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AMERICANUNIVERSITYOF BEIRUTFACTS AND FIGURES2020
AMERICANUNIVERSITYOF BEIRUTFACTS AND FIGURES2020
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TABLE OF CONTENTS4AUB AT A GLANCE5MISSION6LEADERSHIP8A BRIEF HISTORY11 BOLDLY FORWARD14 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT MEDICAL CENTER15 ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID15 CAMPUS LIFE18 STUDENT LIFE19 FACULTY AND STAFF20 RESEARCH22 UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION22 GRADUATE EDUCATION23 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS30 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS32 OFFICE OF REGIONAL EXTERNAL PROGRAMS33 WORLDWIDE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF AUB35 LIBRARIES35 SUPPORTING AUB36 BUDGET AND FUNDING37 VISITING THE CAMPUS37 ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM38 HEALTHY CAMPUS, HEALTHY COMMUNITY38 AUB IN THE COMMUNITY39 CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE41 CONTACT INFORMATION42 CAMPUS MAP44 ALMA MATER
AUB AT A GLANCEWHO WE AREThe Debs Center – AUB New YorkOffice hosts trustee and staffThe American University of Beirutmeetings, conferences, briefings,(AUB) is a private, independent,seminars, and cultural events, someco-educational, and non-sectarianof which are held in partnership withinstitution of higher learning in Beirut,the Beirut campus. The Debs CenterLebanon. The university is governedis a resource for alumni and friendsby an autonomous board of trusteesin North America as well as a placeand accredited by the Middle Stateswhere the media and friends of theCommission on Higher Education. ItsMiddle East can “plug into” the wealthdegrees are registered with the Newof knowledge at the university.York State Education Department andthe Lebanese Ministry of Educationand Higher Education.AUB is a teaching-centered researchuniversity that bases its educationalphilosophy, standards, and practicesMOTTOThat they may have life, and have itmore abundantly.on the American liberal arts modelof higher education. The universityencourages freedom of thought andexpression and seeks to graduate menACADEMIC DEGREESAWARDED IN 2018-19and women committed to creativeand critical thinking, lifelong learning,1,650 undergraduate andpersonal integrity, civic responsibility,558 graduates (including 27 PhDs,and leadership.92 MDs, and 439 master’s)Total number of degrees and diplomasTHE DEBS CENTER AUB NEW YORK OFFICEthat AUB has awarded to date: 96,552STUDENTSThe university has a New York Office,called the Debs Center. It houses the9,495 students (8,468 full-time,secretary of the university and staff1,027 part-time), representingaffiliated with AUB’s advancement,94 countriescommunications, finance,4,969 female (52%), 4,526 male (48%)procurement, and internationalprograms. Debs Center staff also workclosely with the Investment Committeeof the Board of Trustees to monitor theuniversity’s investment portfolio.4Citizenship: 77% Lebanese,23% internationalStudent/faculty ratio: 11 to 1
UNDERGRADUATETUITION IN 2018-19The cost of full-time undergraduatetuition and fees varies dependingon the faculty, major, and thestudent’s year.Faculty of Agricultural and FoodSciences: 24,587Faculty of Arts and Sciences:from 22,847 to 27,677Faculty of Health Sciences: 25,337Faculty of Medicine: 41,962Maroun Semaan Faculty ofEngineering and Architecture: 35,100(includes mandatory summer term)Rafic Hariri School of Nursing: 25,428(includes mandatory summer term)Suliman S. Olayan School of Business: 26,297MISSIONThe American University ofBeirut (AUB) is an institutionof higher learning founded toprovide excellence in education, toparticipate in the advancement ofknowledge through research, andto serve the peoples of the MiddleEast and beyond. Chartered in NewYork State in 1863, the universitybases its educational philosophy,standards, and practices on theAmerican liberal arts model ofhigher education.The university believes deeply inand encourages freedom of thoughtand expression and seeks to fostertolerance and respect for diversityand dialogue. Graduates will beindividuals committed to creative andcritical thinking, life-long learning,personal integrity, civic responsibility,and leadership.5
