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  • AUA Graduation: 20 Years of Advancement

    PRESS RELEASE

    July 14, 2011
    American University of Armenia Corporation
    300 Lakeside Drive, 12th Floor
    Oakland, CA 94612
    Telephone: (510) 987-9452
    Fax: (510) 208-3576
    Contact: Gaiane Khachatrian
    Email: [email protected]

    AUA GRADUATION: 20 Years of Advancement

    Twenty Years of Advancement" was the slogan as the American University
    of Armenia (AUA) celebrated its 20th anniversary year, and held its
    19th Graduation and Commencement Ceremonies during the last week of
    June.

    Festivities began on Friday, June 24, with a graduation party at
    Ashtaraki Dzor, where AUA faculty and staff congratulated the Class of
    2011, and celebrated the occasion of their graduation with dinner,
    music and dance. The party brought together about 300 graduates,
    alumni, past and present faculty, and staff.

    On Sunday, June 26, 2011, AUA held its Commencement Ceremony in the
    large auditorium of AUA's main building on 40 Baghramyan Avenue in
    Yerevan. The gathering of well over 1000 included parents and spouses
    of the graduates and many distinguished guests, all assembled to honor
    the graduating class of 2011.

    The Commencement Exercises began with the ceremonial procession of the
    class of 2011, the President of AUA, the Deans of the Colleges and the
    faculty. This was followed by the anthems of the Republic of Armenia
    and the United States of America. An invocation was then given by His
    Grace Bishop Nathan Hovhannisian, Director of the Publishing Center of
    the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, and Representative of his Holiness
    Garegin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.

    AUA President, Dr. Bruce Boghosian, then welcomed the graduates, their
    families, faculty and many distinguished guests. In the course of his
    address, President Bruce Boghosian stated, "Remember that the highest
    expression of your patriotism is your willingness to help your fellow
    citizens. This means that, even as you begin your careers, you should
    find ways to volunteer your time and energy to help this country's
    public institutions grow and thrive. This is what we mean by 'active
    citizenship.' Civic engagement is the glue that binds a country and
    its people together, and that makes the whole greater than simply the
    sum of its parts. AUA has always and will always endeavor to create
    'active citizens' who will make a difference in the future of
    Armenia."

    Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian, Taisei Professor of Civil Engineering at the
    University of California, Berkeley, Founding Dean of AUA's College of
    Engineering, and member of AUA's Board of Trustees, then conveyed
    greetings to AUA on behalf of the University of California. AUA has
    been an affiliate of the University of California since its inception
    in 1991. Indeed, the University of California is one of the
    organizations that founded AUA, along with the Armenian Ministry of
    Education and Science and the Armenian General Benevolent Union.

    Commencement addresses were delivered by Deputy Minister of Justice of
    RA, Mr. Emil Babayan, and Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the USA,
    Mr. Bruce Donahue.

    During his address, Deputy Minister Babayan stated, "We no longer have
    the right to again abuse God's favor and treat our independent
    Republic with the same lack of attention. Dear graduates, the
    responsibility to maintain our independence, bought at the price of
    our people's sacrifices, is now also yours."

    During his address, Chargé d'Affaires Donahue stated, "My message is
    simple. I challenge you today to become active citizens, to make your
    communities and workplaces better, to make a difference. You will face
    decisions at every step of your professional and personal journey -
    hiring choices you make at your business, the values you teach your
    children, how you treat the disadvantaged, whether you put integrity
    above gain - and they all conspire to create the world you live in."

    Valedictorians Ms. Nonna Kamalyan and Mr. Addeh S. Hovassapian then
    spoke on behalf of the students of the Class of 2011.

    After this, 202 motivated men and women were presented by their
    respective Deans and called to the stage to receive Master's Degrees
    in Business Administration, Political Science and International
    Affairs, Public Health, English Programs, Law, Industrial Engineering
    and Systems Management and Computer and Information Sciences. These
    new graduates join AUA's 1,928 alumni for a total of
    2,130. Seventy-four of them now have two master degrees from AUA.

    The graduates concluded the exercises by throwing their caps in the
    air. Warm words of congratulations were exchanged during an open
    reception that followed.

    AUA graduates now occupy important leadership positions, such as
    Deputy Minister of Justice, Deputy Minister of Defense, Ambassador to
    India, as well as many high-level directors and leaders of private
    corporations and international organizations.

    AUA Accomplishments

    Description: Description: http://aua.am/images/tri.gifCollege of
    Health Sciences was selected by the Ministry of Health, USAID and
    other international organizations to evaluate the nationwide child
    health care state certificate program. It also continues its efforts
    on the goal of a tobacco-free Armenia.

    Description: Description: http://aua.am/images/tri.gifDepartment of
    Law held the first Intellectual Property Moot Court for law students
    throughout Armenian here at AUA.

    Description: Description: http://aua.am/images/tri.gifSchool of
    Business and Management, in cooperation with the University Curriculum
    Committee reviewed, completed and implemented a new business
    curriculum, designed to accommodate the needs of working
    professionals, including a new 2.5 year professional MBA program with
    evening classes.

    Description: Description: http://aua.am/images/tri.gifDepartment of
    Political Science and International Affairs, together with the US
    Embassy, launched a new cycle of the Mentoring Program for Women that
    pairs professional women with AUA students.

    Description: Description: http://aua.am/images/tri.gifThe Acopian
    Center for the Environment developed, implemented and is in the
    process of publishing a Biodiversity Monitoring System as a tool for
    monitoring the exploitation of natural resources, such as forests,
    open grasslands and wetlands in Armenia.

    Description: Description: http://aua.am/images/tri.gifA team of
    cryptography researchers and students from our Computing and
    Information Sciences program in the College of Engineering initiated
    collaborative research projects with NTX Research and the Volkswagen
    Foundation in Hanover, Germany.

    Description: Description: http://aua.am/images/tri.gifA team of
    computer-aided design students led by an Industrial Engineering and
    Systems Management faculty member carried out a collaborative design
    of a novel wind turbine, together with colleagues at Florida State
    University.

    Description: Description: http://aua.am/images/tri.gifThe Department
    of English Programs convened a very successful conference on language
    assessment and research methods in May 2011, including distinguished
    scholars from UCLA and Cal. State U. LA. The conference had 130
    attendees, all of whom were English teachers in Armenia.

    Description: Description: http://aua.am/images/tri.gifThe Turpanjian
    Rural Development Program through its field offices in Shirak and
    Tavush Marzes and in Nagorno Karabagh has so far trained over 675
    rural entrepreneurs and helped over 145 businesses in villages.

    Description: Description: http://aua.am/images/tri.gifThrough a
    generous donation from the Turpanjian Family Foundation, the digital
    Library of Armenian classics and Western Armenian literature developed
    a marketing program that is having implications to the marketing of
    digitized Armenian cultural artifacts.

    __________________________________________________ ___________________

    Founded in 1991, the American University of Armenia is affiliated with
    the University of California system and is accredited by the Western
    Association of Schools and Colleges, one of the six regional
    accrediting bodies recognized by the US Department of Education.
    Through teaching, research and public service, AUA serves Armenia and
    the region by supplying high quality education in seven different
    major fields, encouraging civic engagement, and promoting democratic
    governance.


    From: Baghdasarian
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