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Year in review

Charting a course for growth

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Contents

introduction

6 Inside the course for growth

8 NU-Q vision and ultimate goal9 The four pillars of Northwestern University’s strategic plan10 The four pillars of Qatar’s

National Vision 2030

11 Report on Action Plan 2015

Student achievement

16 Student awards and exceptional work 19 Alumni

20 Class of 2015 graduation

academicS

24 Communication

25 Journalism

26 Liberal Arts

28 Faculty

30 Student body profile

32 Admissions for September 2015

reSearch

38 Institutional research

39 Individual faculty projects

40 Student research

42 Research grants

outreach

46 Calendar of events 2014/15

50 Thought leadership

52 Strategic partnership

54 Community relations

56 The second curriculum

Student affairS

60 First year experience and special programs

63 Student life and activities

64 Counseling and Wellness

65 Career Services

66 Communication and social media

69 International experience

operationS and facilitieS

72 Community outreach

73 Recruitment

75 Continuous improvement, efficiencies

and planning

appendiceS

78 Appendix 1: Leadership, faculty and staff, 2014/15

82 Appendix 2: Task forces and committees88 Appendix 3: Citations

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introduction

NU-Q’s journey into the future continues, and what follows in these pages is a record of individual and collective achievement in a year when so many ideas and plans came to fruition and flourished.

—Everette E. DennisDean and CEO

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• professionalandscholarlyachievementbystudents,representedbyjournalismandmediaawards,screeningsatmajorfilmfestivalsandacceptanceofresearchpapersatinfluentialacademicconferences

•majorgrantsforinstitutionalandfacultyprojects,withspecialattentiontoundergraduateresearch

• thoughtleadershipdrivenbyschool-wideprojects,facultystudiesandprofessionalendeavors,including Media Use in the Middle East, 2015,whichreceivedglobalattention

Theinstructionalmissionwasmarkedbystrengtheningandrenewalofthecurriculumwiththeadditionofnewcourses,includingtwothatarerequiredofallstudents—MediaandSociety,andMediaLawandEthics—whicharedesignedtogiveallaconceptualmap.Alongwithrichofferingsincommunicationandjournalismcamenewfacetstotheliberalartsprogram:anthropology,additionalworkinMiddleEaststudiesandnextyearwewillfeaturecoursesinsociologyandscienceandtechnologystudies.AllthisiscloselyassociatedwithrecruitmentasNU-Q’sfacultyexpandsandwelcomesaccomplishednewcolleagues.Concurrentwithcurricularenrichmentisthe“secondcurriculum,”anarrayofoutsidespeakersinthemediaandcommunicationfieldsaswellasotherindustriesandinstitutions.Thesearereflectedinourcalendarandrosterofspeakers,aswellascommunityoutreachevents.

Throughoutthisreportthereissignificantmentionofstudentactivitiesthatfocusonfosteringleadershipthroughvariousgovernanceandrecreationalopportunities.Theseincludesocialevents,specialinterestclubsandinternationalexposurethroughtravelandspecialprograms.Purposefulservicelearning,someforcoursecredit,tookstudentstoseveralvenuesintheUS,Africa,EuropeandelsewhereintheMiddleEast.Thisfundedtravelisamajorassetforstudentsandhasbenefittedfromgreatercoordinationandintegration.NottobeforgottenarevisitstothehomecampusinEvanstoninwhichalmost30percentofthestudentbodyparticipated.ThisyearwehadawelcomeflowofNUstudentstoQatar,includingtheinauguralSemesterinQatar,andaspecialNU-QatNU-Eprogram,aweek-longseriesofacademiceventscappedoffwithashowcaseofstudentwork.

Throughoutthisreportweacknowledgethecontinuingcontributionofcolleaguesfromthehomecampus,aswellasourfacultyandstaffintheoperationaldepartments,manyunheralded,butgreatlyvalued.UltimatelyNU-Qisaboutpeopleandtheireffortstomovetheschoolforwardthroughindividualworkandachievement.Thepastyearwasatimeofexceptionalactivityandforwardmovement,whichcombinedtomakeNU-Qaschoolthatisproudofitsplaceintheworldofeducationbydintofitscontributionstolearningandtheadvancementofknowledge.

Everette E. Dennis Dean and CEO

WiththepassingofanotheryearinthelifeofNorthwesternUniversityinQatar,thereisgreatvalueinbothreportingtheactivitiesandevents,andinreflectingonthem.NU-Qisonaforwardtrajectory,eachyearbecomingmorecomplexastheschoolgrows,developsandstretches.Therearebenchmarksinthematurationoftheschoolandmanyachievementstobothacknowledgeandcelebrate.

LifeatNU-Qisaboutcontinuityandchange,buildingonthefoundationsetintheearlyyears,addingstrengthwhereneededandengagingthecollectiveimaginationofallwhoarepartoforinterestedinourcommunity.ThisYear in Review, 2015:Charting a course for growth,isachancetomakegoodonthepromissorynotethatguidesourveryexistence.That,ofcourse,isourcommitmenttoprovidestudentswithaneducationofthehighestquality.Atitsfounding,NU-QpledgedtobeworthyofNorthwesternUniversityinthequalityofourprogramsandtheexperiencedeliveredtoourstudents.Doingthatinvolvesastrategyanddailyfollow-throughforbuildingthebestschoolofitskindintheworld.

Charting the course for growthisanactiveprocess,ultimatelyinvolvingeverymemberofourcommunity,guidedbytheleadershipoftheschoolwiththeactiveassistanceofthefacultyandstaff.Itisaboutmanagingchangeastheschool’strajectorymovesforward.In2014/15,thereweremanynotableachievementsofwhichweareproud,allreflectedinthepagesthatfollow,connectingtheinstructionalmissionwithresearchandoutreach,allforthebenefitofstudents.Itwasayearofspecialmoments,including:

• annualrankingsthatplacedNorthwestern12thamongthousandsofUScollegesanduniversitiesandwithinthetop25intheworld,makingus,onceagain,thetop-rankedundergraduateuniversityinEducationCity

• aconvocationwherewecelebratedourroleinthedevelopmentoftheStateofQatarandwelcomedthelargestandmostaccomplishedfreshmanclasstodate

• thelargestgraduatingclasstodate,onewhoseachievementandhonorsincludedtwoofthefivemostprestigiousawardsinEducationCity

• acontinuingflowofouralumnitotheworld’sbestgraduateandprofessionalschools,animportantexternalvalidationofourstudentsandtheeducationtheygetatNU-Q

• acontinuedpatternofstudentjobplacementinbothmajormediaindustriesandinstitutionsinneedofcommunicationexpertise

• renewalofallfacultyseekingreappointmentandtherecruitmentofexemplarynewcolleaguesfromgreatuniversitiesandwithexceptionalprofessionalexperience

Inside the course for growth

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NU-Q vision and ultimate goalviSion

EstablishNU-Qasthepremierone-of-a-kindschoolinQatarandtheMiddleEast,drawingonandextendingthestrengthsofaworld-renowneduniversityanditsnotableprogramsinjournalism,communicationandliberalartsby:

•unifyingNU-QacrossprogramsandmajorstocommonpurposetocreateatalentbenchandleadershipcadreforQatar,theregionandtheglobalcommunity

•calibratingacademicprogramstobenefitfromandcontributetoadigitalandglobalsociety

•sharpeningconnectionswithNorthwesternUniversity,HamadbinKhalifaUniversity(HBKU)andQatarFoundationbycreatinginnovativeinstructional,researchandoutreachactivities

•enhancingintellectualandprofessionaltrafficinconcertwithshort-andlong-termdeliverables

• establishingaresearchprogramwithaninstitutionalagendaandsupportforindividualeffortsaimedespeciallyatthestudyofmediaandcommunicationinQatarandtheMiddleEast

•extendingoutreachandcollaborationwithmediaindustries,business,education,government,NGOsandothersectors

•arrangingstrategicpartnershipswithNU,HBKUandmediaorganizationsinQatar

•engaginginthoughtleadershipthroughresearch,problem-solvingandservicesrelevanttoQatar,theMiddleEastandglobalcommunity

•servingasanexemplarandmodelcommunicatorinalloperationsandinintellectualcapitaldevelopmentanddissemination

ultimate Goal

TodemonstratethatNU-Qcandeliveraneducationalexperienceofhighqualitycomparabletothatofthehomecampusandothereliteinstitutionsbycreativelymaximizingitsassetstogivestudentsaneducationuniqueintheworldandworthyofagreatuniversity.

The four pillars of Northwestern University’s strategic plan

The NU-Q action plan for the 2014/15 academic year was prepared to promote the four pillars of Northwestern We Will, the University’s strategic plan.

pillar 1: diScover creative SolutionS

“We will work together through research and innovation to create solutionsto problems that will improve lives, communities and the world.”

pillar 2: inteGrate learninG and experience

“We will, more than ever before, integrate student learning with experience in the world and beyond.”

pillar 3: connect our communitY

“We will close the gap between intentions and outcomes to connect individuals from widely diverse backgrounds and life experiences to a truly inclusive community.”

pillar 4: enGaGe with the world

“We will, through strategic partnerships, engage locally, nationally, and internationally to heighten our global impact for the greater good.”

BELOW: The east walkway at NU-Q

ABOVE: The NU-Q studio facilities

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The four pillars of Qatar’s National Vision 2030

pillar 1: economic development

“Development of a competitive and diversified economy capable of meeting the needs of, and securing a high standard of living for, all its people both for the present and for the future”

pillar 2: human development

“Development of all its people to enable them to sustain a prosperous society”

pillar 3: Social development

“Development of a just and caring society based on high moral standards,and capable of playing a significant role in global partnerships for development”

pillar 4: environmental development

“Management of the environment such that there is harmony between economic growth, social development and environmental protection”

The NU-Q action plan for the 2014/15 academic year was prepared to promote the four pillars of Qatar’s National Vision 2030.

Report on Action Plan 2015

focuS on new buildinG and findinG SolutionS

Thestate-of-the-artNU-Qbuilding,currentlyunderconstruction,wasdesignedbyhighly-regardedarchitectAntoinePredock.Itwillfeaturefourvideoproductionstudios,two150-personlecturehalls,ablackboxtheater,atwo-studioradiostation,multi-medianewsroomandaresearchlibrarycontainingelectronic,printandDVDmaterials.Althoughthenewbuildinghasbeendelayed,constructionandplanningcontinueasthecompletiondatenears.Inthe2014/15academicyear,NU-Q:

•reviewedandfacilitatedtheacquisitionofInternetandbusinessserverinfrastructures,andthetransitionplanningandconfigurationoftheseinfrastructureelementsisunderway

•conducteddetailedreviewsofthemediapackageproductionandaudio/visualtechnologydesignsandthroughaprocessofvalueengineering,refreshedandupdatedthetechnologysavingonoverallcapitalinvestmentandyearlyoperationalexpenses

•mappedpriorityclassroomandconferenceroomspaceswhosesuccessfulcompletionisessentialtoNU-Qbuildingoccupancy

review, renew and innovate the curriculum

ThechallengeforNU-Qistoprovideaselectiveandrigorouscurriculumthatprovidesthesamedegreestandardsasthehomecampus,whileadaptingandadjustingcourseworktotheQatarvenue.In2014/15,NU-Q:

•implementedtwonewrequiredcoursesforallstudents:MediaandSociety,andMediaLawandEthics,whichbetterintegratethetwoprograms

•promotedaunifiedmedia/communicationecosystemthroughjointcourseofferings,teamteachingandcollaborativeresearch

•retained100percentoffacultyseekingreappointment

•expandedcourseofferingsandimplementedthenewrequiredcourseswiththehelpoffournewfacultymembers

•recruitedfivenewfacultymembersinkeyareastobegininSeptember2015

implement the reSearch proGram

Theresearchofficehasmadegreatstridesthisyear,withthefollowinghighlights:

•thesignature$850,000institutionalmediauseresearchprogramcontinuedwithpublicationofitsthirdinstallment,Media Use in the Middle East, 2015

•amajorstudyoncontentinnovationstrategiesformobilemediainQatarhasbegun,supportedbyagrantof$725,000

•grantsrangingfrom$18,000to$150,000wereawardedtofaculty-ledprojectsonnationalmuseums,Arabchildrenandyouthtelevision,globalregulationofparodyandsatire,changingthedeadlydrivinghabitsofyoungQatarimen,andengagementandempowermentofQatariwomen

•researchworkshopsandcolloquiawereheldregularlytoshareinformationandprovidesupportandguidance

•thestudentresearchprogramhascontinuedtogrowwithtwonewUndergraduateResearchExperienceProgramgrants

NU-Q’s priorities for the 2014/15 academic year were outlined in Strategic Outlook and Plan for Fiscal Year 2015: Calibrating a Course for Growth, presented to Northwestern University’s Board of Trustees in February 2014.

BELOW: The Doha skyline

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optimize opportunitieS for collaboration with hbKu

HamadbinKhalifaUniversityisintheplanningandorganizationalstagesofincreasedinter-campuscollaboration,whichincludesNU-Q.Inparticular,NU-Qisinterestedin:

•healthcommunicationandjournalismcollaborationwiththenewschoolofpublichealth

•scienceandtechnologycommunicationandjournalisminconnectionwiththenewschoolofscienceengineeringandtechnology

•languagetrainingattheTranslationandInterpretationInstitute

•master’sdegreeinmediaindustriesincollaborationwithHECParisinQatarandCarnegieMellonUniversityinQatar

advance internShipS in media and communication

Studentinternshipsandresidenciesareanessentialpartofintegratinglearningandexperience.Newprocedureshavebeenincorporatedtoimproveexistingprograms:

•the10-weekjournalismresidencyandsemester-longcommunicationexchangeisorganizedmoresystematicallywiththehelpofStudentAffairs,particularlywithprocessingvisaapplications

•theresidencystudentsinWashington,DC,wereconnectedtotheMedillSchoolofJournalism’sWashingtonbureauforaprogramofguestspeakers,eventsandmentorship

•StudentAffairsadded26newcompaniestoitsinternshipdirectoryandconductedsitevisitstoexistingcompaniesforfeedback

advance and extend media and communication partnerShipS

CommunityoutreachatNU-Qincludescontactsandrelationshipswithawidevarietyoforganizationsandinstitutions,withemphasisontwomainpartners:AlJazeeraNetworksandDohaFilmInstitute(DFI):

•inMarch2015,NU-Qenteredintoanew,expandedrelationshipwithDFItofosterjointresearchprojects,eventcollaboration,workshops,filmscreeningsandmasterclasses,internshipandtrainingopportunities,aswellaspanelandconferenceprograms

•thefirstprojectunderthenewalliance,aregionalstudyonmediaproductionanddistribution,commencedinApril2015

•therewerefoursessionsoftheAlJazeeralectureseries,aswellasstrategicworkshopsoninnovationandincubationventures

•aprotocolwasdevelopedtomoreclearlydefinepartnershipswithNU-Q

create, develop and manaGe the muSeum and exhibition Space

AsthegallerywillserveasthefirstimpressionofNU-Q,itsresearch,studentsandfaculty,extensiveworkhasbeenaccomplishedthispastyearrelatingtodefiningthespaceanddevelopingtheproject:

•agallerypurpose,visionandguidingprincipleshavebeendevelopedasworkbeginsdevelopingfutureexhibitions,accompanyingprogramsandresources

•toensureengagement,extensivedefinitionoftheaudienceandtargetmarketshaveoccurred:thegallerywillbeformultiplepublicswhowillbeconsideredinallaspectsofexhibitionsandotherareas

•in2013,RalphAppelbaumAssociates(RAA)wascontractedbyQatarFoundationtocreatethefirstexhibitionforthegallery,andthiscreativeprocessiswellunderwaywithmultipletouchpointswithNU-Q

•inMarch2015,theContentAdvisoryGroup(CAG)metinEvanston,Illinois,todiscussfourconceptbriefsforfutureexhibitions

develop an exchanGe proGram for evanSton StudentS and other inStitutional collaborationS

Connectionswiththehomecampusarewellestablishedandcontinuous,withatwo-wayflowofvisitorsthroughouttheacademicyear:

•thefirstSemesterinQatarforEvanstonstudentstookplaceinfall2014

•theQatarSupportOfficehostedNU-QatNU-E,includingashowcaseofstudentwork

•adelegationofEvanstonstudentsvisitedNU-QinMarch,attendingtheMediaAwardsceremonyhonoringexceptionalstudentwork

•theprovost’sannualdelegationtookplaceinNovember2014

•theEvanstonExperiencespeakerseriescontinuedwithpresentationsonracerelationsandarthistory

BELOW: The ceremonial court in Education City

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Each NU-Q student has the potential to become a leader in journalism or communication; it is NU-Q’s mission to cultivate that potential, to provide an underpinning of theoretical knowledge

and practical skills so each student will succeed.