LEADERSHIPPRESIDENTFadlo R. Khuri, MD, the 16th presidentof the university, assumed office onSeptember 1, 2015. Dr. Khuri was afaculty member at the University ofTexas MD Anderson Cancer Center inHouston, Texas from 1995 until 2002.In 2002, he joined the Emory UniversitySchool of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgiawhere he was appointed the Roberto C.Goizueta Chair in translational researchin 2007. Khuri was instrumental inleading the development of some ofBOARD OF TRUSTEES(as of March 2020)Chairman, Philip S. KhouryCo-Chairman and Treasurer ofthe University, Nemeh SabbaghVice Chair for Medicine and Health,William ZoghbiVice Chairman, B. Philip WinderVice Chairwoman for AcademicAffairs, Huda Y. ZoghbiSecretary of the University,Ada H. Porterthe most important cancer-relatedprograms in the United States and wasthe principal investigator on a numberof National Cancer Institute grants.He is particularly well-known for theresearch projects he led to developmolecularly targeted therapy for lungand aerodigestive cancer preventionand treatment. Khuri has authoredmore than 350 peer‑reviewed articlesand more than 50 editorials andperspectives in leading journals. He hasreceived many awards in recognition ofhis scholarly achievements includingthe 2006 Nagi Sahyoun Award of theMiddle East Medical Assembly, the2013 Richard and Hinda Rosenthal“AUB has experiencedmore than its fair shareof challenges during its153-year existence, andit has always prevailed,endured, and even shone.The institution has indeedgrown stronger through suchtrials, through focusing onits core goals while adaptingto new realities that presentthemselves.”Board of Trustees ChairmanPhilip S. Khoury, October 31, 2019Memorial Award by the AmericanAssociation for Cancer Research,6TAKREEM’s Scientific and TechnologicalGhassan Abou-AlfaAchievement Award in 2015, and theAbdulla Al-Thani2018 Ben Qurrah Award. He became aAyman Asfarifellow of the American Association forLeila Bissatthe Advancement of Science in 2014, aDavid G. Bradleyfull member of the Lebanese AcademyWalid Chammahof Sciences in 2015, and a fellow of theSalwa DarrajRoyal College of Physicians in 2017.Said Darwazah
Fouad Es-SaidHisham JaroudiMichael FaresMartha S. JoukowskyKim GhattasRiad B.T. KamalNabil HabayebHerant KatchadourianRanda El-Sayed HaffarAnn Z. Kerr-AdamsSaadeddine Rafic HaririNicola N. KhuriAbdulsalam HaykalJoseph B. MartinPhilippe JabreMunib R. MasriJafar JafarThomas Q. MorrisAmabel JamesRichard W. MurphyAbdo George KadifaLeila A. SharafRima Khalaf-HunaidiJames WeiFadlo R. KhuriFrank G. WisnerJacques MerabMaher MikatiMarwan MuasherWilliam Dodge RueckertSana SabbaghMu’taz SawwafTania Issa SemaanTalal ShairCharif SoukiJohn SununuViviane S. TabarD. Scott WiseJosé ZaglulINTERNATIONALADVISORY COUNCILFrank G. Wisner, ChairmanReem AcraHassan Al-EbraheemMohammad AlGergawiAbdlatif Al-HamadScott AndersonDavid ArnoldLakhdar BrahimiWilliam J. BurnsTRUSTEES EMERITICarol BellamyDavid BickersMyrna BustaniC. William Carson, Jr.W. Ronnie CoffmanPaul J. CollinsIbrahim S. DabdoubRichard A. DebsAlfred C. DeCrane, Jr.Salim El-HossAlexander T. ErcklentzAlexander S. GehaAli I. GhandourRay R. IraniFarouk Kamal JabreRyan CrockerMichael CrowJacques de SaussureRichard A. DebsCharles ElachiFarouk El BazYoussef El ZeinRodney FrelinghuysenVartan GregorianBadr JafarFarooq KathwariHoward K. KohYo-Yo MaThomas Q. MorrisRonaldo MouchahwarRalph MullerVali Nasr7
Hutham OlayanWhen the hospital (currently theVictor PentzAmerican University of Beirut MedicalEmily RaffertyCenter) opened in 1905, a schoolGeorge R. Salemof nursing (named the Rafic HaririRaymond SawayaSchool of Nursing in 2008) was alsoPeter Sellarsestablished. In the early 1950s severalAdnan Shihab-Eldinnew programs were introduced.Kevin TaweelThe Faculty of Engineering andHarold E. VarmusArchitecture (named the MarounPaul A. VolckerSemaan Faculty of Engineering andSusan ZiadehArchitecture in 2017) was establishedin 1951; the Faculty of Agriculture (nowthe Faculty of Agricultural and FoodA BRIEF HISTORYSciences) opened its doors in 1952; andthe School of Public Health (now theFaculty of Health Sciences) was startedThe American University of Beirut wasin 1954. In 2000, the university, whichestablished as the Syrian Protestanthad been offering business educationCollege in 1866. The college openedsince 1900, established an independentwith its first class of 16 students onschool of business (named the SulimanDecember 3, 1866. Throughout itsS. Olayan School of Business in 2003)history, the university has expandedas its sixth faculty. AUB celebrated itsand developed new faculties and150th anniversary in 2016. The Raficprograms. In 1867, the universityHariri School of Nursing became AUB’sstarted the School of Medicine.seventh faculty in 2018.Four years later, in 1871, it addedboth a school of pharmacy and apreparatory school. The latter becameFORMER PRESIDENTSindependent in 1960 and is nowknown as International College.