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FA_Student-Handbook.pdf 1 7/7/19 11:36 AM STUDENT2019–2020 C M – Y HAND BOOK CM MY CY CMY HANDK –BOOK Office of Student Affairs STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019–2020 Office of Student Affairs WEL COME Your university years are an exciting chapter of your life, and the Student Handbook will help you explore the many non-academic support services, extracurricular offerings and facilities that make student life at AUS so vibrant. Whether your interests are in sports, student clubs and organizations, volunteerism, multicultural learning or leadership, AUS provides many opportunities beyond the classroom that will help you pursue your interests and excel. The handbook also serves as an essential guide to the use of university facilities and to living in the residential halls. An important component of the Student Handbook is the Student Code of Conduct. The Code sets out the university’s expectations of students’ behavior, consistent with the university’s values. Students are responsible for reading the handbook in its entirety, and for abiding by all university rules and regulations. If you have questions about the policies in this handbook or student life at AUS, please contact the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) staff. Contact information for the OSA units is included in this handbook. We look forward to assisting you. We wish all the best for your time at American University of Sharjah. We are happy that you are here. Office of Student Affairs 4 American University of Sharjah (AUS) was state. The combination of traditional and founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh innovative teaching methods provides an Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, educational environment in which students Member of the Supreme Council of can realize their individual potential and the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of pursue their goals. Sharjah, who envisioned AUS as a leading AUS is well qualified to meet the challenges educational institution in the Gulf region. inherent in preparing its students for life in American University of Sharjah is an the age of electronic communication, global independent, not-for-profit, coeducational economies, social pluralism and political institution. Consciously based upon interdependence. American institutions of higher education, AUS is thoroughly grounded in Arab The university offers undergraduate and culture and part of a larger process of the graduate degrees through the College of revitalization of intellectual life in the Architecture, Art and Design; the College Middle East. of Arts and Sciences; the College of Engineering; and the School of Business American University of Sharjah has Administration. succeeded in building a multicultural education environment that brings While Arabic is the official language of together people from diverse nations and the United Arab Emirates, the language of backgrounds. AUS strives to instill in its instruction at AUS is English. All classes and students the importance of appreciating and administrative functions are conducted in understanding diversity, global issues and English. their own roles in society. Islam is the official religion of the state, AUS is a leading comprehensive and Arab Islamic culture predominates in coeducational university in the Gulf, the UAE. The nation is also distinguished serving students from the region and by its tolerance toward its large expatriate around the world. AUS students are communities, which comprise diverse introduced to a culture of high aspiration nationalities, cultures and religious beliefs. and achievement to aid them in leading Following in this spirit of understanding productive and meaningful lives. AUS is and acceptance of all peoples, AUS admits also dedicated to the preservation of the students solely on the basis of their physical environment, free from pollution academic qualifications regardless of race, and neglect. This sense of environmental color, gender, religion, disabilities, age or responsibility is passed on to AUS graduates national origin. The university’s mission in order to create ecologically aware is to create a multicultural, international citizens. academic community in order to prepare its students to become lifelong learners In keeping with its mission, AUS offers equipped to adapt to the needs of our students an education that will enable changing world. them to comprehend the dynamism and complexity of contemporary global AUS was established as an “American” processes. Through the integration of liberal university not only in its formal academic ABOUT studies and professional education, students and organizational characteristics but are given both breadth of knowledge also in the recognition that the total and specialization in their chosen fields. culture and philosophy of the educational Education at AUS runs the gamut from art, community is as significant