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31, May 2011
3rd Annual ACM Technology Fair at AUK
As part of its mission to inspire young people and discover potential technology leaders, Association for Computing Machinery at the American University of Kuwait Chapter (ACM-AUK) held the 3rd Annual ACM Technology Fair at AUK to conclude the ACM activities for the academic year 2010-2011.
The fair included an exhibition featuring computer antiques as well as student modern software innovations. In addition, the fair hosted a contest for AUK CS and IS graduating students, who showcased their senior capstone projects and competed for the best three winning ideas. The event concluded at an exciting atmosphere as the winners were announced by the judges panel. The best 3 ideas received awards.
AUK President Dr. Winfred Thompson gave the opening remarks of the event. He stressed that AUK encourages research efforts and innovative thinking. He added that he is proud to attend such events to observe the achievements of CS and IS AUK students.
The eight competing teams included four male and four female teams, who presented their projects to the audience and a panel of judges. The first winning project was "RRS" by SWAP team: Ali Taqi, Bader Al-Mohamed Ali and Eissa Al-Qadeeri. SWAP team decided to solve one of the most critical world problems through their 'Revolutionary Reporting System'. Their design is based on a simple image reporting software that uses the geographic location tagging on images. The project aims at reducing the mortality rates resulting from delayed emergency management. In second place was "The Enlight Project" by Team Dream: Wael Al-Ahmady, Mejren Al-Hammadi, Faisal Al-Ajmi, and Salem Al-Hammadi. The Enlight Project: had two parts, the first part allows you to turn any surface whatsoever into an internet-connected touch screen, while the second part revolutionizes user interfaces by allowing you to control computers using body-motion-sensing without any keyboard/mouse. In third place came the "The World Application" project presented by Khaled Al-Jassar, Abduallah AlShaya and Mohammed Al-Shatti. The project is a system designed to provide real time translators for many languages.
The event was organized by the members of ACM Club at AUK with the sponsorship and support of the Office of Student Life at AUK; and under supervision of Dr. Amir Zeid, Program Lead for Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS). The ACM Club is a chapter of the international Association for Computing Machinery, an international scientific and educational organization based in New York and with offices and chapters in many parts of the world.
The ACM chapter at AUK was established in 2008 by Professor Amir Zeid, who also serves as the Advisor of the ACM-AUK Chapter. The idea behind it was to support the CSIS program and provide educational activities that embrace CISS as a truly exciting field.
The "Technology Fair", as seen by Dr. Zeid, is a chance to engage the students in software solutions that deal with real world problems. "Passing through the tough times of coming up with software ideas, testing them, and simplifying them in a form of a public presentation is not an easy job. These students have undergone significant development in their personalities and skills in a matter of months. Now, they have come out to the public confidently with ideas that stand out and make real a difference to the world. The SWAP team is getting ready to expose their idea to the whole world in the Imagine Cup finals in New York next July. I hope they set a good example to their peers and inspire them to expose their talents."
The ceremony also included awards and acknowledgements for excellence in CS and IS programs. Two students were acknowledged for presenting conference papers. Two other students were acknowledged for getting accepted to attend summer school of computer security at Dartmouth College. The three top teams from AUK who ranked among the top-10 teams in the regional Microsoft Imagine Cup were also acknowledged.
The fair included an exhibition featuring computer antiques as well as student modern software innovations. In addition, the fair hosted a contest for AUK CS and IS graduating students, who showcased their senior capstone projects and competed for the best three winning ideas. The event concluded at an exciting atmosphere as the winners were announced by the judges panel. The best 3 ideas received awards.
AUK President Dr. Winfred Thompson gave the opening remarks of the event. He stressed that AUK encourages research efforts and innovative thinking. He added that he is proud to attend such events to observe the achievements of CS and IS AUK students.
The eight competing teams included four male and four female teams, who presented their projects to the audience and a panel of judges. The first winning project was "RRS" by SWAP team: Ali Taqi, Bader Al-Mohamed Ali and Eissa Al-Qadeeri. SWAP team decided to solve one of the most critical world problems through their 'Revolutionary Reporting System'. Their design is based on a simple image reporting software that uses the geographic location tagging on images. The project aims at reducing the mortality rates resulting from delayed emergency management. In second place was "The Enlight Project" by Team Dream: Wael Al-Ahmady, Mejren Al-Hammadi, Faisal Al-Ajmi, and Salem Al-Hammadi. The Enlight Project: had two parts, the first part allows you to turn any surface whatsoever into an internet-connected touch screen, while the second part revolutionizes user interfaces by allowing you to control computers using body-motion-sensing without any keyboard/mouse. In third place came the "The World Application" project presented by Khaled Al-Jassar, Abduallah AlShaya and Mohammed Al-Shatti. The project is a system designed to provide real time translators for many languages.
The event was organized by the members of ACM Club at AUK with the sponsorship and support of the Office of Student Life at AUK; and under supervision of Dr. Amir Zeid, Program Lead for Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS). The ACM Club is a chapter of the international Association for Computing Machinery, an international scientific and educational organization based in New York and with offices and chapters in many parts of the world.
The ACM chapter at AUK was established in 2008 by Professor Amir Zeid, who also serves as the Advisor of the ACM-AUK Chapter. The idea behind it was to support the CSIS program and provide educational activities that embrace CISS as a truly exciting field.
The "Technology Fair", as seen by Dr. Zeid, is a chance to engage the students in software solutions that deal with real world problems. "Passing through the tough times of coming up with software ideas, testing them, and simplifying them in a form of a public presentation is not an easy job. These students have undergone significant development in their personalities and skills in a matter of months. Now, they have come out to the public confidently with ideas that stand out and make real a difference to the world. The SWAP team is getting ready to expose their idea to the whole world in the Imagine Cup finals in New York next July. I hope they set a good example to their peers and inspire them to expose their talents."
The ceremony also included awards and acknowledgements for excellence in CS and IS programs. Two students were acknowledged for presenting conference papers. Two other students were acknowledged for getting accepted to attend summer school of computer security at Dartmouth College. The three top teams from AUK who ranked among the top-10 teams in the regional Microsoft Imagine Cup were also acknowledged.
Winning Team with President Thompson and Dr. Zeid
Top three teams in the competition
29, May 2011
AUK's Female and Male Basketball Teams Crowned 2011 Champions
The AUK Men's UCC Basketball Final saw AUK marginally beating GUST in what turned out to be a high octane game. The AUK Men's Team secured the win with a phenomenal last second shot by Ahmed Darwish, making the final score 78-76. Mohammad Riad led AUK in scoring with 23 points. Uros Lukic put up an impressive 19 points while controlling the flow for AUK.
