Dear AOU community,In light of the evolving situation of the Corona virus in Lebanon, and in compliance with the directives of the ministry of education, on-campus classes will remain canceled over the coming week. In addition to insure the safety of all our community members, the university will close its doors until Sunday May 24 inclusive.Faculty and staff will be working from home, you can contact them through moodle messages or by email. While the university is closed, online weekly lectures/support sessions will be posted on Moodle for students to view and coordinators will also be conducting live online sessions.Extra on campus face-to-face make up sessions will be arranged once the situation is clear and classes are back on.For administrative inquiries you can contact:registrar@aou.edu.lbStudentAffairs@aou.edu.lbhelpdesk@aou.edu.lbWe continue to monitor the situation and take every measure possible to insure the safety of our community.We urge all of you to learn about the virus and respect the guidelines and precautions of the World Health Organization (https://www.who.int/), the Ministry of Health (https://www.moph.gov.lb/en), and the CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/) and take every measure to keep yourself and your families safe.God bless Lebanon and its people.Stay safe,Dr Abdallah