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Paying respects to renowned journalist Anthony Shadid

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Heather Jaber News Executive Friends and family of the late foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid gathered last Tuesday in Assembly Hall at the American University of Beirut (AUB) to pay tribute to his memory. Attendees spent the evening reminiscing over memories of Shadid, who died on Thursday, February 16, at age 43. Shadid worked for various prominent publications, such as the Associated Press, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post and The New

York Times, where he had recently become the Beirut bureau chief. He was also the first Writerin-Residence at AUB’s Issam Fares Institute. Shadid was highly praised by colleagues and those in the media sphere for his ability to convey to the Western world the plight of those suffering in the Middle East. His distinct and respected position was the result of his ability to make the voices of the victims of turmoil in the Middle East heard across the world. Shadid boasted a

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a lecture by Booz&Co’s Chairman, Joe Saddi Ghida Ismail Staff Writer University days are said to be the best of one’s life. Nevertheless, one nuisance is that students tend to lose contact with their school friends. The school Notre Dame de Jamhour (NDJ) made sure to avoid this inconvenience. In 2006 the NDJ Alumni Society was founded, its main goal to reunite all Jamhour’s alumnus in AUB through the organization of academic and social events. This year a fresh cabinet relaunched the society, organized and participated in different activities (Ayadina Christmas Charity, academic conference, gatherings...). Its latest event will take place on the February 29 in Issam Fares Hall. Joe Saddi, the global chairman of one of the most important consulting firms, Booz&Co, will present a lecture about the entrepreneurship in the Middle East in the context of social and economic challenges. Saddi is himself a Jamhour alumni, class of 1976. He holds an MBA from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from ESSEC in France. He is a

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Senior Partner and Managing Director of the Booz&Co’s Middle East business. He has over 25 years of consulting experience in strategic, organizational, and restructuring services. It is stated in his CV that “Over the years, he has led major privatization programs in such sectors as oil and gas, mining, steel, automotive, and consumer goods. Additionally, he has advised governments on sector deregulation and sector policy; and led the reorganization of national oil companies and large corporations. Mr. Saddi also works closely with large family-owned companies to design governance and portfolio strategies.” Nowadays the domain of consulting is one of the most demanded, whether it is by business, economics or engineering majors. This presentation by Saddi, one of the most influential figures in the consulting field, will permit interested students to have a better idea of the work and the challenges that accompany

this domain. They will be carried into the world of consulting and will be able to learn and benefit from Saddi’s broad experiences. Hence they will discover if consulting is truly their calling, their wanted profession. Said engineering student, Jad Sabra, “NDJ alumni society is presenting the students with an opportunity that cannot be missed.”

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