The Community Gallery features photos from the University's archives along with submissions from community members. We’ll reveal a new gallery each month.
Meet some of the many people who have impacted AUP.
Explore 60 years of history with our interactive timeline and discover key moments that have shaped our global community.
1962: ACP charter signed
1979: AMEX Café opens
1987: Inaugural World's Fair
2005: First master's program
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Take a look back at past ACP and AUP logos.
Read the 60th-anniversary edition of the AUP Magazine, featuring stories from across the community.
"...PROOF. Proof that you can have people from all over the world, from all sides of life, come together to work, live, learn and play. Proof that the best way forward on this planet is to acknowledge and respect our differences, while also learning to adapt and serve each other."
Seena M. Haddad '12
→ What is AUP for you?
From March 21-27, the AUP community celebrated our first-ever Founding Week
→ Learn more
Browse the event galleries featuring photos and impressions from AUP's anniversary events.
→ Discover AUP's new logo
As AUP celebrates its 60th anniversary, it is also launching a new strategic plan that reaffirms its commitment to providing a student-centered, academically rigorous, career-enabling and transformative learning experience to the global explorers who are its students. The new plan focuses on five key pillars:
Curriculum Communications Community Campus Continuous Improvement
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→ Follow the Monttessuy renovations
Students around Paris
AUP Worlds Fair 2006 in the Combes Grans Salons
Having fun at AUP Fall Festival in 2005
AUP Computer Graphics class 1
Celeste Inauguration 2008
Students reading Le Figaro at Centre Georges Pompidou
AUP Sweatshirt at the AUP Library Shop
Computers in the early 2000s at AUP
Students sharing lunch at the Fall Festival in 2005
Professor teaching class
Campus Tour 3
Students posing for the camera at Graduation in 2002
Housing Orientation in Fall 2000
AUP Student in discussion 1
Students taking a group photo during a study trip to Prague in Spring 2000
Metro Ecole Militaire in 2002
Students in Class 9
AUP students at dinner during the 2004 London study trip
Students in Grenelle
Students sharing waffles at Worlds Fair 2006
Presidents Conference 2008
Two AUP students in 2006
Students in Class
Conversation under La Tour Eiffel
Student Playing PingPong 2001
Student Lunch
Students at Le Cafe Marly
Studying in the AUP Library in 2003
Getting ready for Graduation in May 2002
White Mask Theater Group in 2003
Posing for the Camera at Worlds Fair 2005
Prof Gardener and students on a study trip to Brussels and Brugers in 2003
British students enjoying Worlds Fair 2001
Students at Grenelle
Caroline and Melanie in 2004
Students on AUP campus
Celebrating graduation at the Gala in 2002
Friends enjoying the Thanksgiving Dinner together in 2000
Check-in during Orientation in Fall 2000
Students at Louvre Cafe 1
Dance Performance at the AUP Talent Show in 2006
Entrance to La Tour Maubourg Metro in 2002
Playing Backgammon in the AMEX Cafe in 2004
Dinner at a study trip to Rome in Fall 2004
AUP Publications
Students on their way to Disneyland Paris in 2004
Art History Conference 2003
Getting some Pringles during class break in 2003
Hanging out with friends in 2004 at AUP
Louvre Sky
The Slovenian table at Worlds Fair in 2001
Students at the AUP Library
Back to School Party in 2005
Students in Galleries Lafayette
Students dancing during the 2005 Halloween party at Plaza Madeleine
Students in Class 10
Students on a study trip to Prague in 2000
AUP Students at Thanksgiving in 2005
Two students in discussion in a Parisian window
NATO EU Conference 2001 03
Receiving your diploma on stage in 2001
AUP students playing soccer at night
AUP students playing American football on the Invalides Esplanade 1
Student purchasing newspaper
Studying under La Tour Eiffel
The Spanish table at Worlds Fair in 2001
Photographer Reza Event 2008
Swedish and Norwegian tables at Worlds Fair in 2003
Baby foot at the AMEX Cafe
An impressive performance at the AUP Talent Show in 2006
AUP students during the 2004 study trip to London
Pumpkin Carving in the Fall of 2002
Using a museum as a classroom
the LEX Club, advertised at Clubs Night in Spring 2006
Students reading The Planet AUP Publication
AUP students taking in the views
Students in Class 13
Fall 2001 Orientation with AUP Student Advisors
Student Orientation 2008
Students on a study trip to Mali in 2006
AUP Basketball 2008
Musical performance at the AUP Talent Show in Spring 2006
Screenwriting Class
Studying with a view of Paris rooftops 1
Musee d'Orsay
Students in Class 16
AUP Students walking through Champ de Mars
Students hanging out with Prof. Waddick Doyle in the AMEX Cafe
Students in Paris
Students in Brussels in March 2003
AUP Library Staff in 2004
Screenwriting 2000 03
