ADU Spectators - Abu Dhabi University

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Inside this
Issue
Fun Run and
Pink Day pg. 3-4
Security Cameras for
YOUR good! Pg. 10
Issue #2
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2012
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Academic Accreditation
Commission visits Al Ain
Campus pg.2
Supervisor: Dr. Azza A.
Ahmed
Executive editor: Caline
Boghos
Editor in Chief: Fathima
Moidu
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The ADU Spectator Newsletter 2012
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Academic Accreditation Commission Visits Al Ain
Campus
By Caline Boghos
As a part of the re-licensure of
Abu Dhabi University, the
By
Caline Boghos for
Commission
Academic
Accreditation (CAA) of the
Ministry of Higher Education &
Scientific Research visited Al Ain
campus on September 11, 2012
(earlier this semester).
The
overriding objective
of the re-licensure is
to ensure compliance
with
CAA’s
Standards that are
aimed at ensuring
high
quality
education that are
recognized regionally
and
internationally
for their excellence.
degree programs prior to the
launch of the degrees.
The
purposes of the two types of
accreditations
are
different,
somehow.
As stated in the CAA official
website, “the purpose of the
During the visit, the
three-member team
(Dr. Martin Henson,
Dr. Antony Stella,
and
Dr.
Bruce
Taylor), all of whom
serve the CAA in the
capacity
of
Commissioners,
Dr. Ali Azad, Director of Al Ain Campus
reviewed
different
aspects of Al Ain
institutional licensure is to ensure
campus, including the Library,
that the university has a mission in
Information Technology apparatus,
line with higher education and that
and the Human Resources
it also has the necessary tools and
processes. In addition, they held
resources to achieve its stated
meetings with the faculty, staff and
mission”. It applies to the entire
students to gain more in-depth
institution and the universities
understanding of the quality of
must meet 10 standards and their
education
that
Abu
Dhabi
criteria covering all of their major
University provides to its various
activities.
The
program
constituencies at Al Ain campus.
accreditation, on the other hand,
In connection with the visit, Dr.
focuses on the quality of each
Ali Azad, Director of Al Ain
degree program being offered in
campus, noted that the CAA
UAE. According to the CAA
typically
visits
academic
website, the intent of the program
institutions for two purposes of
accreditation is to ensure all
institutional licensure (or restakeholders
(i.e.,
students,
licensure), and the accreditation of
families, and the public) that the
degree programs offered by any
licensed institution in the UAE
meet
international
standards.
Therefore, each program within
the institution has to be accredited,
prior to accepting students
For the institutional accreditation,
Dr. Ali Azad mentioned that the
CAA has visited Abu Dhabi
University twice -- the first visit
for the initial licensure, and the
recent one for the re-licensure of
the institution.
As for program accreditation, Dr.
Azad added that ADU has hosted
CAA visiting team in every
occasion when the University has
proposed offering a new degree
program.
In all, while the
numbers of visits to Al Ain
campus have been around six to
eight, Khalifa City campus has
been visited by the CAA team in
far greater occasions.
Noting that the official report of
the re-licensure visit has not been
received
yet,
Dr.
Azad’s
assessment of the CAA’s latest
visit is positive. Based on brief
comments made by some members
of the visiting team, it seems that
the CAA is pleased with the
progress of Al Ain campus
towards enhancing the quality of
education for its students.
“The members of the visiting team
mentioned that our students were
very pleased with their campus,
and in particular, perceived the
University’s Academic Integrity
Policy positively,” Dr. Azad
added.
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Student
Council
Elections Buzz
a Success at Al
Ain Campus!
before the Election Day. “We
came up with the idea of
allowing the nominees to use
the video recording so that the
students who do not know who
they are could actually hear
what they have to say and vote
for them fairly” Sabri Abbas,
Student Services Coordinator
said.
By Caline Boghos
The annual Student Council
election was held on the 19th of
Students waiting for the results
Students voting for their members
September, 2012 in both the
male and female campuses in
Al-Ain.
The annual Student Council
election was done by the
Student Support Services office
in which the preparations began
a couple of days in advance.
The nominees had their posters
and
flyers
distributed
throughout the campus.
This year’s initiative was to
allow the nominees of the
student council to approach
their fellow students and
classmates. They did this by
talking about themselves and
what they intend to do to
enhance the students’ campus
life on a recorded video. This
video went viral three days
As the Election Day began, the
nominees were running around
campus convincing their friends
and other students to vote for
them. Moreover, the buzz at the
male side was also happening
in a similar way. “There were
only two nominees for my
position, which means I only
have one competitor and
frankly, I really hope I win!!”
Bishr Hammash, nominee for
the position of Vice President
(V.P) of Club Organizer said.
At the end of the election day,
the Student Support Services
team announced the official
names of the 2012-2013
Student Council members
which were: Sarah Fazal and
Eisa Nazem – Presidents;
Caline Boghos and Esam
Daher – V.P of Public
Relations; Dalia Khater and Al
Harith – V.P of Event
Organizer; Eman Al Kurd and
Israr Ahmed – V.P of
Academic Affairs; and Jannath
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Chowdhury
and
Bishr
Hammash – V.P of Club
Organizer.
“I was definitely ecstatic with
the win; moreover, it was the
heartwarming response I got
from my fellow people and the
staff. It fueled me with energy
to do well with my position”
Sarah Fazal, President of the
Female Student Council said.
As part of the Student Council,
each member is expected to be
a great team player “I felt great
when I was elected as Event
Organizer because it won’t only
allow me to be part of an
extraordinary team, but it will
also improve my social and
organizing skills” Dalia Khater
said.
Winners of the SC 2012/2013
Elections
The aim of the Student Council
this year is to enhance the
students’ campus life and
achieve great things that will
not only reflect their positive
attitudes, but also represent
ADU in a good way in all their
campus events, both on and off.
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Cancer Research Center at
Tawam Hospital.
ADU
Supports a
Great
Cause… Do
you?
In response to calls from the
community for a direct
contribution to support those
affected by breast cancer, Al
Ain student council of ADU
and volunteers managed to
raise nearly 1400 AED to
support the breast cancer
patients.
WEAR IT PINK, AND
LOWER YOUR RISK
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Hospital was very pleased
when they received the
money and they thanked us
dearly” she added.
The SC members and the
Volunteers
By Rawan Al Taqez
Al Ain campus of Abu
Dhabi University initiated
the
“Pink
Day”
on
Wednesday, the 17th of
October with the aid of the
Student Council,
the
Campus Nurse and Tawam
Hospital. The aim of this day
Donations for Pink Day at ADU
“Breast cancer is not just a
disease that strikes women
alone, but it affects all of our
hearts because of the severity
of its ugliness” Mona
kaddoura, a volunteer at the
event said.
was
to
increase
the
awareness of breast cancer
among the students, staff and
faculty of ADU.
