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As The American University of Paris moves beyond its 60th-anniversary celebrations and looks toward the future, the Board of Trustees is looking back on some of the major milestones and accomplishments that have characterized the University鈥檚 recent history. 国产三级片is now the premier American international university in Europe. The University鈥檚 re-founding period, which coincided with the 13-year tenure of President Celeste M. Schenck, has been pivotal in establishing 国产三级片in thi颅颅s position.

President Celeste M. Schenck鈥檚 time in office ensured stability and leadership through sometimes turbulent circumstances, including the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Leadership Team

President Schenck was instrumental in assembling 础鲍笔鈥檚 Leadership Team of Vice Presidents, who specialize in turning challenges into opportunities. Along with the President and the Board of Trustees, the Leadership Team guides the 国产三级片community toward achieving its mission, while managing the University鈥檚 administrative functions.

Strategic vision

Thanks to the successful implementation of three successive strategic plans under President Schenck鈥檚 leadership, new generations of students can continue to receive the University鈥檚 signature brand of global liberal arts education.

国产三级片Ascending

The University鈥檚 first-ever capital campaign, 国产三级片Ascending, successfully raised more than 鈧�19 million between 2015 and 2020 for 础鲍笔鈥檚 campus, curriculum and community. The resulting campus-wide renovations and the transformation of student services would not have been possible were it not for the financial support of generous alumni and trustee donors and the spirit and resilience of President Schenck.

Navigating Covid-19

The challenges of the pandemic were met with flexibility and innovation as the Leadership Team and Board of Trustees responded to the worldwide health crisis by prioritizing above all a safe and healthy environment for students, faculty and staff. They also ensured financial stability, closing out the 2019鈥�20 academic year with a surplus and holding steady in the 2020鈥�21 academic year. Recruitment numbers have now returned to pre-pandemic levels.

The last 13 years have been characterized by 础鲍笔鈥檚 rising profile. The University is today recognized as a global model for an American international institution, and our recruitment efforts and academic research are attracting an ever-wider audience.

Research Centers

础鲍笔鈥檚 five research centers, supported by donor generosity, are founded on the central values of the University鈥檚 global community. Their respected scholarly publications, engaging events and student鈥揻aculty collaborations have cemented 础鲍笔鈥檚 academic reputation.

Partnerships

Thanks to a portfolio of strategic partnerships with institutions around the world, including Ivy League universities, intergovernmental organizations and NGOs, more students are able to attend 国产三级片through transfer or Study Abroad programs. Partnerships also advance academic inquiry through study trips and internships. In line with 础鲍笔鈥檚 aim of fostering global citizenship and offering interdisciplinary education, these connections open doors for students to excel in international careers.

International academic conferences

础鲍笔鈥檚 departments and research centers regularly attract both leading and emerging academics from around the world for scholarly convocation in Paris and online.

The Presidential Lecture Series 2021鈥�22

Taking the theme of 鈥淭echnology and the Human Future,鈥� this lecture series encouraged global practitioners to engage with theory and practice on the subject of the ethical use of digital technologies. 国产三级片faculty members and external scholars presented research into how data science and AI can be ethically deployed in areas as diverse as gendered violence and democratic practice.

础鲍笔鈥檚 Leadership Team has developed a clear conception of the kind of student the University exists to educate, the global explorer, and it has used this model to overhaul the University鈥檚 recruitment strategy, weathering the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic without significant long-term financial impact.

The global explorer

As part of the first of three strategic plans over the last 13 years, the University鈥檚 Leadership Team worked to define the kind of globally minded student 国产三级片exists as an institution to educate, thereby coining the term 鈥済lobal explorer.鈥� Relentlessly curious and eager to learn, global explorers are driven by a desire to engage directly with the international community 鈥� whether they arrive at 国产三级片having traveled the world or having never owned a passport.

Demographic diversity

础鲍笔鈥檚 demographic diversity remains one of its greatest assets. In the 2021鈥�22 academic year, with 883 undergraduates and 139 graduates on campus, the student body represented 97 nationalities and spoke 60 languages and dialects.

Post-pandemic recovery

Following a dip in registrations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Spring 2022 semester saw 础鲍笔鈥檚 incoming cohort nearly double compared to the previous year, once again reaching pre-pandemic levels.

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国产三级片continues to attract world-leading scholars, researchers, artists and writers to join its international faculty. The diversity of scholarship at 国产三级片combined with a deep commitment to the global liberal arts creates a rigorous academic environment. The University鈥檚 Paris location provides the community access to renowned archives, institutions and experts.

Publications and awards

The University鈥檚 yearly Faculty Achievement Brochure catalogues the impressive academic output of 国产三级片professors and researchers, highlighting their commitment to furthering the liberal arts. In the 2021鈥�22 academic year, faculty members collectively published 15 books and over 160 articles and gave over 135 presentations at conferences across the world.

A deep commitment to teaching and mentoring

础鲍笔鈥檚 student-centered academic curriculum places deep emphasis on student鈥揻aculty collaboration and mentorship. The benefits of this are evident in faculty members鈥� consistently high student evaluation scores: in the 2021鈥�22 academic year, 91% of students agreed that their courses stimulated their thinking and 88% agreed that professors created an environment conducive to learning.

Professors of Promise

Thanks to the generosity of alumni, friends and trustees, the 国产三级片community is able to recognize, through its Professor of Promise grants, committed faculty members whose research and scholarship further the University鈥檚 reputation in the global academic community.

