1. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA Anguelina POPOVA & Gorkem ATSUNGUR KNOWLEDGE WISDOM FREEDOM PREPARE LEADERS FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF CENTRAL ASIA

2. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA History of AUCA:  Founded in 1993.  To prepare the “Future leaders for the democratic transformation of Central Asia”.  The only institution in Central Asia with an international, multi-disciplinary learning community in the American liberal arts tradition.  Includes the Preparatory Program (New Generation Academy), 12 undergraduate majors and 3 graduate programs.  Freedom of expression, critical inquiry, and academic honesty.  The first university in Central Asia to offer US accredited degrees in liberal arts programs through a partnership with Bard College in the United States.

3. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA BARD at AUCA:  In 2009, Bard and AUCA launched a collaborative partnership that grants Bard degrees of Bachelor of Arts to eligible students in the nine academic programs offered at AUCA.  Ten students per semester to travel to the United States. Exchange Programs: 9 Universities in 8 different countries  South Korea (Hannam University, Kyung Hee University), Poland (Collegium Civitas), Germany (University of Tubingen), Turkey (Yeditepe University), Latvia (Vidzemes Augstskola), France (Science Po), Japan (Kansai University), Canada (University of Montreal).

4. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) Education in Central Asia Divisions: 5 Divisions + GenED  Division of Politics and International Studies (ICP + ES)  Division of Economic and Business (ECO + BA + MBA)  Division of Law (Law)  Division of Applied Sciences (MATH + INFO + SWE + ENV)  Division of Social Sciences ( PSY + SOC + ANTH + JMC + MAPSY)  General Education

5. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA Digital and Visual Initiatives in AUCA:  The University Initiatives (Goodbye Old Square, Memories, etc.)  Students Initiatives (New Star, AUCA TV, FB etc.)  Teaching Methods (Courses)

6. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA Goodbye Old Square!

7. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA Photo Contest “Moments at AUCA”

8. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA Moving to New Campus!  Pinterest page. Pinterest  Giving a name to AUCA new campus.

9. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA New Website Design: More Interaction!  Impact on New Students and Faculty  Advertisement and Promotion  More Communication b\w Students & Administration

10. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA New Star – Independent Student Newspaper

11. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA AUCA TV

12. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA Photo Contest on Freedom of the press!

13. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA AUCA Smiles! March 8

14. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA AUCA Magazine

15. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA Green Week 2014: Tour de Trash Selfies!

16. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA Digital Literacy and Visual Culture in Teaching:  Digital Literacy  Visual Literacy  Visual Anthropology  Content Courses such as Multicultural Societies

17. + AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA Digital Literacy course- semester 3 Student-centered learning approach Examples: http://www.dipity.com/begimsha/History-of-Kyrgyzstan/ https://kanykeish.wordpress.com/ https://vivianeraght.wordpress.com/2014/12/08/visual-literacy-obsessive-sellers-or-how-leave-the- store-immediately-2/ https://vivianeraght.wordpress.com/2014/12/08/visual-literacy-obsessive-sellers-or-how-leave-the- store-immediately-2/ http://aselmurzabaeva.wix.com/hhhh Afghanistan