“We exist to give hope tothe hopeless, opportunity tothe unfortunate, learning tothe deserving, irrespective oftheir abilities to pay for thatworld‑class education.”Peter F. Dorman2008-15John Waterbury1997-2008David S. Dodge1996-97Robert M. Haddad1993-96Frederic P. Herter1987-93Calvin Plimpton1984-87Malcolm H. Kerr1981-84Harold E. Hoelscher1977-81Samuel B. Kirkwood1965-76Norman Burns1961-65J. Paul Leonard1957-61President Khuri, Opening Ceremony,Stephen B.L. Penrose, Jr.1948-54September 2, 2019Bayard Dodge1923-48Howard S. BlissDaniel Bliss81902-201866-1902
Also Served:Lutfi Diab (acting) 1986-87;Makhlouf Haddadin (acting) 2015;Raja N. Khuri (acting) 1985-86;George Tomey (deputy) 2006;Samir K. Thabet (acting) 1984;Samir Makdisi (acting deputy andDavid S. Dodge (acting) 1981-82;then deputy) 1993-98;James Cowen (interim) 1976-77;Makhlouf Haddadin (acting deputy)Constantin K. Zurayk (acting) 1954-57;1992-93;Edward F. Nickoley (acting) 1920-23Ibrahim Salti (deputy) 1987-93;TIMELINE1862 The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions asks Dr. DanielBliss to establish a college of higher learning that includes medical training.1863 The State of New York grants a charter for the Syrian Protestant College.1866 The college welcomes the first class of students on December 3.1866 Faculty of Arts and Sciences is founded.1867 Faculty of Medicine is founded.1871 The cornerstone for College Hall, the first building on campus, is laid.1873 Ada Dodge Memorial Hall is inaugurated.1873 College Hall is inaugurated.1874 Lee Observatory is inaugurated.1879 Marquand House is inaugurated.1883 Jesup Hall is inaugurated.1891 Assembly Hall is inaugurated.1900 Daniel Bliss Hall is inaugurated.1900 Fisk Hall is inaugurated.1900 School of Commerce is established.1902 Post Hall is inaugurated.1905 American University Hospital (now the American University of BeirutMedical Center) opens.1905 School of Nursing is founded (named the Rafic Hariri School of Nursingin 2008).1914 West Hall is inaugurated.1920 The Syrian Protestant College is renamed the American University of Beirut.1924 The university becomes completely co-educational. (The first woman wasadmitted to AUB’s School of Nursing in 1905).1931 Van Dyck Hall is inaugurated.1945 Nineteen former AUB students are delegates to the signing of the UnitedNations Charter.1951 School of Engineering is founded (named the Maroun Semaan Faculty ofEngineering and Architecture in 2017).1952 School of Agriculture is founded (now the Faculty of Agricultural andFood Sciences).1952 Nami Jafet Memorial Building is inaugurated.9
1954 School of Public Health is founded (now the Faculty of Health Sciences).1954 Bechtel Engineering Building is inaugurated.1957 Murex Hall and Jewett Hall are built.1960 Mary Dodge Hall is built.1960 Penrose Hall is built.1962 Laura Boustany Hall is opened.1965 Nicely Hall is dedicated.1965 Emile Bustani Hall (Physics Building) is inaugurated.1975 Protracted civil strife begins in Lebanon. AUB remains open throughoutthe duration of the Lebanese civil war.1975 Nicholas George Saab Memorial Medical Library is dedicated.1975 Diana Tamari Sabbagh Basic Science Building is inaugurated.1984 Kerr Hall is inaugurated.1988 Elmer and Mamdouha El-Sayed Bobst Chemistry Building is inaugurated.1992 Houssameddine Hariri Building is inaugurated.1999 College Hall reopens.2000 School of Business is founded (named the Suliman S. Olayan School ofBusiness in 2003).2001 Raymond S. Ghosn Building is dedicated.2004 Pierre Y. Aboukhater Medical Art Building is inaugurated.2007 AUB reintroduces PhD programs.2007 Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners Architecture Building is inaugurated.2007 CCC Scientific Research Building is inaugurated.2008 Charles Hostler Student Center is inaugurated.2009 Rafic Hariri School of Nursing is inaugurated.2009 Suliman S. Olayan