fbpx
Wikipedia

American University of Paris

June 01, 2023

Not to be confused with NYU Paris.

The American University of Paris (AUP) is a private, independent, and accredited liberal arts university in Paris, France. Founded in 1962, the university is one of the oldest American institutions of higher education in Europe, and the first to be established in France.[4] The university campus consists of seven buildings, centrally located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on the Left Bank near the Eiffel Tower, Les Invalides, and the Seine.[3]

The American University of Paris
TypePrivate university
Established1962
PresidentSonya Stephens[1]
Academic staff
140[2]
Students1,115[2]
Undergraduates1,000[2]
Postgraduates115[2]
Location
Paris, Île-de-France
,
France

48°51′32″N 2°18′13″E / 48.8590°N 2.3037°E / 48.8590; 2.3037
CampusUrban, seven buildings[3]
Websiteaup.edu
Quai d'Orsay Learning Commons

The university's language of instruction is English, although students must prove a level of proficiency in French prior to graduation.[5] The university has over 1,100 students, representing over 100 nationalities, with an average student-to-faculty ratio of thirteen to one. The university's faculty members represent 21 nationalities, with 71% holding doctoral degrees and close to 70% speaking three or more languages.[2]

History

Founded by Dr. Lloyd DeLamater, a then 40-year-old US Foreign Service officer, in 1962 as the American College in Paris (ACP), the university was renamed 26 years later as The American University of Paris (AUP).[6]

ACP was initially a two-year junior college located in the American Church in Paris. Its inaugural class consisted of 100 students, many of whom were children of American service members and expatriates living in France and Europe. Fifteen part-time professors taught courses in Economics, English, Fine Arts, Government History, French, German, Spanish, Mathematics, Philosophy, and Sociology. In 1964, the first 40 students received their diplomas for two years of study, going on to complete their degree in the United States.[7][8]

Another key aspect of the university’s curriculum was its Cultural Program, originally set up by Marie DeLamater, Lloyd DeLamater’s wife, and Walter J. Brennan, the first Director of the Cultural Program. The program aimed to provide students with the opportunity to visit museums, monuments, and other cities in order to contextualize theory learned in class.[9] The Cultural Program Office is still organising study trips at AUP today.[10]

ACP's student body changed with time, in part due to the decrease of US military presence in Europe. Thirteen years after its founding, over half of the student body was non-American. In 1978, ACP became an accredited four-year, degree-granting college, which was followed by the change of its name to The American University of Paris in 1988.[6] In the year 2006, the University expanded its course offerings to include master’s courses.[11] Most recently, the University has consolidated its campus, acquiring several new buildings in the seventh arrondissement: the largest of which is the Quai d’Orsay Learning Commons, on the same street as the American Church in which the University began.[12]

Accreditation

The American University of Paris is accredited in the United States by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The American University of Paris is a non-profit educational institution incorporated in the state of Delaware and licensed by the State Board of Education as a Delaware institution of higher education. The American University of Paris is registered in the United States as a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

The university confers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, and Master of Science degrees accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The institution is authorized to offer bachelor's and master's degrees through the State of Delaware.

The American University of Paris is declared to the Rectorat de Paris as an établissement privé d'enseignement supérieur libre, and has maintained this right to ouverture since 1964. Like other officially US-accredited diplomas, AUP's bachelor's degrees are recognized as an equivalent to the French Licence (BAC+3). This allows AUP students to apply for graduate studies within the French higher education system following the completion of their undergraduate degree.

AUP degrees are also separately recognized by the Ministries of Higher Education in Norway, and Turkey.[13]

Academics

Undergraduate programs

All undergraduate students must complete the Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum (GLACC) requirements as part of the curriculum at AUP. The requirements include the demonstration of knowledge in Science, English, French, Mathematics, and the completion of FirstBridge, an interdisciplinary first-year course. The GLACC also includes an experiential learning component, and a Capstone project.[14]

The university offers 27 majors and 34 minors in its undergraduate program, along with courses covering a variety of other subjects, including Art History, Fine Arts, Environmental Science, Gender Studies, Mathematics and Computer Science, and various languages, including French, Latin, and Ancient Greek.[15]

