Annual Report 2010-2011 by Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

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Our Vision Carnegie Mellon will meet the changing needs of society by building on its traditions of innovation, problem solving and interdisciplinarity.

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To create and disseminate knowledge and art through research and creative inquiry, teaching, and learning, and to transfer our intellectual and artistic product to enhance society in meaningful and sustainable ways.

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To serve our students by teaching them problem solving, leadership and teamwork skills, and the value of a commitment to quality, ethical behavior, and respect for others.

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To achieve these ends by pursuing the advantages of a diverse and relatively small university community, open to the exchange of ideas, where discovery, creativity, and personal and professional development can flourish.

Our Values Dedication, as exemplified by our commitment to the critical issues of society and our uncompromising work ethic. Collaboration, as exemplified by our interdisciplinarity, our external partnerships, and our capacity to create new fields of inquiry. Measuring excellence by impact, as exemplified by our focus on issues critical to regional development, national interest, and global welfare. Entrepreneurship, as exemplified by openness to new ideas, prudent use of resources, and readiness to act. Depth driving breadth, as exemplified by our issue-driven research, our context-based general education initiatives, and our focus on problem solving and creative production at all levels. Compassion, as exemplified by our focus on human welfare, on the betterment of society, and on the personal development of the members of our community. Integrity and inclusion, as exemplified by our attention to the highest ethical standards in all domains, and our commitment to being a community which welcomes talented minds from diverse backgrounds and challenges them individually and collectively to achieve their best.

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Forward Welcome to Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s annual report for the 2010-2011 academic year. We are pleased to share this brief report on life at Carnegie Mellon Qatar. We hope you will see in the following pages how the university is evolving to meet the needs of our students, our community and the whole region. You’ll get a flavor of our many activities, and see how we’re performing in relation to our core values of innovation, problem solving and interdisciplinarity. As Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s new dean, I would like to thank Dr. G. Richard Tucker, interim dean during the 2010-2011 academic year, for his energetic leadership. And thanks to you for your interest in Carnegie Mellon Qatar. Sincerely,

İlker Baybars Dean

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From the

President Carnegie Mellon University began as a small technical school and has evolved into a global research university with more than 11,000 students and 5,000 faculty and staff. In just seven years, Carnegie Mellon Qatar has also flourished. More than 150 students have earned their degrees since the campus opened in 2004. This academic year, 48 students graduated − our highest number yet. Our alumni are already making a difference across the Gulf Region and around the world. They are working for top corporations like Shell, Microsoft, General Electric and Qatar Petroleum. More than 75 percent of our graduates are employed in Qatar, contributing to Qatar’s National Vision 2030 and its aim to build a knowledge-based economy. With the support of Qatar Foundation and Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, our academic programs continue to thrive. In fall, 2011, we began offering new degree programs in biological sciences, and we hope in subsequent years to add a degree program in computational biology. Our renowned faculty members also continue to change lives in meaningful ways. This year, Carnegie Mellon Qatar received 12 grants from the National Priorities Research Funding Program, which is administered through the Qatar National Research Fund. I would like to thank Dr. G. Richard Tucker, who was interim dean during the 2010-2011 academic year, for his inspiring leadership of the Qatar campus. I wish Dr. Ilker Baybars every success as he begins his journey as Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s next dean. I am proud of the community we have built in Education City and very optimistic about our future.

Jared L. Cohon

President, Carnegie Mellon University

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Reflections from the

Interim Dean As the 2010-2011 year draws to a close, I write to express my sincere appreciation for the commitment of our faculty and staff to support our primary mission—ensuring that our students have the opportunity to benefit from the most robust possible curricular and meta-curricular experiences that we can offer. The year has been an especially important one for the State of Qatar with the awarding of the right to host the World Cup in 2022 and the release of the National Development Strategy 2011-2016. In February, Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, former Secretary General of the General Secretariat for Development Planning and an economic advisor to His Highness the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, spoke about the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategy. We are acutely aware that we have a special responsibility to align our educational activities, our research, and our community outreach to support the four pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030—Human Development, Social Development, Economic Development and Environmental Development; and we have taken intentional and purposeful steps to do so.

the areas of Business Administration, Computer Science and Information Systems and we appear to be on target for enrolling an exceptionally talented class for Fall 2011 as well. In addition we have entered into a fiveyear Dual Enrollment Program with the Academic Bridge Program by which we hope to attract an additional 8-10 students per year who are on the cusp of admissibility; but who will benefit from participation in a foundation-year program. And we have entered into an agreement with Weill Cornell Medical College to collaboratively offer a new major concentration in the Biological Sciences intended to prepare students for careers in areas such as medical research or bioinformatics, or for continuing their studies in programs such as an M.A. program in Public Health or a traditional four-year M.D. program. The year has indeed been an exciting one for all of us and we hope that the way has been paved for the smoothest possible transition to the new Dean—Ilker Baybars. I close by offering special thanks to all for your support and assistance throughout the year from my wife Rae and from me.

Dick Tucker Interim Dean, academic year 2010-2011

Because of the hard work and targeted outreach activities of our Admission Office, we enrolled 86 students in Fall 2010 in

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July 2010 Summer College Preview Program.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Summer College Preview Program is a rare opportunity for rising high school juniors and seniors to spend three weeks learning what it takes to achieve success at a top American university. Forty local students took part in the program.

September 2010 One Laptop Per Child. Three Carnegie Mellon Qatar students, along with students from the university’s home campus in Pittsburgh, embarked on a two-week journey in Kigali, Rwanda, to work with the One Laptop Per Child program. The program aims to use laptops to teach music, video production and other skills to elementary school children.

August 2010 iSTEP-Innovative Student Technology ExPerience. Two Carnegie Mellon Qatar students participated in this innovative technology research internship offering computing solutions in Bangladesh. New Interim Dean. The Qatar campus welcomed G. Richard “Dick” Tucker, the Paul Mellon University Professor of Applied Linguistics at Carnegie Mellon, as interim dean. Convocation. Carnegie Mellon Qatar celebrated the Class of 2014 Convocation. The 85 new students, along with Carnegie Mellon Qatar faculty and staff, participated in the formal event in the three-story atrium of the Carnegie Mellon Building. Forty-two women and 43 men make up the Class of 2014.

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October 2010 Paula Wagner visit. Carnegie Mellon Alumna Paula Wagner, a renowned Hollywood producer and a former top talent agent and studio executive, paid a visit to Carnegie Mellon Qatar. She met with Dean G. Richard Tucker, toured the building, and attended a reception with faculty and staff. Wagner was in Doha to serve on jury panels at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival.

January 2011 Ibtikar.

CS4Qatar. CS4Qatar, the series of Computer Science workshops designed for computer science educators and students in Qatar, held a professional development workshop for teachers on different technology platforms available for enhanced learning. More than 80 professionals applied for the 60-seat workshop.

A team of students from Doha College won first place in the third annual Ibtikar Qatar competition, held at Carnegie Mellon. Ibtikar, which means “innovation” in Arabic, is an Information Systems Innovation competition for high school juniors and seniors.

February 2011

December 2010

Advisor to the Emir spoke about Qatar’s future. Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, Secretary General of the General Secretariat for Development Planning and Economic Advisor to His Highness the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, spoke about the Qatar National Vision 2030.

Mathematics outreach.

Teaching Arabic conference.

Carnegie Mellon Qatar hosted an outreach event for mathematics teachers. The 77 participants talked about important goals and significant challenges in teaching mathematics in Doha.

Carnegie Mellon Qatar and Western Michigan University co-organized a conference titled, “The Challenges of Teaching Arabic in the 21st Century.” The event was held at Carnegie Mellon Qatar and drew about 100 attendees.

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HIGHLIGHTS

November 2010

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April 2011 March 2011 Ilker Baybars named Dean. Ilker Baybars, deputy dean and the George Leland Bach Chair and professor of operations management at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, was named dean of Carnegie Mellon Qatar, effective August 2011.

The Traveling Text. In association with Carnegie Mellon Qatar, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing held the second annual two-day translation conference, titled ‘The Traveling Text.’ The conference addressed current and ongoing challenges facing translators.

Connecting campuses.

Former Beatles’ Manager speaks.

In an effort to promote cross-cultural experiences between students, Carnegie Mellon University celebrated the opening of the “Pittsburgh Room” in Doha and the “Doha Room” in Pittsburgh. The ceremony was attended by students, faculty members and university leadership from both campuses.

Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s Distinguished Lecture Series welcomed Peter Brown, President and Founder of the international public relations and consulting firm Brown Lloyd James. Brown addressed an audience of more than 100 and took questions on his time as The Beatles’ personal manager. Botball. More than 180 students from 24 secondary schools around the Middle East participated in the seventh Botball high school robotics tournament. Teams spent eight weeks designing, building and programming autonomous robots for the competition.

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Jeannette M. Wing lecture. Jeannette M. Wing, Ph.D., the President’s Professor of Computer Science and Head of the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University, spoke at Carnegie Mellon Qatar as part of the Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series.

Fifteen teams of undergraduates, along with graduate students and faculty members, showcased a wide variety of projects at the fifth annual Meeting of the Minds undergraduate research symposium. Dr. Barak Saeed Yeyha, from the General Secretariat for Development Planning, selected two projects for their contribution to the Qatar National Vision 2030.

Qatar. Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Chairperson of the Qatar Museums Authority, gave the keynote address.

Al Fikra National Business Plan Competition. Two Carnegie Mellon Qatar students won first place in the Al Fikra National Business Plan Competition for a proposal to build a website connecting students with local companies. The competition is an outgrowth of a program launched by Carnegie Mellon Qatar in cooperation with the Qatari Businessmen Association.

May 2011 Graduation. Forty-eight students graduated on May 2, 2011: 36 in Business Administration, three in Computer Science and nine in Information Systems. This is the fourth group of students to graduate from Carnegie Mellon

June 2011 Summer School. Summer school was again popular with almost half of returning students taking classes at one or more of the universities in Education City. Carnegie Mellon Qatar offered 15 classes in which 150 students enrolled, including 13 students from other universities in Education City. World Conference of Science Journalists. More than 700 journalists and academics attended the seventh World Conference of Science Journalists in Education City. Carnegie Mellon Qatar was a major sponsor of the event.

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HIGHLIGHTS

Meeting of the Minds.

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ACADEMICS Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

Academics at Carnegie Mellon For more than a century, Carnegie Mellon University has been inspiring innovations that change the world. Consistently top ranked, the university has more than 11,000 students, 87,000 alumni and 5,000 faculty and staff globally. Core values of innovation, creativity, collaboration and problem solving provide the foundation for everything we do. In 2004 Qatar Foundation invited Carnegie Mellon to join Education City. Here, Qatar Foundation created a unique center for scholarship and research that is the ideal complement to Carnegie Mellon’s mission and vision. Students from Qatar and more than 40 different countries enroll at our world-class facilities in Education City. Carnegie Mellon Qatar offers undergraduate programs in business administration, computer science and information systems. Carnegie Mellon in Qatar provides its students an excellent liberal arts education with an emphasis in three pre-professional majors of Business Administration, Computer Science, and Information Systems. Students complete the same graduation requirements as their counterparts on the Pittsburgh campus. Students are broadly introduced to the liberal arts and sciences during their first semesters in college, narrow their focus to their major core classes in the middle semesters, and broaden in the last semesters to complete minors that provide depth to their liberal arts education. The overall emphasis on liberal arts is seen in that only one-third of the courses in the curricular requirements fall within the narrow definition of the students major. There is another third consisting of required foundational courses in math, statistics, programming, and English as well as breadth courses in history, philosophy, literature, economics and other areas. The final third consists of courses filling minor requirements, upper level electives courses in the student’s major, and free electives. The broad based liberal arts education of the Carnegie Plan of Education better prepares students for the modern world in which technologies, systems, and even occupations change rapidly. The challenging math and statistics courses hone analytical skills and, combined with exposure to different disciplines and approaches to problem solving, develop students’ ability for critical thinking.

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The emphasis on being good citizens and having respect for their society and one another reinforces the importance of ethical behavior in their professional lives. The focus on developing exceptional communications skills provides students with opportunities in and outside the classroom to develop first-rate leadership and teamwork skills. The rigor of the course work teaches them the value of a commitment to excellence and provides a broad understanding of professional practices in their major area. The major programs offered at Carnegie Mellon Qatar are leaders in their areas. The Business Administration major is part of the Tepper School of Business, which is among the world’s elite programs for undergraduate business education. Its success is based upon a rigorous academic curriculum, rich in the technical aspects of management, with a global focus that emphasizes the quantitative decision making and analytical approach to problem solving for which Tepper is world-renowned. The Computer Science major is part of the School of Computer Science – one of the first computer science departments and a world leader in research and education. Its success is based on combining a solid core of Computer Science courses with the ability to gain real depth in another area through a required minor in a second subject. As computing is a discipline with strong links to many fields, this provides students with unparalleled flexibility to pursue allied (or nonallied) interests. The Information Systems Program at Carnegie Mellon University is an internationally recognized undergraduate major for students who want to design and implement effective solutions to meet organizational and management needs for information and decision support. Graduates of the Information Systems program are ideally situated to take a leading role in shaping our information-based future. Plans are also underway to begin new programs in Biological Sciences and Computational Biology at Carnegie Mellon Qatar in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. The proposal for these programs will be presented to Qatar Foundation in the near future.

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Enrollment for the 2010-2011 academic year

• 277 undergraduate students • 55 cross-registered students (Fall and Spring Semesters) Each year has seen increases in the size of the student and faculty bodies, and a commensurate increase in academic activities and accomplishments.

