# MSCHE Reaffirmation of the Accreditation

**Source**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/about/accreditation/MSCHE-accreditation-reaffirmation
**Parent**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/about

MSCHE accreditation ensures that institutions meet standards of academic quality, effectiveness, and compliance. Reaffirmation is a crucial process that helps AUC maintain these standards and demonstrates our commitment to fulfilling our mission and providing a high-quality education. This is a collaborative process, and we encourage everyone in the AUC community to participate. Your input, insights, and engagement are essential to ensuring the process reflects the values and priorities of our entire community.

This page serves as your central hub for all information, updates, and resources related to our MSCHE Reaffirmation of Accreditation process. Here, you’ll find everything you need to stay informed about the reaffirmation journey, including key dates, documents, progress updates, and ways to engage with the process. We invite you to explore the content on this page and stay updated as we work together toward this important milestone.

[### MSCHE Timeline](#reaffirmationtimeline)
[### MSCHE Steering Committee](#reaffirmationtimeline)
[### MSCHE Working Groups](#reaffirmationtimeline)
[### 2025 Self-Study Design](#reaffirmationtimeline)
[### News and Announcements](https://www.aucegypt.edu/about/statements/community-invitation-msche-reaffirmation-accreditation-open-forum)

## MSCHE Reaffirmation of Accreditation Timeline

MSCHE Steering Committee

The steering committee is chaired by Zeinab Amin, associate provost for assessment and accreditation, and Iman Megahed, associate vice president for Digital Transformation, chief strategy and knowledge officer, Heba Fathelbab, senior director assessment and accreditation, Office of strategy Management and Institutional Effectiveness (SMIE), serves as the steering committee facilitator.

| **Standard I: Mission and Goals** |
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**Co-Chairs of Working Groups**

**Iman Megahed**\
Associate Vice President for Digital Transformation, Chief Strategy and Knowledge Officer

**Jillian Campana**\
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences

| **Standard II: Ethics and Integrity** |
| --- |

**Co-Chairs of Working Groups**

**Mustafa Arafa**\
Professor, Member of AUC’s Council on Academic Integrity and Chair of AUC’s Academic Integrity Committee

**Sherwat Elwan**\
Associate Professor of Operations Management, Onsi Sawiris School of Business\
Chair of the UN Global Compact Principles of Responsible Management (PRME) Chapter Africa

| **Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience** |
| --- |

**Co-Chairs of Working Groups**

**Hoda Moustafa**\
Professor of Practice and the Director of AUC’s Center for Learning and Teaching

**Khalil El Khodary**\
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies of the School of Sciences and Engineering and Founding Co-director of AUC’s Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Lab

| **Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience** |
| --- |

**Co-Chairs of Working Groups**

**Dean Yorgun Marcel**\
Dean of Students Overseeing Athletics, Student Well-Being, Career Services, Student Organizations, and Student Government

**Dina Abdel Fattah**\
Chair of the Department of Economics and Chair of the Student Affairs Committee of the AUC Senate

| **Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment** |
| --- |

**Co-Chairs of Working Groups**

**Atta Gebril**\
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Former Chair of the Department of Educational Studies

**Ezzeldin Yazeed**\
Chair of the Department of Construction Engineering and Program Reviewer for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)

| **Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement** |
| --- |

**Co-Chairs of Working Groups**

**Mohamed Naguib Abou Zeid**\
Former Dean of the School of Sciences and Engineering, Former Chair of the University Senate, and Former Chair of AUC’s Academic Integrity Council

**Basil Kamel**\
Former Chair of the Department of Architecture and Former Chair of the Curriculum Committee of the AUC Senate

| **Standard VII: Governance, Leadership, and Administration** |
| --- |

**Co-Chairs of Working Groups**

**Zeinab Amin**\
Associate Provost for Assessment and Accreditation, Former Associate Dean of the School of Sciences and Engineering, and Former Chair of the Curriculum Committee of the AUC Senate

**Ghada El Shimi**\
Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Academy of Liberal Arts and the Director of AUC’s Core Curriculum\

