The Event
THE BOSS


Name: Rise For Rohingya
Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Time: 06:00pm - 09:00pm EST
Location:
Lipton Hall (D'Agostino Hall)
NYU School of Law
108 West 3rd Street, NY-10012
Our Speakers
Born in London and raised in Ghana, Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah received both his B.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from Cambridge University. After teaching at renowned institutions such as Yale, Cornell, Duke, Harvard, and Princeton, he currently is the Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University. He is the author of prize-winning books Cosmopolitism and The Honor Code that explore issues on morality, race, and the society. Professor Appiah is a leading global thinker who has received over 15 honorary degrees and the 2011 National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama.

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Rabbi Yehuda Sarna serves as the University Chaplain and Executive Director of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at New York University. He is a lecturer at NYU School of Public Service. In 2008, he was awarded the Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence from Hillel International. Chelsea Clinton’s documentary Of Many narrates the work Rabbi Sarna and Imam Khalid has been doing to build bridges among the different faith groups. Rabbi Sarna was listed as one of '36-under-36 Change-makers' by the New York Jewish Week.

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Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe serves as the
Professor of Medicine and Population at Health NYU Langone Medical Center. In 2013, he received a $12 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, which was used to create the Center for Stroke Disparities Solutions in New York City. Recently, he was elected into the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Ogedegbe has dedicated himself to developing strategies to eliminate racial disparities in cardiovascular diseases and to improving the outcomes of chronic diseases in minority populations.
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Khalid Latif is the Executive Director and Imam for the Islamic Center at New York University, from where he graduated. Under Khalid's leadership, the NYU Islamic Center became a leading institution among the American Muslim Community that raises substantial funds for humanitarian efforts. He was honored with the 2014 NYU Alumni Distinguished Service Award for his continued work to help bridge gaps between different faith groups. Recently, he became an advocate for the Rohingya Crisis after he personally visited refugee camps in Bangladesh.

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John Sexton is the President Emeritus of New York University, and the former chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He received his B.A, M.A, and Ph.D. from Fordham University; and a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. John's leadership was instrumental in advancing NYU's global presence as a world renowned educational institution. Professor Sexton founded the Catalyst Foundation for Universal Education that funds and promotes education for children. He is the author of the New York Times Bestseller Baseball as a Road to God.

John Sexton
President Emeritus,
New York University
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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH STUDENT ASSOCIATION (NYU BSA) POHELA BOISHAKH
Come join us Saturday, April 14th from 6pm-11pm at our annual benefit showcase formal! This year, we will be celebrating Bengali New Years (Pohela Boishakh)!
All of NYU BSA proceeds will be going directly to Rise For Rohingya, helping Rohingya refugee children and families! Bring your friends and enjoy a night full of
dancing, performances, music, photo-booth, and delicious South Asian cuisine!


Date: Saturday, April 14, 2018
Time: 07:00pm - 11:00pm EST
Location:
Grand Hall, 5th floor
238 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012
HUNTER STUDENT NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION-MINORITY ASSOCIATION FOR PRE-MEDICAL STUDENTS (SNMA-MAPS)
SNMA-MAPS will have a special collaboration with Rise for Rohingya to discuss the ongoing Rohingya crisis from a health-perspective regarding ailments, lack of resources and medicine. The panel will consist of Dr. Alexandra Lewis and medical student David Elson to speak about the medical challenges faced by the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.


Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Time: 05:00pm - 07:00pm EST
Location:
Hunter College, City University of New York
Thomas Hunter 414
695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065
RUTGERS BENGALI STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (RUTGERS BSA) 2019 CHARITY FORMAL
Come one come all! Everyone is invited to the extravaganza of a lifetime!✨🎉🎊 Dust off your dancing shoes👠👞 and fancy pants🧐 and get hyped for a remarkable night. We partnered up with Rise for Rohingyas this year and all proceeds will go to helping the people in the camps save lives🙌 Come help us make a difference 😇but stay and let loose with our DJ and open dance floor😜 We will be having amazing performances by our very own students and members. If you remember him from BNY last year, the rising Bengali artist MUZA is back and ready to give us a great show!🤩🤩 Together, we will rise❗️

Date: Friday, February 8, 2019
Time: 07:00pm - 11:00pm EST
Location:
604 Bartholomew Rd
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
