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USJ President Speech Competition

Rise to Bloom invited staff and faculty to search for hope and well-being as they participate in a speech competition. The task was to ghostwrite a speech to USJ president, Professor Salim Daccache sj. We received 12 inspirational speeches which we urge you to read. The first winner is the speech of Mrs. Micheline Sainte-Marie Bittar (from BO) and second winner Professor Rami El Haddad (from FS). Let the 12 speeches transform your spirit and mind. Enjoy reading.

For more information contact risetobloom@usj.edu.lb 01 421 000 ext. 2355

Students Speech Competition

Rise to Bloom invited students to empower their fellows and USJ community by participating in a speech competition. The task consisted of ghostwriting an empowering speech addressing the current challenges of Lebanon to be addressed by an influential figure of the authors’ choosing. We received 30 speeches of unique quality: 13 speeches in English, 13 Arabic, and 4 French languages, which reflects the trilingual power of USJ. The first winner is the speech of Marilyn Saliba and second winner Dana Teresa Allam. Let the 30 speeches transform your spirit and mind. Enjoy reading.

If you are interested in making your message heard,risetobloom@usj.edu.lb | 01 421 000 ext. 2355.

Click on each participant’s name to read his/her speech


Inspirational Videos

USJ members have searched for hope in desperate times and found it. They found it in their resilience, will to change the political constituents, unfailing dreams, and many more. Watch how they expressed their findings in the following short videos.

Although all videos were inspirational, Rise to Bloom has awarded 6 videos after a voting by Rise to Bloom board members and two students from the students’ USJ council. We invite you to watch the ceremony and the inspirational videos.