Upload
dothuy
View
213
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
2 3
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
4 5
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
6 7
• 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
8 9
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
10 11
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
12 13
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
14 15
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
16 17
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
18 19
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
20 21
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
500
22 23
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
24 25
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
26 27
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
28 29
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.
23PhD
1JD1JD/PhD
Master’s9
RIGHT: Christopher Sparshott, assistant professor in residence
30 31
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
32 33
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
34 35
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
36 37
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
38 39
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
40 41
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
42 43
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
44 45
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
46 47
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
48 49
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
March20
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
50 51
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
52 53
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
54 55
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
56 57
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
58 59
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
60 61
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
62 63
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
64 65
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
66 67
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
68 69
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
70 71
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.
72 73
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
74 75
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
78 79
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
80 81
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
82 83
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
84 85
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
86 87
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.
April2015
88 89
Appendix 3: Citations
booKS, other monoGraphS and edited volumeS
Moser,D.,&Dun, S. A.(Eds.).(2014).Digital Janus: Looking forward, looking back.Oxford,UK:Inter-DisciplinaryPress.
Dennis, E. E., Martin, J. D., & Wood, R.(2015).Media Use in the Middle East, 2015.Retrievedfromwww.mideastmedia.org
Wright, Z.(2015)Living knowledge in West African Islam: The Sufi community of Ibrāhīm Niasse.Leiden,Netherlands:Brill.
Wright, Z.(2015)Pearls from the flood: Select insight of Shaykh al-IslamIbrāhīm Niasse (translated).Atlanta:FaydahBooks.
Wright, Z.,Naseem,I,Abdullahi,M(2014).Knowing Allah, living Islam, by Imam Cheikh Tidiane Ali Cisse(translation).Singapore:LightofEminence.
Wright, Z.(2014).What the knowers of Allah have said about the knowledge of Allah, by Cheikh Tidiane Cisse(translation).Atlanta:FaydahBooks.
journal article
Abusharif, I.(2014).Framingjournalismeducation.Journal of General Education,63(2–3),198–204.
Allagui, I.,&Ibrahine,M.(2014).DownturntimesintheArabadvertisingindustry:Strategiesofsurvival.Journal of Business and Policy Research,9(2),54–64.
Clausen, B.(2015).Thinkglobally,actlocally:Alibraryperspective.Libraries and the Academy,15(3),389–392.
Downing, J.(2014).Towardsapoliticaleconomyofsocialmovementmedia.Democratic Communiqué,26(1),17–28.
Dun, S. A.(2014).Nobeer,noway!Footballfanidentityenactmentwon’tmixwithMuslimbeliefsintheQatar2022WorldCup. Journal for Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, Special Issue: Moral Panics or the Politics of Pleasure? Alcohol and Policy Directions. Tourism, Leisure and Events,6(2),186–199.
Martin, J. D.(2015).Validityofglobalpressratings:FreedomHouseandReportersSansFrontieres’spressratings,2002–2014. Journalism Practice,10(1),1–16.
Martin, J. D.(2014).InnovationandideaflowatU.S.internationalcampuses. Journal of General Education,63(2–3),205–221.
Mills, A.(2014).Whoseculturalcompetence?DothedefinitionsapplybeyondWesternborders?Journal of General Education,63(2–3),232–236.
Mitchell, J.(2014).Beyondbricksandmortar:Creatingknowledgethroughstudent-facultypartnerships. Journal of General Education,63(2–3),73–93.
Paschyn, C.(2014).CheckyourOrientalismatthedoor:EdwardSaid,SanjaySeth,andtheadequacyofWesternpedagogy.Journal of General Education,63(2–3),222–231.
Pike, K.(2015).ManagingfemaleadolescenceinDisney’sWitch Mountainmoviesduringthewomen’sliberationera.Feminist Media Histories 1(1),112–152.
Vonbun,R.,&Schoenbach, K.(2014).WeristpolitischaktivimSocialWeb?EineStudiezurpolitischenOnline-KommunikationinOesterreich[Whoispoliticallyactiveinthesocialweb?AstudyofpoliticalonlinecommunicationinAustria].Publizistik,59,199–212.
Wurff,R.vander,&Schoenbach, K.(2014).Civicandcitizendemandsofnewsmediaandjournalists:Whatdoestheaudienceexpectfromgoodjournalism?Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly,91(3),433–451.
Trilling,D.,&Schoenbach, K.(2015a).Investigatingpeople’snewsdiets:Howonlinenewsusersuseofflinenews.Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research,40,67–91.
Trilling.D.,&Schoenbach, K.(2015b).Challengingselectiveexposure:Doonlinenewsuserschoosesitesthatmatchtheirinterestsandpreferences?Digital Journalism,3,140–157.
Tellis, A.(2014).Somethoughtsoneducationforleadershipandinnovation.Journal of General Education,63(2–3),152–160.
Woodworth, A.(2014).ExportingactingfromtheMidwesttotheMideast:Seriously? Journal of General Education,63(2–3),138–151.