This has been a benchmark year, with students and graduates producing outstanding work and receiving recognition from around the world.

Student achievementcalibrating the course for success

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Student awards and exceptional work

2015 preSident’S award luncheon

ThepresidentofNorthwesternUniversity,Morton Schapiro,hostsanannuallunchtocelebrateacademicexcellenceinthegraduatingclass.Thisyear’sawardrecipientswere:

Dean’sAwardJaimee Lee Haddad

StudentLeadershipAwardMarium Wael Saeed

CommunicationAwardNissryne Rifaa Dib

JournalismAwardJames Zachary Hollo

LiberalArtsAwardAamena Ahmed

hamad bin Khalifa univerSitY preSident’S awardS

Classof2015graduatesIbrahim Sultan AlHashmiandMarium Wael Saeedwereamongonlyfiverecipientsofthisyear’s2015President’sAwardfromHamadbinKhalifaUniversity(HBKU).AwardwinnersarerecognizedfortheiracademicexcellenceandoutstandingservicewithinandbeyondEducationCity.

dean’S liSt

TheDean’sListiscomprisedofstudentswhoearnacademicdistinctionineachsemester.

Fall Semester 2014COMMUNICATIONPROGRAMMenatallaAbdallaAbdallaKamel,AishaHaythamAbduljawad,LayanAminAbdulShkoor,YazanEmadAbuGhaidah,FatimaAbdulhameedAhen,AishaMohammed

AlMansoor,TulipSafwanAlMuhtaseb,ShaikhaRashidAl-Noaimi,NajwaAbdulrahmanAl-Thani,NooraNasserAl-Thani,MuneeraFalehAl-Thani,ButhainaAbdulazizAl-Zaman,JaserIbrahimAlagha,IbrahimSultanAlHashmi,SyedOwaisAli,AmalZeyadAli,AmalAhmadAlMuftah,MalakSAlomari,HendMohammedAlThawadi,NillyAbdelAzim,UroojKamranAzmi,ZahedZahedRaghebBata,DinaRiadBolboul,JamesThomasCopplestoneFarmer,HendBaderDarwish,NissryneRifaaDib,OmaimaEs-samaali,VibhavGautam,MayarJamalHamdan,AishaAmbreenJavaid,JeminaMarcosLegaspi,ValeriaVladislavovaMarinova,IbtesaamMohamedMoosa,EunAhRhee,FaridaAmgadAhmadAlyZahran,ShahnawazImranZali

JOURNALISMPROGRAMHabibahAbass,NaylaRashidAlThani,MahaReyadAl-Ansari,TamadorMohammedAlSulaiti,MuhammadShakeebAsrar,JueunChoi,ChantellePhilomenaD’mello,GenaBassamElAker,JaimeeLeeHaddad,JamesZacharyHollo,MaryamZainabJeffries,QingjiaJiang,NayabMalik,RalphJacobMartins,MalakAhmedMonir,AmnaAbdulwahhabNasralla,AngelPolacco,NehaAraRashid,ArdinnyRazania,MariumWaelSaeed,MahdiyehSeidmahmoodzadeh,NicholasJunWong,ReemNassrZubaidi

Spring Semester 2015COMMUNICATIONPROGRAMAishaHaythamAbduljawad,LayanAminAbdulShkoor,YazanEmadAbuGhaidah,AmnaJassimAl-Khayat,ShaikhaRashidAl-Noaimi,MuneeraFalehAl-Thani,IbrahimSultanAlHashmi,SyedOwaisAli,AmalZeyadAli,MalakSAlomari,HendMohammedAlThawadi,UroojKamranAzmi,HudaBarakat,NissryneRifaaDib,OmaimaEs-samaali,JamesCopplestoneFarmer,AbdullahGamil,VibhavGautam,MayarHamdan,MohamadZakiMohamedHussain,AishaAmbreenJavaid,JeminaMarcosLegaspi,IbtesaamMohamedMoosa,EunAhRhee,FaridaAmgadAhmedAlyZahran,ShahnawazZali,ShuhanZhang

JOURNALISMPROGRAMHabibahAbass,AamenaAhmed,NaylaRashidAlThani,MahaReyadAl-Ansari,RoudaHamadAl-Attiyah,ManarAhmadAl-Jamal,AmnaAbdullaAl-Saadi,NoorJassimAl-Thani,TamadorMohammedAlSulaiti,MuhammadShakeebAsrar,AbirBouguerra,ChantellePhilomenaD’mello,GenaBassamElAker,PauloAndreFugen,AamerElsayedHassan,JamesZacharyHollo,QingjiaJiang,XiranLiu,NayabMalik,WajeehaMalik,RalphJacobMartins,MalakAhmedMonir,AngelAliciaPolacco,NehaAraRashid,MariumWaelSaeed,SilmaSuba,ReemNassrZubaidi

nu-Q media awardS

Theannualmediaawardsshowcasestudentworkinfilm,animation,photography,journalismandotherformsofmedia.

COMMUNCATIONAWARDSBestPictureGood as New Jaser Ibrahim Alagha, Menatalla Kamel

BestScreenplay100 Steps - Sou Qadam Shahnawaz Zali

BestDocumentaryHome Away from Homeland Aisha Al Mansoor, Najwa Al-Thani, Noora Al-Thani, Haneen Hindi

BestCinematographySoldiers of Risk Jemina Legaspi

BestAnimationFelix’s Voyage Amna Alkayat, Maha Al Marzoqi, Maryam Al-Thani

BestEditingHaunted Aisha Al Muhannadi, Reem Al Kuwari, Najla Al Khulaifi

JOURNALISMAWARDSBestHardNewsArticle“As Ag Weighs Plastic Bag Law, Dallas Passes Its Own” Aamena Ahmed

BestFeatureArticle“Worker’s Rights Enabling Dale”Aamena Ahmed, Chantelle D’Mello

BestProfileArticle“Life in Color”Chantelle D’Mello

BestPhotographyAsma Elsaka

BestSoundSlideshow“Everyday Drugs, Everyday High” Chantelle D’Mello, Noora Al-Thani, Hamza Alony

BestVideoPackage“Rapping Up Qatar” Chantelle D’Mello

LIBERALARTSAWARDSBestPoem“What Was and Will Be Enlightenment” Nissryne Dib, Silma Suba

BestCriticalAnalysis“The Paradox of Sophia Al Maria’s The Girl Who Fell to Earth: Non-Conformity of Seeking Security?”Aamena Ahmed

BestOriginalResearchPiece“Dub, Dub-Key and Dabkeh: Palestinian Resistance through Reggae Music in Israel” Yazan Abughaida

INDEPENDENTAWARDSBestFreelancePiece—Journalism“Rising Heat Take Toll on Qatar’s Outdoor Workers”Chantelle D’Mello

BestIndependentFilmGood as New Jaser Ibrahim Alagha, Menatalla Kamel

canneS feStival Short corner 2015

Good as New Jaser Ibrahim Alagha, Menatalla Kamel

Phone BoothLeena Ali Al-Musalmani, Ethar Ahmed Hassaan

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underGraduate reSearch

NOVEMBER2014“Material Needs and Cultural Retention: Legitimation Strategies in Qatar and the UAE”James Zachary Hollo, Marium Saeed, Qingjia (Sophie) Jiang PresentedattheMiddleEastStudiesAssociation(MESA)conference,Washington,DC

“Female Engagement and Participation in the Arabian Peninsula: Majlis Al-Hareem in Qatar” Najla Al Khulaifi, Nayla Al Thani PresentedattheMiddleEastStudiesAssociation(MESA)conference,Washington,DC

“Dub, Dub-Key and Dabkeh”Yazan Abu Ghaiba PresentedatMiddleEasternStudiesStudentAssociation,UndergraduateResearch,GeorgetownUniversity,SchoolofForeignServiceinQatar

“Changing the Deadly Driving Behaviors of Arab Men”Ibrahim Al HashmiandMohammed Buhmaid Presentedatthe7thInternationalConferenceonHealthIssuesinArabCommunities,Oman

JUNE2015“Political Legitimacy in China: China’s Use of Drama of Resistance Against Japan” Qingjia (Sophie) Jiang PresentedatNorthwesternUniversity’sUndergraduateResearchandArtsExposition,Evanston,Illinois,awardedbestoralpresentationforherpanel,ExploringNationalandPoliticalIdentities

“Embedding Identities in CGI Animations: A Case Study of Pakistan’s Burqa Avenger and U.A.E’s Freej Series”Syed Owais Ali PresentedatNorthwesternUniversity’sUndergraduateResearchandArtsExposition,Evanston,Illinois

JULY2015“Cartoons in Protest” Nissryne DibandShahnawaz ZaliPresentedatInternationalAssociationforMediaandCommunicationResearch,Montréal

nu-Q at nu-e ShowcaSe, maY 2015

Asamplingofexceptionalworkpresentedatthehomecampus.

“HomelessinQatar,”seriesofreportsChantelle D’mello, Noora Hamad Al-Thani

“Dub,Dub-Key,andDabkeh,” mediaresearchpresentationYazan Abughaida

“QatariWomen:EngagementandEmpowerment,” UndergraduateResearchExperienceProgram(UREP)grantSama Abduljawad, AlReem Al-Mazroei

“PassionWeShare,”publicrelationscampaignforWorldCup2022Shakeeb Asrar, Omaima Es-samaali

Good as New filmscreeningJaser Ibrahim Alagha, Menatalla Kamel

pulitzer center fellowShip

ThePulitzerCenteronCrisisReportingawardedZachary Holloareportingfellowshipforhisproject,“India:PovertyintheAgeofClimateChange,”beginninginMay2015.

Studio 20Q, april 2015

PremiereofthesixfilmsthatreceivedgrantsfromStudio20Q.

100 Steps – Sou Qadam Shahnawaz Zali, Yazan Abughaida

Asfoora – The Film Mayar Hamdan, Jaimee Haddad

Hakimwala – Of the Rulers Syed Owais Ali, Urooj Kamran Azmi

LorMarium Mahsud, Layan AbdulShakoor

Man Down Farida Zahran, Mayar Hamdan

Upon the Death of a Nation Nissryne Dib, Jemina Legaspi

Alumni

orGanizationS that emploY nu-Q alumni include:

AlJazeeraNetworks

AlRayyanTelevision

AmiriDiwan

DohaFilmInstitute

EmbassyoftheStateofQatar,Washington,DC

HamadMedicalCorporation

MinistryofInformationandCommunicationsTechnology

Qatar2022

QatarAirways

QatarFinancialCentreRegulatoryAuthority

QatarFoundation

QatarMediaCorporation

QatarMuseumAuthority

QatarTV

RasGas

SidraMedicalandResearchCenter

TotalEnergyandPetroleum

Graduate SchoolS that have accepted nu-Q alumni include:

CambridgeUniversity

ColumbiaUniversity

DartmouthCollege

HarvardUniversity

LondonSchoolofEconomics

McGillUniversity

NorthwesternUniversity

NewYorkUniversity

UniversityofOxford

UniversityCollegeLondon

UniversityofSouthernCalifornia

USCAnnenberg

BELOW: The NU-Q student lounge

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ChangingtheworldthroughsocialentrepreneurshipwasakeymessageatNU-Q’sfourthannualgraduationexercises.Theceremony,heldMay3,2015,honored41graduatingstudentsfromNU-Q’sjournalismandcommunicationprograms.

ThekeynotespeakerwasShiza Shahid,globalambassadorfortheMalalaFund,namedfortheyoungactivistwhowasshotintheheadforhereffortstogetaneducationinherTaliban-occupiedtowninPakistan.ShahidhasbeennamedoneofTimemagazine’s“30Under30WorldChangers.”

TheclassspeakerwasNajwa Abdulrahman Al-Thani,whourgedherpeerstocontinuetheirpursuitswithcreativityandprofessionalrigor.

The41graduatesreceivedtheirdiplomasinthepresenceof800guests,includingsomeofNorthwesternUniversity’shighestrankingofficials:PresidentMorton Schapiro,BoardChairmanWilliam Osborn andProvostDan Linzer.Dana Shell Smith,AmericanAmbassadortotheStateofQatar,wasalsopresenttohonorthegraduates.