Student Achievements Research

Student and faculty teams are working on projects supported by the Qatar National Research Fund pursuing diverse topics including 3D Visualization, computer security, Braille tutoring, reverse engineering, human robot interaction and documenting the status of immigrant workers.

Competitions and Conferences

Students also gave presentations at outside conferences, participated in internal competitions and competed in regional and global programming competitions. Internal competitions • Business Case Competition, which again had an external sponsor. Students are given an elaborate business plan write up and only 14 hours to find solutions. • Programming Competition. Computer science students compete against each other in a timed computer programming event. • Liberal Arts and Sciences Brain Bowl. A fun and educational quiz open to all students. External competitions • T he IEEExtreme Programming Competition. Carnegie Mellon Qatar teams placed 51st, 72nd, 81st and 163rd among 960 teams worldwide. • I btikar. The Carnegie Mellon Qatar team was a finalist for the Education City Sustainability Award 2011 for its initiative on raising awareness on biodiversity in Qatar. • T he PolyU Global Student Challenge 2011 on innovation and entrepreneurship. The Carnegie Mellon Qatar team made it to the top thirty teams

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Each year has seen increases in the size of the student and faculty bodies, and a commensurate increase in academic activities and accomplishments.

Student Achievements Research

Competitions and Conferences

Students also gave presentations at outside conferences, participated in internal competitions and competed in regional and global programming

Meeting of the Minds Meeting of the Minds is an undergraduate research symposium that helps students bridge the gap between conducing research and presenting it to a broad audience. A long-standing Carnegie Mellon tradition, Meeting of the Minds is held on the last day of the academic year. Fifteen teams of undergraduates, along with graduate students and faculty members, showcased a wide variety of projects to hundreds of guests from the education and business communities in Qatar. Examples of student research include developing an “Assignment Deadline Tracker” to aid students in keeping track of their schoolwork, “ECshelf” a program to facilitate donating books, and “The Organ Donor Hub” designed to help local doctors match donors with patients. For the first time, two projects were recognized for their contribution to the Qatar National Vision 2030. Dr. Barak Yehya, from the General Secretariat for Development Planning selected “The Organ Donor Hub” by Mohamed Al Haddad, Ghanim AL Sulati, Fatima Muja and Rana Khalil, and Advanced Water Treatment Method for Brackish Water Desalination” by Lichen Han as projects that could contribute to Qatar;s development. In addition, Samreen Anjum completed a College Honors thesis project on “Place Recognition for Indoor Blind Navigation” that could enable independent navigation of indoor space by the vision impaired.

Meeting of the Minds 2010 projects included: Computer Science posters • Integrating Natural Gestures into Touch Interfaces • iStep 2011 Montevideo, Uruguay • Leveraging Social Networking and Indoor Localization with Context-Aware Applications • Place Recognition for Indoor Blind Navigation • Realistic Face and Lip Expressions for a Bilingual Humanoid Robot • Spam Filtering by Naïve Bayes Classifier Information Systems posters • Assignment Deadlines Tracker • ECShelf • Footprint Calculator • Improving the Deaf Dictionary • Intelligent Parking Guidance System • Kairion: Visualizing Rhetorical Source Data • Mezaniah • The Organ Donor Hub Liberal Arts and Science poster • Effects of Emotions on Mathematical Learning Post-graduate posters • Advanced Water Treatment for Brackish Water Desalination • Arabic Natural Language Processing Research at CMUQ • Coverage in Visual Sensor Networks with PanTilt-Zoom Cameras • Data Rate Based Aggregation to Improve Voice Capacity of Wireless LANS • Interaction Engineering: Taming of Wireless Interference • Interactional Disparities in English and Arabic Native Speakers with a Bilingual Robot Receptionist • LNG Pipe Mapping using Stereo Vision • Locality-Aware Reduce Task Scheduling for MapReduce in Cloud Computing • Micro-Benchmarks to Mitigate Performance Variations on the Cloud • MoBeNets: Mobile Behavior-based Networking • On Packet Loss Rate and SINR Estimation in Wireless Local Area Networks • Video Aggregation: High Quality Video Streaming in Multi Camera Surveillance Systems

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Awards The Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association selected senior Samreen Anjum (CS 2011) for its Student Service Award, one of the highest awards presented to undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon University. The Alumni Association presented only three Student Service Awards in 2010-11. The criteria for winning the award are that the recipient possesses a record of “an exemplary balance of outstanding academics and participation in extracurricular activities, while providing exceptional service to the University, the student body and/or community.” Samreen met the criteria in an extremely impressive way by combining a high level of academic accomplishment including winning the Google Anita Borg Scholarship, with strong involvement in all areas of campus life. Samreen also completed a College Honors research project titled “Place Recognition for Indoor Blind Navigation.”

Faculty Involvement The major-based faculty forums continue to enhance the quality of education at Carnegie Mellon Qatar. • A Student Initiated Undergraduate Research Program was introduced in summer 2011 in which students submit proposals for funding for

faculty-guided research during a ten week summer period. Nine projects were approved for summer 2011 including: “Service Learning at CMUQ: Motivations, Gains, & Challenges,” “Leveraging Social-networking and Indoor-localization to Create Context-aware Applications,” “Multirobot Simulations Tools,” “Malware Inc.-Mozilla Firefox,” “Exploring Malware on the Google App Engine,” and “Malware Inc. – Google Chrome.” Faculty members also challenge students to get involved outside the classroom. Examples of course-related outreach include: • C ommunity Service Learning course where students taught English to migrant workers in Reach Out to Asia’s Adult Literacy Program. Eleven students from Carnegie Mellon and Weill Cornell Medical College collaborated on this project. Other courses provided opportunities for students to tutor at local schools. Students also met course requirements by volunteering for a number of community service organizations including: Family Consulting Center. A center in Doha that specializes in family consulting for married couples and those who plan to marry. Al-Fakhoora Campaign. An international campaign

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that aims to secure the freedom for Palestinian students in Gaza and the West Bank to obtain education.

faculty, with approval from the home department at the university’s main campus in the United States. .

Qatar Guest Center. A website for people who want to learn more about Qatar, its culture and its people.

Courses offered:

Rumailah Hospital. A 200-bed hospital in Qatar that serves as a rehabilitation center for disabled adults and children. Habitat for Humanity. A non-profit organization that builds simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need. Earthquake Relief. Efforts to help the people in Haiti after an earthquake hit. Hamad Hospital. A non-profit health care provider in Doha. Reach Out to Asia. A fundraising campaign dedicated to supporting numerous relief efforts on the Asian continent. Qatar Youth General Authority. A youth-focused charity. Gawad Galinga. A non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating poverty and transforming communities. Qatar Charity. A non-government organization that supports the Qatari society and other needy communities abroad. Shafallah Center. A center that provides comprehensive services and care to individuals with developmental learning challenges, their families and the community.

• 163 courses in 2010-11 A 12 percent increase over the 146 classes offered in 2009-10 • Enrollment in classes totaled 2,921 A 16 percent increase from the 2009-10 enrollment of 2,523 (The average student enrolled in 10 classes) The average class was 18 students and the average section size was 15 students. In addition, independent studies overseen by faculty, both resident and faculty who taught in Doha in previous semesters, helped expand major and elective offerings. Independent studies are not included in the course count.

Business Administration • 16 Business Administration instructors • 46 classes in business, statistics and economics • Average enrollment of 23 students • Average section size of 21 students New BA courses developed by Qatar faculty in 2010-11 • International Trade and International Law • Innovative Product development • Leadership and Followership

Diabetes Association. An organization that delivers programs and services to people affected by diabetes, their families, and those at risk.

A major initiative for the BA program was updating its capstone Management Game course to make it more international and realistic.

Youth City 2030. An initiative that aims to empower Bahrain’s youth to contribute to society.

Computer Science • 16 Computer Science instructors

Al-Kawther. This charity was formed by Education City students, who have teamed up to use their educational specialties to help Qatar’s needy.

• 23 classes in the major (including the foundational programming classes)

Qatar Red Crescent Society. The national delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the world’s largest humanitarian organization.

• Average section size of 15 students

Course Offerings In the 2010-11 Academic Year Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar offered four full years of coursework for Business Administration, Computer Science, and for the first time, Information Systems students. Some of the major and many of the elective courses were classes developed by Carnegie Mellon in Qatar

• Average enrollment of 17 students New CS courses developed by Qatar faculty in 2010-11 • Introduction to Computer Security • Computer Vision • Neural Computation CS also revamped some of the freshman and sophomore courses to include more reading and writing components to address certain deficiencies observed in the students.

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• English

• 4 Information Systems instructors

• Average enrollment of 17 students

• 14 classes in the major

• Average section size of 13 students

• Average enrollment of 10 students • Average section size of 10 students New IS courses developed by Qatar faculty in 2010-11 • Sustainability and Information Systems • Information Technology Audits and Control • Experiences in User Interface design IS also introduced a modified curriculum, which was redesigned to better address the needs of the field. The main addition was the introduction of two new content areas (user experience in design and applied informatics), offering two contemporary ways of deepening students’ knowledge into IS. IS also developed an innovative undergraduate information systems lab. The stateof-the-art facility enables students to gain hands-on experiences in areas such as information security, user experiences in design, global project management, healthcare informatics and business process design.

Liberal Arts Liberal Arts and Sciences had the most course offerings due to providing the general education requirements for three majors based in three different colleges at Carnegie Mellon, each college with its own requirements. • 33 instructors • 80 courses, including • History • Science • Engineering • Languages • Math • Design • Statistics

New LAS courses developed by Qatar faculty in 2010-11 • Shakespeare’s Comedies and Romances • Health Development and Human Rights • Ecology Several of the new Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty have joint appointments with Northwestern University in a postdoc program that allows both schools to increase their offerings in several areas such as psychology, political science and philosophy.

Cross Registration Cross registration is expanding partially through increased cooperation between the Education City branch campuses as demonstrated by a common schedule for summer terms, and, for the first time, an academic calendar with common start and in-semester break dates. The common scheduling greatly facilitates sharing of resources and encourages cross registration. Carnegie Mellon Qatar students are able to take an increasing number and variety of cross registration courses with the other Education City schools. These courses enrich offerings in the general education categories and are in line with the university’s overarching mission of interdisciplinarity, teamwork and collaboration. • 21 Carnegie Mellon students completed courses at other Education City campuses • 55 students from other Education City schools completed Carnegie Mellon courses • 8 Academic Bridge Program students enrolled in a freshmen level course as part of Carnegie Mellon’s effort to assist the Academic Bridge Program Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

The most popular Carnegie Mellon classes for Education City students: • Introduction to Business Management • Islam and the Integration of Society • Readings in Islamic History

Summer School Summer school is another good example of crosscampus cooperation. The common start date with the other Education City universities increases opportunities for students to take classes at more than one university. Summer school was again popular with close to half of returning students taking at least one course. The summer session was on the same six-week intensive schedule as the main campus beginning in late May and ending before July 1, 2011. • 150 students enrolled in the 15 Carnegie Mellon classes ( This figure includes 13 non-Carnegie Mellon students) • 20 Carnegie Mellon students took classes at other EC schools

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Academic Performance to Date The classes in Doha are taught to the same rigorous standards as courses on the university’s home campus in Pittsburgh, USA. Students are held to the same academic standards as their counterparts in the United States. The academic performance of Qatar students who study in Pittsburgh for a semester is a good indicator that we are successfully delivering the Carnegie Mellon education in Doha. Fifteen students studied in Pittsburgh, either in the fall 2010 term or the spring 2011 term. Eight of the 15 students earned Dean’s List recognition, indicating that the curriculum in Doha satisfactorily prepared students for their transition to the main campus.

