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The AUT Triathalon
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Organized for the first time by a university
in Lebanon,  , a triathlon competition will be organized in
the area of Halat-Jbeil and will be an open event for participants.
The triathlon is a relay between swimming, cycling and running
and the challenge will take place on Sunday, June 13 starting
7 am. It is placed under the auspices of the Federation Sportive Universitaire Libanaise (FSUL).
invites participants aged 16 and above to
take part in this competition.
Start of the competition: Halate-Sur Mer in Halat.
End of the Competition: , Fidar-Halat.
The Course:
- The Swim: At Halat Sur Mer resort in Halat. Distance: 400m
- The Cycle: From Halat Sur Mer to Oquaibe and back to the American
Lebanese Language Center in Jbeil. Distance: 15 Kms
- The Run: From the American Lebanese Language Center, Jbeil to
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Distance: 4 Kms
Participation:
The participation can be in any of the following categories:
• Individual(Men): The same person competes in all 3 disciplines
• Individual (Women): same as above
• Teams: One different participant per discipline (Swim,
Cycle & Run). Teams can be mixed (Women & Men).
Fees: 5,000 L.P. per individual participant.
15,000 L.P. per team.
Payment of fees should be made at before June 12 or at Halate-Sur-Mer
on June 13 before 7:15 am.
Registration: All participants must fill in the registration form
at , Student Affairs Office or fill the
form here.
Prizes:
The first three winners in each category will get valuable prizes.
At the end of the event a big barbecue party will be offered to
all at main campus in Fidar, Halat to make this event a day
to remember.
Enjoy a healthy Sunday on June 13 and join the
Triathlon Challenge
For more details email us at
michel.chikhani@
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Dee Fink, POD President at
AUT |
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The Center for
Distinction in Teaching and Learning(CDTL), and under the patronage
of Director General of Higher Education in Lebanon, Dr. Ahmad Al-Jammal,
invited Dr. L Dee Fink, President of the Professional and
Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD
Network), Colorado, US, and Director of the Instructional
Development Program at Oklahoma University, to give a Key-note
interactive presentation entitled: “What is good Teaching and good
Learning? And what can Universities do to Promote Both?” to our
distinguished guests from the Ministry of Education, other
universities, high schools, international NGO’s, embassies, and AUT
Faculty and Administration, on Monday May 24 at 6:00 p.m.
After the Lebanese
National Anthem Mr. Michael Gholam, CDTL Director, welcomed the
audience and thanked Dr. Al Jammal for his support and show of
commitment to a better higher education in Lebanon. In his word, Dr.
Al-Jammal highlighted the ministry’s strategy of setting quality
control standards and evaluation schemes in higher education
institutions and thanked AUT for organizing this event and for the
effort exerted in that direction. Dr. L Dee Fink then addressed the
audience with a highly interactive talk in which he highlighted the
requirements for better teaching and learning in universities. He
said we all want better student learning which requires better
teaching, which in its turn requires faculty learning about
teaching, which again requires better institutional support. He then
highlighted his taxonomy of “significant learning” and both the
personal and institutional requirements that lead to better
teaching. What made his address interactive and highly engaging is
the Think-Pair-Share strategy he employed where members of the
audience were given a question to reflect upon individually, then
discuss it with a seat neighbor (pair it), and share an agreed upon
reflection with the rest of the audience (share it). At the
conclusion of the address a reception in the Crystal room followed.
One-day Faculty
Development Workshop by L Dee Fink
Dr. L Dee Fink is also the author of a book on College Course
Design, Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated
Approach to Designing College Courses, San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass:2003, and the co-editor of another book on special
teaching strategy, Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Use of
Small Groups in College Teaching,Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2004;
paperback version. On Wednesday May 24, and for the whole day, he
gave our faculty a workshop on course design for significant
learning that was based on his two books. All participants received
certificates at the end of the workshop, and Dr. L Dee Fink
presented to President Hinain and CDTL Director mementos from
Oklahoma State and university.
Both the Key-note
presentation and workshop of Dr. Dee Fink come as part of the
faculty and community services of our Center for Distinction in
Teaching and Learning. |
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AUT Inaugurates its Center for Distinction
in Teaching and Learning, the first higher education faculty development
center in Lebanon |
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On the occasion of the
inauguration of AUT's new Center for Distinction in Teaching and
Learning, President Ghada Hinain invited officials,faculty and
community members to a provocative address by Dr. Peter Saunders,
Director of Western Michigan's Center for Teaching and Learning
Excellence, at AUT's main campus in Fidar-Halat, on April 27, 2004.
