Meetings

September 15-17: Days of Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS) in St. Louis

BHAAAS Annual Meeting

 

The Bosnia Memory Project at Fontbonne University is honored to co-host the annual meeting of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS), September 15-17.  This meeting is divided into two parts. 

Part I, a series of mentoring programs for young Bosnians, will be held at Mehlville High School on Thursday, September 15, and Friday, September 16.

Part II, the Annual Academy Meeting, will be held at Fontbonne University on Saturday, September 17. 

All events on the schedule below are free and open to the public.

For more information about these events, contact Dr. Ben Moore at 314-889-4553 or bmoore@fontbonne.edu.

For more information about the Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences, visit http://www.bhaaas.org.

Part I

Bridges to Success: A Career Mentoring Program for Bosnian Americans

Thursday and Friday, September 15 and 16

Mehlville High School

3200 Lemay Ferry Road

St. Louis, MO 63125

Admission is free and open to all students and their parents, regardless of background. Refreshments will be served.

 

Thursday, September 15, 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.—Program Introduction for Younger Bosnians and Their Parents

• Welcome and Program Overview: Djenita Pasic, JD, President-elect, Bosnian Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS).
• Sharing Success Stories: Adnan Cutuk, M.D., Professor and Orthopedic Surgeon at Saint Louis University and Ira Herenda, J.D., Associate Attorney at Dill, Bamvakais and Newsham P.C.
• Literary Reading by Aleksandar Hemon, author of The Lazarus Project and three collections of short stories: The Question of Bruno, Nowhere Man, and Love and Obstacles.

Friday, September 16, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.—Building Bridges for Future Success  

• 3:00 p.m. – Panel of Bosnian Experts and Interactive Discussion on Professional Success
• 4:00 p.m. – Breakout Sessions on Specific Careers: Law and Business; Medicine, Healthcare, and Research; and Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Part II

Annual Meeting of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Saturday, September 17

Fontbonne University

6800 Wydown Boulevard

St. Louis, MO 63105

Saturday, September 17,  noon—Section Breakout Sessions  

Medicine, Science, and Research Section: One Health Initiative

Location: Anheuser-Busch Hall 203-205

• Senad Divanovic, Ph.D., M.Sc.: The role of innate immune responses in development and progression of obesity.
• Nikolina Babic, Ph.D.: Clinical pharmacogenetics.
• Almasa Bass, Pharm.D.: Urgent medical technology needs (BT1500 bioanalyzer) for Dom Zdravlja in Donji Vakuf.
• Ajlina Karamehic-Muratovic, Ph.D. and Azra Blazevic, D.V.M., M.S.P.H.: A pilot study: A cross-national and cross-continental study of well being in a refugee community.
• Emir Hodzic, D.V.M., Ph.D.: The perfect storm: The Lyme disease epidemic.

Technical Sciences Section

Location: Anheuser Busch Hall 201

• Mirsad Hadzikadic, Ph.D.
• Migdat Hodzic, Ph.D.
• Ali Akansu, Ph.D.
• Tea Temim, Ph.D.

Law, Business, and Other Professions Section

Location: Anheuser-Busch Hall 208

• Law: Djenita Pasic, J.D., Sulejman Dizdarevic, J.D., Alma Imsirevic, J.D., Dino Kujundzic, J.D., and Ira Herenda, J.D.
• Business / Finance: Milad Hadziabdic, M.Sc., Igor Lemajic, M.B.A., Adnan Sulejmanpasic, M.Sc., and others to be announced.

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Section

Location: Anheuser Busch-Hall 210

• Participants to be announced.

Saturday, September 17, 1:00 p.m. – “Free Fallin’”: An exhibition of the art of Jesenko Kurbasic

Location: Fine Arts Gallery, Fontbonne University

 

Saturday, September 17, 2:00 p.m. – Academy General Assembly Meeting

Location: Anheuser Busch Hall 203-205

• Report of the President of the Academy on past year activities and plans for next year
• Presentation of Honorary Members
• Introduction of new President
• Opening speech by the new President
• Certificate for outgoing President
• Certificate for annual service award  

Saturday, September 17, 3:00 p.m. – Film: “From Auschwitz to Dretelj”

Location: Lewis Auditorium, lower level of the Fontbonne Library

Please excuse the condition of the auditorium, which is undergoing renovation.

• The film features Academy members Dr. Esad Boskailo, psychiatrist, and Mugdim Karabeg, renowned Bosnian journalist, who provide chilling testimony as two survivors of the Dretelj concentration camp. They shed light on the resilience of the victims, the psychology of the perpetrators, and the human imperative to resist mass madness and cruelty. Directed by Timur Boskailo.

Saturday, September 17, 4:15  p.m. –Lecture: "Cancer in the 21^st Century: Plague or Discomfort?"

Location: Anheuser Busch Hall 203-205

• Gordan Srkalovic, M.D.

Saturday, September 17, 5:00 p.m. –Presidential Guest Speaker

Location: Anheuser Busch Hall 203-205

• Benjamin Moore, Ph.D., Director of the Bosnia Memory Project at Fontbonne University

Saturday, September 17, 6:00 p.m.—Benefit Concert for the Academy

Location: Doerr Chapel (second floor of Ryan Hall), Fontbonne University

• AlmaNova (Jessica Pierce and Almer Imamovic; http://www.almanova.us)

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