The Student council and
some volunteers have sold
home baked goods in order
to raise money for the Breast
At the end of the day,
student
council
and
volunteers were excited with
their achievement. “We are
very glad that the students,
faculty and staff of ADU
were cooperative with us and
helped us raise money for a
good cause” Caline Boghos,
Vice President of Public
Relations said. “Tawam
This year, the awareness day
focused on the early
detection of this deadly
disease, and how to prevent
it. The UAE statistics of
2011 show that Cancer is the
second cause of death among
citizens, and third among
non-citizens. This represents
15% of deaths and it’s
expected to continue rising
not only in the UAE but
worldwide, and will reach
approximately 13 million
deaths in 2030.
Students Volunteer at
Tawam Hospital’s Fun
Run Event
By Caline Boghos
The students of Al Ain
campus
participated
in
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organizing the 5 Annual
Fun Run Breast Cancer
Awareness Campaign on the
20th of October at Al Ain’s
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Equestrian, Shooting and
Golf Club in the Palm
Resorts.
The event was hosted by
Tawam Hospital and John
Hopkins in co-ordination
with different sponsors such
as Bawadi Mall, The
Equestrian, Shooting and
Golf
Club,
SEHA,
TRANSCO, Etihad Airlines
and many more.
ADU Volunteers at Tawam
Hospital's Fun Run
Apart of the Fun Run,
around 20 ADU students and
Shadi
Gamal,
floating
assistant and event organizer,
were coordinators in the
event where they had to
distribute t-shirts for the
participants and lead them to
the starting point. “This is
the first time that I have
volunteered at such an event,
and frankly, I find that it is
great and I will definitely
volunteer again”, said Shadi
Gamal.
Parade at Tawam's Fun Run
A musical parade by circus
clowns,
acrobats
and
performers started the show.
The run started at around
3pm. It was divided into two
different parts. First, there
was the 2.5km run for
children aged 12 and under;
and second, there was the
5km run for people aged
12+.
As the run ended around
5pm; there were activities
going on for small children
such
as
face-painting,
balloon arts and many more.
The award ceremony was at
around 6pm.
The winners were divided
into 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for
the 2.5km run and 5km run
for each gender and the raffle
draw winners.
Many prizes were given
away
such
as
gym
memberships, deals at salons
in Al-Ain, dinner for 2 at
different hotels in Al Ain
and many more. The biggest
prize was the Etihad Airline
Ticket to the country of your
choice. “We worked very
hard on getting these
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sponsors and we thank God
that the event turned out to
be very cheerful” Abed El
Masri, Senior Marketing, PR
and Media Officer at Tawam
Hospital said. “We couldn’t
have done it without the
extra help from all our
volunteers”, he added.
“It was a very nice day
and my family, friends and I
enjoyed it a lot” Dalia Adel,
an ADU volunteer said. “I
would definitely volunteer
for the 6th consecutive annual
run for me” she added. The
Fun Run ended with a
splendid firework display
that lit the skies of Al Ain
with the remarkable show
witnessed
by
many
volunteers, participants and
competitors.
UAE 41st National
Day Celebration
By Rawan Al Taqez
Students of Al-Ain Campus
celebrated the UAE’s 41st
National Day event this
November, the 27th by
organizing
various
competitions and programs
related to the country’s
heritage, culture, arts and
sports.
The theme, “Spirit of the
Union", is the resultant from
the famous gathering of the
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late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan
Al Nahyan, with the
Highnesses Rulers of seven
Emirates to Announce the
creation of the UAE on the
2nd of December 1971.
Students cutting the National Day
Cake
Al Ain Campus Students
showed their loyalty to their
homeland by celebrating this
day with drawings on their
faces, traditional dances,
poems and decorations. The
children, who wore the
Cultural
"thoub"
or
"kandoorah", performed the
"yolah" folkloric dance as
the ceremony commenced.
Participants
had
the
chance to win amazing gifts
from the competitions that
were done such as free
dinner and a night stay at a
Hotel, meals from Mexican
restaurant,
Cosmetics,
haircuts and blow-dry from
salons and a lot of different
things.
ADU’s Emirati students
brought popular dishes such
as “Harees”, “Fareed”, and
“Chbab”
among
other
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famous dishes. In addition,
Dr Ali Azad, Al Ain Campus
Director, dedicated a large
cake painted with the
Emirates flag to the students
of Al Ain campus of ADU,
in celebration of their 41st
National Day. "ADU always
organizes different events
for different occasions and
the UAE's national day event
was a supper successful one
no thanks to the organizers",
Hala Ennabah, a business
student said.
More importantly, this
celebration
showed
the
extravagant spirit that ties all
of the dissimilar groups of
people
from
different
nationalities living in the
Emirates together – the Spirit
of the Union. "We love UAE
and we consider it our
second home!” Deema Al
Khateeb, a business student,
said. “We belong to it and
our spirit always hopes that
the UAE will always remain
flourishing" she added.
Students and their families
enjoying National Day
Organizers in Al Ain
Campus were keen in
celebrating the national day
in a way that befits it as the
most important day in the
history of the UAE since its
inception. The goal of the
ceremony was the honest
expression of the kind hearts
and thoughts of every person
that
have
lived
the
achievements of the Union in
every spot on state land.
CLUB FAIR
ACTIVITY 2012
UNITES
STUDENTS AND
STAFFS
By Maral Jekarsezian
The club fair took
place at Al Ain’s campus of
Abu Dhabi University on 3rd
of October with the help of
the Student Council and
Student Services in which
various nationalities were
presented along with 4 new
clubs.
Abu
Dhabi
University
students and staffs took part
at the club fair activity as
well as family members.
There
were
various
competitive games such as
throwing water balloons,
treasure hunt, chair game,
throwing balls at cans, and
spoons with ping pong balls.
The funniest part, according
to students was the tug-ofwar game. Several students
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Abu Dhabi University's Al
Ain campus, on the female
side.
Al Ain Students enjoying their time with activities
and staff members were
playing
and
competing
various games and the staff
member were the winners.
The club fair activity
was organized by Sabri
Abbas,
student
support
service coordinator, Shadi
Gamal, floating assistant, the
campus director office as
well as the Student Council.
The purpose of the
club fair according to Mr.
Sabri was to give the
participants the opportunity
to introduce their countries.
“Our purpose is to satisfy the
students’ needs and provide
them everything they want
when it comes to club
activities fun campus life and
many more,” Sabri Abbas
said. The student council did
its best to make this event
entertaining as possible; “We
have been putting our efforts
in organizing the club fair
activity for a whole week to
make it as good as possible”,
said Dalia Adel, Vice
President
of
Event
Organizer.
Nevertheless,
the
student council is expecting
more involvement in the
campus
activities
and
doesn’t
waste
any
opportunity to get all the
students involved. “My
suggestions for the ADU
students are that they should
loosen up and try to have
more fun when it comes to
cooperating in ADU events
like the club fair activity, not
just spend their times in
studying only.” Dalia added.
