lau president's report 20062007

The LAU President’s Report

2006–2007

Mission Statement

The Lebanese American University is committedto academic excellence, student-centeredness,the advancement of scholarship, the educationof the whole person, and the formation ofstudents as future leaders in a diverse world.

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Letter from the President..........................................................................................................................2

Implementing Our Mission.........................................................................................................................4

Academic Excellence ...................................................................................................................................................................6Spotlight on the School of Arts & Sciences...........................................................................................................8

Student-Centeredness..............................................................................................................................................................10Spotlight on the School of Business .......................................................................................................................12

Advancement of Scholarship .................................................................................................................................................14Spotlight on the School of Engineering & Architecture ................................................................................16

Education of the Whole Person.............................................................................................................................................18Spotlight on the School of Medicine.....................................................................................................................20

Formation of Future Leaders in a Diverse World ...........................................................................................................22Spotlight on the School of Pharmacy....................................................................................................................24

Our Partners & DONORS...............................................................................................................................26

The Case for Giving....................................................................................................................................................................27A Transformational Gift...........................................................................................................................................................28List of Contributors 2006–07................................................................................................................................................30Endowed Scholarships & Established Grants .................................................................................................................34MEDGULF Contribution Advances Actuarial Sciences .................................................................................................37

Making It Possible............................................................................................................................................38

Student Development & Enrollment Management.....................................................................................................38Human Resources & University Services .........................................................................................................................40

Human Resources..........................................................................................................................................................41Facilities ............................................................................................................................................................................42Information Technology .............................................................................................................................................43

University Advancement.........................................................................................................................................................44Alumni Affairs ................................................................................................................................................................45Development..................................................................................................................................................................46Marketing & Communications................................................................................................................................47Public Relations .............................................................................................................................................................48Advancement Services................................................................................................................................................49

Finance...........................................................................................................................................................................................50Board of Trustees and Board of International Advisors 2006–2007 ......................................................................52

Our Vision for the Future .......................................................................................................................54

Table of Contents

L e t t e r F r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t

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Dear Friends of LAU,

In times of crisis, one doesn’t speak of keeping one’s heart. For betteror worse, the heart’s passion often fuels conflict. Rather, we at theLebanese American University believe that when we face obstacles andopponents, the road to resolution and advancement depends greatlyon our ability to keep our heads without losing our hearts.

Sometimes, keeping one’s head doesn’t come as naturally as followingone’s heart. Staying cool amid confrontation requires having a visionfor the future and a plan for achieving it. It means being able toevaluate a situation from multiple vantage points while drawing on adepth of knowledge about the issues at hand and the tools that mighthelp create peace and progress.

Equally, keeping one’s head depends on the clear articulation of thevision and its benefits to all parties involved. Finally, it assumes thatothers are watching and will follow your example. As Martin LutherKing, Jr., wrote in his 1963 book of sermons Strength to Love, “Theultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments ofcomfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challengeand controversy.” Since its noble beginnings in 1835 as a school for girlsin the Ottoman Empire, the Lebanese American University has provedthat it is up to the task.

LAU’s commitment to building an environment in which students cangain the knowledge and develop the skills needed to keep one’s headhas been tested time and again over the past century and a half andmost recently during the summer 2006 war. The momentum of themeticulously articulated five-year strategic plan that had gatheredover the previous year not only helped the university weather thedisruptions caused by the 34-day war but also propelled thecompletion of the first major initiatives, including achieving candidacyfor accreditation from the New England Association of Schools andColleges (NEASC), in record time.

! President Joseph G. Jabbra

Education is Our Best Hope for Peace and Progress

In this year’s annual report, the first of its kind for the university, wereview the past year’s successes and the people and processes thathave made them possible as well as our plans going forward. Thereport is divided into three sections. In the first several pages, we

illustrate the many ways in which LAU is fulfilling the fivebasic tenets of its mission: academic excellence, student-centeredness, advancement of scholarship, education ofthe whole person, and the formation of future leaders in adiverse world. We’ll also update you on the strides madeat each of our five academic schools.

Then, giving them the prominence they deserve, our centerfoldfeatures major donors and contributors to the annual fund and themore than 150 academic scholarships offered to students at LAU. Weoutline how everyone in LAU’s immediate and extended communitiescan contribute to our success.

Finally, we’ll canvas LAU’s administrative divisions and take a close lookat how they are leveraging their resources and expertise to supportthe institution’s mission. A summary of our most recent financialstatement also appears here.

On its visit last April, the NEASC accreditation team announced that“LAU is in the midst of dramatic and far-reaching institutionalchange.” Indeed it is. It is an exciting time, full of promise for a betterfuture for our students, for Lebanon, and for the world.

We hope you’ll join us as we share some of that promise in the pagesthat follow, which chronicle achievements that wouldn’t have beenpossible without the hearts and minds of every member of ourextended LAU family. Thank you. And remember: Excellence is ourpassion. LAU is our pride.

Sincerely,

Joseph G. Jabbra


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“LAU is in the midst of dramatic andfar-reaching institutional change.”NEASC Accreditation Team, April 2007

I m p l e m e n t i n g O u r M i s s i o n

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LAU’s Goals

The overarching goal of the Lebanese American University is to function as “oneUniversity” with two campuses in an effective, efficient and nimble manner. TheStrategic Goals are:

1. To drive LAU to become a world-class institution of higher learning2. To target enrollment to achieve academic objectives while properly nurturing and

supporting students3. To provide a service-centered environment that stimulates and facilitates: student

growth and development; intellectual and professional development for faculty andstaff; scholarly and creative endeavors for faculty, students, and staff

4. To make LAU the higher education employer of choice in Lebanon by instilling a cultureof ownership, empowerment, fairness, accountability, integrity, and reward forachievement

5. To strengthen relationships with the extended LAU community6. To demonstrate leadership in providing state-of-the-art systems and infrastructure to

properly support academic, student and administrative activities and initiatives7. To use financial resources in a well-planned and highly effective manner

Strategic Pl an Progress

August 2004

Spring 2005

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Jabbra joins LAU;presents vision for

the university

Surveys and focus groupinterviews conducted;draft Mission, Vision,and Goals developed

Board of Trusteesapproves draft Mission,

Vision, and Goals

Strategic Plan draftedbased on Mission,Vision, and Goals

2005–2010 StrategicPlan approved byBoard of Trustees

Faculty Senate created

Reduction of teaching loadfor selected full-time faculty;

faculty orientation andmentoring program created


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Projections

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Completion of2005–2010

Strategic Plan

NEASC self-study com-pleted; integrated

Student Advisement pro-gram implemented; StaffAdvisory Council created

Five-year alumniPRIDE plan developed

NEASC candidacyachieved; comprehensive

five-year fund-raisingplan approved

New job classifica-tion system created

Strategic enrollmentplan approved byBoard of Trustees

First medical schoolclass enters; NEASC

accreditationachieved

First LAUMS classarrives in Byblos

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The heart of a university must be its academic core. This is one of sixmajor themes that emerged as LAU faculty and staff engaged in an

intensive process of self-evaluation that led to the articulation of theinitiatives of the university’s five-year strategic plan. The first of theseinitiatives is “to promote excellence in teaching, learning and research.”

By embarking on the self-study required by the rigorous accreditationprocess of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges(NEASC), LAU took a major step in 2006–07 toward implementing thisinitiative. The completion of the study in record time furtherunderscored the university’s dedication to upholding both NEASC’s andits own high standards. In September 2007, NEASC announced that LAUhad achieved accreditation candidacy, firmly setting the university oncourse to becoming a world-class institution and fully accredited by thefall of 2009, an admittedly ambitious but reachable goal.

LAU has also reaffirmed its commitment to recruiting highly qualified,tenure-track faculty. Since 2000, the number of full-time facultymembers, nearly half of whom hold the rank of associate or fullprofessor, has increased, bringing the student-faculty ratio to arespectable 20:1, on par with many U.S. institutions of a similar size.Not only is the number of full-time faculty increasing but so is theamount of time they can spend in the library, field, or lab. Teachingloads were reduced to give faculty members desperately needed timeto engage in more research and writing. Similarly, several new facultymembers were recruited in part because of their leadership oninnovative projects already under way.

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Academic Excellence


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To support the university-wide accreditation process, pro-gram reviews are taking place leading to revised curriculaas well as the introduction of new majors, too. A thoroughreview of all academic programs will take place over thenext five to six years. In addition, 18 centers and institutesprovide portals for interdisciplinary investigation onissues such as Lebanese heritage, migration, family and

entrepreneurial business as well as the mechanism for hosting confer-ences and colloquia that encourage contributions from scholars fromaround the world.

Finally, achieving academic excellence would be impossible without awell-stocked, well-organized, and technology-enabled library system.The inauguration of the Riyad Nassar Library represented light years ofprogress in this area for LAU. In 2006–07, the print and electroniccollections continued to expand both in Byblos and Beirut with thedonation of more than 13,000 volumes from the Sabre Foundation andthe acquisition of ebrary, a collection of 30,000 digital books anddocuments. LAU is currently recruiting a university librarian who willhead library services across the whole institution.

