The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani Students Started Donating the Victims of Wan by Deed!

donation box is placed at the main

 entrance of the academic building of AUIS.

by The Third Eye
Wednesday Oct 26, 2011, Sulaimani-Iraq- The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani  students announced a campagin to donate the victims of the Wan earthquake. They started the campagin by placing a donation box at the manin entrance of the academic building of AUIS.

A call for a Group of the AUIS Students: Donate to the Victim's of the Van Earthquake.

by The Third Eye

Wan Victim's-Photo courtesy
of Facebook.

Oct 25th, 2011, Sulaimani-Iraq- A number of the AUIS students announced a campaign to collect money for the victim's of the Wan event. Many students start posting their words on their facebook walls and calling to donate for the victim's of the event.

AUIS New Camps Lacks a Prayer Place

by Mahdi Mala Abdullah

The new AUIS academic building
Photo courtesy of the AUIS website

On Oct. 2, 2011, Classes began at AUI-S. The new campus houses conference rooms, lecture halls, and classrooms. The students seem to be very happy to attend classes at the new campus for it is by far much more comfortable than the old one, where the students had to attend the classes in the cabins that were known as "chicken houses". However, the new campus lacks one of the most important places for many students, which is a Mosque. It was true that there was not a mosque in the old one as well, but it was not a demand because there was a mosque nearby the campus where it took only few minutes for the students to get into and pray.

One of the AUI-S Faculty Staff Members Resigned from His Position

by The Third Eye

Aram Sabir, Photo courtesy
of his facebook.

Aram Sabir, who worked as both sponsorship development officer and enrollment and financial aid manager at AUI-S since 2009, has declared his resignation from his position. In a status that he posted on his facebook wall, he indicated that he quieted his position for several reasons and would declare the reasons behind that soon.

"After careful thought and consideration," he posted on facebook. "I have decided to resign from my position as <Enrollment Manager> with <AUIS>! Soon, will reveal reason(s) behind my resignation. It was my great pleasure knowing and working with some of you."

The Entitlement Mentality

by John Agresto

Dr. John Agresto
Photo courtesy of google.

America is a scandal to the world. We are the world’s largest “consumer” society, selfishly using more than our fair share of the earth’s resources. We are self-indulgent, mean-spirited, and intolerant.  Other nations are so much “fairer” – health care, food, housing, education, vacations…all given on the basis not of what a person has “earned” as much as what our common humanity demands we share equally and all around.

That, at least, is the mantra of the rest of the world:  America the home of rugged individualism and nasty small-mindedness.

Dr. John Agresto for the Third Eye: "One of your pieces inspired me to write an article of my own."

Dr. John Agresto, the former
AUI-S provost. Photo courtesy of google

After I shared my MEPI experience in a series memoirs in the Third Eye, Dr. John Agresto, the former provost of the AUI-S, was inspired by my U.S memoir and wrote his own article quoting several words of it.

 The Third Eye will publish Dr. John's article with great honor. The Third Eye is always looking forward to hearing from the great people like Dr. John. We, on behalf of the Third Eye, thank Dr. John in deep of our heart for his consideration about us, the AUI-S students. Dr. John left AUI-S with a spirit that will never let any of the AUI-S members forget him.

It is worth mentioning that Dr. John has sent his best regards and wishes  for all the AUI-S students. On behalf of the AUI-S students, the Third Eye is so grateful toward all the kind words and support support that Dr. John has provided AUI-S so far. We are really looking forward to meeting Dr. John at AUI-S again.  

Below is the e-mail  Dr. John has sent to the Third Eye.

Welcome back for the New 2011-2012 Academic Year!

by The Third Eye

The Third Eye is pleased to warmly congratulate all the AUI-S students and faculty staff members for starting a new academic year. We hope you all nothing, but best of luck with your classes and all the other activities.

We hope that the 2011-2012 academic year will be the best time for all of you to turn your dreams into reality.

The Third Eye has warm congratulations for  the new students who just enrolled to AUI-S. We wish you best of the best.

Along with the support of the students, faculty and administration, the Third Eye is pleased to start its activities to help create the best environment at AUI-S where all its members feel nothing, but great.

Welcome back for the new academic year!