AUB invites you to attend the celebration of its 149th Founders’ Day Thursday, December 3, 2015

Press release

Published December 3rd, 2015 - 06:13 GMT

American University of Beirut

The American University of Beirut Founders’ Day ceremony will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2015 12:00 – 1:00 pm, at AUB Assembly Hall.

Founders' Day is the annual AUB ceremony that celebrates the establishment of the University on December 3, 1866. The AUB Board of Trustees and Board of Deans will participate in the honoring of AUB’s founding fathers and the principles they and the University stand for.

In his first year as AUB’s 16th President, Dr. Fadlo R. Khuri will be this year’s Founders’ Day speaker, shedding light on the mission and role of AUB throughout its history and moving forward, and speaking on “AUB at 150: Looking forward while we look back”.

In line with tradition, winners of this year’s Founders’ Day Student Essay Contest will be announced and the first-place winner will read their prizewinning essay. This year, student competitors were asked to reflect on the role that AUB should play in Lebanon, the region, and the world in the decades to come.

Classes will be suspended during the ceremony as the event is open to the whole AUB community.

Background Information

American University of Beirut

Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut is a teaching-centered research university based on the American liberal arts model of higher education. AUB has over 9,000 students and over 1,200 instructional faculty members. The University encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to graduate men and women committed to creative and critical thinking, lifelong learning, personal integrity, civic responsibility, and leadership.