“Maintaining excellence in somany areas is not a burden;

we are driven by genuine passionfor what we do.”LAU President Joseph G. Jabbra

" The periodicals room in the new Beirut library

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Home to LAU’s oldest programs, the School of Arts & Sciencesspans both the Byblos and Beirut campuses. It forms thecore of the university’s commitment to a solid grounding in

the liberal arts while allowing students to pursue individual interestsin a broad range of disciplines.

Much of the 2006–07 academic year was spent assessing programs inthe School of Arts & Sciences with regard to the standards set forth bythe New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Inaddition to preparing for university-wide accreditation, the school alsoimplemented a program review process of its own. In addition, newdegree programs, in history and philosophy, and a new minor, inactuarial sciences, were introduced.

The school also inaugurated two major projects in Byblos that willenhance the scope of scientific research undertaken at LAU. TheGenomics & Proteomics Research Center, the only one of its kind in theArab world, was equipped with sophisticated equipment worth $2 million. Construction of a European Union–funded $250,000wastewater treatment plant was completed. The plant will not onlyserve the LAU community but will also be available for teaching,research, and capacity building of local engineers.

Among other important developments, the school signaled itsexpectations for significant growth in the field of education bycreating a separate education division. And in conjunction with theLAU Medical School, which expects its first class in 2009, thepremedical school curriculum was finalized.

Recruitment continued in earnest and resulted in the hiring of manynew faculty members with exemplary credentials, including theinternationally acclaimed Lebanese writer, poet, and novelist Rachid ElDaif, who has joined LAU as an adjunct professor, and the geneticistPierre Zalloua, who was jointly appointed to Arts & Sciences and theMedical School and is renowned for his work on Phoenician DNA.

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Student-Centeredness

For us it’s simple: Students come first. From themoment a student expresses interest in attending

LAU, we begin looking at things from their perspective.

In particular, we believe that diversity benefits every student,which is why last year LAU representatives visited 305 highschools in Lebanon and the Middle East and participated in 52one-day fairs. On these trips, they introduce LAU and seek outmotivated individuals from an array of geographic, religious,ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds to assemble the mostdiverse and driven class possible. Economic diversity is also important, andLAU’s leadership has long committed to providing the funding necessary forfinancially disadvantaged students to attend. In 2006–07, about one-thirdof the student body received financial aid.The resulting ethos, palpable atnew student orientations, is one that rewards tolerance and fosterscooperation and collaboration among disparate minds.

Academic diversity is also essential. At LAU students can choose topursue degrees in about 40 disciplines—including architecture, biology,computer science, economics, education, engineering, hospitality andtourism, pharmacy, political science, and psychology. Nearly 1,300 coursesections were offered each semester during 2006–07, ensuring thatstudents were able to satisfy course requirements in a reasonableamount of time. A new integrated student advising program helpedthem sort through all the offerings and select those most relevant tothem. Most important, however, options abound for students exploringhow to leave their imprint on the world. Plenty of options also exist forthose, yearning for the knowledge to develop a passion into avocation—like Hussein Abbas ’06, whose passion to understand cancerled him to co-found Toufoula (Childhood), an organization dedicated to

! The LAU newsroom ! Hussein Abbas '06 with his mentor,chemistry professor Ahmad Houri

“Think about what kind of worldyou want to live and work in.

What do you need to know to buildthat world? Demand that

your teachers teach you that.”Peter Kropotkin


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helping children deal with cancer, before pursuing a PhD at the world-famous M.D. Anderson Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

Despite the challenging telecom environment in Lebanon, as modes ofcommunication and conducting research evolve and become moreand more dependent on digital technologies, LAU is making sure itsstudents are keeping up with ever-advancing technology trends. Inaddition to the complete wireless coverage on campus, during2006–07, the university put plans in motion to double its bandwidth,introduce 29 audio- and video-enabled “smart” classrooms, andconduct eight training sessions on WebCT, a well-known, easy-to-useweb-based software application that lets instructors provide theirstudents with syllabi and assignments online.

In addition to providing numerous on-campus opportunities toexperiment and excel with a range of extracurricular and community-service activities, LAU also dedicates significant resources to makingsure that students engage with the world outside the gates. ThroughLAU’s Global Classrooms–Model UN program, about 70 studentsvolunteer each year to train high school students around Lebanon inthe art of diplomacy and protocol as it’s practiced in the UnitedNations. Graduate assistants are also often invited to coauthor papersand attend international conferences alongside their professors.

As students prepare for life after college, LAU also helps. Year-round, theGuidance Office posts job announcements internally for students andalumni, and each spring it hosts career fairs on both the Byblos andBeirut campuses. Last year, a total of 125 Lebanese, regional, andmultinational companies participated in the fairs, and 285 job offerswere channeled through the Guidance Office.

! Love Your Body day, a health-awareness campaign

" International Day


M ore than 72 percent of all degrees granted in 2006–07 onthe Beirut campus were granted to graduates of programsoffered in the business school, attesting to the explosive

growth the school has seen in recent years. With business programs onboth campuses that encompass all the necessary skills—accounting,banking and finance, economics, management, marketing—LAU isuniquely positioned to help ambitious Lebanese men and womenachieve their goals to become industry leaders in Lebanon and acrossthe Middle East.

Business graduates went on to work at Fortune 500 companies lastyear and to prestigious PhD programs—following the scholarlyexample set by their faculty, who not only contribute extensively tointernational journals but also produce one of their own. The BerkeleyElectronic Press signed a contract to publish Review of Middle EastEconomics and Finance, edited by the school’s Byblos faculty. Thejournal is the only internationally peer-reviewed journal dealing withMiddle East economics and finance.

Also during 2006–07, the executive MBA and hospitality and tourismprograms got a boost. An agreement was signed with the Union ofArab Banks to offer the executive MBA program to their members anda new hospitality management lab became fully operational, givingstudents in this popular program access to much-needed resources tofurther their food-preparation and protection skills.

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Over the past year, LAU’s pursuit of accreditation, focus on facultyrecruitment, reduction in teaching loads, and augmentation of

library and IT resources as well as electronic databases have allcontributed markedly to the advancement of scholarship at theuniversity. But as any researcher will tell you, the most important typeof project support comes in the form of a grant, whether it’s forground-breaking research or for a chance to take theory—andstudents—out of the classroom and into the field.

In 2006–07, LAU raised a record $4 million from a variety offoundations and private funders, such as the U.S. Embassy, Cisco, theNational Geographic Society, and the European Union, for a wide rangeof innovative initiatives with the potential for far-reachingimplications.The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW)received three grants, the largest of which will support an ongoingteacher-training program focused on increasing literacy amongLebanese women. A seven-year, $2.1 million grant from the Middle EastPartnership Initiative will provide educational opportunities to 18underserved students, more than half of them women, from countriesin the Middle East and North Africa. The project will be managed bythe University Enterprise Office, an in-house management consultanton special projects for LAU. A grant from the Swiss Agency forDevelopment and Cooperation helped underwrite the Institute for

Advancement of Scholarship

! Experimentation in a Beirut science lab

" Dr. Zalloua conducts DNA research


Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation, a 10-day residential summeracademy that trained 30 university students from seven Arabcountries in conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation skills.Other grants will fund software development and the continuation ofthe Cisco Academy Training Centre in the School of Engineering &Architecture in Byblos.

To undergird the university’s new research focus, LAU hasinitiated a search for a dean for research and graduatestudies. The dean will be charged with providing facultywith the tools and information they need not only to puttogether winning grant applications but also to managethe monies effectively once they arrive.

Owing to Lebanon’s status as a cultural crossroads andkey catalyst for change in the region, special emphasis is placed onencouraging applied research and investigation that impact the localand regional environment. Typical of these projects is work being doneby the recently founded Institute for Migration Studies. Currentinstitute activities include organizing an international conferencetitled “Politics and the Culture of the Lebanese Diaspora” and twostudies on the culture of Ethiopian domestic workers in Lebanon andthe impact of return migration of Lala, a village in the western regionof the Bekaa Valley.

“If we are to teach real peace in this world, if we are

to declare war on war, we mustbegin with the children.”

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" A recent cover of the IWSAW journal


L AU offers eight bachelor’s and, as of fall 2006, three master’sdegree programs in its School of Engineering & Architecture(SEA), where a variety of laboratories and an architecture and

design workshop facilitate technical instruction and experimentation.In 2006–07, three of these labs—telecommunications, stress analysis,and computer integrated manufacturing—were updated with state-of-the art equipment whose purchase was made possible by anAmerican Schools & Hospitals Abroad grant from the U.S. Agency forInternational Development.

