scholarship - Westfield State Alumni

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 | 5–7 p.m.
Scanlon Banquet Hall
SCHOLARSHIP
fundraiser
KHAli
You are cordially invited to attend the
Westfield State Foundation, Inc.
2 Broad Street
Westfield, MA 01085
To Register or Donate, please visit
westfieldalumni.org/KHAli or
Call Lisa McMahon at (413) 485-7360 or
e-mail lmcmahon@westfield.ma.edu
Make check payable to:
Westfield State Foundation, Inc.
2 Broad Street
P.O. Box 1630
Westfield, MA 01086-1630
Please specify KHAli Scholarship in the memo
of your check.
Funds will be invested in non-interest bearing financial investments
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
5–7 p.m.
Scanlon Banquet Hall
“To give them the knowledge,
inspiration and courage to
become the change agents
needed to make our world a
better place for all people.”
—Dr. Kamal Ali
The KHAli Scholarship provides financial support to Muslim
students and supplementary financial support to students
who wish to study in Ghana as participants in the International
Exchange Program.
This scholarship honors Dr. Ali’s dedication to student
achievement and global experiences, and will help us work
toward the goal of providing students with opportunities
to fulfill their dreams.
Dr. Kamal H. Ali was honored by the Ethnic and Gender Studies
Department with a scholarship in his name as testimony to his legacy of
dedication, inspiration and outstanding service both to the university and
the students. As director of both the Urban Education and the Student
Support Services programs, and later as Dean of Multicultural Development,
Dr. Ali re-invigorated university programs focusing on at-risk students from
both inner-city and rural communities, first-generation students, and students
from low-income families, students for whom a baccalaureate degree was—
and continues to be—the passport to meaningful careers in an increasingly
competitive world.
Additionally, his role as faculty advisor to the Muslim Student Organization
familiarized him with the numbers of Muslim students who need and deserve
monetary and counseling support in their quest for educational parity.
Professor Ali guided a multi-ethnic group of students to Ghana in 2009, the
first such trip to the continent in the history of Westfield State. Consistent
with his teaching philosophy, the exciting, engaging time spent in the field,
in Accra and the sea side city of Elmina, as well as the lecture halls at the
University of Ghana campuses in Cape Coast and Legon were, predictably,
overwhelmingly transformative experiences for students.
It is these critically important, essential, yet unique educational experiences,
and this legacy of progressive, student-centered global learning, that the
Kamal Hassan Ali Scholarship seeks to support.
The compassionate guidance afforded to students by Dr. Ali has played
a significant role in preparing them for success.
Join us for an evening of reflections, refreshments
and entertainment.
Register or Donate online at westfieldalumni.org/KHAli
For questions contact Lisa McMahon at
lmcmahon@westfield.ma.edu or 413-485-7360