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Dean’s List • 96 students earned Dean’s List recognition in one semester • 40 students earned Dean’s List recognition in both fall and spring Fall 2010 Dean’s List: Sara Abbas Muhammad Abbasi Rafay Abbasi Dania Abed Rabbou Edmond Abi Saleh Yazan Abu Hijleh Hira Ahmed Fatema Akbar Sidra Alam Marwa Alfakhri Amna Al-Hitmi Rashed Alkaabi Belal Al Kadhi Fatima Al-Khayat Asma Al-Kuwari Maryam Al-Kuwari Aljawhra Al-Mana Salwa Al-Mannai Hamsa Al-Massri

Amna Al-Mazroei Zeyad Al Mudhaf Mai Al-Naemi Maryam Alsemaitt Ahmad Al-Sarraf Naif Al Sowaidi Ghanim Al-Sulaiti Nofe Al-Suwaidi Reham Al Tamime Aeshah Anani Nur Aysha Anggraini Samreen Anjum Nahan Arif Shivani Arora Anas Chaudry Fahim Dalvi Manoj Dareddy Abdallah Darwish Olympia Datta

Mohammad Dauleh Aliah Dehdary El Houssain El Marabti Omar El-Zoheery Arash Enayati Kenrick Fernandes Shazia Haq Layla Hasan Fatima Hilal Mohamed Hussain Samira Islam Narjes Sadat Jafarian Mathew James Shashank Jariwala Jummana Kahlout Mohammed Kamal Batoul Khalife Rana Khalil Maria Khan

Laila Khan Hala Khashabi Keghani Kouzoujian Syed Moosavi Jyda Moussa Mridula Mukundan Ziad Nassar Yara Saeed Nada Salem Omnia Shehabuddin Baljit Singh Saba Singh Patrick Steinhagen Humaira Tasnim Haya Thowfeek Abhay Valiyaveettil Haider Zali

Spring 2011 Dean’s List: Sara Abbas Rafay Abbasi Edmond Abi Saleh Fatema Akbar Layal Al Alami Marwa Alfakhri Mohammed Al-Haddad Mohammad Alhadrami Rashed Al-Kaabi Belal Al Kadhi Salwa Al-Mannai Amna Al-Mazroei Mohammed Al Saad Ahmad Al-Sarraf Maryam Alsemaitt Issa Al-Sheeb Noora Alsooj Naif Al Sowaidi

Ghanim Al-Sulaiti Reham Al Tamime Amna Al-Zeyara Nur Aysha Anggraini Varun Arora Nahan Arif Shivani Arora Sheikh Aveed Douaa Dalle Fahim Dalvi Monoj Dareddy Abdallah Darwish Mohammad Dualeh El Houssain El Marabti Kenrick Fernandes Syed Haider Anas Halbawi Mohammed Hammouda

Shazia Haq Houssain Hejji Mohamed Hussain Narjes Sadat Jafarian Shashank Jariwala Jumana Kahlout Marie-Joe Germanos Khachan Rana Khalil Keghani Kouzoujian Joel Brian Manalastas Syed Moosavi Jyda Moussa Fatima Mujahid Mridula Mukundan Allan Reeves Shaileja Relwani Yara Saeed

Nada Salem Saba Singh Mohamed Soudy Patrick Steinhagen Humaira Tasnim Abhay Valiyaveettil Haider Zali

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Academic Support Carnegie Mellon Qatar continues to offer a common curricular experience for all first year students. The common curriculum facilitates systematic and intentional development of the skills and habits that students need to be successful at Carnegie Mellon. The common Fall 2010 semester for all students consisted of: • English • Math • Programming • World History • Carnegie Skills Workshop classes • Major specific freshman seminar The common Spring 2011 semester for first-year students consisted of: • English • Math • Economics • Major specific requirements The Academic Resource Center and eight faculty members who serve as academic advisors provided academic support for students. The ARC’s programs are designed to help students master demanding course material, hone study skills and delve deeper into academic challenges. Individual and small-group tutoring remained the ARC’s core service during the 2010-2011 academic year. To assist that effort, it hired and trained 17 Peer Tutors, 58 Teaching Assistants, and six Academic Counselors (a new position this year). On average, 129 tutoring sessions were held each week, 52 percent of which supported core first-year courses. The ARC presented targeted workshops over both semesters to address specific areas that students (freshmen in particular) struggle with, including Exam Preparation, Time Management, Memory Skills, Things I Wish I Had Known, and Finishing the Semester Strong. During the fall 2010 semester, the ARC carried out three major programs; Algebra Boot Camp, Co-calculus, and Calculus Workshops intended to support mathematical learning among the freshmen students. The ARC again offered the Student Success Initiative (SSI) as structured support to freshmen in academic difficulty at the end of their first semester at Carnegie Mellon Qatar. With the assistance of two co-instructors (one a Student Affairs staff), the 17 participants in this second installment of the Student Success Initiative (SSI) developed and implemented individual plans for academic success, and met weekly during the spring semester for workshops on study skills.

Library The library offers an inviting space for the campus community and provides resources and services in support of the current curriculum of the undergraduate programs of study. The physical space includes individual and group

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study tables, seating alcoves, seminar room, computer cluster, classroom, videoconference room and an outdoor courtyard. Additional individual study carrels and a consultation room are being created by repurposing existing office space. The browsing print collection of approximately 13,000 volumes continues to grow. Additional print resources include a popular selection of local and international newspapers, magazines, and journals. A new core collection of Arabic fiction, non-fiction and reference titles has been created in close collaboration with faculty. Electronic resources continue to expand, including a growing collection of titles on the Amazon Kindle e-reader platform. Professional librarians assist patrons in finding information and resources for research, a process that often requires navigating through thousands of print and digital journals and hundreds of general and specialized databases. Importantly, students are guided in the process of locating and citing relevant and reliable information, as well as differentiating between the large number of available resources, search platforms and online tools. Interlibrary services provide a mechanism for borrowing publications from an international network of libraries across the globe. The library continues to facilitate the process of textbook adoption, purchase and distribution for all academic sessions. A new textbook reserves section has been created in the library, offering a convenient and readily accessible master copy of every textbook used in every course. The library proudly hosted its first photographic exhibition “Treasures of the Desert of Qatar” in connection with the UN-declared International Year of Biodiversity 2010. The exhibit featured the biological treasures of Qatar, including the spiny-tailed lizard (dhub), and was co-organized with the Forest Technology Center of Catalonia (CFTC) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). New library initiatives include: • Development of a digital media collection of films from iTunes, which can be deployed on authorized computers, iPads, and other portable devices. • The PC Cluster is being converted to an all Mac cluster, and is due to reopen by fall 2011. • Several new collections have been created and continue to expand – The Dale Winter Memorial Collection for Teaching Excellence is a collection of books on topics of interest to teaching faculty, including teaching and learning practices, curriculum and pedagogy, and student success. Named in honor of late Professor Dale Winter, the collection also supports the work of the Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence in Qatar. The library is open to members of the Education City campus community as well as the greater community in Qatar. Four public computer kiosk stations provide quick and seamless access to digital resources and online collections.

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Graduation Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar held its fourth graduation ceremony at the completion of the 201011 academic year. Twenty-two students completed a minor, with English and business as the most popular.

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RESEARCH Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

Research Carnegie Mellon Qatar has made significant progress towards developing its research activities and capacity. The university will continue to nurture and grow opportunities for faculty members to build regionally relevant research programs in their areas of interest and expertise. These research programs fall within the following areas:

• Computing and Mathematics • Information Systems • Economics, Business and Social Systems • Sustainability and the Environment • Language Acquisition and Education • Arabic Language and Culture • Liberal Arts

In Carnegie Mellon’s tradition of interdisciplinary research, the university continues to actively pursue opportunities for research collaboration with colleagues at other Education City branch campuses, Qatar University, Hamad Medical Corporation, and many academic institutions in the region and around the world, including Carnegie Mellon’s home campus in the United States. Further, Carnegie Mellon faculty are actively reaching out to industry in Qatar and the region to develop collaborative programs in which industry

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can directly benefit from the university’s research capacity, labs and expertise. Research at Carnegie Mellon Qatar is funded by several research programs: • Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) • National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) • Young Scientist Research Program (YSRP) • U ndergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) • Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s Seed Research Fund • Industry Currently Carnegie Mellon Qatar has been awarded 116 research projects totaling $33.9 million USD. Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) is an initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (Qatar Foundation), established by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, and chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. QNRF is the premiere funding agency of basic and applied research in Qatar.

National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) Qatar National Research Fund’s National Priorities Research Program continues to be a major source of funding. The university saw a significant increase in interest in the NPRP program for the fourth cycle of program awards, submitted in November 2010. Carnegie Mellon Qatar faculty submitted 40 proposals and were awarded the following 12 NPRP grants for a total of $11 million USD: • Large-scale, Personal and Mobile Sensor Networks and their Applications in Qatar Vinay Kolar, Ph.D. • Innovative Computing and Mobile Technology for Improving English Literacy Skills for Children and for Adults Mary Dias, Ph.D. • Cooperative Robotic Boats for Monitoring Coastal and Flooded Areas Mary Dias, Ph.D. • Improving Professional Communication Skills through an Online Tutorial Andreas Karatsolis, Ph.D. • Usable Automated Data Inference for End-users Iliano Cervesato, Ph.D. • Use of Novel Water Treatment Methods for Inland Desalination of Brackish Groundwater in Qatar Krishnapuram Karthikeyan, Ph.D. • Improving Reading Skills in the Middle School Science Classroom Dudley Reynolds, Ph.D. • Automatic Correction of Standard Arabic Text: Resource and System Development Majd Sakr, Ph.D. • Plant Uptake of Pollutants of Emerging Concern During Use of Reclaimed Water in Greenhouse Hydroponic Systems Krishnapuram Karthikeyan, Ph.D. • New Mathematical Models for the Large Strain Swelling Response of Biological Tissues Hasan Demirkoparan, Ph.D. • Complex Material Response Described by Continuum Mechanics with a Deformation Gradient Product Decomposition that has Novel Hyperelastic Implications Hasan Demirkoparan, Ph.D. • Advancing Arabic Language Learning in Qatar Zeinab Ibrahim, Ph.D.

For a list of all NPRP grants funded in the first three award cycles, see Appendix D. Young Scientist Research Experience Program (YSREP) Three Carnegie Mellon Qatar junior faculty received funding through the Young Scientist Research Experience Program. This new program is intended to support the overarching goal of Qatar National Research Fund – to foster a research culture in Qatar. The YSREP grants will help build human capital in Qatar through supporting young scientists and funding research of interest to Qatar’s National Priorities. During the first cycle of the YSREP, a total of six awards were granted, with Carnegie Mellon Qatar receiving three of them totaling $900,000. • Expanding Arabic Wikipedia by Statistical Machine Translation Behrang Mohit, Ph.D. • Visual SLAM using an Array of Cameras Peter Hansen, Ph.D. • A Type-safe Programming Language to Build Safe and Secure Web Applications Thierry Sans, Ph.D. Undergraduate (UREP)

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Carnegie Mellon Qatar faculty participate in QNRF’s Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP). The UREP has been effective in encouraging students to get involved in research, and in supporting their work. The following four UREP projects were awarded and active during the 2010-2011 academic year. • Effects of Emotional Arousal on Mathematical Learning Dale Winter, Ph.D., Angela Brunstein, Ph.D. (faculty) and Lulwa El-Matbouly (student) • Understanding Complex Physiological Problems in Medical Education Angela Brunstein, Ph.D., (faculty), Anam Waheed and Youssef Francis (students) • Information Flow and Strategic Decisions in Social Networks Dale Winter, Ph.D. (faculty) and Arash Enayati (student) • Economic Impact of Integration of ICT in Qatar SMEs George White, Ph.D. (faculty) and Earnest Appiah (student)

Carnegie Mellon Qatar currently has 18 funded NPRP projects in progress from the first three cycles of program funding. Four of those 18 have been completed. These projects represent over $14.7 million USD in awarded grants.

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Seed Research Projects Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s long-term faculty are eligible to compete for Seed Research Funds. Faculty members may apply for research grants of up to $200,000 to initiate and fund research projects in their area of expertise or to explore projects in new areas. Carnegie Mellon Qatar strongly encourages faculty to focus on research that is relevant to Qatar and the region. Many faculty choose to spread these funds across multiple projects. The Seed Research program continues to be an important tool for recruiting strong faculty to Carnegie Mellon Qatar and helping them build their research programs once they arrive. The following statistics attest to the productivity of the Seed program. All figures are cumulative from the beginning of the program in 2004 through the end of calendar year 2010. • 45 faculty supported • 68 projects funded • 9 7 collaborations with researchers from corporations, government agencies and other universities around the world • 70 external grant proposals generated • 26 have been funded

A Highlight of ongoing research initiatives Qatar Oil & Gas Robotics Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s Qri8 lab in collaboration with the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) has been exploring the use of robotics technology to improve safety and production in the oil and gas industry. The Qri8 lab, with funding from QNRF, is developing fundamental sensing technologies that utilize stereo visual odometry and mapping to improve the inspection capabilities of pipe robots and autonomous ground robots. The lab is actively building relationships with commercial partners to bring this technology into production and use. Carnegie Mellon Qatar Air Quality Monitoring Station Air quality is a growing issue in Qatar and the region. Due to the desert climate, coarse particulate matter levels are high. However, due to the huge increase in vehicular travel in Doha, levels of fine particulate matter are also increasing, as are ultrafine particles (UFP). A growing number of studies indicate a relationship between increasing fine particulate matter and increased respiratory problems, making it essential to obtain data on these pollutants.

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• 2 15 published papers, books and conference presentations Active Seed Research projects are listed in Appendix E.

The first air quality monitoring station (AQMS) in Qatar is being developed by Carnegie Mellon Qatar. Initially, this station will measure four pollutants and ambient weather conditions. This data will be made available on the website www.qatarairquality.org in near real-time so that it will benefit the public, academia, and industry. The website will also have an educational component. CameraNets: Coverage, Networking and Storage Problems in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks Technology advances in inexpensive network-cameras has transformed surveillance applications. Such camera networks are useful in Qatar for securing large oil and gas plants, maritime surveillance, and congestionaware routing of vehicles. However, existing camera networks are constrained by the amount of human involvement as operators have to track interesting events by constantly observing several video streams and configuring many cameras. As the camera networks grow from tens to thousands of cameras, it is impractical to rely on constant human involvement to monitor large areas. The CameraNets project aims to build a self-configuring and intelligent network of cameras that reduce humanintervention and allow the camera network to scale at resolutions that were not possible before.

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year, the following were members of Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s IRB

The purpose of this two-year project is to develop a detailed and empirical understanding of the problems and challenges faced by low-income foreign migrant laborers (or “guestworkers”) in Qatar through a survey of 1,000 workers, follow-up interviews, and longitudinal interviews with 12 workers for two years. The data will be used in the production of deliverables specifically aimed at policymakers and scholars concerned with the governance and management of the large foreign populations at work in the Gulf.

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Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s Human Language Technology Laboratory, consisting of Prof. Kemal Oflazer and three post-doctoral researchers, is involved in research and educational activities on language processing. The researchers are conducting research on five projects, with funding from the QNRF and faculty Seed Funding, and they are collaborating with researchers from the Language Technologies Institute at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh.

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Members of the lab also engage in educational activities for students and interested researchers at Carnegie Mellon Qatar and other institutions. The activities include seminars, workshops and formal courses on language technologies.