Apart
from
educational matters, Al Ain
Campus of ADU will keep
doing its best to entertain
and motivate students to be
active participants in more
creative activities to come in
the future.
Another
Successful Fun
and Sports Day
By Zuhour Mahmoud
A new addition to the list of
successful events held at
ADU; Fun and Sports Day
was held on November 20th,
2012, in the garden area of
The event was organized by
the student council and
provided great entertainment
for students and staff
members of Al Ain campus.
The fun day included athletic
games and entertainment, as
well as other various
competitions. The winners
received prizes sponsored by
different companies.
Attendees
enjoyed
participating in different
games like Ka Boom, Tie the
Shoe, and a water balloon
fight. A karaoke machine
was provided for music
enthusiasts who sang and
danced to their favorite
songs. Refreshments were
provided
and
different
snacks were offered.
ADU Students enjoying Karaoke
The organizers received
special thanks from the
office of student affairs for
their
hard
work
and
dedication throughout the
semester in organizing and
supervising different events
and activities. "Fun day was
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one of the most fun-filled
events I experienced during
my time at ADU.
The event was very well
organized and the games,
karaoke, and food were
brilliant”
Sarah
Fazal,
President of The Student
Council, said. “I hope more
of such events are organized
in the future so students can
intermingle and have a great
time” she added.
Mr Mohammed Hammoudi
Competing against Dr. Khalil
The Sports Day received a
lot of positive feedback from
the attendees and the
university staff as well. “The
Student Council and us
managed to do an excellent
job this year. The sports day
was much better than the
last” Sabri Abbas, Student
Support
Services
coordinator, said. “They
enjoyed the fun activities,
music, prizes and everything
we offered them” he added.
The day ended with a small
dinner party with food and
drinks at the end of a very
long and fun day.
Academic Trips
for Female
Students in
Mass
Communication
By Shamsa Al Neyadi
Dubai Arab Media Forum
A group of communication
students along with Dr. Azza
Ahmed attended the Dubai
Arab forum which was held
in Grand Hyatt Dubai on 9th
May 2012. The forum
included many speeches and
programs by well-known
reporters
and
hosts.
Attending this forum was
helpful for the students as to
know how the reporters
noted every programs and
how news broadcast the
same time. “The trip was
very fascinating because we
had the opportunity to talk to
the editor in chief and
actually see how they write
their articles and on what
basis” Caline Boghos, ADU
Communication
Student,
said.
High profile speakers and
senior representatives were
invited by Dubai Press Club
to communicate with the
local and regional media, as
well as visiting media
professionals. The aim of
this event is to gather of over
2,000
regional
and
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international
professionals.
media
There were many wellknown
programs
and
workshops
that
would
benefit and entertain the
people. There were also
sessions with debate where
the reporter or audience
could ask questions or
defend to the speaker’s view.
Arab Media Forum was
created under the patronage
of HH Sheikh Mohammed
Bin Rashed Al Maktoum,
UAE Vice President and
Prime Minister, and ruler of
Dubai, the Dubai Press Club
is a well- established forum
for journalists and media
professionals to discuss and
thoughtful upon issues that
are significant to daily life.
Dubai Press Club has made
an effort to play an important
part to increase the regional
media
industry
by
introducing of different
events such as the Arab
Media Forum and the Arab
Journalism Award.
As founder member of the
International Association of
Press Club (IAPC), Dubai
Press Club enables a
successful forum for the
discussion and debate of
information and ideas with
members of press clubs
internationally.
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Visit to MBC Group and
Al-Arabiya
Public Relation Production
class has visited MBC Group
and Al Arabiya in Dubai
Media City for academic
purpose on 3rd October
2012.
The student valued the time
spend in the mbc group and
Al Arabiya, as they found
out how hard working and
interesting is the media
group. The main purpose of
this trip is to give an
understanding and awareness
into the production field.
studio. It was an experience
for all the students to witness
a live news production at Al
Arabiya Channel it is a good
opportunity for students to
learn. “Students also learn
about the history, current
development and challenges
of MBC and al Arabiya from
the MBC Public Relations
personnel as
they provide
some
interesting
facts
and information about it" Dr.
Sham added.
"The objective of the trip to
MBC and al-Arabiya is to
give an insight into the
production world and how
television really works" Dr.
Muhamad Sham, the course
instructor, said.
The students have viewed
different MBC Multi Camera
Production (MCP) studios as
well as Al Arabiya news
headquarters in Dubai. More
than 20 years ago, MBC
Group has developed to turn
into a well-established media
group that enhances publics’
lives with the help of
information, interaction and
entertainment. The MBC
Group consists of 10
television channels which
are based in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates.
Dubai News Center
Mass Media Professor and
Students with staff of "Yawmkom"
TV Program
ADU Mass Media Professor and
Students at Dubai Arab Media
Forum
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In General, the trip to MBC
and al Arabiya was very
useful for the students. The
students were capable to
view the studio setting
and the various kinds of
camera and other tools or
equipments
that
could
be used in the television
industry. This field carries
out really improved their
knowledge
which
was
related to the course.
In the Arab World, MBC
Group was launched in
London in 1991 which is the
first
private
free-to-air
satellite
broadcasting
company. Afterwards in
2002, it transferred to its
On 10th of October, 2012, a
group of Public Relations
and Mass Communication
students from Abu Dhabi
University have visited the
Dubai News Center with
their instructor, Dr. Azza
Mohammed.
The students enjoyed a warm
welcome and an interesting
tour around the center was
provided. The Dubai Media
Center showed the students
all the state of the arc
equipment used in reporting
news, and introduced the
students to the people who
work at the center.
Students also got a chance to
witness the filming of some
of the programs aired on
Dubai TV, and got a rare
opportunity to speak with
some of the important
decision makers in media
such as Editors in Chief and
show hosts,
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"The group also had a brief
yet interesting meeting with
Ms. Katia, the Editor in
Chief, who was kind enough
to share some open secrets
with the group on selection
criteria for the news…" Hala
Ennaba, one of the students
who have visited the news
center, enthusiastically said.
Moidu, a Business student,
said.
The students benefited a lot
from this trip; they got
familiar with the different
aspects of mass media and
how it functions on a big
scale.
PR Writing Students at AD TV
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Security camera
System for your
safety
By Fathima Moidu
Are you wondering why
there are security camera
systems all over the campus?
This article explains the
reasons for you.
Al Ain Campus is using a
security camera system in for
the security and safety of the
faculties, students, and staff.
Abu Dhabi TV Channel
The students of Public
Relations along with Dr.
Azza Ahmed, have visited
the Abu Dhabi TV Channel
on Thursday, 18th October,
2012 at 12 p.m.
