The Best Ideas

I think some of the ideas from the faculty meeting were better than others. In particular, I liked ideas which focused on the educational advantage which AUC could provide to Egyptians. Here are my favorites. 

1. 1. Re-Open Tahrir Square Campus of AUC
2. 7. Use Tahrir Sq, campus of AUC for organized talks and debates on topics such as how elections were forged, and torture.
3. 8.a Open up a dialogue with other Cairo universities.
4. 8b. Create a mural commemorating the revolution on the science wall.
5. 12. AUC should work on eradicating illiteracy in Egypt.
6. *16. Each department should have a follow up to see what specifically it can do in terms of initiatives to support the revolution.
7. *17. The Internet should never go out again. AUC should buy its own VSAT (Very small aperture terminal)
8. *17a) AUC students should train citizens to combat electoral fraud.
9. *19) (Dr. J) mobilize AUC alumni. Make corporations exercise true social responsibility.
10. 20. (Rami Qubain)  Create a group to encourage toursim aggressively in Egypt.
11. 21. Work closely with faculty in national universities.
12. *22. Train election monitors at AUC.
13. *23. Use equipment at the journalism department to educate the people. Create podcasts about elections and constitutions. Simplify information.
14. *23b. Create community service announcements regarding elections and voting, and the constitution. (WMB Note, these were used to GREAT effect in Kenya in our recent constitution process)
15. 24. National clearing house website for volunteers. Pool resources.
16. *24a. Build system, offer solutions. Don't just tear down the system.
17. 25. Teach people to be proactive.
18. *26. Create an independent people's radio station not owned by the government or a foreign country. This should be FM, and hosted by AUC. (WMB Note. Most American universities in the US have these and they are a GREAT resource)
19. 27. Utilize continuuing education at AUC to educate the public.
20. 28. Bring Tahrir Square to AUC-create a free speech corner
21. 32. Train people for elections.
22. 33. Hold workshops on the ethical responsibilities of different professions.
23. 34. Create crisis management forecasting for Egypt.
24. 34a. AUC should partner with NGOs.
25. *35. Hold constitutional convention sessions at AUC.
26. 36. Stop the ongoing harassment of journalists.
27. 37. AUC should be less top down. It should be more open. We need more faculty input.
28. *38. (Dr. W) Look to African continent, particularly SA, Kenya and Ghana, for guidance on the process of democratization.
29. *52. Workshops on how to conduct elections.
30. *53. Awareness campaigns for democracy.
31. 54, Support and sustain "New Egypt" behaviors, like civility, volunteerism, common defense.
32. 55. Document the Revolution outside Tahrir Square.
33. 56. Mobilize NGOs from other Governarates, not just Cairo.