After a dramatic demonstration of a 21st century classroom depicting
the otherwise not stated realities and challenges faced by both
students and instructors, Mr. Michael Gholam, Director of AUT's
Center for Distinction in Teaching and Learning, welcomed and
introduced Dr. Peter Saunders. Mr. Gholam explained that "In this
day and age, instructors and students are rushed, and the explosion
of information as well as workplace expectations is not in anyway
helping." He suggested the initiation of a dialogue in response to
this dilemma so that "we can give rise to a higher education that
really copes with the challenges."
Dr. Saunders, then, addressed the audience outlining the paradigm
shift in higher education that is transforming teaching and learning
and highlighting the challenges higher institutions face that
warrant implementation of the shift. After the Key-note address, Mr.
Gholam gave the audience an overview of the Center's mission
statement and services to the University's faculty, students and
community at large. He emphasized that the Center will support new
and experienced faculty members in their efforts to provide and
receive a learner-centered higher education that is based on the
active cooperative learning methods as a response to the paradigm
shift in higher education. Gholam also added that AUT's overall
educational policy on teaching excellence, applied research, and
community service shall guide the services of the Center. A cocktail
reception followed the inauguration event, during which Mr. Gholam
and Dr. Saunders announced the AUT's Center partnership with the
International Institute for Faculty Development that will provide
services to higher education faculty on the local, regional and
international levels, starting June 2004.
On May 24, Dr. Dee L. Fink, the President of the Professional and
Organizational Development Network (POD network, Colorado, US), the
main national organization for faculty development in North America
and the largest in the world, will deliver another key-note address
at the Center entitled "What is Good Teaching and Good Learning? And
What can Universities do to Promote more of Both?" The University
center is an institutional member of the POD Network.
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drama introduction of the lecture |
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Mr.
Michael Gholam, director of the
Center for Distinction in Learning
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Dr
Saunders addressing the
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Dr. Peter Saunders gives faculty a 6-hour workshop on the
Design and Implementation of Learning Communities in the Higher
Education Classroom: Collaborative Learning. |
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As part of its faculty development seminars and
workshops service, the AUT Center for Distinction in Teaching
and Learning hosted a 6-hour workshop entitled the “Design
and Implementation of Learning Communities in the Higher Education
Class: Collaborative Learning”. Dr. Peter Saunders of Western
Michigan’s Center of Teaching and learning Excellence, and
our visiting Key-note speaker at the Center’s Inaugural
event, developed and presented a highly interactive, experiential
workshop to 26 AUT faculty members between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.
on Wednesday April 28, and Friday April 30 in AG125, AUT Agora
Building. Saunders, through a hands-on activity, highlighted the
key distinction between traditional and process education and
went through the research-based cognitive and non-cognitive benefits
of process education for both learners and faculty. Faculty participants
examined barriers to effective teaming, and Dr. Saunders presented
a powerful model for developing effective learning teams in the
classroom and outside of it. The workshop featured a team simulation
exercise where faculty participants were “stranded”
in a life-threatening forest-fire and their only hope of escaping
the fire was to collaborate within the confines of time and the
given forest radio “alerts”; this simulation put everybody
on guard and demonstrated the essential time-on-task and productivity
elements of effective teaming. Faculty participants at the end
of the simulation had the chance to reflect upon how they worked
as a team and consequently gained a lot of insight into their
team behavior, a necessary component for the management of learning
teams referred to as group process skills. The workshop ended
with team assessment strategies based on Peter Senge’s Continuous
Growth Through Feedback Spirals. Each participant received a workshop
handbook, and some very useful team process materials and handouts
for their immediate use in their respective classrooms.
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AUT instructors at the workshop
given by Dr Saunders. |
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AUT Alumni Start-up Committee Established |
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The American
University of Technology's graduates gathered on April 16, 2004 at the AUT Main campus in
Halat-Fidar. Around 60 students met to launch the AUT Alumni Association and to participate in the formation of
the start-up committee.
This committee will coordinate the drafting of the by-laws, the licensing procedures as well as the preparation
of the elections of the first Alumni Executive Committee.
After a word of welcome from Dr. Farid Nabti, a Q&A session took place and students had the opportunity to get
answers to their questions from Dr. Mehanna.
A cocktail reception followed the event, where graduates
experienced the pleasure of meeting again and sharing nice memories
from the days spent on campus
The members of the start-up committee are:
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Mr. Joseph Bachir
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Mr. Charbel Bou Raad
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Ms. Julie Howayek
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Mr. Charles Khoueiry
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Mr. Bachar Mikati
For more information about the Alumni Association, please contact the Office of Planning, Development and
External
Relations, Main Campus, Halat/Fidar at +961-9-478143/4/5 Ext. 242 or 110.
