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1 January 2009

Issue 6/2008-2009

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	Dated Events
	Monday 5, 3:30 pm - West Hall, Bathish Auditorium General meeting and lecture: "Ecology and Animal Encounter" by Mounir Abi Said. Organized by Women's League. All are welcome. Coffee, tea and delicacies are served after the meeting. Mounir and Diana Abi Said founded Animal Encounter in 1993 to care for injured and orphaned wild animals and birds that were removed from the black market, abandoned by circuses or brought wounded to the center. Tuesday 6 Armenian Christmas (holiday). Wednesday 7 Commemoration of Ashoura (holiday). Monday 12, 5:00 pm - College Hall, B1 Lecture by Dr. Saree Makdisi (UCLA): "The Question of Palestine in America". Organized by CASAR. Friday 16, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall Piano and violin concert by Daniel del Pino and Ara Malikian. Organized by Instituto Cervantes of Beirut. All are welcome. Tuesday 20, College Hall, Auditorium B1 Lecture by Dr. Sean Foley (Middle Tennessee State University): "Revolution or Tajdid: Islam, Thomas Jefferson, and the Rise of American Liberty". Organized by CASAR. Thursday 22, 8:00 pm - Assembly Hall Jazz concert by Marc Brenken (piano) and Stephan Struck (trumpet, horn). Organized by German - Lebanese Cultural Center (Kulturzentrum). All are welcome. Wednesday Jan. 28, 4:30 pm - West Hall Bathish Auditorium Lecture: "Aging Gracefully: Recent Development in Skin Care", by Dr. Abdul Ghani Kibbi, Chairperson, Professor, Dermatology - AUBMC. Organized by Women's Auxiliary. All are welcome.

	The AUBMC Coffee Shop
	The AUBMC Coffee Shop serves breakfast and lunch from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Special prices for students. Managed by AUBMC Women's Auxiliary volunteers since 1950. For information: ext. 6150/1. Proceeds support the needy AUBMC patients. Healthy Basket's Organic Produce Certified organic fruits and vegetables from AUB's organic farming project are now available on campus. An assortment of healthy seasonal produce is available every Thursday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Pilot Plant (ext 4599) for you to come and pick your own. Delivery: You can also subscribe to our Community Supported Agriculture program (CSA) and receive a weekly basket fresh from the farms. For your convenience, we have a delivery service for the baskets and your customized orders on and off-campus. For more info please contact us: Tel/Fax: 01-74 78 31 Mobile: 03-79 44 38

	English Entrance Examinations
	Exam Dates: January, Friday 23, 10:00 - 2:00 Session 1 and Saturday 24, 10:00 - 2:00 Session 2 Registration: January 19 -22, 2009 DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR REGISTRATION 1.Two-passport size photographs 2. Identity card 3. Testing fee of L.L. 50,000 4. Receipt of the application form Place: Nicely Hall room 501

	AUBMC Bargain Box
	Clothes, electrical equipment, household goods, books, toys, furniture and many other items. Proceeds go towards the Pediatrics Department. of AUBMC. Donations in kind and/or money are also welcome. Run by the AUBMC Women's Auxiliary Volunteers since 1957. Open from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays. Ext. 6156.

	Your Year-Long Gift: AUB Planner 2008-09
	Treat yourself to a gift for the holidays. Get the yearly pocket-size AUB Planner 2008-09. The planner is now on sale at the AUB bookstore and the supply department.

	Physical Plant Help Desk
	Call 2015 or email: pphd@aub.edu.lb

AUB's Board of Trustees approves new Agribusiness Program

In its November 21, 2008 meeting in New York, AUB's Board of Trustees approved a new Bachelor of Science (BS) in Agribusiness program at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS).

The 3-years undergraduate program offers students a unique opportunity to take a combination of courses in basic sciences, business and agriculture, including agribusiness management, marketing, accounting, entrepreneurship, economics, mathematics, computers, and agriculture, in order to acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the decision-making processes of business and the technical aspects of modern agriculture and food systems. For more information regarding this program, contact fafs@aub.edu.lb

President's Service Excellence Award

Further to president Dorman's email dated November 7, 2008 inviting the AUB community to nominate candidates for the President's Service Excellence Award, I would like to reiterate that this award is presented to AUB non-academic personnel who show excellence in the performance of their duties and have fulfilled their responsibilities beyond the call of duty.

Your nominee could be an employee from any level and any area (other than teaching faculty and clinicians), and should be someone who has demonstrated superior "customer" service leading to increased "customer" satisfaction, efficiency of operations and/or effectiveness of processes. This means that these employees have excelled when dealing with "customers" who include students, hospital patients and any internal AUB users.

Furthermore, each award will have the following components:

o	A medal with the awardees' name engraved.
o	A plaque with the awardees' name engraved and located on the western wall of College Hall breezeway.
o	Recognition of the awardees' achievements in a ceremony publicized on the AUB web and publications.
o	Cash prize amounting to $2,000 per awardee.

Your nomination should be supported by appropriate justification, and delivered to me prior to January 31, 2009. My office is located on the 5th Floor of College Hall. Nomination forms and justification letters can be printed directly from the web:
http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webosm/awards/
forms/nomination_form_english.pdf
http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webosm/awards/
forms/nomination_form_arabic.pdf

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at extension 3570.