The purpose of the visit was
to make the students know
what they have studied has
been applied in reality. The
students were exposed to a
lot of information regarding
the studios, the programs,
and the reports. The news
release which doesn’t serve
any benefit to the people and
the society will be ignored
by TV editors. “It was the
actual thing we studied in
our chapters, we all really
benefited from this trip as it
showed how theoretical part
was in practical” Fathima
Security Camera at ADU Al Ain
Campus
Some perceive this profound
system as bad and others
think it is invasion of
privacy, but the main
concern is to protect their
safety and security, not only
to educate them. “I have seen
cameras
all
over
the
university, which makes me
feel uncomfortable that they
are watching us. We don’t
require cameras all over the
university”, an ADU Student
said.
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However, there are issues
that have come from the
ADU students in Al Ain
campus regarding violations
of security and safety
protocols, so these cameras
are for their benefits.
The main purpose for having
security cameras is to serve
as a mean of evidence for the
occurrences in the campus
such as fire, harassment, etc.
“If security and safety isn’t
achieved for our students,
then education becomes
irrational,” Dr. Ali Azad,
Director of ADU Al-Ain
campus, said.
In addition, when people see
the security cameras, they
will stop themselves from
doing bad things which
benefits everyone.
“We don’t believe having
the security cameras on
campus is an intrusion in any
way because the university is
a public place for everyone”
Dr. Ali added.
Having security camera
system at ADU is to ensure
safety and security for all the
members as well as visitors
of ADU Al-Ain Campus.
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Health Facilities
By Sarah Fazal
Abu
Dhabi
University
provides its students with
excellent
health
care
facilities at its Al Ain
campus.
The medical room or
‘clinic’, as many students
refer to it, is equipped with
all basic first aid amenities.
Besides that, the clinic is
equipped with tools such as;
oxygen inhaler, otoscope,
glucometer,
nebulizer,
thermometer, weight scale,
drop light, blood pressure
apparatus, snellen chart,
wheelchair and stretcher for
emergency situations.
first dosage. Moreover, there
is an on campus doctor,
Ibrahim al Samawal, from Al
Bustan
Medical
Centre
available on Sunday and
Thursday between 9am –
1pm. The nurse is available
throughout
the
week
between 9am – 5pm on
Sundays and Thursdays and
11am- 7pm on other working
days.
Nurse Loida in her office
“We assess the state of
the patient in our clinic first,
and if the vital signs are
abnormal we are instructed
to call the ambulance,” says
Loida, the campus nurse.
Abu Dhabi University
also provides its staff and
students’ free consultations
and free medicines for the
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Al Ain Campus
STUDENTS
WINS FIRST
PRIZE FOR
“BUSINESS FOR
BETTER”
INTERUNIVERSITY
COMPETITION
By Fathima Moidu
Abu Dhabi University
students wins an interUniversity ‘Business Plan’
development
competition
which was held on 21st
December 2011 organized
by Western Union and Al
Ansari Exchange in Dubai.
A group of three students
Eman Alkurd, Jannath Jahan
and Laily Moidu won first
prize in the competition
among the top 15 Groups
shortlisted for final round
across
seven
UAE
Universities.
“The
competition was quiet tough
as we were competing with
seven universities which
included 15 groups across
UAE
and
the
other
competing groups looked
over-confident which made
us feel inferior” Jannath said.
The universities participated
in this competition were:
Abu
Dhabi
University,
American University in
Dubai, American University
of Sharjah, University of
Bolton Ras Al Khaimah
Campus,
Heriot-Watt
University
in
Dubai,
University of Dubai and
University of Wollongong in
Dubai.
The winning team from
ADU was each awarded
AED 35,000 as scholarships
for their next academic year.
There was just seven points
differences between the
winners and the runners-up,
another team from American
University of Sharjah were
placed second with their
colleagues winning third
place. They were also each
awarded AED 20,000 and
AED 10,000 respectively, as
scholarships.
Dr. Salam Abduallah and Dr.
John McLellan are the
instructors who encouraged
and supported the team for
the competition. “They were
very helpful, without them
we might have not won
because they kept checking
on everything we do and
gave us helpful ideas” Eman
Alkurd said.
The
competition
was
organized by the Western
Union and Al Ansari that
required a proposal of a
sustainable business plan for
a four-profit business that
participates in a positive
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social and/or environmental
objective into how the
business will earn.
ADU Students win 30,000AED
each as scholarships
This competition was open
for second year graduate
students in the UAE who are
studying in the finance,
business and economics
streams. The prize offered
for the top three winning
teams will be academic
scholarships for their third
year with amounts of AED
35,000, AED 20,000 and
AED 10,000 for each
winning team member.
The
students
were
evaluated based on four key
criteria of their business idea
- Originality, Concept and
Description,
Operational
Plan, and Financial Planning
and Budgets, by a judging
team board that involved
Bassem Awada, Western
Union’s Regional Director
for the Gulf, Rashed Al
Ansari, General Manager of
Al Ansari Exchange, and
representatives from the
Universities.
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The team from ADU made
an effort to win this
competition. “By attending
regular meetings, setting
goals
and
deadlines,
discussion
about
the
progress, and preparing
check list made it easy for
our success” Laily Moidu
said.
The competition was an
opportunity for the students
to show their skills and
abilities. ADU students have
achieved
their
success
because of their hard work
and support from Abu Dhabi
University members.
ABU DHABI
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY:
NEVER HAS
BEEN BETTER!
By Maral Jekarsezian
Abu Dhabi University library
has made several convenient
developments in the last two
years which will help students,
staff and faculty members meet
their needs when it comes to
doing research, writing term
papers and other purposes.
In Al Ain campus, Students,
staff and faculty members can
now access many valuable data
bases through library catalogs,
internet archives, e-journals,
articles and many more. “We
are living in a literacy-oriented
society and no society is
complete without a library. Our
current patrons are not only our
students, faculty and staff, but
also the school students from
different regions of UAE.” Said
Huda
Iqbal,
information
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literacy librarian of Abu Dhabi
University in Al Ain campus.
Various facilities have been
added that made students, staff
and faculty members’ life
easier and more convenient in
terms of reference and research.
In addition, a number of
enhancements
were
implemented according to Huda
Iqbal, “We created our own
LibGuides, covering all majors
and their respective subjects
Students using the various library
resources
that are being taught at the
university.
We
have
a
collection of 530 LibGuides
which is the biggest collection
in the Middle East, till date.”
Huda added.
Abu Dhabi University library
has created social
networks accounts such as
Facebook, twitter, Youtube,
Pinterest and Wordpress. This
will help students, faculty
members and staff to connect
with the library and acquire
more information, updates as
well as write comments and
feedbacks to the Library.
Moreover,
Abu
Dhabi
University library has recently
Students getting busy in the library
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launched its official YouTube
channel which received a
thousand hits in the first week
of its launch.
