Objectives
• Help AMU and its student body through scholarship and other program
• Develop & strengthen the community by organizing social projects & events
• Promote cultural awareness through cultural & literary activities
Short-term Goals
Membership Drive
Increase the membership of AMUAA Chicago and make it more inclusive. Member get a member campaign.
Long-term Goals
Friends of AMU – Distant Mentorship Program
AMUAA of Chicago is encouraging all well placed ALIGS to volunteer and to be part of a distant mentor program. In this initiative, currently enrolled students at the AM are given access to the contact information on potential mentors who have moved ahead in life and may provide a word of encouragement and advise. Coordinator direct the potential students to the "seniors" in academia, industry or other spheres of activities to "learn" by asking critical questions and seeking guidance. Additional details can be found here.
Girls Education / Needy Students Education.
Primary & Secondary education is vital for the progress of any society. To nurture our children to become able architects of tomorrow by being good leaders & statesmen, Doctors & Engineers, Scientists, Lawyers, Teachers, Social Scientists etc we need to get them to schools today. Towards this goal Girls education is of utmost importance.
Today's girls, our daughters and sisters, are tomorrow's mothers. A mother is the first and the foremost teacher of a child. She is is entrusted with raising the next generation that will inherit this planet. Education provides some of the critically important tools and techniques that a mother needs to empower herself to do a superb job. Imagine the world in which all mothers are educated.
We will be Sponsoring worthy projects at Girls Schools/ Education of needy Students in India through fund raising. An update on the current progress can be found here.
Elected Office Bearers – June 2011
Executive council:
President: Mr. Anis Khan
Vice- President: Mr. Javed Husain
Secretary: Dr. Shakil Khan
Treasurer: Dr. Mohammad Mushtaq
Board of Directors:
Two year term
Dr. Haris Jamil
Mrs. Nargis Jahan
One year term
Mrs. Fatima Hai
Mr. Vaseem Iftekhar
Dr. Gulam Waris was elected for a 2-year term in 2010 election and will continue to serve until the 2012 election.
Dr. Haris Jamil was unanimously selected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Councilors:
Dr. Tausif Alam & Dr. Zia Usman