CMMC News

The Chair of Public Relations (Arabic Section) Dr. Samia Hashim signed her new book New Media and Public Relations at the 2019 Sharjah Book Fair.  Dr. Thoraya Al-Sanousi co-authored this book with Dr. Hashim.  The book New Media and Public Relations  is a valuable text that deals with the use of modern communication technologies -- and the Internet -- in the field of public relations.  It is a book prepared for students studying in the faculties of information and communication who intend to specialize in the field of public relations. 

Congratulations to Mrs. Razan Takash for advancing to the semi-finalist status in the Second International Moving Film Festival. Mrs.  Razan wrote and directed the short-film  Scrap as part of the "48 hour film competition." She has re-edited and reworked it, thereby submitting it for consideration at various festivals.  And, the film was also selected for Top Ten and screened in the International Dubai Film  Festival in  2017.   The big achievement that the film has been selected last month for " 2nd International Moving Film Festival" and achieved a semi-finalist placement. It  was selected  from a pool of 3046 total submissions .

Associate Professor Dr. Ahmed Khamis Janabi in the Faculty of Media and Mass Communication at the American University in the UAE organized a seminar titled "International Media and Its Impact on International Relations" within the context mass communication and international relations.  Mr. Hossam al-Ahbabi -- the Editor-in-Chief of Al-Sharqeya Television - - gave the lecture, which significantly benefited the students  in international media. The Faculty of Media and Mass Communication awarded a certificate of appreciation with the prestigious AUE University Trophy to Professor Hossam Al-Ahbabi.

Dr. Tyler (“Ty”) Adams (Post-doc, Oxford University; Ph.D., The Florida State University) arrived in Dubai on July 22 2019, eager to begin engaging his duties as Dean of CMMC.  Originally born in Arkansas (USA), Dr. Adams spent the first part of his career developing his pedagogy and research agenda at prestigious institutions such as the University of Arkansas, University of Louisiana, Southern Methodist University, and Yale University (as a JSA Professor).  He has lived and worked in Arkansas, South Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Georgia – but now calls Dubai “home.”  “I have always wanted to live and work in Dubai,” Adams remarked.  “This is such a progressive forward-looking culture and country with truly inspirational leadership who have vision and stamina to be competitive for the long-haul,” he added.  In 2011, Adams was the recipient of the U.S. Department of State’s Council on the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) specialist award,...

The College of Media and Mass Communication (CMMC) organized a seminar as part of an introductory course in philosophy, which is taught by Associate Professor Dr. Ahmed Khamis Al-Janabi. The seminar presented by psychologist and sociologist from the Ministry of Health in Dubai, Mr. Wael Kamel was entitled "Philosophical Psychology." In this lecture, Mr. Wael spoke to students about the relationship between psychology and philosophy. This participation is evident by both trying to answer the question of "who am I?" In terms of philosophy and psychology, man cannot be separated from his environment and his thoughts and behaviors cannot be understood away from his social milieu.

Assistant Professor of Media and Mass Communication, Dr. Noor  Yusoff , was recently awarded second place in a calligraphy competition held by a Dubai gallery on 5 October 2019.  Dr. Noor, who joined the faculty in August 2019, participated in the competition  organized  by Aisha Al  Abbar  Art Gallery.  In line with the competition’s theme of “Tolerance,” Dr. Noor produced artwork that featured both  Romanised  and Arabic calligraphy. All participants were required to start and complete their artwork on canvas within a time limit of two hours at the gallery. Another positive outcome from the calligraphy competition was the enthusiasm of the gallery owner to establish ties with Dr. Noor as a member of the faculty. This includes the possibility of future cultural events and programs to promote Arabic calligraphy to university students.   The University congratulates Dr. Noor on his professional achievement.

The College of Media and Mass Communication (CMMC) is now one of the 500+ communication departments in universities across the world with its very own chapter of  official communication studies honor society,  Lamda  Pi Eta.  Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the National C ommunication Association's official honor society at four-year colleges and universities. LPH represents what Aristotle described in  The Rhetoric  as three ingredients of persuasion: logos (Lambda), meaning logic; pathos (Pi), relating to emotion; and ethos  (Eta), defined as character credibility and ethics. Lambda Pi Eta recognizes, fosters, and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement while stimulating interest in the communication discipline.   The honor society recognizes outstanding scholars in Communi cation.    Recognize, foster and reward outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies.   Stimulate interest in the field of communication.  ...

The College of Media and Mass Communication (CMMC) is excited and thrilled to welcome five (5) new faculty members this fall 2019/2020. Prof. Tyler Adams Professor / Dean, College of Media & Mass Communication Dr. Tyler Adams is a natural United States of America citizen educated at Florida State University (Ph.D. in Communication & Educational Leadership, 1995; M.S. in Communication Theory, 1992) and the University of Florida (B.A. in Communication Studies, 1990), Adams is an organizational specialist. He was a D’Aquin Endowed Professor of Communication at the University of Louisiana from 2006 to 2013, Vice Dean at The University of Business & Technology in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2013-2014), also in Kuwait City at the Gulf University for Science & Technology as Professor of Mass Communication (2015-2016), he was in Mexico City as a Distinguished Foreign Visiting Professor at the Monterrey Institute of Technology (2017-2018), The Bahamas as Dean of...