“Social Media is a very strong
marketing tool, which helped us
essentially in our outreach
program.” said Huda. “Al Ain
Campus of ADU wasn't the
same if we talk about it two
years ago. Although everything
was done through our system;
VTLS (Virginia Tech Library
Systems), but it lacked an
outreach program. That's when
we decided to incorporate the
much hyped use of the Social
Media tools, like Facebook,
Twitter, YouTube etc.” she
added. In addition, the official
website
of
Abu
Dhabi
University was launched which
helped the library prior to
establishing its identity in the
virtual world. Hence, ADU
Library serves about 1200
students in a monthly basis.
Nowadays,
more
than
thousands of students, staffs
and faculty members are
accessing the Abu Dhabi
University library to meet their
educational
needs.
“Our
Information Literacy program’s
aim is to provide our patrons
with the detailed set of
instructions so that they attain
the best information available”
Huda stated. The library of Al
Ain Campus is planning to
extend its services and facilities
not only to the patrons of ADU,
but also the community at
large.
One-on-One
Debate
Competition at
Campus
By
Beena
Vijayan
(English
Conversation Club Coordinator)
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The
names
of
female
participants were: Uzma
Zahid vs Jennath Jahan
Chowdhury, Fahmida Imran vs
Sadaf Imran, Mouhassine Mint
Larabas Ould Ababa vs
Sirat Katoch, Liana Khazendar
vs Laila Moidu, Hajira Abdul
Qadoos vs Rahaf Kayali and
Zuhour Mahmoud vs Sarah
Fazal.
The
One-on-One
Debate
Competition was organized for
the male and female student
groups on November 12th and
19th, 2012 at AF01 from 2: 00 –
3: 00 P.M.
Twelve male and twelve female
students participated in the
competition. Qaid Abdul Qadar
and Lamis Awni were the
chairpersons for the debate
while Faisal and Fathima
Moidu conducted the activity.
The main objective behind the
competition was to develop the
habit of critical thinking and art
of persuasion among the
students. All the students
performed splendidly and gave
their best.
The
names
of
male
participants were: Pavithran
Purushothaman
vs
Kevin
Haydn Ona, Alah Ragid Chakir
vs Rashed Saeed Al Dhaheri,
Mohammed Abdul Rahman AlRubaih vs Ahmad Khaled
Ghadban, Hassan Abdel-Sabour
Mohamed Mousa vs
Faraz Tahir Waseem, Abdul
Wahid Dawood, Muhammad
Nazim vs Mohammed Ziauddin
and Ahmed Galal vs Ahmed
Nazir.
Male Students competitors
The winners were: first prize
Hassan
Abdel-Sabour
Mohamed Mousa vs
Faraz Tahir Waseem and
Zuhour Mahmoud vs Sarah
Fazal; second prize Alah
Ragid Chakir vs Rashed
Saeed Al Dhaheri, Uzma
Zahid vs Jennath Jahan
Chowdhury and Mouhassine
Mint Larabas Ould Ababa vs
Sirat Katoch; third prize
Pavithran Purushothaman vs
Kevin Haydn Ona and Hajira
Abdul Qadoos vs Rahaf
Kayali.
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The judges for the male debate
were Mr. Mohammed Chadi
and Mr. Robert Studholme
while for the female even, it
was Dr. Ahmed Al Hady and
Mr. Rafik.
All of the students who took
part deserve great credit for the
amount of hard work which
they had put in to preparing
their speeches and arguments,
and they should all feel very
proud of how they performed.
They had great and wellreasoned arguments to support
their topics.
It was a joy to watch the
students express themselves so
spontaneously on the spot. The
confidence levels and the
speaking skills of all the
participant were admirable.
The feedback from the judges,
all faculty and staff who
attended the events has been
very positive, and I look
forward to engaging more and
more students in such activities
that not only promote their
communication skills but also
their self-confidence and selfesteem.
In short, the debate competition
proved to be highly enjoyable,
amazing, knowledgeable, fun
and awe-inspiring. It was very
clear that this activity taught the
contestants how to take a stand
and defend their position.
Certificates to the winners and
participants would be given
away at the earliest. The
photographs and video of the
two events were also taken.
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Appreciation
Day Ceremony
spring 2011-12
By Fathima Moidu
The University held
appreciation ceremony
the 14 November 2012
both male and female in
Al Ain Campus.
its
on
for
the
The ceremony welcomed
many students, parents,
faculty members, and staff of
ADU to celebrate the
achievement of the students.
The ceremony started by the
speech of the Al Ain
Campus Director, Dr. Ali
Azad welcoming students,
parents,
and
faculty
members. He appreciated
students on their excellent
performance by presenting
them with “Certificate of
Excellence for Outstanding
Performance”.
Then, the Dean/College
Representative from each
college were awarding the
honor
students
their
Appreciation Certificates.
"Being an honor student
gives me strong feeling that
everything in the life is
possible. I was waiting for
this moment, it was different
and excited to get the letter
and
the
appreciation
certificate and see the
happiness in my family's
eyes”,
Hanan
Youssef
Moura, an honor student
from COBA said.
After
the
Appreciation
Certificate given to the honor
students, Dr. Ali Azad along
with
Dean/
College
Representative
member
presented the “Over-all
Award of Excellence” for
each student from different
Colleges. The honor students
for this award were: Best
student in UC: Hajra
Abdual
Qadoos
and
Mohammed
Zainuddin;
Best student in CAS: Suhair
Tayyem; Best student in
COBA: Zainab Arwani and
Omar Aftab Iqbal; and Best
student in CECS: Alaa
Nihad Addas and Abdallah
Abdelfattah Abu Zanona.
In addition, the faculty
members were awarded for
their best performance. Dr.
Ali Azad, presented the
“Teaching
Award
of
Excellence”. Best faculty for
UC was Rafik Al Zinobi;
best faculty for the CAS was
Dr. Azza Ahmed; best
faculty for COBA was Dr.
Mohammed El Adly and
best faculty for CECS was
Dr. Abdelkareem Alzo’ubi.
It is an unforgotten day to
students, parents and faculty
members; a day that will
provide
students
with
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motivations to reach the
higher places in their
undergraduate studies and
later in their careers.
Sabah Sadiq who act as a
project manager; COBA
student Iman Ezzatullah, incharge of Events and
Marketing and CAS student
Sarah Fazl, in-charge of
Public Relations.
Students work
for TEDx AlAin
“TEDxAlAin gave me the
chance to meet some of these
people, hear their inspiring
ideas and help them share
those ideas with the world. It
was an incredible experience
to
find
these
local
inspirations and help spark
up a conversation that will
hopefully bring a positive
change in our community”,
Sabah
Sadiq,
COBA
Student, said.
By Fathima Moidu
A group of students from
Abu Dhabi University – Al
Ain Campus participated as
organizers and volunteers in
TEDx Al Ain event which
was held in Al Ain
Municipality on 14 April
2012.