Class of 2015 graduation“The Class of 2015 has a singular interest in and commitment to helping others. They are poised to become exceptional global citizens, which will add purpose and direction to their careers as media professionals.” Everette E. Dennis, dean and CEO of NU-Q

“The truth is there are no superheroes, there’s just us.” Shiza Shahid, global ambassador of the Malala Fund and keynote speaker

“We gained the necessary tools to have the power to shape history. Do what you love and not what is expected of you.” Najwa Al-Thani, class speaker

ABOVE: Shiza Shahid addresses the Class of 2015

BELOW: Graduating class celebrates receiving their diplomas

claSS of 2015 bY the numberS

41 members of the Class of 2015

17 students graduated with academic honors

10 students madethe Dean’s List 7 times

8 seniors will move to graduate school at McGill University, University College of London, Oxford, University of Augsburg, University of the Arts, London School of Economics, Australia National University, New York University

pieces of work have been produced, filmed, animated, edited, directed, researched,

written, reported, and broadcast by seniors during their time at NU-Q

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Committed to providing an educational experience comparable to the home campus, NU-Q offers a rich, integrated academic experience that allows its graduates to enter media industry fields or other disciplines such

as law and business. Communication and journalism education is one of the most flexible and adaptable areas of study. Students at NU-Q experience a curriculum that combines general education with entrée into the varied realms of communication, media and journalism.

academicscharting the course for excellence

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new courSeS

•CreativeCollaboration

•EmpoweringWomenthroughFeministMediaProductionandCriticism

•InstallingaMultimediaMajlis

•ScreeningWar

•MarketResearchonMobile-Based,EducationalDigitalTools

•CreatingtheComedicWebSeries

•SoundProduction

•Argumentation

•TVStudioDirecting

NU-Q’scommunicationprogramdevelopedoutofcurriculafromtheSchoolofCommunicationatNorthwesternUniversityinEvanston.NU-Qoffersmanyuniquecourses,includingthosethatfocusontheregion(suchas“AlternativeMediaintheMiddleEast”)anddrawuponresourceshere.ThiscombinationmergestheoryandpracticeandunitesNorthwestern’straditionwithanewcurriculumfocusedontheregion,isuniquetoNorthwesternUniversityinQatar.

TheMediaIndustriesandTechnologymajorwithinthecommunicationprogrampreparesstudentsforcreativerolesincommunicationandmediaindustries,andforresponsiblecivicparticipationintheworldofglobalmedia.Itsgraduatesareeffectiveresearchersandstorytellers,skilledatinformationandinterfacedesign,aswellascreatorsofnewideas,imagesandcommunicationtechnologies.Graduateshavecareersinbroadcasttelevision,filmstudios,radiostationsandtalentagencies;digitalinformation;websitedesign;andanalyzingaudiencesandtheimpactofmedia.

Communication Journalism

new courSeS

•JournalismintheDigitalAge

•MediaandSociety

•ResearchinMedia

•IntheWakeofFerguson:EthicalMediaCoverageofRaceandClassAmidTragedy

Thejournalismmajorpreparesstudentsforeffectivepubliccommunication,providingastrongfoundationforleadershiprolesinfieldslikejournalism,strategiccommunication,law,businessandentertainment,aswellemergingcareersinthedigitalworld.Graduatesareskilledinthecollectionofreliableinformation,themasteryofcomplexfactsandsituations,organizationofinformationintoaccountsthatareunderstoodbyageneralreaderandthepresentationoffactualaccountsascompellingstories.

TheNU-QjournalismprogramdevelopedoutofcurriculafromtheMedillSchoolofJournalismatNorthwesternUniversityinEvanston,oneofthepremierjournalismschoolsintheUnitedStates,andgraduatesreceivedegreesfromMedill.StudentsgainprofessionalexperiencethroughajuniorresidencyprogramthatplacesthemwithmediafirmsinEurope,theUnitedStatesandtheMiddleEast,includingtheFinancial Times, National Geographic, Huffington Post, USA TodayandHarrods.

ABOVE: The NU-Q control room ABOVE: The NU-Q television studio

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Liberal ArtsTheliberalartsprogramisthecornerstoneoftheNU-Qcurriculum,providingafoundationofcriticalthinkingandtheoryfromabroadrangeofsubjectareas.Bothjournalismandcommunicationmajorsmustcompletealargeportionofliberalartscourseworkaspartoftheirdegreerequirements.

Liberalartscoursesaretaughtinavarietyofdisciplines,includingArabic,English,history,religiousstudies,politicalscienceandeconomics.

Duringthe2014/15academicyear,theLiberalArtsProgramsponsoredarosterofoutreachandresearchprojects.

doha Seminar, fall 2014

TheassociatedeansofacademicaffairsinEducationCityhadlongdiscussedanintellectualmechanismthatwouldbringfacultyandstudentstogetherandcapitalizeonourcollectivestrengths.NU-Qproposedwhatwouldbecomethe“DohaSeminar.”Organizedaroundthetheme“UneasyCosmopolitans”andledbyprofessorsinresidenceKhaled Al HroubandSandra Richards,theinauguralseminarcoveredarangeofsubjectsincluding:

•historyandcontextofQatar

•conceptualmappingofDoha

•cosmopolitanismanditslimits

•familyandgender

•education

•sustainability

•Qatarontheworldstage

•consumerismandcitizenship

•media,artandchangingidentities

new courSeS

•IntroductiontoCulturalAnthropology

•GenderinArabPopularFiction

•TopicsinLiterature:GenderinFolkloreNarratives

•AdvancedTopicsonGenderinArabPopularFiction

•IntroductiontoNU-Q

•DohaSeminar:2014UneasyCosmopolitans

RIGHT: All NU-Q students receive a solid foundation in the liberal arts

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facultY reappointmentS

Communication

Joe Khalil,associateprofessor

Susan Pak,lecturer

Ann Woodworth,associateprofessor

Journalism

Abraham Abusharif,associateprofessor

Miriam Berg,lecturer

Christina Paschyn,lecturer

Andrew Mills,lecturer

Liberal Arts

Maria Lombard,assistantprofessor

facultY promotion

Susan Dunwaspromotedtoassistantprofessorinresidence,CommunicationProgram,forthe2014/15academicyear.

Zachary Wrightwillbepromotedtoassociateprofessorinresidence,LiberalArtsProgram,forthe2015/16academicyear.

nu-Q facultY and leaderShip bY the numberS

Highest degree earned

Faculty

recruitment

Facultyrecruitmentforthe2014/15yearwassuccessful,witheightnewfacultymembers:fourfull-timeappointmentsandfouradjunctlecturers,allwithexcellentcredentialsandexperience.Thelasttworoundsforrenewalsresultedin100percentreappointment.

Recruitmentforthe2015/16yearwaslikewiseasuccess,withanewassociatedeanofacademicaffairsandfivenewfacultymembersduetostartinAugust2015.

D. Charles (Chuck) Whitney AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs

ProfessorWhitneypreviouslyservedasassociatedeanforacademicaffairsintheSchoolofCommunicationatNorthwesternUniversityinEvanston,whereheholdsatenuredfullprofessorship.Hehasalonganddistinguishedrecordincommunication,journalismandtheliberalarts.AgraduateofClemsonUniversity,hecompletedhismaster’sdegreeandPhDattheUniversityofMinnesotainmasscommunicationbeforetakinghisfirstteachingjobatStanfordUniversity’sDepartmentofCommunication.WhitneyhashadappointmentsatOhioStateUniversity,theUniversityofIllinois,theUniversityofTexasandtheUniversityofCalifornia,Riverside,wherehewasalsoaprofessorofsociology.HewasavisitingprofessorincommunicationatUCSantaBarbara.

ProfessorWhitney’sscholarshipincludestwoeditionsoftheco-authoredbookMediaMaking: Mass Media in a Popular Culture.Hewasco-editorofAudienceMaking: How the Media Create the Audienceaswellasthe Sage Annual Reviews of Communication ResearchandthreevolumesoftheMass Communication Review Yearbook.Heisauthorandco-authorofmanyrefereedjournalarticles,bookchaptersandmonographs.

Kaveh Askari, associateprofessorofcommunicationinresidence,isascholarandexpertonMiddleEasternfilm.Hehaspublishedthreebooksandnumerousrefereedarticles.PriortojoiningNU-Q,hewasatenuredassociateprofessoratWesternWashingtonStateUniversity.HisPhDandmaster’sdegreearebothfromtheUniversityofChicago.

Danielle Beverly, assistantprofessorofcommunicationinresidence,isadocumentaryfilmmakerwhohasproducedanddirectedseveralaward-winningfilms.ShehastaughtatMarquetteUniversity’scommunicationschoolandDukeUniversity’sfilmprogram.SheholdsanMFAfromColumbiaCollege.

Hasan Mahmud, assistantprofessorofliberalartsinresidence,isasociologistwithspecialinterestinglobalization,migrationandimmigration.Hehaspublishednumerousrefereedarticles,wonUCLA’steachingexcellenceawardandpreviouslytaughtatBallStateUniversity.HeholdsaPhDfromUCLAandmaster’sdegreesfromSophiaUniversityandUnitedNationsUniversityinTokyo.

Yulianto (Anto) Mohsin, assistantprofessorofliberalarts,specializesinenvironmentalsciencesandglobalization.HeworkedatGeneralElectricasanengineerpriortohisacademiccareer,andspenttheyearbeforejoiningNU-QteachingatHobartandWilliamSmithColleges.HeholdsaPhDandmaster’sdegreefromCornellUniversityandanadditionalmaster’sdegreefromtheCityCollegeofNewYork.

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1JD1JD/PhD

Master’s9

RIGHT: Christopher Sparshott, assistant professor in residence

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Student body profile

AustraliaBahrainBangladeshBulgariaCanadaChinaEgyptFranceIndiaIndonesiaIranJordanLebanonMoroccoNewZealand

OmanPakistanPhilippinesQatarSaudiArabiaSingaporeSouthKoreaSpainSudanSyriaTunisiaUnitedKingdomUSAYemen

Student numbers at NU-Q have grown from 40 to nearly 200 since the school opened in 2008, with nearly 140 graduates as of 2015. The student body of 2014/15 continued to reflect the diversity that is a hallmark of the NU-Q community.

nationalitieS

bY Gender

Male

47

Female

149

bY major bY nationalitY

Journalism

89

Communication

107

Non-Qatari

117

Qatari

79

196 Students

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Admissions for September 2015

applicantS bY Year

applicantS 2015

323total applications

133 (41%)

190 (59%)

Qatari

Non Qatari

Communication

Journalism

166female

84

82

Qatari

Non Qatari54male

39

15

220total applications

88female

33

55

Qatari

Non Qatari15male

14

1

103total applications

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admitted

118total admitted

45 (38%)

73 (62%)

Qatari

Non Qatari

Communication

Journalism

50female

27

23

Qatari

Non Qatari22male

16

672

Total admitted

37female

14

23

Qatari

Non Qatari9male

7

2

Admit rate33%

Qatari

30 (40%)

46Total admitted

Admit rate45%

Qatari

16 (35%)

RIGHT: Behind the scenes at the television studio

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Research at NU-Q expanded in both quantity and scope during the 2014/15 academic year. Building on a solid foundation of ongoing projects, new institutional endeavors were initiated

that reflect the priorities of NU-Q. Individual faculty members likewise continued their projects and collaborations, while beginning several new avenues of inquiry.

researchdiscovering new areas of inquiry

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Institutional Research Individual faculty projects

InstitutionalresearchreflectstheoverarchingprioritiesofNU-Qinquiry.Severalfacultymembersengagewithandcontributetoinstitutionalresearch.Itscomponentsare:

•comprehensivestudiesofmediauseandthemediaindustriesinMENAcountries

•investigationintotrendsandtopicsinsocialmedia,including:

-mobilemediadevicesintheGulf

-determinantsofbloggingintheMENAregion

-measuringInternetliteracyinQatar

AnimportantcomponentofNU-Q’sresearchmissionistosupportthewiderangeofscholarlystudiesconductedbyindividualfacultymembersandtohelpthembuildarecordofresearchfortheirowncareers.Inthiscapacity,NU-Q’sResearchOfficeprovides:

•supportandadviceonresearchmethods,grantproposalsandtheacademicpublishingprocess

•monthlyresearchcolloquiainwhichfacultymemberslearnabouteachother’sresearchandthescholarlyworkofeminentguests

•researchskillsworkshopscoveringtopicssuchascomputer-aidedtextanalysis,thestructureofscholarlypapersandarticlesonhowtopublishabook

facultY memberS’ active reSearch

Media and communication in MENA countries

•newglobalmediaplayersintheMiddleEast

•theinfluenceofTurkishsoapoperasintheGulfregion

•advertisingandmarketingintheMiddleEast

•religiousbroadcasting

•coverageofmigrantworkersinthemedia

•measuringinternetliteracyinQatar

Women, media and communication in MENA countries

•women’smeetingsandthepublicsphere

•the“princess”culture—howDisneymoviesareusedbyayounggirlaudience

•womeninpressphotographs

•royalwomenintheTwittersphere

•healthcommunicationstudiestodiscoverthemostpersuasivestrategiestoengagepeopleinadoptinghealthierlifestyles:

-campaignforsaferdrivingofyoungQatarimales

-inplanning:campaignagainstsmokingamongQatariyouth

•big-dataanalysesofsocialmediaintheMENAregionledbytheQatarComputerResearchInstitutetoadjusttraditionaltheoriesofcommunicationtothenewinformationenvironment,forexampletheinterplaybetweenclassicmediaandTwitterorFacebook

Journalism and media

•journalismethics

•themedia’sroleinelectioncampaigns

•theinternetanddemocracy

•remotejournalisticreportingoncrisisareas

Issues in Islam

•18thcenturyreformismintheMuslimworld

•West-AfricanIslamicintellectuals

•therhetoricoftheSufi-Salaficontroversy

Other topics

•AfricanslavesintheArabianGulf

•the“ArabSpring”metaphorinWesternmedia

•pressfreedomandgovernance

•organizationalcommunicationincompanies

•therhetoricofGandhi

•historyofscientificandmedicalfilmmaking,theatricalandnon-theatricalfilmandanimationinfilms

•webanalytics

•BritishimperialhistoryABOVE: Ibrahim Al Hashmi and Mohammed Buhmaid present at the International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities

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Student research

Researchskillsareanimportantpartofanacademiceducation,andtheresearchofficetakesasystematicapproachtoencouragestudentinquiryandinvestigation.

Duringthepastyear,theresearchofficeheldaresearchlunchtodiscussinterestswithstudents;mentoredindividualstudents’studies;andfacilitatedsendingstudentstorepresentNU-QattheNorthwesternUniversityUndergraduateResearchandArtsExpositioninEvanstononJune1,2015.TheresearchofficehasalsoactivelysharedundergraduateresearchopportunitieswithstudentsthroughtheTotally Thursdaysnewsletter.

Liz LanceoftheresearchofficeandChristina Paschyn,lecturerinresidenceinjournalism,incoordinationwithAcademicAffairsandthejournalismandcommunicationprograms,

taughtasummercoursetitledUndergraduateResearchintheMedia.Studentsexaminedrepresentationsofwomeninthemedia,visitedgenderandmediascholarsatNorthwesternUniversityinEvanstonandtheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaAnnenbergandpreparedadraftofaUREPproposaltobesubmittedtoQNRFinOctober.

TwoothersummercoursesinresearchwereledbyAmy SandersandSean Burns.

