Fall 2008
AUCTODAY MAIN
MORE FOR THE CORE
As part of the restructuring of the Core Curriculum, postdoctoral fellows are recruited from prominent universities worldwide to teach courses. More.

A TINY TOMORROW

Faculty members at the Yousef Jameel Science and Technology Research Center are working on the nanoscale to create devices that will change the way people live. MORE.
WINDOWS OF
OPPORTUNITY

From internships and competitions to permanent jobs at Microsoft, AUC students and alumni are in the lead. MORE.
LEAVING A LEGACY

Provost Tim Sullivan is retiring, leaving behind a distinctive legacy as an administrator and
political science professor. MORE.
FROM BRICKS
TO BOOKS

With progress on the new campus accelerating, the library stands as the first finished building, ready to house AUC’s unique collection. MORE.
HOMECOMING 2007

Alumni of different generations and their families reunite at homecoming. MORE.
MAKING CHANGE

Addressing the undergraduate class, AUC Trustee Mohamed Ibrahim urged them to develop Egypt, Africa and the world through creativity and innovation. MORE.

FEATURES
Meet the Arab Press
Behind the Blueprints
Making History
Changing the New Cairo Landscape
Rethinking Sharia
Dressing Up Downtown
Making a Mark
Nostalgia

AUSCENES
New trustee elected, Master's in Migration and Refugee Studies begins, AUC provides e-mail service powered by Google, Career Web creates new employment opportunities, Ministry endorses New Petroleum Engineering Major, AUC provides LEAD scholarship to visually impaired student, Four faculty members honored at commencement

LETTERS

ALUMNI PROFILES

Abdel Hamid Abou Youssef '99 describes car rallying as a way of life

AROUND THE WORLD

AKHER KALAM
Dalia Saad '96, '00 recounts her memories of the downtown campus and looks forward to new experiences at the New Cairo Campus