Records of the American University in Cairo Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Nicholas S. Hopkins, 1998-2004: A Preliminary Inventory of the Collection

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Descriptive Summary
Restrictions
Subject Headings
Administrative Information
Preliminary File List
Descriptive Summary
Repository: University Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections Library, American University in Cairo, Phone: 2797-5060
Creator: American University in Cairo. Office of the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Hopkins, Nicholas S.
Title: Records of the American University in Cairo Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Nicholas S. Hopkins
Dates: 1998-2004
Quantity: 9 linear feet (18 boxes)
Biographical/Historical Abstract: "AUC's School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS) focuses on enhancing its students' ability to analyze opinions and assumptions, become more aware of the past while open to new ways of thinking, and develop a capacity for critical thinking and creative approaches to problem solving." Nicholas Hopkins was the dean of HUSS from 2000-2004. (source: AUC Website "Humanities and Social Sciences" http://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/schools/huss/Pages/default.aspx, 7 September 2008.)
Scope and Content Abstract: Materials may include correspondence, reports, memoranda, and/or other forms of documentation pertaining to department operations and governance, course or instruction materials, personnel records, and correspondence with other AUC departments or offices.
Call Number: **See Archives Staff**
Language: Collection materials are in English .

Restrictions

Access and Restrictions

Unprocessed collections are subject to review by University Archives staff before access is granted to identify restricted material.

Use of Materials

Items in the collection do not circulate and may be used only within the Rare Books Library. Users must comply with the Rare Books Library's rules on handling and care of materials.

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Subject Headings

American University in Cairo. Office of the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
American University in Cairo--History.
Hopkins, Nicholas S.
Universities and Colleges--Egypt--Cairo.

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Administrative Information

Citation

The preferred citation for quoting material from this collection is: Records of the American University in Cairo Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Nicholas S. Hopkins, 1998-2004, [Box/Folder #], [Folder Title], University Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections Library, The American University in Cairo.

Acquisition Information

The records were transferred to the University Archives by the Office of the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Processing Information

The collection is not processed.

