MUSLIM STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

InterMSA Summit 2015

April 17-18th

Princeton, NJ

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It is with great excitement that the Princeton

University Muslim Students’ Association cordially invites you to take part in its first ever InterMSA

Summit!

What? PUMSA’s first-ever InterMSA Summit When? Friday, April 17th and Saturday, April 18th Where? Princeton University’s campus Why? Refer to “Mission and Purpose” section on page 3. Cost? $10 per person. Payment details on page 4. Housing? PUMSA students will provide housing! Food? Yummy Saturday brunch and catered dinners on both

days!

At a glance

Mission and Purpose

In our efforts to connect, exchange and communicate, we will engage in dialogue on the topics mentioned above and more. The goal of the summit is to place emphasis on student to student interaction, rather than on speakers and lectures. Therefore, it is our hope that this will mean a tremendous amount of fun, not only because we will have the opportunity to make new friends, but also because we can return from it to our campuses with many new and valuable ideas and connections, Insha’Allah.

Platform for different University MSAs in the Northeast to congregate, interact, have fun, and make connections.

Opportunity to exchange experiences and advice regarding MSA infrastructure, campus engagement, and involvement with national and

international issues.

Princeton University

Logistics Registration

To register, please complete the registration form HERE! (Each individual attendee must complete his/her own registration form) Also, join our Facebook event!!! And like the PUMSA page as well! Please contact Rabia Khan (rsk2@princeton.edu) with any questions.

Payment

Everyone can submit his or her individual payment (credit, debit, PayPal, etc.) at the following link : http://bit.do/intermsasummit. *If you do not have a PayPal account, click “Don’t have a PayPal account?” at the bottom of the page to pay with credit or your bank account.

Please contact Waka Islam (wislam@princeton.edu) or Laraib Ilyas (lilyas@princeton.edu) with questions.

Schedule of Events (Friday)

Friday, April 17th (Connect)

Registration and Dinner (Maghrib) 6 - 7:30 Dinner starts at 7. Welcome and Ice-breakers 7:30 - 8:30 Halaqa (Isha) 8:30 - 9:30 Break (with snacks) 9:30 – 10 First Break-out Session 10 - 11 Topic: Personal Stories and Spiritual Autobiographies - what has your journey been with Islam? Depart and go to assigned dorms 11 - 12

Schedule of Events (Saturday)

Saturday, April 17th (Exchange & Communicate)

Breakfast 10 - 11 Second Break-out Session 11 - 12 Topic: MSA infrastructure and campus engagement - what are effective layouts for our MSAs and how we interact with our campus communities? Talk by Princeton University Chaplain Imam Sohaib 12 - 1 Focus: Importance of Community-Building in a University MSA context Free Time + Lunch (Dhuhr) 1 - 2 This is your chance to go eat-out on campus or Nassau Street! Third Break-out Session 2 - 3 Topic: MSA involvement with national and international issues - how do MSAs deal with current events issues? Extra-curricular Event(s) + Free Time 3 - 5 Chill, take a nature walk along the Toe-path, play Bball, go on a photo scavenger hunt of campus or do it all and more! Fourth Break-out Session (Asr) 5 - 6 Topic: Connections between University MSAs in the Northeast - what can we do to strengthen our ties? Dinner 6 - 7 Larger Group Debrief Session + Reflection (Maghrib) 7 - 8 What have we learned and where do we go from here? Depart 8

Interactive Map and Contact

MSA Executive board contact

Should any concerns arise before, during or after the Summit, please do not hesitate to contact any of the following: Rabia Khan (PR chair): rsk2@princeton.edu 732-763-3278 Nabil Shaikh (Prez): nshaikh@princeton.edu 610-763-7398 Amir Raja (Social Chair): araja@princeton.edu 540-809-9702

What’s Fun around Princeton?

Check out the End of this booklet for great places to eat and hang out in Princeton, created by our very own Anhar Karim! Access the Interactive Map HERE!

AND MAY WE BE BLESSED IN

OUR EFFORTS, INSHA’ALLAH!

And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from

Yourself a supporting authority”(Sura Al-’Isra).