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The mission of the IRB is to protect the rights and welfare of research subjects. To satisfy the requirements of the Qatar National Research Fund, Carnegie Mellon Qatar has established a local Institutional Review Board (IRB) according to the guidelines in place from the Supreme Council of Health. The IRB works collaboratively with the IRB at Carnegie Mellon’s main campus in the United States and has started to review IRB applications for research projects at the Qatar campus. The IRB committee is composed of a diverse group of scientific and non-scientific members from within the Carnegie Mellon Qatar campus, as well as one off-campus board member. At the end of the 2010-2011 academic

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STUDENT AFFAIRS Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

Student Affairs The Division of Student Affairs works to ensure that each student has the opportunity to develop their individual capabilities to the fullest during their time at Carnegie Mellon. The Division provides a framework for the metacurricular experience with emphasis on the holistic development of the student in the areas of intellectual and artistic curiosity, personal wellbeing, professional development, leadership, social responsibility and community engagement. The Division of Student Affairs has in place numerous resources to support students in reaching their highest potential and achieving their goals. An integral part of the division’s strategy has been to complement our work through the formation of collaborative partnerships across the university, as well as with partners on the Pittsburgh campus, Education City branch campuses, and Qatar Foundation. It is through this strong web of connections that the division is able to deliver a first class education that engages, challenges and supports our students.

Professional Development The Office of Professional Development & Career Services advises and assists students in exploring career options, connecting with employers, and making informed career decisions. The office provides

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a comprehensive range of services, programs and resources in the areas of career exploration and guidance, internships, professional fluency, and graduate education. In providing real world application to student learning, our programs connect Carnegie Mellon Qatar undergraduates with professional employment opportunities, further education and attainment of life goals. The results from our annual divisional survey “How Are We Doing?” show • 8 5 percent of surveyed students have attended an event and/or a program that was held by the Office of Professional Development • 9 7 percent of those students have attended an information session on internships • 8 0 percent have identified at least one company they’re interested in pursuing for an internship or career • 9 1 percent who have attended one or more professional development events/programs feel more confident about communicating their experience and skills on a résumé • 8 6 percent who have attended one or more professional development events/programs feel more confident about communicating their experience and skills in an interview

• T he majority recognize what is expected of them in terms of professional behavior (dress, verbal and non-verbal communication, etc)

• Malolan Chetlur, Manager, Smarter Wireless Initiative, IBM Research India

• B ibi Baloyra, Senior Project Manager, Museum Development National Museum of Qatar, Qatar Museums Authority

• J ody Sanderson, Head of Global Banking, HSBC Bank

• Fadi Fattal, Head of Corporate Banking, HSBC Bank

• M ohamed Al Ibrahim, CMUQ Class of 2009, Investment Analyst QIA and founder of carsemsar.com

• 4 8 percent plan to stay and find work or internships in Qatar

Professional Day Professional Day is a career and networking fair that provides an opportunity for students and employers to meet and explore internships and career possibilities. Representatives from top organizations return every year because they appreciate the rigorous academic programming at Carnegie Mellon and wide range of extracurricular activities and projects in which students take part. • 4 9 companies from Qatar and Dubai from various industries attended, including 16 new companies • More than 200 industry representatives attended • 13 Carnegie Mellon Qatar alumni attended as recruiters for their organization

Making the Connection Lecture Series The Making the Connection lecture series brings to campus a diverse range of industry leaders to speak with students about their organization and their career path. Speakers for this year included:

• Don Winter, Vice-President of Research & Technology, Boeing International

• Wael Sawan, Vice President of Commercial & New Business Development, Shell in Qatar

• Damien Scott, General Manager, Williams Technology Centre, Qatar Science and Technology Park

• F rederic Ribieras, CFO (Oil & Gas), General Electric

“GE Oil & Gas have participated in CMU’s Professional Day for five years. We have a special interest in Carnegie Mellon students as they are well equipped to enter the workforce. From past experience, we have noticed that the students are eager to learn as well as fully committed to add value to our company.” - Naira Fawzi, regional HR manager for GE Oil & Gas.

Professional Fluency Series The Professional Fluency Series is a collaborative partnership between the Division of Student Affairs and academic departments. This year’s professional fluency series was well attended by students and included 14 spring workshops • • • • • • • • • •

Résumé Writing Technical Résumé Writing Interview Skills & Mock Interviews Navigating a Career Fair Networking Personal Presentation Business Fashion Show Career Hour Taboos in Professional Communication Tartan Trak Workshop

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Internships The Office of Professional Development encourages students to participate regularly in internships so as to apply their learning in hands-on real-world situations. • 54 percent of students participated in successful internships in 2010 • 24 percent were Qatari nationals • 56 percent were female • The Banking and Finance sector is the most popular choice for student interns, followed by the consulting sector

Job Placement • 76 percent of graduates are currently in the Qatar labor market • 94 percent of Carnegie Mellon’s 2010 graduates are employed in some of the region’s top organizations, including: • Commercial Bank • General Electric • HSBC • ictQATAR • Microsoft • Q-Tel • Qatar Petroleum • Shell • Vodafone

Graduate School Preparation The office hosted the Fourth Annual Graduate School Information Series, an information panel that drew on the graduate school experiences of Carnegie Mellon professors. In addition, the office hosted the Cultural Attaché and the Director of Educational Advising from the U.S. Embassy, as well as representatives from the British Council.

Student On-Campus Employment The Student Employment program is run in collaboration with Qatar Foundation’s Career Services Office. Since 2008 the program has doubled the number of students who are employed on campus. • 183 students hired in 2010-2011 Students now hold jobs in several departments including:

• Information Technology • Marketing and Public Relations • Information Systems • Computer Science • Academic Resource Center • Library

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Personal Development Corporate partners The Office of Professional Development has built relationships with companies across various business sectors. Many attend Professional Day or speak in the Making the Connection lecture series, while others offer internships and jobs to students and graduates. Armana Steel Building and Contracting Arqaam Captial (Dubai) Aspire Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing Commercial Bank ConocoPhillips Deloitte & Touche Consulting Doha Bank Dohaland Dolphin Energy Ernst & Young Exxon Mobil Fuego Digital Media General Electric GulfTalent.com HSBC Bank ictQATAR iHorizons International Bank of Qatar KPMG Maersk Oil Masraf Al Rayan Mashreq Bank Microsoft Occidental Pricewaterhouse Coopers Qtel QAPCO QChem Qatar Airways Qatar Exchange Qatar Foundation Qatar Gas Qatar Islamic Bank Qatar Museums Authority Qatar National Bank Qatar Petroleum Qatar Olympic Committee Qatar Science Leadership Program QSTP RasGas Reed Shell Sidra Standard Chartered Bank Tasweeq Total United Development Company Vodafone

The mission of the Office of Personal Development & Counseling is to support and enhance student development and quality of life by attending to the personal, emotional, spiritual, interpersonal, developmental and mental health needs of students. In addition to counseling and consultation services, a wide range of holistic programs is offered to promote the curricular and metacurricular experience of the students.

Programs and Services Offered Peer-2-Peer (P2P) A program offered to incoming first year students to help support their transition into university. The program provides students with a venue to express their concerns, provide support to one another, and take ownership of their experiences.

Depression and Eating Disorder screenings Both screenings were offered to students in support of the office’s programming on mental health issues. Counseling and referral services supported students through their personal and academic experiences.

Celebrate Your Body Month This program was offered during the spring semester in collaboration with Northwestern University in Qatar and aimed to raise student awareness regarding issues such as body image, self-esteem and eating disorders.

Student Success Initiative (SSI) A program offered in collaboration with the Academic Resource Center to first-year students who needed additional support to achieve their academic potential.

Healthy Relationships Week This program presented students with the opportunity to engage in discussion about the definition of a healthy relationship. Relationships with family, friends, parents, professors and partners were explored through a series of interrelated programs.

Big Questions Dinner In collaboration with the Office of International Education, this program aimed to engage students, faculty and staff from our campuses in both Doha and Pittsburgh in discussions on the ‘big questions’ in life.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) This assessment is offered to students throughout the academic year. The MBTI is a personality assessment whereby participants learn more about their personality type and how it applies to careers, learning styles, conflict resolution, and interaction with others.

‘Oh The Places You’ll Go’ Conference In collaboration with the Office of International Education and Northwestern University in Qatar, this one-day student conference was offered to rising sophomore and junior students. The aim was to help students connect their professional and personal goals. Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

Health & Wellness In keeping with the university’s mission to deliver a holistic education on health and wellbeing we this year adopted the World Health Organization’s definition of health described as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” As a result, our focus has shifted to an increased use of interactive programs and activities that are an integral part of student culture and the everyday activities students conduct. Also, thanks to a number of vital partnerships across campus, the office this year saw a dramatic increase in personal wellness counseling, as well as a related number of students reporting satisfaction with the health education services provided. Additionally a number of new Health & Wellness programs were introduced this year that were open to the wider Education City community. For example, in partnership with the Qatar Drugs and Alcohol Committee, a two-day training session was conducted for individuals working in health & wellness and for school counselors.

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Student Activities First Year Programs The Office of First-Year Programs offers co-curricular programs that equip first-year students with the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in their first year at Carnegie Mellon and beyond. Last year, the newly established office successfully implemented several programs, including the Involvement Passport, an incentive program that encouraged students to participate in a broad range of activities, and the First-Year Adventure Trip, in which students spent two-and-a-half-days in Oman building connections with each other, faculty and staff. This year, a new program was added. The Tartan Tips program aims to assist freshmen in their transition to college. The Class of 2014 received weekly “tips” or advice electronically on a wide spectrum of topics such as time management, study skills, healthy eating, and meta-curricular involvement. Web analytical data shows that a significant percentage of students viewed the Tartan Tips webpage each week. http://www.qatar. cmu.edu/2051/tartan-tips

The Sophomore Experience As a follow up to the groundwork done by the Office of First Year Programs, the focus this year has been on the evolution and development of those programs to assist students as they transition into their second academic year. The primary goal was to gain a deeper understanding of the needs of sophomore students and to design programs and activities that are tailored to address those needs. Student focus groups were conducted this year to define the Carnegie Mellon Qatar student experience in the sophomore year and a Sophomore Experience Committee of faculty and staff was established to map out the sophomore year and develop a programmatic plan.

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Student Organizations Student-run clubs and organizations provide meaningful hands-on leadership learning opportunities where students can apply concepts learned in the classroom and practice implementing organizational skills necessary in the real world. These organizations also promote campus involvement and university citizenship and complement our academic mission. Our students are increasingly involved and committed to the student organizations they join. This was evident during a new initiative, Tartan Carnival, a daylong festival organized by student Majlis, where all 19 student organizations collaborated on various community building activities.

Student Organizations Active Women. Organizes activities that promote womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s empowerment Activities Board. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tartanizingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; campus since 2008 with community building activities All-Around. The student newspaper since 2004 D.I.Y. A/V Club. Do-it-yourself Audio/Video education and creation Best Buddies. Promotes friendships between Carnegie Mellon students and students with special needs from the Shafallah Center Computing Club. Organizes computer science events and competitions CMba, Business Club. Organizes business events and competitions CMUQ Finance Club. Facilitates educational opportunities to learn about investment and personal finance Cultural Exchange Club. Promotes cultural learning and exploration Debating Society. Provides opportunities to practice and compete in formal debating DSO (Development Solutions Organization). Organizes global development projects Football Fever. Promotes fan support for football team Gaming Club. Hosts gaming tournaments promoting social interaction Health and Fitness Club. Promotes healthy lifestyles among students Human Rights Club. Promotes awareness of different local and global issues Music Club. Organizes opportunities for music education and exploration Photography Club. Organizes photo exhibits and competitions Qatari Student Network. Promotes awareness and appreciation of Qatari and Arab culture Student Majlis. Campus governance body that oversees student organization funding

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Soccer tournament sponsored by Permanent Committee for Drug and Alcohol Affairs Under the patronage of Minister of State for Interior Affairs, His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Permanent Committee for Drug and Alcohol Affairs (PCDAA) organized the first Wiqaya

Leadership Development GPS 1.0 and GPS 2.0 Leadership Workshops: This year proved to be another successful year for our GPS Leadership Workshop series with 25 students successfully completing at least one of the programs a 150 percent increase in participation. While the GPS 1.0 curriculum continues to be based on the Social Change Model of Leadership, the curriculum for GPS 2.0 was modified to teach Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s six core convictions of leadership: service; action and reflection; relationships; risk; self-knowledge; and inspiration. Kaleidoscope: This new program, offered by the Office of International Education, brought students together to share experiences of culturally aware leadership. Designed by Carnegie Mellon Qatar alumna and Fifth Year Scholar Keghani Kouzoujian, this workshop engaged students in discussion and activities that examined the unique perspectives leaders offer in their roles. The workshop was offered to 18 students and will be a student-facilitated program during the next academic year. 48

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Indoor Football championship. Carnegie Mellon Qatar and the Indoor Football Committee of Qatar Football Association (QFA) helped to organize the tournament, which drew 10 teams from local universities and aimed to build awareness about the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol.

Women’s Leadership Development: This year, Women’s Leadership Program connected Carnegie Mellon students with female professionals from the Doha community as a means of creating opportunities for mentorship and learning from real women’s experiences. Our students engaged in topics such as Leadership as Performance, How to Advocate for Yourself, and Gender Awareness Programming in Pakistan. Participants utilized the StrengthsQuest® instrument to incorporate their strengths into their personal leadership development.