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Preliminary File List

Box 1
Academic Affairs Committee
Academic Integrity/ Academic Dishonesty/ Plagiarism, 2000-2004
Academic Integrity Committee
Accreditation, 2003-2004
Including Egyptology, Theater Bachelor of Arts Degrees
Admission & Registration (2000- Fall 01)
Admission & Registration
Annual Faculty Report & Assessment
Arabic Language Requirement
Box 2
Assessment-Academic, Teaching, 2001-2002
Including Assessment Coordinating Council
Assessment-Academic, Teaching, 2003-2004
Including Assessment Coordinating Council, Reports
Assessment of Academic Programs Committee
AUC Administrative Leadership Retreat-March 2001, 2001
AUC Press, 2000-2003
Including Press Publication Committee
Awards-El-Barkouky, Samiah Award in Egyptology, 2002
Awards-Al-Nowaihi, Magda Award for Best Thesis on Gender and Women's Studies, 2003-2004
Including Biographical Information
Awards-Zewail, Ahmed Prize
BCBC Water Group, 2003
Bookstore
Including Books Reviewed by Egyptian Government Censor
Budget-Maintenance, 2000-2001
Business, Economics, and Communication, School of, 2001-2004
Cairo to Camps Solidarity Project with Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon,
Caravan Student Newspaper
Catalog
Collaborative Initiatives Workshop (American University in Beirut, American University in Cairo, Lebanese American University, University of California)-July, 2001
Committees
Box 3
Computing, 2000-2002
Including Computer Committee
Computing-Academic Computing Services
Computing-HUSS Computer Lab, 2001-2004
Computing-Information Systems Council, 2000-2003
Computing-SPSS Statistical Software, 2001
Computing-Web CT, 2001-2004
Computing-Web Site/ Web Development, 2000-2004
Coptic Students, Chair in
Core Curriculum, 2000
Core Curriculum, 2001 (2 folders)
Box 4
Core Curriculum, 2002 (2 folders)
Core Curriculum, 2003 (2 folders)
Including Core Advisory Committee (CAC)
Core Curriculum, 2004
Box 5
Courses-"F" Repeat Policy, 2001
Courses
Including Cross-Listing
Custodian
Dean-Search, 2003-2004
Departments-Chairs, 2000-2003
Including Evaluation
Department-Unit Heads, 2000-2002
Development Office, 2000-2001
Including Awards (Niazi Mostafa), Parents' Association
Distinguished Visiting Professors, 2000-2004
Dual Degree
Embassies, 2001
Including Cultural Exchange
Emergency Management Team, 2001-2002
Enrollment-Low Enrollment, 2000-2004
Enrollment-Statistics-1999-2002, 2001-2002
Environmental Health and Safety Department, 2001-2004
Events
Including Cairo Workshop in Conflict Management in Africa
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, 2000-2002
Examinations, 2002
Box 6
Facilities, 2001
Facilities-Department Space Requirements, Allocations, 2001-2004
Facilities-Hall Reservations, 2000-2001
Facilities-New Camps Planning, 2000-2004
Faculty-Absence Policy, 2000-2003
Faculty-Assessment/ Evaluation-Student Evaluation of Instruction
Including Online Evaluation
Faculty-Contract Renewals
Faculty-Departing
Faculty-Instructors, 2002-2004
Including Evaluation, Status, Arabic Language Institute, English Language Institute, Writing Program
Box 7
Faculty-Leaves, 2002-2003
Including Sabbaticals, Leaves Without Pay
Faculty-Leaves, 2003-2004
Including Sabbaticals-Preparation for Tenure Award
Faculty-Lines, New Positions, 2001-2004
2000
Faculty-Outside Activity, 2001-2002
Faculty-Part-time, 2000-2004
Including Lists, Policies, Salaries Adjunct
Faculty-Part-time- Affiliate Status Adjunct, 2001-2004
Faculty-Personnel Policies and Procedures (PPP), 2000-2003
Faculty-Promotion and Tenure, 2000-2002
Including Tenure Quotas
Faculty-Publications and Research, 2000-2004
Faculty-Recruiting and Hiring, 2000-2003
Including Vacancies
Box 8
Faculty-Recruiting and Hiring-Procedures, 2000-2003
Faculty-Release Time, 2001-2003
Faculty-Retreat, 2001
Faculty-Salaries-Merit Bonus/ Increase, 2003
Faculty-Salaries-Overload Compensation, 2002-2004
Faculty-Seconded
Faculty-Support Grants-Conferences, Research, Mini
Including Graduate Students Grants
Faculty-Proposal Writing Workshop, 2000
Freshman Advising Office
Including Declaration of Major
Governance and Procedures (HUSS), 2002-2003
Grades, 2003
Including Change of Grades, Grade Inflation
Graduate Committee, 2000-2002
Including Student Cases
Graduate Students-Conference Grant, 2003
Graduate Studies and Research, Office of, 2000-2004
Grant Projects-Ford Foundation-Preparation of a Critical Edition and Translation of Yusuf El-Sherbini's Quhuf Bi-Sharh Abi Shaduf, by Humphrey Davies, 2000
Box 9
Honors Assembly, 2002-2004
Honorary Degree Committee, 2001-2003
Human Resources Office
Information Literacy
Institutional Review Board for Protection of Human Subjects in Research (IRB), 2000
International Student Services Office-including Study Abroad/ Student Exchange, 2001-2004
Internships, 2000
Iraq-IBM Consulting Project, 2003
Iraq-United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Higher Education and Development Program (HEAD), 2003
Low Suits-Mark Sedgwick Publication Cases, 2003
Library, 2000-2002
Long Range Planning Committee, 2000-2002
Media Services Center/ Classroom Technologies and Media Services, 2001-2004
Including Film Collection
Medicare Health Insurance, 2003
Mellon Foundation, 2004
