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Re-imagining the AUC Experience: What It Takes

Video: Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism “We need to concentrate on us as a community. We need to rethink, re-imagine what we are and how we make our everyday lives fulfilling and how we complete our mission of education.”

September 26, 2016

Alumnae in the Lead

Four AUC alumnae — Yuriko Koike (CASA ‘71), Anne Aly ‘90, Rania Al Mashat ‘95 and Maya Morsy ‘95— are making headlines, and making AUC proud, with their groundbreaking work in politics, economics and gender issues.

Sultan meets AUC President, new AUS faculty members

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council member, ruler of Sharjah and president of American University of Sharjah (AUS), met with Francis J. Ricciardone, president of The American University in Cairo, in his office at AUS on September 26.

Sharjah Ruler receives President of American University in Cairo

SHARJAH: His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah and President of the American University of Sharjah (AUS) on Monday received Francis J.

September 27, 2016

International Exhibit Documents Egyptian Surrealist Movement

AUC, in collaboration, with the Sharjah Art Foundation and the Ministry of Culture’s Fine Arts Sector, is co-organizing an international exhibition that brings together more than 150 works focusing on the evolution of the Egyptian surrealist movement and practice between the 1930s to the 1960s.

Omar Samra answers questions at the UNDP Goodwill Ambassador ceremony.

Alumnus Omar Samra Named UNDP Goodwill Ambassador

Omar Samra ’00, the first Egyptian to climb Mount Everest, has been officially appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Egypt.

Hassan El-Fawal is new dean of the School of Sciences and Engineering

Sciences, Engineering Dean Hassan El-Fawal: AUC is an Educational Oasis

Hassan El-Fawal, new dean of the School of Sciences and Engineering, brings with him not only a wealth of academic knowledge and administrative experience, but is also a living embodiment of the liberal arts philosophy that is a cornerstone of AUC.

Nouran Gohar at the 2016 Hong Kong Squash Open

September 22, 2016

Student Nouran Gohar Crowned World Junior Squash Champion

For the second consecutive year, Nouran Gohar, construction engineering sophomore and the first recipient of the Wadi Degla Scholarship, came in first at the World Squash Federation’s World Junior Squash Championships held in Poland last month.

Teresa Barger, co-founder and managing director of Cartica Management, LLC, and Mark Turnage, CEO of OWL Cybersecurity, have both joined the Board of Trustees

September 21, 2016

Board of Trustees Welcomes Two New Members

Two new members have joined AUC’s Board of Trustees: Teresa Barger, co-founder and managing director of Cartica Management, LLC, and Mark Turnage, CEO of OWL Cybersecurity. Both previously studied Arabic at AUC.

New faculty members across more than a dozen disciplines joined AUC this fall.

New Faculty: Students Are Our Future Colleagues

This fall, 32 new faculty members stand out among the hundreds of new faces on campus.

September 8, 2016

Balancing the Equation

Although she has established a life in New York working in economic consulting, Faten Sabry ’88, ’91 has many distinctions in the AUC community.

September 8, 2016

President Ricciardone: Our People, Identity Are Our Greatest Assets

As the academic year begins, AUC President J. Francis Ricciardone shares with News@AUC his priorities and plans during his first semester on campus and his future vision.

Hassan's winning photo of the #AUCinBloom contest

September 6, 2016

An Engineer with an Eye on Campus

When mechanical engineering senior Khaled Hassan started his first semester at AUC, he was still deciding whether to major in graphic design or engineering. Hassan chose the latter, but has never stopped following his passion for the arts, more specifically, photography.

Yossra Ashraf meets U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics

September 6, 2016

Returning from Rio

Six members of the AUC community - all women - have returned home from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil full of pride, determination and a hunger for continued success.

September 5, 2016

Lighting Up Communities

In an effort to provide advanced solar energy solutions to rural communities in Egypt, AUC’s Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) recently partnered with Schneider Electric, a multinational company specializing in renewable energy and sustainable development, to provide an auto