AUC Summer’ 79
For the first time, in 1979, AUC accepted students from abroad to its regular summer session. Seven hundred students enrolled, including over 150 non-Egyptian from sixteen countries. A number of differing groups participated in the summer program: twenty-two teachers from Georgia and Alabama attended the Seminar on Egypt, a cultural study to update school curricula in order develop programs and better inform the citizens of Alabama and Georgia about Egypt: thirty-two fellows from fourteen United states universities attended the center for Arabic studies Abroad (CASA) programs: thirty students enrolled in the Intensive Arabic Language courses which were offered at beginner, advanced beginner and intermediate levels. The English Language Institute held summer training courses to prepare Egyptian who are going to the United States for further study. A number of module courses were presented, emphasizing subject matter unique to Cairo : Muslim political thought, Arab society, Egyptology, culture and society of ancient Egypt, art architecture of the city Cairo, and introduction to Islamic art and architecture, and general introductory  courses for degree students. Among the culture activities during the summer were an evening of oriental music presented by Dr. Ratiba El Hefni, Dean of the Higher Institute of Music in Cairo and her renowned group and a showing of the film, “ The Night of Counting of the Years,” directed by Shadi Abdel Salam. The film has won over sixteen awards. Mr. Elhamy Naguib organized a group of eight Egyptian artists from different school of art, who presented their work in Oriental Hall. Mr. James Robinson and Dean Saunier organized an evening of folk dancing, which was followed by a buffet dinner. Dean Saunier and Dr. H. Reas, Dean of Adult Education co-hosted a dinner at the faculty. The Sports Director, Mr.Hassan, continued the regular sports program during the summer and developed a new activity for children of the faculty, students and staff. The program consisted of lessons in various sports and exercises and athletic competitions. One of the typically Egyptian recreational highlights was a feluka ride on the Nile. The feluka is an age-old sailboat whose design goes back, unchanged, to Ceopatra’s time. Seven boats were hired and students, staff and faculty spent several hours on the Nile enjoying the breeze, city view, sunset and supper on board. Publications, continued Dr. Klaus-Friedrich Koch, Vis. Assoc Prof., Soc./Anth. Department, with the collaboration of Carol J. Greenhouse, Cornell University, published a paper in Jan. 1979, entitled “ On the Tenth Anniversity of the Paris TABLE TALKS Dilemma: Some Thoughts and an Experiment on the Management of Symbolic Conflicts through Negotiation”. Dr. Salah El-Araby published an article entitled “ Educational Technology in the Arab World: The Arab States Educational Media Center” in International Yearbook of Educational and Instructional Technology, 1978/79, Kogan Page, London, pp.312-320. Dr. Geoffrey King, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Center for Arabic Studies, has published a paper entitled “ Traditional Najdi Mosques” in the Bulletin of the school of Oriental and African studies, University of London, Vol. XLI, part 3 (1978), pp.464-498. Mrs. Anne Farid, English Language Teacher, published an article entitled “ Developing the Listening and Speaking Skills. A suggested Procedure” in English Language Teaching Journal, Vol. XXXIII, No.1, Oct. 1978.pp.27-30.