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Zaytuna College, the first Muslim liberal arts college in the United States, began in 1996 as Zaytuna Institute in Hayward, California, co-founded by Hamza Yusuf and Hesham Alalusi. During its early years in the San Francisco Bay Area, the institute, through its educational programs, publications, and productions, established an international reputation for its efforts to help revive Islam`s educational and intellectual legacy and to popularize traditional learning among Western Muslims. In 2004, noting the paucity of religious leaders with the cultural literacy to tend to the spiritual and pastoral needs of American Muslims, Zaytuna Institute launched a pilot seminary program. Under the guidance of Zaid Shakir, the program trained and graduated five students in 2008. After the culmination of the pilot program, the Board of Directors of Zaytuna Institute (later renamed the Board of Trustees of Zaytuna College) guided the organization through a seismic transition, with the goal of establishing an accredited Muslim institution of higher education in the United States. In 2009, Zaytuna College was launched in Berkeley, California, by Hatem Bazian, Zaid Shakir, and Hamza Yusuf. The Summer Arabic Intensive, a two-month, residential language course, was its first academic program. Subsequently, the undergraduate program welcomed its inaugural freshman class for the Fall 2010 semester.
The CSU is a leader in high-quality, accessible, student-focused higher education. With 23 campuses, almost 427,000 students, and 44,000 faculty and staff, we are the largest, the most diverse, and one of the most affordable university systems in the country. The CSU awards about 99,000 degrees annually and has conferred nearly 2.8 million. The CSU is renowned for the quality of its teaching and for the job-ready graduates it produces. The mission of the CSU is to provide high-quality, affordable education to meet the ever changing needs of the people of California. With its commitment to excellence, diversity and innovation, the CSU is the university system that is working for California.
The mission of Eastern Nazarene College is to serve God, the Church, and the World by providing a quality liberal arts education to students of all ages. Consistent with its Wesleyan heritage, Eastern Nazarene College seeks to create and maintain an environment which awakens and fosters truth, righteousness, justice, and holiness as made possible by God`s transforming grace through Jesus Christ. Embracing its multicultural and urban environment, Eastern Nazarene College prepares students to lead and serve in a diverse world by integrating “the best in education and the best in Christian faith.” Transformational Education: We will provide a holistic educational experience that integrates spiritual, academic, and social development to prepare students to effectively serve in a changing world. Faithful Authenticity: We will be deliberately honest in our relationships, management procedures, strategic planning, and communication to foster trust and confidence with both internal and external constituencies. Institutional Vitality: We will develop and sustain a sound financial and administrative infrastructure that provides a foundation for a vibrant campus culture and climate. Service Orientation: We will model servant leadership to our students and community by creating a culture of excellent customer service. Multicultural Understanding: We will create a context that welcomes and embraces various cultural backgrounds to promote cultural understanding and acceptance. Christian Faith: We will act and respond in ways that value and validate each member of the community so that we reflect the servanthood of Christ as we interact with one another and the world to participate in the kingdom of God. Intentionally Collaborative: We will develop and exercise the skills necessary for supportive and creative relationships to facilitate healthy collaboration both internally and externally. Pursuit of Excellence: We will utilize our intellectual, financial, and interpersonal resources to cultivate a lifestyle of stewardship that maximizes our personal and institutional potential within our organizational and physical environments.
As the first college chartered in the newly independent United States, we are still defined by our close connection to America’s founding era, along with an appreciation for our beautiful Chesapeake Bay environment and a culture that fosters good writing.
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