The university has 8 academic departments:[16]

  • Department of Art History and Fine Arts
  • Department of Comparative Literature and English
  • Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Science
  • Department of Economics and Management
  • Department of French Studies and Modern Languages
  • Department of Communication, Media and Culture
  • Department of History and Politics
  • Department of Psychology, Health and Gender

The university also offers students the possibility of designing their own major, referred to as the Self-Designed Major.[17]

Graduate programs

The university offers seven graduate programs, several of which have additional tracks:[18]

Coursework Masters (38 credits)

  • Master of Arts in International Affairs

Coursework and Research Masters (40 and 48 credits)

  • Master of Science in International Management
  • Master of Science in International Management (Sustainability Systems track)
  • Master of Science in International Management (NGO and Mission Based Management track)
  • Master of Science in Human Rights and Data Science
  • Master of Science in Strategic Brand Management
  • Master of Arts in Global Communications
  • Master of Arts in Global Communications (Development Communications track)
  • Master of Arts in Global Communications (Fashion track)
  • Master of Arts in Global Communications (Digital Culture and Industries track)
  • Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Law

Research Masters (62 credits)

  • Master of Arts in International Affairs, Conflict Resolution, and Civil Society Development

Financial aid and scholarships

The American University of Paris awards more than 4 million euros in financial assistance every year. The university offers several types of merit-based scholarships, including one specifically for students who have obtained the International Baccalaureate diploma. Based on their final score, students can receive a reduction ranging from 36% to 75% of tuition. The university also offers university-funded financial aid, which is both need- and merit-based. Scholarships are awarded automatically while students wanting to receive financial aid need to apply for it separately. Total financial assistance ranges from 25% to 50%. A limited number of awards are as high as 100% of tuition. The university is also a Title IV school, which qualifies it to certify U.S. federal loans to American citizens and permanent residents.[19]

Global Professional Skills Program

Undergraduate students are encouraged to take part in the Global Professional Skills (GPS) Program, which launched in spring 2017. The aim of GPS is to improve career-focused skills and help students develop a personal narrative that will benefit them after graduation. Running throughout a student’s entire time at AUP, the program ends with an opportunity to present a personal narrative to a panel of alumni, employers, and faculty. The winning submission receives an award at graduation.[20]

In addition, the GPS Program brings together students’ co-curricular achievements on a personal co-curricular record (CCR). Students’ activities are registered from semester to semester through attendance tracking, synced through AUP’s student-facing online campus activity platform (AUP Engage). Students who complete GPS Program requirements will also earn a GPS Certificate and a mention of GPS achievement is added to their official AUP academic transcript.[21]

The GPS program is structured around AUP’s faculty-defined four core capabilities:[22]

  • Professional: Independent, Creative Thinkers
  • Cultural Fluency: Adaptable Communicators with a Global Perspective
  • Leadership: Responsible, Empowered Leaders
  • Personal: Engaged, Lifelong Learners

The GPS Program consists of the following three program requirements plus a fourth optional Panel Presentation.[23]

  1. Minimum involvement requirement. This is referred to as the GPS path, which lives on AUP Engage. This involves attending a minimum number of events and activities that feed into each of the four pillars listed above.
  2. Designing Your Narrative (DYN) Workshop. This design thinking workshop for seniors (open to all, regardless of GPS participation) helps students make explicit the connections between experiences at university and post-graduation plans. This two-hour workshop promotes strategies for how students can “pitch” themselves to prospective employers, graduate school admissions decision-makers, investors, etc. They are given the guidelines for how to translate all of this into their Personal Narrative – the third and final requirement for the GPS Program.
  3. Personal Narrative Submission. Students identify a specific objective, and then construct a narrative imagining they are presenting themselves in the context of that objective – to an employer, graduate school admissions counsellor, angel investor, etc. The format of the narrative is open, but common formats include PowerPoint/Prezi, video, website, portfolio, essay, etc.
  4. (Optional) Panel Presentations and Coaching Sessions. In addition to the three program requirements, GPS seniors have the option to present their personal narrative to a panel of AUP alumni, employers, and faculty in April of their senior year. Participants get immediate constructive feedback on their presentations, and top presenters are invited to the GPS President’s panel, which takes place during the GPS Award Ceremony, just before commencement. To prepare for the panel presentations (and in so doing, prepare for interviews), the Careers and Internships Office organizes a large number of collective drop-in style coaching sessions.

