Student Life

R a f a e l Z i m m e r , S F S ’ 2 2

26 %

of students joined at least one athletic club

ALL-STAR HOYAS

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Student Life is about encouraging students to make the most of their university experience. GU-Q student clubs, organizations, and activities reflect a range of interests and passions, create opportunities for leadership and public service, and prepare students for academic, personal, and professional success.

ATHLETICS Organized athletic programs support a healthy community and play an important role in the daily lives of many students. GU-Q teams compete in Qatar Foundation intercollegiate leagues, facing competitors from other universities.

First Place: Men's Cricket Third Place: Men's Football Fourth Place: Women's Futsal

INTERNATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL ALL-STAR TEAMS Seven GU-Q student athletes took part in the Qatar Foundation “All-Star” teams organized to represent Qatar and Education City at the International Sports Festival, held at the American College of Greece in March 2019. The women’s teams played basketball and futsal, and men’s teams played football and basketball against several universities from Europe and the Middle East. This was the first time Hoyas took part in this competition, and the first time that an Education City-wide team was organized to participate.

STUDENT CLUB HIGHLIGHTS

BUSINESS & POLITICS

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY IN QATAR 76 • Georgetown Business Society • Georgetown Investment Association • Legal and Political Studies Association • Diplomacy Club MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS • Debating Union • The Georgetown Gazette SOCIAL JUSTICE & SERVICE • Amal Club • Ambassador Society • Future is Female* • Hoya Empowerment and Learning Program (HELP) • Human Rights Club • Humane Society of Georgetown • Peace and Conflict Club • Student-to-Student Dialogue • Sustainability Club • Students for Justice in Palestine • The Diversity Initiative • Women in Society and Development Club *Initiative of the Women in Society and Development Club

37 student clubs at GU-Q

CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS GU-Q student clubs and organizations represent a diversity of cultural, service, and academic interests that foster leadership development, complement the classroom experience, promote Georgetown values, and build community. Faculty members serve as mentors, devoting their time to supporting students in their leadership development efforts. Several student awards are given in recognition of the importance of community engagement, character, leadership, and service to others. Seniors who exemplify these values are recognized at the annual Tropaia Award Ceremony. For a list of winners, see pages 57 & 62.

GU-Q DEBATING UNION For the second year in a row, the GU-Q Debating Union team took first place in the Qatar University Debate League (QUDL) Nationals championship. The team, Khansa Maria and Mudassar Raza Shakir, overcame stiff competition from Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar University, and Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar to once more bring home the championship trophy.

QUDL Championship Participants: • Khansa Maria (SFS’21) • Mudassar Raza Shakir (SFS’21) • Khushboo Shah (SFS’22) • Taha Kaleem Bukhari (SFS’22)

This year, the Debating Union also launched the Debate Learning Series— workshops focused on different aspects of debating. Open to the entire GU-Q community, these workshops were organized to improve participant debating skills.

TABLE TENNIS Abdul Rehmaan Qayyum (SFS’21), president of the Table Tennis Club, won 3rd place in the Qatar Foundation table tennis championships in 2018-2019. He also clinched 1st and 2nd positions in the open-to-all and student-only tournaments.

QUDL BEST IN LEAGUE

First Place: Khansa Maria

Third Place: Mudassar Raza Shakir

Ninth Place: Khushboo Shah

*Not all teams compete in a given year

ATHLETIC CLUBS & TEAMS*

• Cricket Club • Hoya Spikers • Table Tennis • Track and Field • Men’s Basketball • Men’s Football • Women’s Basketball • Women’s Football • Women’s Futsal

• Al Hilal Club • Al Liwan: Qatar Student Association • Anime Club • Brainfood ARTS & CULTURE

• Film Society Club • Latin American and Caribbean Society • Music, Arts, and Culture Club • Hoya Spirit Club • Performing Arts Club • South Asian Society

y ∕ ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 The International Labor Organization (ILO) office has been open for almost a year now, so we felt it was important to create an opportunity for our community to engage with their representative on the critical issue of labor reforms.

—Human Rights Club President Ritica Ramesh, SFS’19