Andre Nahas, Office of Strategy Management

42nd MEMA
April 23-26, 2009

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of MEMA, we are pleased to announce the plan to resume the 42nd Middle East Medical Assembly after its unavoidable cancellation in 2008. It will be held at the usual AUB premises but the dates have been changed from the traditional mid May (to avoid overlap with the Lebanese parliamentary elections) and will be instead from 23 till 26 of April 2009.

The program committee is actively preparing for a rich and varied program. A number of renowned international speakers from Europe and USA will participate in the following subjects:
- Endocrinology and Diabetes
- Rheumatology & Thrombosis
- Oncology
- Neuroscience
- Ophthalmology
- Pediatrics
- Cardiology
- Anesthesiology
- Primary Care

In addition, the following memorial lectures will be given:
- Diana Tamari Sabbagh Memorial Lecture
- Zellweger Memorial Lecture
- Wilder-Penfield Memorial Lecture
- Chafic Haddad Memorial Lecture
- Naji Sahyoun Memorial Lecture

As in previous years, MEMA will be in joint sponsorship with the Medical Chapter of the AUB Alumni Association and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

With great hope and enthusiasm, we look forward to a successful MEMA in April 2009
Ibrahim Salti MD.

Chairman, 42nd MEMA

	Reiki at Hostler Center
	Reiki a Japanese treatment for deep relaxation and illness, is now offered at the Charles Hostler Student Center. Workshops and individual sessions are offered on Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

	Message from Acting Provost Waddah Nasr
	AUB Award for Excellence in Teaching I am very pleased to announce the call for nominations for the AUB Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award is to recognize individual members of the faculty who are gifted teachers and who have guided students into avenues of critical thinking and creativity in their academic fields. It represents a tangible appreciation for excellence in teaching, and recognition that good teaching is central to the mission of AUB. Current, full-time faculty members who have taught at AUB for the last six semesters will be eligible for the award. Nominations may be submitted by students, faculty members, deans, department chairs, and alumni, and should be sent with a formal letter to the Office of the Provost by January 30, 2009. A complete file should then be submitted by the nominee, the file shall include a Curriculum Vitae of the nominee; a chronological list of all graduate and undergraduate courses taught during the last six semesters of residence; Teaching evaluations; Teaching materials; Evaluation forms for the past six semesters; a count of graduate and undergraduate advisees by semester; list of research projects/theses supervised; a teaching portfolio, and any other material you deem relevant (example: Honors, Awards,...). The Office of the Provost will request support letters from the department Chair and Dean. It will also contact referees nominated by the candidate to solicit reference letters. The complete nomination file is due in the Office of the Provost by April 22, 2009. The award will be announced at the time of the Commencement in June. Up to two faculty members will receive the AUB Award for Excellence in Teaching each year. They will be chosen by a judging panel that includes the Provost and Associate Provost, as ex-officio non-voting members, nine faculty members, an alumni representative and a student member. Winners of the award will be honored in a ceremony open to all. For complete information about the award, including the criteria and schedule for nomination, nominee's checklist, nominee's self-scoring sheet detailing involvement in instruction, mentoring, services and professional development and innovation (Evaluation Form), and the nomination form, please consult the website: http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webctl/ teaching_ex_award.htm A letter from the nominator that describes in some detail the Nominee's particular contributions in teaching should be submitted with the form and shall be sent to teaching.award@aub.edu.lb or by Campus mail to: Teaching Excellence Award, Office of the Provost, College Hall, 5th floor. I look forward to receiving your nominations. Waddah Nasr Acting Provost

	Volunteers needed for the Qaderoon project Burj El Barajneh camp
	Qaderoon is a community- based project working with children to promote mental health. The Department of Health Behavior and Education is looking for volunteers to read English to and possibly help with English homework of children 10-14 years in the Burj camp. Volunteers are needed every Thursday. For more details contact: ra15@aub.edu.lb Call 2620/21 or e-mail: jftref@aub.edu.lb

	AUB News and Views
	AUB recently issued its e-newsletter AUB News and Views delivering international media headlines and news from AUB to members of the university community worldwide. Subscription To receive AUB News and Views, you can subscribe by sending an email to: aub-views-request@aub.edu.lb with the word subscribe in the body of the message. To unsubscribe, send an email to: majordomo@aub.edu.lb with the words unsubscribe.

	Do You Know!
	Summer Recreation Program The Social Service Club of the International College (IC) sponsored the fourth annual summer recreation program for under-privileged children of workers of IC and AUB from July 17 to August 24, 1973. An average of 70 boys and girls aged 6 to 13 participated in activities on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week. There were two activity periods and one study period, with refreshments served between activity periods. Milk was also given to children during refreshment breaks for the first time that year. Activities included indoor and outdoor games (basketball, volleyball), hikes, field trips (the ruins of Beit Mery, Beirut Museum, IC Meshref campus, swimming at AUB Beach, handcrafts and film shows. Transportation to and from the program was provided to children who lived too far away to walk to IC's Beirut campus.

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