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The '''American University of Beirut''' (AUB; {{lang-ar|الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت}}) is a secular, private, independent [[university]] in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]. It was founded as the ''Syrian Protestant College'' by [[United States|American]] missionaries [[Daniel Bliss]] and [[Henry Harris Jessup]] in 1866.<ref>* {{cite news|work=[[New York Times]]|title=Rev. H.H. Jessup Dead,|date=1910-04-29|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F00D10FF3E5417738DDDA00A94DC405B808DF1D3}}</ref> The name was changed to the ''American University of Beirut'' on November 18, 1920. The university is popularly known as AUB. |
The '''American University of Beirut''' (AUB; {{lang-ar|الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت}}) is a secular, private, independent [[university]] in [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]. It was founded as the ''Syrian Protestant College'' by [[United States|American]] missionaries [[Daniel Bliss]] and [[Henry Harris Jessup]] in 1866.<ref>* {{cite news|work=[[New York Times]]|title=Rev. H.H. Jessup Dead,|date=1910-04-29|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F00D10FF3E5417738DDDA00A94DC405B808DF1D3}}</ref> The name was changed to the ''American University of Beirut'' on November 18, 1920. The university is popularly known as AUB. |
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Today, the university is ranked among the 350 top universities in the world.<ref>[http://www.topuniversities.com/ |
Today, the university is ranked among the 350 top universities in the world.<ref>[http://www.topuniversities.com/institution/american-university-beirut-aub/wur]. Retrieved on 2010-11-12.</ref> Its medical school and engineering programs are considered to be the best in the Middle East and Africa. Also, its Middle Eastern Studies program (CAMES) is considered to be one of the best in the world.<ref name= "amerinfo">{{Cite web| last = Ammari| first =Siba Sami |publisher = AMEinfo| title =CAMES Arabic summer program turns students into ambassadors of Lebanese culture| accessdate = 2010-12-19 | year = 2010 | url =http://www.ameinfo.com/165166.html}}</ref> |
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In the 2010 [[QS Global 200 Business Schools Report]], AUB's Suliman S. Olayan School of Business was indexed as the 7th best business school in Africa and the Middle East.<ref>http://www.topmba.com/mba-rankings/top-business-schools-report-2010/regions/top-business-schools-in-africa-and-middle-east</ref> |
In the 2010 [[QS Global 200 Business Schools Report]], AUB's Suliman S. Olayan School of Business was indexed as the 7th best business school in Africa and the Middle East.<ref>http://www.topmba.com/mba-rankings/top-business-schools-report-2010/regions/top-business-schools-in-africa-and-middle-east</ref> |
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33°53′59.87″N 35°28′56.22″E / 33.8999639°N 35.4822833°E
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| Motto | That they may have life and have it more abundantly. |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1866 |
| President | Peter F. Dorman |
| Provost | Ahmad Dallal |
| Students | 7,776 (2009–10) |
| Undergraduates | 6,391 |
| Postgraduates | 1,382 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban, 73 acre; and AREC (Agricultural Research and Education Center), a 247-acre research farm and educational facility in the Beqa'a Valley |
| Website | www.aub.edu.lb |
The American University of Beirut (AUB; Arabic: الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت) is a secular, private, independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded as the Syrian Protestant College by American missionaries Daniel Bliss and Henry Harris Jessup in 1866.[2] The name was changed to the American University of Beirut on November 18, 1920. The university is popularly known as AUB.
Today, the university is ranked among the 350 top universities in the world.[3] Its medical school and engineering programs are considered to be the best in the Middle East and Africa. Also, its Middle Eastern Studies program (CAMES) is considered to be one of the best in the world.[4]
In the 2010 QS Global 200 Business Schools Report, AUB's Suliman S. Olayan School of Business was indexed as the 7th best business school in Africa and the Middle East.[5]
The University is governed by a private, autonomous Board of Trustees and offers programs leading to the bachelor’s, master’s, MD, and PhD degrees. The current president is Peter Dorman.
Although AUB’s student body is primarily Lebanese, almost one-fifth of its students attended secondary school or university outside of Lebanon before coming to AUB. The language of instruction is English.
History
In 1862 American missionaries in Lebanon and Syria, under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, asked Dr. Daniel Bliss to establish a college of higher learning that would include medical training. On April 24, 1863, while Dr. Daniel Bliss was raising money for the new college in the United States and England, the State of New York granted a charter for the Syrian Protestant College. The college, which was renamed the American University of Beirut in 1920, opened with a class of 16 students on December 3, 1866. Dr. Bliss served as its first president, from 1866 until 1902.
AUB alumni have had a broad and significant impact on the region and the world for many years. For example, 19 AUB alumni were delegates to the signing of the United Nations Charter in 1945 — more than any other university in the world. AUB graduates continue to serve in leadership positions as presidents of their countries, prime ministers, members of parliament, ambassadors, governors of central banks, presidents and deans of colleges and universities, businesspeople, engineers, doctors, teachers, and nurses. They work in governments, the private sector, and in nongovernmental organizations.
On March 21, 2008, the Board of Trustees selected Peter Dorman to be AUB's 15th president. He succeeded Dr. John Waterbury who was president of AUB from 1998 to 2008. Dr. Dorman is an international scholar in the field of Egyptology and formerly chaired the University of Chicago's Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
As of June 2008, the total number of degrees and diplomas awarded totaled 76,439.
AUB launched its YouTube Educational Channel in February 2008, following in the footsteps of universities such as UC Berkeley and MIT.
Campus
The 73-acre (300,000 m2) AUB campus is on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean Sea on one side and bordering Bliss Street on the other.
