BGU | Fundraising Handbook

1.5 CAMPUS BEAUTIFICATION An opportunity to promote our core values

The Need In the Negev’s vast desert landscape, BGU is an educational and cultural oasis, home to a vast number of educational, scientific, and cultural resources largely located in impressive buildings on our three main campuses in Beer-Sheva, Sde Boker, and Eilat. But neither the resources nor the buildings stand in isolation. They serve as landmarks in a rich landscape that also encompasses the many pathways, gardens, open areas, plazas, artwork, seating and recreation areas, and donor recognition sites that shape our campuses. These spaces draw us in and bring us together as a community, providing a place for a quiet conversation, coffee break, or get-together with classmates; a means of getting some fresh air and exercise; and a pathway to our next destination, be it a classroom, laboratory, or faculty member’s office.

BGU strives to be a welcoming and inviting place that promotes respect for education, science, the environment, art, community service and philanthropy, and diverse cultures and people. In our physical environment, the aims of projecting excellence, professionalism, stability, and stewardship of our surroundings are balanced with the need to create a warm, open, and comfortable setting that inspires creativity, discourse, good humor, and tolerance. All of this is reflected in our campus landscape and the spaces that connect our remarkable buildings and the people that study and work in them. Because a bench isn’t simply a place to sit – it also provides a means of bringing people together, fostering conversation, and sharing space – there will always be a need to invest in projects that make our campuses more welcoming and beautiful.

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CAMPUS BEAUTIFICATION