Student Life
In Brief
Talk It Out: A Psychological Support Group
In the first of many psychological support groups, Dr. Joumana Haddad and Ms. Tala AlNoweisser of Counseling Services created a safe space for students to share their experiences of these challenging times. Talk It Out offered students a comforting and anonymous environment to voice their thoughts and feelings where they felt heard, understood and supported. Based on the participants’ experience, Dr. Haddad and Ms. AlNoweisser explored various strategies to help them manage their emotions.
Helping Students Cope with the Unexpected in Lebanon
A workshop for students by LAU Counselor on the Beirut campus Zeina Al-Chidiac, held on September 30, underscored coping strategies amid the current conflict in Lebanon. Attendees trained on using practical tools, such as cognitive restructuring, emotional regulation, mindfulness and building social support. LAU counselors have also prepared a brief workbook, Surviving and Thriving in War Time, which features practical tools for students to work through their feelings and reactions.
Invaluable Tips for Dealing with Uncertainty
Addressing the current situation’s repercussions on mental health, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Wael Salame and Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Pia Tohme provided timely advice to the community at large through sessions on managing children’s panic and anxiety and dealing with uncertainty (links lead to the recordings). A third session by Dr. Myriam El Khoury Malhame and Dr. Sahar Obeid also offered a safe space for faculty and staff to share their worries and concerns.
New Tomorrow’s Leaders Scholars Welcomed at LAU
A total of 62 new scholars from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, the West Bank/Gaza and Yemen have settled into the U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative Tomorrow’s Leaders Program (MEPI-TL) at LAU. Comprising undergraduates (TLU), graduates (TLG) and gender scholars (TLS), the new cohort was introduced to the specific requirements of the scholarship and the means of supporting them to maximize their university experience.
HES Scholars Start a New Chapter at LAU
A new cohort of 86 Higher Education Scholars (HES) have settled into an exciting new academic phase at LAU, where they were greeted on August 13 with a warm welcome at orientation. Following the first week of classes, on September 7, the scholars were briefed on the specific requirements of the scholarship, dedicated to helping them make the most of their university experience.
LAU Welcomes Back Continuing and New Students
On August 29 and 30, the Beirut and Byblos campuses teemed with returning and incoming students eager to start the new academic year. Welcoming them in a buzz of activities, helpful staff guided the newcomers around the campus and held information booths, while talented LAUers entertained them all with games, athletic challenges and musical performances.
Elite Scholarship Awarded to Nutrition Graduate
LAU Nutrition graduate Siham Hleihel (BS ’21) has become the second Nutrition and Dietetics alumna to receive the highly competitive Chevening Scholarship, covering a year of study in the UK. In a statement addressed to her instructors at LAU, Hleilhel, who aims to pursue an MSc in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said that this wouldn’t have happened without their continued support.
LAU Athletes “Run the City”
The Track and Field varsity team claimed the top three positions in the Beirut Marathon Association’s “Run the City” 10km race at the Beirut Digital District on July 18. Varsity athlete Jihad Tiba was also presented with the Fastest University Runner Award. Coached by alums Karim Ramadan (BA ’16) and Mohamad Mawas (BS ’16), the team has continuously won titles every year since its founding in 2013.
Interactive Workshop Illustrates the Power of Neuromarketing
Students taking the neuromarketing course MKT 329 with Drs. Dunia Harajli and Rachelle Mouchantaf had the chance to apply their knowledge in an interactive workshop with Origin, a Lebanon-based advertising agency that specializes in neuromarketing. Attendees put on electroencephalography (EEG) headsets that monitor real-time brain activity when presented with marketing stimuli and learned to analyze its data. They engaged in a Q&A with the industry experts on the ethical considerations of these tools.
LAU Partners With the American University of Armenia
A new agreement between LAU and the American University of Armenia (AUA) will open doors for student-and-faculty mobility exchange and research collaborations. AUA offers graduate and undergraduate programs that span the fields of business, education, translation, economics, engineering, law, diplomacy and public health, among others. It has been added to the long list of LAU partner institutions through the Office of International Services and Programs.
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