AgainincoordinationwithAcademicAffairsandthejournalismandcommunicationprograms,theresearchofficelaidthegroundworkforthefirstUndergraduateResearchandArtsSymposiumatNU-Q,tobeheldinacademicyear2015/16.Thiswillbeanopportunityforourstudentstopresentthefullrangeoftheirresearchactivityandcreativework.

Student reSearch in 2014/15 bY the numberS

27 18 2students involved in UREP grants

students on research trips

UREP grants awarded

RIGHT: Undergraduates have many opportunities to contribute to active research

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national prioritieS reSearch proGram (nprp)

MediauseintheArabGulf:AlongitudinalstudyLPI:Everette E. DennisPIs: Justin Martin, Robb WoodCollaboratinginstitutions:AlJazeeraNetwork,DohaFilmInstituteStatus:Ongoing;yearonedatacollectedandanalyzed;websitelaunched;publicationsandpresentationsforthcoming.

ContentinnovationstrategiesformobilemediainQatarLPI:John PavlikPIs:Everette E. Dennis, Rachel Mersey (Medill)Collaboratinginstitutions:QatarUniversity–SESRI,RutgersUniversityStatus:ProjectwillbeginSeptember1,2015.

Nationalmuseumsandthepublicimagination:AlongitudinalstudyoftheNationalMuseumofQatarPIs:Pamela Erskine-Loftus, Jocelyn MitchellSubmittinginstitution:UniversityCollegeLondon-QatarStatus:TheprojectwasawardedinMay2015,andwillbeginfall2015.

internal reSearch GrantS

MotionpicturesandtissuecultureatStrangewaysResearchLaboratory,1927–1977Facultymember:Scott CurtisDepartment: Communication

ChangingthedeadlydrivingbehaviorsofyoungQatarimenFacultymember:Susan DunDepartment:Communication

DefiningpedagogyandtraininginprofessionalcommunicationFacultyMember:Maria LombardDepartment:LiberalArts

Refugeeloyalism:AreinterpretationofoccupiedNewYork,1776–1783Facultymember:Christopher SparshottDepartment:LiberalArts

SourcesfortheemergenceoftheTijaniyySufiOrderFacultymember: Zachary WrightDepartment:LiberalArts

Remote-controlreportingSyria:NewstrategiesfordigitalnewsgatheringandverifyingnewsfromconflictzonesFacultymember:Andrew MillsDepartment:Journalism

WhenadvertisinggoesArab:AnanalysisofIMCsuccessfulcampaignsintheArabregionFacultymember:Ilhem AllaguiDepartment:Journalism

underGraduate reSearch experience proGram (urep)

Arabchildrenandyouthtelevision:AstudyofrolemodelsPrimaryfacultymember: Joe KhalilGrantperiod: June8,2015–June8,2016Status:IRBapprovalobtainedMay2015,projecthasbegun.

GlobalregulationofparodyandsatireaspolicyguidanceontheimplementationofQatar’scyberlawPrimaryfacultymember:Amy SandersGrantperiod:April1,2015–March31,2016Status:Projectwillbeginfall2015.

Chickenisforthebirds:ChangingthedeadlydrivingbehaviorsofyoungQatarimenPrimaryfacultymembers:Susan Dun, Sue PakGrantperiod:October1,2014–October1,2015Status:Initialfocus-groupinterviewscompleted;researchteamnowinproductiononthepersuasivedocumentary.

Qatariwomen:EngagementandempowermentPrimaryfacultymembers:Jocelyn Mitchell, Christina Paschyn, Kirsten PikeCollaboratinginstitutions:QatarUniversity,CollegeoftheNorthAtlantic–Qatar,TexasA&M-QatarGrantperiod:March31,2014–September30,2015Status:Twosurveysandethnographycompleted;ResearchgroupcurrentlypreparingdocumentaryfilmforfuturereleaseandmuseumexhibitionforSeptember2015;sevenconferencepaperspresented,fouradditionalconferencepapersupcoming.Honors:ReceivedfirstplaceresearchexcellenceawardintheSocialSciences,ArtsandHumanitiespillarattheQatarFoundationAnnualResearchConference,November2014.

conference and worKShop SponSorShip proGram (cwSp)

Freshglobalmediaplayers:RedistributingmediapowerConferenceorganizers: Joe Khalil, John Downing Conferencedate:February2015Status:Symposiumcompleted;conferencereportcompleted.

Research grants

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NU-Q is in a unique position to help shape the developing industries of media, communication and journalism in Qatar and the Middle East. Thought leadership is an essential part of the outreach

program: NU-Q faculty and students come together with industry professionals to discuss solutions to real-world problems.

Outreach also includes strategic partnerships with industry, close working relationships that pursue research and education within a practical context.

For younger people who are choosing their career paths, NU-Q outreach includes programs for pre-college students to show them the many career paths in media industries.

outreachconnecting with local, regional and global communities

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Calendar of events 2014/15

14 AlJazeeraSpeakerSeries:“InnovationandAJ+,AlJazeera’sfirstdigitally-nativenewsnetwork,”Moeed Ahmad,manager,IncubationandInnovationGroup,AlJazeeraMediaNetwork

14 Visitors:USGenerals/COMPASSprogramvisitors,ledbyGeneral Joseph Hoar,USArmy(retired)

16–18 Outreach:QatarLeadershipConferenceforhighschoolstudents,hostedbyNU-Q,Georgetown,THIMUNQatar

21 Visitors: Jehane Noujaim, filmmakerandAcademyAwardnominee,andKarim Amer,filmproducer

October

December18 QatarNationalDay

22–26 NU-Qwinterholiday

September8–10 Mediavisionvisitor: Michael Joseloff,vicepresident,consumermarketing,Lifetime/A&ENetworks

11 Communitymeeting:“Digitalinnovationandtheentertainmentrevolution—media,marketingandstrategicpartnerships,”Michael Joseloff

13 Welcomebackdinnerforallfaculty,staffandfamilies

14–18 Administrativevisitors: Grant Upson,director,andErin Libby,programassistant,QatarSupportOffice

16–18 Facultyvisitor:William Spindle,MiddleEastbureauchief, Wall Street JournalandDowJonesNewswires

17 Communitymeeting:“CoveringcrisesintheMiddleEast,”William Spindle

21–23 Visitor: Jeffrey Cole, director,WorldInternetProject

November1, 8, 15 Outreach:Weekendworkshopforhighschoolstudents:Onthedigitalrevolution

2 JointAdvisoryBoardfallmeeting

2–3 Administrativevisitors:NorthwesternProvost’sDelegationannualvisit Daniel Linzer,provostWilliam Osborn, chair,NorthwesternUniversityBoardofTrustees Nim Chinniah,executivevicepresident Jean Shedd,associateprovostforbudget,facilitiesandanalysis Mary Baglivo, vicepresidentforglobalmarketingJoseph Jay Walsh,vicepresidentforresearch Barbara O’Keefe,dean,SchoolofCommunication Bruce Lambert, professorandheadofhealthcommunicationmaster’sprogram,SchoolofCommunication

4 QatarMediaIndustriesForum:“BrandQatar”

15–17 Visitors:Tom Hundley, senioreditor, PulitzerCenteronCrisisReporting, and Jenna Krajeski,freelancejournalist

17 AlJazeeraSpeakerSeries:“Newsroomconfidential:Anunfilteredviewonthedailylifeofanewsproducer,” Rima Davoudi,interviewproducer,AlJazeeraEnglish

27 Outreach:AdmissionInfoSessionforhighschoolstudents

30 Visitor: Alan Abrahamson, sportsjournalist

2014

August3–14 Outreach: SummerMediaInstituteforhighschoolstudents

13–14 NU-QgalleryexhibitionplanningmeetingswithPhillip HughesandSarah Stewart,RalphAppelbaumAssociates

15–21 Newstudentorientation;facultyandstaffplanningandorientation

17–21 Specialvisitors:Gregory Light,director,andSusanna Calkins,associatedirector, SearleInstitute

24 NU-QConvocationspecialguestspeaker:Mehran Kamrava,professor,directoroftheCenterforInternationalandRegionalStudies,GeorgetownUniversitySchoolofForeignServiceinQatar

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January15Communitymeeting:“Understandingandconnectingwiththenewcybercrimelaw,”Susan Battress,managingpartner,PattonBoggs

20–23 EvanstonExperienceSeries:Stephen Eisenman,professorofarthistoryandpresidentoftheNorthwesternUniversityFacultySenate

22 Communitymeeting:“Humanismvs.animalism—artandthecryofnature,”Stephen Eisenman

24–29Researchvisitor:David Weaver,leadingmediaresearcher,co-authorofThe American Journalistseries

26Communitymeeting:“Isthereaglobaljournalist?,” David Weaver

1–2 EducationCityCareerFair

2–5 Facultyvisitors:Nathalie Applewhite,managingdirector,PulitzerCenterforCrisisReporting,Caryle Murphy,award-winningjournalist

4 Communitymeeting:“Mygeneration:youthandchangeintheGulf,”Caryle Murphy

15–21Facultyvisitor:Bob Hercules,filmmakerandco-founder,MediaProcessGroup

18Communitymeeting:“Thestateofdocumentariestoday,”Bob Hercules

21–22FreshGlobalMediaPlayersConference,chairedbyNU-Q’sJoe Khalil,associateprofessorinresidence,andJohn Downing,professorinresidence

21, 28 Outreach:Weekendworkshopsforhighschoolstudents:Oninvestigativereporting

February1–2, 9QatarMediaIndustriesForumatQUMRAfilmfestival,“Meetingthedemandforregionalcontent”

7 Outreach:Weekendworkshopsforhighschoolstudents:Oninvestigativereporting

10 Researchvisitors:Claes de Vreese andPeter Neijens,professors,UniversityofAmsterdam

15–20 Facultyvisitor:Eric Patrick,associateprofessorofradio,TVandfilm,SchoolofCommunication,NorthwesternUniversity

16Visitors:Roger Cohen,New York Timescolumnist,andGerry Marzorati,formereditor-in-chief,New York Times Magazine

22–26 Facultyandadministrativevisitor:Mary Patillo,HaroldWashingtonProfessorofSociologyandAfricanAmericanStudies,facultyaffiliateofNorthwestern’sInstituteforPolicyResearch

23AlJazeeraSpeakerSeries:“ProducinglongformdocumentariesfortelevisionandtheWeb,”Yasir Khan,seniorproducerofdocumentaries,AlJazeeraEnglish

24Administrativevisitors:Nim Chinniah,executivevicepresident,John D’Angelo,vicepresident,facilitiesmanagement,andBruce Lewis,associatevicepresidentofpublicsafetyandchiefofpolice,NorthwesternUniversity

25 Communitymeeting:“WhyareAmericanssoobsessedwithrace?,”Mary Pattillo

26NU-QMediaAwards

30Communitymeeting:“Hazardvulnerabilityandregionalsecurity,”Gary Caldwell,seniorconsultant,CorporateSecurityConcepts

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15 2–4THIMUNQatarNorthwesternFilmFestival

12–16Visitor:Lauren Kessler,professorandwritinginitiativecoordinator,SchoolofJournalismandCommunication,UniversityofOregon

15Communitymeeting:Media Use in the Middle East, 2015,NU-Q’sJustin Martin,assistantprofessorinresidence,andRobb Wood,directorofstrategicpartnerships

15 Visitors:Sheikh Saif Al-Thani,headofcommunications, Abdulla El Aidaand Jassim Mansour Jabr Al Thani,PrimeMinister’sOffice

April

3 JointAdvisoryBoardspringmeeting President’sAwardsLunch NU-QGraduation12–13“NU-QatNU-E”studentshowcase

25Springdegreesconferred

May

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Thought leadership

Media Use in the Middle east, 2015

NU-Q’ssurveyofmediause,habitsandopinionsinsixMiddleEastnationsprovidesawindowonthepoliticalandsocialclimatesofEgypt,Lebanon,Qatar,SaudiArabia,TunisiaandUAE.The2015surveyalsoexploredhowattitudesandbehaviorshavechangedsinceNU-Q’sfirstregion-widesurveyin2013.Thefindingswerepublishedinprintandonthewebsitemideastmedia.org,withaninteractivetooltomakefindingsaccessibleandcustomizable.

freSh Global media

plaYerS SYmpoSium

Toexaminethecreative,technological,economicandpoliticalmetamorphosisofglobalmedia,NU-QbroughttogethermediascholarsandindustryexpertsfortheFreshGlobalMediaPlayerssymposiuminFebruary2015.SupportedinpartbytheQatarNationalResearchFund,expertpanelsaddressedissuesoftechnologicalchangeandthechanginglandscapeofnewsandentertainment.Aconferencereportsummarizedthefindingsofthesymposium.

Qatar media induStrieS forum

TheQatarMediaIndustriesForum(QMIF)isabiannualforumforleadersinDoha’spublishing,digitalmedia,publicrelationsandadvertisingindustriestodiscussandassessthepresentandfutureofQatar’smedialandscape.

Thefall2014eventwastitled“BrandQatar:ImpactontheMedia,”anopendiscussionabouttheimpactofthemediaonQatar’sinternationalimage.ThespringsessionfocusedoncreatingcontentfortheArabworld,withtheforumrecommendingfivekeytasks:createmorecontent,collaboratetoimprovequality,polishstorytelling,ensurelocalrelevanceandbuildalternativespacesforcontentappreciation.

occaSional paper SerieS

ThesecondvolumeofNU-Q’sOccasionalPaperSerieswastitled“Disruption:DigitalInnovationandtheEntertainmentRevolution.”ThepaperwasadaptedfromMichael Joseloff’spubliclectureatNU-QinSeptember2014.Joseloff,thenvicepresidentofconsumermarketingforA&ENetworks,presentedasnapshotoftheentertainmentindustryinthedigitalage.

Thought leadership connects the intellectual resources of the academy to the business, cultural, governmental and media sectors.

BELOW: Fresh Global Media Players symposium

ABOVE: “Brand Qatar: Impact on the Media” panel discussion

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Strategic partnership

doha film inStitute

NU-QandtheDohaFilmInstitute(DFI)havealong-standingpartnershipwhichcontinuedandexpandedduringthepastacademicyear.CollaborationsincludeNU-Qfaculty,staffandstudentparticipationinindustrypanels,professionalworkshopsandcommunity-focusedmedialiteracyactivities.

Ajyal Film Festival

DFIpartneredwithNU-QfortheAjyalFilmFestivalinDecember2014.ActivitiesattheQatar-basedfestivalincludedthepremiereoffivestudentandalumnifilms,aTVstudioopentocommunitymemberswhowereinvitedtotesttheirnewsroomskillsinfrontofthecameras,acinematicanalysisworkshopandaninterviewwithaward-winninginternationalfilmdirector,Roger Allers.

