Fall 1993 Alumna
Welcome back to one of the most significant times in your life
Learn, serve, and grow with us!
Jerusalem Center Alumni Board
Serving With You
Vice-Chair
Amy Anderson Perry
Summer 2015 Alumna
Treasurer
Camilla Anderson Wright
Winter 1993 Alumna
Historian
Tricia Hammond Petrey
Fall 1992 Alumna
Faculty Liaison
Dr. Brent Top
1993 -1994 Center Faculty
Technology Advisor
Jared August
Winter 2011
Jerusalem Center Alumni Oversite Committee
Wisdom & Guidance
History
How the Jerusalem Center Alumni Came About
In 2019, after having visited the Jerusalem Center two years in a row and having participated in the Jerusalem Center 30 Year Anniversary Event at Brigham Young University, April Giddings Cobb presented the idea of creating an organization to unite Alumni with a cause. She had been considering the importance of reminding fellow alumni of the significance of the Jerusalem study abroad experience and the impact it has had on so many lives. Remembering the people as well as the lessons learned and the testimonies built is key to this organization. We must remember the past to improve the future. As we bring to mind the gospel of Jesus Christ and the reality of his teachings, we will be anchored as life gets complicated and as trials come upon us. So many of us yearn for a stronger connection to one another and to the gospel. We felt that strength in Jerusalem, and we can feel that connection again as we serve and share together. Friendships will be built, connections will be made, and testimonies will be reborn.
With the support and involvement of the Jerusalem Center office, we began. We established our board in 2020 and began bringing on volunteers to run every aspect of the organization. Alumni from all decades of the Jerusalem program have enthusiastically given their time to build something far-reaching and impactful. Starting with a website and the collection of stories, we began. Our goals are to remind one another of our experiences, Collect alumni along with their stories of their time in the Holy Land, teach one another the gospel and things related to the Middle East, and finally to give back in every way possible so that others will be able to enjoy the experience we were so privileged to enjoy ourselves.
Mission
Promote the Jerusalem Center’s contribution to our lives
The Jerusalem Center Alumni is organized as an integral part of the Jerusalem Center community to serve as a continuing link between the Jerusalem Center alumni, students, professors, service couples, and friends. The JCA will promote the purposes of, encourage interest in, and perpetuate the Jerusalem Center’s contributions in the lives of their constituency by adhering to five core goals: Remind, Connect, Collect, Teach, & Give.
Goals
Bringing us back together to remember, learn, and give
Our Goal is to REMIND alumni of their experience and the testimony they gained in the Holy Land. We wish to CONNECT by fostering relationships between former students of all decades and all others associated with the Jerusalem study abroad. We will COLLECT memories through stories, photos and videos for historical and sentimental purposes. Teach by providing opportunities for members to LEARN through firesides, articles, conferences, and online events. We will GIVE back in support of Jerusalem Center student programs and activities.
Beliefs
Having a greater purpose strengthens us