Faculties and schools
- Faculty of Agricultural & Food Sciences (FAFS)
- Faculty of Arts & Sciences (FAS)
- Faculty of Engineering & Architecture (FEA)
- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS)
- Faculty of Medicine (FM)
- Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB)
- Rafic Hariri School of Nursing (SoN)
Research
In 2007, AUB re-introduced PhD programs in Arab and Middle Eastern History, Arabic Language and Literature, Cell and Molecular Biology, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, as well as Theoretical Physics.
Medical Center
The AUB Medical Center (AUBMC) is the private, not-for-profit teaching center of the Faculty of Medicine. AUBMC, which is accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCIA) on hospital accreditation, includes a 420-bed hospital and offers comprehensive tertiary/quaternary medical care and referral services in a wide range of specialties and medical, nursing and paramedical training programs at undergraduate and post-graduate level. Since 1905, AUB’s medical services have included a nursing school. In 2008, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) invited AUB’s Rafic Hariri School of Nursing to become a full member, making it the first member of the AACN outside the United States. The American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program awarded AUBMC its prestigious Magnet designation on June 23, 2009. AUBMC is the first healthcare institution in the Middle East and the third in the world outside the United States to receive this award.
University Museum
The Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut is the third oldest museum in the Near East with displays covering all periods of history. The museum also carries out archaeological research projects.
Libraries
The AUB library system includes two main divisions:
University libraries
The University libraries include the Nami Jafet Memorial Library situated in Jafet Building facing the College Hall, the Engineering and Architecture Library in the Bechtel Engineering Building, and the Science and Agriculture Library situated in the Science complex of the lower campus. The Agricultural Research and Education Center (AREC) in the Beka'a Valley also includes an annex to the Science and Agriculture Library.[6]
Saab Medical Library
The Saab Medical Library (SML) serves the AUB Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, in addition to the entire AUB Campus. It is ranked as a large size medical library.[7]
Although many library resources are accessible remotely from both on and off campus, the libraries themselves are equipped with e-classrooms, computer labs, and wireless connectivity. Trained and experienced library staff conduct classes and workshops throughout the year to introduce and train users to take advantage of the libraries’ collections, information resources, and innovative technologies.
Fundraising
In October 2002, AUB launched a five-year $150 million fund raising campaign called the Campaign for Excellence to celebrate its 140th anniversary in 2006–07. The University raised more than $171 million during the campaign, which ended in December 2007, to upgrade its facilities, strengthen academic programs, enhance faculty recruitment, and increase its financial aid budget.
Accreditation
Degrees awarded by the American University of Beirut are officially registered with the Ministry of Higher Education in Lebanon and with the Board of Education in the State of New York. AUB was granted institutional accreditation in June 2004 by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
In September 2006, the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) acted to accredit the University’s Graduate Public Health Program in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS). The AUB Graduate Public Health Program is the first CEPH accredited public health program outside the North American continent.
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited AUB’s Rafic Hariri School of Nursing for five years beginning October 13, 2007. In 2008, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) invited AUB’s School of Nursing to become a full member, making it the first member of the AACN outside the United States.
In April 2009, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) granted the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) initial accreditation. AACSB is the leading international accrediting agency for undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs in business administration and accounting. Less than five percent of business schools worldwide have earned AACSB International accreditation.[8] AUB's Olayan School of Business is the first business school in Lebanon and the second in the region to receive such accreditation.
The Faculty of Engineering and Architecture received accreditation from the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) in July 2010, becoming the first university in Lebanon to receive such an accreditation. The accredited programs include the undergraduate BE degrees in civil engineering, computer and communications engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and mechanical engineering.[9]
Notable alumni
Nineteen former AUB students were delegates to the signing of the United Nations Charter in 1945.[10], the most famous among them was Charles Malik, a Lebanese philosopher, diplomat and president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1958 to 1959. [11]
In Fiction and Popular Culture
AUB was mentioned in the movie The Siege (1998) when the character Elise Kraft, played by Annette Bening, mentions that she attended the university from 1979 to 1982.[12]
Related Topics
- American University of Cairo (AUC)
- American University of Sharjah (AUS)
- American University in Dubai (AUD)
- American University of Iraq - Sulaimani (AUI)
References
- ^ http://www.aub.edu.lb/oira/Documents/FB200910.pdf
- ^ * "Rev. H.H. Jessup Dead,". New York Times. 1910-04-29.
- ^ [1]. Retrieved on 2010-11-12.
- ^ Ammari, Siba Sami (2010). "CAMES Arabic summer program turns students into ambassadors of Lebanese culture". AMEinfo. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ http://www.topmba.com/mba-rankings/top-business-schools-report-2010/regions/top-business-schools-in-africa-and-middle-east
- ^ Home - Academics - Libraries. AUB. Retrieved on 2010-11-04.
- ^ Welcome to Saab Medical Library. Smlweb.aub.edu.lb (2010-04-19). Retrieved on 2010-11-04.
- ^ OSB joins ranks of 5 percent of business schools in the world with AACSB accreditation, AUB News Highlights (Official Press Release)
- ^ Undergraduate engineering degree programs receive internationally-recognized ABET accreditation, AUB News Highlights (Official Press Release)
- ^ News from ICTP 98 - Features - CAMS. Ictp.trieste.it (1999-01-15). Retrieved on 2010-11-04.
- ^ Glendon, M.A., 1999. Foundations of Human Rights: The Unfinished Business. American Journal of Jurisprudence, 44, pp. 1-14
- ^ Siege, The Script at IMSDb. Imsdb.com. Retrieved on 2010-11-04.
External links
- American University of Beirut
- AUB Medical Center
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Washington Post correspondent Amar Bakshi interviews students at AUB
- AUB student discusses her conflicted feelings about America after the July War of 2006 with Washington Post correspondent Amar Bakshi
- ProfessorHunt.com