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First Year Experience Program
Office of Institutional Research
June 2011
Excellence:
We continually strive to be among the best in all we do: in teaching, research, creative
expression, service to our communities and service to each other in our daily interactions.
“Excellence, to me, is to
be perfect in everything
you are doing in life:
studying, working,
talking with people,
making new friends, even
in the way you look.
Never say ‘enough’
because there is always
more to achieve in life...
-- Karim Asaad ‘11
What does
“excellence”
mean to you?
Photo: Karim Asaad
Diversity:
We seek to treat all individuals with dignity and fairness and to promote understanding
and respect for diversity of perspectives, traditions, and experiences.
"I think that when people
come together, the
explosion of ideas,
feelings, perspectives,
and attitudes helps
shatter any barriers that
prevent human growth"
-- Haidy Zakaria ‘12
What is diversity?
If you respect
diversity, what
SHOULDN’T you
do?
Photo: Ashraf Salloum
Lifelong Learning:
We believe that the pursuit of knowledge, understanding, and personal and professional
development should continue throughout one’s lifetime.
“Lifelong learning lies at the
heart of every discovery,
every invention and every
solution to a problem.
“It is the curiosity to learn,
the drive to relentlessly
explore, and the passion to
do things differently.
“If you want to make a
difference you're going to
have to be a lifelong
learner.”
-- Rana Kaliouby, BS ’98, MS ‘00,
PhD ’05 (Cambridge)
How do you learn
something new?
Photo: AUCToday/Ahmad El-Nemr
Social Responsibility:
We are committed to exploring the challenges that confront Egypt, the region, and the world and to using
our intellectual and creative capability to address these challenges, serve our communities and have a
positive and sustainable impact on development, business, the environment and society.
"I believe that the impact of
our actions goes beyond the
direct result we seek and that
it affects not only others
around us but also the world.
“We see it every day: our
personal choices can mean a
healthy environment or
pollution, clean streets or
littering, orderly traffic or
endless jams.
“Are we doing something to
help or just waiting for
someone else to do the work?“
-- Dina Moussa ‘12
What do you
want to do?
Why?
Photo: Karim Asaad
Integrity:
We believe that all individuals are accountable for their actions, and, as members of a community, our
individual actions have an impact on others. We are stronger as a community when we reflect on the
consequences of our decisions and actions and when we uphold the principles of academic integrity,
including fairness, accountability, and honesty.
“For me, integrity is the
opposite of hypocrisy. There
shouldn't be special
treatment. There should be
one rule for everyone,
applied fairly and honestly.
“We start with ourselves,
then demand it of the
country as a whole to make
us a better, more responsible
people.”
-- Mona Faris ‘12
Why does
“integrity”
matter?
Photo: http://www.dcsradio.themindofdcs.com/2011/05/06/in-the-mind-of-dcs-the-egyptian-revolution/