School of Business is inaugurated.2009 Pierre Y. Abou Khater (Fahed) Building is inaugurated.2010 AUB launches AUBMC 2020, the largest expansion of the Medical Centerin AUB history.2014 Wassef & Souad Sawwaf Building is inaugurated.2014 Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs isinaugurated.2014 Ray R. Irani Oxy Engineering Complex is inaugurated.2016 Fadlo R. Khuri, MD, is inaugurated as AUB’s 16th president.2016 The American University of Beirut celebrates its 150th anniversary.2017 AUB announces BOLDLY AUB: The Campaign to Lead, Innovate, and Serve,a 650 million fundraising campaign, the largest and most ambitiousfundraising campaign in its history.2018 Halim and Aida Daniel Academic and Clinical Center is inaugurated.2018 Munib and Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resourcesis inaugurated.2019 Groundbreaking for the New Medical Center Expansion.2019 Inauguration of the Talal and Madiha Zein AUB Innovation Park(Zein AUB iPark).2019 Rededication of the renovated Penrose Hall.10
BOLDLY FORWARDBOLDLY AUBIt will also secure some of the moneythat we will need to achieve VITAL,AUB celebrated its 150th anniversaryPresident Khuri’s far-reaching andin 2016. At the culmination of theambitious vision for AUB. The totalyear‑long celebration in Januaryamount raised for the BOLDLY2017, AUB President Fadlo R. Khuricampaign as of December 31, 2019announced BOLDLY AUB: The(including money received throughCampaign to Lead, Innovate, andAUB’s Office of Grants and Contracts),Serve, a 650 million fundraisingis 566 million.campaign to ensure that AUB cancontinue to:- LEAD by producing thought leadersand community leaders withVITAL: A VISION FOR AUBFOR 2030 AND BEYONDthe passion and drive to effectsignificant and meaningful change.- INNOVATE by keeping AUB atthe forefront of groundbreakingmovements and ideas in the MENAregion and beyond.- SERVE the communities aroundPresident Khuri’s vision is of a universitythat is defined by its liberal arts ethosin education, excellence in research,compassionate medical care, andan abiding commitment to Lebanonand the Arab world. It is a vision thatembraces the values that have madeus, near and far, through outreach,AUB great and ensures that we will beresearch, and leadership inable to continue to lead, innovate, andhealthcare.serve for generations to come.The goals of the BOLDLY AUBcampaign are to:- Enrich the educational and researchexperience of students and faculty.- Serve the healthcare needs ofthe region.- Prioritize innovation andentrepreneurship.- Engage with communities in theregion to achieve real impact.- Secure the university’s long-termsustainability.Students are at the heart of Vision2030. AUB is strengthening itsundergraduate education curriculumand student support services(including psychological counselingand career services), putting evenmore emphasis on the liberal arts,and introducing a completelynew general education programemphasizing the humanities,technology, and service.The university is also investing in itscampus facilities so that AUB facultyand students have the tools andresources they need for innovative11
research. In addition to renovatingAnother key component of Healthsome of the legacy buildings on upper2025 is the establishment of strategiccampus, AUB is also planning topartnerships with local, regional,build new, state-of-the-art facilities.and global stakeholders who share(Images of four of these buildings arethe university’s dedication to publicfeatured in this publication.)service and innovative research toenhance health in local communitiesAUB’S STRATEGIC HEALTHINITIATIVE: HEALTH 2025In his inaugural address as AUBpresident in January 2016, PresidentKhuri outlined Health 2025:and worldwide. AUB is partnering withorganizations such as the Arab Forumfor Environment and Development(AFED) and the UNDP to promoteand help achieve the UN sustainabledevelopment goals (SDGs) in the Arabregion by 2030.an inspiring vision for the AUBHealth 2025 builds on the enormousMedical Center. The goal of thissuccess of AUBMC 2020 which isstrategic health initiative is to affirmpositioning the AUB Medical CenterAUB’s commitment to be the regionalas the leading medical center inleader and a key global partner inthe region.addressing global health challenges.To meet this global challenge,the university is strengtheningorganizational