Graduation with Dana in 2006
Lunch in Prague during a study trip in 2000
Thanksgiving 2005 in the Grand Salons in Bosquet
Debate 2008
Campus Tour 2
Campus Tour 1
Returning students during Orientation in Spring 2000
SGA Party in Fall 2005
AUP Student studying on the quai
Students on a study trip to Berlin in 2002
Notre Dame 2001
Students in Montmartre
NATO EU Conference 2001 04
Students At Monttessuy
Group photo on a study trip to Berlin in 2002
Students enjoying Sauerkraut during Octoberfest in Fall 2000
Kevin Fore and students at Fall Festival 2005
Students having a good time at Worlds Fair 2006
Students on the London study trip in 2004
Trip to Musee Rodin 1
Students dancing at the at the Latin American Fiesta in Spring 2006
Students in Class 1
Behind the bar of the AMEX Cafe
The Paris-Atlantic team in Fall 2004
AUP students relaxing during Fall Fest in 2000
Enjoying the rides at Disneyland Paris in 2004
Playing cards at Fall Festival 2005
Students waiting to celebrate Thanksgiving at Bosquet in 2005
The Library Staff in 2003
Students Doing Laundry
Centre Georges Pompidou trip
Students at the AUP Talent Show in April 2006
AUP Library Shop
AUP students learning in a museum
Prof Rosenstein at Graduation 2002 with students
The Church outside the Grenelle building in 2006
Students hanging out at Fall Festival in 2005
Students in Class 8
Time to sign up for a club at Clubs Night in 2005
The White Mask Theater Cast in 2003
Graduation 2003 02
Students in conversation at Champ de Mars
Freshman Reception in the Grenelle Gardens in Fall 2004
The Welcome Reception in 2004
Students in Class 6
Study Session
Commencement Ceremony in May 2002
SGA at Work in Fall 2001
Student reading in Grenelle courtyard
Students around Paris 1
Orientation at the FIAP in Fall 2004
Students at Orientation Celebration in Fall 2001
At the bar/AMEX Cafe
AUP students enjoying Worlds Fair 2006
Painting class
Back to School Party with Celebrating Students in 2005
Quick chat at the AMEX Cafe
The bar at Plaza Madeleine during Halloween in 2005
Students on the Venice study trip in April 2001
Study session over Paris
Students at AUP Annual Worlds Fair in Spring 2006
Students playing Backgammon at AMEX Cafe
Lunch at a study trip to Bayeux with Prof McGuinness
Happy students after graduation in 2001
AUP with merch at the Library Shop
Students mingle at Clubs Night in Spring 2006
Freshman enjoying the welcome reception in Grenelle in 2004
Group study session in the Library in 2003
Students playing soccer on the beach
Students in Class 3
AUP students shopping on Rue Cler 1
Professor leading class
Paris at Sunset
Group photo of students on a study trip in Qatar in 2006
Students in Class 2000 03
Students in Class 5
Students in Class 17
Students in Class 14
Graduation 2003 05
Students hanging out in the AMEX Cafe in 2002
AUP Students shopping at Galleries Lafayette
Students on the terrace of the Combes building in 2001
Checkin for Orientation at the Grand Salon in Combes in Spring 2003
AUP students dressing up for Halloween in 2005
Waiting for Graduation to start in May 2002
Students goofing around in 2002
Prague study trip in Fall 2000
AUP Student studying on the quai 1
AUP students at graduation in May 2002
The Rent Musical Cast in Spring 2001
Students in Galleries Lafayette 1
Students Learning
Students on a trip in Mali in 2006
AUP students during Pride Week 2004
Students waiting for the next Orientation Session in Fall 2004
Marc Montheard and other checking in students in Fall 2000
Conversation and Coffee
Students performing the musical Rent in Spring 2001
Students at Grenelle 1
Computer Graphics
Friends at the AMEX Cafe
Prof Baltay and students on a study trip to London in 2004
Students at Opera Garnier
Student Advisors helping out at orientation in Fall 2004
Computer Graphics 2001 08
Students at the Hawaiian Boat Party in Fall 2001
The Nigerian table at Worlds Fair in 2003
Chess Club in 2006
AUP students shopping on Rue Cler
Students Learning 1
Students in Berlin on a study trip in 2002
Delicious Food everywhere at Worlds Fair in 2006
Stacy, Lia, Butch and Kat in 2004
Students around Paris 4
Overview of the AMEX Cafe
A couple of friends at the Latin American Fiesta in Spring 2006
AUP Students showing solidarity during Pride Week in Fall 2004
Arc de Triomphe
Prof Ann Mott on a study trip with students in Prague in 2002
Students at Centre Georges Pompidou
Enjoying Worlds Fair in Spring 2005
AUP students playing American football on the Invalides Esplanade
Louvre
AUP students posing for the camera in 2006
Students at the Taiwan table during Worlds Fair in 2001
Students at AUPs Fall Fest in 2001
Hanging out on the couch with friends in 2006
Enjoying some Orangina during Thanksgiving in Fall 2000
Computer Graphics 2001 09
AMEX Cafe Barista
Home Visit
Amazed by the architecture in Rome on a study trip in 2006
Buying a newspaper
Worlds Fair in 2001 at The American University of Paris
Going over student work
Students during a concert at the AMEX Cafe in 2003
