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ADWC PEARLSADWC Alumna nominatedFor a Fulbright ScholarshipAbu Dhabi Women’s College alumna, Mahra Hamoud Al Shakeeli, hasbeen nominated for a FulbrightScholarship. Ms. Mahra who is agraduate from Abu Dhabi Women’sCollege with a bachelor’s degreein Information Management inJune 2008 and currently works asa systems analyst for AdvancedIntegrated Systems. When askedabout her feelings in beingnominated for the honor, expectedlyshe expressed great happiness,” I like to live with other cultures, tosee other cultures and other ways ofthinking. We have a good collectionof people here [in the U.A.E.], butliving there will be different.”The U.S. State Department sponsoredFulbright Program is one of theworld’s most prestigious academicaward programs that is currentlyoperating in over a hundredcountries. Fulbright recipients frommany nations have received NobelPrizes, including two in 2008 alone.The Fulbright Foreign StudentProgram sponsors students tostudy at American institutions. Theprogram was founded just afterWorld War II in an effort to enhanceunderstanding of American cultureamong the world’s future leaders.Ms. Mahra is confident that living inthe U.S. will help her prepare for acareer in information management.Studying in the U.S., she said, is “notabout education, I can get that here.I want to go there so I can learn howto deal with different people, todevelop professionally. It will helpme as a manager.”Dr. Bradley Cook, Director of AbuDhabi Women’s College, hailedMs. Mahra’s achievement as“outstanding.” “We at Abu DhabiWomen’s College are very pleasedthat Mahra has put forth the effort,throughout her HCT career, to makeherself eligible for this award. Thestandards for a Fulbright are veryhigh, and even the applicationprocess can be intimidating. It showsMahra’s drive and commitmentto reaching her goals that she hasarrived at this stage in her academiccareer.”The next step for the eager Alumnais to work with AMIDEAST, the U.A.E.’sFulbright administrator, to prepareapplications to graduate programsin the United States. The U.S. StateDepartment will make the finaldecision about which university willhost Ms. Mahra during her stay inthe U.S.18ADWC PEARLS Vol. 1, Issue 2, June 2009
Breaking BarriersIn keeping with the tradition of cultivating internationalrelations and promoting cross-cultural understanding, AbuDhabi Women’s College hosted Brigham Young University’sbusiness school, namely the Marriott School of Management.Five business students specializing in International HumanResource Management traveled across continents to the UAEin their first visit to the region.Abu Dhabi Women’s College was an essential stop on theiritinerary. The American students were received with ahallmark hospitality that as characteristic of the landscapeof the Emirates as its majestic desert and innovation of itspeople. The visit included a tour of the college and exchangeof ideas with students and faculty. Information aboutrespective programs and countries were eagerly shared, withADWC students proudly highlighting their college’s role indeveloping regional leaders.Prior to their visit to ADWC, The MBA students of BrighamYoung University’s Marriott School of Management hadmade several visits to multinational corporations in the UAE,accompanied by Dr. C. Brooklyn Derr, their faculty advisor,who enthusiastically proclaimed that the visit to Abu DhabiWomen’s College was “the highlight of our trip.” Dr. Derr, anexpert on international leadership development, describedthe ADWC students as “open, bright, motivated,” and addedthat the meeting helped shatter stereotypes. An ADWCstudent concurred, noting that the visiting MBA students hadbeen open to learning about “our religion, our culture, andour education.”Cultural Lectures forthe Holy Month ofRamadanADWC held a series of cultural lectureson campus during the Holy Month ofRamadan. The lectures, its from the FamilyFoundation and the General Authority ofIslamic Affairs and Endowments spokeon various topics relevant to the holymonth ranging from the Quran and thelife of the prophet to parenting skills. Thelectures were attended by students andfaculty.“ADWC is committed to expanding theknowledge of our students in as manyareas as possible,” stated Dr. Brad Cook.“As a college, we want to make surethat we provide our students with theinformation they need as academicsand as emerging citizens so that theycan make a positive contribution to thenation.”Bingham Young University boasts a 75% bilingual studentbody. One such student is Jackie Cisneros de Filippelli, anArgentine American student at the business school. Inreaction to her experience here at the college, Jackie said,“I am amazed. These young women are going to be wonderfulbusiness leaders of the future.”The exchanges proved instructive for all who engaged indialogue and shared mutual experiences. The visiting studentsin particular, acknowledged that their misconceptions andpre-conceived notions about the region and hosts havebeen altered. One student aptly expressed the sentimentsof his peers when he said, “My point of view of the UAE hascompletely changed.”19
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