The 2006–07 academic year was very fruitful in terms of facultyrecruitment. The school increased its faculty roster by 35 percent, aremarkable achievement considering that almost all new members arecoming from outside Lebanon at a time when the region is strugglingwith unfortunate political tensions. Also last year, infrastructuresoftware and solutions provider MWH Soft established an endowedscholarship to fund the senior year of study for a civil engineeringmajor who “has a passion for promoting the advancement and well-being of all people by building, operating, and sustaining safe, reliablewater and wastewater infrastructures.” In addition to the funds, thecompany, whose president and CEO is Paul Boulos, a member of LAU’sboard of international advisors, will contribute hydraulicinfrastructure and modeling and design software to the university.

The SEA’s architecture program is undergoing re-accreditation by theFrench Ministry of Culture, in accordance with a major change in theteaching and professional practice of architecture in France, a processthat is expected to be complete by the end of 2007. The school alsoestablished exchange programs for architecture students and facultywith the University of Venice and the École Spéciale d’Architecture inParis. Closer to home, LAU’s Urban Planning Institute called on theschool’s Landscape Workshop students to help with the developmentof a linear park in the Bekaa municipality of Fourzol.

SEA students can earn one of several minors, in computer graphics,graphic design, packaging, and, soon, in biomedical engineering,petroleum engineering, and Islamic art and architecture, a programthat’s being revitalized to take advantage of the region’s rich buildingtradition as well as the university’s exceptional collection of Islamicart. Finally, last year also saw the launch of a student chapter of theInstitute of Industrial Engineers and the first alumni reunion—andlater a full-fledged alumni chapter—of SEA graduates.

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Myopic worldviews lead to missed opportunities. At LAU, we firmlybelieve that for our graduates to emerge as confident,

compassionate decision makers, they must have a well-roundededucation that begins with strong grounding in the liberal arts. As calledfor in the strategic plan, during the 2006–07 academic year, the coreliberal arts curriculum was revised and strengthened through theestablishment of new majors in history and philosophy. In fall 2007, newstudents began following the new curriculum, which comprises a widespectrum of courses in English, Arabic, computer applications, ethics,health and physical education, philosophy, religion, history, literature,and the natural and social sciences.

As much as one can learn in the classroom, LAU remains keenly awarethat learning also takes place between people. Following the Americaneducational model that emphasizes learning over teaching, we go togreat lengths to create and support enjoyable and challengingextracurricular and athletic activities on both campuses for our morethan 6,300 students. A vast network of clubs and societies—Environment,Finance, Ciné, Debate, Hiking, Human Rights, Red Cross—meet regularly,galvanizing student interests and campus communities. Theaterproductions and art exhibits are well-publicized and well-attended.Varsity teams often compete in national and international tournaments.Several health awareness campaigns are held each year. On InternationalDay, students from other countries set up booths and share their cultureand lifestyle with their classmates. On-campus events are alsoorganized, such as the hospitality program’s Taste Lebanon, wherestudents to put their classroom skills to use for real customers.

! International clubs help sustain diversity

" Students joined the 2006 relief effort

Education of the Whole Person


Educating the whole person also means recognizing that people canchange. Developing human beings who have the capacity to work wellwith others requires acknowledging that people make mistakes—andproviding a mechanism for those mistakes to be rectified. After the

spring 2006 on-campus violence among 19 students, 18 ofthese students successfully completed a series of conflictresolution and communication workshops hosted by LAU,returning to the university as leaders instead of fighters.

Finally, when aggression is perpetrated from outside, LAUstudents, faculty, and staff have a long tradition of bandingtogether to help those in less fortunate positions. Suchefforts have included offering support and supplies to

internally displaced refugees after the 2006 war and during thebombardment of the Nahr el Bared camp in spring and summer of 2007.

Similarly, Toufoula (Childhood), an organization founded and run byseveral LAU alumni and students has worked doggedly with severalLebanese architects over the past year to design and fund dreamrooms for children suffering from cancer. The first such dream roomwas unveiled in the fall.

! IWSAW publications support women's literacy

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“Establishing a lasting peace isthe work of education; all politicscan do is keep us out of war.”

Maria Montessor

" A Toufoula dream room in the making


F or more than a decade, establishing an American-style medicalschool on the Byblos campus has been one of LAU’s grandestvisions. In December 2006, this vision became reality with the

arrival of the school’s founding dean, Kamal F. Badr, MD. Dr. Badr hasspent much of his career in the field of medical education, mostrecently as professor and chairman of the Department of InternalMedicine at the American University of Beirut and previously atVanderbilt and Emory universities, two top-ranked medical schools inthe United States.

In one of his first acts as dean, Dr. Badr formalized a 10-year agreementwith Harvard Medical International to develop LAUMS into “a high-quality academic medical institution to train medical professionals toserve Lebanon and the greater Middle East.” Great strides towardmaking this possible came with the generous contribution from boardmember H.E. Ambassador Gilbert Chagoury toward the construction ofthe state-of-the-art facility that will house the school, which is slatedto open in August 2010.

With the signing of an agreement with the Clemenceau MedicalCenter, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins, to be the teaching hospital for theprogram, another internationally renowned name in the field ofmedicine also joined the effort. And after the completion of afeasibility study, in September, the Board of Trustees also approved thecreation of a nursing school. The school will address the regionalshortage of qualified nurses and be tightly integrated with themedical school. In one year, LAU has not only begun to realize its visionfor a medical school but has put the university on the road toestablishing a full-fledged medical complex. In the words of Dr. Badr,“it is the hope to create at LAU a new kind of medical academy, onethat will define and shape the character of a ‘new physician’.”

The first class of students will begin applying next year for admissionto the class entering in fall 2009. They are expected to earn their MDsby 2013. Dr. Badr and two newly recruited assistant deans dedicatedmuch of their time this year to developing both a premedicalcurriculum and the four-year curriculum for the medical school itself,which seeks not only to set a new standard for the quality of trainingoffered in the region and to instill the values of community-basedpractice in its students but also to qualify its graduates to pursuepostgraduate residencies and fellowships in the United States inaccordance with North American standards and curricula.

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L ebanon is the crucible where many of the world’s most pressinggeopolitical issues are defined. Its democratic society and religious

and cultural diversity, as well as its location between Europe and theMiddle East, between Western Asia and Northern Africa, perfectlyposition this small nation and LAU to take a leading role inencouraging communication and cooperation among diverse cultures.

Last year—in conjunction with the American University of Beirut, theAmerican University of Cairo, and the American University ofSharjah—LAU began to capitalize on this potential by promotingAmerican-style education as one of the most effective strategies toreverse not only the burgeoning religious extremism in the region butalso the Western propensity to affix negative and monolithicstereotypes to Muslims and Arabs. The message was delivered toSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington, D.C., and during apublic panel discussion at Columbia University in New York.

One of the many ways universities can advocate for change, besidesproviding a first-rate liberal arts education, the presidents agreed, is tobolster cultural-exchange programs such as LAU’s decade-old SummerInstitute for Intensive Arabic Language and Culture, which offerscourses for credit in classical Arabic, Lebanese dialect, Arab culture, and

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Future Leaders in a Diverse World

! SINARC students visit the Cedars


regional history and politics to students from outside Lebanon, andespecially from the U.S. SINARC, as the program is known, has anexceptional reputation and before the summer 2006 war had recordenrollments. In 2007, SINARC hosted its first fall course, originallyplanned for fall 2006 at the request of Georgetown University, whichhas one of the most revered international affairs programs in theUnited States.

While simply exposing oneself to other cultures goes a long waytoward breaking down barriers between people, sustaining therelationships that emerge requires skills that don’t always comenaturally. This is one of the tenets behind the Global Classrooms–

Model UN initiative, which turned two this year. Afterparticipating in rigorous training sessions, more than 70LAU students spent several Saturdays over five monthsleading workshops for more than 700 students acrossLebanon in the arts of negotiation and diplomacy as theylearned about United Nations protocol and how to draftresolutions. The GC-MUN culminates each year in aweekend-long simulation of UN committee and securitycouncil meetings on the Beirut campus.

Four Presidents TourLast spring, President Jabbra joined thepresidents of the American University ofBeirut, the American University in Cairo, andthe American University of Sharjah to speak inNew York and Washington, DC, about the valueof American-style education in the MiddleEast. “Our institutions, American institutions,do play the role of agents of change in twoways,” said President Jabbra. “One, providingstudents with the opportunity to go through aprocess, an educational process, where reasonand the heart come together . . . So that theylearn how to accept the other, although theymight have a different opinion than they do,without having recourse to violence.”

“Since wars begin in the minds of men and women,

it is in the minds of men andwomen that the defences of peace

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I n 1993, LAU established the School of Pharmacy on the Bybloscampus. The school offers two professional degrees, a five-yearbachelor of science in pharmacy that forms the foundation for

practicing in Lebanon and a six-year doctor of pharmacy that qualifiesgraduates to sit for the North American Pharmacy LicensureExamination (NAPLEX) in the United States. The doctor of pharmacyprogram is accredited by the Accreditation Council for PharmacyEducation (ACPE), a status shared with no other such program outsidethe United States.

