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By: Dima Mahmoud

With the constant development and limitless enhancement, women are creating opportunities, initiatives and being unlimited, with hard work & great passion. As you continue to read the below, you will witness the real empowerment, a woman the CMMC is proud to have and a great example of how women strive to make this world a better place as nothing is impossible. Fatiha Enbarka is an A student studying in the college of Media and Mass Communication, who is a mother of three children, a housewife, a volunteering teacher in the Haya Islamic Centre. Therefore, is considered as one of the best tutors teaching world history and middle east history in the American University in the Emirates. Not only that, she is also a member of the acting and performance club. Fatiha speaks fluent English, Arabic and French.

Furthermore, Fatiha’s contributions had been increasing since she joined the University even with her busy life which is full of responsibility. Nonetheless, as she is also in charge of the honor society, Fatiha is establishing a chapter of CMMC to be part of the Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) which is the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four – year colleges and universities that is already active in more than 500 universities and colleges. LPH became a part of the National Communication Association in 1988, and the association’s official honor society in July 1995. It is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS). Starting with that, Fatiha will be organizing a ceremony in the Spring semester 2020, to begin this journey in the college of CMMC, to encourage students to join the LPH and in order to achieve more in the CMMC college. LPH represents what Aristotle described in Rhetoric as three ingredients of persuasion: logos (Lambda), meaning logic; pathos (Pi), relating to emotion; and ethos (Eta), defined as character credibility and ethics.

The Six Goals of Lambda Pi Eta: –

1. Recognize, foster, and reward outstanding scholastic achievement in Communication Studies

2. Stimulate interest in the field of Communication

3. Promote and encourage professional development among Communication majors

4. Provide an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas in the field of Communication

5. Establish and maintain closer relationships between faculty and students

6. Explore options for graduate education in Communication Studies

The Lambda Pi Eta will add high value to the college of Media and Mass Communication and strengthen it, while also, motivate the students to achieve more and help them reach the highest levels of success. We are very excited to see improvements and development in the college of CMMC, especially when the changes are made by student’s hard work.

By: Amira Al Nahdi

The AUE International Majlis of Women celebrates the International Women’s day. In March 8 of each year, the world celebrates the women’s day, which is considered as an appreciation of the active role of women in various fields and their clear imprint in society. This day is also an occasion to focus on the gains of women, give them their full rights and protect them from any kind of social injustice.

The AUE International Majlis (IMW ) is the first platform for young women at AUE, that has been participating in variety of activities, awareness and influential events, like Breast Cancer Awareness  in support of breast cancer awareness month, in city walk in October,21,2019 that was organized by Saeed Hamdan with the participations of popular and famous people like the Emirati singer Salama Hamdan.

The celebration of International Women’s Day came after the holding of the first conference of the International Women’s Democratic Union in Paris in 1945 and was the first global celebration of International Women’s Day, although some researchers believe that International Women’s Day was due to some women’s strikes that occurred in the United States.

The year 1945 witnessed, precisely, the first congress of the International Women’s Union in Paris to celebrate International Women’s Day. Although some researchers in the United States are likely to believe that International Women’s Day was the result of some women’s strikes that occurred in the United States in 1856, when thousands of women took to the streets of New York protesting the conditions and suffering they experienced. On the date of March 8, 1908, thousands of women working on the New York street went out to demonstrate and reduce their working hours, giving women the right to participate.

And with that, the United Nations Charter was issued in 1945, making it the first international agreement that stresses the importance of equality between women and men. And affirming the principle of the right of women to obtain their rights and protect them from social injustice.

By: Aya & Jomana

The American University of The Emirates welcomes a guest speaker who works in a well -known platform which is LinkedIn; the guest speaker Mary Aji gave a session teaching the importance of LinkedIn and how to use it. She explained that every student must have a profile in LinkedIn to use it after graduating to help them in their career field and in their future. CMMC students attended the lecture with students of other colleges. The lecture took place in the University of The Emirates campus at the auditorium on Thursday, 20th February.
       LinkedIn hosts more than 500 million professional profiles and it is a supply of network connections and job opportunities. The features of this program are firstly, that it has full- fledged professional in any industry with an easy way for applying for any career job. The purpose of the session is to prepare the students of the pre-internship class to be professional and teach them how to have the right job after graduating. Students can create a profile with their experience, education, skills and interests. Also, they can upload resumes, C.V’s, portfolio and connect with classmates, colleagues, doctors and professionals as also, they can help students to build a network in advance for their career. Moreover, a lot of employees and mangers use this program to hire people in their company which is a way to reach them.
At the end of this session a certificate was given to all students who attended the session of the guest speaker.

By: Amel Jihane Lebbihi & Sheikha Mohammed

Expo is a worldwide exhibition that is done each 5 years in a country, this year it will be held in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai after being a competitor against Turkey.
They have chosen Dubai for several reasons but mostly for its high rate of tourists visiting the city per year.
Many students from the American university of Emirates specifically from the media college are participating as volunteers to be part of the establishment of Expo, from the 20th of October till the 20th of April 2020.
Expo includes many different departments in media, it is an opportunity for AUE students from various colleges and different majors.
The jobs that will be given in Expo have many roles that fit students of different backgrounds like Art, Media,  IT, Security and much more. Furthermore , some will be filming short movies, welcoming diplomats and VIP people and introducing the exhibition. More than 100 TV and radio channels will be participating. It is a big event that will highly benefit all students and will give them alot of experience.