Wright, Z.(2014).BurymyheartinDoha:ReflectionsonperformingWesternacademiaoverseas. Journal of General Education,63(2–3),113–120.
booK chapter
Allagui, I.,&Breslow,H.(2014).Theapparatusofmobilityandtherestrictionfromcyberspace.InD.Moser&S.Dun(Eds.),Cyberculture: A digital Janus. Looking forward. Looking back.Oxford,UK:Inter-DisciplinaryPress.
Allagui, I.,Graham,M.&Hogan,B.(2015).WikipediaArabeetlaConstructionCollectiveduSavoir.InL.Barbe,L.Merzeau&V.Schafer(Eds.),Wikipedia, objet scientifique non identifié.Paris:PressesUniversitairesdeParisOuest.
Curtis, S.(2015).Objectivityinearlyscientificandmedicalfilmviewing.InA.Quintana&J.Pons(Eds.),Objectivity and the effects of truth: Early cinema and the realist tradition(33–40).Girona,Spain:FundacióMuseudelCinema/AjuntamentdeGirona.
Downing, J.(2014).Socialmovementmediaintheprocessofconstructivesocialchange.InK.Wilkins,T.Tufte&R.Obregón(Eds.),Handbook of development communication and social change(pp.331–350).Boston:Wiley-Blackwell.
Downing, J.(2015).Conceptualizingsocialmovementmedia:Afreshmetaphor?InC.Atton(Ed.),Companion to alternative and community media(pp.100–110).NewYork:Routledge.
Downing, J.(2015).Foreword.InM.Zayani,Networked publics and digital contention: Everyday life in Tunisia. NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress.
Downing, J.(2014).Mediarepresentationsofterrorism.InM.Eid(Ed.),Exchanging terrorism oxygen for media airwaves(pp.61–79).Hershey,Pa.:IGIGlobal.
Dun, S. A.&Mutassem,D.(2014).DigitalliteracyinArabicspeakers:Theroleofbilingualismineffectiveuseofwebresources.InD.Moser&S.A.Dun(Eds.),Digital Janus: Looking forward, looking back(1sted.,243–251).Oxford,UK:Inter-DisciplinaryPress.
Dun, S. A.,&Al-Islam,M.R.(2014).Consumingmedia:BangladeshiexpatcybercultureinQatar.InA.Maj(Ed.),Post-Privacy Culture: Gaining Social Power in Cyber-Democracy.Oxford,UK:Inter-DisciplinaryPress.
Hermez, S.(2015).Ethnographiesofpoliticalviolence.InP.J.Stewart&A.J.Strathern(Eds.),The Ashgate research companion to anthropology.Surrey,England:AshgatePress.
Hroub, K.(2014).IslamismandtheArabSpring:Dilemmasoftransitionandstructure.InM.A.Hadi(Ed.),Political Islam at a crossroad.Jerusalem:FriedrichEbertStiftungandPASSIA.
Hroub, K.(2014).Citizen(oractivist)journalismandsocialmedia:Risingrole,obstaclesandfutureintheArabworld.Annual Report.DohaCentreforMediaFreedoms,Doha,Qatar.
Khalil, J.(2015).ModalitiesofmediagovernanceintheArabworld.InN.Sakr,J.Skovgaard-Petersen&D.DellaRatta(Eds.),Arab media Moguls.London:IBTauris.
Khalil, J.(2015).Arabbroadcasting,pastchallengesinadigitalfuture.InJ.Pavlik(Ed.),Digital technology and the future of broadcasting: A global perspective.NewYork:Routledge.
Hudson,B.H.,&Lance, E. A.(2015).Photographyandillustration:Thepowerandpromiseoftheimage.InD.Abrahamson&M.R.Prior-Miller(Eds.),The Routledge handbook of magazine research: The future of the magazine form(pp.410–430).NewYork:Routledge.
90 91
Pike, K.(2015).PrincesscultureinQatar:ExploringprincessmedianarrativesinthelivesofArabfemaleyouth.InM.Forman-Brunell&R.Hains(Eds.),Princesscultures:Mediating girls’ imaginations and identities(pp.139–160).NewYork:PeterLang.
Sparshott, C.(2014).Multipleentries.The American yawp: A free and online, collaboratively built American history textbook.Retrievedfromhttp://www.americanyawp.com/
conference paperS
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.
Allagui, I.(2015,March).Redefining survey research: Uncovering the truth.PaperpresentedattheWorldAssociationforPublicOpinionResearchRegionalConference,Doha,Qatar.
Allagui, I.&Breslow,H.(2014,September).Awarded PR campaigns for best use of social media: New lessons of effectiveness.PaperpresentedattheSocialMediaandSocietyConference,Toronto,Canada.
Berg, M.(2015,April).The cultural and social factors contribution to the success of Turkish television dramas in Qatar.PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheBroadcastEducationAssociation,LasVegas.
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.
92 93
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.
94
booK review
Abusharif, I.(2015).ReviewofNews media in the Arab world: A study of 10 Arab and Muslim countries.Journal of Media and Religion,14(1),49–50.
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.