Program of the Week
Sunday, March 27, 2022
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Remarks
1:00 - 1:15 pm — Moataz Al Alfi Hall
Opening Keynote Speech "Climate Change and Global Challenges"
H.E. Dr. Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment
1:15 - 2:00 pm (Hybrid event) — Moataz Al Alfi Hall
Center of Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
2:20 pm - 4:00 pm
Conference and Visitors Center P019
Monday, March 28, 2022
EURECA
First-Year Research Experience (FYRE)
9:00 am - 3:00 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P022
9:00 am - 3:30 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P020
10:30 am - 3:00 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P019
Architecture Design Show
1:00 - 3:30 pm — Virtual
Undergraduate Poster Session
11:00 am - 1:00 pm — Leheta and El Farouki Courtyard
Graduate Poster Competition
11:00 am - 2:00 pm — Leheta and El-Farouki Courtyard
AUC Live Musical Performance
1:00 - 2:00 pm — Bassily Auditorium
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Liberal Arts Symposium "Re-envisioning the Critical Reading Classroom: Different Courses, Same Concepts"
Meet and Greet
9:00 - 9:30 am — Moataz Al Alfi Terrace
Opening and Welcome Remarks
9:30 - 10:00 am — Bassily Auditorium
Symposium Keynote Speech "From Comprehension to Critique within Communities of Practice: Research-Based Strategies for Teaching Reading Across the Curriculum"
Meghan Sweeney, Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition, and the First-Year Writing Director at Saint Mary's College of California
10:00 - 10:45 am (Hybrid event) — Bassily Auditorium
Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:00 am — Moataz Al Alfi Terrace
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 - 12:35 pm — Moataz Al Alfi Hall and Bassily Auditorium
Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 pm — Moataz Al Alfi Terrace
Concurrent Sessions
2:00 - 3:40 pm — Moataz Al Alfi Hall and Bassily Auditorium
Closing Reflections
4:00 - 4:30 pm — Bassily Auditorium
Design Thinking Day Long Sprint (Pre-registered attendance)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm — Sandbox Space 1038 Library Building and Terrace
EURECA
History
9:00 am - 4:00 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P019
First-Year Research Experience (FYRE)/Anthropology
9:00 am - 3:30 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P020
Creatopia
9:00 am - 2:30 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P022
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Science Slam
11:00 am - 1:00 pm — Moataz Al Alfi Hall
Futurize Your Course Competition
1:30 - 3:25 pm — Moataz Al Alfi Hall
EURECA
Economics/Law/Political Science
9:00 am - 3:30 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P019
Engineering/Psychology/Sociology
9:00 am - 3:30 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P020
Computer Science/ELI Explorers/Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Expo/Special Session - How to Publish Your Research
10:30 am - 4:00 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P022
Thursday, March 31, 2022
EURECA
Biology
9:00 am - 12:00 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P019
Chemistry
9:00 am - 12:00 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P022
Communication, Media and Performance Arts
9:00 am - 12:00 pm — Conference and Visitors Center P020
Closing Ceremony
12:45 - 1:50 pm — Bassily Auditorium
Thank You Note
Adham Ramadan
Associate Provost for Research
Faculty Research Pitch Competition (Second round)
Closing Remarks and Announcement of the RCC Winners
Ehab Abdel Rahman
Provost
Closing Remarks and End of Ceremony
Ahmad Dallal
President