{"id":1904,"date":"2024-05-13T16:34:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T16:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/?p=1904"},"modified":"2024-05-23T14:15:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:15:11","slug":"a-word-from-the-chairman-michael-jesselson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/index.php\/2024\/05\/13\/a-word-from-the-chairman-michael-jesselson\/","title":{"rendered":"A Word from the Chairman &#8211; Michael  Jesselson"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1904\" data-postid=\"1904\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1904 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-css_id=\"okzo100\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_okzo100 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_5kk0100 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"15%,15%\" data-css_id=\"cmig993\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_cmig993 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_jytp994 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_nboi994 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/circles_0008_1-MICHAEL-G.-JESSELSON-300x300.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-1687\" title=\"circles_0008_1--MICHAEL-G.-JESSELSON\" alt=\"MICHAEL G. 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These efforts demonstrate the impact of our academic excellence and our commitment to do great things for the benefit of our people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few examples of the vital role we played in responding to the difficult challenges we are living through:<br><br><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our School of Optometry and Vision Science used its Mobile Optometry Clinic to assist victims and evacuees from across the country in the first few difficult weeks, providing them with new glasses\u2014free of charge\u2014to replace ones that were broken or lost.<\/li>\n<li>Our Department of Psychology, Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, and Azrieli Faculty of Medicine joined forces to bring their successful \u201cTeddy Bear Hospital\u201d model of therapeutic intervention to hundreds of traumatized children and their families.<\/li>\n<li>A researcher from the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine directed the IDF\u2019s efforts to identify missing soldiers, and a member of the Faculty of Law led Israel\u2019s fight to achieve international recognition and condemnation of Hamas\u2019 sex crimes committed on October 7<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li>Our Russell Berrie Galilee Diabetes SPHERE, which now operates in partnership with national healthcare providers and municipalities in 17 northern communities, rolled out a municipal emergency health-management platform within days of October 7<sup>th<\/sup>. This platform empowered municipal leaders to continue the delivery of critical health services to Israel\u2019s most vulnerable populations.<\/li>\n<li>Our Faculty of Education, together with Maccabi World Union and the Ministry of Education, created a K-12 school for evacuees from the South. The school applied its research-based, social-emotional learning approach to help young students heal.<\/li>\n<li>We created a campaign called \u201cWe Have Your Back\u201d to ensure that all Bar-Ilan reservists (more than 4,000 men and women) had the financial, academic, and psychological assistance required to continue with and succeed in their studies, free of worry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the academic side, extraordinary work has taken place by our executive leadership and senior management under the dedicated and inspiring direction of President Arie Zaban. Together, they have built a foundation for the exciting accomplishments of the past year, including:<br><br><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The founding of the country\u2019s National Institute for Sustainable Energy, in cooperation with the Technion. Concurrently, we are also constructing on our campus the country\u2019s first sustainable-energy prototype Lab. These developments will make Bar-Ilan the leading player in Israel\u2019s energy ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li>The awarding of more than \u20ac5 million in ERC (European Research Council) grants to Bar-Ilan researchers for their groundbreaking work in Chemistry, Bioengineering, and Neuropsychology.<\/li>\n<li>The expansion of Bar-Ilan\u2019s venture studio and accelerator, \u201cUnBox,\u201d and the culture of entrepreneurship among our researchers and their doctoral students. UnBox is already responsible for numerous disruptive companies, specifically in the field of healthcare.<\/li>\n<li>The construction of new research buildings for Engineering, Nanoscience, and Medicine, which support our priorities and main initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>The establishment of a new Commission for Diversity and also Gender Equity, which will emphasize helping first-generation college students to complete the full course of their degrees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is an exciting sense on campus of new growth and initiatives that one can\u2019t put into words!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These accomplishments are a source of great pride for us all, and give us strength and hope for our country and for <em>am Yisrael<\/em> at large. \u00a0We will surely emerge from these trying times even stronger and continue to advance our nation and our people through our superb research, education, and leadership.