Service Learning Experiences Tartans in Thailand. In 2009, a group of Carnegie Mellon students traveled to northern Thailand to build a community kitchen for a remote underdeveloped village. In an effort to continue this partnership, 20 students returned to northern Thailand to build a school library. Students raised $2,000 USD toward the construction costs and collected over 150 books to stock the library. Students worked alongside Thai people to build the library, and had meaningful cultural exchanges with villagers and school children. Students also participated in a variety of outdoor activities including rock climbing

and kayaking, which helped students overcome fears and build self-confidence.

students with an opportunity to develop their talent and interest in robotics.

Project Rwanda 2.0. After the success of 2010’s service trip to Rwanda, six Carnegie Mellon students will continue teaching at Nonko Primary School in Kigali Rwanda using laptops provided by One Laptop Per Child. The student volunteers designed the two-week trip from the ground up, including the application process for volunteer selection, managing in-country logistics and pre-trip preparation. Participants will teach the schoolchildren how to use software on their laptops in order to learn applicable skills in music, web communication, and basic programming.

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Doha Community Engagement Program (DCEP). A successful new service initiative for the 2010-2011 academic year, this program provides students the opportunity to engage the wider Doha community through the development of a service program that will significantly impact a group of people and their quality of life. Students were invited to submit a proposal that would impact the Qatar community in the following categories: • Health • Environment • Youth Engagement/Empowerment • Women’s programming • Education • Underrepresented communities Two projects were selected this year - R-TISt (Reaching to Inspire Students) and InSPIRE (Inspiring Students Positively through Innovative Robotics Education). The R-TISt project goals were to develop a communitywide art education program and InSPIRE provided minority

Reach Out to Asia Adult English Literacy Program (RAEL). In collaboration with Reach Out to Asia, the university launched a new program where Carnegie Mellon students taught English literacy skills to cleaning and beverage service staff. The program aims to enhance the quality of life of migrant workers in Qatar and to facilitate positive interactions between members of the Carnegie Mellon community who do not often interact. In addition, Carnegie Mellon students attended a training session where they learned about global migration patterns, labor migration in Qatar, communication skills, adult learning abilities, and practical teaching skills. Seven Carnegie Mellon students and 15 migrant workers participated in the program. Qatar Academy Tutoring Program. Seven Carnegie Mellon students volunteered their time each week to help primary school students at Qatar Academy successfully complete their homework assignments. The Office received positive feedback from the school’s administrators that Carnegie Mellon students were punctual, supportive, patient and empathetic during tutoring sessions. Student Life Committee. Carnegie Mellon continues to collaborate on a variety of Education City-wide programs including LeaderShape, EC Family Day, Student Leader Workshop, and Make a Difference Day. Each one of these initiatives supports our ongoing efforts to develop the leadership and professional skills of our students and to provide networking opportunities with students from across Education City.

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International Education The Office of International Education provides programming for students to develop their cultural competence, awareness of diversity and sense of belonging to the community. This is achieved through various educational activities that provide meaningful engagement with all members of the Carnegie Mellon community. The distinct perspectives shared in these interactions contribute to the students’ consideration of new possibilities and ways to think about issues. Our work supports Carnegie Mellon’s commitment to increase the global literacy of students. The 2010–2011 Academic Year saw continued success in two of our most popular campus events. Pizza and Politics attracted more than 50 participants each month. International Day had over 200 attendees at the evening program. Campus exchange has become a more robust program with regular exchanges between the Pittsburgh and Qatar campuses.

Programs Offered Pizza and Politics. A community forum for all members of the Carnegie Mellon Qatar community to come together and discuss a variety of topics. Program topics are typically set to address one of three levels of ‘scope’ – local to the university, local to Qatar, and international/regional. A sample of topics from this year includes: • W ho Benefits More from [Community] Service – the Givers or the Receivers? • Wikileaks – Information Security & World Politics • W ill the Uprising in Tunisia Bring More Democracy to the Arab Region, or More Chaos? • O pportunities/Obstacles in Pursuing a Major/ Track at CMUQ International Day aims to create an environment where all members of the community recognize, respect and appreciate the rich diversity among us, and work toward a more connected community. International Day Activities Included: • Wearing of cultural dress from one’s own culture or another culture. • Information tables for students to share their culture through food, artifacts, books and conversation. • A variety of musical acts performed by students, staff and faculty. Eat.Think.Live.Qatar. This program brought students out into the Qatar community exploring their environment in fun and active ways. Global Opportunities Fair. The Global Opportunities Fair showcased an assortment of study abroad, research, internship and service learning opportunities available outside of Qatar.

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New Initiatives The Office of International Education will implement in 2011-12 Through My Eyes, a program featuring monthly student presentations to showcase where the students are from through their own eyes. It will build community, break down stereotypes, foster meaningful interactions and contribute to a community that respects and is curious about the diverse members within it.

Support for International Students The Office of International Education provides support services to students coming from outside Qatar and liaises with Qatar Foundation’s immigration and housing departments. The numbers of international students has increased over previous years, adding a unique dynamic to the student population. This academic year, the office welcomed new students from countries not previously represented, including Mauritius, Mauritania and Uzbekistan. Campus Exchange The campus exchange program between Qatar and the university’s home campus in Pittsburgh allows students to continue their rigorous courses in a new culture and environment. They learn to be more responsible and resourceful as they navigate the changes around them. This academic year, 15 Qatar students travelled to Pittsburgh and nine Pittsburgh students came to Doha for semester-long exchanges. The summer program from Qatar to Pittsburgh saw a dramatic increase in student participation this academic year, with 25 students attending summer sessions in Pittsburgh. The summer program offers a wide selection of courses and gives students a chance to experience Pittsburgh for a shorter time period. For some, it is a trial run for a semester exchange. A new exchange partnership for Information Systems students at Carnegie Mellon Qatar and Singapore Management University was introduced this academic year. A Qatar student spent the fall semester at Singapore Management University while the Qatar campus welcomed a student from Singapore in spring. Both students enjoyed their experience and will serve as ambassadors for the program next year. International Initiatives IMPAQT. The “Initiating Meaningful Pittsburgh and Qatar Ties” program builds and further develops QatarPittsburgh partnerships among students. This year a group of 12 students from Carnegie Mellon Qatar visited the Pittsburgh campus, while six Pittsburgh campus students visited Doha during their respective spring breaks. Both visits included cultural exploration activities and an introduction to each campus and city. The student projects this year resulted in videos to promote awareness and interest in the other campus. In addition, Qatar students developed resources that

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will be helpful for those who are interested in a campus exchange.

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Pittsburgh/Doha rooms. The Grand Opening of these new rooms was held this year as part of the International Day activities. The Pittsburgh room in Doha and the Doha room in Pittsburgh are spaces with elements representative of the other campus. These rooms are also a digital bridge for students to access one another virtually via the videoconferencing system available in each space.

Student Affairs continues to collaborate with Qatar Foundation and other Education City branch campuses on a variety of initiatives. This year we worked jointly on:

Innovative Student Technology ExPerience (iSTEP). The Offices of International Education and Professional Development continued their partnership with TechBridgeWorld in Pittsburgh to support Qatar student participation in the iSTEP program. The sevenmember team comprised two Qatar students and five Pittsburgh students. One of the Qatar students was part of the onsite team that traveled to work with The National Administration of Education in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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• Family Day. A joint effort between Qatar Foundation’s Education Division and the university partners that welcomes families of students to Education City to help them better understand the university experience. Carnegie Mellon welcomed more 75 families to the event. • I nternational Education Week. An annual event that features programs to promote the meaningful exchange of knowledge, ideas and culture. • Three-day Young Professionals Institute - Qatar. Hosted in Education City, YPI is a shared learning experience where 27 participants from University of Maryland and University of San Diego traveled to

Doha to engage with participants from eight local institutions to address real challenges faced by higher education in the Arabian Gulf.

management and mediation, housing & residence life policy, program planning, sustainable living and other necessary position-related skills.

• E ducation City Student Life Committee. Representatives from all Education City branch campuses and the Academic Bridge Program collaborate on Education City-wide programs such as Student Leader Workshop, Arts Week and International Education Week.

• I nternational Student Orientation. Organized by Qatar Foundation, this orientation provides students coming from outside of Qatar an opportunity to settle in, begin immigration procedures and explore a bit of the city and campus.

• C elebrate Your Body Week. This week highlights the importance of having a healthy body, not just focused on size but on having total health that includes, physical, mental and social well being.

• M ake a Difference Day. Education City students come together to give back to their community by participating in a variety of service projects all over Qatar.

• Nutrition Week. A weeklong focus on the importance of nutrition and how it contributes to the academic success of students. • C ommunity Development Adviser training. Coordinated by Qatar Foundation Housing & Residence Life staff, CDA training includes topics including emergency response, conflict

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Seventh Annual Local Counselor Visitation Day, held in the Carnegie Mellon Qatar building.

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Sixth Annual Discover Education City student recruitment kickoff event, hosted by Carnegie Mellon Qatar. More than 1,400 people were in attendance.

Carnegie Mellon Qatar cooperated with the other Education City branch campuses to schedule local school visits. The Education City teams visited approximately 45 secondary schools in Qatar. Some schools were visited more than once, and some had separate fairs or programs in addition to the school visit, so the total number of visits and events was approximately 80. In a new initiative, 10 schools were also invited for campus visits that included student panels, an admission presentation, and tours of the building.

International Recruitment Internationally, the Gulf Cooperation Council is defined as the secondary recruitment market. Recruitment in the GCC is done jointly with Qatar Foundation’s Education Division and other universities in Education City. During October and November 2010 Carnegie Mellon visited • • • • •

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Financial Aid Four types of financial aid options are available to students who enroll at Carnegie Mellon Qatar. •

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Emiri Scholarship from Qatari Supreme Education Council • Covers full tuition and fees • For Qatari nationals only • Sponsorship from a national company

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Typically covers full tuition and fees Awarded to Qatari nationals Qatar Foundation Loan Program Need-based For non-Qatari nationals only No repayment necessary during full-time enrollment Repayment options after graduation are monthly installments or time served working in Qatar Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Scholarship Merit-based Various amounts ranging from $10,000 to full tuition Renewable annually contingent on good academic standing

For the 2010-2011 Academic Year, 213 Carnegie Mellon Qatar students received financial aid or sponsorship to pay their tuition and fees. Seventeen students received money from both Carnegie Mellon University and Qatar Foundation.

Enrolled students came from the following secondary schools and foundation programs: Academic Bridge Program Academic Lyceum Aitchison College Al Arqam Academy Al Bayaan Girls’ Scientific Al Furqan Secondary School Al Khor International School American Academy American School of Doha Amna Bint Wahab Secondary School Azzan Bin Qais Priv Sch Beaconhouse School System Doha College Dukhan English School Ecole Privee El Rachad Global Academy International Holy Family School International School of Choueifat Kishinchand Chellaram Kodaikanal International Lahore Grammar School Lycee Francais de Doha M.E.S (Islamic) Indian School Mahatma Gandhi International School Modern American School Omar Bin Al Khatab Boys’ Scientific Pakistan International School Pakistan Islamia School Park House English School Qatar Academy Qatar International School Royal Road Grand Bel Air Sagesse High School Saint Patricks High School The Cambridge School Theodore Mondo School

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Financial assistance during the 2010-11 academic year • 31 percent of students did not receive aid • 31 percent received a Qatar Foundation Loan • 23 percent received funding from the Qatari Supreme Education Council • 6 percent received a Qatar Foundation Loan and a Carnegie Mellon Scholarship • 5 percent received a Carnegie Mellon Scholarship • 4 percent received a company scholarship

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Pre-College Programs Pre-College programs are a way in which Carnegie Mellon Qatar can reach out into the community and help bridge the gap between secondary school and university life. The programs are designed to encourage secondary students to focus on their studies and challenge themselves inside and outside of their school curriculum. The programs also inform students about the three majors offered at Carnegie Mellon Qatar, what it takes to enroll in the programs and what types of careers are available to graduates.

Summer College Preview Program 2010 Modeled after Carnegie Mellon’s highly successful Summer Academy for Math and Science (SAMS), the program is designed to introduce academically motivated students to the demanding curriculum of selective American universities such as the ones in Education City. SCPP takes students through an intensive four-week experience with classes in mathematics, English composition, a hands-on project and SAT preparation. Students attended classes five days a week and completed four SAT diagnostic (practice) tests during the program. • Held in the Carnegie Mellon building from July 10 through July 28 • 250 students applied for the program • 52 students were enrolled • 27 percent of the students were Qatari nationals

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Ibtikar Qatar Ibtikar, which means “innovation” in Arabic, is the Information Systems Innovation competition for high school juniors and seniors. It was created as a holistic approach to service learning where high school students try to solve a real-world issue using information technology. The program also aims to raise students’ interest in the dynamic field of Information Systems. Ibtikar Qatar challenges students to use Information Systems to make businesses and organizations more effective. • 91 students enrolled • 15 teams from 10 different schools took part in the competition • This year’s project was to develop an iPhone application to help promote the United Nation’s goals for the 2011 Year of Biodiversity

CS4Qatar CS4Qatar is a developmental workshop designed to teach high schools students about computer science and how it is applied to all aspects of life. The goal of CS4Qatar is to help spread this awareness among the younger generations. Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s Computer Science Department does this by reaching out to the students and exposing them to technological and computer science basics. • In 2010, more than 300 students applied for 110 available spots. • The workshop consisted of three rotating sessions • C.S. puzzles • Robotics • Programming The CS4Qatar Teachers Workshop attracted 50 high school computer science/IT, science and math teachers from Qatar. The topic was ‘Promoting Collaboration and Social Learning in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Classrooms,’ with a focus on Classroom Salon. Classroom Salon is a web-based platform developed to encourage students to read the course

material and make comments, essentially mimicking social networking, which aids educators in gauging the students’ comprehension of course material. The platform was developed in a thesis by Alex Cheek, a Carnegie Mellon professor, when he was a grad student.

