Shabab News Magazine Issue # 192

UNIVERSITIES
NLC ADMISSIONS DINNER 2018
Notre Dame University-Louaize
North Lebanon Campus (NDU-NLC)
its annual Admissions Dinner 2018 for
secondary school principals.
The dinner was held under the dome
of NLC’s new building. Present were
Deputy Ali Darwish, also a part of the
Alumni Association, NDU President
Fr. Pierre Najem, NLC Director Fr.
François Akl, Vice-President for
Administration Fr. Samir Ghsoub,
SC Director Fr. Naji Khalil, University
Chaplain General Fr. Albert Assaf,
University Chaplain at NLC Fr. Nabil
Habchi, Vice-President for Academic
Affairs Dr. Elie Badr, deans, faculty
members, and staff.
Following the national and University
anthems, Raymond el-Khoury
welcomed the audience and provided
an overview of the role of the Office
of Admissions at NLC.
For his part, Fr. Akl emphasized the
importance of education; as the main
source of knowledge.
He discussed the different majors
at the NLC.He also noted that the
Faculty of Law and Political Science
(FLPS) is scheduled to open next
semester at the NLC.
He was proud that NLC’s Engineering
programs were fully accredited
by the Engineering Accreditation
Commission of ABET.
SUMMER CAMP AT NDU
In the coming months, the University
is expecting to receive the results of
its institutional accreditation pursuit
from the New England Association
of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in
the U.S.
Fr. Akl highlighted the Civil Engineering
Lab available at the NLC, which is
the finest laboratory of its kind in the
area. He concluded by saying that
in terms of knowledge, schools are
the river while universities are the
sea. It is only through education and
knowledge those future generations
can go out into the world and make
a difference.
Fr. Najem noted the history of the NLC
and its origins from the Monastery of
St. Elissaa Bsharri and then its transfer
to Chekka and finally Barsa.
He added that the goal at NDU is to
graduate an educated and virtuous
human being.
Darwish delivered a heartfelt speech
in which he thanked the University
administration, which he said he was
proud to be a part of, and promised
that he would continue to support
NDU in the House of Representatives.
During dinner, attendees watched
a slideshow highlighting activities,
perspectives, and facilities at NLC
and listen to soothing tunes played
by Docly Laoun on piano.
The Department of Computer Science
(DCS) at Notre Dame University-Louaize
North Lebanon Campus (NDU-NLC)
organized a “Computer Science
Summer Camp” between June 25 and
June 2018 ,29, in the NLC Computer
Laboratories.
Nearly 40 students representing 10
schools in North Lebanon participated
in the event.In parallel, two different
workshops were delivered over two
days between 9:00a.m. and 1:30p.m:
• Ali Hammoud delivered a Python
workshop, which focused on creating
artistic painting tools using Python.
Students learned how to simulate
probability and basic life with normal
distribution. Recursion and fractals
were also covered;
• Miriam Badran delivered a workshop
in Unity game programming. Students
created several computer games
starting with the design process.
They learned how to create a user
interface and wrote C# scripts.
They utilized game objects and their
components, and 3D models to create
their designs.
They also witnessed how Mathematics
and Physics could be used to simulate
real world laws.
At the end of the event, participants’
parents joined in the celebratory