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A Scholarship Fund Established at William Paterson
University
Please join us on April 12 to learn more about this great
initiative.
The American Arab Forum endorses the efforts to establish The
Arab American Scholarship at
William Paterson
University, Wayne , NJ, USA. The program will provide
support for undergraduate students with financial need and
encourage these students to become leaders their disciplines and
contribute to their community.
This ambitious scholarship is a first for New Jersey.
President Aref Assaf of American Arab Forum is one of five
community leaders who are organizing this initiative. Over the
course of three years, the Fund hopes to raise $1 million.
Long term plans call for the creation of a Chair in Arabic
Studies at the University. So far over $200,000 have been
committed and in fact the University has already granted four
scholarships to deserving students attending the Fall 2011
Semester.
The generosity of our community, their deep love for
education and knowledge are seamlessly matched by the enthusiasm
and limitless support we have received from the University
administration. University President, Kathleen Waldron has been
instrumental in facilitating the fulfillment of this much
desired dream.
I am reaching to all our friends to invite you to join us on
April 12 to a special fundraising dinner where the University
President will keynote the event. Your attendance is
important to me but more so as an indication of our support of our
future leaders. Your attendance is more important to the
University to gauge our collective endorsement and support both
moral and financial of this project. Your donation in cash or
long term pledges is the best inheritance you and I will leave
for our children.
Please RSVP to Alice Walsh at 973-720-2615 or email her
directly at
gorczykia@wpunj.edu. I would be grateful if you would also
cc me at allari58@gmail.com
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Respectfully,
Aref Assaf, PhD
President
American Arab Forum
www.aafusa.org
973-960-2673
ARAB AMERICAN
SCHOLARSHIPS
Four $3,000 scholarships funded by private donations to be
awarded to new-incoming freshmen with preference given to
students of Arab descent promoting higher education as a
catalyst for positive social and economic change. The
scholarships will provide support for undergraduate students
with financial need and encourage these students to become
leaders in their disciplines and contribute to their community.
Applicants are required to submit an
online application indicating their commitment to the
enhancement of their community and to their development as
leaders in their disciplines and contribute to the social and
intellectual development of their community. For more
information, contact Mr. Anthony Leckey, Senior Associate
Director for Undergraduate Admissions at
leckeya@wpunj.edu
Click
here
to read more about the Scholarship.
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