The AUK Women's Basketball Team defeated ACK last night 38-11 in the UCC Basketball Finals. AUK dominated the game from the very beginning, steadily increasing their lead every quarter. Bashaer Al-Salem was the leading scorer with 12 points; Ghaneema Al-Qudmani and Njoud Aweis contributing 8 points each to ensure a comprehensive victory for AUK. Way to go AUK Basketball!
Men's Basketball Team
Uros Lukic
Feras El-Husari
Abdulwahab Yousef
Mohammed Raid
Ahmed Darwish
Ahmed Butaiban
Mansour Abdullah
Hussein Saad
Fawaz Al-Dakheel
Women's Basketball Team
Bashaer Al-Salem
Ghaneema Al-Qudmani
Njoud Aweis
Reem Marafie
Sama Ahmed
The AUK Women's Basketball Team defeated ACK last night 38-11 in the UCC Basketball Finals. AUK dominated the game from the very beginning, steadily increasing their lead every quarter. Bashaer Al-Salem was the leading scorer with 12 points; Ghaneema Al-Qudmani and Njoud Aweis contributing 8 points each to ensure a comprehensive victory for AUK. Way to go AUK Basketball!
Men's Basketball Team
Uros Lukic
Feras El-Husari
Abdulwahab Yousef
Mohammed Raid
Ahmed Darwish
Ahmed Butaiban
Mansour Abdullah
Hussein Saad
Fawaz Al-Dakheel
Women's Basketball Team
Bashaer Al-Salem
Ghaneema Al-Qudmani
Njoud Aweis
Reem Marafie
Sama Ahmed
An AUK player attempts a lay-up during the UCC Basketball final against GUST
AUK Women's Basketball Team rally each other during the UCC Basketball final
2011 Champions, AUK Women's Basketball Team
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25, May 2011
AUK Men's & Women's Tennis Teams Crowned 2011 Champions
The American University of Kuwait (AUK) Tennis Team defeated the Australian College of Kuwait (ACK) in the tennis finals of the University Championship Cup (UCC). The men's team, consisting of AUK students Fahad Al-Wadani, Uros Lukic and Djokep Pichery, won 2-1, while the women's team, consisting of Mariam Haya, Sarah Behehani and Aseel Duaij had a clean sweep, winning 2-0. The men and women's tennis team have now earned AUK 10 points toward the 2011 UCC trophy race, putting AUK in excellent standing to win this year's University Championship Cup. Congratulations to AUK's Championship Tennis Teams!
Uros Lukic prepares to hit a forehand during the UCC tennis finals against ACK
Fahad Al-Wadani delivers a slice shot during the UCC tennis finals against ACK
AUK's men's tennis Champions from left to right, Fahad Al-Wadani, Djokep Pichery and Uros Lukic with AUK Sports Coordinator Trevor Taylor
Sarah Behbehani returns a forehand shot during the UCC tennis finals against ACK
Mariam Hayat sets up for a forehand during the UCC tennis finals against ACK
AUK's women's tennis Champions Sarah Behbehani (L) and Mariam Hayat
25, May 2011
Writing Center's Aljuhail Attends the 2011 CCCC
AUK's Senior Staff Consultant at the Writing Center Hanouf Aljuhail, attended the Collaborative @ the Conference on College Composition and Communication - CCCC , in Atlanta , GA. Aljuhail facilitated a session titled "Writing Center Practice: Common Concepts in an International Context". Aljuhail discussed the nature of AUK's Writing Center practice revealing its applied experimental methods that has involved the establishing of new communication lines with other academic and non-academic entities within the institution. From an international perspective, Aljuhail demonstrated how there are fundamental and universal common grounds shared between writing centers. An open discussion then was initiated where diverse experiences were shared between various institutions.
Aljuhail at the 2011 CCCC
24, May 2011
AUK holds 7th Annual Awards Night
The American University of Kuwait held its 7th Annual Awards Night on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 at 7 pm in the AUK Auditorium. The Ceremony commenced with a welcome note from AUK President Dr. Winfred Thompson followed by a night of awards for AUK staff, faculty and students. Each division/department awarded their most worthy student employee in an effort to recognize their hard work and the Student Government Association in return awarded faculty and staff for their support.
The highlights of the evening were the Founders' Award, the President's Award and the Student Affair's Award. The Founder's Award recognizes a graduating senior for exceptional achievement both in and outside the classroom over the course of his/her entire time at the University. The President's Award is the University's most prestigious student award, recognizing a student who has exhibited academic excellence and who embodies the ideals of a liberal arts education. The Student Affairs Award goes to the student who has demonstrated commitment to promoting a positive image of the University, embodied in the goals and mission of AUK and has contributed positively to life on campus. The recipients of these awards are students who have shown exceptional academic achievement and involvement in activities outside of the classroom among other criteria.