Cultural Program

The Cultural Program provides students with the opportunity to participate in cultural excursions, faculty-led study trips, and other activities. They range from one-day trips to month-long excursions to a variety of destinations across the globe including London, Iceland, Rome, Fez and Auroville, India.[24] The Coup de Pouce fund gives students the possibility to apply for financial assistance for faculty-led study trips.[25]

Campus

 
The atrium library in the Learning Commons.

The university is located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on the left bank and in close proximity to the Eiffel Tower, the Seine River and the Invalides. Its urban campus consists of seven buildings.[3]

In 2014, the university began a campus renovation plan to renovate every university building. The Combes building was renovated in 2014 and became the Combes Student Life Center, housing the university's own AMEX Café, student clubs, student government, the Thamer Salman Media Center, and the Joy and Edward Frieman Environmental Science Center, as well as art studios, faculty offices, classrooms and the AUP Fine Arts Gallery.[26] The gallery, founded in 2003 by Professor Emeritus Ralph Petty, has welcomed over 120 exhibitions to date and is today curated by Jonathan Shimony, a Professor of Fine Arts.[27]

In the summer of 2015, the university's administration moved into a renovated building on Boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg.[26] In 2019, the university finished renovations on a newly acquired building, which is now known as the Quai d'Orsay Learning Commons. The building consists of 2000 square meters over ten floors. It houses the AUP Library, Academic Resource Center, and an integrated center for academic, career and experiential advising. It connects to the Combes Student Life Center via a glass atrium. The two buildings together form the Student Life and Learning Commons, which between them centralize all student services in a single building complex.[12] Finally, the Monttessuy Center for the Arts was created in the library's former home at 9, rue de Monttessuy, which houses classrooms, studio spaces and the university's first auditorium, the Olivia de Havilland Theater.[28]

Library

The university library, open to the AUP community, is located in the Quai d'Orsay Learning Commons. The library offers students over 41,000 books, more than 545,000 electronic books, 2,900 DVDs and videos and additional access to other libraries around Paris. The university library also provides online resources including e-books, e-encyclopedias, e-journals, and full text databases. Group study rooms and reading areas, wireless Internet access, electrical outlets for laptops, and flat screens are available. The library's staff assists with research and provides information concerning additional resources in Paris.[29]

Athletics

The first sports team at the university was founded one year after the university's creation in 1962. Over the following decades, other sports teams were introduced, some of which are still active at AUP today, including volleyball and equestrian sports.[4]

After the re-establishment of a small sports activities program in Fall 2008, today's teams participate regularly in Regional University Championships (CRSU) with various teams.[30] Students can go to tryouts and integrate competitive teams, but also have the possibility to engage in recreational activities.[31]

Due to its collaboration with local sports clubs and fitness companies, AUP students benefit from preferential deals for gym memberships. The Athletics Office also supports students in launching their own sports team/club at the university.[32]

The AUP Athletics Office also organizes charity events, to which student athletes contribute.[30]

Student life

The university hosts 1,115 students with over 100 nationalities represented on campus.

Students have the opportunity to learn and meet other students through clubs and organizations, including AUP for Consent, AUP Oslo Pax Club, Migrant Justice Club, the Debate and Politics Club, AUP Cares (philanthropic club), AUP Green (environmental club), the Student Government Association (SGA), and the Graduate Student Council (GSC).[33]

Students also manage student-run media production for print, digital and broadcast media. They produce the Peacock Magazine, write articles for The Plume, a news student-run news website, and film videos for Peacock TV, the university's own student-run video production club. The AUP Radio Club also organizes a daily radio show.[34] The university supports student media through three media workshops that allow students to get involved in production teams, overseen by faculty and staff.[35]

Students live in the city of Paris. All incoming first-year, transfer, and visiting students are required to arrange their housing through the university, either in a shared student apartment, or in a home stay. Graduate students or returning undergraduate students have the option of searching for an independent apartment with the assistance of the Office of Residential Life.[36]

