MOHAMMAD IS A 2015 LE•O SCHOLAR Mohammad Noubani is shadowing a neurosurgeon. He transferred to the University of Rochester (New York) last fall from the American University of Beirut so he could study neurosciences. Mohammad is a star student with a 3.93 GPA and is doing very well. He writes, “My first semester at University of […]
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The Arab American Institute Foundation, is presenting the 2016 Kahlil Gibran “Spirit of Humanity” Award for Institutional Excellence to LE•O partner ULYP at their annual gala on Tuesday, April 19th at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The Gibran Awards program celebrates individuals and organizations whose work reflects the ideals of the great Lebanese-American
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April was a very positive month for LE•O. We received our 501(c)(3) status! Funding for the application came from a gift provided by the Fairfield Mennonite Church. Our corporate counsel, Steve Baldridge, worked with LE•O Secretary Andy Wolfe to complete and file the paperwork. All gifts to support LE•O are tax deductible to the full extent of the
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The meeting was conducted by teleconference with all board members present. Deya’ Dresner was elected chairman, Andy Wolfe was elected Secretary/Clerk, and Fred Rogers Chair of the Nominating Committee. The Board will meet in May, November, and July with July being the Annual Meeting.Additions to the bylaws were discussed and by consensus it was agreed
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I was first exposed to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict when I was evacuated out of Beirut where I was a boarding student at the American School in June 1967. I came back to graduate the next year and later did a year at the American University of Beirut, beginning in what came to be known as
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