The Activity Committee in the Physics Department, led by Ms. Seeta Al-Anzi, launched the Reading Club "Ruwaq Al-Thaqafah," under the auspices of the Female Campus, Building 323. It was launched on Monday, 07/18/1437 AH, corresponding to 04/25/2016 AD, in the Panorama Hall of Building 323, at 9:15 am, under the supervision of both Dr. Kholoud Al-Balawi, Vice-Dean of the College, and Ms. Mervat Al-Zumia, Deputy Head of the Department. The Ceremony was attended by students, faculty members of the Physics Department, faculty members of other colleges, and staff of Building 323.
The Ceremony started with a presentation about the importance of reading and its impact on society and individuals, development of reading and care for it in the Kingdom during the last few years, emergence of a number of activities aimed at enhancing the importance of reading such as Riyadh International Book Fair, and establishment of a number of reading clubs in different universities and education and literature sectors. Then, the launching of the Club "Ruwaq Al-Thaqafah" was announced, and the attendees walked around the different stands, including:
History of the Development of Reading: It consisted of a number of photos and paintings about the development of reading and its tools throughout history until the present time, where electronic reading has appeared.
Another Life: It is a corner for the biographies of a number of authors, writers, and historians from different eras and nationalities. It also included a competition about recognizing authors of a number of famous books.
Read Me: It consisted of a number of book summaries given to students.
Do Not End My Journey: It is a corner for recycling books, where it receives the books which have already been read by attendees and replaces them with other books to extend benefits to everyone.
Mom, Read for Me: It is a corner for clarifying the importance of reading for children as a main factor to improve their self-confidence and develop their personality since their early childhood. The corner displayed suggested books for children and ways to encourage them to read, in addition to encouraging quotes distributed to reading moms.
The Corner of Memorial Gifts: It consisted of a number of memorial gifts with the Club Logo and motivational quotes about reading.
Furthermore, Ms. Seeta Fahad Al-Anzi, President of the Club, and the members (Haya Al-Arifi, Alaa' Al-Basheer, Munifah Al-Anzi, Ibtisam Al-Otaibi, Heyam Abu Humaid, Nourah Al-Otaibi, Huda Al-Otaibi, Adhari Al-Dosari, Khawlah Al-Jarjeer) supervised the establishment of the Club.
On the other hand, Ms. Seeta Fahad Al-Anzi thanked Dr. Ahmad Al-Qaoud, Head of the Physics Department, and Ms. Mervat Al-Zumia, Vice-Dean of the Department, for their support and encouragement of the Club. She also thanked Dr. Muhammad Babtain, Dean of the College, for his support for anything that would distinguish students of the College.
The Activity:
Day: Monday, 07/18/1437 AH, corresponding to 04/25/2016 AD
Place: Panorama of Building 323
Time: 9:15 am
Supervision: Ms. Seeta Fahad Al-Anzi
The Club Goals:
Vision:
To create a reading environment for students that contributes to building an educated society.
Mission:
To spread a cultural and intellectual awareness and promote the talent of reading among students and staff of the University.
Objectives:
- Building an educated generation.
- Disseminating reading culture and developing ways of communicatiing knowledge among students.
- Improving perceptions and expanding intellectual horizons.
- Discovering talents and refining them.
- Training in criticism and analysis skills.
- Training in presenting and delivering speeches.
- Creating a brotherly atmosphere to build positive relationships among members away from academic routine.
Programs:
- Holding meetings twice a month to discuss a book in one of the fields of science and culture.
- Inviting people interested in reading to attend the meetings and exchange experiences.
- Community participation in spreading reading as a main factor to build educated societies by participating in related activities.
Meetings Place:
The meetings are held in the Physics Department, the College of Science at Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University.
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