The Academic Resource Center (ARC) was created to link technology to the curriculum and to supplement academic support services at the university. Located in the Quai d’Orsay Learning Commons, ARC provides multiple services to students, including library research stations and video production equipment, peer tutoring services, and a writing lab.[37]

Notable faculty

  • Jim Bittermann - senior European correspondent for CNN in Paris
  • Oliver Feltham - philosopher
  • Matthew Fraser - British-Canadian academic, author and former journalist. He was the former editor at the Post and co-hosted a weekly CBC Newsworld television show, "Inside Media"
  • Hall Gardner - professor of International Politics
  • Ziad Majed - political researcher
  • Ali Rahnema - economist and historian

Notable alumni

The university has over 20,000 alumni who work and live in 145 countries.[38] A study of more recent graduates indicates that 93% are employed or pursue graduate studies within one year of graduation. The majority of alumni report that AUP was helpful in their career paths. Half of alumni reported that they were pursuing graduate or professional studies three years out. Nine out of ten alumni are fluent in two or more languages, and 87% say that their careers have an international element. More than half also having worked in a country not native to them.[39]

Individuals of note who have attended the university include:

See also

References

  1. ^ About the University President. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e AUP Facts. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  3. ^ a b c Campus Map. Retrieved on 2020-02-14.
  4. ^ a b "AUP Magazine - 50th Anniversary Edition". The American University of Paris. Spring 2013: 24–25. Retrieved 20 October 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Expression Française. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  6. ^ a b AUP History. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  7. ^ Giniger, Henry (16 September 1962). (PDF). The New York Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  8. ^ (PDF). The New York Times. 2 June 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  9. ^ "One More Journey". www.aup.edu. 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  10. ^ "Cultural Program". www.aup.edu. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  11. ^ "MA in Global Communications". www.aup.edu. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  12. ^ a b "AUP Magazine - Spring 2019". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  13. ^ AUP Accreditation. Retrieved on 2020-02-14.
  14. ^ "Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum". www.aup.edu. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  15. ^ University Majors. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  16. ^ Academic Departments. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  17. ^ Self-Designed Major. Retrieved on 2015-10-20.
  18. ^ Graduate Degrees. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  19. ^ Scholarships and Financial Aid. Retrieved on 2015-20-10.
  20. ^ "Global Professional Skills Program (GPS)". www.aup.edu. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  21. ^ "Your CCR in AUP Engage". www.aup.edu. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  22. ^ "Core Capabilities". www.aup.edu. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  23. ^ "Get Started on GPS". www.aup.edu. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  24. ^ Cultural Program at AUP. Retrieved on 2015-30-10.
  25. ^ Coup de Pouce, Financial Assistance. Retrieved on 2015-30-10.
  26. ^ a b Campus Redevelopment Plan Combes. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  27. ^ Fine Arts Gallery. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  28. ^ "The Monttessuy Center for the Arts". www.aup.edu. 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  29. ^ Servel, Lily. "LibGuides: .Library Fast Facts: Welcome". aup.libguides.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  30. ^ a b Competitive Sports at AUP. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  31. ^ Recreational Activities at AUP. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  32. ^ Gym Membership Benefits. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  33. ^ "- AUP Engage". aup.campuslabs.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  34. ^ "Podcasts | Peacock Plume". peacockplume.fr. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  35. ^ AUP Student Media. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  36. ^ Housing at AUP. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  37. ^ Academic Resource Center. Retrieved on 2017-03-17.
  38. ^ AUP Alumni. Retrieved on 2015-30-10.
  39. ^ "Alumni Success". www.aup.edu. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2020-02-14.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to American University of Paris.
  • Official website