Founders' Award: Rana Abdelhamid
President's Award: Rania H. Shaker
Student Affairs Award: Amal Behbehani
Categories and Recipients:
Student Employee Awards
Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences: Katy Hauranieh, Walaa Shaheen
Division of Sciences & Engineering: Kholod Al-Shamry, Talal Abduljader
Division of Social Sciences: Ali Atesh
Division of Humanities and Arts: Eman J. El-Taki
Division of Business and Economics: Ahmed Abdullatif
Writing Center: Sahar Tanweer, Fatima Ibraheem
Gulf Studies Center: Mennatallah Abdul-Hamid
Information Technology: Ahmad Awada
PR & Marketing: Sarah S. Khalaf
Intensive English Program: Mariam El-Temtamy, Halimah El-Husari, Rand Dannan Nour Jaber, Samantha Combs
Arabian Heritage Project: Awab Al-Hossary
Library: Hamad Al-Abdullah, Hassan Najaa
Office of the Vice President of Administrative and Student Affairs: Fakheema Badri
Admissions: Khaled Sawan, Kholoud Al-Roumi
Registrar: Ahmed Mohamed
Student Success Center: Mahmoud Mohamed, Shahad Bin-Salamah, Amineh Eida, Ali Taqi, Hiba Bazzi, Rasha Abdelhadi, Syed Abrar Husain, Rana Abdelhamid
Student Life: Ghaneema Al-Qudmani, Moneba Iqbal, Dana Jaber
Outstanding Athletes:
Female: Njoud Aweis
Male: Uros Lukic
IEP Academic Achievement Award
Level 1: Jaber Al-Shamry
Level 2: Ahmed Mandy
Level 3 (Fall 2010): Noora Al-Sebaie
Level 3 (Spring 2011): Haneen Al-Ashqar
University Service Award
AbdorRahman Chowdhury
Abdulrahman Al-Bastaki
Abdulsamad Marafie
Ahmed Abdullatif
Ahmed Butaiban
Ahmed Mandy
Bashar Essa
Fatima Ibraheem
Fatma M Ebrahimi
Frohan Foroutan
Ghaneema M Al-Qudmani
Hala Ahmed
Kevork Awakimian
Khadija Al-Qassar
Mohammad Al-tanani
Nada Ibrahim
Nigel D'Souza
Rasha Abdelhadi
Sarah S. Khalaf
Yousef Nayef
Zainab Al-Sammak
SGA Student Body Awards
Innovative Lecturer Award: Dr. Charles Mitchell
Most Supportive Faculty Award: Dr. James McDougal
Most Supportive Staff Award: Shaimaa Mohamed
Faculty Mentorship Award: Dr. Mary Queen, Dr. Kathryn Kleypas
Staff Mentorship Award: Hanouf Al-Juhail
Most Humorous Faculty Award: Dr. Ayman Haddad
Most Humorous Staff Award: Abdulwahab Al-Khaldi
Student Life Awards
Advisor of the Year: Ayman Shouman
Rising Star of the Year: Sarah Raji
Exceptional Organization Member of the Year: Ghaneema Al-Qudmani
Student Leader of the Year: Fatima Thunayan, Mohammad Abu Mazen
Most Improved Organization: Entrepreneurship & Business Club
Program of the Year: Inspirational Flair (E&B Club)
Organization of the Year: Finance Club
The highlights of the evening were the Founders' Award, the President's Award and the Student Affair's Award. The Founder's Award recognizes a graduating senior for exceptional achievement both in and outside the classroom over the course of his/her entire time at the University. The President's Award is the University's most prestigious student award, recognizing a student who has exhibited academic excellence and who embodies the ideals of a liberal arts education. The Student Affairs Award goes to the student who has demonstrated commitment to promoting a positive image of the University, embodied in the goals and mission of AUK and has contributed positively to life on campus. The recipients of these awards are students who have shown exceptional academic achievement and involvement in activities outside of the classroom among other criteria.
Founders' Award: Rana Abdelhamid
President's Award: Rania H. Shaker
Student Affairs Award: Amal Behbehani
Categories and Recipients:
Student Employee Awards
Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences: Katy Hauranieh, Walaa Shaheen
Division of Sciences & Engineering: Kholod Al-Shamry, Talal Abduljader
Division of Social Sciences: Ali Atesh
Division of Humanities and Arts: Eman J. El-Taki
Division of Business and Economics: Ahmed Abdullatif
Writing Center: Sahar Tanweer, Fatima Ibraheem
Gulf Studies Center: Mennatallah Abdul-Hamid
Information Technology: Ahmad Awada
PR & Marketing: Sarah S. Khalaf
Intensive English Program: Mariam El-Temtamy, Halimah El-Husari, Rand Dannan Nour Jaber, Samantha Combs
Arabian Heritage Project: Awab Al-Hossary
Library: Hamad Al-Abdullah, Hassan Najaa
Office of the Vice President of Administrative and Student Affairs: Fakheema Badri
Admissions: Khaled Sawan, Kholoud Al-Roumi
Registrar: Ahmed Mohamed
Student Success Center: Mahmoud Mohamed, Shahad Bin-Salamah, Amineh Eida, Ali Taqi, Hiba Bazzi, Rasha Abdelhadi, Syed Abrar Husain, Rana Abdelhamid
Student Life: Ghaneema Al-Qudmani, Moneba Iqbal, Dana Jaber
Outstanding Athletes:
Female: Njoud Aweis
Male: Uros Lukic
IEP Academic Achievement Award
Level 1: Jaber Al-Shamry
Level 2: Ahmed Mandy
Level 3 (Fall 2010): Noora Al-Sebaie
Level 3 (Spring 2011): Haneen Al-Ashqar
University Service Award
AbdorRahman Chowdhury
Abdulrahman Al-Bastaki
Abdulsamad Marafie
Ahmed Abdullatif
Ahmed Butaiban
Ahmed Mandy
Bashar Essa
Fatima Ibraheem
Fatma M Ebrahimi
Frohan Foroutan
Ghaneema M Al-Qudmani
Hala Ahmed
Kevork Awakimian
Khadija Al-Qassar
Mohammad Al-tanani
Nada Ibrahim
Nigel D'Souza
Rasha Abdelhadi
Sarah S. Khalaf
Yousef Nayef
Zainab Al-Sammak
SGA Student Body Awards
Innovative Lecturer Award: Dr. Charles Mitchell
Most Supportive Faculty Award: Dr. James McDougal
Most Supportive Staff Award: Shaimaa Mohamed
Faculty Mentorship Award: Dr. Mary Queen, Dr. Kathryn Kleypas
Staff Mentorship Award: Hanouf Al-Juhail
Most Humorous Faculty Award: Dr. Ayman Haddad
Most Humorous Staff Award: Abdulwahab Al-Khaldi
Student Life Awards
Advisor of the Year: Ayman Shouman
Rising Star of the Year: Sarah Raji
Exceptional Organization Member of the Year: Ghaneema Al-Qudmani
Student Leader of the Year: Fatima Thunayan, Mohammad Abu Mazen
Most Improved Organization: Entrepreneurship & Business Club
Program of the Year: Inspirational Flair (E&B Club)
Organization of the Year: Finance Club
AUK President Dr. Winfred Thompson with the Founder's Award Recipient Rana Abdelhamid
AUK President Dr. Winfred Thompson with the President's Award Recipient Rania H. Shaker
Assistant to the President for Institutional Planning and Effectiveness Theodore Kruse with the Student Affairs Award Recipient Amal Behbehani
Sports Coordinator Trevor Taylor with the Male and Female Outstanding Athletes Uros Lukic and Njoud Aweis
Group Photo of all the recipients of the Student Employee Award
Members of the Entrepreneurship and Business Club with Coordinator of Student Organizations and Leadership Development Rama Sabano
Finance Club members with Coordinator of Student Organizations and Leadership Development Rama Sabano
24, May 2011
Dartmouth Anthropologist Receives Distinguished Scholar Award
Dale F. Eickelman, the Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth College, has received the 2011 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Middle East Section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). The award recognizes scholars "whose teaching and contributions to the literature and the profession have substantially advanced the field," according to Emilio Spadola, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Colgate University and Chair of the AAA Middle East Awards Committee. Citing Eickelman's "remarkable and productive career," members of the Award Committee praised his contributions to scholarship on the Middle East, with particular emphasis on his commitment to uniting colleagues across disciplines. He was also recognized "for working to mentor both graduate and undergraduate students."
