http://blogs.uab.edu/uabinegypt This blog chronicles The UAB School of Engineering's goal to develop an internationally recognized educational program in Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:33:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apparently, my style of teaching is not the norm here in Egypt. I have always relied on a mixture of humor, pop culture, familiar concept examples (ex. How is a billion dollar dam project related to your kitchen sink?) and occasionally sneak in a little Calculus when the classes’ ... http://blogs.uab.edu/uabinegypt/2008/08/05/wild-and-crazy-guy/ What trip to Egypt is complete without a trip to the “Pyramids” or a ride on a camel? So today, (while I was in class!) Ms. Barnett snuck off campus to complete a childhood dream. Now admittedly, her trip was planned a week in advance and I am ... http://blogs.uab.edu/uabinegypt/2008/08/05/playing-hookie/ Fifteen hours of lecture later and I am ready for the weekend, TGIW (Thank God It’s Wednesday??). In the Middle East, the weekend is on Wednesday and Thursday. So Dr. Salama, Ms. Sabra Barnett (our Legal Course Instructor), and I headed to the Mediterranean Sea. We stayed ... http://blogs.uab.edu/uabinegypt/2008/08/05/the-weekend/ Our Construction Engineering Management students are performing exceptionally well this summer. Their technical comprehension and collaborative spirit is much appreciated as we still attempt to overcome language and cultural barriers. The following photo was taken during a campus field trip, in which we explored the “Sustainability” of traditional ... http://blogs.uab.edu/uabinegypt/2008/08/05/field-trip/ I am teaching a brand new course this summer “CE 600 Sustainable Construction”. What makes this a particularly interesting offering is that it is an environmental based course being offered in a country with limited environmental laws or governmental oversight. Whatsmore, it is being presented to a class ... http://blogs.uab.edu/uabinegypt/2008/07/28/first-day-of-school/ Hotels in Egypt range the gambit from hostels to 5 Star Luxury Resorts. Participants in the 2008 CEM Certificate Program will be staying in a very nice Novatel (French origin) approximately 0.5 miles from Misr University of Science and Technology (MUST). It has all the amenities that westerns ... http://blogs.uab.edu/uabinegypt/2008/07/28/accommodations/ So let’s assume you have your bags neatly packed and are ready for the airport. International travel sounds friendly enough, but in my opinion going to Egypt should be a new Olympic event in endurance. When you include layovers (Atlanta, Paris or London, etc.), you are looking at ... http://blogs.uab.edu/uabinegypt/2008/07/28/i%e2%80%99m-leaving-on-a-jetplane/ Traveling to Egypt is not like taking a weekend to go see grandma…it takes serious planning and even more serious luggage. The CEM summer program will require me to stay a little over three weeks. So when you start to think “How do I get 21 pairs of pants ... http://blogs.uab.edu/uabinegypt/2008/07/28/traveling-to-egypt/ First day of session two went great. Mr. Wood Herren and Dr. Jason Kirby had just arrived for about a day, but next day was “teaching” as usual. The university administration was rather welcoming, and facilitated their teaching needs. It is a busy daily schedule, but hopefully they could enjoy ... http://blogs.uab.edu/uabinegypt/2008/07/28/first-day-of-session-ii/ This is my first blog regarding UAB’s CEM certificate program being taught in Egypt. The Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) Department at UAB took the collaborative initiative with Misr University of Science and Technology (MUST), in Cairo Egypt, to begin teaching the graduate level courses this July 2008. ... http://blogs.uab.edu/uabinegypt/2008/07/28/starting-the-cem-program-in-egypt/