June 01, 2023
american, university, paris, confused, with, paris, private, independent, accredited, liberal, arts, university, paris, france, founded, 1962, university, oldest, american, institutions, higher, education, europe, first, established, france, university, campus. Not to be confused with NYU Paris The American University of Paris AUP is a private independent and accredited liberal arts university in Paris France Founded in 1962 the university is one of the oldest American institutions of higher education in Europe and the first to be established in France 4 The university campus consists of seven buildings centrally located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris on the Left Bank near the Eiffel Tower Les Invalides and the Seine 3 The American University of ParisTypePrivate universityEstablished1962PresidentSonya Stephens 1 Academic staff140 2 Students1 115 2 Undergraduates1 000 2 Postgraduates115 2 LocationParis Ile de France France48 51 32 N 2 18 13 E 48 8590 N 2 3037 E 48 8590 2 3037CampusUrban seven buildings 3 Websiteaup eduQuai d Orsay Learning Commons The university s language of instruction is English although students must prove a level of proficiency in French prior to graduation 5 The university has over 1 100 students representing over 100 nationalities with an average student to faculty ratio of thirteen to one The university s faculty members represent 21 nationalities with 71 holding doctoral degrees and close to 70 speaking three or more languages 2 Contents 1 History 2 Accreditation 3 Academics 3 1 Undergraduate programs 3 2 Graduate programs 3 3 Financial aid and scholarships 4 Global Professional Skills Program 5 Cultural Program 6 Campus 7 Library 8 Athletics 9 Student life 10 Notable faculty 11 Notable alumni 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksHistory EditFounded by Dr Lloyd DeLamater a then 40 year old US Foreign Service officer in 1962 as the American College in Paris ACP the university was renamed 26 years later as The American University of Paris AUP 6 ACP was initially a two year junior college located in the American Church in Paris Its inaugural class consisted of 100 students many of whom were children of American service members and expatriates living in France and Europe Fifteen part time professors taught courses in Economics English Fine Arts Government History French German Spanish Mathematics Philosophy and Sociology In 1964 the first 40 students received their diplomas for two years of study going on to complete their degree in the United States 7 8 Another key aspect of the university s curriculum was its Cultural Program originally set up by Marie DeLamater Lloyd DeLamater s wife and Walter J Brennan the first Director of the Cultural Program The program aimed to provide students with the opportunity to visit museums monuments and other cities in order to contextualize theory learned in class 9 The Cultural Program Office is still organising study trips at AUP today 10 ACP s student body changed with time in part due to the decrease of US military presence in Europe Thirteen years after its founding over half of the student body was non American In 1978 ACP became an accredited four year degree granting college which was followed by the change of its name to The American University of Paris in 1988 6 In the year 2006 the University expanded its course offerings to include master s courses 11 Most recently the University has consolidated its campus acquiring several new buildings in the seventh arrondissement the largest of which is the Quai d Orsay Learning Commons on the same street as the American Church in which the University began 12 Accreditation EditThe American University of Paris is accredited in the United States by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education The American University of Paris is a non profit educational institution incorporated in the state of Delaware and licensed by the State Board of Education as a Delaware institution of higher education The American University of Paris is registered in the United States as a 501 c 3 not for profit organization The university confers Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools The institution is authorized to offer bachelor s and master s degrees through the State of Delaware The American University of Paris is declared to the Rectorat de Paris as an etablissement prive d enseignement superieur libre and has maintained this right to ouverture since 1964 Like other officially US accredited diplomas AUP s bachelor s degrees are recognized as an equivalent to the French Licence BAC 3 This allows AUP students to apply for graduate studies within the French higher education system following the completion of their undergraduate degree AUP degrees are also separately recognized by the Ministries of Higher Education in Norway and Turkey 13 Academics EditUndergraduate programs Edit All undergraduate students must complete the Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum GLACC requirements as part of the curriculum at AUP The requirements include the demonstration of knowledge in Science English French Mathematics and the completion of FirstBridge an interdisciplinary first year course The GLACC also includes an experiential learning component and a Capstone project 14 The university offers 27 majors and 34 minors in its undergraduate program