"There are few anthropologists whose scholarly productivity is so closely tied to institution-building," the Committee observed. "Many of his edited volumes are the results of conferences he has organized or co-organized, always including broad international participation." Eickelman writes on the impact of new media technology in the Middle East and elsewhere. He initiated a partnership between Dartmouth and Kuwait's first private, liberal arts university, the American University of Kuwait, and consults broadly with universities in the Arabian Peninsula and elsewhere in the Middle East.
Eickelman has written or co-edited ten books, including The Middle East: An Anthropological Approach, Knowledge and Power in Morocco, Muslim Politics (co-authored with James Piscatori), and New Media in the Muslim World: The Emerging Public Sphere (co-edited with Jon Anderson). Currently a Carnegie Foundation Fellow, Eickelman also Chairs the Dartmouth Department of Anthropology .
- by Laurel Stavis
Story and photograph Courtesy of Dartmouth College
"There are few anthropologists whose scholarly productivity is so closely tied to institution-building," the Committee observed. "Many of his edited volumes are the results of conferences he has organized or co-organized, always including broad international participation." Eickelman writes on the impact of new media technology in the Middle East and elsewhere. He initiated a partnership between Dartmouth and Kuwait's first private, liberal arts university, the American University of Kuwait, and consults broadly with universities in the Arabian Peninsula and elsewhere in the Middle East.
Eickelman has written or co-edited ten books, including The Middle East: An Anthropological Approach, Knowledge and Power in Morocco, Muslim Politics (co-authored with James Piscatori), and New Media in the Muslim World: The Emerging Public Sphere (co-edited with Jon Anderson). Currently a Carnegie Foundation Fellow, Eickelman also Chairs the Dartmouth Department of Anthropology .
- by Laurel Stavis
Story and photograph Courtesy of Dartmouth College
Professor Dale Eickelman has received the 2011 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Middle East Section of the American Anthropological Association for his "contributions to literature and the profession." (photo by Joseph Mehling)
23, May 2011
Music Program Concert at AUK, A Spring Delight
The Music Program at the American University of Kuwait (AUK) presented a student music recital at 7pm on Sunday, May 15 in the AUK Auditorium. Both advanced student musicians and beginner groups performed vocal and instrumental solo and chamber works, demonstrating the great diversity and artistic potential that exists in the region.
Encouraged by the success of previous music concerts at AUK, the concert included challenging compositions by Chopin, Pachelbel, Mozart, Offenbach, among others. The highlight instrumental performers entailed Sara Suliman on flute who inspired with a technically impressive grade eight contemporary composition by Ian Clarke, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on classical guitar who transformed the hall into the spirit of old Spain, and Sabeeka Al-Fuzai (piano) who warmed the audience with an emotional Chopin nocturne. There was great support for the talented first time recital participants Noura Al-Ajmi (flute) and Sarah Al-Ajmi (piano) who gave notable performances. The "Daring Duo" Salem Al-Mathkour (violin) and Faisal Al-Bahairi (piano) concluded the first half of the program by thrilling the crowd with a tango and the ever-exciting Rimsky-Korsakov "Flight of the Bumblebee."
The second half of the program was dominated by vocal students. Bashayer Al-Saad, (mezzosoprano) enchanted the audience with the appealing French "Habanera" from the opera Carmen, and the male vocalists Nader Abdullah, Ali Atesh, and Yousef Al-Jenai together charmed all with Italian love songs. The final piece by Offenbach performed by voices, flute, violin, cello, and piano, included music faculty performers who had worked with the solo students all semester. Scattered throughout the evening, for the first time on stage, were the AUK choral ensembles and the introductory Percussion group led by Profs. Anna Karadimitrova and Agnieszka Faga respectively.
"We were delighted with the success of this Spring concert," said Dr. Lisa Urkevich, the Coordinator of the Music Program, "Along with our highly advanced student musicians, we were able to include a few pieces by our new large ensembles, that is, the introductory choirs and the xylophone ensemble. Of course, it is always a pleasure to hear our long-standing gifted students present more inspiring performances each semester, but this Spring, it was a special treat to see our large beginner groups come together and produce such lovely work. We look forward to our music program and music concerts ever expanding in the future."
Encouraged by the success of previous music concerts at AUK, the concert included challenging compositions by Chopin, Pachelbel, Mozart, Offenbach, among others. The highlight instrumental performers entailed Sara Suliman on flute who inspired with a technically impressive grade eight contemporary composition by Ian Clarke, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar on classical guitar who transformed the hall into the spirit of old Spain, and Sabeeka Al-Fuzai (piano) who warmed the audience with an emotional Chopin nocturne. There was great support for the talented first time recital participants Noura Al-Ajmi (flute) and Sarah Al-Ajmi (piano) who gave notable performances. The "Daring Duo" Salem Al-Mathkour (violin) and Faisal Al-Bahairi (piano) concluded the first half of the program by thrilling the crowd with a tango and the ever-exciting Rimsky-Korsakov "Flight of the Bumblebee."
The second half of the program was dominated by vocal students. Bashayer Al-Saad, (mezzosoprano) enchanted the audience with the appealing French "Habanera" from the opera Carmen, and the male vocalists Nader Abdullah, Ali Atesh, and Yousef Al-Jenai together charmed all with Italian love songs. The final piece by Offenbach performed by voices, flute, violin, cello, and piano, included music faculty performers who had worked with the solo students all semester. Scattered throughout the evening, for the first time on stage, were the AUK choral ensembles and the introductory Percussion group led by Profs. Anna Karadimitrova and Agnieszka Faga respectively.
