President Haidostian, members of the Board of Trustees, thank you for giving me the honor of speaking today. Faculty members and proud parents- How wonderful it must feel to see the fruit of your labor and sacrifices produce the Class of 24! Graduates of the Class of 24- Congratulations!… Yes, you made it! Free at… Continue Reading…
“Being human is being created in the image and likeness of our Creator as unique individuals”, said Dr. Michael Bassous, General Secretary and CEO of the Bible Society Lebanon, to the graduating class of 2024, at the Baccalaureate Service ceremony which took place at the First Armenian Evangelical Church, on Sunday the 2nd of June,… Continue Reading…
After almost six months of hard work conducted by the IT department and the Libraries, Haigazian University launched the new library system, WorldShare Management Services (WMS), thus replacing the old system OLIB. Built by the world’s largest library community, WMS is a next-generation library services platform (LSP) that is entirely cloud based, providing library management… Continue Reading…
This was the third consecutive year for collaborations between Haigazian University and the Hovhannes Sharambeyan Folk Art Museum of Yerevan. Mr. Hovhannes Menoyan was invited to teach the Lebanese Armenian school students about Stippled Metal Art (hammered Metal Art). Mr. Menoyan is a third generation Gyumri blacksmith. His work has been show-cased which led to… Continue Reading…
Haigazian University Welcomes Dr. Sarang Kim as its First Artist in Residence The Artist in Residence Program at Haigazian University, initiated in May 2024, is designed for distinguished artists and arts scholars. As a first, we are proud to welcome Dr. Sarang (Sarah) Kim, a Korean ethnomusicologist, who will engage in creative and scholarly activities… Continue Reading…
On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Haigazian University hosted the annual conference of the American Alumni Association of Lebanon (AAAL), dedicated this year to the rebuilding of the Lebanese national economy after years of collapse. The conference, moderated by Mr. Ghassan Nassif, opened with speeches by AAAL President Dr. Sami Rayshouni and Dr. Ramzia Anan. HU… Continue Reading…
In April 2024 an accomplished alumna of Haigazian, Anahid (Khanjian) Terjimanian, passed away in California. She was the wife of Hagop Terjimanian, an alumnus as well as professor at Haigazian (College). Anahid and Hagop Terjimanian met at Haigazian, graduated in 1963 with a BA in History and English respectively, and married in 1966. Both were… Continue Reading…
Haigazian University mourns the passing of esteemed scientist and visionary former faculty member, Dr. MANOUG MANOUGIAN (Jerusalem, 1935 – Tampa, 2024). Dr. Manougian’s legacy is entwined with modern Lebanese history, particularly through his leadership as the initiator and founder of the “Lebanese Rocket Society”, originally established as the “Haigazian College Rocket Society”. In the early… Continue Reading…
On Tuesday, the 23rd of April 2024, Haigazian University commemorated the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, an event organized by the University’s Heritage Club, with Guest Speaker Dr. Arda Ekmekji, Former Dean of Arts & Sciences and currently Professor in Intercultural Studies at the University. As per the tradition, this solemn event started with… Continue Reading…
APRIL 23, 2024 ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION HAIGAZIAN UNIVERSITY Dear Colleagues and Students. Many thanks for inviting me today to commemorate the 109th anniversary of the first Genocide of the 20th century. Many people sometimes tell us Armenians, to go on with our lives, Turn the Page- come on move on, yes I say but… Continue Reading…