along with courses covering a variety of other subjects including Art History Fine Arts Environmental Science Gender Studies Mathematics and Computer Science and various languages including French Latin and Ancient Greek 15 The university has 8 academic departments 16 Department of Art History and Fine Arts Department of Comparative Literature and English Department of Computer Science Mathematics and Environmental Science Department of Economics and Management Department of French Studies and Modern Languages Department of Communication Media and Culture Department of History and Politics Department of Psychology Health and GenderThe university also offers students the possibility of designing their own major referred to as the Self Designed Major 17 Graduate programs Edit The university offers seven graduate programs several of which have additional tracks 18 Coursework Masters 38 credits Master of Arts in International AffairsCoursework and Research Masters 40 and 48 credits Master of Science in International Management Master of Science in International Management Sustainability Systems track Master of Science in International Management NGO and Mission Based Management track Master of Science in Human Rights and Data Science Master of Science in Strategic Brand Management Master of Arts in Global Communications Master of Arts in Global Communications Development Communications track Master of Arts in Global Communications Fashion track Master of Arts in Global Communications Digital Culture and Industries track Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International LawResearch Masters 62 credits Master of Arts in International Affairs Conflict Resolution and Civil Society DevelopmentFinancial aid and scholarships Edit The American University of Paris awards more than 4 million euros in financial assistance every year The university offers several types of merit based scholarships including one specifically for students who have obtained the International Baccalaureate diploma Based on their final score students can receive a reduction ranging from 36 to 75 of tuition The university also offers university funded financial aid which is both need and merit based Scholarships are awarded automatically while students wanting to receive financial aid need to apply for it separately Total financial assistance ranges from 25 to 50 A limited number of awards are as high as 100 of tuition The university is also a Title IV school which qualifies it to certify U S federal loans to American citizens and permanent residents 19 Global Professional Skills Program EditUndergraduate students are encouraged to take part in the Global Professional Skills GPS Program which launched in spring 2017 The aim of GPS is to improve career focused skills and help students develop a personal narrative that will benefit them after graduation Running throughout a student s entire time at AUP the program ends with an opportunity to present a personal narrative to a panel of alumni employers and faculty The winning submission receives an award at graduation 20 In addition the GPS Program brings together students co curricular achievements on a personal co curricular record CCR Students activities are registered from semester to semester through attendance tracking synced through AUP s student facing online campus activity platform AUP Engage Students who complete GPS Program requirements will also earn a GPS Certificate and a mention of GPS achievement is added to their official AUP academic transcript 21 The GPS program is structured around AUP s faculty defined four core capabilities 22 Professional Independent Creative Thinkers Cultural Fluency Adaptable Communicators with a Global Perspective Leadership Responsible Empowered Leaders Personal Engaged Lifelong LearnersThe GPS Program consists of the following three program requirements plus a fourth optional Panel Presentation 23 Minimum involvement requirement This is referred to as the GPS path which lives on AUP Engage This involves attending a minimum number of events and activities that feed into each of the four pillars listed above Designing Your Narrative DYN Workshop This design thinking workshop for seniors open to all regardless of GPS participation helps students make explicit the connections between experiences at university and post graduation plans This two hour workshop promotes strategies for how students can pitch themselves to prospective employers graduate school admissions decision makers investors etc They are given the guidelines for how to translate all of this into their Personal Narrative the third and final requirement for the GPS Program Personal Narrative Submission Students identify a specific objective and then construct a narrative imagining they are presenting themselves in the context of that objective to an employer graduate school admissions counsellor angel investor etc The format of the narrative is open but common formats include PowerPoint Prezi video website portfolio essay etc Optional Panel Presentations and Coaching Sessions In addition to the three program requirements GPS seniors have the option to present their personal narrative to a panel of AUP alumni employers and faculty in April of their senior year Participants get immediate constructive feedback on their presentations and top presenters are invited to the GPS President s panel which