Model United Nations, Model Arab League, 1998-1999
New Media and New Technology for the Middle East and North Africa, Conference, Paris, 2004
Parents Association Meeting, 2000-2004
Planning & Administration, Vice President for Alexander (Sandy) Darling, 2000-2003
Including Staff Supplemental Pension Plan, Emergency Management Team, Computing
Planning and Institutional Research, Office of, 2000-2001
Population Council, 2000-2001
President-John Gerhart, David Arnold, 2000-2004
Including Search and Selection
Programs (Proposed, New)-Comparative Religion, Chair in, 2002-2003
Including Abdulhadi H. Taher Professorship
Programs (Proposed, New)-Procedures for Establishing New Programs, 2004
Programs (Proposed)-Science & Technology Park New, 2002
Provost Earl (Tim) Sullivan, 2000-2003
Including Faculty Promotion and Tenure, Faculty Leaves and Sabbaticals, Faculty Salaries, Censorship, Summer Institute in Gender Studies (2000)
Research Advisory Council, 2000-2002
Science and Engineering, School of, 2002-2003
Security, 2000-2004
Box 10
Service Learning, 2002-2003
Social Research Center (SRC), 2000-2001
Sponsored Programs, Office of, 2000-2004
Including Performing and Visual Arts (PVA) Grant for Theater
Staff-HUSS Office, Departments of, 2002
Students Affairs, Office of, 2000-2004
Including Dean of Students, Memorandum on Students' Political and Religious Activities at AUC
Student Behavior and Incidents, 2003-2004
Student Financial Aid-Assistantship, Fellowship and Scholarships
Student Financial Aid-Assistantship, Fellowship and Scholarships-Graduate Assistantships, Graduate Merit Fellowships, International Graduate Fellowship
Student Financial Aid-Assistantship, Fellowship and Scholarships-MBI Trust at SOAS, MBI Fellowship at AUC, 2002
Student Financial Aid-Assistantship, Fellowship and Scholarships-Nadia Niazi Moustafa Fellowship in Islamic Art and Architecture , 2001-2004
Student Financial Aid-Assistantship, Fellowship and Scholarships-Sasakawa Young Leaders Graduate Fellowship/ Scholarship, 2000-2003
Students-Face Veiling, 2001
Students-International Students, 2001-2003
Students-Orientation for New Students, 2000-2003
Theban Mapping Project, 2001-2004
Thesis, 2000-2004
Including Lists, Procedures
Transfer Credit Policy, 2001
Trustees, Board of
Including Meetings with HUSS
Undergraduate Committee
Understanding Local Philanthropy in the Middle East-AUC, Center for Development Services, Hauser Center at Harvard University, 2003
United Nations Organizations
United States Institution of Peace-Workshop on the Vulnerabilities of Conflict and Conflict Management in Africa, September 2001, 2000-2001
University Senate
Box 11
Universities-Birzeit University, Palestine-"AUC Friends of Birzeit" Scholarship Fundraising, 2002-2003
Universities-Exchange Programs-Faculty, Students, 2001
Universities-East London, University of (UK), 2000-2004
Including Student Exchange
Universities-Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia, USA), 2000
Universities-Hitotsubashi University, Japan
Universities-Ningbo University (Nigeria), 2004
Visiting Research Scholars and Fellows (Lists)
Visiting Research Scholars and Fellows, 2002-2003
Visiting Research Scholars and Fellows-Forced Migration and Refugees Studies, 2000-2002
Visiting Research Scholars and Fellows-History, English Language Institute, English, Comparative Literature, Performing and Visual Arts (PVA), 2000-2003
Visiting Research Scholars and Fellows-Political Science, 2003
Visiting Research Scholars and Fellows-Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Egyptology, 2002-2003
Vice-Provost Mahmoud Farag, 2000-2004
Including Faculty, Graduate Programs, Summer Session, Research
Winter Session, 2003-2004
Box 12
African Studies, Office of-Conferences, Lectures, and Visitors
African Studies, Office of-Curriculum and Courses
African Studies, Office of-Facilities, Finances, Publications
African Studies, Office of-Faculty and Staff
African Studies, Office of-Governance and Structure
African Studies, Office of-Research and Grants
African Studies, Office of-Students-including African Fellowship
American Studies Program, 2000-2001 (2 folders)
Arabic Language Institute-Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA)
Arabic Language Institute-Conferences and Visits
Arabic Language Institute-Curriculum and Courses
Including Enrollment, Scheduling
Arabic Language Institute-Facilities, Finances, Publications, 2000-2004
Arabic Language Institute-Faculty and Staff
Arabic Language Institute-Faculty Meeting Minutes, 2001-2004
Arabic Language Institute-Students
Including Thesis
Box 13
Arabic Language Institute-Training Programs for United States and British Governments (Proposed), 2002
Arabic Language Institute/ Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language Program
Arabic Studies, Department of- Conferences and Visits
Including Lectures
Arabic Studies, Department of-Curriculum and Courses
Arabic Studies, Department of-Facilities, Finances, Publications
Arabic Studies, Department of-Faculty and Staff
Arabic Studies, Department of-Governance and Structure
Arabic Studies, Department of-Students
Including Nadia Niazi Mostafa Fellowship/ Award for Islamic Art and Architecture
Alif Journal
Cairo Papers in Social Science