<\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Am Yisrael Chai!<\/em><\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ajdc817   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Michael G. 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JESSELSON\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/circles_0008_1-MICHAEL-G.-JESSELSON-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/circles_0008_1-MICHAEL-G.-JESSELSON-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/circles_0008_1-MICHAEL-G.-JESSELSON-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/circles_0008_1-MICHAEL-G.-JESSELSON-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/presidentreport.biu.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/circles_0008_1-MICHAEL-G.-JESSELSON.png 559w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">A Word from the Chairman<\/h3>\n<h3>Shalom,<\/h3> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The day after the brutal Hamas attack on October 7<sup>th<\/sup>, Bar-Ilan sprang into action to support not only our own students, faculty, and staff, but also members of wider Israeli society. These efforts demonstrate the impact of our academic excellence and our commitment to do great things for the benefit of our people.<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few examples of the vital role we played in responding to the difficult challenges we are living through:<br><br><\/p> <ul> <li>Our School of Optometry and Vision Science used its Mobile Optometry Clinic to assist victims and evacuees from across the country in the first few difficult weeks, providing them with new glasses\u2014free of charge\u2014to replace ones that were broken or lost.<\/li> <li>Our Department of Psychology, Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, and Azrieli Faculty of Medicine joined forces to bring their successful \u201cTeddy Bear Hospital\u201d model of therapeutic intervention to hundreds of traumatized children and their families.<\/li> <li>A researcher from the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine directed the IDF\u2019s efforts to identify missing soldiers, and a member of the Faculty of Law led Israel\u2019s fight to achieve international recognition and condemnation of Hamas\u2019 sex crimes committed on October 7<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li> <li>Our Russell Berrie Galilee Diabetes SPHERE, which now operates in partnership with national healthcare providers and municipalities in 17 northern communities, rolled out a municipal emergency health-management platform within days of October 7<sup>th<\/sup>. This platform empowered municipal leaders to continue the delivery of critical health services to Israel\u2019s most vulnerable populations.<\/li> <li>Our Faculty of Education, together with Maccabi World Union and the Ministry of Education, created a K-12 school for evacuees from the South. The school applied its research-based, social-emotional learning approach to help young students heal.<\/li> <li>We created a campaign called \u201cWe Have Your Back\u201d to ensure that all Bar-Ilan reservists (more than 4,000 men and women) had the financial, academic, and psychological assistance required to continue with and succeed in their studies, free of worry.<\/li> <\/ul> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the academic side, extraordinary work has taken place by our executive leadership and senior management under the dedicated and inspiring direction of President Arie Zaban. Together, they have built a foundation for the exciting accomplishments of the past year, including:<br><br><\/p> <ul> <li>The founding of the country\u2019s National Institute for Sustainable Energy, in cooperation with the Technion. Concurrently, we are also constructing on our campus the country\u2019s first sustainable-energy prototype Lab. These developments will make Bar-Ilan the leading player in Israel\u2019s energy ecosystem.<\/li> <li>The awarding of more than \u20ac5 million in ERC (European Research Council) grants to Bar-Ilan researchers for their groundbreaking work in Chemistry, Bioengineering, and Neuropsychology.<\/li> <li>The expansion of Bar-Ilan\u2019s venture studio and accelerator, \u201cUnBox,\u201d and the culture of entrepreneurship among our researchers and their doctoral students. UnBox is already responsible for numerous disruptive companies, specifically in the field of healthcare.<\/li> <li>The construction of new research buildings for Engineering, Nanoscience, and Medicine, which support our priorities and main initiatives.<\/li> <li>The establishment of a new Commission for Diversity and also Gender Equity, which will emphasize helping first-generation college students to complete the full course of their degrees.<\/li> <\/ul> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is an exciting sense on campus of new growth and initiatives that one can\u2019t put into words!<\/p> <p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These accomplishments are a source of great pride for us all, and give us strength and hope for our country and for <em>am Yisrael<\/em> at large. \u00a0We will surely emerge from these trying times even stronger and continue to advance our nation and our people through our superb research, education, and leadership.<\/p> <h1>\u00a0<\/h1> <h1 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Am Yisrael Chai!<\/em><\/h1>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Michael G. 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