BGU & YOU | NOVEMBER 2023

Students and staff from the Department of Environmental, Geoinformatics and Urban Planning Sciences helped harvest cherry tomatoes in Kmehin. Photo: Courtesy

□ Over 80 students from the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management,

□ The University launched BG-TV: a series of live online lectures on a wide range of timely topics by faculty members in all disciplines – the first week covered war-related issues in public health, ecology, history, philosophy, education, journalism, and more. □ The university administration approved organized departmental volunteer missions to support the home front, primarily in farms throughout the south.

led by six faculty members, volunteered to help organize and improve the methods and logistical operations of the civilian operations rooms that opened throughout the south. The teams were able to identify bottlenecks, and improve various processes and technological interfaces.

The Lev Ehad operations center coordinating civilian relief efforts in the Zlotowski Student Center. October 23, 2023

□ Students from the Perach project are working with families of enlisted reservists, to help with childcare and activities for young children. □ Over 30 students from the Charlotte B. and Jack J. Spitzer Department of Social Work are helping run activities for children of the evacuees in Eilat, Mitspe Ramon and Kramim.

"Every Hostage Has a Story" installation in the Zlotowski Student Center

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STRONG AND UNITED WE WILL PREVAIL