November 6, 2015 New AUC Website Launched; 10 Things You Need to Know AUC has recently launched its new website, with improved functionality, easier navigation and a fresh design. Below are the top 10 things you need to know about the new website:
June 21, 2015 Graduate Commencement Spring 2015 127 graduate degrees were awarded at the commencement. Key note speaker was Sheikh Hussein Al-Banawi, chairman and chief executive officer of The Industrial Group.
AUC Celebrates Spring 2015 Graduation Commencement and Awards Mostafa El-Sayed an Honorary PhD Good ideas are the starting point to make life better for the average Egyptian –– ideas that help create jobs and bring in money, said Mostafa El-Sayed, Julius Brown Chair and Regents’ Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, who was awarded an hono
June 4, 2015 Thank You Luncheon for Faculty and Staff Donors AUC faculty and staff members gathered on Thursday, June 4, to celebrate the impact that their philanthropy is having on the University.
Anderson Receives Honorary Doctorate from American University of Paris AUC President Lisa Anderson has recently received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the American University of Paris (AUP) during its 2015 commencement.
Scholarship Alumnus Reflects on his AUC Experience AUC alumnus and former ABB SUSA Endowed Scholarship recipient Rafik Mourad has perfected the art of multitasking.
May 27, 2015 Alumni Who Brought Tahrir Square to the World Honored at Benefit Dinner Critical thinking. Self-determination. Confidence. Communication and collaboration. These are the common threads that bind and identify AUCians worldwide.
May 27, 2015 Fayza Haikal Honored as a Leading Female Egyptologist Fayza Haikal, Egyptology professor at AUC, has been honored by the British-based Egypt Exploration Society and the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities for her illustrious career in Egyptology.
Business Students Reach Top Five in Fresh Connection APICS Global Student Challenge in New Orleans The Fresh Connection AUC team included: Ragia Amr, economics; Sara El Alfi, marketing; Kareem Karam, architecture and Mostafa El Abd, mechanical engineering.
May 24, 2015 AUC, Mansoura University Partner in Biomedical Sciences AUC’s recent partnership with Mansoura University in biomedical sciences aims to enhance research and education, as well as promote educator capacity development. The agreement is the first-of-its-kind in this field between AUC and an Egyptian national university.
May 21, 2015 AUC Faculty Among Egyptian, Arab Artists at Venice Biennale Haytham Nawar, assistant professor of graphic design, was invited to participate in the group exhibition In the Eye of the Thunderstorm: Effervescent Practices from the Arab World and South Asia, as part of the 56th annual Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition, one of the lar
May 20, 2015 AUC Only College Outside North America in Princeton Review Green Guide AUC is the only higher education institution outside of North America that has been named to The Princeton Review’s 2015 Green Colleges Guide, which highlights the “most environmentally responsible ‘green’ colleges.” There are 353 colleges listed: 347 are in th
Shawki New Secretary-General of Presidential Specialized Councils Tarek Shawki, dean of AUC’s School of Sciences and Engineering, has been recently appointed as secretary-general of all specialized councils affiliated to the Egyptian presidency.
Applications Rise, More Need-Based Financial Aid The University recently issued early admissions to top-performing students seeking to join AUC in September. According to the admissions office, applications to AUC have risen by more than 11 percent for Fall 2015, when compared to the same time last year.
May 14, 2015 AUC’s George T. Scanlon: “Keep the Faith” “When you think about Islamic archaeology and archaeology in Cairo, you think of George Scanlon,” noted one of Scanlon’s former students and archaeologist Gregory Williams (MA) ’13, who is currently pursuing a PhD in Islamic archaeology.
