AUK Holds its 13th Annual Academic Showcase

AUK held its 13th Annual Academic Showcase that highlighted the achievements of AUK students across varying disciplines through presentations, performances, and displays. The ultimate goal of the showcase is to provide an opportunity for students to further their education and careers, and to expose the public and the entire student body to the various disciplines at AUK.

The showcase covered a variety of presentations-ranging from educational presentations, visual artwork, and academic field trips-as well as music and drama performances. In addition to stage presentations, there were also booth displays of selected projects from various departments, including Engineering, Graphic Design, and Foreign Languages. The projects showcased students' creativity, success, and innovative prowess, displaying the strengths of their respective departments.

A true testament to the liberal arts education at AUK, "Faculty are required to curate the most outstanding initiatives across the full breadth of the curriculum, into a day of presentations," as Dean of the College of Business and Economics Dr. Ralph Palliam said. This years' showcase was particularly diverse, including projects on the depiction of love in the 20th Century, Kuwaiti family-owned companies, and the portrayal of Muslims in Hollywood films.

Dr. Ali Charara, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, praised the hard work of the participants, saying, "We are celebrating not only the fruits of academic excellence, but also the intellectual process that led up to them. As any of our students can tell you, bringing an idea or a project to completion is a long, complex, sometimes frustrating process, yet very rewarding."

The Academic Showcase is held annually as a celebration of AUK's mission to foster an environment encouraging critical thinking, effective communication, personal growth, service, and leadership.
 

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