High School Programming Competition The High School Programming competition was designed to allow high school students to compete against their peers in a computer science-based contest. The competition challenged teams of three students to work together to solve six computer problems in less than four hours. Students used their knowledge of computer programming languages such as JAVA, C and C++ to solve their problems. A panel of Carnegie Mellon faculty worked as judges to determine if the programming code executed the correct solution.

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16 teams from six high schools competed in an intense five-hour programming marathon sponsored by the Computer Science department.

Botball BOTBALL is a U.S.-based organization that introduces robotics to high school students. Teams are equipped with a Lego© Mindstorm robot, along with instructions on how to design and program it to move autonomously through a course to complete a specific task. After working on the robots for eight weeks, student teams are pitted against one another to see whose robot can score the most points in two-minute competitions. Teams also must demonstrate the work they’ve done in order to create and program their robot. Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar brought BOTBALL to Doha in 2005. Four teams took part in the inaugural event. In 2011, 24 teams from six countries participated. • • • • • •

Abu Dhabi Dubai Egypt Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia

The winning team was sent to the United States to participate in the Botball world finals as well as take part in the Global Conference on Educational Robotics in Leesburg, Virginia.

English Teaching Excellence for Qatar Workshop The English Teaching Excellence for Qatar workshop was sponsored in partnership with Weill-Cornell University. The one-day conference focused on Learning through English. Designed as a networking and outreach opportunity for English language teachers at the secondary and post-secondary levels in Qatar, the conference attracted 95 teachers and faculty members.

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Excellence. At Carnegie Mellon.

For more than a century, Carnegie Mellon University has been inspiring innovations that change the world. Consistently top ranked, Carnegie Mellon has more than 11,000 students, 90,000 alumni and 5,000 faculty and staff globally. In 2004, Qatar Foundation invited Carnegie Mellon to join Education City, a groundbreaking center for scholarship and research. Students from 39 different countries enroll at our world-class facilities in Education City. Carnegie Mellon Qatar offers undergraduate programs in biological sciences, business administration, computational biology, computer science and information systems. Carnegie Mellon is firmly committed to Qatarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Vision 2030 by developing people, society, the economy and the environment.

Learn more at www.qatar.cmu.edu

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Marketing and Public Relations The Marketing and Public Relations office has four main areas of focus: • Media relations • Creative (publications, design, writing, editing, new media, web) • Special events • Alumni relations

Media Relations The university continues to have an outstanding relationship with the local and regional media. Our events and press conferences were well attended by representatives from both Arabic and English media. Additionally, most of the events on campus were conveyed to the local and regional media through press releases. All releases are distributed in both English and Arabic. 62

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See Appendix H for a list of press release dates and topics. See Appendix J for press clippings.

Creative Advertising Campaign The Marketing and Public Relations office this year expanded its advertising communication strategy to increase Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s exposure in Qatar and the region. Key awareness initiates included magazine advertising, Facebook advertising and conference sponsorships. Magazine Advertising During the 2010-11 Academic Year, Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s advertising campaign focused on local media (newspapers and magazines), regional guidebooks, calendars and directories, and regional and interna-

tional magazines. Advertisements were placed in the following high-circulations products:

sor of this event, which drew more than 700 journalists, researchers and academics from around the world.

M EED Magazine. Offers a powerful opportunity to reach adults who influence students entering business administration programs. Additionally, the magazine provides a way to build awareness in business communities across the Middle East.

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The Economist – Middle East Edition. Promotes awareness of Carnegie Mellon in regional business communities.

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I EEE Spectrum.Subscribersinfluence students entering Information Systems programs.

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O ryx Qatar (Qatar Airways Magazine). Generates a general awareness of Carnegie Mellon Qatar.

The complete list of publications may be found in Appendix G. Facebook Campaign Facebook is the number one social networking site in the world. The site has changed the face of communication with people of all ages and all walks of life engaging in two-way communications on the site. In 2009, a Facebook page was created and a subsequent advertising campaign yielded tremendous exposure for Carnegie Mellon Qatar. During the 2010-2011 academic year, the Facebook advertising campaign has continued to generate impressive results: •

Fans of the official page climbed from more than 60,000 at the end of the 2009-2010 academic year to more than 125,000 at the end of the 2010-2011 academic year.

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Advertising impressions were targeted toward key countries.

More information on Facebook may be found in Appendix H. Conference and Event Sponsorships Carnegie Mellon Qatar received further exposure by sponsoring the following conferences: • T eachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) convention, held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

• T he Arabian Business Achievement Qatar Awards 2010, which was held in Doha and attracted more than 200 delegates. • A l Fikra National Business Plan Competition, held in 2011, with the winners announced at a grand presentation in Doha. Publications The Marketing and Public Relations office published numerous items during the fiscal year. Many were published for marketing and admission purposes, while others were published for individual classes, events or activities. The office’s primary publications were: • Akhbar. As the official magazine of Carnegie Mellon Qatar, Akhbar aims to share the interesting and innovative stories that highlight the university and its role in the Gulf Region and the world. The magazine is published in English and Arabic, and all issues are on the university’s website in an easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate format. • Summer/Fall 2010 issue

Issue highlights: Using robots to inspect LNG pipes, Charles E. “Chuck” Thorpe steps down as dean, and the iSTEP internship program.

• Winter 2010/Spring 2011 issue

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Issue highlights: Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s Cloud Computing Lab, what is possible with artificial intelligence, and bringing art to local secondary schools.

Second public Annual Report for the 2009-2010 academic year

The university also supported other departments, creating various publications for other offices, including the Office of Admission (Viewbook and Fast Facts), a research brochure, outreach brochures, and an Information Systems brochure. These publications and brochures are simple and effective tools to reach various audiences.

• U .S. Department of State’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) regional conference, held in Doha. • T he World Conference of Science Journalists, held in Doha. Carnegie Mellon Qatar was a major spon-

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Special Events Special Events focuses on developing event concepts, planning the logistics, coordinating technical aspects and maintaining brand integrity while executing an event that meets the standards of the university. With more than 40 events reaching out to varied audiences, the MPR office hosted more than 5,000 guests to campus this year. Paula Wagner Reception, October 27, 2010 Paula Wagner, renowned Hollywood producer and former top talent agent and studio executive, paid a visit to Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar to meet with Dean G. Richard Tucker, and was escorted on a VIP tour of the building by a group of students. Following the tour, Wagner attended a reception with students and faculty. Wagner was in Doha with her husband, Rick Nicita, for the second annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival. Qatar National Vision 2030, February 15, 2011 Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, Secretary General of the General Secretariat for Development Planning and Economic Advisor to His Highness the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, addressed 200 students, faculty and staff from Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and its compatriot universities at Qatar Foundation’s Education City about the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the implementation of the National Development Strategy. Distinguished Lecture Series: Mr. Peter Brown, March 22, 2011 Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s Distinguished Lecture Series welcomed Peter Brown, President and Founder of international public relations and consulting firm Brown Lloyd James. Brown addressed the audience and took questions on his time as The Beatles’ personal manager. Graduation Ceremony, May 2, 2011 In a grand ceremony attended by an audience of around 1,000 guests, 48 Carnegie Mellon students graduated in May. Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Chairperson, Qatar Museums Authority Board of Trustees, delivered the keynote address. See Appendix I for a list of all events

Alumni Relations Alumni Relations planned four events this year: A Night on the Town, a Night at the Museum, a dialogue and reception with Peter Brown, president and co-founder of the international public relations firm Brown Lloyd James, and a bowling night. All of these events were well attended and provided opportunities for alumni interaction and engagement with the university.

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This year, alumni officers were elected to represent the Qatar Chapter of the Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association. Chosen from 12 nominations were: • Mohammed Abu Zeinab (TPR’09), president • Maha Mahmoud (TPR’09), vice president • Reem Al-Muftah (TPR’09), communications director • Mustafa Hasnain (TPR’08), finance director In the coming year, goals include encouraging alumni to stay connected by organizing events with a broad appeal and by regular communication through the web and social media.

Looking Ahead to 2011-2012 Major initiatives planned for the 2011-2012 fiscal year include the following: • M ajor enhancements of the www.qatar.cmu.edu website • Online advertising campaign • A dvertising campaign highlighting the new Biological Sciences program • C ontinue using various social media platforms to extend the Carnegie Mellon Qatar message to a global audience • Biweekly electronic newsletter

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Operations Human Resources

taQdeer awards

The Carnegie Mellon Qatar Human Resources Department supports faculty and staff in various governmental and non-governmental entities such as the Immigration Department, Traffic Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Customs and Port Authority and foreign embassies located in Qatar.

Meaning “appreciation” in Arabic, the taQdeer awards were initiated this year to recognize staff members for their outstanding performance. Five staff members were recognized:

HR also assists in many non-governmental entities such as banks, service industry, communications companies, car agencies and dealers, and provides employees with an overview of international and domestic insurance benefits, allowances and HR policies and guidelines. One of HR’s services is delivering a thorough orientation to all new faculty and staff. The orientation covers such topics as: • C ultural relocation and the fundamentals of cross-cultural awareness. • A n introduction to Islamic and Qatari culture by the Qatar Culture and Islamic Center. • A security presentation by Jim Gartner, senior director of global security. It is the goal of the Human Resources team to enable, serve and support faculty and staff by providing timely and accurate information about university resources and delivering quality services.

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• Innovation Award

Stephen MacNeil, web manager, Marketing and Public Relations

• Newcomer Award

Madhav Lakshminarayanan, help center team lead, Information Technology

• Service to Students Award Melissa Deschamps, director of international education, Student Affairs • Dedication to CMU Award Faizan Nihal, user support specialist, Information Technology • Commitment to the Community Award Fadhel Annan, director of government initiatives and employment services, Human Resources

Information Technology The Information Technology Department provides the computing and communication environment that supports education, research and administration at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. We deliver services that are consistent with the Pittsburgh campus and customized to meet the needs of our local campus

community. Our focus is on end-user computing support, technology for teaching and collaboration, and the systems and networks required to deliver reliable enterprise services. Carnegie Mellon Qatar IT services include: • D efining and delivering the Windows and Macintosh end-user and computing lab environment. • Classroom and conference room services including wireless network connectivity, projection and audio systems, IPTV, multi-point video communication, student response systems, and sophisticated hi-definition telepresence. • Key enterprise applications such as Blackboard, e-mail and calendar, and SharePoint for collaboration. • IT Service Desk operations to help understand constituent requirements and provide timely problem resolution. • Virtualized Windows and Linux servers, networkaccessible storage, and information security monitoring and response. • Support for academic and research programs through our research data center service offerings and participation in the cloud computing program. • Support for faculty and staff hardware and software acquisition. • Planning and support for Carnegie Mellon Qatar events.

Facilities The Directorate of Facilities Management provides services for our ever-evolving education and research activities. Facilities Management services include: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Conference and event support to campus, Qatar Foundation and branch campuses FM Help Desk Building maintenance Space management Service attendants Vehicle management Transport services Customs clearance for international shipping Inter campus mail services Stationery supplies Catering Cleaning Access control Building security Staff housing

Over the past 12 months Facilities has successfully supported all staff and faculty operational needs for the delivery of all campus teaching and learning requirements. We have successfully supported the delivery of summer school and Summer College Preview Program. We have provided venue, delivery

and support to a wide range of internally and externally sponsored events. Facilities is dedicated to providing a wide range of support services that meet the university’s present and future needs. In achieving this goal, we will continue to provide a safe and secure environment in which effective teaching, research, working, residential and recreational activities can take place. We partner with our stakeholders, Qatar Foundation’s Engineering Department, and Qatar Foundation’s Health Safety and Security Department.

Global Security The Global Security program for Carnegie Mellon University was established in 2003 on the Pittsburgh campus and relocated to Qatar in 2006 as a means to further grow and develop the program and better support the university’s interests in Qatar. The program continues to expand into new areas. A core component of the program is the Qatar Crisis Preparedness Plan, which ensures that trained professionals are prepared to act decisively on behalf of the Carnegie Mellon community in the event of a disaster, whether security, natural, medical or other calamity. In furthering professional development, the senior director continues to serve as the Chairman of the local Doha Council for the U.S. State Department sponsored Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), working closely with officials at the U.S. Embassy as well as senior security professionals representing most major multinational companies conducting business in Qatar. Global Security, in conjunction with contracted security consultants who specialize in Middle East security matters, continues to conduct regular risk and threat assessments and carefully communicates the appropriate messages to the Carnegie Mellon community without causing panic or unnecessary concern. In addition, an important feature of the security program are periodic security assessments of residential compounds, as well as addressing all resident faculty and staff concerns in a timely manner.

Finance The Carnegie Mellon Qatar Finance office supports Carnegie Mellon Qatar in the areas of accounting and finance, and is a central resource/liaison for departments in Pittsburgh and Qatar. The Qatar Finance office maintains close coordination with Qatar Foundation’s Finance Department. Carnegie Mellon Qatar Finance plays a vital role in the process of decision making, budget control, reporting and planning. The Qatar Finance office also is actively involved with Qatar Foundation’s Finance Committee and in providing information for Carnegie Mellon Management as well as the Joint Advisory Board.

