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April 23 marked the night of the second annual Al Khayr Student Leadership Awards gala, a formal dinner at which students, faculty and staff united to recognize and celebrate students who demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership over the past year. The event took place in Park Hyatt Hotel and attendance was limited to the finalists, their plus-ones and the organizers themselves.

Finalists were selected based on nominations submitted earlier this month by members of the community. The awards were planned and organized by Campus life. An award committee comprised of faculty, students and Campus Life members decided on the winners.

The Al Khayr awards, named for the phrase meaning ultimate good in Arabic, featured 12 categories. During the ceremony, recipients of the President’s Service Award, which is awarded to to students across the Global Network University, were also announced. Last year’s categories, Fostering Dialogue and Inclusivity and Understanding, were merged to form the Diversity, Inclusivity, and Dialogue award, and Healthy Living was added as a new category.

The keynote speaker of the night was David Tinagero, Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Dean of Students.

Winners: Ben Jance, Brooks Fowler, Kimi Rodriguez

Finalists: Melissa Levinson, Dylan Kava, Amer Nasr, Nishesh Chaubey, Carlos Escobar, Vishwanath Chandrasekar, Dhanya Baby

Winners: Ritu Muralidharan, Frederick Jensen, Suraiya Yahia

Finalists: Gabriel Torres, Hamel Al Qubaisi

Winner: Shatha Al Hashmidharan

Finalists: Kelly Murphy, Jacob Hartwig

Winner: Ritu Muralidharan

Finalists: James Gardener, Sanyu Kiyimba-Kisaka

Winner: Patrick Sheldon Wee

Finalists: Jihyun Kim, Mohamed Belarbi

Winner: Alf Lim

Finalists: Ritu Muralidharan, Joey Bui

Winner: Brooks Fowler

Finalists: Craig Breckenridge, Krushika Patankar

Winner: William Young

Finalists: Tashan, Headspace

Winner: Open Mic

Finalists: Dylan Kava, Clara Correia

Winner: Gabriel Torres

Finalists: Brooks Fowler, Tessa Carelli

Winner: Yuqi Sun

Finalists: Frederick Jensen, Michael Vintr

Winner: Anthony Murray

Finalists: Israel Desta, Yuqi Sun, Corey Meyer, Kimi Rodriguez, Roshni Dadlani, Hamel Al Qubaisi

Winners: Jamie Sutherland, Ben Jance, Olivia Bergen