Midwest BankCentre Contributes $10,000 to Center for Bosnian Studies
Saint Louis University has received a $10,000 contribution from Midwest BankCentre to support the relocation of the Center for Bosnian Studies from Fontbonne University to SLU this summer. The gift was presented by Marsha Benney, chief financial officer of Midwest BankCentre, during a ceremony held at Fontbonne on May 27.
The Center for Bosnian Studies to continue collecting artifacts, oral histories at SLU
Fontbonne University has been home to the Center for Bosnian Studies since its opening in 2022. After Fontbonne announced its closing last year, the center has partnered with St. Louis University.
Fontbonne University’s Center for Bosnian Studies Moving to Saint Louis University
Founded in 2006 as the Bosnia Memory Project, the Center is the only initiative of its kind in North America. For nearly two decades, it has been a hub for preserving the stories, artifacts and experiences of Bosnian genocide survivors and their families. The Center has a particular focus on St. Louis’s Bosnian community, which […]