What's New at AIU Houston?

American InterContinental University (AIU) will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit March 2-4, 2009 by a team representing The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. AIU has been accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1987 and is currently seeking accreditation by The Higher Learning Commission. The team will review AIU's ability to meet The Higher Learning Commission's Eligibility Requirements and Criteria for Accreditation.

The public is invited to submit comments regarding AIU:

Public Comment on American InterContinental University
The Higher Learning Commission
30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602
or
www.hlcommission.org; click on "File Third-Party Comments"

Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of AIU or its academic programs. Grievances or complaints will not be considered third party comment. Comments must be in writing and signed and should include the name, address, and telephone number of the person providing the comments. Comments will not be treated as confidential.

Written, signed comments must be received by February 1, 2009

Location: Learning Center
Contact: Professor Culbreth, 832-201-3627

January 3:
10:30 am - 11:00 am
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

January 5 - January 8:
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Location: Panera Bread
680 Memorial City Mall (Located behind Olive Garden)

January 4:
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Get a head start on your online class. Assistance is available on getting into online classes. Bring your laptop. Free WiFi is available.

Location: Room 124
Contact: Professor Culbreth, 832-201-3627

January 7:
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Introduction to Flash
Open to all students. Students enrolled in the online DMD440 Class and VisCom students wanting a refresher are encouraged to attend.

Location: Learning Center
Contact: Professor Culbreth, 832-201-3627

January 8:
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Open to all students.Students enrolled in online entry level Finance Classes are encouraged to attend. Learn about the present and future value of money. Bring a financial calculator if you have one.

Location: Room 121
Contact: Professor Culbreth, 832-201-3627

January 15:
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Location: Room 126
Contact: Professor Culbreth, 832-201-3627

January 15:
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Location: Learning Center
Contact: Professor Culbreth, 832-201-3627

January 22:
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
5:00 pm -6:30 pm

Houston – December 2, 2008 – American InterContinental University (AIU), with campuses in Atlanta, Houston, London, Los Angeles, South Florida and a global internet-based campus headquartered in the Chicago area, has named Martha Culbreth from AIU Houston, Educator of the Year for 2008.

The AIU Educator of the Year Award recognizes instructors who excel in engaging students and guiding their academic studies, in their level of real-world professional experience, in providing leadership in the classroom and on the campus, and who show impeccable integrity.

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Meet December 16 on campus at 10 am to carpool to the Buffalo Soldier Museum
Location: 1834 Southmore, Houston, TX 77004
Tickets: $2
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum presents African American military history from 1770 to 2000.
Contact Professor Culbreth for additional information. 832 201 3627 or mculbreth@houston.aiuniv.edu

Monday, December 15 for a tour of the Painted Churches.
Many of the Painted Churches are listed with the National Register of Historic Places.
Visit http://www.schulenburgchurches.org/custom2.asp?pageid=1798 for more information.
The tour will start at 10 am in Schulenburg and go until 3 or 4 pm.
Bring a camera, an appetite, $10 for the tour and money for food.
Contact Professor Culbreth with questions. 832 201 3627 or mculbreth@houston.aiuniv.edu

December 13, 2008 - Check in at 9:45am

Saturday, December 13 from 2pm to 5pm (or longer)
Take photographs, shop, tour art galleries and have lunch in the historic railroad town.
Open to students, staff, and faculty.
Contact Professor Culbreth for additional information. 832 201 3627 or mculbreth@houston.aiuniv.edu

Sunday, December 7 at 10 am in Galveston for Dickens on the Strand.
Cost: $9 for tickets purchased by Dec 5. $12 at the gate.
All students, faculty and staff are invited.
For more information: http://www.galvestonhistory.org/Dickens_Tickets.asp
Contact Professor Culbreth with questions. 832 201 3627 or mculbreth@houston.aiuniv.edu

All students are invited. Refreshments will be served.
Contact Professor Culbreth with questions. 832 201 3627 or mculbreth@houston.aiuniv.edu

Hoffman Estates, Illinois – November 06, 2008 – American InterContinental University (AIU) announced today that it has initiated the process to change the University's accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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Houston – October 16, 2008 – Congressman Al Green's (D-TX) message to students at American InterContinental University (AIU) was clear: education is the key to a better future. Explaining that he was encouraged by his parents to dream big, he credits their support as well as studying hard for his career success. While visiting the AIU Houston campus during the August congressional recess, Congressman Green met both with students and faculty members.