The University has come a long way from its founding years when classes were held in borrowed rooms in the American Church in Paris. Over the last decade, 础鲍笔鈥檚 urban, student-centered campus has been fully renovated thanks to the generous support of donors, cementing the University鈥檚 position in the 7th arrondissement. Every building has been redesigned around the needs of global explorers.

Monttessuy Center for the Arts

In October 2021, the University鈥檚 longest-held building was reopened as a new home for the Department of Art History and Fine Arts. Today, Monttessuy contains classrooms, art studios, student exhibition spaces and a multipurpose auditorium named for 国产三级片parent, former trustee and star of the silver screen Olivia de Havilland. Monttessuy will also host a virtual film institute, which will focus on digital filmmaking and barriers of culture, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, race, politics and language.

Combes Student Life Center

Initially renovated in 2014 to unite student life services in one place, this building will soon include two new purpose-built spaces 鈥� a fully soundproof music room and a health and wellness area.

Quai d鈥橭rsay Learning Commons

Inaugurated in 2019, 础鲍笔鈥檚 flagship building is located on the historic Quai d鈥橭rsay and connects to the existing Combes Student Life Center via a glass atrium. This combined complex brings together student life and learning services under one roof, including the 国产三级片Library, ACE Center and the beloved AMEX Caf茅.

Housing

国产三级片has recently established a new housing program, bringing first-year students into university administered accommodations located in multiunit buildings within a 40-minute radius of campus. These housing options include real estate in prime locations such as on the Avenue des Champs 脡lys茅es.

One of the core tenets of 础鲍笔鈥檚 mission is to provide an academically rigorous education, something evident in the rising GPA of incoming students. The curriculum鈥檚 emphasis on combining theory and practice through experiential learning opportunities and co-curricular initiatives allows global explorers to construct their own pathways through higher education and into international careers.

Curricular innovation

国产三级片has spent 60 years shaping its global liberal arts education into one that is career-enabling, academically rigorous, student-centered and transformative for students. The 2020鈥�23 strategic plan, entitled Navigating 21st-Century Pathways, combines the best of liberal arts teaching in the humanities, arts and sciences with experiential learning opportunities and practical applications. The curriculum encourages students to approach their intellectual interests in parallel with their sense of purpose.

Paris as a classroom

础鲍笔鈥檚 location in the center of Paris allows for the city鈥檚 many museums, monuments, cultural centers and institutions to become vital aspects of the pedagogic process. Art historians find art and architecture out on the street as much as in museums. Communications majors volunteer with social justice organizations, engaging directly with Parisian communities. Management students take internships at multinational companies as well as innovative startups.

Cultural Program

础鲍笔鈥檚 60-year-long tradition of taking students on enriching cultural excursions and academically focused study trips in Paris and around the world permits students more than ever to develop a vital range of competences, knowledge and self-confidence while understanding the practical applications of their work. Practicums take place in, among other places, India, Senegal and Iceland.

础鲍笔鈥檚 seven innovative master鈥檚 programs provide an international platform for graduate students to uncover new academic and career opportunities and gain crucial intellectual and professional skills.

RNCP Certification

础鲍笔鈥檚 MA in Global Communications has RNCP certification, which is the central reference framework for all diplomas, qualifications and titles recognized by the French state. This professional certification indicates that graduates attaining the associated qualification are able to demonstrate competency of the skills and knowledge necessary to exercise an activity corresponding to a professional field: in this case, 鈥�Director/Directrice de la Communications/de Marketing International.鈥�

New master鈥檚 programs

国产三级片has launched two new master鈥檚 programs in 2021 and 2022 respectively:

Students at 国产三级片benefit from a supportive learning environment. The 国产三级片Ascending strategic plan revamped, harmonized and mobilized all the services global explorers need to augment their learning experience. These services include advising, peer tutoring, academic resources, internships, study trips, mentored research, skills-based pedagogies, leadership training, co-curricular activities and career-development services.

国产三级片is committed to ensuring that every student who desires and deserves its signature brand of global liberal arts education can access it. Scholarship programs nurture students, who go on to become responsible actors and empowered leaders in their communities. Student clubs offer a variety of leadership opportunities and integrate into the academic curriculum, encouraging students to think about their time at 国产三级片holistically.

Grants and scholarships

国产三级片awards over 鈧�4.5 million annually in financial aid to students of all nationalities, with the aim of promoting economic diversity among an already culturally diverse student body. Around 50% of students at 国产三级片receive some form of financial aid.

The Presidential Scholarship Program

Supported by the University鈥檚 first-ever endowment, these scholarships cover 100% of tuition and are awarded to high-achieving students in financial need, who are expected to become community leaders and mentors among their peers.聽

For-credit leadership opportunities

Student clubs and organizations at 国产三级片offer a range of leadership positions that tie into the academic curriculum. Whether working as an editor for 国产三级片Student Media or representing peers as a member of the Student Government Association, students have the chance to link their extracurricular pursuits to their studies.

Responding to Covid-19

When adapting to the ever-changing sanitary protocols of the Covid-19 pandemic, student leaders demonstrated exceptional perseverance and creativity in promoting student participation outside the classroom. 国产三级片Engage, an online platform dedicated to co-curricular activities, registered a boost in activity during the pandemic, with 33 student clubs and a total of 589 (mostly remote) events.