Expanded partnership

InApril2015,NU-QandDFIannouncedanewinstitutionalpartnershipagreementthatwillbeginwithacollaborativestudyonthemediaindustryintheMiddleEast.Thenewalliancewillfosterresearchprojects,eventcollaboration,workshops,filmscreenings,masterclasses,internshipopportunities,aswellaspanelandconferenceprograms.

al jazeera SpeaKer SerieS

TheAlJazeeraSpeakerSeriesoccurstwicepersemesterandisanopportunityfortheNU-Qcommunitytogainanintimate,insider’sperspectiveonthemediaindustry.Speakersrangefromhigh-levelexecutivesatAlJazeeratoproducerswhoreportthenewsasitbreaks.SessionsusuallyincludeapanelofNU-Qfacultyandthequestionandanswerformatprovidesampletimeforaudienceengagement.

Speakersduringthe2014/15academicyear:

Moeed Ahmad, manager,IncubationandInnovationGroup

Rima Davoudi, interviewproducer

Yaser Bishr,globalexecutivedirector,CorporateDevelopmentandStrategy

Yasir Khan,seniorproducerofdocumentaries

NU-Q’s commitment to the development of the media and communication sectors in Qatar extends beyond the bounds of Education City. Through partnerships with key industry organizations in Doha, NU-Q students, faculty and staff are part of ongoing efforts to expand the country’s media landscape.

RIGHT: NU-Q digital newsroom at the Ajyal Film Festival

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the northweStern media inStitute

TheannualSummerMediaInstituteprovideshighschoolstudentswithtrainingandeducationonavarietyofmediatopics.The2014summerprogramfocusedonjournalism,advertisingandpublicrelationsintheareasofculture,politicsandsports.

Qatar leaderShip conference

NU-Q,GeorgetownUniversitySchoolofForeignServiceinQatarandTHIMUNQatarofferoneofthelargestprofessionaldevelopmentconferencesforeducatorsandstudentsintheMiddleEast.Morethan530students,teachersandmentorsfromtheregionparticipatedintheOctober2014conference.TheprogramfeaturedModelUnitedNations,debatesandeducationalworkshopsthathelpedattendeesbuildlearning,teaching,organizationandserviceskills.

Community relationsNU-Q connects with pre-college students to introduce them to the fields of journalism and communication, and to provide a more in-depth exploration for those who are considering careers in the fields.

weeKend worKShopS

NU-Qhostshighschoolstudentsforintroductoryworkshopsintheareasofjournalismandcommunication.HeldoverthreeconsecutiveSaturdays,thisyear’sworkshopscovereddocumentaryfilmmaking(November2014);investigativereporting(FebruaryandMarch2015);andPR,advertisingandcommunication(MayandJune2015).Attendeesreceiveacertificateuponcompletionofthethreesessions.

thimun film feStival

TheTHIMUNFilmFestivalforhighschoolstudentsisacollaborationbetweenNU-QandTHIMUNQatar.Theeventisdesignedtoencouragestudentstodeveloptheirfilmmakingskillsandraiseawarenessaboutimportantglobalissues.Thefestival,heldinApril2015,includedworkshopsandagalaeveningthatsawhighschoolstudentsfromaroundtheworldcompetingforninefilmmakingawards.

diScover nu-Q

TheAdmissionsDepartmenthostsDiscoverNU-Q,aseriesofeventsthatprovidesprospectivestudentsandtheirparentswithabetterunderstandingofNU-Q,EducationCityandcareeropportunitiesinthefieldsofcommunicationandjournalism.

BELOW: Summer Media Institute, July 2014

ABOVE: THIMUN Film Festival winners, April 2015

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evanSton SpeaKer SerieS

•Stephen Eisenman,professorofarthistoryandpresidentoftheNorthwesternUniversityFacultySenate,presented“Humanismvs.animalism—artandthecryofnature”

•Mary Pattillo,HaroldWashingtonProfessorofSociologyandAfricanAmericanStudiesandfacultyaffiliateofNorthwestern’sInstituteforPolicyResearch,spokeaboutthereasonsAmericansareobsessedwithrace

viSitinG SpeaKerS

•Michael Joseloff,vicepresident,consumermarketing,Lifetime/A&ENetworks,spokeaboutdigitalinnovationandtheentertainmentrevolution

•William Spindle,MiddleEastbureauchief,Wall Street JournalandDowJonesNewswires,discussedcoveringcrisesintheMiddleEast

•Susan Battress,managingpartner,PattonBoggs,presentedinformationandanalysisonQatar’snewcybercrimelaw

•David Weaver,leadingmediaresearcher,co-authorof The American Journalistseries,usedhisresearchfindingstoexploretheconceptofatrulyglobaljournalist

•Caryle Murphy,award-winningjournalist,presentedfindingsfromherbookaboutyouthinSaudiArabia

•Bob Hercules,filmmaker,describedthestateofdocumentariestoday

•Gary Caldwell,seniorconsultant,CorporateSecurityConcepts,discussedhazardvulnerabilityandregionalsecurity

•Lauren Kessler,professorandwritinginitiativecoordinator,SchoolofJournalismandCommunication,UniversityofOregon,spokeaboutwritingnon-fiction

The second curriculum

The second curriculum is an array of outside speakers in the fields of journalism and communication, as well as other areas of study, industry and institutional professionals. This slate of presentations enriches the core curriculum and introduces students to new ideas and throught-provoking discussion.

ABOVE: Michael Joseloff, vice president, consumer marketing, Lifetime/A&E Networks

ABOVE: Bob Hercules, filmmaker

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Student affairs

Student Affairs provides services that complement students’ educational experience, engaging the diverse NU-Q community, supporting students’ growth and development and preparing them for

their future roles in the global media environment.

During the 2014/15 academic year, Student Affairs adapted and expanded to meet the needs of the NU-Q community under the broad categories of new students, student life, counseling and wellness, career services, student travel and communication.

Shaping the whole student

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First year experience and special programs

new Student proGramS

NewStudentPrograms(NSP)providesactivitiesandresourcestonewstudents,includingfirstyears,transferstudentsandNU-EstudentsstudyinginQatar.The2014NSPTeam,consistingof14studentsandonestaffmember,successfullyorientedatotalof70newstudents.

Forfall2014,NSPofferedthefirstSummerTransitionSeries,includingGoogleHangoutLivesessionswithnewstudents,videosaboutNU-Qandcommunitybuildingactivities,aswellasadedicatedinternationalstudentorientation.

Student ambaSSadorS

TheStudentAmbassadorProgramprovidesacorpsofNU-Qstudentstohelpexecutespecialfunctionsandrepresenttheuniversityateventsonandoffcampus.Thirty-sixstudentsserveasambassadors,madeupofsophomores,juniorsandseniors.OperatingunderthedirectionofStudentLife,membersareselectedthroughacompetitiveapplicationprocess.

SemeSter in Qatar

NU-QhostedtheinauguralSemesterinQatar,whereinfivestudentsfromtheEvanstoncampusjoinedNU-Qforthefallsemester.StudentAffairswaspartofateamthatprovidedaholisticofferingofprograms,engagementandsupport.

ABOVE: Students enjoying Go Wild Week

RIGHT: Evanston exchange students in Education City

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Student life and activitiesClubs and organizations are an important part of student life, providing the opportunity to develop leadership skills, supplement the curriculum, expand personal interests and engage with the NU-Q community.

ABOVE: New student orientation

BELOW: NU-Q Women’s Basketball BELOW: Clubs foster a supportive and tight-knit community

clubS and orGanizationS

•Women’sBasketball

•Men’sBasketball

•Women’sFootball

•Men’sFootball

•BestBuddies—outreachtothosewithintellectualdisabilities

•Bibliophiles—literatureandcreativewriting

•CultureClub—moviesandartthatexploredifferentcultures

•The Daily Q—dailyonlinenewsforNU-Q

•FilmSociety—filmscreeningsanddiscussion

•InternationalStudentAssociation—eventsandactivitieswithaglobalperspective

•PurpleProject—outreachtotheQatarcommunity

•SocietyofProfessionalJournalists—ethicalpracticeandstandardsofjournalism

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emploYer relationS

CareerServicesnetworksandfostersrelationshipswithprofessionalsforprojects,events,activitiesandstudentplacement.Twenty-sixnewcompanieswereaddedtothedirectoryduringtheacademicyear,andsitevisitsandmeetingswereheldwithexistingemployerstogaugehowthestudentsperformedandhowtheycouldbebetterprepared.

career Search

CareerServicesfacilitatestheemploymentprocess—includinginternships,externships,jobshadowingandpermanentemployment—byhelpingstudentsdevelopskillslikeresumewriting,jobsearchandinterviewing.Aswell,CareerServicesprovidesextensiveresourcessuchasonlineforumsthatpostavailablejobs.

worKShopS

CareerServicesprovidesinformationandtrainingtostudentstopreparethemfortheworkworld.

•Myers-BriggsTypeIndicatorworkshop

•Networking

•Publicspeakingandpresentation

•Businessandtableetiquette

•Womeninnon-traditionaljobs

•Graduateandprofessionalschoolpanel

•Preparingforthecareerfair

•DressforSuccessfashionshow

•Howtosearchforajoborinternship

•Speedinterviewinteractivesession

•Mediaopportunitiesinnon-mediaorganizations

•Transitioningfromcollegetotheworkforce

•NegotiatingajobofferintheMiddleEast

career fair

NU-QhadastrongshowingintheEducationCityCareerFair,withmediaorganizationsamongthebestrepresented.Ninety-twoQatar-basedcompaniestookpartintheevent,ofwhich23werefrommedia,publicrelationsandmarketingfields.Firmswereavailabletomeetwithstudents,offerguidanceaboutcareersinmediaandofferinternshipsandemploymentopportunities.ApproximatelyninetyfiveNU-Qstudentsattendedthecareerfair.

Career ServicesCounseling and Wellness

counSelinG and wellneSS initiativeS

•Pre-departuretravelsessions

•DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

•QPRtrainingforsuicideprevention

•WellnessWednesday

•Walktober

•NationalYogaMonth

•Breakfast-on-the-Goduringtheweekoffallfinals

•RelaxationStationduringtheweekofspringfinals

individual ServiceS

Counselingsessionsareprovidedtostudentswhoneedpersonaloracademicguidance.Duringthe2014/15schoolyear,thecounselorheldaboutsevensessionsperweek.Studentsseekcounselingforavarietyofissuesthatincludegeneralanxieties,relationshipconcerns,moodissues,personaldevelopmentandacademicconcerns.

CounselingandWellnessalsoprovidesservicestostudentswithdisabilities,includingconsultations,designingaccommodationsandwritinglettersforaccommodations.

Counseling and Wellness is a resource to help foster a healthy, caring community, as well as support and advise students on an individual basis

Career Services provides multiple resources to help students plan their careers, conduct successful job searches and perform professionally in the workplace.

BELOW: NU-Q offers a wide range of academic and personal support

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Communication and social media

newSletterS

TotallyThursday—releasedweeklywithanaverage80%openrate.ThisnewsletterwasrevampedinSeptembertoimproveefficiencyandincreasereadership.

CareerServices—bi-weeklyemailwithanaverage78%openrate.

Student Affairs has an active communication program to keep students and alumni informed. During the academic year, several upgrades and changes were made to streamline the system and make efficient use of social media platforms where students are active. As well, Student Affairs increased collaboration with other departments to promote programs and keep students informed.

Social media

Beforetheschoolyearbegan,StudentAffairslaunchedaprivateInstagramaccount,@NUQWildcats,inresponsetotheannualcommunicationsurveyandindustrytrends.Alsoinresponsetothesurvey,asmallteamofstudentsengagedin“takeovers”oftheaccount,duringwhichtheychronicledtheirlivesasstudents.ThesemonthlyeventsraisedthenumberofInstagramfollowersandimprovedengagement.

TheInstagramaccountjoinsthechannelsofFacebookandTwitterthatpromoteeventsandfacilitatecommunicationamongthestudents.

ABOVE: Student Affairs relies on social media to communicate with the NU-Q community

RIGHT: Students receive internship listings through the career services newsletter

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Service learninG trip

Thisyear,ServiceLearningTripstudentsfocusedontheglobalwatercrisis.Thosewhowereselectedforthetriplearnedaboutthechallengesofaccesstocleanwater,choosingtogotoZambiaforafirsthandlook.ThestudentsraisedmoneyforCharity:waterpriortothetrip,andwhileinZambiasawtheissuesthatfacethecountry.Thestudentsalsoparticipatedinserviceworkatalocalschoolanddocumentedtheexperienceforapresentationtothestudentbody.

Global media experience

TheannualGlobalMediaExperiencetookplaceinJune2015.AgroupoftwelvestudentswasselectedtotraveltoDubaiandNewYorktovisitmajortraditionalandnewmediaorganizations,meetprominentfiguresandattendeventstolearnmoreaboutthefieldsofmediaandcommunication.

StudentsmetwithNBCUniversal,ABCEyewitnessNews,FleishmanHillardPR,VICEMedia,MadeInNYMediaCenter,Women’sENewsandTimeLife.

International experienceStudent travel, in its many forms, helps NU-Q students develop a global awareness. This academic year, Student Affairs assisted with both curricular and extracurricular travel.

ABOVE: NU-Q students teach Zambian schoolchildren

BELOW: Service learning trip, 2014

LEFT: Service learning trip to Zambia

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operations and facilitiespreparing for the road ahead

The departments that support the NU-Q academic mission accomplished much in 2014/15 to help the University mature, grow its student body and prepare to move into the new building. Looking

forward, these areas are creating strategies to continue NU-Q’s trajectory.

NU-Q’s departments are operated by a group of dedicated people who contribute mightily to the overall mission of the school. The staff provides a coordinated effort to serve the students and allow this academic enterprise to flourish.