Since the ACPE accreditation, our graduates have consistently earned a100 percent passing rate and scored above the average. In May 2007,the school yet again proved why it deserves such a distinction: 100percent of LAU graduates passed the rigorous exam with an averagescore of 107.67, much higher than the U.S. national average of 89.95. Inaddition, during the year, the school increased the number of doctoralstudents admitted to 28; recruited several new faculty members;converted the Pharm.D program from a graduate level to aprofessional program; and, in accordance with ACPE guidelines andstandards, revised its requirements to mandate that, effective fall2007, students who are accepted into the professional program andpursue their Pharm.D degree later on must undertake all advancedpharmacy practice experience in the United States. Top of mind for thenext academic year is preparing for the ACPE’s periodic accreditationreview, expected to take place in fall 2008.

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The Case for Giving to LAU

As the university renews its mission and makes strides toward establishingitself in the minds of all as a world-class institution, we must also ask ourextended family to renew their relationship to the university and play anactive role in helping us achieve our vision. Throughout this report, we’vetouched on the many ways in which we’re transforming the challengeswe’ve laid before us into success after success. We have the faculty, staff, and,most important, students to realize all our goals. One of our primary goals isto become less dependent on tuition to fund our progress. Already, we’veraised a record amount of grant funds this year and have taken a major steptoward taking the medical school from concept to campus. Now, we wouldlike to invite you to join us in taking LAU to the next level of excellence.


What convinced you to offer such a transformationalgift to LAU in general and the medical school in particular?

Although I was born outside Lebanon, I have always feltstrong ties with my Lebanese origins and considermyself Lebanese before anything else. I come from agreat village in the North, and I always miss the simpleand warm atmosphere that exists there. My friendshipwith Dr. Jabbra, and my admiration for the passion hehas for LAU has greatly motivated me to help theinstitution. His enthusiasm is so contagious that youcannot but back him up. As for the medical school, it is anecessity for the region. It will attract students seeking atop-notch education with first-class faculty and state-of-the-art equipment in a friendly environment.

What kind of impact do you foresee the LAU MedicalSchool having on Lebanon and the region in the nearand long term?

LAU’s Medical School will reinforce Lebanon’s leadershipin the health-care field in the Middle East. Lebanon willbenefit immensely from LAU's excellence in this fieldand can use the school to help improve its economy andattract foreigners to the country.

Furthermore, since the school will be in Byblos, it willprovide not only more opportunities for students livingoutside the capital but also additional jobs forprofessionals in the area, reviving the local economy.

What encouragement would you give othersconsidering making such a gift to LAU?

I would look at it differently and call it a duty rather thana gift. Anybody who can afford to contribute even asmall or modest amount should not hesitate to back upthe flourishing of noble causes at LAU.

This year, businessman and LAU board member, H.E.Ambassador Gilbert Chagoury and his wife, Rose-Marie,pledged their support for the vision of the new LAUMedical School with a transformational gift of $10million. Born in Nigeria, where he long led the ChagouryGroup, Chagoury considers himself first Lebanese andtalks fondly of his parents’ hometown of Miziara innorthern Lebanon. The couple’s philanthropicendeavors began long ago and have helped sustainvenerable institutions, such as the Louvre Museum inParis and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital inMemphis, Tennessee. Below Mr. Chagoury offers someinsight into why he chose to contribute so generously toLAU, both in terms of what it can do for the universityand for Lebanon.

When did you first hear about the plans to establisha medical school? What were your first thoughts?

I first heard about the possibility of the school from Dr.Jabbra, a long-time friend, and promised to help himrealize the effort once he took the presidency of LAU.

My first thought was that it was being planned in alocation that will serve students who cannot commuteeveryday to the capital, which I believe is needed toencourage people in second-tier population centers tostay and develop their areas rather than abandon themand move to Beirut, which already suffers from beingover-congested.

I also remember thinking that the medical school wouldencourage skilled and talented students to study inLebanon instead of going abroad. Education, like healthcare and health education, has always been one of thecountry’s strongest assets.

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! H.E. Ambassador Gilbert Chagoury and his wife, Rose-Marie


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2006-2007 ContributorsThe Lebanese American University acknowledges withgratitude the following contributors who made generousfinancial, matching, and in-kind gifts to the universitybetween October 1, 2006, and September 30, 2007:

FOUNDERS’ SOCIETY ($25,000 AND UP)A. M. Qattan FoundationAl Waleed Bin Talal Humanitarian FoundationAlumni Association, Abu Dhabi Chapter*Alumni Association, Dubai and Northern Emirates*Anonymous DonorBank Audi SALBank of BeirutBank of Beirut and the Arab Countries SALBankMed SALBLOM BankByblos Bank SALCAT International / Fouad El KhazenCurtis W. McGraw FoundationNadim DaoukEuropean Commission / DG XIIFransabank SALGilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury FoundationInterstate Resources IncorporatedSuad Juffali*Maha Kaddoura*MedgulfPaul F. Boulos* / MWH Soft, Inc.Occidental Petroleum Corporation / Ray IraniSabre Foundation+Saudi AramcoSwiss Agency for Development and CooperationU.S. Agency for International DevelopmentUnited Nations Association of the USA


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TRIREME SOCIETY ($10,000–$24,999)Richard A. AbdooHanan Abou GhazalehAli A. Tamimi CompanyAlumni Association, Athens Chapter*Michael AmeenAnonymous DonorEdmond and Taline Ouzounian Avakian*Samir BadroBloomsburg Metal CompanyZuhair and Ghada Daniel Boulos*CitigroupDar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners)E. A. Juffali and BrothersEstate of Gale R. Mcdonald*Hani HakimRichard Heath+Wadih S. JordanNAPCO Group of Companies (Including Easternpak)Ghassan M. SaabRamzi and Hayat Dabar Sanbar*Henry and Elda Mirna Mansourian Sarkissian*

PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE ($5,000–$9,999)Mariam Al Doy Aboul*Alumni Association, Bahrain Chapter*Alumni Association, London Chapter*American Task Force for LebanonBurhan and Nariman Abou Ghazaleh Beidas*Ziad and Lina Mamiche Afara Cheikh*Fifth Avenue Presbyterian ChurchThe Ghassan Jdeed Development FoundationGhandi and Ilham Asrawi Halabi*Hanna Ayoub / Al Hamra Kuwait CompanyNafez JundiSami KhouriLAU/Bank of Beirut Affinity Card CommunityLebanese Broadcasting Corporation InternationalMideast Data Systems SALKhaled and Chafika Dayeh Omari*Pepsi Cola International CompanyFredrico Senno*Abdel Rahman and Naima Fakhro Taki*Wafa G. Yammine*

PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ($2,000–$4,999)Alumni Association, Damascus Chapter*Alumni Association, Kuwait Chapter*Jamil H. BadranAl Baraka Islamic BankBLC BankGeorges HarikFadi H. HouraniInternational Advertising AssociationThe International FoundationLatifa H. Kosta*Mennonite Central CommitteeMichel and Aida NasserWilbert F. NewtonJames C. NixonTodd E. PetzelAbdel Karim and May Shahine Rostom*U.S. Omen National OrganizationGeorge and Liza Massaad Zakhem*

PRESIDENT’S FORUM ($1,000–$1,999)Nizam W. Abdel BakiAbdel Kader AdlouniHani and Raja Arnaout Ali*Ronald G. CruikshankMary Makdissi El-Yousef*Hussam and Siham Asrawi Hamzeh*Heirs of the Late Jameel AbbasImad A. Khalil*Amal K. KurbanL. & J.G. Stickley IncorporatedBishara M. LawrenceLebanese National Commission for UNESCOModern Arab Construction CompanyIbtissam A. Mutawa*Issam and Aida Salman Naaman*Ralph N. Nader+Walid and Victoria Fattouh Nasr*Ghada Qaddumi*Sama S. Qaddumi*Tarek S. Qaddumi*Richard A. RumseyFarid and Wafa Saab Saab*Imad and Ghia Saidi Saad*


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William A. and Janet StoltzfusTrags AgenciesU.S. Trust Company of New YorkJamil A. WafaIbrahim Zeineldine

DEAN’S LIST ($500–$999)Paul AbbottNabil A. Banna*Edgar ChaarLeila Dagher*Irma K. GhosnHikma - LibanSuad Hoss Hoss*Joseph and Caroline HouraniAl Khal Printers SAL+Middle East AirlinesMaureen MitchellLama M. NasrEdward ShinerTarek Juffali FoundationWestminster Presbyterian ChurchJohn WholihanMohamad and Rowaida Hussein Yaghi*

UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATES ($200–$499)Marwan B. Abboud*Theodore and Diana Domian Abdo*A.S. AbdullahRose M. Clark*Leila Shahine Da Cruze*Rand F. Fakih*Ghaida FirestoneHarold A. and Elaine FisherRabih A. Haddad*C.M. HudspethFady Y. Kamal*Irmgard F. KarleTarif S. Mais*Hala Y. Masri*Anne A. MeyerFredrick C. MilkieMimar Trading Group+Walid and Danice Najjar

Samir and Laure Milki Obeid*Bernadette RedanoLyna Khoury Rumbarger*Walid M. Shaar*Adnan M. Tarabishi*Basil A. Zahed*Bahaa S. Zaher*Bilal Khaled M. Zankar*

