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Appendix 1:
Campus Buildings, Offices and Departments

The names of AUC campuses are as follows:

  • Main Campus
  • Greek Campus
  • Falaki Campus

 AUC’s libraries are:

  • Main Library
  • Rare Books and Special Collections Library

Capitalize the full, formal name. Lowercase shortened or generic forms: He spent hours at the rare books library. I studied at the library.

Places on the Downtown Campus:

  • Abdul Latif Jameel Management Center
  • Administration Building
  • AUC Bookstores
  • AUC Clinic
  • Daycare Center
  • Ewart Gallery
  • Ewart Memorial Hall, Ewart Hall
  • Faculty Lounge
  • Falaki Academic Center
  • Falaki Building
  • Falaki Gallery
  • Falaki Mainstage Theatre
  • Falaki Studio Theatre
  • Fifth Floor Gallery
  • Film Screening Room
  • Fountain Area
  • Harmon Room
  • Hill House
  • Howard Theatre
  • Jameel Center Auditorium
  • John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement
  • Marriott Room
  • Oriental Hall
  • School of Continuing Education
  • Science Building
  • Social Sciences Building
  • Sony Gallery
  • Trustees Room

AUC locations off campus:

  • John D. Gerhart Field Station in El Gouna
  • Smart Village Office
  • New York Office

Academic schools:

  • School of Business, Economics and Communication (BEC)
  • School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS)
  • School of Sciences and Engineering
  • School of Continuing Education

Academic departments:

  • Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations
  • Department of Biology
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Department of Construction and Architectural Engineering
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Electronics Engineering
  • Department of English and Comparative Literature
  • Department of History
  • Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Department of Law
  • Department of Management
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Performing and Visual Arts
  • Department of Petroleum and Energy Engineering
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Department of Physics
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Rhetoric and Composition
  • Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and Egyptology

Academic and research centers, programs, journals and projects:

  • Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics
  • Arabic Language Institute (ALI)
  • Arab Media & Society
  • Cairo Papers in Social Science
  • Center for Arabic Studies Abroad (CASA)
  • Core Curriculum
  • Cynthia Nelson Institute for Gender and Women's Studies (CNIGWS)
  • Desert Development Center
  • Economic Business and History Research Center
  • English Language Institute (ELI)
  • First-Year Experience
  • Forced Migration and Refugee Studies (FMRS) (capitalize when used with program or diploma, but not when used to modify other things: forced migration and refugee studies student)
  • International Human Rights Law Outreach Program (IHRLOP)
  • Kamal Adham Center for Journalism Training and Research
  • Leadership for Education and Development Program (LEAD)
  • Middle East Studies (follow same capitalization rule as in forced migration and refugee studies listed above)
  • Presidential Internship Program
  • Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR)
  • Social Research Center
  • Theban Mapping Project
  • Yousef Jameel MBA Fellows Program
  • Yousef Jameel Science and Technology Research Center

Offices:

  • University Technology Infrastructure (formerly Academic Computing Services)
  • Athletics Office
  • AUC Press
  • AUC Printshop
  • Business Support Office
  • Career Advising and Placement Services (CAPS)
  • Center for Learning and Teaching
  • Classroom Technologies and Media Services
  • Counseling Center
  • Housing Office
  • International Student Services Office
  • Institutional Research
  • New York Office
  • Office of Alumni and Trustee Affairs
  • Office of Annual Giving
  • Office of the Associate Provost for International Programs
  • Office of Budget and Financial Planning
  • Office of Communications and Marketing
  • Office of the Controller
  • Office of the Core Curriculum  
  • Office of the Counsellor
  • Office of Development
  • Office of Enrollment Services
  • Office of Environmental Health and Safety
  • Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
  • Office of Facilities and Services
  • Office of Food Services
  • Office of Human Resources
  • Office of Information Technology (formerly the Office of the Chief Technology Officer)
  • Office of Internal Auditors
  • Office of International Student Affairs
  • Office of LEAD and Diversity Scholarship
  • Office of Legal Affairs
  • Office of New Campus Development
  • Office of the Payroll
  • Office of the President
  • Office of the Provost
  • Office of the Registrar
  • Office of Risk Management and Insurance
  • Office of the Senate
  • Office of Sponsored Programs
  • Office of Student Cultural Activities
  • Office of Student Development
  • Office of Student Financial Affairs
  • Office of Student Housing
  • Office of Student Services
  • Office of Telecommunications
  • Office of the Vice President for Finance
  • Office of the Vice President for Institutional Advancement
  • Office of the Vice President for New Campus Development
  • Office of the Vice President for Planning and Administration
  • Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
  • Office of the Vice Provost
  • Security Office
  • Smart Village Office
  • Student Service Center
  • Supply Chain Management Office
  • Testing and Evaluation Services
  • Theban Mapping Project
  • Training Center
  • Travel Office
  • University Information Systems (formerly Administrative Computing Services)
  • University Technology Infrastructure (formerly University Network Services)