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Student Needs From Student Affairs Professionals – A Customer Service Model (Arabic)

Student Needs From Student Affairs Professionals – A Customer Service Model (Arabic)

MENASA Multaqas are one-hour member engagement sessions that create a space for student affairs professionals in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia area to engage and connect, and to build a culture of support, collaboration, innovation, research, and professional development.

This multaqa will be in presented in the Arabic language. Unfortunately, no translation will be provided.

The methods and foundations of providing customer service are constantly changing and intersect with many technologies and business sectors, which require more knowledge and skills in understanding the approach to managing and interacting with the Student Affairs sector with current and future students. This initiative aims to improve the best positive student relationships and experience, with a special focus on enhancing the reputation of the student affairs sector, the university, its services, and its employees alike by managing a teamwork that focuses on skills, clear and purposeful standards for the services provided, and a unique experience that meets their needs.

Work methods and relationships are constantly changing and intersect with many technologies, sectors, and cultures, which require more knowledge and skills in how to deal with situations and expected needs and the most effective ways to communicate and meet the needs of students, colleagues and business partners in order to be able to gain their trust and build long-term relationships that contribute to our success at personal and institutional level. During this training workshop, you will learn about many of these skills and guidelines that will help you to be a distinguished and more professional employee when dealing with situations and providing services during your work in the student affairs sector. It includes professional ways to explore and meet students’ needs and learn about ways to develop unconventional goals and standards built on clear and purposeful foundations related to the services we provide in the student affairs sector.

Yaser Abdulraheem Al Qawasmi

Student Organizations Section Head

Qatar University

Mr. Yaser Alqwasmi has over 20 years of experience in the field of training and development. He  is currently the section head of Student "Clubs and Organizations at Qatar University.

Omneya Badr (Moderator)

Senior Academic Advisor

Trinity Washington University

Omneya Badr, an educator and student affairs professional, gained a culturally diverse experience studying, teaching, and working in Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, UK and the USA. Omneya is a longtime NASPA volunteer. She was the director of MENASA NASPA area 2022-2024, the 2021 and 2022 MENASA Conference chair, member of NASPA's International Symposium Committee and the International Education Knowledge Community (IEKC). She is a frequent presenter at NASPA conferences and her research interests are culturally based Academic Advising, supporting First-generation students, FYE, and cross-cultural communication. She holds an MBA from the University of Bath – UK, a Certificate of Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operation from the Academy of Arts, California - USA, and a BA in Management from the American University in Cairo - Egypt. She recently acquired a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate from the University of South Florida - USA. As an educator, Omneya enjoys giving back to the profession and is interested in creating professional development opportunities and encouraging Student Affairs Professionals to research and share knowledge among counterparts around the world.

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10/31/2023 at 5:00 AM (EDT)  |  60 minutes
10/31/2023 at 5:00 AM (EDT)  |  60 minutes MENASA Multaqa Student Needs From Student Affairs Professionals - A Customer Service Model Tuesday 31 October 2023 12:00pm Mecca Time
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  • JANELLE RAHYNS

    Welcome to today's multaqa. 

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