MSCHE Working Groups

| **Standard I: Mission and Goals** |
| --- |

**Iman Megahed and Jillian Campana (Co-chairs)**

- Ahmed Tolba, professor of marketing
- Sherif Abdelmohsen, professor of architecture
- Alia Shoeib, associate dean for instructional affairs, School of Continuing Education
- Kate Ellis, associate professor of psychology
- Addison Ellis, assistant professor of philosophy
- Alia Mitkees, senior director of strategy management

| **Standard II: Ethics and Integrity** |
| --- |

**Mustafa Arafa and Sherwat Elwan (Co-chairs)**

- Hanan Kholoussy, Associate Professor of History
- Sherif Goubran, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Architecture
- Carrie Johnson, Executive Director of Student Financial Affairs and Scholarships
- Hala Barakat, Director in the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Yasmin Mansour, Director of Sustainability

| **Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience** |
| --- |

**Hoda Mostafa and Khalil El Khodary (Co-chairs)**

- Maha Bali, professor of practice, Center for Learning and Teaching
- Heba Eldegahaidy, associate professor of education
- Nizar Becheikh, associate professor of strategy and innovation management
- Raymonda Riad, executive director alumni engagement
- Heba Fathelbab, senior director assessment and accreditation
- Amal Wanas, senior analyst quality of education, Center for Learning and Teaching

| **Standard IV: Support of the** **Student Experience** |
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**Dean Yorgun Marcel and Dina Abdel Fattah (Co-chairs)**

- Ahmed Abdel Meguid, associate provost for strategic enrollment management
- Adham Ramadan, associate provost for research and dean of graduate studies
- Hanadi Salem, professor and chair, mechanical engineering
- Hani Henry, professor and chair, psychology
- Helen Rizzo, aassociate professor, sociology
- Shams Albatrawy, senior director, Office of Research and Creativity Advancement
- Nehal Mohamed, senior manager, operational excellence student life

| **Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment** |
| --- |

**Atta Gebril and Ezzeldin Yazeed (Co-chairs)**

- Maha Mourad, professor and associate dean for undergraduate studies and administration, Onsi Sawiris School of Business
- Naila Hamdy, associate professor and associate dean for graduate studies and research, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
- Ibrahim Abotaleb, associate professor, construction engineering
- Alexander Lewko, senior instructor and chair, English Language Instruction
- Lamiaa Mohamed, research analyst assessment and accreditation
- Shaimaa Hassanein, senior manager graduate enrollment management and assessment

| **Standard VII: Governance, Leadership, and Administration** |
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**Zeinab Amin and  Ghada El Shimi (Co-chairs)**

- Maki Habib, professor of robotics and mechatronics
- Samer Atallah, associate professor and associate dean for graduate studies, Onsi Sawiris School of Business
- Shahjahan Bhuiyan, associate professor and associate dean for undergraduate studies, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
- Randa El Bedawy, associate professor, management
- Sunanda Holmes, vice president and general counsel
- Sarah Refaat, senior associate vice president, Human Resources
- Angelique Roesch, director of faculty affairs, Office of the Provost

2025 Self-Study Design

- [AUC Self-Study Design](https://aucegypt0.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/documents/EXGl3dXccrlEpb9UDM0sgy0BANXGkZMLkfcnhtDWmhxsLg?e=peWtj8)
- [Acknowledgment Letter](https://aucegypt0.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/documents/Edi0HXG-No9Ahk6R3tTLK0YB4zgNSJwtvVy6GYP_jDkkaQ?e=UvSHuI)

| Feedback and Comments |
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For any questions regarding the reaffirmation process contact:

- [Zeinab Amin](mailto:zeinabha@aucegypt.edu), associate provost for assessment and accreditation.
- [Iman Megahed](mailto:iman_m@aucegypt.edu), associate vice president for digital transformation, chief strategy and knowledge officer.
- [Heba Fathelbab](mailto:heba.f@aucegypt.edu), senior director for assessment and accreditation.