CENTURY CLUB ($100–$199)Jalal Y. Abdel Ahad*Iman F. Ajouz*Aradi Development L.L.C.Hrair and Mary Ekmekji Atikian* Maha Y. Audi*Najib and Gisele Akkouri Azar*Helen M. Badawi*Samira Baroody*May Kinai Ben Essa*Edmond S. Boustani*Pauline Emily Coffman*Garold L. FaberIrene D. FafflerRonney and Souad FarahHelen B. FlackMona B. Gedeon*Reham J. Haddad*Lina A. Hajj Abdoun*Bassel M. Halabi*Iman Shebaro Hamdan*Janet Hitti Hitti*Michele Ann Holcomb*Yvonne Agini Kabban*Choucrallah K. Karam*Peter and Suad Khallouf Katul*Sawsan S. Khanafer*Salim and Huda Khalil Kheireddine*Christian G. Kozma*Craig and Phyllis Chadbourne Lichtenwalner*Sabah Khoury Makhoul*George H. Mallat*Ernest and Adele Haddad McCarus*Marguerite Boueri Mcleod*Fauzi and Vivian Najjar


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Marwan H. Noueihed*Charalambos PattichisGhassan and Jinan Majzoub Rachache*Janie Rees-MillerSteven and Nuha Farraj Rice*John and Valerie RoperAni Sarafian Sarkissian*Naim M. Solh*Gilbert D. Soufan*St. Stephens Glastonbury SocietyJames and Samia Khalaf Sullivan* Dima H. Tahtah*Maan and Widad Khatib Tell*Hiba M. Yazbeck*Aida Hamadeh Younis*Anahid Nahabedian Zartarian*

FRIENDS (UP TO $99)Robert A. Abi Saab*Wassim M. Al Dayaa*Georges R. Assaf*Raghida AyoubIrene R. Azar*Nuha E. Azar*John and Rania Abdo Bartick*Nathaniel and Mary BercovitzDavid and Nadine BirneyJohn and Christine TeRonde Burr*Samuel CrossCharbel J. CuryWafa Sheaib Dada*Mary D. Dinno*Elizabeth E. Duncan EstateEmad F. Fakhreddine*Wassim G. Farah*Suzanne Freij Farraj*Berj and Hermine Vartanian Fermanian*Hiba Samadi Fleifel*Roger and Nancy Warnock Harmon*John and Sarah Grafious Havens*Eric and Sarah Davies Hertfelder*Anthony T. Hoglind*Ahmad and Nisrine Machaka Houri John and Grace Salibian Hyslop*

Ghada A. Itani*Siran Bezirganian Jizmejian*Neda N. Juraydini*JustGiveKaren M. KassoufAnahid Sislian Ketefian*Shake K. Ketefian*Lamia Haddad Khairallah*Stanley and Clio Hembekides Khoury*John S. Khoury*Oussama and Roula Khreiss*Catherine Kano Kikoski*Reem Halawi Kontar*Seta Kouyoumdjian*Kozloff and MeadersAlberta S. Magzanian*Adele E. MazloomRichard C. MichaelsNadine Kasbani Mokbel*Erma Khoury Nettles* Hugh OuttersonBahaa and Sarah Richani*Aida Topalian Sarkissian* Richard L. SchwaryRima J. Shadid*Samar W. Sheaib*Larry and Karen Towner Slotta*Nadine H. Tajideen*Caline E. Trad*Sherrill M. Weary

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• The Elias and Ferial Baz Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Salim and Laudy Baz Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Ikram Shakhashir Beidas Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Frank and Margaret Bitar Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Robert and Mabel Bitar Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Boodai Group of Co. Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Badie Boulos Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Ghada Daniel Boulos Endowed Scholarship

Fund• The Alex Fauti Bouri Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Ziad and Lina Cheikh Endowed Scholarship

Fund• The Nicolas Choueiri Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Fahed Nayef Dabbous Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Dr. Nadim and Noura Daouk Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Dar As-Siyassah Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Darwish Engineering Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Rushdi Dayeh Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Elizabeth Elser Duncan Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Edward Y. Elias Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Emirates Computer Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Eva Kotite Farha and Peter Farha Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Issam Michael Faris Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Sheikh Abdallah Fouad Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The James and Arthur Gabriel Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Mahmoud Alghanim Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Youssef A. Alghanim and Sons Endowed

Scholarship Funds• The Frances M. Gray Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Samuel Habib Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund

The 2006–07 EndowedScholarship Program

The following funds were established to provideongoing financial aid to deserving studentsdemonstrating need:

• The Albert Abela Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

• The Hanan Abou Ghazaleh Endowed Scholarship Fund

• The Nariman Abou Ghazaleh EndowedScholarship Fund

• The Paul Youssef Abou Khater Memorial EndowedScholarship Fund

• The LAU Alumni Association - Abu Dhabi ChapterEndowed Scholarship Fund

• The LAU Alumni Association - Beirut ChapterEndowed Scholarship Fund

• The LAU Alumni Association - Damascus ChapterEndowed Scholarship Fund

• The LAU Alumni Association - Dubai and NorthernEmirates Chapter Endowed Scholarship Fund

• The LAU Alumni Association - Kuwait ChapterEndowed Scholarship Fund

• The Anglo Lebanese Cultural FoundationEndowed Scholarship Fund

• The Fred and Emily G. Arrigg EndowedScholarship Fund

• The Ramzi Asfour Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

• The Marwan Toufic Assaf Endowed Scholarship Fund

• The Hazem F. Aswad Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Walid Attieh Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Edmond and Taline Avakian Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Mohamad Abdul Rahman Bahar Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Adelaide Bahu Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Samih Barbir and Mounira Barbir Naamani

Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Leila Kurban Barkett Memorial Endowed

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• The Aida Haddad and Daughters EndowedScholarship Fund

• The Bertha and Michael Nakhleh HaddadEndowed Scholarship Fund

• The Toufic Khalil Haddad Memorial EndowedScholarship Fund

• The George William Hajjar Memorial EndowedScholarship Fund

• The Lana Ghandi Halabi Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Dany Hamchaoui Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Mohamed Harasani Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Rafik Bahauddin Al-Hariri Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Taha Hassiba Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Ray Irani Education Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Wadih and Gertrude Jordan Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Ahmad and Suad El-Juffali Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The E.A. El-Juffali Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Nafez Jundi Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Jamile Dagher-Jureidini Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Maha Kaddoura Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Albert and William Kanaan Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Fawzi Kawash Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Suad Wakim Kesler Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The AbdelRahman Ismail El-Khalil Memorial

Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Jamil Fouad El Khazen Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Nasr Khnaisser Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Mohamad and Naziha Knio Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Selina Korban Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Latifa Kosta Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Emile and Rima Lamah Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The LAU / BOB Affinity Card Endowed

Scholarship Fund

• The Selim Lawi Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Bishara M. Lorenzo Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Gabriel Maliha Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Joseph and Carmen Maroun Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Salwa Tuma Mayassi Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Gale McDonald Endowed Memorial

Scholarship Fund• The Mc-Swiney-Mead Corporation Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Michel Merhej Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Elias and Leila Mezzawi Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Mimar Group Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Hassib Mroueh Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• MWH Soft Environmental Engineering Endowed

Scholarship Fund• HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Tony Nagib Najjar Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Khalid and Sossy Nasr Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Marwan Walid Nasr Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Milia and Helen Nassar Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Riyad F. Nassar Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Salwa C. Nassar Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Aida and Michel Nasser Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Argent Maksoud Nasser Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Mohamad Nasser Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Naim Nasser Endowed Scholarship Fund• The National Paper Products Company Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Edith Newton Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Layla and Musa Nimah Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Khaled and Chafica Omari Endowed

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• The Suliman S. Olayan Memorial EndowedScholarship Fund

• The Rhoda Orme Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund

• The Hussam Qanadilo Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Hamad Rafeh Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Kamil Shaheen Al Rayyes Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Donald Rynne Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Karim Fayez Saab Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Mahmoud Khalil Saab Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Ghia Saidi Saad Endowed Scholarship Fund• The George Saadeh Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabbah

Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Diana Tamari Sabbagh Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Mohamad Safadi Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Ghassan Ibrahim Shaker Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Abdul Aziz Shakhashir Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Adma Nakhoul Shakhashiri Memorial

Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Antoine Shebaya Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Walid Jamil Shehadeh Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Simon Siksek Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Ethel Stoltzfus Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The William Stoltzfus Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Nehmeh and Therese Tohmeh Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Kevork Toroyan Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Abdulaziz Al-Turki Endowed Scholarship Fund• The Joe and Wafa Yammine Endowed

Scholarship Fund• The Hanneh Salim Zakhem Memorial Endowed

Scholarship Fund

ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GRANTSThe following grants were established to supportthe financial aid program for deserving studentsdemonstrating need during the 2006–07academic year:

• Jameel Abbas Memorial Scholarship Grant• AlBaraka Islamic Bank Annual Scholarship Grant• Alumni Association Athens Chapter Annual