as the formal poetry and religions from past civilizations program of studies. Students learn the to the latest skills and technologies of lessons of the classroom and the lessons today’s information age. These are all of life in a coeducational, multicultural presented to students in order to produce and multinational environment. From its future leaders with a firm understanding inception, AUS was envisioned as a place AUS of how society has reached its present that would “feel” like an American campus. SERVICES & RESOURCES 1.1 Campus Services & Facilities 10 1.1.1 Academic Facilities and Resources 10 1.1.2 Banking 10 1.1.3 Bookstore 10 1.1.4 Copy Center 10 1.1.5 Dining 10 1.1.6 ID Cards 10 1.1.7 Immigration-Related Services 10 1.1.8 Lost and Found 10 1.1.9 Mini-Marts 10 1.1.10 Parking 11 1.1.11 Personal Services 11 1.1.12 Pharmacy 11 1.1.13 Post Office and Mail 11 1.1.14 Safety 11 1.1.15 Security 11 1.1.16 Transportation 12 1.1.17 Travel Office 12 1.1.18 University Health Center 12 8 .1 CAMPUS 1SERVICES & Services and Resources FACILITIES 1.1.1 Academic Facilities and Most residential halls are equipped with 1.1.10 Parking the ground floor of the Main Building. Resources kitchenettes, which include refrigerators and Parking lots, free and paid, are provided Mail is sorted daily in the post office and hot plates, in addition to vending machines distributed to all offices. All mail intended The university offers a variety of learning for faculty, staff, students and visitors. containing snacks and beverages. for university offices and for those residing resources, academic support services and Vehicles must be registered with the Office of Protocol and Security, which is located on campus should be addressed to: laboratory facilities. For specific information, 1.1.6 ID Cards see the university website or on the mezzanine floor of the Main American University of Sharjah AUS Undergraduate Catalog. Students must carry their IDs with them at all Building, (offices MM 29/30/31/32/33); it PO Box 26666 times and have them available upon request. Sharjah, UAE The University Library can be accessed at can be reached at 515 2114/515 2074 or ID cards must be validated by the Office at [email protected]. Once the vehicle http://library.aus.edu/. 1.1.14 Safety of Protocol and Security every semester is registered, a car parking card is issued. Campus safety is monitored by the Safety (including summer term) to avoid charges. Faculty, staff and students using rented cars 1.1.2 Banking division, which provides information on The Office of Protocol and Security also or using cars on a temporary basis, as well as Located on the ground floor of the Main occupational safety and health hazards, and issues AUS ID cards for faculty, staff and their visitors, are issued temporary permits. Building, Sharjah Islamic Bank offers dependents. promotes a safe and healthy environment banking services such as checking and saving AUS parking cards should always be visibly on campus. The Safety division is located in accounts, ATM transactions and transfer of 1.1.7 Immigration-Related Services displayed on the car’s windshield. These the Campus Service Center (office 1022) and stickers must be renewed during the first funds. ATMs are located at the bank, the Immigration-related services are offered can be reached at 06 515 2068. two weeks of every academic year. Student Center and the Women’s Welcome for students, faculty and staff, including 1.1.15 Security Center. passport custody, medical test assistance, Parking regulations and details on issuing and the processing of visas and residence car stickers are posted on the university The Office of Protocol and Security is 1.1.3 Bookstore permits. For specific details, contact Public website.The university reserves the right to responsible for campus security, as well Located in the Student Center basement, the Relations at [email protected]. make changes in urgent situations without as serving as the university’s contact with bookstore sells all required textbooks, other any prior notice. federal and local government entities, books, art supplies, stationery, notebooks 1.1.8 Lost and Found embassies and consulates. The office also 1.1.11 Personal Services and other general gift items. The lost and found is located at the Student provides services such as AUS ID cards, Center reception desk. Lost and found items A beauty salon is located in the Women’s parking stickers, lost and found, assistance 1.1.4 Copy Center are held for a specific period of time. After Welcome Center, and a barbershop is located with car registration, assistance with The AUS Copy Center is located on the the holding period expires, the procedure in the Student Center. Regular and dry-clean procedures related to traffic violations and ground floor of the Main Building. It serves for disposing unclaimed items goes into laundry services are available on the west on-campus accidents, vehicle assistance and faculty, staff and students by providing a effect.