Prof Rahnema and others during Graduation 2001
Lost in conversation in the AMEX Cafe
Students in Class 15
Graduation 2003
The German Booth at Worlds Fair 2006
Study trip to Venice in 2006
Feeding the Hungry at Fall 2001 Orientation
Having lunch together with new student advisors during Spring 2000 orientation
Students posing for the camera on a study trip to Prague 2006
A group of AUP students in 2006
Student gathering at the AMEX Cafe
Students waiting to receive their diplomas in 2001
Students with Prof. Blatt on a study trip in 2003
AUP students during Fall Fest 2000
Sightseeing in the city
Students shopping for art supplies
Students on a study trip in London in 2003
AUP students in the AMEX in 2006
AUP Student in discussion
AUP students at the 2005 Halloween Party
Screenwriting 2000 02
2005 NYE
Students during the Rent performance in 2001
Students in Prague during a study trip in 2002
Students around Paris 3
Friends hanging out in the AMEX Cafe in 2003
Students in Class 11
Students Dancing at Worlds Fair in 2006
Guitar Play 2005
Students around Paris 2
Cozy on the chair in 2001
AMEX Cafe
The Core Journal Team in 2004
Students on a study trip to Rome in 2006
AUP Students at Clubs Night in 2005
Students Learning at Cafe
Plenty to eat and drink at Worlds Fair 2005
Studying with a view of Paris rooftops
Students at Clubs Night in 2005
AUP student buying art supplies
Two students in 2006
Prof. Lacaze and students on a study trip to Rome in 2002
Two students goofing around at Fall Festival 2005
The Turkish table at Worlds Fair in 2001
Student Advisor Joumana Hassan and new student David Matta during Spring Orientation 2003
Open Mic in the AMEX in 2005
On the bridge outside the Grenelle building in 2004
The American table at Worlds Fair 2001
AUP Students in Fall 2004
NATO EU Conference 2001 01
AUP students posing for the camera in 2001
Dinner in Prague during a study trip in Spring 2000
Students playing Twister in Fall 2004
Students signing up for student media at clubs at Clubs Night in 2005
Students at Le Cafe Marly 1
Celebrating with friends at the Graduation Gala in 2002
Students having a good time at the Back To School party in 2005
Students on Opera Garnier steps
Students at George V metro station
NATO EU Conference 2001 02
AUP students goofing in front of the camera in 2004
Students after the Thanksgiving Feast in 2005
A Parisian Street in the 7th in 2006
Deep study session in the Library in 2003
Intense Backgammon game at the AMEX Cafe
Two students at Clubs Night in Spring 2006
Sightseeing in the city 1
AUP Computer Graphics class
Two students at Halloween in October 2005
The Jardin des Tuileries in 2006
Octoberfest in the AMEX Cafe in 2000
Thanksgiving Dinner in 2001
AUP students in 2001
Students in Class 18
Halloween 2005
Students listening during the Iraq War talk in 2002
The SGA Office in Bosquet in 2001
The Moroccan table at Worlds Fair in 2003
A trip to Disneyland Paris in 2004
Celebration at the AMEX Cafe during Open Mic in 2003
Graduates of the class of 2002 preparing for the gala
Students playing Chess at the AMEX Cafe
Students at the cinema
Students at Louvre Cafe
Receiving your Diploma at Commencement in May 2002
2006 World Cup
Students at Worlds Fair in Spring 2005
The SGA and friends at the Alumni Reception in Fall 2004
Students at Fall 2001 Orientation
An audience at the Debate Club Invitational with Sciences Po in 2004
Students in front of the Grenelle building during Orientation in Fall 2000
Students hanging out in the Grenelle Gardens in 2001
Ibrahim Ousmane and Chakera Macintosh outside the Bosquet entrance in 2003
Checking in during Orientation in Fall 2004
Students enjoying the Hawaiian Boat Party in Fall 2001
Students in Class in 2006
Check-in table during Spring 2000 orientation
The Debate Club in Fall 2004 competing with Sciences Po
Gala Dinner with Family after Graduation in May 2002
AUP students dancing in the AMEX in 2001
The Lebanese table at Worlds Fair in 2003
AUP students celebrating at Worlds Fair in 2001
Excited new and returning students during Spring 2000 orientation
Students discussing AUP Publications
AUP Friends hanging out on the Champs de Mars in 2006
2005 Disco Party
AUP students during Check-in at Orientation in Fall 2004
Office hours with student
Students enjoying Worlds Fair in Spring 2005
AUP Sommeliers
Friends waiting to graduate in May 2002
Carving the Turkey at Thanksgiving in 2005
Hanging out in the entrance of Bosquet in 2003
Students enjoying open mic at the AMEX in 2005
AUP Students at the AMEX Cafe
Students hanging out in the Grenelle Gardens during Freshman Reception in 2004
Cave 2006
Students advertising the Art Club at Clubs Night in Spring 2006
The stage during Graduation in 2001
Studying over coffee
Students at Tuileries metro station
Students posing in front of the Mailboxes in 2002
Campus Tour
Students reading a newspaper
A group of performers at the AUP Talent Show in April 2006
Studying at the AMEX Cafe
Students in Class 7
