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Academic support
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CMU-Q supports students throughout their undergraduate studies with resources that help them succeed and thrive.
10,000
print volumes in the CMU-Q library
117
students employed as Undergraduate Course Assistants
Library The library supports the academic programs and research initiatives of students at CMU-Q. Housing a large collection of print volumes, databases, ejournals and ebooks, the library is an essential resource for students who are studying and researching. Gloriana St. Clair Distinguished Lecture Jason Griffey, an affiliate fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, spoke at CMU-Q on how blockchain can be adapted to improve the way libraries store information. Griffey’s lecture was a Gloriana St. Clair Distinguished Lecture in 21st Century Librarianship.
1) Arts and Sciences faculty members 2) Niraj Khare 3) The CMU-Q library 4) The Academic Resource Center
1,523
hours of tutoring offered through ARC preferences of more than 10,000 college and university students in 21 countries. The study, which was published in PLOS One, shows that the majority of university students prefer to read their academic materials in print.
Academic Resource Center The ARC assists students in developing the skills, strategies and behaviors they need to be confident, independent and active learners. Freshman Summer Edge Program During summer 2017, the ARC delivered the second Edge program for incoming freshman students. Twenty-three students from four majors participated in Edge 2017.
Qatar National Library lecture
Student College Program
At a special lecture at Qatar National Library, Keith Webster, CMU’s dean of university libraries, spoke on the future of the research library in the United States considered against the backdrop of global best practice.
The ARC facilitated the new StuCo Program, which consists of mini courses designed and taught by students. The program is adapted from a similar initiative on Carnegie Mellon’s main campus.
Study on academic reading preferences
Qatar Creates
Alicia Salaz, along with co-authors Diane Mizrachi, Serap Kurbanoglu and Joumana Boustany, studied the reading format
The ARC coordinated a collection of text and artwork from the CMU-Q community to create the campus’ first creative journal, Qatar Creates. Annual Report 2017–18
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