ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute

A year of transformation, growth and success
In the fall of 2011, the association “By- Laws”
were drafted by five alumni volunteers and
were distributed. After the approval of the
“By-Laws”, officers for the association were
elected to formally organize the association.
b) Alumnae Association
Activities:
For female graduates, the first Alumnae Iftar
was held at ASAB sports complex on August
17, 2011.
As this was the first year to see female
graduates, organizing the Alumnae association
was much smoother than in the case of the
Alumni association. The following alumnae
were named as officers for the PI Alumnae
Association:
President: Ms. Nada Abdulkarim Awadhi
Spring 2011 - Electrical Engineering Department
Vice President: Ms. Thuraya Abdulla Al Hanaei
Spring 2011 - Electrical Engineering
Communication Coordinator: Ms. Felwa
Mohsen Al Ameri Fall 2011 - Petroleum
Engineering
Activity Coordinator: Ms. Sameya Hamdan Al
Ghafri Spring 2011- Electrical Engineering
Continuing Education
The mission of the Continuing Education
Office is to:
a. Provide working professionals (especially
opco employees) with world class
education to upgrade their skills
b. Provide PI faculty with opportunities
to enhance their technical skills and to
interact with industry.
With this mission in mind, a new policy and
procedures have been established.
Some of the new policies include a limitation
of the number of days a faculty member can
engage in such activities. This policy aims to
balance the faculty member’s regular (main)
duties such as teaching, research, and service
with continuing educational activities. A faculty
receives additional payment for educational
activities. The rates of pay are also set and will
be reviewed periodically. All activities related
to continuing education should be approved in
advance by the Provost’s office, regardless of
who the clients are, as long as he/she engages
in the activities during his/her regular duty
hours and not during personal vacation time.
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