"We were delighted with the success of this Spring concert," said Dr. Lisa Urkevich, the Coordinator of the Music Program, "Along with our highly advanced student musicians, we were able to include a few pieces by our new large ensembles, that is, the introductory choirs and the xylophone ensemble. Of course, it is always a pleasure to hear our long-standing gifted students present more inspiring performances each semester, but this Spring, it was a special treat to see our large beginner groups come together and produce such lovely work. We look forward to our music program and music concerts ever expanding in the future."
From Left, music professors: Dagmara K. Bienias (Flute) , Markovic Dragan (Violin) , and Agnieszka Fajga (Cello)
Khaled M Abdel Ghaffar, AUK Guitar Student
Sara M Soliman, AUK Flute Student
AUK Choir Beginners Group under the leadership of Prof. Anna P Karadimitrova - accompanied by Prof. Elena Tsenkova on the piano
22, May 2011
Dr. Farrin Lectures on Classical Arabic Poetry
At the American University of Kuwait (AUK) campus on May 17 the AUK Arabian Heritage Project hosted a well-received lecture by Dr. Raymond Farrin entitled "Structure and Meaning in Classical Arabic Poetry". This was based on research from Dr. Farrin's ground-breaking book "Abundance from the Desert," recently published by Syracuse University Press (2011). The presentation pertained to poetry from 500-1250 CE and featured original translations and analysis of major classical Arabic poems from a variety of genres. Dr. Lisa Urkevich, the Director of the Arabian Heritage Project said, "Dr. Farrin's lecture was a great success. He brought to life these old texts in such a vibrant way that the many students, faculty, and outside guests in attendance left deeply impressed." Dr. Farrin is an Assistant Professor and Program Lead of Arabic at AUK.
19, May 2011
AUK Commends Exemplary Students' Achievements
In celebration of AUK students' academic achievements, a ceremony was held at the Liberal Arts Auditorium where recipients of the President's Honor Roll and Dean's List shared their joy with faculty, staff and parents.
An unprecedented 60 students we awarded by AUK President Dr. Winfred Thompson for being on the President's Honor Roll, which requires students to maintain a 4.0 GPA to be eligible for this honor. The Dean's List saw 255 recipients awarded by Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Nizar Hamzeh. These exemplary students must maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Exemplary students were also awarded by each Division within the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of their Outstanding Academic Achievement. Below is the list of students awarded by each Division:
Division of Arts and Humanities: Fatima Ali Ibraheem Haji
Division of Sciences and Engineering: Ali Taqi
Division of Business and Economics: Rasha Abdelhadi
Division of Social Sciences: Maryam Al-Naserallah
Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities were also recognized for exceptional accomplishments. AUK's Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, Alpha Rho Eta chapter were honored for their historic achievement of being the first International chapter to win the 'Chapter Award of the Year' in its 87 year history. Another great achievement that was honored was AUK's Microsoft Imagine Cup Gulf Team who placed 2nd in the GCC Region and qualified for the World Finals in New York.
The Finance Club and International Club at AUK were both recognized for outstanding activities for the year. AUK student Nour Al-Ariss was recognized for placing third in the 10th Inter College Public Speaking Contest conducted by the Emirates Environmental Group in Dubai. Two more AUK teams were recognized, AUK's team which placed 3rd in Kuwait's First National Collegiate Programming Contest (Q8CPC), as well as the team that participated in Kuwait E-awards placing 2nd in the Entertainment Category.
The Writing Center had a competition for prose and poems and honored the winners of the competition while the participants of the Kuwait at 50/20 Project were recognized for their efforts.
Fall 2010 President's Honor Roll
Abdullah Al-Jafar
Ahmad Al-Karmi
Lamiya Baz
Arwa Mulla Ali
Mohammad Sharaf
Monica Matta
Ascia Farraj
Laila Al-Daghestani
Faiyez Al-Mousharji
Assayel Al-Mutawa
Amineh Eida
Yousef Al-Jenai
Fatima Al-Khalaf
Rania Shaker
Sarah Al-Rifaai
Aya Abdulhamid
Isha Haider
Elham Hussain
Mohammad Al-Thafiri
Makia Al-Arbash
Omar El-Khatib
Razan Farhat
Mejren Al-Hammadi
Ahmad Youssef
Ali Taqi
Maryam Al-Naserallah
Wadha Al-Hunaidi
Nada Bedir
Rasha Abdelhadi
Maymoonah Toubeh
Nada El-Badry
Bader AbuAmarah
Sara Soliman
Sara Al-Terkait
Sara Al-Faraj
Nivine Al-Ayash
Kawthar Abdullah
Dana Al-Failakawi
Lamis Al-Nazer
Firas Al-Mobarek
Ahmed Abul
Ayat Al-Bloushi
Hawraa Jasem
Wafaa Al-Husaini
Hana Al-Tinawi
Hiba Bazzi
Fatima Sakit
Maher Rehayel
Mohammad-Ali Al-Kazemi
Abdulaziz Al-Ateeqi
Barrak Al-Sarraf
Khaled Al Marzooq
Fatima Ibraheem
Mohammed El-Shafei
Abdulaziz Al-Farhoud
Yousef Ali
Zainab Al-Baksami
Farah Al-Shamali
Huda Al-Rashid
Farah Al-Toum
Fall 2010 Dean's List
Michael Franicevic
Taiba Al-Humaidhi