takes place during the GPS Award Ceremony just before commencement To prepare for the panel presentations and in so doing prepare for interviews the Careers and Internships Office organizes a large number of collective drop in style coaching sessions Cultural Program EditThe Cultural Program provides students with the opportunity to participate in cultural excursions faculty led study trips and other activities They range from one day trips to month long excursions to a variety of destinations across the globe including London Iceland Rome Fez and Auroville India 24 The Coup de Pouce fund gives students the possibility to apply for financial assistance for faculty led study trips 25 Campus Edit The atrium library in the Learning Commons The university is located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris on the left bank and in close proximity to the Eiffel Tower the Seine River and the Invalides Its urban campus consists of seven buildings 3 In 2014 the university began a campus renovation plan to renovate every university building The Combes building was renovated in 2014 and became the Combes Student Life Center housing the university s own AMEX Cafe student clubs student government the Thamer Salman Media Center and the Joy and Edward Frieman Environmental Science Center as well as art studios faculty offices classrooms and the AUP Fine Arts Gallery 26 The gallery founded in 2003 by Professor Emeritus Ralph Petty has welcomed over 120 exhibitions to date and is today curated by Jonathan Shimony a Professor of Fine Arts 27 In the summer of 2015 the university s administration moved into a renovated building on Boulevard de La Tour Maubourg 26 In 2019 the university finished renovations on a newly acquired building which is now known as the Quai d Orsay Learning Commons The building consists of 2000 square meters over ten floors It houses the AUP Library Academic Resource Center and an integrated center for academic career and experiential advising It connects to the Combes Student Life Center via a glass atrium The two buildings together form the Student Life and Learning Commons which between them centralize all student services in a single building complex 12 Finally the Monttessuy Center for the Arts was created in the library s former home at 9 rue de Monttessuy which houses classrooms studio spaces and the university s first auditorium the Olivia de Havilland Theater 28 Library EditThe university library open to the AUP community is located in the Quai d Orsay Learning Commons The library offers students over 41 000 books more than 545 000 electronic books 2 900 DVDs and videos and additional access to other libraries around Paris The university library also provides online resources including e books e encyclopedias e journals and full text databases Group study rooms and reading areas wireless Internet access electrical outlets for laptops and flat screens are available The library s staff assists with research and provides information concerning additional resources in Paris 29 Athletics EditThe first sports team at the university was founded one year after the university s creation in 1962 Over the following decades other sports teams were introduced some of which are still active at AUP today including volleyball and equestrian sports 4 After the re establishment of a small sports activities program in Fall 2008 today s teams participate regularly in Regional University Championships CRSU with various teams 30 Students can go to tryouts and integrate competitive teams but also have the possibility to engage in recreational activities 31 Due to its collaboration with local sports clubs and fitness companies AUP students benefit from preferential deals for gym memberships The Athletics Office also supports students in launching their own sports team club at the university 32 The AUP Athletics Office also organizes charity events to which student athletes contribute 30 Student life EditThe university hosts 1 115 students with over 100 nationalities represented on campus Students have the opportunity to learn and meet other students through clubs and organizations including AUP for Consent AUP Oslo Pax Club Migrant Justice Club the Debate and Politics Club AUP Cares philanthropic club AUP Green environmental club the Student Government Association SGA and the Graduate Student Council GSC 33 Students also manage student run media production for print digital and broadcast media They produce the Peacock Magazine write articles for The Plume a news student run news website and film videos for Peacock TV the university s own student run video production club The AUP Radio Club also organizes a daily radio show 34 The university supports student media through three media workshops that allow students to get involved in production teams overseen by faculty and staff 35 Students live in the city of Paris All incoming first year transfer and visiting students are required to arrange their housing through the university either in a shared student apartment or in a home stay Graduate students or returning undergraduate students have the option of searching for an independent apartment with the assistance of the Office of Residential Life 36 The Academic Resource Center ARC was created to link technology to the curriculum and to supplement academic support services at the university Located in the Quai d Orsay