AUIS Makes the Impossible, Possible!

Mahdi Murad hails from the town of Ranya in the Sulaimaniyah Governorate of Kurdistan. He graduated from AUIS in 2014 with a degree in business administration. He currently lives in Amsterdam, Holland where he is working for a well known multinational company. 

After finishing high school, I was looking for a program that would allow me to focus on more than one field of study. The liberal arts education at AUIS was a great answer to my search. I joined AUIS because I found it a far better choice than any other available to me. Not to mention, AUIS is still the dream university for any student in the region! I achieved so many personal goals that might have been impossible at any other university. I not only majored in business administration, but I also became a journalist, a playwright, and a sports lover through the various extracurricular activities that AUIS offers its students. I believe that the extra knowledge and confidence that I gained, along with my degree, has been really helpful to me in getting hired by one of the most well known international companies around the world – Cisco! After I graduated, I turned out to be a businessman, a journalist, a playwright, and a worldwide traveler who visited more than 30 countries around the world mostly because of AUIS. Therefore, I would like to leave a message to my fellow students and friends in the region and at AUIS.

AUIS and Connections!

by Hemn Mohammed

Hemn Mohammed 

To write about what is wrong with AUIS, a book, a collection of books or even a library may be required. We have read many articles about the cafeteria’s food or smoking issue, but the major problems that created a real resentment for many AUIS students and graduates have never been talked about in details. Every single student at AUIS knows about these problems except a small circle of people among the students and AUIS staff who think that they can disprove the existence of the sun by only closing their eyes.

 John Dolan suggested that the main concern for most of the AUIS staff is to make the most possible amount of money in the shortest time, he had a point,

A Kurd’s Journey to Baghdad: Accepting Our Differences

by Mahdi Murad

It was in March 2011 when I visited Baghdad for the first time in my life, even though I grew up only 300 kilometres north of the city. As an Iraqi Kurd, a member of a group that is ethnically and linguistically distinct from Iraqi Arabs, I live in the northern city of Sulaimani, which is part of the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Because of the ethnic and religious conflicts that have torn Iraq apart over the past decade, Iraqis from the Kurdish region rarely venture to the South of the country.

Evaluate Christopher Edwards!

Chris Edwards
Photo Courtesy of the AUIS website

Chris EdwardsThe Third Eye, this time, introduces its readers to Chris Edwards, an AUIS APP instructor. Mr. Edwards has joined AUIS community since 2009.According to the AUIS official website, Mr. Edwards, “… holds a Bachelor’s degree in Government and Master’s degrees in Theology and Teaching English to Speakers of other languages.”

Mr. Edwards has, by far, been one of the most visible faculty staff members among the AUIS community and various AUIS activities in the eyes of The Third Eye. We, The Third Eye, have also heard a lot about Mr. Edwards. Thus, we decided to dedicate a place in the blog for him.

The Third Eye looks forward to hearing constructive feedback from the AUIS community about Mr. Edwards.

To AUIS Community: Respect Patrick Cline!

by The Third Eye

Earl Patrick Cline
Photo courtesy of the AUIS website 

Earl Patrick Cline, known as Mr. Pat, among the AUIS community, has been in Kurdistan for about five years. He has contributed a lot to the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani community, students and faculty staff members.

In a brief letter, I would like to thank Mr. Pat for being such an amazing professor and would love to let everyone know how much I, who have taken many classes with Mr. Pat and is an AUIS graduate now, learned from Mr. Pat. I would never be able to thank him enough for all the great lessons he has taught me during my few years of being one of his students. I am sure almost every single student who has taken classes with Mr. Pat feels as the same as I do about him for his awesome pedagogy and his willingness to teach.  

What Did Students Say about Geoffrey Gresk?

by The Third Eye

Photo Courtesy of Google

Mr. Geoffrey Gresk, a teacher and Assistant Dean of Academic Integrity, was under The Third Eye Evaluation Page for about two weeks. His fellow students and friends at The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani said different things, mostly anonymously, about Mr. Gresk.

In addition, many students inboxed The Third Eye and expressed their feelings about Mr. Gresk. Surprisingly, when the Third Eye asked them to put their feelings on the post in the blog article, all of them said they were afraid of doing that as the university might know about them and they would face troubles by the university and particularly Mr. Gresk’s office. However, they asked The Third Eye to anonymously publish some of their words.

SAP-AUIS Chapter's Tolerance Walk: Photos Tell a Wonderful Story

by Mahdi Murad

Photos by AUIS Communication Department

Sunday, Nov. 24^th, 2013,- The Student Ambassadors for Peace (SAP)-AUIS Chapter,  held its first ever event at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani(AUI,S) and invited all of the AUIS students and faculty staff members to celebrate the anniversary of the International Tolerance  day .