Middle East/South Asian (ME/SA)

Student Organizations

• Afghan Student Organization (ASA) - promote awareness, tolerance, and peace in issues relating to Afghanistan in UC Davis and the surrounding communities.
• Aggies for Israel (AFI) - educates and provides Israel awareness on campus.
• Diversity Search - an organization that promotes diversity in the workplace by providing job listings, job search articles, and other resources.
• Iranian Student Cultural & Aesthetic Organization (ISCAO) - works toward creating a united Persian community, on and off the UC Davis campus. 
• ME/SA Student Organization - The ME/SA Student Organization is run directly under the Major/minor program with Dr. Suad Joseph as the adviser. It focuses on holding academic and leisure activities which would interest ME/SA major and minors (such as cooking lessons for Middle Eastern and South Asian cuisines, and seminars where that incorperate UC Davis professors. Contact Shruti Banerjee for more information.
• Middle East Studies Association (MESA) - a private, non-profit, non-political learned society that brings together scholars, educators and those interested in the study of the region from all over the world.  It is responsible for the International Journal of Middle East Studies. 
• Middle Eastern & South Asian Law Students Association (MESALSA) - represents a broad group of students dedicated to raising awareness of national and international issues affecting the Middle Eastern and South Asian communities at home and abroad. Email Nabil Bisharat or Munish Dayal for more information.
• Minority Professional Network - an interactive career, economic, and lifestyle connection.
• Muslim Student Association (MSA) - creates an avenue for Muslim students to meet and exchange ideas.
• Southeast Asians Furthering Education (SAFE) - aims to empower Southeast Asian students to actively pursue higher eduation, retain Southeast Asian students currently enrolled in institution of higher learning, and engage parents in the educational process.
• South Asian Student Organization (SASO) - promotes South Asian cultural awareness and unity in an effort to bridge the gap that separates the South Asian countries.

Campus Contacts

• Shruti Banarjee, Peer Advisor, 530.754.4927. Middle East/South Asia Studies
• Fariha Naveed, Reach Retreat Assistant & PEACE Trainer, Cross Cultural Center.
• Joaquin Galvan, Retention and Study Skills Specialist, The Learning Skills Center
• Linda Alexander, Retention and Study Skills Specialist, The Learning Skills Center

Career and Support Resources

• Cross Cultural Center (CCC) - The Cross-Cultural Center supports and advocates for the institutional goal of campus diversity. Their work fosters understanding of and appreciation for the cultures, traditions and histories reflected in the campus community, as well as social justice.
• HireDiversity.com focuses on diversity recruitment and career networking.
• Medical School Office of Diversity - vision is to create an environment where individuals from diverse backgrounds feel included and respected, produce a physician workforce that reflects the diversity of the state of California, and achieve educational and clinical standards of cultural competence that ultimately will reduce health disparities and provide the best care for all patients.
• Office of Campus Community Relations (OCCR) - OCCR provides leadership in diversity education training, affirmative action, equity initiatives and campus community relations.
• Services for International Students and Scholars (SISS) - assists international students, scholars and UC Davis departments with visa and immigration issues.

Professional Associations

• Middle East Economic Assiciation (MEEA) - a private, non-profit, non-political organization of scholars interested in the study of the economies and economics of the Middle East.