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Community outreach Recruitmentmajor accompliShmentS

•Tosupportcommunityoutreach,aswellasrecruitmentandretention,NU-Qcontractedforahighschoolresearchprojecttoserveandextendtheexistingschoolandstudentinteraction

•NU-QworkedwithWolffOlinstocreatethegalleryname,identity,mission,ethosandinitialcreativeworktoensurecommunitypenetrationandaudienceengagement

•Manydepartmentsworkedtogetherfortheinaugural“NU-QinEvanston,”aweeklongmulti-programseriescoveringundergraduatework,researchandmediagallerydevelopmentsontheQatarcampus

•NU-QpublishedMedia Use in the Middle East, 2015,thethirdannualstudyonmediause,culturalandpoliticalattitudesinArabcountries.Thesurvey’swebsite,MidEastMedia.org,wontheInteractiveMediaAwardfor“BestinClass”inthearts/culturecategory,receivingaperfectscorein“content”and“featurefunctionality”

looKinG forward

•AttheendofFY15,NU-Qreviewedandpurchasedacontactrelationshipmanagementsystem,SUGAR.ThissoftwarewillbeimplementedinFY16andallowbetterandmoretimelycommunicationwithNU-Qprofessionalcontacts

•ThefourthiterationoftheannualstudyMedia Use in the Middle Eastwillbeconducted,allowingforcomparisonwiththeEntertainment Media Use in the Middle East,2014

•AnewcollaborativeinstitutionalresearchprojectwillbeconductedinconjunctionwithDohaFilmInstituteonthemediaindustryintheMiddleEast

major accompliShmentS

•NU-QisastrongsupporterofthedualenrollmentprogramwithAcademicBridge,with13studentscompletingthefoundationrequirementstoenrollinNU-Qfor2015/16

•NU-Q’seffortswithTHIMUNQatarintheannualQatarLeadershipConference,aswellasthereintroducedhighschoolWeekendWorkshopspre-collegeprogram,provedtobesuccessful,andtrackingparticipatingstudentswholaterenrollinNU-Qwillcontributetometricstobettertargetstudents

looKinG forward

•NU-QwilldevelopanalumniengagementplantoassistwithrecruitmentofQataris

•Toincreaselocalparticipationatthefilmfestivalandweekendworkshops,plansaretoincreaserelationshipswithboththepublic(independent)highschoolsandkeyinternationalschools

BELOW: Summer Media Institute for high school students ABOVE: Preview NU-Q event

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major accompliShmentS

•Withtechnologicalchangesoccurringdaily,NU-Qworkedtowardredesigningkeysystemsinthemediapackagetohelpimproveefficiencyandsaveontheoperationalbudget

•Travelpoliciesandproceduresforbothacademicandstudentaffairswerereviewed,refinedanddocumentedtocreateajointtimelinefortripapproval,advertisement,applicationsandstudentselection

•NU-QworkedwithQatarAirwaystosecurearateagreementprovidingdiscountedfaresonbusinessclassticketsoriginatingintheUS

•Tofamiliarizenewfacultyinamoretimelyfashion,NU-QprovidedanoverviewandorientationinEvanstonofpayroll,healthandshippingbenefits,withplanstocontinuethiseventinsubsequentyears

•Withthesafetyandsecurityofthecommunityinmind,NU-Qhasdevelopedandisrefiningacrisismanagementframework,evacuationplan,emergencycommunicationplanandemergencyoperationscenter,includingautomatingtheimportingofourcommunityandvisitoremergencycontactinformationintoNUEvanston’semergencycommunicationplatform

•SLATEwasimplementedtofacilitatereadingandprocessingonlineadmissionsapplications

•PhaseIoftheARCHIBUSsoftwarewasimplementedtoassistwithinfrastructureandfacilitiesmanagement

•CANVAS,acustomizableanduser-friendlylearningmanagementsystemforbothfacultyandstudents,wasimplementedincollaborationwithhomecampus

•IMAGENOW,softwaretoprocessandstoreelectronicrecords,wasimplementedtoallownewstudentdocumentsreceivedthroughtheadmissionsprocesstobeimportedintostudentrecords

looKinG forward

•NewprocessesrelativetostudenttuitionandfeesinvoicingandstudentfinancialaidprocessingusingNU-QfundswereassumedfromQatarFoundationandwillbedesignedanddocumented

•TACIT,thecustomizedemergencyresponsetooltotrackthetravelofthoseintheNU-Qcommunity,willbeenhancedandrefined

•Tocontinueimprovingthesafetyofthecommunity,aswellasbusinesscontinuity,NU-Qwillreviewandfurtherdevelopthecrisismanagementframeworkandcommunicationplan,aswellasworkwiththevariousunitstofurtherdevelopthebusinesscontinuityplan

•Withthemoveintothenewbuildingdrawingnear,facilitieslayoutswillbereexaminedandchangedwhereappropriateandpossibletoensureacademicneedsaremet

•Withthemoveintothenewbuilding,NU-Qwilldeploythenewtelecommunicationsnetwork,classroomandconferenceroomaudiovisualandserversystemsinfrastructure

•Afteralmostayearofplanning,NU-QwillimplementAlma,alibrarymanagementsolutionthatincorporatesthemanagementofallelectronic,digitalandprintresources,incollaborationwiththehomecampus

•NU-QwillfurtherutilizeNU’sStudentEnterpriseSystem(SES)togeneratetheacademictranscriptsusedbyadvisorstocounselstudents,andbystudentstobetterplanfortheirultimategraduation

Continuous improvement, efficiencies and planning

LEFT: NU-Q Library

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appendices

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Appendix 1:Leadership, faculty and staff 2014/15

joint adviSorY board

Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al-Thani

Daniel LinzerProvost,NorthwesternUniversity

His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed Al-Thani MinisterofEconomyandCommerceStateofQatar

Thomas Cline VicePresidentandGeneralCounselNorthwesternUniversity

Rami G. Khouri Director,IssamFaresInstituteforPublicPolicyandInternationalAffairsAmericanUniversityofBeirut

Abdul Rahman Azzam CommunicationsAdvisortoHerHighnessSheikhaMozahBintNasser

Lee Huebner AirlieProfessorofMediaandPublicAffairsGeorgeWashingtonUniversity

William Osborn Chair,NorthwesternUniversityBoardofTrustees

Ahmad Hasnah President,HamadBinKhalifaUniversity(ex-officiomember)

Everette E. Dennis DeanandCEO,NorthwesternUniversityinQatar(ex-officiomember)

dean’S council

Everette E. Dennis DeanandChiefExecutiveOfficer

Kathryn Bright SymankChiefOperationsOfficer

Jeremy Cohen AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs

Klaus Schoenbach AssociateDeanforResearch

Mary Dedinsky Director,JournalismProgramAssociateProfessorinResidence

Scott Curtis Director,CommunicationProgramAssociateProfessorinResidence

Sandra Richards Director,LiberalArtsProgramProfessorinResidence

adminiStration

David Albanese DirectorofHumanResources

Safna Ansaruddin DirectorofStudentRecords

Greg Bergida DirectorofStudentAffairs

Leon Braswell DirectorofAdmissions

Geoffrey Cannaby DirectorofProductionandDigitalMediaServices

Ray Corcoran DirectorofFacilities

Pamela Erskine-Loftus Director,GalleryforMedia,CommunicationsandJournalism

Stephen Franklin ExecutiveDirectorofPlanning,DevelopmentandConstruction

Michael McDonough DirectorofHealth,Safety,SecurityandEnvironment

Paul Reilly DirectorofMediaStrategy,MarketingandCommunication

Barry Sexton ChiefFinanceOfficer

Robert Vance DirectorofInformationTechnology

Robb Wood DirectorofStrategicPartnerships

facultY

Communication Program

John D.H. Downing ProfessorinResidence

Susan Dun AssistantProfessorinResidence

Dana El Ahdab AdjunctLecturer

Elizabeth Hoffman AdjunctLecturer

Joe F. Khalil AssociateProfessorinResidence

Susan H. Pak AssistantProfessorinResidence

Kirsten Pike AssistantProfessorinResidence

Anne Sobel LecturerinResidence

Allwyn Tellis LecturerinResidence

Ann Woodworth AssociateProfessorinResidence

Journalism Program

Ibrahim N. Abusharif AssociateProfessorinResidence

Ilhem Allagui AssociateProfessorinResidence

Miriam Berg Lecturer

Janet Key AssistantProfessorinResidence

Justin Martin AssistantProfessorinResidence

Andrew Mills AssistantProfessorinResidence

Christina M. Paschyn LecturerinResidence

Amy Kristin Sanders AssociateProfessorinResidence

Liberal Arts Program

Khaled Al Hroub ProfessorinResidence

Giovanni Bandi AdjunctLecturer

Sean Burns LecturerinResidence

Sami Hermez AssistantProfessorinResidence

Tanya Kane AdjunctLecturer

Maria Lombard AssistantProfessorinResidence

Jocelyn Sage Mitchell AssistantProfessorinResidence

Mounir Ounanaimi AdjunctLecturer

Mohana Rajakumar AdjunctLecturer

Christopher Sparshott AssistantProfessorinResidence

Tracy L. Vaughn AssociateProfessorinResidence

Zachary Wright AssociateProfessorinResidence

Library

Beth Clausen DirectoroftheLibrary

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Staff

Chris Adamescu ProductionandBroadcastTechnicalSupportSpecialist

Maha Al Ghanim AdministrativeAssistant,BusinessandFinance

Chito AlmacenProductionEquipmentSpecialist

Bianca Apps AdministrativeAssistant,LiberalArtsProgram

Ismael (Mel) Aquino LibraryAssociate

Resil Barcelo HumanResourcesCoordinator

Lea Bowman BusinessandRiskAnalyst

Leona Bowman GalleryRegistrar

Frank Box InfrastructureProjectManager

Judith Britten AdministrativeAssistant,AcademicAffairs

Donovan Burba PublicationsManager

Jocelyn Casambros LibrarySupport

Wielder Catapat ProductionandBroadcastTechnicalSupportSpecialist

Patricia Collins Counselor/CoordinatorofHealthandWellness

Mano (Jebaranjani) De Rosairo AdmissionsSupport

Nadiyah El-Amin AcademicAdvisor

Wafaa Elamin AssociateDirectorofAdmissions

Lawrence Ferrer PurchasingSupervisor

Angela Ford Writer/Editor

Will Froning NetworkEngineerandComputingSecurity

Heba Gomaa AcademicRecordsAssistant

R. Daniel Hague SeniorAudiovisualTechnologist

Amira Hariri AssistantDirectorofAdmissions

Tiffany Ho StudentAffairsCommunicationManager

Christopher Hurless SystemsEngineer/Administrator

Shakir Hussain UserSupportSpecialist

Katie Hyon StudentAffairsSpecialist

Iman Khamis TechnicalServicesLibrarian

Joseph Kurtin ManagerofInfrastructureOperations

Elizabeth Lance ResearchAdministrator

Jesusa (Josie) Llagas LibrarySupport

Nadeem Lughmani SeniorNetworkEngineer

Abir Maarouf PurchasingCoordinator

Jesse Manley AdminstrativeAssistant,InformationTechnology

Arnold Marcelo NU-QOfficeAssistant/Driver

Christy Marianta ExecutiveAssistanttotheCOO

Saeed Mohamed GovernmentRelationsManager

Marie Newkirk CareerServicesManager

Victoria Ng’eno AdministrativeAssistant,Library

Durriya Niaz ManagerofAccountingandFinancialReporting

Ryza Odencio-Tenorio LibrarySupport

Jan-Marie Petersen WebContentManager

Connie Ramadan HumanResourcesAdministrationManager

Bradford Rawson MarketingManager

Sian Sadler ExecutiveAssistanttotheDean

Kristal Sawatzke InternationalExperienceCoordinator

Bianca Simon AdministrativeAssistant,CommunicationProgram

Rommel Solicar FacilitiesCoordinator

Aaleeya Spence StudentAffairsCoordinator

Quinton Sprull ManagerofBudgetandStudentFinance

Michelle Telafici AcademicAdvisor

Kim Theodore HumanResourcesManager

Lakisha Tillman StudentandResidentialLifeManager

Patrick Tingson ProductionCoordinator

Emily Wilson ManagerCommunityRelations

Paul Wood SeniorUserSupportSpecialist

Ihsan Yahya ChiefBroadcastEngineer

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Appendix 2: Task forces and committees

taSK force on admiSSionS

Chair:Jeremy Cohen

Kathy Symank

Leon Braswell

Greg Bergida

Abe Abusharif

Ann Woodworth

Paul Reilly

Zachary Wright

Student Member:Nissryne Dib

TheTaskForceonAdmissionscomesatafortuitoustimeafterayearwithanablenewdirectorinplaceandvariouschangesintheadmissionsprocessandperhapsothersgoingforward.ContinuingtostrengthentheadmissionsprocessanddepartmentwillhelpusaddresstheoverallgoalofrecruitingthestrongestpossiblestudentswithattentiontoourspecialobligationtotheStateofQatar.

Thechangesintheadmissionsprocessoverthelastyearhaveincludedmajoralterationsintheroleofthefacultyintheselectionoftheclass,theendofthecontrolledwritingexamandpersonalinterviewsaswellasatransitionthisyearfromtheexistingapplicationsystemtotheCommonApp.Wehavejustcomeoffasuccessfuladmissionsseason,thoughweknowlessaboutthewritingcapacityofstudentsthanwehaveinthepast.PlusesareagreaternumberandpercentageofQataristudentsandhightestscoresallround.Somerecentandotherlongstandingproblemsinclude:

•adeclineinoverallapplications,apparentlyconsistentwithothersinEducationCity

•adeclineinthenumberofexpatapplicantsfromQatar,whichhasbeenthestrongestcohortinthepast

•acontinuedgapbetweenfemaleandmaleapplicants

•anhistoricimbalancebetweencommunicationandjournalismapplicants

•anexceptionallyhighrateofQatariadmissiondenials/declinations

Whatisclearlyneededisareviewofprocessesandproceduresusedinadmissionswithrecommendationforanychangestoimprovethesystemorbetterunderstandit.

Forthisreason,IamappointingaTask Force on Admissionstoprovideguidanceandsupportfortheadmissionsprocess.Thetaskforcewillmeetregularlyinthefallof2014withareportduebyNovember3,2014,sothatanysuggestedchangescanbeimplementedinthisacademicyear.Asnotedabove,thereportshouldinformastrategicplannowbeingdevelopedbyadmissions.

Importantly,therecommendationsshoulddevelopanapproachthatfullyengagesfacultyintheselectionofthoseadmitted.

Thecommitteeneedstolookattheentireadmissionsprocess,includingchangessuchastheCommonApp.WithregardtotheCommonApp,validatedessayquestionsorprotocols,specificallycalibratedforNU-Q(withconsultationwiththehomecampusschools,notablyMedillandCommunication)andanyintelligencethatcanbegleanedfromcompetitorschoolsinQatarandtheregion,needstobedevelopedintimeforusethisyear.

Ouradmissionsprocessmustreflecttheschool’scommitmentto:

•aunifiedprogramwhereinthetwomajorsandsupportingliberalartscourseworkarebetterpromotedratherthanthepresentbifurcatedapproach.Thisunificationmustbeginwithadmissionsandbedirectedtostudents,theirparentsandotherstakeholders

•beonthecuttingedgeofunderstandingoftheentiremediaecosystemreflectedincommunicationandjournalism

•ourschoolwidemarketingandcommunicationsplan

•homecampusvaluesandattributes

•EducationCityaccessandinvolvement

Theadmissionsdepartmenthasalreadybegunmuchofthisprocessandneedsourhelptoachievegreaterrecognitionandinvolvementintheschool,where,ineffect,everyonecanbehelpfulintheprocessofidentifying,recruitingandretainingstudents.Thisneedstobe

accompaniedwithgooddataandmetrics,nowbeingdevelopedbyLeonBraswell,soalloftheabovecanbecarefullyconsideredonanannualbasis.Wheneverpossible,weneedtomakeboldsteps—andthathasbeenhappening,butwithclearconsiderationofconsequencesandrisks.