and functionallinkages among all AUB unitsengaged in health, especially thecore health units of medicine,public health, nutrition, nursing,and AUBMC.AUBMC 2020 VISIONIn June 2010, the AUB Board of Trusteesapproved the AUBMC 2020 Vision.At the heart of this vision is AUB’spledge to provide world-class care tothe people of Lebanon and the regionand to establish the first global healthsciences campus in the region. The sixpaths of the AUBMC 2020 Vision are:- Providing patients with the highest“Medicine is a privilege, joy,and honor, and with thatcomes an immense obligationto do our duty.”President Khuri, The National ArabAmerican Medical Association(NAAMA) international medicalconference, July 1, 201912standards of patient-centered care.- Recruitment of top-caliber,highly specialized, andaccomplished faculty.- Academic innovation throughthe creation of clinical andresearch centers of excellence,and the provision of outstandingmedical education.
Architectural rendering of the Health Science Building (Campus Master Plan 2018)- Establishment of strategic- Supporting the health of localpartnerships and collaborationsand regional patients in need bylocally, regionally, andensuring their access to care.internationally.- Investing in and expanding ourfacilities to meet the needs of thepeople of Lebanon and the region.13
AMERICAN UNIVERSITYOF BEIRUT MEDICALCENTERwww.aubmc.orgDr. Ziyad Ghazzal, Interim Directorand Chief Medical Officernot-for-profit teaching center of theFaculty of Medicine. The 365‑bedhospital offers comprehensiveAUBMC is an academic medicaltertiary/quaternary medical carecenter dedicated to the passionateand referral services in a wide rangepursuit of improving the health of theof specialties and medical, nursing,community in Lebanon and the regionand paramedical training programsthrough the delivery of exceptionalat the undergraduate and post-and comprehensive quality care tograduate levels.our patients, excellence in educationand training, and leadership ininnovative research.14The AUB Medical Center is the private,AUBMC is the first medical institutionin the Middle East to have earned thefive international accreditations of
Joint Commission International (JCI),scholarships. These funds, theMagnet, College of Americanuniversity’s institutional commitmentPathologists (CAP), Joint Accreditationof 36 million, and foundation andCommittee for EBMT and ISCT EuropeUS government grants totaling 14(JACIE), and the Accreditation Councilmillion brought the total awarded infor Graduate Medical Education -financial assistance to AUB studentsInternational (ACGME-I) attestingin 2018-19 to 61 million.to its superior standards in patientcentered care, nursing, pathology/laboratory services, and graduatemedical education.The number of AUB students receivingfinancial aid has grown steadily inrecent years. Almost 60 percent ofAUB students received some typeof financial assistance in 2018-19ADMISSIONS ANDFINANCIAL AIDranging from awards to offset partof the cost of tuition to scholarshipsthat cover the full cost of tuitionand related university id you know?AUB is continuing to expandundergraduate opportunities,for Lebanese and internationalstudents. In 2019-20,16 students from Afghanistanjoined AUB, supported by theEducation for Leadership inCrisis program.accommodation, and a stipend.CAMPUS LIFEAUB is located in the neighborhoodof Ras Beirut. Its 61-acre(250,000-square-meter) campusoverlooks the Mediterranean Sea andincludes 64 buildings, athletic fields,a private beach, a bird sanctuary, anda repository of native and non-nativetrees and shrubs. The universitycomprises seven student residences,the AUB Medical Center, the CharlesAUB seeks students who havedemonstrated academic achievementand promise. The university admitsstudents regardless of race, religion,gender, or disability.Hostler Student Center, four libraries,computer labs, two art galleries, theArchaeological and Natural HistoryMuseums, and one of Lebanon’s fewgeological collections.The Faculty of Agricultural andFINANCIAL AIDFood Sciences’ Advancing ResearchEnabling Communities (AREC) center,a 247-acre (one-million-square-meter)In 2018-19, 1,659 donors made giftsresearch farm and educational facility,totaling 11 million to establishis located in the Beqaa Valley.new, and support existing, named15
Architectural rendering of the Student Center (Campus Master Plan 2018)16
