{"id":4675,"date":"2023-10-08T11:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T07:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/?p=4675"},"modified":"2023-10-16T10:55:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T06:55:56","slug":"ecc-booth-takes-club-fair-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/2023\/10\/08\/ecc-booth-takes-club-fair-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"ECC booth takes Club Fair prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Emmy Yacoub&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNIVERSITY CITY, SHARJAH \u2013 The American University of Sharjah\u2019s Emirati Cultural Club\u2019s booth won first place in Club Fair, a biannual event where student organizations try to gain new members, held Sept. 19-20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Main Building rotunda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interviewed Sept. 23, the club\u2019s Sustainability Officer Maryam Al Mazrouei said the booth\u2019s theme was \u201cFrom the Desert to Space\u201d in honor and celebration of Emirati astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi recently returning from a space mission and the United Arab Emirates\u2019 \u201crevolutionary achievements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al Mazrouei added the main activity for participants was a spin-the-wheel trivia about the country. She said the wheel determined the questions\u2019 difficulty based on which shade of blue it landed on with the darker being harder. Winners received <em>Karak<\/em>, Emirati snacks, and stickers, Al Mazrouei said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Al Mazrouei, the biggest challenge the club faced setting up the booth was picking between fairy lights or stars as decoration. Organization members made \u201ccountless trips to the storage room and phone calls\u201d between each other before eventually deciding on the latter, she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another problem, she said, was the move of the event from the Student Center, currently undergoing renovations, to the Main Building. Al Mazrouei said the change in venue caused worry during the planning period due to the place\u2019s unfamiliarity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But they found the building\u2019s spaciousness allowed clubs and visitors to further engage with each other and made their interactions \u201cmore pleasurable and humorous,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said some events the Emirati Cultural Club is currently excited include National Day, Flag Day, and breast cancer awareness. Al Mazrouei added they are willing to collaborate with other organizations in the future and help welcome freshmen and exchange students.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One hundred and six clubs participated in the event with the Indian Cultural Club winning second place and the Jordanian and Saudi cultural clubs tying at third.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New and reactivated<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-day Club Fair saw thousands of students walk through the rotunda to visit or view the booths set up by student organizations. The Jordanian, Palestinian, Sudanese, Pakistani and Indian clubs also hosted well-attended dance performances in the Main Auditorium.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the organizations participating in the September fair were 11 new and reactivated clubs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arabic Heritage Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Women in Industrial Engineers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alpha Lambda Delta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The CAAD Student Collective<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Student Association of Foreign Affairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Virtual Reality Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AUS Banking Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American Society of Quality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Algerian Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Indonesian Cultural Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sri Lankan Cultural Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Emmy Yacoub&nbsp; UNIVERSITY CITY, SHARJAH \u2013 The American University of Sharjah\u2019s Emirati Cultural Club\u2019s booth won first place in Club Fair, a biannual event where student organizations try to gain new members, held Sept. 19-20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Main Building rotunda. 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