By: Amel Jihane Lebbihi & Sheikha Mohammed

 
In Relation to all original breeds of dogs, Abu Dhabi held the Emirates Kennel Club in Yas Arena. Original breed dog show championship. The Kennel club is a worldwide event which takes place every 14th of February. The show was judged by the World Kennel Union. All original breeds dog owners register in this show, one of them was Ghanim Al Mutawa. Ghanim took the 1st place in the category of dog show, related to how the dog stands and models. His dog’s breed is American Bully. He won the trophy in body structure, walk, show, color and stacking. Ghanim studies International Relations in the CMMC in the American University of the Emirates. The university community is happy and proud of this one of a kind hobby that the college has that is training dogs. All students have different hobbies and every year we get surprised by the achievements, awards, medals and prizes of the student in different fields whether in or out the university.

Ahmad Al Ketbi/ Dubai

By: Sarah Jamal

The American University of Dubai organised their biggest innovation design exhibition in Dubai. One of the AUE students named Angham Attia expressed the delight of being the representative of the university and projected a Child development Centre design as her project. Inspired by her baby’s voice and nature, she transalted those into three-dimensional designs with vibrant colours so that the design will enable the babies to enjoy the place. Angham named her project as a “Child development “ because her purpose was to create and design a space for the children to enjoy their activities, also to help them grow intellectually. She was appreciated for her innovative ideas by Dr. Chadi Chamoon who is the Dean of the college of Design. Therefore , she was honoured with award by Prof. Muthanna Ghani Abdul Razzaq, the president of AUE.

By: Sarah Jamal
The students of the business administration college in the American university in the Emirates took part in the Fintech Hackathon organized by the department of Finance Abu Dhabi with the partnership of BEMyApp based in France. Several participants developed applications consisting of total 13 teams with 4 to 5 students in each team. They performed and pitched in front of the excellencies jury for three minutes. Basel Ahmed Hussein Al-Basara won the 1st prize of AED 20,000 under the team of DOF chain. Mahmoud Fouad Shaban won the 2nd  prize of AED 15,000 under the team of TracX.The winning application will be now used by DOF on behalf of the teams. All students received certificates and appreciation for attendance from DOF and the winning teams were called by Abu Dhabi Global Market the following day.

November 09, 2019

College of Media and Mass Communication (CMMC) is excited and thrilled to welcome five (5) new faculty members this fall 2019/2020.
Prof. Tyler AdamsProfessor / Dean, College of Media & Mass Communication

Dr. Tyler Adams is a natural United States of America citizen educated at Florida State University (Ph.D. in Communication & Educational Leadership, 1995; M.S. in Communication Theory, 1992) and the University of Florida (B.A. in Communication Studies, 1990), Adams is an organizational specialist. He was a D’Aquin Endowed Professor of Communication at the University of Louisiana from 2006 to 2013, Vice Dean at The University of Business & Technology in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2013-2014), also in Kuwait City at the Gulf University for Science & Technology as Professor of Mass Communication (2015-2016), he was in Mexico City as a Distinguished Foreign Visiting Professor at the Monterrey Institute of Technology (2017-2018), The Bahamas as Dean of Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning at the University of The Bahamas (2018-2019), Learn more about him — https://aue.ae/en/portfolio/prof-tyler-adams/.

Dr. Noor Hasbi Yusoff

Assistant ProfessorDr. Noor earned a Ph.D. in Media and Communications from the RMIT University in 2017. Dr. Noor earned his Master of Teaching and Graduate Diploma in Multimedia from Monash University. In 2002, he also earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology from RMIT University. Specializing in user experience (UX), multimedia (audio and video) production, visual communication design, cultural studies, and inclusive education.Learn more about him.https://aue.ae/en/portfolio/dr-Noor-hasbi-yusoff/

Dr. John Maszka

Assistant ProfessorDr. John Maszka is an International Relations scholar with expertise in terrorism and violent extremism. Born in America, Dr. Maszka completed his BA and both MA degrees in the United States and his Ph.D. in the United Kingdom. Dr. Maszka has lived and taught in the United States, East Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. He is the author of five books, eleven journal articles. Learn more about him- https://aue.ae/en/portfolio/dr-john-maszka/

Dr. Kyung Sun Lee

Assistant ProfessorDr. Kyung Sun (Karen) Lee has received her Ph.D. degree in media studies (2018) from the The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Lee’s research focuses on global communication, development communication, and digital media technologies. Dr. Lee’s articles have been published in prominent journals in the field of communication and media studies, including the International Journal of Communication and Computers in Human Behavior. Dr. Lee has received two top research awards from the International Communication Association (ICA). Learn more about her-https://aue.ae/en/portfolio/dr-kyung-sun-lee/

Ms. Silvia Valentinova

Assistant Professor

Silvia Valentino is an interdisciplinary educator with a broad range of expertise including visual communication, creative writing, media, journalism, art production, cross-cultural and inter-cultural awareness, globalism, personal development and growth, and international curatorial practices.In the U.S. she lectured in the Master’s Program of Cross-Cultural Education and trained practicing teachers in Reading and Writing, Cultural Democracy: Contemporary Local and Global Issues, Methodology for Cross-Cultural Education, Cultural Foundations of Linguistics, Cognition, Language, and Culture, and Multicultural Children’s Literature. Learn more about her- https://aue.ae/en/portfolio/ms-silvia-valentinova/

November 18, 2019

The College of Media and Mass Communication (CMMC) organised a seminar as part of an introductory course in philosophy, which is taught by Associate Professor Dr. Ahmed Khamis Al-Janabi. The seminar presented by psychologist and sociologist from the Ministry of Health in Dubai, Mr. Wael Kamel was entitled “Philosophical Psychology.” In this lecture, Mr. Wael spoke to students about the relationship between psychology and philosophy. This participation is evident by both trying to answer the question of “who am I?” In terms of philosophy and psychology, man cannot be separated from his environment and his thoughts and behaviours cannot be understood away from his social milieu.