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Texas A&M University at Qatar hosted its fifth annual Careers for Engineers fair at the Texas A&M Engineering Building on 15 Feb. More than 45 companies and organizations participated in the daylong event. Shannon McNulty, program coordinator for career services and event organizer, said “The event has more than doubled in size since its inception …

Texas A&M at Qatar is set to open its technical services facility to local partners in industry, government and other organizations with an open house event on 29 Feb.

Texas A&M at Qatar and Qatar University will co-host the Materials Science and Engineering Symposium, held under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, minister of energy and industry, on 28 Feb. at the Hamad bin Khalifa University Student Center.

Texas A&M at Qatar will host its annual Run for the Ring event, sponsored by the Department of Student Affairs (DSA), on 25 Feb. Run For The Ring is a 5K run/walk promoting the University tradition of the Aggie Ring.

The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) will host University staff at a morning coffee break, sponsored by the Mechanical Engineering Program, in the recessed fountain courtyard on 23 Feb.

Three Student Body Government (SBG) representatives will attend the 2012 Conference on Student Government Associations (COSGA) in College Station, TX, from 25-28 Feb. The conference will include speakers, workshops and roundtable discussions on improving student government. For information contact Rachel White: rachel.white@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0509.

Dr. John Bryant, associate professor of mechanical engineering, won the Crosby Field Award and ASHRAE Technical Paper Award for papers presented at the annual winter conference of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

Eleven Aggies volunteered in the Education City community service initiative Make a Difference Day (MADD) on 18 Feb.

The Liberal Arts Program will show the film “Dr. Strangelove” by Stanley Kubrick in the Hamad Bin Khalifa University Student Center Cinema on 25 Feb. The film is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. For information contact Dr. David Work: david.work@qatar.tamu.edu, +974.4423.0451.

The Petroleum Engineering Program (PETE) will host the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ (SPE) subregional paper contest on 25 Feb.