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STUDENT LIFEwww.aub.edu.lb/main/studentsAUB is the first residential universityin the Middle East. Whether they liveon or near the campus in Ras Beirut,AUB students attend and participateOutlook, AUB’s official studentnewspaper since 1949, is publishedweekly by a team of students andcovers a wide range of topics relatedto campus life.in outstanding academic, athletic,civic, and club activities. Around1,300 AUB students live on campusin university housing.The cost for university housingranges from 1,538 for a double roomto 3,926 for a suite.OFFICE OF STUDENTAFFAIRSwww.aub.edu.lb/sao“AUB has always set anexample of inclusive, liberal,secular values and respectof the Other in pursuit of itsmission to lift the fortunes ofall the people in this region.”President Khuri, Founders Day,December 2, 2019UNIVERSITY SPORTSDean Talal Nizameddin, PhDThe Office of Student Affairs enrichesand broadens students’ educationalexperience by organizing andencouraging social, physical, cultural,professional, and intellectual activitiesthat promote personal developmentand psychological well-being.is a state-of-the-art sports and fitnessfacility that includes activity rooms(aerobics, karate, cheerleading); anamphitheater; amusement center;AUB Beach; auditorium; multi-purposeindoor courts (basketball, volleyball,handball, futsal, and badminton);The office includes Student Activities,internet café; and fitness centerUniversity Sports, the Counseling(weight and cardio rooms). UniversityCenter, Wellness Outreach, thesports facilities also include the GreenCareer Hub, the Work Study Program,Field; a six-lane outdoor track; indoorand Student Housing. Students arepool; and squash and tennis courts.encouraged to participate in studentgovernment, student publications,and more than 90 active clubs andsocieties. The office also organizesmajor events such as studentelections and the job fair as well asregular workshops and awarenesssessions for students.18The Charles Hostler Student CenterHundreds of AUB students participatein athletic activities each year.Among the most popular sports arefootball and rugby, basketball, futsal,and volleyball.
AUB varsity teams are typicallyFaculty of Medicine: 110among the strongest in national(75 women, 35 men)leagues and enjoy a strong genderAUB Medical Center: 3,285balance in major sports.(1,690 women, 1,595 men)FACULTY AND STAFFENDOWED FACULTY CHAIRSFaculty of Arts and SciencesFACULTYTotal number of instructional faculty:1,214 (937 full-time, 277 part-time)Faculty breakdown by gender:686 men, 528 women- Alfred H. Howell Chair in Historyand Archaeology- Altaf S. Al Sabah VisitingChair in Women and SocietalDevelopment Studies- Constantine (Costas) H. andBonnie Issidorides Chair inOrganic ChemistrySTAFFCampus Non-AcademicStaff (Management andNon‑Management): 1,265(752 men, 513 women).- Edward W. Said Endowed Chair inAmerican Studies- Jabre-Khawarizmi Endowed Chair inArabic and Islamic Science- John Miskoff Professorship- Margaret Weyerhaeuser Jewett Chairof Arabic19
- Mary Fox Whittlesey VisitingProfessorship- Michael Atiyah Chair inMultidisciplinary- Mamdouha El-Sayed Bobst VisitingProfessorshipMathematical Sciences- Mohammad Atallah Chair in Ethics- Philip Habib Chair in PoliticalRESEARCHScience and Diplomacy- Philippe Jabre EndowedProfessorship in Art History andCurating- Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-NahyanChair of Arab and Islamic UB fosters an intellectualcommunity on campus wherefaculty are empowered by theirFaculty of Medicineown research and are encouraged- Azeez and Marie El-Khouryto engage in collegial discourseProfessorship in Ophthalmology- Iskandar & Olina Haurani VisitingProfessorship in Medicine- Pillar Genomics Institute of PrecisionMedicine Endowed Chair- Raja N. Khuri Deanship for theFaculty of Medicineand interdisciplinary innovation.This commitment supports theuniversity’s mission “to participatein the advancement of knowledgethrough research” and enhancesthe educational experience of allAUB students.Maroun Semaan Faculty ofEngineering and Architecture- Al Mu’allim Mohamed AwadBinladin Chair in Architecture in theIslamic World- Dar Al-Handasah (Shair & Partners)Endowed Professorship in MSFEA- Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-KharafiChair in Engineering- Qatar