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Appendix A

Appendix B

Joint Advisory Board (JAB) Members, 2010-2011 Academic year

Senior Staff

CHAIR Mark Kamlet, Ph.D. Executive Vice President and Provost Carnegie Mellon University CO-CHAIR Fathy Saoud, Ph.D. President Qatar Foundation MEMBERS Abdullah Al Kubaisi, Ph.D. Executive Director Her Highnessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Office Rashid Al Naimi, Ph.D. Vice President of Administration Qatar Foundation Abdullah Al Thani, Ph.D. Vice President for Education Qatar Foundation Ilker Baybars, Ph.D. Professor and Deputy Dean Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon University Mary Jo Dively Vice President and General Counsel Carnegie Mellon University Ahmed Hasnah, Ph.D. Associate Vice President of Higher Education Qatar Foundation William Scherlis, Ph.D. Professor and Director Institute for Software Research Carnegie Mellon University G. Richard Tucker, Ph.D. Interim Dean Carnegie Mellon Qatar Ex officio Richard Mundy Chief Operating Officer Carnegie Mellon Qatar Secretary INDEPENDENT JOINT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Kurt Mehlhorn, Ph.D. Vice President Max Planck Society N. Balakrishnan, Ph.D. Associate Director, Indian Institute of Science Gabriel Hawawini, Ph.D. Henry Grunfield Professor of Investment Banking INSEAD

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Lisa Ciletti Director of Operations Ray Corcoran Director of Facilities Murry Evans Director of Marketing and Public Relations Erin Stewart Galloway Director of Human Resources Jim Gartner Senior Director of Global Security Steve Huth Chief Information Officer Gloria Khoury Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Kevin Lamb Assistant Dean for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Aaron Lyvers Director of Finance Jarrod Mock Director of Admission Bob Monroe, Ph.D. Associate Dean Richard Mundy Chief Operating Officer John Robertson, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs Majd Sakr, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Research G. Richard Tucker, Ph.D. Interim Dean

Appendix C Faculty Members Faculty, Fall and/or Spring Semester, 2010-2011 Nael Abu Ghazaleh, Ph.D. Amal Al Malki, Ph.D. Brett Browning, Ph.D. Angela Brunstein, Ph.D. Sean Burns, Ph.D. Stephen Calabrese, Ph.D. Lynn Robert Carter, Ph.D. Jon Caulkins, Ph.D. Iliano Cervesato, Ph.D. Alexander Cheek April Conkey, Ph.D. Yonina Cooper, Ph.D. Hasan Demirkoparan, Ph.D. M. Bernardine Dias, Ph.D. Mohamed Dobashi, S.J.D. S. Thomas Emerson, Ph.D. Rami el Samahy Bijan Esfahani Davide Fossati, Ph.D. John Gasper, Ph.D. David Gray, Ph.D. Geoffrey Harkness, Ph.D. Khaled Harras, Ph.D. Erik Helin Starling Hunter, Ph.D. Kelly Hutzell Zeinab Ibrahim, Ph.D. Lansine Kaba, Ph.D. Krishnapuram Karthikeyan, Ph.D. Andreas Karatsolis, Ph.D. Sham Kekre, Ph.D. Ian Lacey, Ph.D. Divakaran Liginlal, Ph.D. Selma Limam Mansar, Ph.D. Rebecca May, Ph.D. J. Patrick McGinnis Robert T. Monroe, Ph.D. Alan Montgomery, Ph.D. Terrance Murphy, Ph.D. Kemal Oflazer, Ph.D. Marion Oliver, Ph.D. Sonali Pahwa, Ph.D. Silvia Pessoa, Ph.D. Daniel Phelps, Ph.D. Saquib Razak, Ph.D. Benjamin Reilly, Ph.D. Dudley Reynolds, Ph.D. Alex Rojas Ph.D. Majd Sakr, Ph.D. Thierry Sans, Ph.D. Patrick Sileo, Ph.D. Christopher Sparshott, Ph.D. George White, Ph.D. Dale Winter, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associates, AY10-11 Peter Hanson, Ph.D. Behrang Mohit, Ph.D. Thomas By, Ph.D. Abderrahmen Mtibaa, Ph.D. Mohammed Hammoud, Ph.D. Pantelis Papadopoulos, Ph.D. Vinay Kolar, Ph.D. Jorge Luis Sacchini, Ph.D. Instructional Staff, AY10-11 Kira Dreher Jeffrey Squires Stephen Vargo William Marcellino Faculty, Summer Sessions, May - July 2011 Mark Stehlik Geoffrey Hitch Richard Holman, Ph.D. Tai Sing Lee, Ph.D. Jeffery Hinkleman Zachary Kurttz

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Appendix D National Research Priorities Program grants awarded to Carnegie Mellon Qatar faculty

NPRP AWARDS Lead PI in Qatar

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Amal Al-Malki

NPP29-6-7-9

I mages of Muslim Women in Translated Mideast Media Sources: A Content and Discourse Analysis

Majd Sakr

NPRP 29-6-7-24

uman - Robot InteracH tion in an Arabic Social and Cultural Setting

Bernardine Dias

NPRP 1-7-7-5

utomated Tools for A Effective Team Coordination in Emergency Response

Bernardine Dias

NPRP 30-6-7-91

nhanced Education E for the Visually and Aurally Impaired Using Automated Tutors and Interactive Computer Games

Alex Rojas Pena

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utomated MeasureA ment of Galaxy Morphology

Brett Browning

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on-Destructive Gas N Pipeline Inspection Using Computer Vision

Khaled Harras

NPRP 08-562-1-095

overage, Networking, C and Storage Problems in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks

Kemal Oflazer

NPRP 08-485-1-083

I mproved Arabic Natural Language Processing through Semi supervised and CrossLingual Learning

Cycle one awards

Cycle two awards

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Cycle three awards Silvia Pessoa

NPRP 09-857-5-123

ransnational Labor T Migration in Qatar: An Empirical Sociological Analysis

Kemal Oflazer

NPRP 09-1140-1-177

earning from ComL parable Corpora for Improved English-Arabic Statistical Machine Translation

Brett Browning

NPRP 09-980-2-380

obust Localization R and Mapping for Autonomous Gas Inspection Vehicles

Majd Sakr

NPRP 09-1116-1-172

loud: Towards a Cloud Q Computing Infrastructure in Qatar to Target Regional Scientific Applications

Majd Sakr

NPRP 09-1113-1-171

owards natural multiT cultural human-robot interaction

Kemal Oflazer

NPRP 09-873-1-129

Natural Language A Processing-based Active and Interactive Platform for Accessing English Language Content and Advanced Language Learning

Iliano Cervesato

NPRP 09-1107-1-168

ffective Programming E for Large Distributed Ensembles

Iliano Cervesato

NPRP 09-667-1-100

ffective Programming E for Large Distributed Ensembles

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Appendix E Ongoing Seed Research Projects undertaken by Carnegie Mellon Qatar faculty

Principal Investigator

Area

Project Name

Computing & Mathematical Sciences Nael Abu-Ghazaleh

Computer Science

xploiting Software E Defined Radio for Efficient Wireless Network Protocols

Brett Browning

Computer Science

Lynn Carter

Computer Science

Iliano Cervesato

Computer Science Automated Analysis of Large Cryptographic Protocols

Yonina Cooper

Computer Science

I CTD in developing Regions/Impacts of Teaching Approaches on Learning/Developing Icons for Alice

Hasan Demirkoparan

Liberal Arts and Sciences

- Boundary Value Problems in Non Linear Elasticity WHEN Solid Mechanics is Coupled with other effects. - Mathematical modeling of hyperelastic materials undergoing swelling

- Visual Mapping - Effective Learning by Demonstration - Open Source Robot Platform

Bernardine Dias Computer Science

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ffective Software EngiE neering Documentation

- Technology Education - Autonomous Coordination for Heterogeneous Teams - Technology for Enhancing Child Literacy - Assistive Technology

Khaled Harras

Computer Science

I ntegrating Multiple Parallel Networks to Enhance Delay Tolerant Networking Protocols

Kemal Oflazer

Computer Science

xploiting local syntacE tic structure for statistical machine translation into morphologically complex languages.

Alex Rojas

Liberal Arts and Sciences

haracterization of C the Influence of Local Environment on Galaxy Evolution

Majd Sakr

Computer Science

- General Purpose Execution of Media Applications - Human-robot Interaction in an Arabic Setting - Qatar Cloud Computing Pilot Program Information Systems Ian Lacey

Information Systems

xploration of the E Concept of the Dynamic Web as a Global Knowledge Base

Divakran Liginlal

Information Systems

- Authentication, Regulation and Privacy

- Emerging Technologies and Socio-Technical Issues

- Computational And Cognitive Models Of Decision Making And Problem Solving

Selma Limam Mansar

Information Systems

est Practices in BusiB ness Process Management and Global Sourcing of IT

Dan Phelps

Information Systems

erceived EnvironmenP tal Uncertainty and its Affect on Managed Service Providers

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Business, Economics, Political and Social Systems Stephen Calabrese

Business Administration

- Welfare and Distributional Analyses of Public Fiscal Policy - The Political Economy of Legislature Districting

Jon Caulkins

Business Administration

Drug Policy Analysis

Mohamed Dobashi

Business Administration

- Yemenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quest for Inclusion in GCC - Unleashing the Energy of Technology Entrepreneurship

Thomas Emerson

Business Administration

he Relative ContribuT tion of Knowledge-Based Startup Companies to National Wealth Creation

John Gasper

Business Administration

etrospective Voting and R Democratic Accountability

Robert T. Monroe

Business Administration

- Going Mobile - Rethinking MIS Education for Business Administration Students

Patrick Sileo

Liberal Arts and Sciences

trategic Sequencing in S the Multi-party Agreements

George White

Business Administration

oice-Activated Personal V Telephony Assistant

Sustainability & the Environment Rami ElSamahy

Liberal Arts and Sciences

lternative Strategies for A Sustainable Urban Design

Kelly Hutzell

Liberal Arts and Sciences

- Qatarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Urban Public Space: The evolution and Analysis of the Built Environment - 4dDoha - Scene and Speculations from an Emerging City

Krishnapuram Karthikeyan

Liberal Arts and Sciences

se of Novel Water U Treatment Methods for Desalination of Brackish Groundwater in Qatar

Terry Murphy

Liberal Arts and Sciences

ir Quality Monitoring at A Education City

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Language Acquisition and Education Dan Baumgart

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Scientific Popularizations

Kira A. Dreher

Liberal Arts and Sciences

- Argument Visualization methods for First-year English courses in Carnegie Mellon Qatar - Annotated Bibliography & Review of Composition Literature from 1995-2010

Erik Helin

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Andreas Karatsolis

Liberal Arts and Sciences

airion: a rhetorical approach to K academic citation/Information Communication Technologies for Medication Adherence/Information Communication Technologies for Medication Adherence

Silvia Pessoa

Liberal Arts and Sciences

- Academic Writing Development among Carnegie Mellon-Qatar Students - Hazawi: Stories from the center, the margins, and in between

Dudley Reynolds

Liberal Arts and Sciences

- Community Outreach & Professional Development of Local Language Teachers - Text analysis of students’ written and oral production

Qatari English Corpora Construction

Arabic Culture and Language Amal Al-Malki

Liberal Arts and Sciences

Language Hybridity nveiling herself before the EngU lish Reader “Images of Islamic Women in Translated Mideast Media Resources”

Zeinab Ibrahim

Liberal Arts and Sciences

rabic sociolinguistics and the A teaching of Arabic as a foreign language

Lansine Kaba

Liberal Arts and Sciences

oundations of Arab-African RelaF tions. A Research Project .

Benjamin Reilly Liberal Arts and Sciences

rabic Language Acquisition A Natural Disasters Textbook Project Arabic Docuscope Project Arabic Environmental Project

Jeffrey S. Squires

ecture/Essay Project: cross-culL tural literary analysis of Early-Modern English drama and Classical Arabic poetry.

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Appendix F Press Releases

• Summer College Preview Program 2010 kicks off

Experience (YSREP) grants from the Qatar National Research Fund

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iSTEP internship program makes a mark in Bangladesh

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Summer College Preview Program wraps up

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“NEXT” team from Doha College wins first place in Ibtikar

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Welcome Dick Tucker, interim dean

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7th Annual Botball Robotics Workshop kicks off in Doha

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Making Computer Programming More Fun

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Undergraduate Enrollment at a Record High

ducating Generations on the Importance of the Arabic E Language

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arnegie Mellon University in Qatar welcomes new C students to the Class of 2014

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Advisor to the Emir speaks about Qatar’s future

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arnegie Mellon workshop tests students’ computer C programming skills

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arnegie Mellon Qatar Sponsors the First Student-Run C TEDx Event in Education City

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Class of 2014 Convocation

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Carnegie Mellon Qatar Lauded by University President

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arnegie Mellon students develop One Laptop Per Child C summit in Rwanda

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-D Mapping - Researchers using robots for a new method 3 of LNG pipe inspection

atar-based consortium launches Al Fikra -National Q Business Plan Competition

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Bill Brown Ride: Annual Bike Ride Promotes Healthy Living

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Discovering Logic through Comics

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Your Thoughts....now in 3-D

arnegie Mellon University in Qatar Names Ilker Baybars C Dean

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rofessor April Conkey, Ph.D. to Present at Green Building P Council Panel

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ook launch: celebrates the power of written expression in B a multilingual environment

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xperts to Present Workshops on English Language in the E Classroom at Education City

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arnegie Mellon holds second annual student-run C Information Systems Conference

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ittsburgh Middle East Institute is working to forge ties P across the globe

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Brain Bowl Competition tests students’ general knowledge

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LAS Speaker Series hosts Dr. Khaled Almaeena

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Global alumni network continues to grow

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arnegie Mellon Will Lead HP-Sponsored Consortium C Developing New Ways of Measuring Learning

arnegie Mellon Qatar welcomes former Beatles’ Manager C Peter Brown

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Talking CSR with Vodafone and Qatar Airways

op organizations gave students the opportunity to explore T job placements at Professional Day