OfficeoftheDeanAugust21,2014

taSK force on media and SocietY

Chair:Klaus Schoenbach

Kirsten Pike

Amy Sanders

Abe Abusharif

Joe Khalil

Justin Martin

Student member: Nissryne Dib

InlinewithrecommendationsmadeatourCurriculumConferencelastacademicyear,IamappointingaTask Force on Media and Society.JeremyCohenandIwillbeex-officiomembersattendingwhenappropriateanduseful.Wewillmeetwiththetaskforceatitsfirstmeeting.

ThegoalofthetaskforceistodesignacourseinthemediaandsocietyareatobetakenbyallNU-Qstudentsaspartoftheirfreshmanexperience.Thecoursewillbeintendedtohelpunifytheschoolandassureacommonbaseofknowledgethatreflectsthecurricularneedsofbothofourdegreeprograms.Totheextentthatatrulyinnovativeandcreativecoursecanbedeveloped,allthebetter,thoughtherearemanymodelsextantinschoolsofjournalism,communicationandmediaintheUnitedStatesandregion.Theroleofthecommitteeisto:

•conceptualizeacoursethatrecognizesasinglemedia/communicationecosystemwhereintheoreticallearningisconnectedwiththepracticalitiesofthemediaindustriesandcommunicationfieldattendingtothemajorfunctionsinnews,information,entertainment,opinion,advertisingandmarketing

•distinguishidentitiesofourtwoprogramsandhowtheyseethefielddifferently

•assurethatthecourseconsidersglobal,MiddleEastandQatariconcerns

•proposebothlearninggoalsandoutcomes

•suggestasetoftopicsandmaterialsforuseinthecourse

•considerpossibleassignments

Theideaistocomeupwithamodeldraftcoursewherethespecificmaterialsusedandpedagogicalapproachislefttotheprofessor,whilethereisagreementabouttheoutcomessothatmorethanonepersoncanteachthecourse,assuringtheschoolprovidesconsistencyoflearning.

OfficeoftheDeanAugust27,2014

outreach Group

Chair:Kathy Symank

Paul Reilly

Robb Wood

Emily Wilson

Marie Newkirk

Pamela Erskine-Loftus

Onceagain,wearecontinuingtheNU-Q Outreach Group thisyear,acommitteethatischargedwithcoordinationofourvariousoutreacheffortswithaneyetowardcommunicationandcoordination.I’veaskedKathrynSymanktochairthisgroupagain.

Thecommitteewillmeetwhenameetingiswarranted.AsourexternalrelationsintheQatarcommunityandbeyondhaveexpanded,monitoringandstrengtheningtheseconnectionsisofgreatvalue.

OfficeoftheDeanAugust27,2014

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taSK force on StrateGic communication

Chair:Mary Dedinsky

Ilhem Allagui

Paul Reilly

Robb Wood

Maria Lombard

Susan Dun

Andrew Mills

Student member:Gena El Aker

Iamappointinga Task Force on Strategic Communicationthatwillplayanimportantroleindefiningourcommitmenttopublicrelations,strategiccommunicationandintegratedmarketingcommunication(IMC).ThisisagoodtimetoreconsiderwhatwearedoinginthepublicrelationsareaandreshapeinconcertwiththemandateoftheMedillSchoolwhilestillhavingthecapacitytoformourownprogram.

SinceNU-Q’sbeginningwehavehadseveralcoursesinpublicrelationsbasedinjournalismandcommunicationthatgreatlyinformthisareaofstudy.Wehave,asyoumayknow,acertificateinpublicrelations(notformallyacknowledgedinEvanston)andanincreasingcohortofstudentsinterestedinthearea.OuralumniareininfluentialspotsdoingPRandcommunicationworkinindustryandgovernmentandwehavebeenstronglyencouragedtoenhanceandstrengthenourofferings.AddtothatNU-Q’scommitmentinStrategic Outlook, 2015toconsiderhowwemightconnectwithQatar’sgrandstrategyforcommunication.

Tothatend,theTaskForceonStrategicCommunicationwill:

•reviewourpresentofferingsinpublicrelationsandrelatedareas

•reconceptualizePR/IMC/SC,offeringanameandframeworkthatworksbestforNU-Q

•designasuiteofcoursesforusehere

•developasetofsyllabi/courseguideswithgoalsandanticipatedoutcomesforstudentlearningandcompetence

•determinewhetherthecertificateprogramshouldbecontinuedandwhatitshouldinvolve

•consideraformalinternshipprogramoronecalibratedwithjournalismresidenciesorotherexperientialconsiderationsforbothjournalismandcommunicationstudents

•indicatehowtheresearchoffacultyandstudentsmightinterface

Indoingthis,itismyhopetoconsidertrendsinthefield,whatotherschoolsintheregionandintheUnitedStatesaredoinginthisfieldsothatwemightdevelopthestrongestpossibleprogram.WeshouldalsoconsidertheneedsofQatarandtheregionintheeventthatanexpandedprogramisrecommended.

Inadditiontothemembersofthetaskforce,IsuggestoccasionallyinvitingcommunityPRprofessionalsorotherinformedpeopletosessions.JeremyCohenandIwillmeetwiththetaskforceatitsfirstsession.AreportwithrecommendationsshouldbepreparedbyDecember1,2014,sothatwecanimplementanychangesintimeforfall2015.

OfficeoftheDeanAugust27,2014

taSK force on Student travel coordinatinG

Chair:Barry Sexton

Kathy Symank

Sue Pak

Andrew Mills

Katie Hyon

Laura Hokenstad

Kristal Sawatzke

Lea Bowman

Quinton Sprull

Revised Student Travel Policy

Inwhatisincreasinglyaglobalsociety,studentsatNorthwesternUniversityinQatarhaveaccesstoastudenttravelprogramwhichaimstoreinforceeducationalexperiencesintheirmajorandcollateralcourseworkontheEducationCitycampus.WiththeNU-QprograminDohaasatemplate,thegoalistoencouragepurposefultravelforexposurebeyondQatarintotheregionandtoglobaldestinations,includingthoseintheUnitedStateswhereNorthwesternUniversity’shomecampusislocated.

ThepurposeoftheStudentTravelPolicyistoprovideanorganizedtravelforexperientiallearningthatengagesstudentswiththeworldoutsideNU-Q,includingdifferentsocieties,geographiclocationswithdistinctivelearningenvironmentsandotherdiversecircumstancesworthyofthetimeandfundingsucheffortsrequire.Italsoservestofocusonlearning,the

advancementofknowledgeandprofessionalexperiencesaimedatprovidingstudentswithadistinctiveandusefulexperiencenotavailableintheclassroomorlocalenvirons.

Travel Platforms

Severaldifferenttypesofstudenttravelareofferedtostudentstoenhancetheireducation,including:

Experiential learning:Thisisagrouptripwithathemeorstatedpurposeusuallyinvolvingexposureto(a)acountry,(b)regionoftheworld,(c)event,(d)thematicdevelopment,(e)culturalassetorconditionor(f)otherstobedetermined.Studentsdonotearnacademiccredit.ThisincludestheGlobalMediaExperienceandEvanstonambassadortrips.

Service learning:Thisisagrouptripfocusedonexposuretodiversecultures,typicallyinadevelopingnationorregionwherestudentsengageinapurposefulactivitywhichinvolveshands-onexperienceinadevelopmentproject.Noacademiccreditisgiven.

Journalism residencies:Typically,thisaninternshiplastingtenweeksinaprofessionalmediaorothercommunicationorganization,withacademicsupervision,sitevisitsandrigorousassessmenttodetermineworkperformanceandvalueofexperience.Academiccreditisavailable,andthisisarequirementofthejournalismprogram.

Communication exchange:ThisconnectsNU-Qstudentswiththeirpeersonthehomecampusaswellasprovidingopportunitiestotakecoursesandengageinstudentlifeforasemesterinthejunioryear.CommunicationstudentsusethisopportunitytotakecoursesinEvanstonandgetexposuretofacultynotavailableinDoha,especiallytheliberalartsandsciencesandnon-majorfields.

Course-related travel:Somecoursesmayhaveamodulethatinvolvesinternationalorregionaltravelwhichisbuiltintothecourseandadvertisedinadvance.Thisistypicallyforcarryingoutaprofessionaljournalisticormediaassignment,conductingresearchorbeingexposedtoanimportantthematicortime-sensitivesituation.

Independent Student Travel:Therearelimitedfundsavailableonacompetitivebasisforstudentswhowishtoproposeinnovativeorotherwiseworthytravelfordefinedprojects.Thesetripscanbefundedinfullorinpart,dependingoncircumstancesandavailablefunds.Thesecanincludeinternships,independentreportingtrips,attendanceatconferences,andmore.

Nonaffiliated Study Abroad:Studentsmaychoosetostudyabroadatanotherinstitution.Plansaretosetupaformalaffiliatedprogram,butstudentscurrentlytakeleavefromNUandreceivetransfercredituponreturnfromanotherinstitution.

Travel Criteria and Authorization

Thetravelprogramisaprivilegenotanentitlementforstudents,thoughsomeisroutinelyofferedaspartofthescheduledacademicprogram(journalismresidencies,communicationexchange,courseswithtravel),muchofthetravelissubjecttoavailablefundsandselectiveapprovals.Preferenceisgiventotravelthat:

•hasacleareducationalorexperientialpurposewithlikelyreceivedvalueforstudents

•clearlygoes“beyondtheclassroom”

•involvesstudentsacrossbothmajors

•involvesfacultyfrombothmajorsandtheliberalarts

•involvesadeliverable—journalisticreport,videoproject,academicpaperorotheroutcome

•involvesstudentswhohavehadlimitedornotraveloverthosewithmultipletravelexperiences

Student Requirements:Studentstravelingmustfollowthestudentcodeofconductontripsandfollowtheinstructionsofthefacultyorstaffmemberleadingthetravel.Studentsareexpectedtotraveltoandfromthelocationwiththegroupongrouptravel.Exceptionstothismustberequestedoveronemonthinadvanceandwillnotbeallowedonmanytrips.Whenexceptionsaremade,awaivermustbesignedbythestudentandanyadditionalexpenseistheresponsibilityofthestudent.

SomestudenttripshavecomponentsthatarefundedbyNU-Q.WhenNU-Qdecidestofundatrip,typicallytheairfare,accommodation,andgrouptransportationandmealswillbecovered.Visafees,individualmealsandtransportation,andincidentalexpensesarenotcovered.Studentsmustalsocontribute500QARtowardsthetrip.Studentsonfinancialaidmayrequesttohavethefeewaived,aswellasasmallstipendfortheanticipatedincidentalexpenses.

School-wide planning:Experientialandservicelearningproposalsfortheacademicyeararedueinearlyfallsothatselectionsfromamongalternativescanbemade.ThesearerecommendedbytheDean’sCouncil.Journalismresidenciesandcommunicationexchangeareplannedinadvanceandscheduledinthefall

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semesterforspringsemestertravel.Thesearerecommendedbytheacademicdirectorsandassociatedeansandapprovedbythedean.Course-relatedtravelisproposedbythefacultyandrecommendedbytheacademicdirectorsandassociatedeans,subjecttoapprovalbythedean.

Procedures:Inordertofullyencourageandexpeditestudenttravel,appropriateplanningandauthorizationisessentialwithdeadlinesobservedandalltraveliscontingenton:

•timelytravelplanning

•availabilityoffunds

•assuranceofstudentsafety(NU-Qdoesnotapprovetravelthatdoesnotpassacceptedsafetyprotocols)

•visasandothernecessarytravelpermissions

Special circumstances:Whilemosttravelrequiresconsiderableadvancedplanning,NU-Qisalsocognizantoftheneedtobenimbleinalimitednumberofunanticipatedtrips,involvingchangingcircumstances,newsdevelopmentsorothers.Thesecanbeauthorizedbyapplicationtotheacademicprogramdirectorsandassociatedeansinconsultationwiththedean.Thesetripsarecontingentonreasonabletimeforinternalfinancial,travelandothersupport.SafetyissuesandvisaapprovalsarebeyondthecontrolofNU-Qpersonnel,soanysuchtravelshouldalwaysconsiderthepossibilityofoutsideblockages.Studentsandfacultyshouldalsobeadvisedtomitigatepossibledisappointment.NU-Qwilldiligentlytrytoaccommodatealimitednumberofsuchtrips—withspecificfundssetasideforthem.Thisdoesnotapplytotravelthatisnottime-sensitive.

Independent student travel:NU-Qhasdesignatedacommitteeofrepresentativesfromtheacademicprograms,StudentAffairs,andbusinessandfinancetoreviewstudentsubmissionsrequestingsupportforinternshipsorotherindependentprojects.Studentscansubmittheirdetailedproposalstothecommitteebyapublishedduedateeachsemester.Thecommitteewillreviewalloftheproposalssubmittedandevaluatethemindividuallybasedonthemerits.

Thefollowingcriteriawillbelookedatduringthecommitteereview:

• doestheprojectcontributeinauniquewaytothestudent’sacademicorcocurriculargrowth

• istheopportunityalreadyavailableatNU-Q

• arefundsfortheprojectavailablefromotherNU-Qorexternalsources

• doestheopportunityinvolveaprofessionalorco-curricularexperiencewitharecognizeduniversityorotherinstitution

• willparticipationreflectpositivelyonNU-Q

• ifthestudenthashadasimilarexperiencealready,willthenewexperiencecomplementorincreasethevalueoftheoriginalexperience

• isthereafacultymemberworkingwiththestudentorwhorecommendsthisasavaluableexperienceforthestudent

Studentsmustrememberthatprojectsinvolvingtravelmustbeapprovedthreetofourmonthsaheadofthedateoftravelandwillfollowthestudenttravelprotocolandprocedures.StudentsmustbeingoodacademicstandingwiththeUniversity.

Thecommitteewillcommunicatetothestudentswithsubmissionstheapproval,disapproval,orrequestforadditionaldetailsorsuggestionsalongwithfeedbackastowhythedecisionwasmadewithintwoweeksoftheduedate.Approvedprojectswillbecommunicatedtorelevantfacultyandstaffwhowillbeneededtofacilitatetheproject.Afinalreportmayberequireddependingontheproject.

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Abusharif, I.(2014,August).Differences and similarities in the interpretation of limits to freedom of expression.PaperpresentedatQatarUniversityGulfStudiesCenter,Doha,Qatar.

Abusharif, I.(2015,May).Media, religion and culture in a networked world.PaperpresentedattheInternationalSocietyforMedia,ReligionandCulture,Canterbury,England.

Allagui, I.(2015,May).Convenient or empowering: Trends of Internet usage among women in the UAE.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheInternationalCommunicationAssociation,SanJuan,PuertoRico.

