Bridge Builder Awards

The campus ministries sponsoring People of the Book have long been a part of the fabric of community at Rutgers.

Our campus ministries serve the university in many ways. We are present on the campus to help students to integrate their religious identities with the world of learning available to them at the university, and to help them discern the particular ways in which their educations may serve the common good.

We also serve as build bridges between religions and between cultures for the sake of justice and peace for our world. We are here to help prepare students for citizenship in a world of religious and cultural diversity.

In this spirit, People of the Book will honor people on our campus who have made a special contribution to building bridges of dialogue, mutual understanding, and respect among peoples of diverse religious traditions within our university. Every year we will select from students, staff and faculty individuals who have made a difference as bridge builders.

Presentation Remarks by the Reverend Peter Cebulka, CO

PHOTO CAPTION: 2005 Bridge Builders (From left to right: Mr. Sami Elmansoury, Dr. Gregory S. Blimling, Dr. Abena P.A. Busia.)

PHOTO CAPTION: Bridge Builder Reception 2005 (From left to right: The Reverend Peter Cebulka, CO; The Reverend Gregory Bezilla.)

PHOTO CAPTION: Bridge Builder Reception, Winants Hall Assembly Room, September 7, 2005.