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ollywood Producer and Carnegie Mellon Alumna Paula H Wagner Visits CMU Qatar

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merican School of Doha victorious as Regional Botball A Champions

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arnegie Mellon University introduces social learning C platform to educators in Qatar

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PS Modern Indian School in Doha wins Carnegie D Mellon’s High School Programming Competition

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arnegie Mellon University Ranked One of the Top C Universities in the World

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astering translation techniques and overcoming M challenges addressed at conference held at CMU

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arnegie Mellon Professor Awarded H. Guyford Stever C Chair

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Carnegie Mellon Connects Campuses and Cultures

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“Computational Thinking” should be honed as a

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all Street Journal ranks Carnegie Mellon top school W in Computer Science New survey discloses list of top schools preferred by recruiters

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arnegie Mellon University in Qatar organizes C mathematical partnership initiative with Qatar independent schools

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outh development is at the heart of Carnegie Mellon’s Y agenda in Qatar

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Dean’s List for the Fall Term 2010

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econd-year Students Attend the Annual Odyssey S Program

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Students’ start-up inks deal with Fuego Digital Media

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CMU is awarded three Young Scientists Research

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fundamental skill in educational programs, says expert at CMU •

arnegie Mellon Qatar announces record number of C applicants

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arnegie Mellon University in Qatar awards innovative C thinkers

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arnegie Mellon Qatar celebrates the achievement of its C 48 graduates

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arnegie Mellon Qatar students win Al Fikra National C Business Plan Competition

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ixty students are placed on the Dean’s List for the spring S 2011 term

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arnegie Mellon demonstrates robotics expertise at World C Conference of Science Journalists

Appendix G Advertising Campaign during the 2010-2011 Academic Year Abu Dhabi Residents’ Guide Arab Achievement Award Arab University Magazine ASD Calendar CIS International Directory Dubai Explorer ECIS International Directory Facebook ICT Today IEEE Spectrum ITP-the Power 100 John Catt International School’s Directory Marhaba, Qatar Informational Guide MEED Education Quarterly MEED Special Report for Qatar MEED Yearbook MEED Magazine ORYX (Qatar Airways) Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) regional conference Oxford Business Group Progress Qatar Qatar 40 Qatar Chamber of Commerce Qatar Explorer Qatar Today Education Chapter Qatar Vision 2030 QAPTA Calendar QIS YB 2011-2012 TESOL Conference The Economist-Middle East Edition

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Appendix H Facebook facts 2011 ANNUAL FACEBOOK CAMPAIGN Overall Start Date: December 16, 2010 2011 Annual Facebook Campaign Normal Campaign Start date: March 1, 2011 Overall Start Date: December 16, 2010 Normal Statistics of: June 30, 2011 Normal Campaign Start date: Marchas 1, 2011 Normal Statistics as of: June 30, 2011 Countries

Impressions (-21)

Impressions (21+)

TOTAL IMPRESSIONS

Clicks (-21)

Clicks (21+)

TOTAL CLICKS

Tier 1 Qatar Bahrain India KSA Kuwait Lebanon Oman Pakistan

34,209,325 9,699,066 23,383,316 52,019,561 10,786,998 14,214,665 6,284,857 15,300,777

78,112,421 34,069,769 68,508,418 167,608,670 36,020,127 50,082,906 16,615,352 41,259,389

165,898,565

492,277,052

18,337,974 12,856,767 18,062,355 27,540,145 15,371,547 14,843,606 40,377,392

42,449,015 32,095,565 62,539,741 90,130,040 43,065,629 57,654,174 142,234,219

147,389,786

470,168,383

19,915,474 8,502,392 11,908,217 11,909,614 50,252,186 11,377,149 14,185,506 16,007,316 9,792,432 11,989,752 11,927,160

36,763,065 19,495,729 26,850,549 26,033,818 154,204,686 42,127,561 33,628,139 41,687,035 34,001,867 27,158,612 46,693,648

310,877,511

177,767,198

488,644,709

11,046,409

6,316,601

17,363,010

Grand Total

960,034,595

491,055,549

1,451,090,144

Average week

34,112,904

17,448,674

Subtotal Tier 1

Average week

43,903,096 24,370,703 45,125,102 115,589,109 25,233,129 35,868,241 10,330,495 25,958,612 326,378,487 11,597,205

5,894,873

17,492,078

13,070 6,262 12,184 29,171 6,271 8,766 2,810 9,370 87,904

10,405 3,621 4,928 9,394 2,375 2,948 2,994 4,864

23,475 9,883 17,112 38,565 8,646 11,714 5,804 14,234

41,529

129,433

4,846 3,564 3,680 4,064 4,019 1,571 4,725

13,547 12,801 19,653 16,484 14,161 5,708 23,799

26,469

106,153

9,895 3,176 4,189 1,667 9,670 1,273 4,220 5,429 2,049 6,851 3,540

19,622 7,548 11,520 4,103 36,396 3,735 11,475 17,916 5,221 15,654 12,227

93,458

51,959

145,417

3,321

1,846

5,167

261,046

119,957

381,003

3,123

1,476

4,599

Tier 2 Indonesia Iraq Jordan Malaysia Palestine Singapore UAE Subtotal Tier 2

Average week

24,111,041 19,238,798 44,477,386 62,589,895 27,694,082 42,810,568 101,856,827 322,778,597 11,469,290

5,237,201

16,706,491

8,701 9,237 15,973 12,420 10,142 4,137 19,074 79,684 2,831

941

3,772

Tier 3 Algeria Azerbaijan Bangladesh China Egypt Hong Kong Mauritius Morocco South Korea Sri Lanka Turkey Subtotal Tier 3

16,847,591 10,993,337 14,942,332 14,124,204 103,952,500 30,750,412 19,442,633 25,679,719 24,209,435 15,168,860 34,766,488

Average week

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51,561,579

9,727 4,372 7,331 2,436 26,726 2,462 7,255 12,487 3,172 8,803 8,687

9,276

4,262

13,538

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Appendix I Special Events August 22, 2010 Freshman Convocation The seventh annual event officially welcomed the Class of 2014 to the Carnegie Mellon Qatar family. The 85 students, along with Carnegie Mellon Qatar faculty and staff, participated in the formal event that was held in the threestory atrium of the Carnegie Mellon building in Education City. Carnegie Mellon Qatar invited an audience of around 450. October 2, 2010 EC Family Day Annual QF sponsored family day. October 9, 2010 English Teaching Excellence For Qatar Workshop Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar hosted a one-day workshop on English language integration and best practice learning methods for university and secondary school instructors. October 10, 2010 Patrick Terenzini “Missing the Forest for the Trees: Rethinking College Effects on Student Learning” with Patrick T. Terenzini, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and Senior Scientist, Emeritus Department of Education Policy Studies and Center for the Study of Higher Education, Pennsylvania State University. October 27, 2010 Paula Wagner Reception Paula Wagner, renowned Hollywood producer and former top talent agent and studio executive, paid a visit to Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar to meet with Dean G. Richard Tucker, and was escorted on a VIP tour of the building by a group of students. Following the tour, Wagner attended a reception in her honor. November 13, 2010 CS4 Qatar for Teachers CS4Qatar, the series of computer science workshops for educators and students in Qatar, took place with a professional development workshop for teachers focused leveraging the tablet PC in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) classrooms. November 25, 2010 Dean’s Thanksgiving Dinner CMUQ community American Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Dean Tucker and his wife, Rae. October 2, 2010 Ibtikar Workshop December 1, 2010 Alumni Event: A Night on the Town A Night on the Town was held December 1 at the Qatar Cultural Village. Alumni from 2008, 2009 and 2010 attended.

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December 6, 2010 Jon Caulkin’s Chair Jonathan P. Caulkins, Ph.D, was awarded the prestigious H. Guyford Stever Professorship of Operations Research and Public Policy at the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. January 17, 2011 Remembering Dale Winter The community of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar was saddened by the loss of beloved faculty member and Director of the Academic Resource Center, Dale Winter. Professor Winter was a valued colleague, an effective instructor, and an impressive leader. January 22, 2011 Ibtikar The 3rd annual Ibtikar Qatar competition was held at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. January 28-29, 2011 BOTBALL Workshop Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar kicked off the 7th annual Regional Botball Robotics Tournament with a workshop in Doha. The 2011 program was sponsored by Shell, Qatar. Twenty-six teams took part in the two-day workshop. February 9-10, 2011 The Challenges of Teaching Arabic in the 21st Century Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Qatar University (QU) and Western Michigan University organized a joint conference titled “The Challenges of Teaching Arabic in the 21st century.” The event was held on Carnegie Mellon’s campus in Education City. February 11-12. 2011 CS4 Qatar More than 120 high school students from 30 secondary schools in Qatar participated in Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s 5th annual CS4Qatar workshop organized by the university’s School of Computer Science. February 15, 2011 Qatar National Vision 2030 Dr. Ibrahim Ibrahim, Secretary General of the General Secretariat for Development Planning and Economic Advisor to His Highness the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, addressed a 200 strong community audience about the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the implementation of the National Development Strategy. February 16, 2011 LAS Speaker Series “What is not in the News: Afghanistan from an Anthropologist’s Perspective, ” Patricia A. Omidian, PhD, Director for Academic Planning, Habib University Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan.

March 11-12, 2011 Undergraduate Conference in Information Systems Carnegie Mellon Qatar held its second annual Undergraduate Conference in Information Systems (UCIS). The conference, hosted by the Association for Information Systems (AIS) Student Chapter, is a platform for information systems students to present their work and engage in relevant discussions. March 17, 2011 Bill Brown Ride The annual Bill Brown ride was cancelled due to circumstances beyond the university’s control. March 19, 2011 TEDxCMUQatar Development Solutions Organization (DSO) Qatar Chapter at Carnegie Mellon Qatar organized the first TEDx event on March 19. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experiences. March 20, 2011 Saudi Arabia: Present and Future by Khaled Almaeena Carnegie Mellon Qatar hosted a lecture by Dr. Khaled Almaeena, Editor-in-Chief of Arab News. His lecture is titled “Saudi Arabia: Past, Present and Future”. Almaeena has a long career in Saudi media, including positions as a news anchor, talk show host, radio announcer, journalist and CEO at a public relations firm.

March 26, 2011 HSPC DPS Modern Indian School in Doha was announced the first place winner of Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s fourth annual High School Programming Competition – a computer programming contest where students demonstrate their computer skills and talents. April 3-4, 2011 Translation Conference Held in conjunction with Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation, the conference was designed to create a Gulf-based platform to discuss issues related to translation at both the theoretical and practical levels. April 10, 2011 Alumni Event: An Evening at the Museum All alumni and the class of 2011 along with their families enjoyed an evening at the new Arab Museum of Modern Art. April 12, 2011 CS Distinguished Lecture Jeannette M. Wing, Ph.D., the President’s Professor of Computer Science and Head of the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University, spoke as part of its CS Distinguished Lecture Series. April 26, 2011 Meeting of the Minds Students showcased their research and projects through posters, videos and other visual aids.

March 22, 2011 Distinguished Lecture Series: Mr. Peter Brown Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s Distinguished Lecture Series welcomed Peter Brown, President and Founder of international public relations and consulting firm Brown Lloyd James. Brown took questions on his time as The Beatles’ personal manager.

May 1, 2011 Senior Celebration Carnegie Mellon Qatar hosted an evening of awards, accolades and remembrances of Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s 2011 graduating class. This congratulatory event welcomes graduating students, parents, Carnegie Mellon Qatar faculty and Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh guests.

March 23, 2011 Alumni Roundtable A small group of CMUQ alumni met with Distinguished Lecture Series guest Mr. Peter Brown

May 2, 2011 Graduation Ceremony In a grand ceremony attended by an audience of around 1,000 guests, 48 Carnegie Mellon students celebrated their graduation on Monday at Education City. Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Chairperson, Qatar Museums Authority Board of Trustees, delivered the keynote address.

March 23, 2011 Professional Day Carnegie Mellon Qatar held its fifth annual Professional Day on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Professional Day is a career and networking fair that provides a unique opportunity for students to meet face-to-face with employers and explore job opportunities. March 25, 2011 Botball Final Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar hosted the 7th Regional Botball® Robotics Challenge at its building in Education City.

May 17-18, 2011 Al Fikra Business Competition The top spot in the Al Fikra National Business Plan Competition went to two Carnegie Mellon Qatar students for a proposal to build a website connecting students with local companies. Jun 27-29, 2011 World Conference of Science Journalists

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Appendix J Press Clippings Subject: Hollywood producer Paula Wagner visits CMU-Q Date: 31 October 2010 Source: Qatar Tribune

Subject: Students, staff on Oman excursion Date: 31 October 2010 Source: The Gulf Times Section / page: Local

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Subject: Educating generations on the importance of the Arabic language Date: 10 January 2011 Source: Al Sharq Section / page: Local/10

Subject: Carnegie Mellon awarded YSREP grants Date: 1 February 2011 Source: Qatar Tribune Section / page: Nation/Front (17)

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Appendix J Press Clippings Subject: Advisor to the Emir speaks at Carnegie Mellon Qatar about Qatarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future Date: 16 February 2011 Source: Al Sharq Section / page: local/1, 11

Subject: CMU-Book Launch Date: 14 March 2011 Source: Qatar Tribune Section / page: Nation/18

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Subject: Peter Brown delivers distinguished lecture Date: 24 March 2011 Source: Qatar Tribune Section/page: Nation/24

Subject: Graduation Day Date: 3 May 2011 Source: Al Sharq Section / page: Main/10-11

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