prime Minister of France Jean-Pierre Raffarin receives the degree from Prof. Rivka Carmi out” to organizations ranging from the Employment Service and local councils Former Prime Minister of France Jean-Pierre cultures gather, where all efforts are directed to the Kiryat Gat City Engineer to local Raffarin was the recipient of an honorary towards the vision of its establishment: businesses and Bedouin organizations. doctorate during a special ceremony with Making the desert bloom. The noble President Prof. Rivka Carmi in January. mission of BGU, envisioned by the founder “The students have been working on a of the State of Israel is of interest to all wide variety of projects, tackling questions A former member of the European humanity, since more than 50 percent of like what to do with the industrial area Parliament, Raffarin currently serves as a our planet surface consists of drylands. near the Shoket Junction near the town senator of France. The honorary doctorate Issues such as desert agriculture, water of Meitar. They are working with the city was given for his service in reforming research, solar energy and environmental engineer of Kiryat Gat on designing a education and pensions in France and for management are some of the 21st century’s motel for businessmen who are visiting his support of Israel and the University in major challenges. Generous donors from Intel headquarters, or promoting tourism to particular, as well as his efforts to fight anti- all over the world are deeply committed to sites in the Negev, everything from Bedouin Semitism. preserving and advancing the scientific and attractions to the Air Force Museum in human standards of this great institution. Hatzerim. After receiving his honorary doctorate, In France, the French Associates of Ben- Raffarin wrote about the experience on his Gurion University of the Negev is widely “The reactions have been great,” reports blog: active under the leadership of its president, Rosenboim, both from the students and Gérard Worms. the organizations. “I was deeply moved upon receipt of the Honoris Causa Doctorate from Ben-Gurion “BGU’s message of peace and development “In the long term, the purpose of the University of the Negev, the great university is of special significance in this region of the project is for people to know that they can of the desert. I have warm relations with this world, where the threat of violence seems turn to the Department of Management to university, where young people from around eternal. In times of war, scholarship remains utilize the academic knowledge we have the world, of different identities, religions and the choice of the future.” developed,” he says. 3 NEWSLETTER OF BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV Rutgers Exchange Learns about Children’s Rights in Israel Action program and its academic units,” noted Isralowitz. “I am very excited about this experience and its prospects for ‘true relations development’ based on mutual interest and concerns, as well as positive communication, cooperation and coordination of efforts.” Their visit was disrupted by the unexpected missile attacks on southern Israel, including Beer-Sheva, which resulted in a number of program changes. Valverde described how the students L-R: Dr. Yair Ronen; Ilan Kalgrad; Prof. Richard Isralowitz and Prof. Jennifer Rosen Valverde took the changes in their stride: “They demonstrated incredible strength, kindness, Eight law students from the Rutgers School region and met with Fellows from the Lillian resilience, warmth, intelligence and most of Law–Newark and their professor, Jennifer and Larry Goodman Open Apartments of all humor during our trip. While perhaps Rosen Valverde, spent their seven days of program, learning about how this hands-on they did not learn all of the lessons we spring break in and around Beer-Sheva as program brings students into Beer-Sheva’s had intended, those they missed were part of an academic exchange opportunity. weakest neighborhoods. replaced with lessons on international human rights and experiencing first-hand, “You can take courses anywhere,” says “Several of the BGU students are for brief moments, the toll that living under Prof. Richard Isralowitz from the Charlotte B. immigrants from Ethiopia and Russia,” the constant threat and periodic barrage of and Jack J. Spitzer Department of Social Valverde said, “and they eloquently
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