Scholarship Grant• Alumni Association Bahrain Chapter Annual

Scholarship Grant• Alumni Association Beirut Chapter Annual

Scholarship Grant• Alumni Association London Chapter Annual

Scholarship Grant• Bank Audi Annual Scholarship Grant• Bank of Beirut Annual Scholarship Grant• BankMed Annual Scholarship Grant• BLOM Bank Annual Scholarship Grant• Byblos Bank Annual Scholarship Grant• CAT International Annual Scholarship Grant• Citigroup Annual Scholarship Grant• Fransabank Annual Scholarship Grant• Fares El-Hajj Memorial Scholarship Grant• Joseph J. Jacobs Memorial Scholarship Grant• Nafez Jundi Annual Scholarship Grant• Elie Kai Annual Scholarship Grant• LAU Alumni Annual Scholarship Grant• LAU Alumni Emergency Fund for Financial Aid• Modern Arab Construction Co. Annual

Scholarship Grant• Ghada Qaddumi Annual Scholarship Grant• Sama Qaddumi Annual Scholarship Grant• Tarek Qaddumi Annual Scholarship Grant• Henry and Elda Mirna Sarkissian Annual

Scholarship Grant• U.S. Agency for International Development

(USAID) Scholarship Grant• U.S. Omen National Organization Annual

Scholarship Grant• Ibrahim Zeineldine Annual Scholarship Grant


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PRESIDENT’S FUNDThe following grants were established under thePresident’s Fund to support the financial aidprogram for deserving students demonstrating need:

• Richard Abdoo President’s Fund• George Faris Scholarship Grant• Georges Harik Annual Scholarship Grant• Ghassan Jdeed Memorial Scholarship Grant• Tarek Juffali Annual Scholarship Grant• Maha Kaddoura Annual Scholarship Grant• Sami F. Khoury Annual Scholarship Grant• A.M. Qattan Foundation Annual

Scholarship Grant• Ismat Rabbat President’s Fund

MEDGULF Contribution Advances the Study of Actuarial Sciences at LAU

This year, Mr. Lutfi Zein, president of the board of directors of MEDGULF, made a gift of $500,000 on behalfof the company to endow a chair and create a minor in actuarial sciences in the Division of ComputerScience and Mathematics in the School of Arts & Sciences. The gift is the first installment of a $2 millionpledge, which Mr. Zein calls a “source of pride” for MEDGULF, one of Lebanon’s and the region’s leadinginsurers. The new minor will prepare students to under-stand and model basic actuarial problems using math-ematical, probabilistic, and statistical methods as wellas apply actuarial mathematics to issues of financialsecurity. At a ceremony where the agreement was final-ized, President Jabbra expressed his thanks to Mr. Zeinfor MEDGULF’s commitment to meeting the needs ofthe Lebanese market and for introducing this field ofstudy to current and future students at LAU.

• Omar and Sima Sawaf Graduate Scholarship Grant

• Fredrico Senno President’s Fund• Ali A. Tamimi Co. President’s Fund• George Zakhem President’s Fund

The Lebanese American University has made every effort tocreate an accurate listing of all contributors and funds. If yourname has been inadvertently omitted, or incorrectly spelled,please accept our apologies.

If you have any queries, please contact Mrs. Amal Abdel Massih,Director of Advancement Services, by fax, at +961 1 786472, or byemail, [email protected].

Thank you.

! Dr. Jabbra and Mr. Zein formalize the MEDGULF gift

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Student Development & Enrollment Management (SDEM), once knownas simply Student Affairs, has begun the process of repositioning itself toreflect the office’s expanded responsibilities as outlined in the strategicplan. Chief among these goals is for SDEM, in conjunction with otheruniversity departments, to “develop a strong enrollment managementplan that includes all components of student enrollment, advising,retention and graduation.”The plan will be based on market research andanalyses and be consistently honed to keep the focus on students’academic and emotional well-being. This year, SDEM developed anintegrated advising program that not only makes advising andregistration easier by moving these processes online but also featuresearly-alert mechanisms that advisors can use to identify and assiststudents having academic difficulties.

Improving recruitment also factors largely into SDEM’s enrollmentmanagement plans. Training in recruitment planning and systems hasbeen proven to help educational institutions find and keep studentswho can benefit most from the university’s programs and resourceswhile maintaining the character of the institution. Last year, LAUrepresentatives visited more than 300 schools across Lebanon and inKuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Syrialooking for students who not only fit the LAU profile, but whoseachievement and diversity would enrich LAU.

In fall 2006, overall enrollment increased slightly, despite the devastatingsummer war, and grew in spring 2007, especially on the Byblos campus,where it climbed 6.8 percent. More students graduated in 2007 than inthe previous year, and enrollment for fall 2007 is up 7.5 percent.

! Athletes compete in Lebanon and abroad

Student Development & Enrollment Management

! LAU students benefit from on-campus career fairs


One of SDEM’s most important roles is to help academically qualified yetfinancially disadvantaged students attend LAU. Over the past severalyears, financial aid has increased significantly at the university, both interms of dollar amounts and the number of students who benefit. In2006–07 financial aid offered by the university increased substantially.Nearly $13 million was allotted in financial aid, in the form of grants,loans, and work-study, to 1,833 students. SDEM also administers theresidence halls and supervises a range of extracurricular activities,including health-awareness campaigns, athletics programs, campusclubs, the well-regarded Global Classrooms–Model UN program, and theSummer Institute for Intensive Arabic Language and Culture, a magnetfor undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world.Financial Aid: 2006-07

$2,065,300

$2,000,000

$600,000

$4,439,205

$2,135,650

$1,096,000$365,805

GrantsFinancial Aid - EndowmentMerit ScholarshipStudent Work AidLoansGraduate AssistantshipStudent Employment

Financial Aid 2006 | 2007

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LAU awarded a total of US$12.7 million in financial aid last year.


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The scope of the work of Human Resources and University Services isliterally monumental. The department is currently overseeing not onlyan intensive reevaluation of LAU’s human resources department andthe implementation of sophisticated information technologysolutions, but is also leading the design, construction, andmaintenance of numerous capital projects, including the new LAUMedical School. This year the department has been reorganized intothree main functions: planning, construction, and operations andmaintenance. Together the HR, US, and IT teams will pool and integratetheir resources, as well as those of the finance department, to addressmajor initiatives of the strategic plan, including developing facilitiesand financial master plans, positioning LAU as “the higher educationemployer of choice in Lebanon,” and using information technology asa “strategic tool for the implementation of change.”

Human Resources and University Services

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HUMAN RESOURCES

LAU is committed to fostering “a human resources environment thatenables employees to fulfill their responsibilities and achieve theiraspirations.” To that end, hundreds of hours have been devoted overthe past year to reviewing job classifications, titles, duties, andrecruitment practices from a competency-based perspective to createconsistent procedures and payscales from Byblos to Beirut.

In addition, the performance review process in being updated torecognize achievement and encourage professional development as ameans of establishing a work culture based more on empowermentand transparency than command-and-control leadership. The HRdepartment will also conduct a local market survey to benchmark LAUpositions against others in similar fields in the region. The study willbe completed in spring 2008 and the results released soon afterward.

In tandem with this initiative, LAU is placing renewed emphasis ontraining and development. Each year, every employee will be expectedto undertake 20 hours of training in his or her field. Similarly, a staffdevelopment fund was created to augment the computer literacy andadministrative know-how of support staff.

Other ongoing projects include implementing the necessary technicalmeasures to allow the Human Resources Management System tointerface with Finance department software so that both systems canrun off one unique database. Finding opportunities to integrateprocesses to produce such efficiencies is a major priority for HumanResources and University Services, which has been charged with amandate to improve effectiveness, eliminate waste, and improveefficiency of workflow across all academic, administrative, student, andcommunity functions.

! Students and faculty at a campus health event


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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Each academic year, facilities management handles thousands ofmaintenance requests in Beirut and Byblos. While day-to-daymaintenance is an inevitable part of any facility manager’s job, it’sessential to streamline this work so that time can be dedicated tomaximizing the value of improvements and developing much-needednew space. As a result, the facilities management department isoverhauling the way it maintains buildings by focusing efforts onpreventive maintenance that can be managed with software.

This is just one small-scale example of the thinking going into findingways to leverage LAU’s physical resources to “create an environment thatenables the University to successfully achieve its goals and to promote aculture of academic excellence,” as called for in the strategic plan. On alarger scale, 2006–07 saw the appointment of a master plan steeringcommittee and the beginnings of the development of an in-housemaster plan to address academic and administrative priorities in detail.

Progress was made on a number of high-profile structures as well ason less glamorous but equally necessary infrastructure, power plant,and underground parking projects:

• LAU Medical School: Concept renderings are complete and thepermitting process has been initiated. Construction is estimated tobegin in August 2008 and take two years to complete.

• The Frem Center: The center is expected to open in June 2009.• Byblos Recreational Facility: The Board of Trustees approved the

construction of a three-level sports facility in Byblos.• Road in Byblos: Slated for completion at the end of 2007, the road

will provide direct access from the highway to the campus.• Road in Beirut: With the closing of the road between the new

business building and the old campus at the end of 2007, the LAUcampus will become larger and more cohesive, as well as morepedestrian-friendly.