Eissa Al-Qadeeri
Mustafa Ashkanani
Alaa El-Khatib
Anwar Behbehani
Bashaer Al-Ali
Reem Al-Huwaidi
Nourin Tajani
Syed Abrar Husain
Mustapha Abou-Houeili
Joshua Williams
Zahra Al-Abdeen
Noura Al-Ajmi
Carol Ghali
Sally Zaghloul
Stephanie Khalil
Noor El-Ali
Lamia Al-Salahi
Sara Al-Refai
Narjes Al-Kazemi
Jenan Al-Alban
Nada Habayeb
Zienab Hussain
Noor Kassem
Manal Al-Sharah
Amal Behbehani
Moneba Iqbal
Dina Al-Sayer
Albara Al-Tourah
Fatima Al-Sabah
Wadha Al-Dalama
Thamer Al-Mayyan
Shoug Al-Sabah
Fatima Al-Sughayer
Sarah Al-Ajmi
Aisha Al-Fuwaires
Rana Abdelhamid
Ahmed Majdalawieh
Deema Al-Kandery
Iman Askar
Sarah Dashti
Marym Al-Akili
Mashael Eissa
Abdallah AL-Sabee
Dana Abu Mejdad
Farnaz Heidari
Dalal Mohammad
Lujain AbuZaid
Nour Al-Ariss
Shahad Al-Harban
Shahad Bin-Salamah
Hashim Al-Rasheed
Jawdat Khalaf
Maha Yousef
Dina Naser
Noha Aoun
Alia Aref
Mohammed Al-Fares
Jassim Al-Awadhi
Manit Kaur
May Younes
Meshari Al-Muhaini
Ahmad Al-Wuhaib
Farideh Moradi
Haleema Ahmed
Ghadeer Nema
Salli Khaddag
Sohaila Hasan
Michele Pace
Jassim Al-Fadhli
Ayatallah Sharawi
Theyab Al-Mutairi
Yaqoub Jowhar
Khalid Al-Buzid
Fawaz Al-Yagout
Ghaneema Al-Qudmani
Sundos Al-Mutawaa
Marina Boulos
Alzahra Jamal
Sanaa Turky
Abdulrahman Al-Essa
Mariam AbdulRasool
Mubarak Al-Sabah
Eman El-Taki
Waleed Al-Shihabi
Dalal Al-Obaidly
Sarah Kandri
Sarah Thakur
Ali Atesh
Mariam Al-Awadhi
Njoud Aweis
Abdullah Al-Shatti
Rawan Al-Shammari
Fahad Al-Anzi
Jassem Bourahmah
Abdulla Al Wohaib
Lama Ahmed
Mark Rangel
Jihan Kablaoui
Sanjida Chowdhury
Reem Habib
Fatema Al-Matrouk
Mariam El-Temtamy
Abdulrahman Al-Duaij
Lulwa Al-Muhanna
Abdulaziz Al-Haroon
Fadel Al-Sabah
Reem Al-Wazzan
Eyad Zaben
Khalid Mohammad
Salma Sanhat
Tarek Al-Azem
Samih Damerji
Noora Al-Eisa
Lulwa Al Hammad
Mohamed Amin
Marhab Al-Loghani
Abdulla Murad
Raneah Al-Ebrahim
Talal Al Sager
Fakheema Badri
Bedoor Al Mejadi
Ahmed Ben Awadh
Dalia Salman
Khaled Al-Mutawa
Abdulnaser Al-Muhailani
Doaa Murad
Abdullatif Al-Abdullah
Mariam Abulhasan
Ghadeer Al-Mirza
Kholod Al-Shamry
Raghda El Deeb
Aya Khazaal
Hessah Al-Wazzan
Khaled Al-Motawaa
Sara Al-Ameer
Nora AL-Ghanim
May Khafash
Sayed Ali Al Saleh
Latifah Al-Saad
Haya Al-Sabah
Sepideh Behbehani
Zahra Ali
Dana Al-Muttar
Lina Salout
Zaid Al-Kazemi
Abdur Chowdhury
Abdulaziz Al-Hagan
Qusai Al-Attar
Eman Al-Fadhli
Ali Majed
Aya Khair
Dana Jaber
Fatma Mansour
Maher Qurtom
Yazan Alshihabi
Shahad Al Asfour
Kareem Al-Hageen
Qutaiba Al-Humood
Dana Al-Otaibi
Dhari Al-Qabandi
Lolwa Al-Omar
Faisal Alali
Abdullah Karimi
Rahma Al-Mishwat
Abdullah Naqi
Yousef Abdul-Husain
Zahra Bin Nakhi
Mohammed Al-Kazemi
Ousamah Farra
Haseeb Shahzad
Mariam Sultan
Hanan Ahmad
Dalal Kakouli
Noha Assaad
Sara Arnaout
Fatma Yasin
Fatemah Sheshtar
Katy Hauranieh
Lamees Nijem
Mayda Al-Arabi
Saleh Al Ojeiri
Altaf Mairza
Abdulrahman Saab
Ammar AbdulRasool
Sheikh Atef Hussain
Abdullah Al-Adwani
Bader Al-Tatawy
Lolwah Al-Rashed
Nada Al-Sharif
Mohammed Shams Al-Deen
Mohammad Al-Aradi
Madonna Reyad
Heba Tahoun
Alaa Buqammaz
Ghadeer Abdali
Hossein Kahkeshi
Adel Shalati
Khaled Radwan
Farah Bourislee
Fatma Qatan
Mariam Chebli
Kuwaitiya Al-Jtaili
Rawan Al-Tarkit
Al-Moutaz Bouarki
Hawraa Bouhamad
Salma Taha
Saja Al-Therban
Mohamed Al-Rifai
Farah Al-Ajeel
Ismail Abu-Abdo
Sahar Tanweer
Abdulwahab Yousef
Tariq Bibi
Jomana Mustafawi
Lulwa Bin Eisa
Sarah Sleeq
Anisa Al-Mudhyan
Deena Al Khilewi
Farah Mohammed
Fatma Al-Sumaiti
Menah Wajid
Noura Al-Suwalem
Helal Al-Mutairi
Afnan Abdullah
Qais Al-Ateeqi
Halima Al-Wazzan
Rashed Al-Dureai
Alia Al Qabandi
Farah Al-Saqlawi
Ali Nawab
Wael AlSahen
Rawan Esmael
Luke Rangel
Dalal Al-Duaij
Dalal Al-Mutawa
Mishary Mohamed
Ahmad Al-Humaidi
Humoud Al-Bader
Manar Al-Bader
Manar Salman
Walaa Shaheen
Ghezlan Al-Wazzan
Sarah Al-Lulu
Reem Al-Yousef
Susan Mahrussa
Sarah Sakit
Hanan Al-Awadhi
Sara Al-Khalaf
Mojtba Hussain
Hana Al-Arfaj
Reham Al-Dallal
Najat Al-Yatama
Zeeshan Ali
An unprecedented 60 students we awarded by AUK President Dr. Winfred Thompson for being on the President's Honor Roll, which requires students to maintain a 4.0 GPA to be eligible for this honor. The Dean's List saw 255 recipients awarded by Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Nizar Hamzeh. These exemplary students must maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Exemplary students were also awarded by each Division within the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of their Outstanding Academic Achievement. Below is the list of students awarded by each Division:
Division of Arts and Humanities: Fatima Ali Ibraheem Haji
Division of Sciences and Engineering: Ali Taqi
Division of Business and Economics: Rasha Abdelhadi
Division of Social Sciences: Maryam Al-Naserallah
Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities were also recognized for exceptional accomplishments. AUK's Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, Alpha Rho Eta chapter were honored for their historic achievement of being the first International chapter to win the 'Chapter Award of the Year' in its 87 year history. Another great achievement that was honored was AUK's Microsoft Imagine Cup Gulf Team who placed 2nd in the GCC Region and qualified for the World Finals in New York.
