As AUCA prepared for its recent transition to online learning in light of the ongoing quarantine, student tutors from AUCA’s Writing and Academic Resource Center (WARC) stepped up to train peer advisors to use the online meeting platform WebEx. In total, 17 WARC tutors volunteered to train others in WebEx

Marina Khonina: "To those undergraduates who are considering taking a sociology course, I would strongly encourage them to take the leap. At the very least, you will discover a new lens through which to view the world, and if you decide to major in sociology, it is a field that can offer so many varied opportunities!"

The program will publish weekly language tutorials on a range of themes.

The program, conceived of in consultation with Prof. Daniyar Karabaev of the Liberal Arts & Sciences program, will publish weekly language tutorials on a range of themes.

AMICAL Consortium’s 17th annual meeting and conference took place at the American University of Kuwait on January 15-18, 2020. This year’s theme was  “Digital transformation at international liberal arts institutions: Innovation, collaboration & sustainability”. The AUCA was represented by a group of faculty members, librarians, technologists and a student. The AUCA team was the largest at the conference and each out of 13 team members contributed to the conference program by sharing their teaching experience, projects and collaboration activities.

Aidai Anvarbek kyzy, who joined our team of writing tutors this year, has a number of positive reflections to share about her experience with the course.

Nazirova, who recently joined our team after taking the course last year, has a number of positive reflections to share.

Erica received her undergraduate degree in History of Art & Architecture from Harvard University and her MA in Buddhist Art History & Conservation from The Courtauld Institute of Art in London. She told us a little about herself and her experience in writing and teaching.

Erica Eisen comes to AUCA as the new coordinator of the WARC.

The consortium’s 16th annual meeting gathered 120 representatives from AMICAL member institutions.