English and Comparative Literature, Department of (ECL)-Conferences and Visits
English and Comparative Literature, Department of (ECL)-Curriculum and Courses
English and Comparative Literature, Department of (ECL)-Facilities, Finances, Publications
English and Comparative Literature, Department of (ECL)-Faculty and Staff
English and Comparative Literature, Department of (ECL)-Governance and Structure
English and Comparative Literature, Department of (ECL)-Madelyn Lamont Award, Thomas Lamont Scholarship
English and Comparative Literature, Department of (ECL)-Students
English and Comparative Literature, Department of (ECL)-Students-Academic Dishonesty
English Language Institute (ELI)-Conferences, Lectures, Visitors
Box 14
English Language Institute (ELI)-Curriculum and Courses
Including Course Syllabi
English Language Institute (ELI)-Governance and Structure
English Language Institute (ELI)-Facilities, Finances, Publications
English Language Institute (ELI)-Faculty and Staff
English Language Institute (ELI)-Meeting Minutes
English Language Institute (ELI)-Students
Including TEFL Fellowships, Research Scholar Without Stipend
Forced Migration and Refugees Studies Program-Conferences, Lectures, Visitors
Forced Migration and Refugees Studies Program-Curriculum and Courses
Forced Migration and Refugees Studies Program-Facilities, Finances, Publications
Forced Migration and Refugees Studies Program-Faculty and Staff
Forced Migration and Refugees Studies Program-Governance and Structure
Including Reports
Forced Migration and Refugees Studies Program-Meeting Minutes, 2001-2002
Box 15
Forced Migration and Refugees Studies Program-Meeting Minutes, 2003-2004
Including Reports and Proposals
Forced Migration and Refugees Studies Program-Research and Grants (2 folders)
Including Proposals
Forced Migration and Refugees Studies Program-Students
Including Fellowships
History-Department of-Conferences and Visits
History-Department of-Curriculum and Courses
History-Department of-Facilities, Finances, Publications
History-Department of-Faculty and Staff
History-Department of-Governance and Structure
History-Students
History-Department of-Students-Academic Dishonesty
Institute for Gender and Women's Studies (IGWS), 2000-2002
Middle East Studies-Conferences, Lectures, and Visitors
Including Distinguished Visiting Professors
Middle East Studies-Curriculum and Courses
Including Arabic Language Requirement
Box 16
Middle East Studies-Facilities, Finances, Publications
Middle East Studies-Faculty and Staff
Middle East Studies-Governance and Structure
Middle East Studies-Interdisciplinary Advisory Committee
Middle East Studies-Reports
Middle East Studies-Students
Performing and Visual Arts (PVA), Department of-Conferences, Lectures, Visitors
Performing and Visual Arts (PVA), Department of-Curriculum and Courses
Performing and Visual Arts (PVA), Department of-Facilities, Finances, Publications
Including Film Library, Falaki Academic Center
Performing and Visual Arts (PVA), Department of-Faculty and Staff
Performing and Visual Arts (PVA), Department of-Governance and Structure
Including Department Meetings
Performing and Visual Arts (PVA), Department of-Students
Performing and Visual Arts (PVA), Department of-Students-Academic Dishonesty
Philosophy, Department of
Political Sciences, Department of-Conferences, Research Grants, Visitors
Box 17
Political Sciences, Department of-Curriculum and Courses
Political Sciences, Department of -Facilities, Finances, Publications
Political Sciences, Department of-Faculty and Staff
Political Sciences, Department of-Governance and Structure
Political Sciences, Department of-Graduate Law Program
Political Sciences, Department of-Students
Political Sciences, Department of-Students-Academic Dishonesty (2 folders)
Political Sciences, Department of-Students - Thesis
Box 18
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology, Department of-Conferences, Lectures, Visitors
Including DVPs and Research Grants
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology, Department of-Curriculum and Courses
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology, Department of-Curriculum and Courses-Database Project on SAPE Courses Offered from 1989-2001, 2001
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology, Department of-Facilities, Finances, Publications
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology, Department of-Faculty and Staff
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology, Department of-Faculty and Staff-Teaching Loads
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology, Department of-Governance and Structure
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology, Department of-Meeting Minutes
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology, Department of-Students
Including Assistantships
Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology, Department of-Students-Academic Dishonesty
Writing Program (WP)-Curriculum and Courses
Writing Program (WP)-Curriculum and Courses-Sample Writing Prompts, 2001
Writing Program (WP)-Facilities, Finances, Publications
Writing Program (WP)-Faculty and Staff
Writing Program (WP)-Governance and Structure
Writing Program (WP)-Students

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