The Finance Club and International Club at AUK were both recognized for outstanding activities for the year. AUK student Nour Al-Ariss was recognized for placing third in the 10th Inter College Public Speaking Contest conducted by the Emirates Environmental Group in Dubai. Two more AUK teams were recognized, AUK's team which placed 3rd in Kuwait's First National Collegiate Programming Contest (Q8CPC), as well as the team that participated in Kuwait E-awards placing 2nd in the Entertainment Category.
The Writing Center had a competition for prose and poems and honored the winners of the competition while the participants of the Kuwait at 50/20 Project were recognized for their efforts.
Fall 2010 President's Honor Roll
Abdullah Al-Jafar
Ahmad Al-Karmi
Lamiya Baz
Arwa Mulla Ali
Mohammad Sharaf
Monica Matta
Ascia Farraj
Laila Al-Daghestani
Faiyez Al-Mousharji
Assayel Al-Mutawa
Amineh Eida
Yousef Al-Jenai
Fatima Al-Khalaf
Rania Shaker
Sarah Al-Rifaai
Aya Abdulhamid
Isha Haider
Elham Hussain
Mohammad Al-Thafiri
Makia Al-Arbash
Omar El-Khatib
Razan Farhat
Mejren Al-Hammadi
Ahmad Youssef
Ali Taqi
Maryam Al-Naserallah
Wadha Al-Hunaidi
Nada Bedir
Rasha Abdelhadi
Maymoonah Toubeh
Nada El-Badry
Bader AbuAmarah
Sara Soliman
Sara Al-Terkait
Sara Al-Faraj
Nivine Al-Ayash
Kawthar Abdullah
Dana Al-Failakawi
Lamis Al-Nazer
Firas Al-Mobarek
Ahmed Abul
Ayat Al-Bloushi
Hawraa Jasem
Wafaa Al-Husaini
Hana Al-Tinawi
Hiba Bazzi
Fatima Sakit
Maher Rehayel
Mohammad-Ali Al-Kazemi
Abdulaziz Al-Ateeqi
Barrak Al-Sarraf
Khaled Al Marzooq
Fatima Ibraheem
Mohammed El-Shafei
Abdulaziz Al-Farhoud
Yousef Ali
Zainab Al-Baksami
Farah Al-Shamali
Huda Al-Rashid
Farah Al-Toum
Fall 2010 Dean's List
Michael Franicevic
Taiba Al-Humaidhi
Eissa Al-Qadeeri
Mustafa Ashkanani
Alaa El-Khatib
Anwar Behbehani
Bashaer Al-Ali
Reem Al-Huwaidi
Nourin Tajani
Syed Abrar Husain
Mustapha Abou-Houeili
Joshua Williams
Zahra Al-Abdeen
Noura Al-Ajmi
Carol Ghali
Sally Zaghloul
Stephanie Khalil
Noor El-Ali
Lamia Al-Salahi
Sara Al-Refai
Narjes Al-Kazemi
Jenan Al-Alban
Nada Habayeb
Zienab Hussain
Noor Kassem
Manal Al-Sharah
Amal Behbehani
Moneba Iqbal
Dina Al-Sayer
Albara Al-Tourah
Fatima Al-Sabah
Wadha Al-Dalama
Thamer Al-Mayyan
Shoug Al-Sabah
Fatima Al-Sughayer
Sarah Al-Ajmi
Aisha Al-Fuwaires
Rana Abdelhamid
Ahmed Majdalawieh
Deema Al-Kandery
Iman Askar
Sarah Dashti
Marym Al-Akili
Mashael Eissa
Abdallah AL-Sabee
Dana Abu Mejdad
Farnaz Heidari
Dalal Mohammad
Lujain AbuZaid
Nour Al-Ariss
Shahad Al-Harban
Shahad Bin-Salamah
Hashim Al-Rasheed
Jawdat Khalaf
Maha Yousef
Dina Naser
Noha Aoun
Alia Aref
Mohammed Al-Fares
Jassim Al-Awadhi
Manit Kaur
May Younes
Meshari Al-Muhaini
Ahmad Al-Wuhaib
Farideh Moradi
Haleema Ahmed
Ghadeer Nema
Salli Khaddag
Sohaila Hasan
Michele Pace
Jassim Al-Fadhli
Ayatallah Sharawi
Theyab Al-Mutairi
Yaqoub Jowhar
Khalid Al-Buzid
Fawaz Al-Yagout
Ghaneema Al-Qudmani
Sundos Al-Mutawaa
Marina Boulos
Alzahra Jamal
Sanaa Turky
Abdulrahman Al-Essa
Mariam AbdulRasool
Mubarak Al-Sabah
Eman El-Taki
Waleed Al-Shihabi
Dalal Al-Obaidly
Sarah Kandri
Sarah Thakur
Ali Atesh
Mariam Al-Awadhi
Njoud Aweis
Abdullah Al-Shatti
Rawan Al-Shammari
Fahad Al-Anzi
Jassem Bourahmah
Abdulla Al Wohaib
Lama Ahmed
Mark Rangel
Jihan Kablaoui
Sanjida Chowdhury
Reem Habib
Fatema Al-Matrouk
Mariam El-Temtamy
Abdulrahman Al-Duaij
Lulwa Al-Muhanna
Abdulaziz Al-Haroon
Fadel Al-Sabah
Reem Al-Wazzan
Eyad Zaben
Khalid Mohammad
Salma Sanhat
Tarek Al-Azem
Samih Damerji
Noora Al-Eisa
Lulwa Al Hammad
Mohamed Amin
Marhab Al-Loghani
Abdulla Murad
Raneah Al-Ebrahim
Talal Al Sager
Fakheema Badri
Bedoor Al Mejadi
Ahmed Ben Awadh
Dalia Salman
Khaled Al-Mutawa
Abdulnaser Al-Muhailani
Doaa Murad
Abdullatif Al-Abdullah
Mariam Abulhasan
Ghadeer Al-Mirza
Kholod Al-Shamry
Raghda El Deeb
Aya Khazaal
Hessah Al-Wazzan
Khaled Al-Motawaa
Sara Al-Ameer
Nora AL-Ghanim
May Khafash
Sayed Ali Al Saleh
Latifah Al-Saad
Haya Al-Sabah
Sepideh Behbehani
Zahra Ali
Dana Al-Muttar
Lina Salout
Zaid Al-Kazemi
Abdur Chowdhury
Abdulaziz Al-Hagan
Qusai Al-Attar
Eman Al-Fadhli
Ali Majed
Aya Khair
Dana Jaber
Fatma Mansour
Maher Qurtom
Yazan Alshihabi
Shahad Al Asfour
Kareem Al-Hageen
Qutaiba Al-Humood
Dana Al-Otaibi
Dhari Al-Qabandi
Lolwa Al-Omar
Faisal Alali
Abdullah Karimi
Rahma Al-Mishwat
Abdullah Naqi
Yousef Abdul-Husain
Zahra Bin Nakhi
Mohammed Al-Kazemi
Ousamah Farra
Haseeb Shahzad
Mariam Sultan
Hanan Ahmad
Dalal Kakouli
Noha Assaad
Sara Arnaout
Fatma Yasin
Fatemah Sheshtar
Katy Hauranieh
Lamees Nijem
Mayda Al-Arabi
Saleh Al Ojeiri
Altaf Mairza
Abdulrahman Saab
Ammar AbdulRasool
Sheikh Atef Hussain
Abdullah Al-Adwani
Bader Al-Tatawy
Lolwah Al-Rashed
Nada Al-Sharif
Mohammed Shams Al-Deen
Mohammad Al-Aradi
Madonna Reyad
Heba Tahoun
Alaa Buqammaz
Ghadeer Abdali
Hossein Kahkeshi
Adel Shalati
Khaled Radwan
