Then he urged students to participate in their classrooms and see their academic counselors regularly in their office hours. He also stated that the information of academic counselors had been updated on the academic portal. “Also, the College has set up groups on WhatsApp in order to provide more interaction with the students and the directors of the Units, the College dean and vice-deans concerning the academic advising and student activities,” he said. Then Dr. Jawdat Akl- Director of the Excellence Unit- gave a speech. He stated that the unit supports talented students and innovators by helping them turn their ideas into useful applications, and he commended them to be creative and seek fair competition by participating in the college and university competitions, which would leave a positive impact on the student, the college and the University. Then the head of the Unit, Mr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Qashaami talked with the students about the plan of the Student Activity Unit this year. Furthermore, he encouraged them to participate in various activities of the College. After the end of the meeting, the new students were taken on a tour to the labs and the various halls of the college. Then they visited the college library where they listened to an explanation of the latest technology regarding borrowing books digitally and scanning any text in the library without the need of borrowing in addition to a database software where students log into and search for books at the library. Several souvenirs were distributed to the students at the end of the meeting.