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SUNY Empire State College’s
President Visits AUT
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AUT faculty and alumni gathered on March 31 to welcome Dr. Joseph Moore, president of Empire State College, part of the State University of New York network. This was Dr Moore’s first visit to Lebanon and it allowed him to meet all key faculty members at
AUT and to get to know the AUT community better. Dr Moore was accompanied by Dr. Ken Abrams, Dean of International Programs.
AUT and ESC had signed an affiliation agreement in October 2003 allowing faculty and staff to benefit from exchange programs and academic cooperation. This came after 7 years of cooperation on an academic level that allowed students from
AUT interested in earning an accredited American degree to transfer to Empire State College and pursue Bachelor programs through residencies held in Cyprus in the last terms of studies. The affiliation agreement that came in October 2003 allows for closer collaboration.
Dr Moore spoke to the faculty, alumni and students in the auditorium after a welcome word by
AUT president, Ghada Hinain, to reaffirm the will of his university to deepen the relationship with
AUT. One of the ways, he said, is to move the residency base from Cyprus to Lebanon where the situation has improved notably. Dr Moore then answered some questions from the audience and was given a tour of the facilities and the development work under way in Halat.
A seated lunch prepared and organized by AUT’s Hotel management students later grouped over 80 faculty and alumni around the guests.
Dr Moore concluded his visit by a meeting with AUT President and the Vice-President for Academic Affairs.
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USAID Mission in Lebanon with Mr. Raouf Youssef |
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As part of the
AUT Development Lecture Series, faculty, staff and students of the Halat campus
attended a lecture on the USAID‘s mission in Lebanon.
The lecture was delivered by Mr. Raouf Youssef, Mission Director for Lebanon on Monday, March 15, 2004 at 12:00 p.m.
Mr. Youssef explained that USAID’s mission in Lebanon strives to improve
Lebanon’s overall regional and global well-being by targeting key
growth-oriented industry sectors like Education, Agriculture and
Information Technology.
A campus tour followed the Q&A session, after which all faculty and staff enjoyed a cocktail reception.
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AUT gets silver medals in Cairo Swimming
Event |
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AUT’s Francois Ghattas obtained very good results in Cairo’s
February swimming competitions that gathered athletes from 3 universities
from Lebanon (AUB, AUT and USJ) and 2 others from Egypt (AUC and
AASTMT). AUT’s Ghattas placed 2nd in the 200m medley and 50m
back and 3d in the 50m fly competitions. The swimming competition
was organized by the Arab Academy for Science and Technology and
Maritime Transport in Cairo |
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SUNY Empire State College To Visit
AUT |
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On his first visit to Lebanon, SUNY Empire State College President,
Dr. Joseph Moore, will visit on March 31 at noon. is affiliated
to SUNY Empire State College and the visit will allow Dr. Moore
to know better. Deans and faculty members will be receiving
the president who is accompanied by the Dean for International Programs,
Dr. Ken Abrams, and a meeting with President is on the agenda
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Basket Ball, Soccer results |
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In friendly games organized the first week of March, 's basket-ball team beat LAU Byblos 87-74 and beat Club Central 91-75. The team's results are promising for the national universities championship coming mid-spring.
In mini-soccer, ranked 3d in the tournament organized by BCU last February
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AUT Tripoli Wins Mini-Soccer Spring Cup |
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The Spring Cup tournament organized by Haly Hal
and Insha magazines for the North was won by the Tripoli team
during the final game that pitted against the Cultural Club
with a final score of 3-2 . The tournament grouped 24 teams and
took place over one month. The Cup will be delivered to the
team on Sunday, March 28 at Silver Shore restaurant in El Mina Tripoli.
The team also ranked 2nd in the universities
tournament of mini-soccer that organized over the same period.
The game ended with an even score and the penalty shoots allowed
the opposing team to win during the extension period.
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Street-Ball Competition
Ends |
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The
AUT inter-students Street-Ball competition
ended after 3 days of games among 22 teams and a lot of excitement.
The winning men’s team (Wouhouch) composed
of Charbel Dagher (Bandy), Joe Reaidy and Roland Sfeir got their
cup during a ceremony on March 25.
The winning mixed team (Survivors) was composed
of Maya El Khoury, Christele Khoury, Charbel Dagher (Bandy) and
Joe Reaidy.
The faculty team also got rewarded though they
lost against the students’ team.
Congratulations to all and get ready for the Inter-Faculty
Basket Ball and Mini-Soccer tournaments that will take place in
April at specific dates that will be announced later.
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