Farah Bourislee
Fatma Qatan
Mariam Chebli
Kuwaitiya Al-Jtaili
Rawan Al-Tarkit
Al-Moutaz Bouarki
Hawraa Bouhamad
Salma Taha
Saja Al-Therban
Mohamed Al-Rifai
Farah Al-Ajeel
Ismail Abu-Abdo
Sahar Tanweer
Abdulwahab Yousef
Tariq Bibi
Jomana Mustafawi
Lulwa Bin Eisa
Sarah Sleeq
Anisa Al-Mudhyan
Deena Al Khilewi
Farah Mohammed
Fatma Al-Sumaiti
Menah Wajid
Noura Al-Suwalem
Helal Al-Mutairi
Afnan Abdullah
Qais Al-Ateeqi
Halima Al-Wazzan
Rashed Al-Dureai
Alia Al Qabandi
Farah Al-Saqlawi
Ali Nawab
Wael AlSahen
Rawan Esmael
Luke Rangel
Dalal Al-Duaij
Dalal Al-Mutawa
Mishary Mohamed
Ahmad Al-Humaidi
Humoud Al-Bader
Manar Al-Bader
Manar Salman
Walaa Shaheen
Ghezlan Al-Wazzan
Sarah Al-Lulu
Reem Al-Yousef
Susan Mahrussa
Sarah Sakit
Hanan Al-Awadhi
Sara Al-Khalaf
Mojtba Hussain
Hana Al-Arfaj
Reham Al-Dallal
Najat Al-Yatama
Zeeshan Ali
AUK President Dr. Winfred Thompson Awards Honorees of the Presidents Honor Roll
AUK President Dr. Winfred Thompson Awards Honorees of the Presidents Honor Roll
Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Nizar Hamzeh Awards Honorees of the Dean's List
Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Nizar Hamzeh Awards Honorees of the Dean's List
Head of the Division of Business and Economics Dr. Mohsen Bagnied awards Rasha Abdelhadi in recognition of her Outstanding Academic Achievement within the Division
Head of the Division of Sciences and Engineering Dr. Shereef Abu Almaati awards Ali Taqi in recognition of his Outstanding Academic Achievement within the Division
Head of the Division of Social Sciences Dr. Christopher Ohan awards Maryam Al-Naserallah in recognition of her Outstanding Academic Achievement within the Division
International Club at AUK with Faculty Supervisor Assistant Professor of Studio Arts Sharon Lawrence
The Microsoft Imagine Cup team that placed 2nd with AUK President Dr. Winfred Thompson
17, May 2011
Biannual Board of Trustees Meeting
The Board of Trustees of the American University of Kuwait met early on Saturday and Sunday the 7th and 8th of May 2011 on the AUK Campus in Salmiya. The meeting of the Board of Trustees on Sunday as well as the session of the Academic Affairs Committee on Saturday included wide-ranging discussions of challenges and opportunities facing AUK. The unifying theme of both meetings was the shared determination of the Board and the administration to focus upon the continuous improvement of the academic quality and reputation of AUK.
The full Board meeting commenced with the Chair of the Board Shaikha Dana N. Al-Sabah's report on the Executive Committee's activities followed by a budget discussion resulting in the Board's acceptance of the proposed budget and audit report. Furthermore, the Board discussed the President's report, the action point recommended by the Academic Affairs Committee, the report of the Dartmouth Relationship Coordinator, and an update on admissions for Fall 2010 and plans for recruitment for Fall 2011. The Board of Trustees adopted a set of resolutions as follows:
The full Board meeting commenced with the Chair of the Board Shaikha Dana N. Al-Sabah's report on the Executive Committee's activities followed by a budget discussion resulting in the Board's acceptance of the proposed budget and audit report. Furthermore, the Board discussed the President's report, the action point recommended by the Academic Affairs Committee, the report of the Dartmouth Relationship Coordinator, and an update on admissions for Fall 2010 and plans for recruitment for Fall 2011. The Board of Trustees adopted a set of resolutions as follows:
- Ratified the actions of the Executive Committee approving the new administrative structure of the University while recognizing that some further changes may be required;
- Discussed necessary updates in the Board of Trustees membership consistent with Kuwaiti administrative provisions and US accreditation expectations;
- Accepted the audit report for fiscal year 2009-2010 provided by external auditors Ernst and Young. The audit report affirms that the financial reports of the University fairly and completely present financial information about the University's operations.
- Approved the budget for fiscal year 2011-2012.
- Formally authorized the administration to pursue candidacy and affiliation with Commission on Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
- Adopted a resolution expressing appreciation for the services and contributions of US Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Deborah Jones.
- Formally authorized the administration to start with the initial phase of strategic planning.
In short, the meeting of the Board was a very constructive one which should move the University forward significantly toward its ambitious goals.
