The Third Eye Participated in the First Meeting of the Social Media Conferance

by The Third Eye
Friday May 13^th, 2011, Sulaimani, Iraq- The Third Eye participated in the first meeting of the International Media Support at the American University of Iraq Sulaimani. The meeting started at 10 am and lasted until 4 pm. During the meeting, a lot of ideas were discussed among the participants in developing and expanding social media in Iraq.

What is Wrong With (-S)?!

by Mahdi Mala Abdullah

The thing that is really bothering me about the decision of removing (-S) from the name of my university, The American University of Iraq- Sulaimani, is that they decided to change the name without even anticipating how our feeling would be look like. We, students, are a big part of this environment, so anyone who is responsible behind that decision should notice that we, students, have voice and our voice should be considered and counted.  The board trustees or the people who are behind that decision, we want you to

S, Will not be Removed from AUIS

by The Third Eye
A recent e-mail that has been sent out by James R. Harrigan, dean of the students, explains that both the name of the university and its acronym will be the same as the old ones with only some changes in their design. According to the e-mail, it was just a rumour that anyone as has ever tended to remove Sulaimani from the name of the American University. below is the exact e-mail from Dr. James

AUI-S Students Protest against Removing Sulaimani from AUI(-S)

 by The Third Eye

Photos by: Bahman A. Hassan

Students are holding AUS slogans

Thursday May 12^th, 2011, Sulaimani, Iraq- A large number of the American University of Iraq-Sulaimani students protested against removing  (-S) from the name of AUI-S. Since Sulaimani is the first city that hosts the American university, the students are angry about the decision that has been made by the board of trustees.

Dr. James Harrigan, dean of students, asked the students to stop protesting and waiting until next Monday when a big meeting will be held among the students, administration, and the board of the university. So, the protest didn’t last long due to the respect  for Dr. James’s acquisition.

AUI, Sulaimani, Will be the Official Document of the University

Dr. James, dean of students

by The Third Eye
James R. Harrigan, dean of students, answers the questions that the students ask about the new name of the university. Dr. James explains the reasons behind changing the name. According to an e-mail that Harrigan sends out, AUI, Sulaimnai, will be the official documents of the university.

Read the exact words of the e-mail below….

Campaign against changing AUI-S to AUI

by The Third Eye



A page to compaign against the decision to change AUI-S to AUI



After the decision for changing the name of the American University of Iraq-Sulaimani to the American University of Iraq, a number of students start campaigning against that decision. According to page in facebook, that represents the voice of several students, the students are strongly angry and disagree with that decision, and they had decided to boycott their classes tomorrow to stand against that decision."We, students of AUI-S, will not go to the classes if they change [the name]." the page stated.

A large number of the students had attended to that page till now and their numbers are increasing moment after moment.

AUI-S Gets a New Name and Logo

by The Third Eye



Photo courtesy of google

There will be no more Sulaimani in the name of the American University of Iraq-Sulaimnai (AUI-S). From  next week on, the name of the university will be the American University of Iraq, only. The name will only be AUI without S. The news had already confirmed by several sources.

 A source from the communications department told The Third Eye that the decision had already made.   

“We are announcing and rebranding a new name and logo of the university next week.” said Elia Boggia, who is the director of the communications department of the AUI(-S).

Officially, no reasons have been identified in removing Sulaimnai from the name of the university until now. Representing the university as a university for the entire country seems to be one of the main reasons behind that decision.

Evaluate the AUI-S Departments

by The Third Eye

This time, The Third Eye is trying to uncover another side of AUI-S. We would like to provide everyone an opportunity to evaluate the work that the rector, the  provost, the dean, the admission office and the IT Department of the AUI-S are doing. Let’s be direct and vote to appreciate those who are doing well in their positions and challenge those who are not doing well. To do that, let’s all go to The Third Eye Poll and vote. Your voice will be considered by those offices, so let’s be honest to decide which side you are supporting.

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