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FP Jareeda
Volume 13, Issue 01
May 2019
Dr. Hezam Al Awah, Director of Foundation Program
Welcome to FP Jareeda
As the director of the Founda-
tion Program, I would like to
welcome you to the Foundation
Program’s quarterly newsletter,
FP Jareeda. FP Jareeda is a
platform which will highlight the
outstanding work of the Foun-
dation Program. Within FP Jar-
eeda, we hope to showcase the
many achievements and hard
work of our faculty, staff, and
students.
This has been a busy year in
the Foundation Program, but
the highlights are our 10-year
CEA reaccreditation for the
Foundation Program Depart-
ment of English and the crea-
tion of a standardized place-
ment test for the Foundation
Program Department of Math.
These are proud moments for
our department.
I wish to thank the hard work of
Roger Barlow and the members
of the accreditation committee
as well as those who have con-
tributed to the reaccreditation
of our department. I also wish
to thank the hard work of Dr.
Rhouma, the team who created
the placement test, and the
Qatar University Testing Center.
Going forward, this newsletter
is open to all Foundation Pro-
gram faculty, staff, and stu-
dents to share their experienc-
es and insights. In this issue,
you will find articles on the 5
th
Entrepreneurial Showcase
Event, the history of the Foun-
dation Department, and the
Cultural Awareness Project. In
addition, student work from the
Foundation’s Integrated Core
Intermediate course is show-
cased.
CEA Reaccreditation
Roger John Barlow, Lecturer of English, Foundation Program
The Foundation Program De-
partment of English (FPDE) is
extremely honored to have
been granted a 10-year reac-
creditation of their intensive
English course that prepares
undergraduates to pursue Eng-
lish medium degrees. The ac-
creditation is provided by the
Commission on English Lan-
guage Program Accreditation
(CEA), the official United States
organization based in Alexan-
dria, Virginia, USA.
In celebrating the achievement,
the Dean of General Studies,
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Kaabi affirmed,
“The reaccreditation of the
Foundation English Program
highlights the professionalism
of Foundation program man-
agement and the efforts of fac-
ulty and staff in complying with
demanding international
benchmarks.”
Dr. Hezam Al-Awah, Director of
the Foundation Program said,
“This re-accreditation by CEA
indicates the quality of the
English Foundation program
and FPDE and it endorses their
credibility. Achieving accredita-
tion was the result of long ef-
forts and hard work to suc-
cessfully comply with the inter-
national standards of the CEA.”
In this Issue
In Memoriam: Robert
Kennedy 1958 - 2018
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5th Entrepreneurial
Showcase Event
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Qatar University Math-
Placer
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The Cultural Aware-
ness Project
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The Pillars of Math
Teaching
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The Alqabas Program:
A University Experi-
ence
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A Foundation Stu-
dent’s Sample Report
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The History of the
Foundation Program—
Part I
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Banana Island: A
Place to Remember
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FPDE Off-road Excur-
sion to Ras Abrouq
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Screencast-O-Matic
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Heat Stress
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Dr. Hezam Al Awah