The large group Abu Dhabi
University students actively
participated for the wellknown event TEDx which
was held in the Theater of Al
Ain Municipality. TEDx is
an event happening in most
of the cities in the world
every year.
The students played different
roles during the events. The
TEDxAlAin organizing team
included COBA student
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Hammash, Batul Fazal,
Demma Chakir, Hassan
Aftab Iqbal, Hiba Khafaga,
Khuzama Sa'ad, Leena Al
Ghazali, Mahnoor Naveed,
Massoud, Mona Khlfan Al
Badi, Sana Sarwar, Uzma
Zahid, and Zuhur Mehmood.
This event was the second
event that has taken place in
Al Ain City which included
14 speakers talking about
their experience and how it
changed their lives. It
motivated the students to be
part of this event. Moreover,
the students were given
appreciation certificate for
making a great effort to be a
part of TEDx Al Ain.
Writing Center
for Benefit of
the Students
ADU Students' participation at
TEDx Al Ain
In addition, there were other
coordinators: Fathima Moidu
(Public Relations Team
Member),
Laily Moidu
(Volunteers in-Charge) and
Jannath Jahan (Registration).
There were about 15
volunteers who helped in
making
the
event
a
successful. Their names are:
Abdullah
Fathi,
Amna
Saleem, Aroosa Tahir, Aya
By Shamsa Al Neyadi
Al Ain Campus of Abu
Dhabi University is offering
a chance to improve the
students’ abilities in writing.
The beginning of the
2012/2013 academic year
was the time of opening of
the Writing Center. It is
located in the Academic
Success
Center
(ASC)/
Learning Support Center in
the Library for the students
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at Al-Ain Campus. It is for
the students who have
questions and problems
about their writing, so they
can get one-to-one help and
advice from the teachers.
They would advise the
students on how organized
their work, grammar, and
their sentence structure are.
The Center receives female
students
on
Sundays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 1-2 pm and 2-3 pm in
the male side; while on
Mondays and Wednesdays,
females are from 2-3pm and
males are from 1 -2pm.
“The work done in the center
is of better quality and
students would gain good
marks because it has better
organization, it explains its
ideas better and helps to
avoid grammatical errors”
Bob Studholme, English
teacher of ELI said.
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projects, and once they have
learned the actual way to do
it, they would never forget it.
The Writing Center will
bring a change in the life of
the students because most of
them who have visited it
already have found it
valuable. “I really appreciate
the university of having this
center because I have written
articles and had grammatical
errors, and problem in
sentence structure in it, with
the help of the center, I was
able correct my mistakes. It
was a good experience”,
Fathima Moidu, COBA
Student, said. In addition, it
would improve the students’
standard across the whole
university.
Currently, there are four
teachers, Maha Udangiu,
Neveen
Shadfan,
Mohammed Shadi,
and
Michael Mc Gee, who will
be helping the students in
improving their writing
skills. These teachers have
the abilities to make the
students’
work
more
professional. The students
who come to this center are
those who are interested in
learning and they want to
improve their work such as
homework, assignments or
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BlackBerry
Messenger: the
preferable
communication
mean amongst
Al Ain Campus
students!
By Maral and Rawan
Nowadays, there is various
communication means which are
effectively being used at Al Ain
campus’s Abu Dhabi University
among
students
regarding
educational matters.
Students using Blackboard on BB
Messenger
The communication means are the
popular Blackberry messenger,
Whatsapp messenger, texting via
SMS, using the blackboard and
email accounts which are issued by
Abu Dhabi University in order to
communicate with the director of
Al Ain campus’s Abu Dhabi
University, Dr. Ali Azad, Ph.D,
professors/faculty
members,
finance/registration
department,
submitting
assignments,
and
talking with other fellow students.
But what is the preferable
communication mean according to
a student conducted by sample?
Students of Abu Dhabi University
majoring in Public Relations and
Communication in Al Ain campus
conducted a survey asking students
(female and male) about their
preferable communications means.
The results of the survey turned
out to be that most of the students
prefer using Blackberry messenger
and phone calls in order to
communicate with their fellow
students. When it comes to
communicating with professors
and faculty members, most
students
prefer
using
the
Blackboard. In addition, 70% of Al
Ain
campus’s
Abu
Dhabi
University students favored phone
calls as well as talking to the
registration
and
finance
department face to face during the
enrollment period and fees
payments. That is also stated by
some faculty members. “I prefer
that the finance and registration
departments should be contacted
face to face which is easier
because phone lines could be busy
most of the time” Dr. Abdullah
Ammar, Assistant dean of College
of Arts & Sciences, said.
However, some students in Al Ain
Campus have a different opinion.
“Using Blackberry messenger
helps in easing the communication
between the students and the staff.
“Dalia Adel, a Marketing student,
said. She added that students
mainly use e-mails and Blackboard
because it is the only formal way
they can contact their professors.
“On the other hand, if there was an
urgent issue it would be preferable
to contact the professors face to
face,” Dalia continued .
“Blackboard is such an innovative
tool and it can hold so much of our
academic information.” Uzma
Chaudhry, finance student said.
Commenting on the survey results,
Dr. Ali Azad, Ph.D, Al Ain
Campus Director stated; “We have
two most useful and practical tools
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to communicate for educational
matters which are the blackboard
and the email account which is
used by Abu Dhabi University.
Since we have these for related
purposes, then there is no need for
other social media communication
tools like blackberry messenger.”
Dr. Azad suggests that blackboard
is the most effective way for
students to communicate when it
comes to academic issues. Email
accounts, which are issued by Abu
Dhabi University, to be used for
administrative issues. He added:
“when it comes to campus life and
social activities, since we have a
Facebook page; it would be an
effective tool of communication
because it provides students
updates about social activities
occurring
at
Abu
Dhabi
University’s Al Ain campus.”
However, Dr. Salam Abdullah,
professor
of
business
administration, prefers to use more
than one communication methods
between students and various
departments in the university.
“This is fine, since this is what
students prefer, multichannel are
always better than one.” he said.
With the popularity of using
blackberry messenger, students
now not only can they use it for
instant messaging, but also for
collaborating with other fellow
students, professors and staff
regarding educational matters.
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Distinguished
Achievements of Al
Ain
Campus
Faculty members
By: Shamsa Al Neyadi
Faculty members of Abu
Dhabi University in Al Ain
Campus
attend various
conferences
achieving
highest level of performance
in different countries.
Dr. Abdullah Ammar,
associate
professor
of
English
program
and
assistant dean of CAS has
presented a paper in the
Fourth
Annual
Asian
Conference on Education
organized
by
the
International
Academic
Forum (IAFOR) that was
held in Osaka, Japan
October, 24-28 2012. The
paper, entitled “Towards
More Productive Personal
Epistemologies: Impact on
EFL Teachers’ Autonomy
and
Tolerance
of
Ambiguity”.
