Offices and Services
Dr. Abdallah Sfeir
Provost
Dr. Abdallah Sfeir was appointed to the position of Provost of LAU in March 2009, after serving as the university’s Vice President for Academic Affairs since 2003.
As the chief academic officer of LAU, the Provost is a member of the President’s Cabinet and chairs the Council of Deans that supervises all the academic activities of the university. He oversees curriculum development well as other teaching, instructional, and research-related affairs across LAU’s seven schools.
LAU has undergone major growth over the past four years, while maintaining a healthy increase in enrollment and the development of new schools and programs. Working closely with deans and the faculty, Dr. Sfeir has ensured the implementation of the academic side of the Strategic Plan and as chair of the steering committee for accreditation, he has had a major role in institutional development. Governance sharing, as well as the development of new faculty bylaws enabling faculty to share in the academic decision-making process at LAU, have been key developments.
After joining LAU in 1995 as the Acting Dean of the then-newly established School of Engineering and Architecture, Dr. Sfeir was appointed Professor of Mechanical Engineering with tenure, and Dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture in 1996. He was appointed Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs in 1999, and Vice President for Academic Affairs in 2003.
Dr. Sfeir received his Master of Science and Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, and then returned to Lebanon to join AUB in 1969 where he served as Professor until 1989.
At AUB, Dr. Sfeir served as Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1982 to 1985 and Coordinator of Faculty of Engineering Off-Campus Program from 1985 to 1989. From 1989 to 1996, he was Professor and Dean of Academic Affairs at the Ecole des Mines de Nancy, France. During his sabbaticals, Dr. Sfeir also taught and worked with research teams at UC Berkeley and at ENTPE in Lyon, France.
Dr. Sfeir has published three books and several papers in the areas of thermal sciences and computer algebra. He was elected as General Secretary of the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) from 1991 to 1997.
Contact:
Dr. Abdallah Sfeir
Provost
Lebanese American University
Tel: +961-1-786456, ext. 1286, 1110, 2235
Fax: +961-1-867098
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