Also during the year, facilities management completed a number ofprojects, including work on dormitories, the provision of new offices inthe architecture and engineering building, an extension to the biologylab, and the creation of new computer and chemistry labs.

! A rendering of the planned Frem Center


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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Technology on its own is of little use. But when braided with soundbusiness practices and well-defined learning outcomes, it can becomethe catalyst for amazing achievements. Recognizing this potential, LAUhas made it a priority to strategically embed information technologyin all its academic and administrative systems.

In addition to providing the LAU community with always-on wirelessinternet coverage on both campuses, much of IT’s most importantwork happens behind the scenes. For example, the department worksto integrate the many software packages in use in variousdepartments, updates policies and procedures with regard to disasterrecovery and network security, and is converting the university’stelephone system to lower cost, more flexible IP telephony.

In 2006–07, in particular, LAU’s IT experts paid particular attention toways in which technology could enhance the academic experience byupgrading the university’s license for WebCT, an online virtual learningenvironment that allows instructors to post syllabi, assignments, andlectures—and students to post back. New LAU-developed software wasalso used in class and exam scheduling, turning the tedious task intoone that could be done almost at the touch of a button. Another tech-enabled academic initiative focused on facilitating advising byreducing paperwork and, thereby, increasing time faculty memberscan devote to helping students.

Reliable internal communication systems are an absolute necessity forany operation and especially for one spread across two campuses andthree continents. In spring 2007, nine flat-panel screens that candisplay real-time announcements were mounted around the Beirutand Byblos campuses, completing the first phase of the university’sElectronic Bulletin Board.

Finally, last summer, IT staff traveled to New York to “dramaticallyimprove” the Manhattan office’s tech infrastructure. New email andfile-sharing servers were installed, modern videoconferencing systemsset up, a wireless internet connection configured, and centralized virusprotection and data backup systems established, all of which help keepLAU’s North American staff in lockstep with what’s happening seventime zones and 5,612 miles (9,031 kilometers) to the east in Lebanon.

! One of LAU's many computer labs


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University Advancement encompasses five diverse but inter-relateddepartments—Alumni Affairs, Development, Marketing andCommunications, Public Relations, and Advancement Services—thatwork together to advance LAU’s mission. Jointly, we are responsible formaintaining and enhancing the university’s image, securing financialsupport for programs and projects, and keeping LAU’s alumni engagedin the life of the institution.

Working through offices in Beirut and New York, this new division,now a must-have in the increasingly competitive and global higher-education marketplace, is responsible for the institution’s image, aswell as much of its non-tuition, non-research-related income.University Advancement must reinforce a collective vision and delivera consistent message as it serves every office, department, and divisionon campus. We are achieving this delivery through enhancedcommunication, both internal and external, which has helpedstreamline departmental operations. A departmental reorganizationand the addition of several highly trained professional staff membershas resulted in measurably more alumni contact and involvement, ahigher university profile in both foreign and domestic markets,enhanced communication tools, and a record increase in both privateand government support for LAU.

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! An alumni business networking event in Beirut


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ALUMNI AFFAIRS

LAU has significantly revamped the way it communicates with itsalumni and keeps them engaged in the university long after they’vegraduated. These ongoing efforts fall under the strategic planmandate to implement a PRIDE initiative that connects graduates,whether from BUC, BCW, or LAU, to their alma mater and “stresses thevalue and importance of alumni as key members of the Universitycommunity.”

During the 2006–07, Alumni Affairs established seven new alumnichapters—in Oman, New York/New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Detroit,Florida, Boston, and the School of Engineering & Architecture—bringing the total to 23, with plans for another eight chapters nextyear. Several of the chapters, both new and old, hosted alumnigatherings in their home countries. In addition, educational lecturesand a business networking reception were held in Beirut to galvanizealumni residing in Lebanon. Finally, the 2007 Homecoming and ClassReunion was one of the best attended ever, with alums from 1952 tothe present returning to show their pride in LAU.

Alumni communications also got a boost this year with the launch ofLAU Matters, a bimonthly electronic newsletter, and a new AlumniAffairs website. The office is also promoting free email addresses forlife for graduates, no matter what the year, and is planning to set upan alumni portal soon to keep graduates connected for a long time tocome. Finally, as we go to press, Alumni Affairs reports that its first-ever Web-facilitated officer elections were an enormous success.

! The alumni brunch at Homecoming 2007


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DEVELOPMENT

The Development Office is committed to generating financial supportthat will continue to advance LAU’s mission and to secure its future bydiversifying revenue and reducing the university’s reliance on tuitionincome. A hallmark of this year’s success was the tenfold increase inuniversity support in cash and pledges from government and privatesources, including the gifts listed in this publication. The developmentteam raised record funds from private gifts, with this year’s totalexceeding the cumulative amount raised in the past five years.

These successes have not only helped lay the groundwork for theuniversity’s first comprehensive fund-raising effort, but alsopositioned LAU to garner significantly more support from individuals,corporations, and foundations around the world. Our plans to booststudent financial aid will allow more deserving yet financiallydisadvantaged students to pursue their education at LAU. In addition,funds will also be directed toward LAU’s five schools, new programs,faculty and research initiatives, as well as toward the renovation andconstruction of much-needed facilities. Further, the DevelopmentOffice is cementing ties with LAU’s historic supporters and forgingnew relationships among philanthropists eager to contribute toAmerican-style education in the Middle East as it remains activelyengaged in informing the entire LAU community about its collectiverole in promoting the culture of philanthropic giving.

! Sage Hall is an icon of LAU


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MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

In September, the Marketing and Communications Department,formerly the Publications Office, was established, fulfilling the sixthinitiative of the strategic plan to create an entity “to coordinate allaspects of communication, image and awareness activities.” Thedepartment is expected to grow significantly over the next year as itinitiates a comprehensive marketing and communications plan.

One of the department’s major objectives is to refine LAU’s visualidentity and position the university for internal and external, regional,and global audiences. Relying on data gathered from current andprospective students, parents, alumni, and faculty and staff, theMarketing and Communications Department and key consultants willengage in a serious and thoughtful process that clearly delineatesLAU’s unique qualities and strengths, defines its distinctiveness in themarketplace, communicates its values, and tells the university's storyin the most compelling and dynamic way.

The Publications Office had a long tradition of supporting theinstitution by producing print and electronic publications for a varietyof in-house clients. In 2006–07, it played an especially important rolein maintaining communication among the LAU community during thesummer war and subsequent crises. More than any other medium, theLAU website proved essential to keeping a dispersed staff and studentbody informed about fast-breaking developments.

In the spring, a strategic planning website was launched to keep thefaculty and staff members abreast of major accomplishments as plangoals are fulfilled, and last summer a new Alumni Affairs website wasunveiled. Two new electronic publications were inaugurated this year:LAU Matters, which goes to external constituents, including alumni,and TalkingPoints, which keeps members of the boards of trustees andinternational advisors updated on LAU news. Finally, the beloved LAUMagazine and Alumni Bulletin was redesigned.

! Cover of the summer 2007 issue of the LAU Magazine

! The current homepage of www. lau.edu.lb


PUBLIC RELATIONS

In addition to leading an aggressive plan to communicate withLebanese leaders and public figures, as well as the diplomatic corps,the Public Relations office has significantly raised LAU’s profile in theprint and broadcast news media in Lebanon, the Middle East, andNorth America. In September 2007, The Providence Journal, a U.S.newspaper, published a commentary by President Jabbra, who duringthe past year also promoted American-style education in the MiddleEast in interviews with Aramica, The Washington Report on Middle EastAffairs, and the Christian Science Monitor. LAU also has enjoyed weeklycoverage in the U.S.–based Beirut Times, an independent cultural,social, and political newspaper serving the Lebanese and Arab-American communities, and in important Arabic-languagenewspapers in Canada.

Similarly, in the Middle East the Public Relations office has expandedthe reach of LAU’s image in Qatar, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi through avariety of pan-Arab publications, satellite television stations, and in-flight magazines, such as Middle East Airlines’ Cedar Wings. Passengersof Gulf Air will soon start to see coverage of LAU in that airline’smagazine as well.

In addition, the office has strategically expanded thescope of its duties to support fund-raising efforts bybuilding a bridge with the Bank of Beirut, which nowsponsors many alumni events both in Lebanon andabroad. Ties have also been strengthened between LAUand the Alwaleed Bin Talal Humanitarian Foundation.

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ADVANCEMENT SERVICES

As the backbone of the Advancement team, Advancement Servicesensures that the profiles and contact details of all alumni and donorsare up-to-date. Using a specialized database system, AdvancementServices updates individual information, processes gifts, maintainsmailing lists, and runs reports that assess current progress and informfuture planning. This year, as in years past, the department upheld itstop-notch service standards, preparing timely reports organized bymyriad criteria, ensuring that the LAU staff keeps the dimension anddiversity of their constituents in mind.

