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Program chair Dr. Zohreh Eslami and liberal arts faculty members Dr. Sara Hillman and Dr. Aymen Elsheikh participated in a World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Happenings Roundtable, "From Competition to Collaboration in Language Learning," at Qatar Foundation headquarters earlier this month. Language scholars and educators from a variety of sectors in Qatar were invited to discuss language…

Dr. Phillip Gray, assistant professor of Political Science in the Liberal Arts Program, appeared on Al Jazeera English last week to talk about the US midterm elections. Gray also appeared on the network this morning to discuss the election results as part of a commentary panel.

Dr. Amy Hodges delivered the keynote address, “Learning from/in MENA Writing Centers — Active Citizenship and Social Justice,” at the 2018 International Writing Centers Association (IWCA) conference 11-13 Oct. in Atlanta with colleagues from the American University of Sharjah and the American University of Beirut. Hodges is an instructional assistant professor in the Liberal Arts Program and the…

Exploring the oral traditions of Native American Caddoan peoples, liberal arts associate professor Dr. Mark van de Logt’s new book, Monsters of Contact: Historical Trauma in Caddoan Oral Traditions, sheds knowledge on the impact of European colonialism on the Caddoan people. In his book, Van de Logt argues that certain monsters found in Wichita, Pawnee, Arikara and Caddo stories…

Dr. Joseph Williams, instructional associate professor of English in the Liberal Arts Program, has been awarded the outstanding dissertation award by Texas Tech University technical communication and rhetoric alumni. WIlliams' dissertation, "Safety within Oil Rig Culture: Deciphering Intercultural Miscommunication among Offshore Petroleum Workers," placed first for the years 2016 and 2017.

Texas A&M at Qatar recently hosted its sixth annual Ethics Week, with the goal of creating awareness about professional ethics and the significance of ethical behavior in the workplace and life in general. The week’s events were organized by The Initiative in Professional Ethics (TIPE) and supported by the Council of Debating Engineers (CODE), a Texas A&M at Qatar student organization. TIPE…

Texas A&M University at Qatar hosted attendees from around the world for the sixth annual Liberal Arts International Conference, “Local Dreams, Global Visions: Multidisciplinary Perspectives.” The conference theme was inspired in part by Qatar’s recent experience on the world stage, said Dr. Mark van de Logt, chair of the conference’s organizing committee and an assistant professor of political…

Dr. Aymen Elsheikh, instructional assistant professor in the Liberal Arts Program, has recently co-edited a volume, Motivation and Classroom Management: Theory, Practice and Implications. The book addresses not only how to motivate teachers and learners but also the relationship between motivation and classroom management.

Students in the Foundation English course recently toured the newly opened Qatar National Library. Students were treated with a personalized tour of the facilities, including the book stacks, the study and Innovation rooms, the Conservation Lab, and the Heritage Collection. The library is the focus of a multimedia project the students are working on. Course instructors Deanna Rasmussen, Sherry Ward…

Students in Dr. Amy Hodges’s Technical and Business Writing class (ENGL 210) recently visited the mechatronics and robotics lab at Sidra Medical and Research Center. Students saw an AGV (automated guided vehicle) system and a pneumatic tube system, and took part in a discussion about workplace communication and teamwork.