Results of Dr. Ammar’s
study
indicated
that
reframing
epistemological
beliefs of EFL teachers
resulted in more autonomy in
handing
language
teaching/learning situations
and more tolerance of
ambiguity and risk taking in
language classrooms.
Dr. Azza Ahmed, Mass
communication
program
coordinator at Al Ain
campus of ADU was among
the College of Arts and
Sciences delegation who
attended a forum in Beijing,
China
from
11-13th
November.
The
forum
entitled: “Development of
Contemporary
Arabic
Countries in the Gulf Area”.
The delegation was headed
by Dr. Radwan Al Jarah,
Dean of CAS and included
Dr. Mohamed Al Zyoud,
chair
of
Education
Department, Dr. Ahmed AL
Numeiri,
professor
of
English program, and Dr.
Ahmed Al Gaili from
Education department. The
CAS delegation was hosted
by the Beijing International
Studies University (BISU).
Dr. Azza’s presentation
entitled “Media Industry in
the Arab World: Its Present
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and Future. A Case Study of
UAE
Media”.
Dr. Radwan Al Jarah, Dean of
CAS with Sr. Suliman, head of the
Chinese University
In addition, Dr. Azza has
attended the 21st Asian
Media
Information
and
Communication
Center
(AMIC) Annual Conference.
It was held last summer, 1114th July 2012 in Shah
Alam, Malaysia. The paper
entitled “New vs. Traditional
Media Credibility among
Emirates”. “The results
shown that Emirates tend to
perceive
the
traditional
media as more credible than
new media, online news.
Television is still the most
credible news source among
Emirates
from
various
education
levels
and
demographics variables”, Dr.
Azza Ahmed Said.
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Shannon Glasgow
A faculty member has
actively participated in the
TEDxAlAin Conference held
on April 2012 at the Al Ain
Municipality.
An ELI Deputy Director,
Shannon Glasgow, of Abu
Dhabi University Al-Ain
Campus has participated as
one of the Public Relation
Organizer in TEDx in Al
Ain. He was involved with
speaker
selection
and
development and also helped
to ensure that the conference
ran smoothly.
During the TEDxAlAin
Conference, there were 14
speakers presented on a
various topics from HIV
awareness in the UAE to
overcoming
physical
disabilities to increasing
through charity work.
Dr. Ahmed Almashhadany,
the coordinator and assistant
professor
of
Education
department at ADU, has
attended a conference in
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Harvard University, USA on
the 20th of May 2012.
His paper entitled “Teachers
and
Sport
Supervisors
perception of chairperson
organizational politics and
its relationship with some
psychological variation: A
comparative study.
Results have found out that
organizational politics in
both Oman and UAE affects
stress and job satisfaction
whereas there is no effect on
the variables of the country,
gender and experience.
Dr. Ahmed Abdel Hady,
assistant
professor
of
English
Program
has
contributed
in
two
conferences this year. The
first was at the School of
Languages
Leeds
Metropolitan University UK.
It was about the “Language
in a Globalised World”
which was held on 5-6
September 2012. The second
was at the Institute of
Applied Linguistics - Riga
Technical University Latvia
that was about “Meaning in
Translation:
Illusion
of
Precision” which was held
on 12-15 September 2012.
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Assistant Dean
of CAS:
Exclusive
Interview with
Dr Abdullah
Ammar
By: Caline Boghos
Dr. Abdullah Ammar is the
oldest faculty member in Al
Ain’s College of Arts and
Sciences who joined Abu-Dhabi
University in 2008. Since
then, he has received a number
of awards that include the
Distinguished Teacher Award
seven years in a row in his
teaching career life, The
Collegiality Award, and The
Distinguished
Researcher
Award. Also, he presented
research papers in a number of
international
conferences,
Spain, Turkey, Malaysia, Italy,
Germany, UAE, France, and
Japan. Moreover, he gained
the respect of all his colleagues
and students that makes him
the best candidate to occupy
the position of assistant dean
of CAS in Al Ain Campus last
July. Caline Boghos has met
with him and came back with
the following interview.
1. Brief background about
yourself.
I am associate professor of
English
Education.
My
education journey started with a
BA Degree in English, then a
Special Diploma degree in
education, MA Degree in
English Education (TEFL) and
a PhD in English Education
(TEFL) that I got in a joint
scholarship in the University of
Pittsburgh, USA. I have a rich
history of international work
experience in well-reputed
educational institutions starting
with Egypt, then USA, Saudi
Arabia, and finally UAE. Since
I joined Abu Dhabi University
in 2008, I have held different
administrative positions such as
the coordinator of the English
program, the coordinator of the
College of Arts & Sciences,
and recently the Assistant Dean
of the College of Arts &
Sciences.
2. As the new assistant dean
of CAS, what is your role
in ADU?
One of the primary goals of the
College of Arts & Sciences is
to
provide
educational
experiences
tailored
to
students’ needs and aspirations.
This necessitates that students
be provided with needed
assistance,
guidance,
counseling,
and
quality
education that meet these needs
and actualize these aspirations.
To this end and in line with
ADU orientation towards more
autonomy in Alain Campus, the
Assistant Dean position has
been recently created. In
addition to representing the
Dean of CAS, Dr. Radwan
Aljarrah, I have been delegated
responsibilities needed for
closer
and
smoother
management of Alain CAS
faculty/ students-related issues.
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3. What are the new
programs offered in CAS
(applied and planned)?
In CAS, we have a very strong
orientation to be the college of
choice in the area of arts,
humanities,
and
applied
sciences with a promising plan
for offering undergraduate as
well as graduate programs
tailored to the needs of the local
community, the Gulf Area and
the Middle East. In a retreat
organized
by
the
new
enthusiastic Dean of CAS,
Professor Radwan Aljarrah, a
thorough discussion of future
programs has taken place with
all faculty members from
different departments. This
yielded a list of suggested
degree programs in various
fields of Arts & Sciences most
likely to be offered in the next
few years. Regarding the
degree programs in Alain
Campus, we are currently
running two undergraduate
programs including “BA in
English” and “BA in Mass
Communication”, and two
graduate programs including
the Professional Diploma in
Teaching,
and
MA
in
Educational Leadership. In the
area of Mass Communication,
three Arabic degree programs
are to be offered soon including
Strategic Communication, Print
Journalism, and TV Journalism.
In addition, we have a number
of degree programs that Alain
students can take according the
2+2 (or 3+1) plan where they
study the foundational and
elective courses in Alain and
then complete their study plans
in the ADU campus in Abu
Dhabi; an option that adds more
flexibility and responsiveness
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to
students’
circumstances.
needs
and
4. Are there any changes in
CAS
in
terms
of
administration,
academics, etc…?