Allagui, I.(2015,July).Mobilizing youth: Linking audiences’ practices with cultural narratives.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheInternationalAssociationofMediaandCommunicationResearch,Montreal,Canada.

Allagui, I.(2014,November).Gaining hearts or respecting privacy? Women and advertising in the Arabian Gulf.PaperpresentedattheGulfMeetingoftheInternationalPublicRelationsAssociation,Doha,Qatar.

Allagui, I.(2014,October).Multiple usages and Internet studies. Gaps in the Arabian region.PaperpresentedattheCenterforInternationalandRegionalStudies,Doha,Qatar.

Allagui, I.&Ayish,M.(2015,February).Big data: Opportunities and challenges in the MENA region.PaperpresentedatTechnology,Knowledge,andSocietyConference,Berkeley,CA.

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Allagui, I.&Breslow,H.(2014,September).Awarded PR campaigns for best use of social media: New lessons of effectiveness.PaperpresentedattheSocialMediaandSocietyConference,Toronto,Canada.

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Berg, M.(2015,April).The cultural and social factors contribution to the success of Turkish television dramas in Qatar.Paperpresentedattheconference“RelocatingMiddleEastStudies:NewGeographiesofDiscourse,”BritishSocietyforMiddleEasternStudiesandtheAmericanUniversityinDubai,Dubai,UAE.

Curtis, S.(2015,March).Houdini to Ford: The transformation of American silent animation.PaperpresentedattheconferenceoftheSocietyforCinemaandMediaStudies,Montréal,Canada.

Dun, S. A.(2015,April).Why don’t they play? Barriers to Muslim women’s physical activity participation.PaperpresentedattheDCHealthCommunicationConference,Washington,D.C.

Dun, S. A.(2015,March).Social media as the source of an alternative public sphere.PaperpresentedattheWorldAssociationforPublicOpinionResearchRegionalConference,Doha,Qatar.

Dun, S. A.,AlHashmi,I.,Buhmaid,M.,Al-Naimi,S.Al-Meghaiseeb,R.&Pak,S.(2015,March).Changing the deadly driving behaviors of young Arab men.PaperpresentedattheInternationalConferenceonHealthIssuesinArabCommunities,Muscat,Oman.

Dun, S. A.,Pak,S.,Al-Naimi,S.Al-Meghaiseeb,R.,AlHashmi,I.,&Buhmaid,M.(2014,November).Chicken is for the birds: Changing the deadly driving behaviors of young Qatari men.PaperpresentedattheQatarFoundationAnnualResearchForum,Doha,Qatar.

Dun, S. A.,&Eskandar,H.(2014,August).Digital advantage: Bilingual Arabic English web searchers outperform monolingual Arabic speakers.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAssociationforEducationinJournalismandMassCommunication,Montreal,Canada.

Khalil, J.(2014,September).The cultural politics of youth-generated media, Arab hip hop as neo-tajdeed movement.Paperpresentedattheconference“YoungAdultsandCirculationofCulturalProducts:MediterraneanPerspectives,”Paris,France.

Khalil, J.(2014,September).Youth-generated media as citizenship enactment, theoretical explorations.Paperpresentedattheconference“Media,Activism,andtheNewPolitical,”SocialScienceResearchCouncilTransregionalVirtualResearchInstitute,Political,AnnenbergSchoolforCommunication,Philadelphia.

Khalil, J.(2015,March).Al Jabiri’s Arab cultural time: Reflections [in Arabic].PaperpresentedatArabCouncilforSocialSciencesAnnualConference,Beirut,Lebanon.

Khalil, J.(2015,February).Local pull/global push: Audiences and business in Arab entertainment television.Paperpresentedatthesymposium“FreshGlobalMediaPlayers:RedistributingCommunicationPower,”Doha,Qatar.

Khalil, J.(2015,May).Turning murders into public executions: ‘Beheading videos’ as alternative media.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheInternationalCommunicationAssociation,SanJuan,PuertoRico.

Khalil, J.(2015,May).Youth media: A conceptual clarification for development and social change.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheInternationalCommunicationAssociation,SanJuan,PuertoRico.

Lance, E.A.,&VasicChalmers,I.(2014,August).Qatar on the world stage: A comparative analysis of labor rights coverage in TheGuardian,GulfTimes,andTheKathmanduPost.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAssociationforEducationinJournalismandMassCommunication,Montreal,Canada.

Lombard, M.(2014,July).Student motivation and socially-situated writing.Paperpresentedattheconference“WritingDevelopmentinHigherEducation,”Coventry,UK.

Martin, J. D., & Schoenbach, K.(2015,May).Who blogs in Arab countries? Predictors of blogging in six Arab countries. PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheInternationalCommunicationAssociation,SanJuan,PuertoRico.

Martin, J. D., Martins, R. J. & Wood, R.(2015,March).Desire for cultural preservation and attitudes toward entertainment censorship in the Arab Gulf: Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. PaperpresentedattheWorldAssociationforPublicOpinionResearchRegionalConference,Doha,Qatar.

Mills, A.(2015,July).Remote-control reporting the ‘Islamic State’: New strategies for gathering and verifying user-generated content from conflict zones. PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheInternationalAssociationforMassCommunicationResearch,Montreal,Canada.

Mitchell, J.(2014,August).We’re all Qataris here: The nation-building narrative of the National Museum of Qatar.PaperpresentedattheGulfResearchMeeting,UniversityofCambridge,England.

Mitchell, J.(2014,August).Measurement comparability of individual responses: Evidence from Qatar.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanPoliticalScienceAssociation,Washington,D.C.

Mitchell, J.(2014,August).What money can’t buy: Wealth, status, and the rentier bargain in Qatar.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanPoliticalScienceAssociation,Washington,D.C.

Mitchell, J.(2014,November).Majalis al-hareem in Qatar: Sites of social and political engagement.PaperpresentedattheQatarFoundationAnnualResearchConference,Doha,Qatar.

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Mitchell, J.(2014,November).Re-imagining Al Zubarah: Nation building in Qatar.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheMiddleEastStudiesAssociation,Washington,D.C.

Mitchell, J.(2015,March).Understanding within-group DIF in survey response: Evidence from three surveys in Qatar.PaperpresentedattheWorldAssociationforPublicOpinionResearchRegionalConference,Doha,Qatar.

Mitchell, J.(2015,May).Majalis al-hareem in Qatar: Participation, engagement, and empowerment.PaperpresentedattheDohaInternationalFamilyInstituteAnnualConferenceonFamilyResearchandPolicy,Doha,Qatar.

Paschyn, C.(2014,July).Human mobility, social ties, and role prediction: Role of gender and religion on the social network in Muslim countries.PaperpresentedatInternationalAssociationforMediaandCommunicationResearch,Hyderabad,India.

Paschyn, C., Mir, S., Mitchell, J., & Pike, K.(2015,March).Qatari women and the knowledge economy: Complex professional and personal choices. PaperpresentedattheGulfStudiesSymposium,KuwaitCity,Kuwait.

Paschyn, C.&Pike, K.(2015,March).Qatari women: Political and social engagement via majalis al-hareem.PaperpresentedattheWorldAssociationforPublicOpinionResearchRegionalConference,Doha,Qatar.

Paschyn, C.(2015,February).Qatari women and majalis al-hareem: Heritage in a globalized world. PaperpresentedatTexasA&MUniversityinQatarInternationalLiberalArtsConference,Doha,Qatar.

Pike, K.(2015,June).Lebanon longs for Hannah Montana: Gender and national identity in Arab children’s television.Paperpresentedat“Console-ingPassions:AnInternationalConferenceonTelevision,Video,Audio,NewMedia,andFeminism,”Dublin,Ireland.

Pike, K.(2015,June).Arab girls make princess media: The gendered politics of girls’ media production and princess culture in Qatar. Paperpresentedat“Console-ingPassions”pre-conference“TheGenderedPoliticsofProduction:GirlsandWomenasMediaProducers,”London,UK.

Pike, K.(2015,March). Disney dubbed and remixed: Arab girls respond to Disney media in the Middle East.PaperpresentedattheconferenceoftheSocietyforCinemaandMediaStudies,Montreal,Canada.

Pike, K.(2015,March).Ethnographic and collaborative research with female youth. PaperpresentedattheconferenceoftheSocietyforCinemaandMediaStudies,Montreal,Canada.

Richards, S.(2015,April).Embodying theory: Sylvia Wynter’s Maskarade: a Jonkonnu musical play.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanEducationalResearchAssociation,Chicago.

Richards, S.(2015,July).African diaspora drama: A view from the Middle East.PaperpresentedattheAfricanTheatreAssociationConference,LosAngeles.

Sanders, A.(2015,July).When the law doesn’t mean what it says: Freedom of speech in the Middle East and North Africa – a double standard?PaperpresentedattheannualconvengtionoftheInternationalAssociationofMassCommunicationResearch,Montreal,Canada.

Sanders, A.(2015,July).Ag-gag laws: Legislating an ethical solution to journalistic practice?PaperpresentedattheannualconventionofInternationalAssociationofMassCommunicationResearch,Montreal,Canada.

Sanders, A.(2015,May).Parody in peril: Has social media’s sense of humor run amok?PaperpresentedattheannualconventionoftheLaw&SocietyAssociation,Seattle.

Sparshott, C.(2015,April).A very British execution? The controversial court martial of Captain Lippincott, 1782. PaperpresentedattheannualconferenceoftheBritishScholarSociety,Austin,Texas.

Sparshott, C.(2015,April).The revolution’s biggest refugee camp: A reinterpretation of wartime of New York City.PapercirculatedatthemeetingoftheMassachusettsHistoricalSociety,Boston.

Wright, Z.(2014,July).The greater jihad: Fighting the terror of the self.PaperpresentedattheMedinaBayePeaceInitiativeConferenceontheContributionofIslamtotheFutureofWorldPeace,Dakar,Senegal.

Wright, Z.(2014,October).Religious realization and intellectual history in West African Islam.PaperpresentedattheHarvardDivinitySchoolWaysofKnowingConferenceonReligion,Cambridge,MA.

Wright, Z.(2014,June).Inscribing Islamic disposition in West African historical contexts.PaperpresentedattheGermanAfricanStudiesAssociation:FutureAfrica,Bayreuth,Germany.

invited lecture

Dun, S. A.&Ali,S.O.(2014,October).Digital advantage? Bilingual web searchers outperform monolinguals.InvitedlectureattheQatarFoundationFacultyForum,Doha,Qatar.

Hroub, K.(2015,May).Youth, new media and social networks.InvitedlectureattheMoulayHichamFoundation,Tunis,Tunisia.

Hroub, K.(2014,November).Transformations of Islamism in Gaza Strip: Internal tensions and external pressures.InvitedlectureatBirzeitUniversity,Ramallah,Palestine.

Hroub, K.(2014,December).Resistance and the formation of Palestinian identity.InvitedlectureatCaremi:ArabCentreforAppliedSocialResearch,Ramallah,Palestine.

Hroub, K.(2014,September).Sectarian conflict and the role of the media in the Middle East.InvitedlectureatArabCentreforStrategicStudies,Doha,Qatar.

Hroub, K.(2014,October).The regional war on the Muslim Brotherhood and its implications.InvitedlectureattheInternationalPeaceInstitute,Vienna,Austria.

Hroub, K.(2014,December).Political Islam in the region: An overview.InvitedlectureatQatarUniversity,Doha,Qatar.

Khalil, J.(2014,October).From Europe to the Arab world: Arab media cities and the production of culture.InvitedlectureatCenterforIslamicandMiddleEasternStudies,CaliforniaStateUniversity,SanBernardino,Calif.

Khalil, J.(2015,April).Arab production studies, solitary roots and multi-disciplinary interests history in the making: Arab media and processes of remembering.InvitedlectureatArabMediaCentre,UniversityofWestminster,London,UK.

Dennis, E.E., Martin, J. D., & Wood, R.(2015,May).Media Use in the Middle East, 2013–2015: A presentation of survey findings.InvitedlectureattheMedillSchoolofJournalism,NorthwesternUniversity,Evanston,Ill.

Martin, J. D. & Schoenbach, K.(2015,February).Who blogs in Arab countries? Predictors of blogging in six Arab countries.InvitedlectureattheQatarFacultyForum,Doha,Qatar.

Mitchell, J., Paschyn, C., & Pike, K.(2015,April).Majlisal-hareeminQatar.InvitedlectureatQatarFacultyForum,Doha,Qatar.

Schoenbach, K.(2014,October).Published opinion and public opinion.Invitedlecture,“ScienceMonday”researchcolloquium,QatarComputerResearchInstitute,Doha,Qatar.

Schoenbach, K.(2014,November).Is the Internet dangerous for democracy?InvitedlectureatQatarFacultyForum,Doha,Qatar.

Sparshott, C.(2014,October).Taming the tiger: A historical analysis of Tipu Sultan.PubliclectureattheMuseumofIslamicArt,Doha,Qatar.

Woodworth, A.(2014,June). The classroom as stage.InvitedlectureatWhattheBestCollegeTeachersDoInstitute,Montclair,NJ.

Woodworth, A.(2014,December).Developing and presenting an engaging performance.InvitedlectureatHECParis,Doha,Qatar.

Wright, Z.(2015,February).The potentiality of human existence: The Tariqa Muhammadiyya and 18th century Islamic revival.InvitedlectureatNewYorkUniversity,AbuDhabi,UAE.

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Hermez, S.(2014).ReviewofDiscourses of war and peace. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology,24(3),368–370.

Mitchell, J.(2014).ReviewofQatar: Small state, bigpolitics.Democratization,21(4),771–73.

panel

Erskine-Loftus, P.(2014,August).Representing the nation: The use of heritage and museums to create national narratives and identity in the GCC.Panelmember,GulfResearchMeeting,UniversityofCambridge,UK.

Khalil, J.(2015,February).Researching children’s rights globally in the digital age.Panelmember,LondonSchoolofEconomics/UNICEFSymposium,London,UK.

Dennis, E., Martin, J. D., & Wood, R.(2014,August).Entertainment media use in the Arab world.Panelmember,annualconventionoftheAssociationforEducationinJournalismandMassCommunication,Montreal,Canada.

Sanders, A.(2015,May).Media law in the wake of Ferguson.Panelmember,annualconventionoftheLaw&SocietyAssociation,Seattle.

Sanders, A.(2014,August).National security and privacy.Panelmember,annualmeetingoftheAssociationforEducationinJournalismandMassCommunication,Montreal,Canada.

Sanders, A.(2014,August).Issues in social media and academic freedom.Panelmember,annualmeetingoftheAssociationforEducationinJournalismandMassCommunication,Montreal,Canada.

Schoenbach, K.(2015,February).Investigating communication and (semi-)public opinion(s) in the Arab Gulf: Theoretical and methodological issues.Panelchair,WorldAssociationforPublicOpinionResearchRegionalConference,Doha,Qatar.

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