"INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF MUSLIM WOMEN IN SCIENCE (ISMWS) AT OHIO STATE" "ISMWS" Chapter at OSU
Our Motto: "Stay in Science (Basic or Applied)"
The first President:
Nishat Khan, Public Health, The Ohio State University, 2017-2019
Founder:
Dr. Sultana N. Nahar , Astronomy, The Ohio State University
"he International Society of Muslim Women in Science, otherwise known as
ISMWS, here at Ohio State is an international organization dedicated to the
support, encouragement, help, and strengthening of confidence of
Muslim women in the field of science, campus wide and beyond. ISMWS consists
of many Muslim Women of different backgrounds, levels of study, fields of
science, and more. We are here to serve as a resource for you all on
campus and to help one another in our pursuits for the advancement of Muslim
women in science. Please don't hesitate to email us, if you have any
questions."
Committee info:
Leader Information
- Primary Leader: President, Nishat Khan, Email: khan.290@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Leader Information
- Primary Leader: President, Nishat Khan, President,
Email: khan.290@buckeyemail.osu.edu
Name:
Best Regards,
Followings are the pictures from the events
- Participation in the "Involvement Fair"
- Event partnering with Knowlton Architechure Department to teach
students about architecture,
- Club fund raise using bake sale
ISMWS at Ohio State :
President's report: "ISMWS participated in OSU's summer 2020 virtual involvement fair. We recruited 12 new members, and talked to multiple people about the goals and visions for our organization. We plan on building a strong community of Muslim women in science through virtual meetings this semester."
President Samira Shire wrote "ISMWS OSU had participated in the
spring involvement fair, which was a good success."
Pic: i) Oct 3 2017: Treasurer: Afreen Khan, Advisor: Sultana Nahar, Associate Director of
OSU
Student Organizations: Jen Pelletier (Adviosr Appreciation Breakfast at Ohio
Union)
ii) Sep 9, 2019: Committee members of ISMWS at Ohio State with international
ISMWS members participating at the LEAP (Leadership for Academicians Programme)
iii) Poster about "ISMWS at Ohio State" at OSU Involvement Fair, 2019
iv) Jan 2024: ISMWS 2023-2024 committee members with speaker Dr. Hashima
Hasan of NASA Headquarters, Washington DC.
Our Practice:
"Regardless of other commitments, of the 24
hours of the day, we save a few hours for ourselves for our scientific work"
We believe:
"The more we use our brain and
mind, the more beautiful we look."
OBJECTIVES:
- Many of us move away from profession to contribute time to other needs
- Yet, many of us are successfully contributiong to advances in science
MEMBERS INFO:
i) President Moizzah Ahmed, ii) Treasurer: Zunnairah Ahmad,
iii) Outreach Chair: Maham Usmani, v) Events Chair: Maryam Bafadal
iv) Marketing Chair: Amina Bashir (picture is missing)
- Secondary Leader: Vice President, Randa Mireb, Email: mireb.1@buckeyemail.osu.eduo
- Treasurer: Arfeen Khan, Email: khan.625@buckeyemail.osu.edu
- Faculty Advisor: Dr Sultana N. Nahar, Email: nahar.1@osu.edu
- Treasurer: Arfeen Khan, Email: khan.625@buckeyemail.osu.edu
- Faculty Advisor: Dr Sultana N. Nahar, Email: nahar.1@osu.edu
APPLICATION & CONTACT INFO:
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Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University
140 West 18th Avenue, McPherson Laboratory
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Tel: 1-614-292-1888, Fax: 1-614-292-2928
Email: nahar.1@osu.edu
WWW: http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/nahar.1/
GALLERY:
ACTIVITIES:
- There are about 1400 Student Organizations at OSU
"Salam Dr. Sultana,
We attended the involvement fair and I attached some pictures. We've had social
event to welcome new members, an event partnering with Knowlton to teach
students about architecture, we've also had a bake sale to raise some money
for the club.
Jenien Abu-kweik"
i) Public lecture session, ii) Public lecture at Ohio Union, iii) Certificate
and OSU pin recognition, iv) Q&A continued after the public lecture,
iv) student leaders welcome Dr. Hashima with OSU symbolic gifts
Dr. Hashima also made presentation in the Astronomy Department, and
had social event with Columbus Folk Dancers and dinner with student
leaders
It was a collaboration with Muslim Students Association (MSA) of Osu and
Columbus Free Clinic
i) collaborated with MSA (Muslim Students Association) event
ii) 
volunteer for Columbus Free Clinic for a Halloween social on Wednesday 21st
of October
ISMWS members held their first social event Virtual on zoom for knowing each
other and play the trivia game together.
i)Poster at the Fair:
i) Poster and ii) objetives of ISMWS at OSU at Involvement Fair, iii)
Jen and Sultana at Advisors Appreciation Breakfast
- Presented ISMWS at Ohio State with poster, buttons, flyers
- Recruited 13 members for the society
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