In line with the overall
orientation
towards
more
autonomy in Alain Campus, a
number of new administrative
positions have been created in
Alain CAS including an
assistant dean (Dr. Abdullah
Ammar),
coordinators
of
various programs such as Mass
Communication (Dr. Azza
Ahmed), English (Dr. Ahmed
Abdelhady), and Education (Dr.
Ahmed Almashhadany). They
have
been
delegated
responsibilities to handle Alain
CAS-related
issues
in
coordination with the campus
director, the college Dean, and
the department chairs.
personality variables such as
open-mindedness, motivation,
team spirit, social skills, ability
to communicate in a diversified
community, and thoughtfulness
are all taken into consideration.
The ultimate objective is to hire
faculty who can make a
difference
and
contribute
positively in terms of quality
instruction,
research
innovation,
practical
experience, and responsiveness
to
students’
needs
and
expectations.
7. When and how could the
students approach you if
they have concerns or
questions?
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faculty members including
myself have posted their
schedules with office hours for
face-to-face
discussion
of
students’ problems as well as
contact details such as emails
and phone numbers for any
arising issues. In addition, CAS
has currently recruited an
academic advisor to provide
tailored
counseling
and
academic advice to individual
students.
The
Academic
Advisor’s office will be next to
mine in case students need any
assistance.
8. What are your future
plans and expectations?
My expectation is that CAS
will be the college of choice in
5. Who are the new faculty
members in CAS?
In Alain CAS, we have
recruited two distinguished
faculty members this academic
year: Dr. Mohammed Fteiha in
the Education Department and
Dr.
Viola
in
the
Communication Studies &
Languages Department.
6. On what basis or criteria
do you choose them?
Many criteria are taken into
account when recruiting faculty
members including having
PhDs from internationally wellreputed universities in addition
to
having
distinguished
portfolios of productivity in
research,
teaching,
and
community service. Moreover,
Adopting an open door
orientation, I urge students not
to hesitate to approach me
should they have any questions,
concerns or problems. Our
ultimate objective is to
establish
a
stress-free
environment
where
CAS
students can exploit their
potentials to the full and
accomplish their expectations
in an enjoyable, rich, and
resourceful environment. This
of course can’t be done without
a team spirit amongst CAS
faculty members to handle
Alain students’ problems and
spell out any uncertainties they
might have. To this end, CAS
many degree programs and
would hopefully be a story of
success in the university.
Towards this goal, we are
planning not only for increasing
the number of programs offered
but also for high quality
curricula
and
educational
practices.
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CGOG wins
second prize in
the 3rd
Chancellor’s
Innovation
Award
shortlisted to present on May
30th 2012.
Out of eight teams, they
awarded the Al Ain Campus
team, the second prize of
AED 15,000 on the closing
ceremony of the event which
was held on June 10th.
By: Fathima Moidu
A group of faculty members
from Al Ain Campus wins
3RD Chancellor’s Innovation
Award held on 10th June
2012
in
Abu
Dhabi
University main Campus
where all faculties came up
with innovative ideas.
The Third Chancellor’s
Innovation Award is an
annual event where the ADU
community is appreciated to
turn up with innovative ideas
that can help ADU progress
and the topic given to all of
them
was
“Make
a
Difference”.
Dr. Salam Abdallah, Dr.
Mohammad
Behery
,
Bushra Jaleel of Al Ain
Campus have formed a team
and won the second prize.
The concept selected by
them and was named as
“Career Guidance Online
Game” (CGOG).
The event was announced
on the ADU website in
February 2012. Written
proposals were submitted
and then the teams were
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The CGOG link the students’
interests with the career
opportunities. When the
ideal career was recognized,
a link will be appeared that
takes the student to ADU
degree
programs.
The
objective was to know
student’s
professional
interest and support them
with ADU study programs,
in a fun and communicating
way so as to increase brand
awareness and eventually
raise students’ recruitment
rates
at
Abu
Dhabi
University.
The idea of the winners’
concept was to develop an
interactive game that will be
made available through the
ADU website. “The game
would be designed to
replicate
a
virtual
organization.
So,
when
students enter the gaming
zone, they are taken to an
organization, and follow a
path that matches their career
interests”, Bushra Jaleel,
Teaching Assistant, said.
For
instance,
people
concerned in marketing
would be reserved to areas
where they can solve
customer enquiries. As soon
as the student effectively
completes the levels, the
game will show an ideal
Career that matches their
interest.
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Intercollegiate
Environmental
Public Speaking
Competition
By: Fathima and Caline
Abu
Dhabi
University
students won the 2nd runner
up in the 12th Intercollegiate
Environmental
Public
Speaking Competition held
on 28 November 2012 at the
Dubai Knowledge Village.
A team of five female
students;
Hajira
Abdul
Qadoos,
Mouhassine
Larabas Ababa, Fathima
Moidu,
Uzma
Zahid
Chaudhry, and Nour Alcham
Jamran won 2nd runner up
among 15 teams from across
all GCC countries on the
topic: “My Climate, My
Responsibility”.
“Congratulation to a team of
5 female students from Al
Ain campus who won the
2nd place in one of the most
prestigious
Intercollegiate
Environmental
Public
Speaking Competition in
Dubai” Dr. Ali Azad, Al Ain
Campus Director, said. “Our
gratitude goes to Ms. Beena
Vijay and Dr. El Enain for
their dedication in mentoring
our students. The role that
the English Conversation
Club has played in the
development of the talents
and competency of our
students
cannot
be
overemphasized”, he added.
Hajira, the speaker for the
competition, grabbed the
attention of the audience in
her speech and explained the
changes in environment in
UAE.
Dr. Gehan El Enain and Ms.
Beena Vijayan from the
University College of Abu
Dhabi University encouraged
and assisted the students to
participate
in
this
competition. In addition,
they have also given a great
effort in preparing the report,
presentations and speech of
the speaker. “The EEG
provides students with one of
the most amazing platforms
to develop their social skills,
environmental
awareness
and knowledge”, Ms. Beena,
University
College
instructor, said.
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achievement shared a good
experience and can the
motivation to participate in
any other competition in the
future
Winners of the EEG Competition
All the members of the team
along with instructor also
made a campaign in order to
show an evidence for the
report. “I am very pleased to
learn about the 5 female
students from Al Ain
campus
who won the
Environmental
Public
Speaking
Competitions.
Congratulations
to
the
winning team and to Ms
Beena and Dr. El Enain for
their efforts in guiding
students”, Dr. Nabil Ibrahim,
Abu
Dhabi
University
Chancellor,
said.
This
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A Special
Thank you!!
The editorial board of Public
Relations students of CAS
faculty, of the Al-Ain campus,
would like to express sincere
gratitude to faculty members,
students and staff that
contributed and helped in
achieving this newsletter.
Executive Editor:
Caline Boghos
Editor in Chief:
Fathima Moidu
Reporters:
Maral Jekarsezian
Rawan Al Taqez
Shamsa Al Neyadi
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