Sister to Sister Program

At the Women's Campus of the Faculty of Languages & Translation, the 2nd session of the Sister to Sister Program was organized by the Scientific Research Committee. The program was held on March 19, 2018. The purpose of the program was to motivate and encourage undergraduate students through real-life examples; these examples were presented by M.A. students who enthusiastically shared their experiences of facing and overcoming the challenges that they encountered in reaching their goals. In this session of the Sister to Sister Program, three M.A. students volunteered to deliver inspirational talks. The program started with a brief introduction given by Ms. Lama Hussein and then Ms. Alanoud Abdullah introduced the speakers to the audience. The 1st speaker was Ms. Rawan Mushabab Hussein who shared her experiences of college life with the audience. The message of her speech was: ' Learn every day'. The speaker encouraged all the undergraduate students to pay close attention to the four essential skills in the English language. The 2nd speaker, Ms. Messadah Shaye Al-Qahtani, also shared her experiences of her student life. Her message to the students was: 'Believe in yourself ', 'Work hard', 'You can do it', etc. The speaker's message was very stimulating for the students. The 3rd speaker, Ms. Aliah Khudaish Muqri, emphasized the vital importance of having a strong determination to be successful in life. Towards the end of the program, there was a brief question/answer session conducted by Ms. Rowa Abdullah. In this session, Ms. Shanjida Halim, Member of the Scientific Research Committee, shared some motivational words with the undergrads. The Sister to Sister Program was concluded with the Coordinator of the SRC, Ms. Amal Metwally, who on behalf of the Assistant Dean, Dr. Suaad Al-Qahtany, and the Head of the English Department, Dr. Mona Al-Shihry, distributed certificates of appreciation to the three M.A. students who made the program a success. Throughout the program, Ms. Tanzina Halim, Member of the Scientific Research Committee, supervised the attendance of the participants. Around 29 students from different levels participated in the 2nd session of the Sister to Sister Program. Date: 3/19/2018 Source: Ms. Shanjida Halim

The Female campus of the  Faculty of Languages & Translation held a program organized by the Scientific Research Committee titled: Sister-to-Sister which was held on Monday, November 20, 2017. The program was primarily organized and geared towards motivating and encouraging undergraduate students. With this in mind, three M.A. students shared their invaluable experiences of facing and overcoming the tough challenges they encountered while striving to reach their goals. Three speakers participated in the program anchored by Ms. Alanood Saleh Suliman. They are Ms. Rowa Abdullah, Ms. Manal Al-Qahtany, and Ms. Amal Bishry. The first speaker Ms. Rowa Abdullah shared her experiences of getting admission into the M.A. Program and revealed the struggles of obtaining admission into reputable universities. She emphasized the vital importance of exemplary performance on International Tests such as IELTS & TOEFL and urged the undergraduate students to be serious about the completion of one of the two tests. Following after, the second speaker inspired the undergrads to be prepared for pursuing higher studies. Correspondingly, the third speaker Ms. Amal Bishry dived into the details of her experiences of getting admission into the M.A. Program, the challenges which she faced after her enrollment in the program, and effective time management and multi-tasking strategies.  Towards the end of the program, Dr. Mona Al-Shihri, the Head of the Department of English, also participated in encouraging all of the students to manage their time wisely and to persevere through whatever obstacles they may encounter. She inspired everyone to be devoted and dedicated to their goals. The message of Dr. Mona was a source of inspiration for students and faculty members who were present at the program. The Sister-to-Sister Program concluded with the Assistant Dean, Dr. Suaad Al-Qahtany, distributing certificates of appreciation to the three M.A. students who made the program a phenomenal success. Correspondent: Ms. Shanjida Halim, Member, Scientific Research Committee   Date: 11/23/2017 Source: Ms. Amal Metwalley