The Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian (MENASA) Leadership Retreat has celebrated its ninth consecutive year since its return in 2013.

The annual Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian (MENASA) Leadership Retreat brings students together to develop leadership skills through identity and community building. We create an atmosphere to explore and reclaim South, Southwest Asian, and North African identities to offer culturally responsive perspectives, knowledge, and skills to support students and to reflect on the complexity of their lives, inside and outside of the classroom. The retreat engages students at the personal level to help understand how their experiences and skills can be applied at the community and professional level.

MENASA Leadership Retreat is open to all undergraduate students: first years, transfers, international, domestic, current students, and student leaders. Students of all identities and intersections-including undocumented, LGBTQIA+, and differently-abled are encouraged to apply for an enriching weekend of opportunities to expand knowledge, personal growth, and community building.

This year, we are channeling our theme of “Threads of Connection; Weaving Our Futures”. The histories we carry—both individual and communal—serve as our starting point to understand ourselves. Connecting our stories through historical context will serve to build capacity for greater understanding, healing, and pathways for our collective futures on and off campus. 

When? January 11-12, 2025
Where? Student Community Center

Apply HERE by Monday, November 4, 2024 by 11:59PM