Events

Inauguration of the Philip A. Salem Academy for Lebanese Heritage

LAU Beirut campus

The Philip A. Salem Academy for Lebanese Heritage invites you to attend its inauguration ceremony on the LAU Beirut campus.

Program

Time Details Location
11:00 a.m. Welcome Reception Orme-Gray Hall Courtyard
11:30 a.m. Ribbon-Cutting and Tour of the Academy The Philip A. Salem Academy for Lebanese Heritage
12:00 p.m.

Inauguration of the Academy’s functions:

  • Opening remarks by Academy Director, poet Henry Zoghaib
  • Address by LAU President Dr. Chaouki T. Abdallah
  • Presentation of the Philip Salem Award for Lebanese Heritage
  • Book signing of five new publications, offered as gifts to attendees: Philip Salem: Lebanon and Positive Neutrality, May Rihani: From My Papers, Hiam Mallat: Khalil Mutran Through Their Eyes, Ameen Albert Rihani: Rihani’s Peace Mission in the Hejaz, Henry Zoghaib: Translation of Sand and Foam by Kahlil Gibran

 

 Room 903, Adnan Kassar School of Business

The invitation is open to the public.

RSVP by July 8: Ms. Norma Khoury on 01-786456 ext. 1251 (between 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m).