Student Life Visit the official web site of The American University in Cairo. Dormitory life at the American University in Cairo is designed to be a seamless extension of the overall university experience. To this end, the dormitory staff, including student resident assistants, regularly organizes activities around educational, cultural, social and community-oriented goals.
All students receive orientation sessions to Cairo and to dormitory life.
However, student contact with dormitory staff does not end after the initial orientation. Resident Assistants conduct regular floor meetings to receive student feedback and ensure that needs are being met, and the ongoing dormitory activities programs ensures the opportunity of getting together. One of the cornerstones of dormitory life, in addition to resident oriented programs, is the community service dimension. This concern involves the student in a wide range of activities to benefit Cairo's underprivileged. Dormitory residents have visited orphanages and children's cancer hospitals, as well as raised money for social causes through yard sales, donation boxes and individual contributions.