AUK Celebrates Faculty Achievements

In celebration of Liberal Arts Week, President Marina Tolmacheva organized a dinner for Board members, AUK Faculty and Directors which was held at the Six Palms Restaurant in Marina Hotel last night.

Dr. Marina took to the podium to introduce guests of the university this week including Clifford Chanin of The Legacy Project, Barbara Brittingham from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), Thomas Bartlett, member of AUK Board of Trustees and Former President of Colgate University and American University of Cairo, Stephanie Jones from Maastricht-Kuwait, Stephen Gomes from SB, Netherlands and Dale Eickelman, Dartmouth-AUK Relationship Coordinator. This was followed by announcements of Initiation and Completion Grants awarded to AUK professors.

During dinner, AUK professors honored and recognized their fellow professors for their authorship of recently published books. Those recognized authors are Dr. Nizar Hamzeh, Dr. Shoma Munshi, Dr. Ann Scholl, Dr. Afaf Bataineh, and Dr. Conerly Casey.

There was also mention of books accepted or commissioned for publication, as well as seminars recently attended or soon to be attended by AUK professors.

It was a night to honor all the accomplishments the university has collectively garnered and to celebrate the institution's ongoing commitment to the Liberal Arts.