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
→ Explore the timeline
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
→ Learn about AUP's future
→ Follow the Monttessuy renovations
Marc leading the start of Orientation week
GPS Award Recipients posing with their Awards
Thanksgiving 2019 at the American Church
Group discussion
Flame of Liberty
Windows on rue de Grenelle
Strolling across Pont Bir Hakeim
AUP Basketball team with coach Ashkan
Tour Eiffel in Cherry Blossoms by Monica Tingay
Meeting of minds
Old Velibs at Bosquet
Boat party on the Seine
Selfies at the park
The Philippines table at the World's Fair
Orientation in Combes
Students in the Combes Grand Salon
Students in Computer Class
Class group photo
Advisors hanging out at the AMEX
Workshop group project
Indian Practicum 2014
View of monuments at Concorde
Tour of Paris
2018 Graduation Ceremony
Taking selfies along the Seine
AUP 50th Anniversary Boat Party
Boat tour for new arrivals
Chiara's Eiffel Tower reflection
New Student Checkin at Combes02
Class Presentation
Thanksgiving at the American Church 2013 02
2014 Orientation
Art Exhibit in Combes with Professor Shimony
New students on a Paris bout tour
Group shot at the AMEX
Graduate Community Advancement Award Winners
Class visit with Professor Odonkor
Macarons
Student Clubs and Activities table
Band warmup at the AMEX
Boat tour at sunset
La Tour Maubourg Metro
Cultural Program Excursion02
Students Preparing for AUP Marathon
Graduation 2014 at Theatre Chatelet 02
Eiffel Tower shot from the 7éme Arrondissement
Students hanging out in the old AMEX Cafe
Students representing their countries and majors
Tuileries Deux Chaises
Painting event with President Schenck
Computer Science class at Grenelle
50th Anniversary Boat Party on the Seine
India Practicum Study Trip
2014 Orientation 01
Taking a break from Studying
Sculpture class
Amphitheatre Marechal Foch visit
SGA Meeting
Study group on the AMEX terrace
New Student Check-in
Bateaux Mouches group shot
Gathering in Grenelle
Ashkan with AUP Marathon Winner
Photo on the Seine
Senegal Study Trip
Round table discussion
Student Club night
Posing for the camera
Walking Tour around Paris
Outing to Opera Garnier
Blue Doors in the Marais
Cultural Program Study Trip to Egypt
Studying water with Professor Elena Berg
Playing pool at the AMEX
Thanksgiving at the American Church 2013 05
Workshop Project Group
Meeting on rue de l'Université
AUP volunteers preparing to welcome guests
Quintessential Parisian Cafe
AUP volleyball team
Gathering over meals at the AMEX
Painting class with Professor Shimony
Students in Computer Science class
Testing out experiments in class
Students at Combes Student Life Center
Painting at Palais Royale
Picnic at Champ de Mars
Student Advisor Picnic
Paris Views
Event at Combes Student Life Center
Paris under the rain
Bonjour from Paris
Senegal Practicum Study Trip
Reviewing notes at the AMEX
Enjoying the Super Bowl at the AMEX Cafe
Puerto Rico's table at the World's Fair
Thanksgiving at the American Church 2013 04
Students Posing with AUP Merch
Thanksgiving dinner at the American Church
Sacré Cœur
Attentive students in class
Class at Invalides
Lunch out in Paris
Visiting the La Tour-Maubourg building
Talent Show at the AMEX
Using a Parisian Cafe as a classroom
Thanksgiving at the American Church 2013 03
Orientation with Marc
Student class collaboration
Neighborhood visit in Egypt
New Student Checkin at Combes01
Students enjoying Fallafels
Group Photos amongst new alums
Students enjoying a coffee at the AMEX
Cultural Program Excursion01
Students analysing art
2014 Orientation 05
Sightseeing in Paris
Before the AUP Marathon
Students listening intently at orientation
Crossing the esplanade at Invalides
Discovering Paris
Pont des Arts
Note taking student
New Alumni Cocktails
New admit boat tour
SGA Meeting02
Class trip with Professor Brian Schiff
Alumni Event at President Schenck's residence
Study trip to Germany
Shot of a row of Velibs
Daily Bread
Representing the many nationalities at AUP
Class visit with Professor Hobart
Rooftops in Monceau
Enjoying views on the Seine
Students enjoying at drink
SGA members having fun
2014 Orientation 06
A game of Monopoly on the AMEX terrace
Getting to know Paris through walking tours
AUP Student Clubs
AUP Students enjoying PFW
Egyptian Study Trip
New Student Orientation
Private Alumni event at President Schenck's apartment
2014 Orientation with Marc Montheard
UNESCO class trip
Collaborative work between students
Election event
Overview of the old AMEX Cafe
Summer course information
#AUP4Me
Professor Shimony Painting with students
Orientation at Bosquet
Graduation 2014 at Theatre Chatelet 01
Thanksgiving at the American Church 2013
Study Trip India Practicum
Iceland Study Trip
Student Advisor Picnic at Champ de Mars
London Branding Cultural Program trip with Professor Waddick Doyle
Students meeting at Combes
Graduation 2014 at Theatre Chatelet
2014 Orientation 02
Student Art Exhibit
The walking commute between AUP buildings
Class with Professor Raj
New Alumni
World's Fair
Studying in the new AUP Library
Professors Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu at a Combes event
AUP student posing for a Graduation Photo
Window Shopping for pastries at a Boulangerie
Eiffel Tower in the Spring
Abbesses Metro Station
Check in at AUP Orientation
Class critique
Group of friends in the AMEX
Pottery making on a Study Trip
Student meeting with Professor Wanklyn for Orienation
Classroom visit with Professor Elena Berg
Group shot on the AMEX terrace
Orientation Prep