Learning Commons ARC provides multiple services to students including library research stations and video production equipment peer tutoring services and a writing lab 37 Notable faculty EditJim Bittermann senior European correspondent for CNN in Paris Oliver Feltham philosopher Matthew Fraser British Canadian academic author and former journalist He was the former editor at the Post and co hosted a weekly CBC Newsworld television show Inside Media Hall Gardner professor of International Politics Ziad Majed political researcher Ali Rahnema economist and historianNotable alumni EditThe university has over 20 000 alumni who work and live in 145 countries 38 A study of more recent graduates indicates that 93 are employed or pursue graduate studies within one year of graduation The majority of alumni report that AUP was helpful in their career paths Half of alumni reported that they were pursuing graduate or professional studies three years out Nine out of ten alumni are fluent in two or more languages and 87 say that their careers have an international element More than half also having worked in a country not native to them 39 Individuals of note who have attended the university include Cleo von Adelsheim German noblewoman and actress Diana Alvares Pereira de Melo 11th Duchess of Cadaval Portuguese noblewoman Tarak Ben Ammar movie producer and distributor Pamella Bordes Indian model photographer and Femina Miss India Universe 1982 Andrea Casiraghi fourth in line to the Monegasque throne KC Concepcion actress singer VJ model stage actress and ambassador against hunger of the UN s World Food Programme WFP Eva Green French actress and model Tara Jarmon Canadian fashion designer Alex Ko Broadway star Billy Elliot the Musical author award winning film writer director Claire Lademacher German bioethicist and princess of Luxembourg Peggy Lehner former Ohio State Senator Olivia Palermo American socialite features on the MTV reality show The City Fernando Rees Brazilian professional race car driver Daniel Rose American chef based in Paris Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi translator art curator and journalist Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis German princess and blogger Michael J Varhola American author editor and publisher Michael Weatherly American actorSee also Edit France portal United States portalAmerican University disambiguation for a list of similarly named institutions The American University of Rome The American University in Cairo AUC Press Cairo International Model United Nations American University of Sharjah AUS American University of Beirut AUB American University of Iraq Sulaimani AUI American University in Dubai AUD The American University of KurdistanReferences Edit About the University President Retrieved 2017 03 17 a b c d e AUP Facts Retrieved 2020 02 14 a b c Campus Map Retrieved on 2020 02 14 a b AUP Magazine 50th Anniversary Edition The American University of Paris Spring 2013 24 25 Retrieved 20 October 2015 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Expression Francaise Retrieved 2020 02 14 a b AUP History Retrieved on 2017 03 17 Giniger Henry 16 September 1962 U S College Set to Open in Paris PDF The New York Times Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 20 October 2015 40 Graduated at Paris College PDF The New York Times 2 June 1964 Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 20 October 2015 One More Journey www aup edu 2019 11 18 Retrieved 2020 02 14 Cultural Program www aup edu 2016 11 29 Retrieved 2020 02 14 MA in Global Communications www aup edu 2018 02 14 Retrieved 2020 02 14 a b AUP Magazine Spring 2019 Issuu Retrieved 2020 02 14 AUP Accreditation Retrieved on 2020 02 14 Global Liberal Arts Core Curriculum www aup edu 2019 03 18 Retrieved 2020 02 14 University Majors Retrieved on 2017 03 17 Academic Departments Retrieved on 2017 03 17 Self Designed Major Retrieved on 2015 10 20 Graduate Degrees Retrieved on 2017 03 17 Scholarships and Financial Aid Retrieved on 2015 20 10 Global Professional Skills Program GPS www aup edu 2017 07 21 Retrieved 2020 02 14 Your CCR in AUP Engage www aup edu 2019 07 15 Retrieved 2020 09 01 Core Capabilities www aup edu 2018 02 02 Retrieved 2020 09 01 Get Started on GPS www aup edu 2018 02 02 Retrieved 2020 09 01 Cultural Program at AUP Retrieved on 2015 30 10 Coup de Pouce Financial Assistance Retrieved on 2015 30 10 a b Campus Redevelopment Plan Combes Retrieved on 2017 03 17 Fine Arts Gallery Retrieved on 2017 03 17 The Monttessuy Center for the Arts www aup edu 2019 08 08 Retrieved 2022 12 22 Servel Lily LibGuides Library Fast Facts Welcome aup libguides com Retrieved 2020 02 14 a b Competitive Sports at AUP Retrieved on 2017 03 17 Recreational Activities at AUP Retrieved on 2017 03 17 Gym Membership Benefits Retrieved on 2017 03 17 AUP Engage aup campuslabs com Retrieved 2020 02 14 Podcasts Peacock Plume peacockplume fr Retrieved 2020 02 14 AUP Student Media Retrieved on 2017 03 17 Housing at AUP Retrieved on 2017 03 17 Academic Resource Center Retrieved on 2017 03 17 AUP Alumni Retrieved on 2015 30 10 Alumni Success www aup edu 2016 11 29 Retrieved 2020 02 14 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to American University of Paris Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American University of Paris amp oldid 1128863045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.