Chair for Energy StudiesDid you know?AUB’s accreditation by theMiddle States Commission onHigher Education (MSCHE)was reaffirmed on June 29,2019 for another eight years(until 2027-28) without anyadditional recommendationsor requirements from theaccrediting body.Suliman S. Olayan School of Business- Abdul Aziz Al-Sagar Chair in Finance- Coca-Cola Chair in MarketingFaculty and students (undergraduate,- Husni Ahmed Sawwaf Chair ingraduate, and PhD students), workingBusiness and Management- Kamal Shair Chair in Leadershipat OSB- Sheikh Said Himadeh DistinguishedVisiting Professorship20individually and collaboratively withcolleagues at the university and inpartnerships with other institutions,are advancing our knowledge of awide range of issues. These include
the development of renewable energyresources, strategies for a sustainableenvironment in arid climates,- Munib and Angela Masri Institute ofEnergy and Natural Resources- Nature Conservation Centerpeace mediation and dialogue, andtreatments for human diseases.Faculty of Agricultural andAUB faculty members partnerFood Scienceswith more than 60 universities and- Advancing Research Enablingresearch centers worldwide.AUB offers its students and facultya number of resources and servicesthrough its libraries, laboratories,computing centers, and administrativeoffices that are conveniently locatedthroughout campus. In recent years,research has become increasinglyimportant at AUB where it isencouraged, supported, and rewardedthrough the advancement of facultyin professorial rank and the graduatedegrees earned by master’s and PhDstudents. AUB is currently home tomany research centers and institutesthat focus critical expertise andresources to address complex researchproblems and the rapidly changingneeds of Arab societies.Communities Center- Environment and SustainableDevelopment UnitFaculty of Arts and Sciences- Center for Arab and MiddleEastern Studies- Center for Arts and Humanities- Center for Languages Research andTeaching- Institute of Financial Economics- Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal BinAbdulaziz Alsaud Center forAmerican Studies and Research- Science and Mathematics EducationCenter- The Writing CenterFaculty of Health Sciences- Center for Public Health Practice- Center for Research onCENTERS ANDINSTITUTESPopulation & Health- Knowledge-to-Policy CenterFaculty of MedicineOffice of the Provost- Abu-Haidar Neuroscience Institute- Asfari Institute for Civil Society and- Children’s Cancer InstituteCitizenship- Center for Advanced MathematicalSciences- Center for Civic Engagement andCommunity Service- Children’s Heart Center- Clinical Research Institute- Hamdi Al Zaim Interstitial LungDisease Outpatient Center- Health & Wellness Center- Center for Teaching and Learning- Naef K. Basile Cancer Institute- Farouk Jabre Center for Arabic and- Nehme and Therese Tohme MultipleIslamic Science and Philosophy- Issam Fares Institute for PublicPolicy and International AffairsSclerosis Center- Women’s Health Center- Wound Care Center21
Suliman S. Olayan School of Businessquantitative thought. These courses- Center for Inclusive Business andprovide all AUB undergraduateLeadership for Women- Samih Darwazah Center forstudents with fundamental skillsand knowledge that nurture theirInnovation Management andintellectual growth and guide themEntrepreneurshipto become knowledgeable andwell‑informed graduates.Multidisciplinary and Inter-Faculty- Center for Systematic Reviews onHealth Policy and Systems Research- Evidence-Based HealthcareManagement Unit- Global Health Institute“Where else but at AUB doeshope bound forward with suchauthority, confidence, andinsight?”President Khuri, Opening Ceremony,UNDERGRADUATEEDUCATIONSeptember 2, 2019GENERAL EDUCATIONPROGRAMGRADUATE EDUCATIONAUB is committed to providing itsMA PROGRAMSundergraduate students with arigorous liberal education curriculum.There are currently 1,534 studentsAUB students are exposed to both anenrolled in master’s and executivein-depth learning exper
22 GRADUATE EDUCATION 23 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS 30 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS . Robert M. Haddad 1993-96 Frederic P. Herter 1987-93 Calvin Plimpton 1984-87 Malcolm H. Kerr 1981-84 . programs. In 1867, the university started the School of Medicine. Four years later, in 1871, it added .
