October 2009North American Regional Gathering - Montreal, Canada1 WAAAUB Past, Present and Future...

October 2009 North American Regional Gathering - Montreal, Canada 1

WAAAUB Past, Present and Future

Presented by Arabia Mohamad AliDirector of Alumni Relations- Beirut


WAAAUB Mission

The mission of WAAAUB shall be to strengthen the ties between the American University of Beirut (the “University”) and all its alumni and to engage all alumni in advancing and supporting the goals and the educational, research, and service mission of the University. WAAAUB shall foster the educational, career, and socio-cultural interests of the University’s alumni and shall work to preserve and promote the rich heritage and values of the University.


Are we moving in the right direction?

• What was achieved so far?• How to move forward?


WAAAUB 2007-2009

WAAAUB First Convention

Jan.2008

WAAAUB Second Convention

May 2009Sept. Oct

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Nov.

First NA Regional meeting

Levant area chapters mtg. GCC

Forum

Oct.-Dec 2007

WAAAUB Developed its Governing bodies

WAAAUB Elections

March Oct.

WAAAUB elected its new executive Comm. and Council


WAAAUB Past 2007-2008 Founding Year

• WAAAUB Elected and established its governing bodies (WAAAUB Board, Council, Executive, and Standing Committees)

• WAAAUB Board worked closely with WAAAUB various Standing Committees to develop the WAAAUB strategy (Board and Standing Committees) and to make sure that the proposed strategies are in line with WAAAUB mission.

• WAAAUB held its First Convention


WAAAUB First Convention 2008

• WAAAUB Held its first convention in Beirut, attended by more than 100 participants representing the following countries: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, KSA (Riyadh, and Eastern province), UAE (Dubai, and Abu Dhabi), Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Pakistan, Cyprus, Greece, United Kingdom, Canada (Ottawa), and USA (Atlanta, Washington, and New York).

• Attended by majority of the Board and Council members (11 Board members and 78 council members)

• 43% of the council members present were from outside Lebanon.• 25 AUB alumni chapters and branches worldwide were present in

the convention• Main outcomes of the convention:

• The WAAAUB Standing committees finalized their strategies

• WAAAUB Leadership had the opportunity to meet and discuss issues of concern to AUB alumni

• Introduced the WAAAUB model to AUB alumni leadership • Explained the WAAAUB bylaws and their objectives


WAAAUB Convention 2008


WAAAUB Past (2008)Promoting WAAAUB

• Promoting the WAAAUB model to alumni leadership worldwide. For that purpose the WAAAUB Board in collaboration with the WAAAUB Chapters Committee Conducted three regional alumni chapters meetings that aimed to achieve the following:

– To develop stronger links and coordination among AUB alumni chapters in a specific geographical area

– To develop the communication process between the AUB alumni chapters and the WAAAUB governing bodies

– To solicit AUB alumni chapters feedback on WAAAUB Chapters Policies and Procedures and bylaws


WAAAUB PresentFrom Strategy to Action

Major Achievements in 2009

• Held its second convention• Completed the WAAAUB second election• Developed the WAAAUB internal

communication processes (between WAAAUB Board of Directors and WAAAUB Standing Committees)

• Evaluated and recommended changes to the WAAAUB bylaws

• Formulated the strategies for the various WAAAUB Standing Committees

• Implemented various WAAAUB activities and events


WAAAUB PresentSecond Convention in 2009

• The WAAAUB convention was attended by 84 participants representing the following countries: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, and Eastern province), Bahrain, Dubai, Qatar, Oman, Cyprus, United Kingdom, Geneva and US and Canada.

• Council members attendance was surprisingly very low (47 members out of 130 members).

• Attendance of council members from outside Lebanon was slightly higher than those attending from Lebanon (25 council members from outside Lebanon vs. 22 from Lebanon).


WAAAUB Convention 2009


WAAAUB Future Direction

Together we will develop WAAAUB future Strategy


Board of Trustees

Board of Directors

Council ChairExecutive Committee

General SecretaryAlumni Relations

Office

Programs Committee

Outreach Committee

Committee for Chapters

Committee for Nominations

WAAAUBCouncil

WAAAUB Organizational Chart


How should we move forward?

WAAAUB Council

Alumni Chapters/Leadership

Alumni at Large

North America Chapters

Lebanon Chapters

MENA Chapters

Europe Chapters

North America members

Lebanon members

MENA members

Europe members

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