Plans for 2007–08 include briefing others on campus about the vitalrole of Advancement Services, and suggesting ways in whichAdvancement Services can help academic and other programs achievetheir missions. Last but not least, the office will employ creative waysto find graduates with whom we’ve lost touch, by placing ads innewspapers, synchronizing contacts between Beirut and Byblos andour international alumni chapters, and contacting human resourcesdepartments at major banks and companies in Lebanon to ask themto help identify which of their employees are graduates of LAU.

Have We Lost Touch WithSomeone You Know from LAU?

If you know an LAU, BUC, or BCW grad who should have receivedthis report but didn’t, please let us know. Advancement Servicesat LAU is committed to finding each and every member of theLAU community to make sure that we all remain connected.Take a moment and write or call us at:

Telephone: 961-1-786464 Ext: 1324Fax: 961-1-786472

E-mail: [email protected]


The Finance department has beenformulating a financial master plan forthe university that “integrates theacademic, enrollment, and fundraisingplans with the facilities master plan.”This has been coupled with an earlyformulation of the budgets for operatingand capital projects. In this context, aUniversity Budget Committee wasconvened to establish a process forcollaborating efforts with leaders ofother departments.

Our financial planning efforts seekaggressive revenue diversification tosupport ongoing operations andinitiatives, as specified in the strategicplan. Furthermore, LAU completed aninnovative costing exercise to assess costdrivers, measure spending effectiveness,and leverage allocation of funds for thebenefit of the entire university.

In academic year 2006–07, LAU furthersolidified its financial position. Theendowments and plant funds balanceshave grown in line with strategicplanning targets. Investments are welldiversified and sound. Significant grantshave been received from generousdonors and government agencies.External auditors have examined ourUSAID and ASHA grants and given a cleanand unqualified opinion on both.

FINANCE

Expenses USD (000's) % of Total

Administration 12,107 14.73%Education 23,889 29.06%Academic Support 11,470 13.95%Research & Development 3,663 4.46%University Advancement 2,746 3.34%Auxiliary Enterprises 651 0.79%Physical Plant 6,823 8.30%Financial Aid 12,702 15.45%Contingency & Transfers 7,500 9.12%Student Association 654 0.80%Total Expenses 82,205 100.00%

Revenues USD (000's) % of Total

Tuition 64,659 78.66%

Other Educational Income 2,695 3.28%

Auxiliary Income 190 0.23%

Student Association 654 0.80%

Endowment Income 6,000 7.30%

Interest Income 650 0.79%

Gifts & Contributions 7,357 8.95%

Total Revenue 82,205 100.00%

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! The Byblos campus

B o a r d s o f Tr u st e e s & I n t e r n at i o n a l A d vi s o r s

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VOTING TRUSTEES

Mr. Richard AbdooRetired Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,Wisconsin Energy Corporation

Mrs. Taline AvakianOwner, Avakian Jewelry

Mr. Ronald CruikshankRetired Senior Corporate Counsel, Omnicom Group Inc.

Dr. Charles ElachiDirector of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Vice President,California Institute of Technology

Dr. George FarisChairman, Faris Group Inc

Mr. Antoine FremPresident & Chief Executive Officer, INDEVCO

Mr. Arthur GabrielSecretary Treasurer, Gabriel Brothers

Mr. William HaddadManaging Director, MACE, Contractors Ltd.

Mr. Jamil IskandarChairman & General Manager, DRHTC, SAL

Mr. Wadih (Bill) JordanPresident, Near East Pharma

Mr. Walid KatibahEngineer, Office of Engineer Walid Katibah

H.E. Amb. John KellyPresident, John Kelly Consulting, Inc.Former US Ambassador to Lebanon

Mr. Joseph MarounOwner, Caravan Trading Company

Rev. David MaxwellEditor, Geneva Press

Dr. Mary MikhaelPresident, Near East School of Theology

Ms. Maureen MitchellManaging Director, Bear Stearns

Board of Trustees (2006–07)

Mr. Richard OrfaleaRetired Corporate Banker

Mr. Todd PetzelManaging Director & Chief Investment Officer,Azimuth Asset Management LLP

Mr. Fred RogersVice President & Treasurer, Carleton College

H.E. Minister Mohammad SafadiMinister of TransportationChairman, Safadi Group Holding

Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al TurkiPresident, Rawabi Holding

Dr. John T. WholihanDean, College of Business Administration

EMERITUS TRUSTEES

Mr. Jose AbizaidRetired Executive

Dr. Amal Kurban,Professor of DermatologyVice Chairman, Academic & Clinical Affairs,Boston University, School of Medicine and Medical Center

Mr. Wilbert NewtonRetired Executive

EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES

Dr. Paul F. BoulosVice President and Chief Operating Officer,MWH Soft, Inc.

Rev. Dr. Victor MakariCoordinator for the Middle East and Europe,Presbyterian Church USA

Rev. Joseph KassabGeneral Secretary,National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon.

Dr. Joseph JabbraPresident, Lebanese American University

Dr. Camille Issa Senate Chair, LAU Faculty Representative


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Mr. Raymond AudiChairman & General Manager,Bank Audi SAL, Audi Saradar Group

Dr. Francois BassilChairman and General Manager,Byblos Bank, SAL

Dr. Paul F. BoulosVice President and Chief Operating Officer,MWH Soft, Inc.

Mr. Zuhair BoulosEngineer

H.E. Amb. Gilbert ChaghouryAmbassador

Dr. Nadim DaoukPresident, INFOEL

Mr. Raphael DebbaneChairman & Chief Executive OfficerDebbane Freres, SAL

Mrs. Eva FarhaLAU Alumna

Mr. Enan GalalySenior Advisor,International Association of University Presidents

Dr. Boutros Boutros GhaliRetired Ambassador

Sheikh Fouad el KhazenChairman, Banque de L’Industrie et du Travail

Mr. Samer KhouryExecutive Vice President,Consolidated Contractors Company

Rev. George MouradRepresentative,National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon

Mr. Charles MullerRepresentative,National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon

Mr. Akram SaabEngineer

Mrs. Youmna Salame LAU Alumna

Mr. Omar SawafFounder,Merchant/Investment Bank

Mr. Philip StoltzfusChief Executive Officer,Thayer Brook Partners, LLP

Mr. Peter TanousPresident,Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC

Mr. Jacob H. YahiayanManaging Director,Continental Advisory Services

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Rev. Joseph KassabGeneral Secretary,National Evangelical Synod of Syria & Lebanon

Dr. Joseph JabbraPresident,Lebanese American University

Dr. Camille IssaSenate Chair,LAU Faculty Representative

The Lebanese American University is an Americaninstitution chartered by the Board of Regents of theUniversity of the State of New York and operating inLebanon. Originally founded as a Presbyterian school forgirls in 1835, LAU is a private, nonsectarian, coeducationalinstitution of higher education encompassing fiveacademic schools—Arts and Sciences, Business,Engineering and Architecture, Medicine, and Pharmacy.Its two campuses, in Beirut and Byblos, offer more than6,300 undergraduate and graduate students a widerange of academic and professional degrees, includingthe only doctor of pharmacy program outside the UnitedStates to be accredited by the Accreditation Council ofPharmacy Education.

Board of International Advisors (2006–07)

O u r Vi s i o n f o r t h e F ut u r e

“LAU is in the midst of dramatic and far-reaching institutionalchange,” said the NEASC accreditation team in April 2007. The majoraccomplishments of the past year and our common goals for thefuture attest to the commitment of our students, alumni, faculty, andstaff to maintain this momentum and drive toward reinventing LAU asa center for high-quality medical education, for drug research, forconflict resolution, for diplomacy, for the empowerment of women, forinnovative engineering, for all of the things that contribute to makinga university and a society whole and productive, compassionate andcreative. We aim to achieve these goals by holding fast to our vision,which calls on us as educators to:

• Provide access to a superior education for diverse undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners

• Attract and retain distinguished faculty who excel in teaching, research and community service

• Enroll and retain academically qualified and diverse students

• Embrace liberal arts in all curricula• Create opportunities for rigorous research and the

dissemination of knowledge• Develop a close-knit community that excels academically,

is intellectually stimulating, and is religiously, ethnicallyand socio-economically diverse

• Attract and retain a highly qualified staff committed to excellence in service

• Foster collaboration across the university in teaching,learning, research, and service

• Provide a state-of-the-art infrastructure and supportservices that will enrich the student, faculty, and staff experience

• Develop world citizens with a deep sense of civic engagement• Promote the values of peace, democracy, and justice

In the last of these aspirations, the rest are contained. As Richard Cobden,the British radical politician observed in 1850,“The progress of freedomdepends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce,and the diffusion of education, than upon the labours of cabinets andforeign offices.”We cling tightly to these principles and to our role asdiffusers of education to bring them to bear in the lives of our studentsso that they may also disperse them to the rest of the world.

LAU LOOKS FORWARD

“The progress of freedomdepends more upon themaintenance of peace,

the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education,

than upon the labours of cabinetsand foreign offices.”

Richard Cobden

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! The view from the Byblos campus to the sea

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