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October 9, 2008 - Stephen M. Malutich has been named President of American InterContinental University in Houston (AIU). Malutich brings to the post a strong background in education and management shaped in many ways by his successful military career.

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June 19, 2008 - American InterContinental University Houston (AIU) announces four new MBA program concentrations in today's fastest-growing business fields: Healthcare Management, Accounting, Accounting and Finance, and Human Resource Management.

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May 9, 2008 - Sheena Payne was just a year shy of her bachelor's degree from Florida State University when she found out she was pregnant. As a single mom, she moved to Orlando so she and her daughter, Laila, could be near her family. Now her essay about how online courses would help her finally clinch that diploma has won her an unforgettable Mother's Day gift: a full scholarship from American InterContinental University (AIU).
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March 5, 2008, New York, NY – Christian Siriano, formerly an AIU London student, was selected as the winning fashion designer on Bravo TV's Season 4 finale of Project Runway. Project Runway provides budding designers with an opportunity to launch their careers in the world of fashion. The hugely successful reality series has become one of television's most talked-about shows.

Each season, fifteen talented fashion designers are selected from thousands of hopefuls to compete for the opportunity to show their creative work at New York's Fashion Week. Supermodel Heidi Klum heads a panel of industry luminaries, including top women's and men's wear designer Michael Kors and Elle Magazine fashion director Nina Garcia, who serve as judges and mentors charged with selecting and molding the budding designers. Tim Gunn, Chief Creative Officer at Liz Claiborne, Inc., acts as mentor to the program's contestants. Project Runway Season 4 episodes, videos, and collections designed by Christian can be viewed at: http://www.seenon.com/project-runway/

Christian's winning design abilities were molded while a Fashion Design student at AIU's London campus from 2004-2006. Staff members at AIU London were instrumental in helping Christian land assignments with world-renowned designers, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen.

Details about AIU can be viewed at www.aiuniv.edu and information about AIU's London Fashion Design program can be found at: http://aiulondon.ac.uk/degree-programs/fashion-design-degree-program/

March 4, 2008, Atlanta, GA – American InterContinental University (AIU) is pleased to announce its partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS). Perfectly matching AIU's goal of providing a high-quality career-focused education to students who otherwise might not have the opportunity, with BBBS' experience at improving the lives of children, the partnership is destined for success.

AIU has made a financial commitment to Big Brothers Big Sisters to help fund several initiatives, and has also committed to 20 full-ride bachelor degree scholarships that are valued at as much as $1.2 million. Most promising, though, is the chance to further the Mentoring Towards College (MTC) initiative. MTC is a program that identifies children who have shown that, with a little help, they have the capacity to be successful university students.

Mentoring Towards College pairs teens, or the "Littles," who have demonstrated a capacity and the motivation to succeed, with adults, or the "Bigs." And most of the Bigs in the program have degrees themselves, so they are well-positioned to understand what challenges await the Littles. Recognizing that the first year or so of college can be trying even for gifted students from stable home environments, the mentors selected for the MTC program have committed to staying with their mentees through at least one year of college study.

State of the World's Children, a report published by UNICEF, documents that the way to ensure better-educated children is to also educate others in their support structure – especially mothers. Recognizing that children in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program often don't have the financial means to attend college, a home life that's conducive to a climb up the higher education ladder, or a family history of experience with education beyond high school, the leadership teams at AIU and BBBS applied a little "outside the box" thinking. Consequently, scholarships will be available to motivated high school students in the MTC program and to parents of children in the program.

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AIU Houston has officially been accepted and is now a member of the Houston Area Consortium of Career Centers (HACCC). This will greatly benefit our students and alumni by providing exposure to various hiring agencies and promote professional development.