Be a fully dedicated professional occupying a permanent, Cornell-affiliated position;

Be charged with making the Cornell Muslim experience a positive one;

Provide continuity to Muslim life on campus as students matriculate and graduate;

Coordinate Islamic and interfaith activities; and

Serve as an ambassador of good faith to the greater Cornell community as one of the 30+ chaplains within Cornell United Religious Work.

The impact a Muslim chaplain will have on the lives of Cornell students is both enduring and immediate.

Cornell’s students hail from every state in the U.S., and as many as one-sixth come from over 120 countries around the world. Graduates go on to occupy leadership positions in both the public and private sectors. The impact of a Cornell education is global, and graduates carry their viewpoints with them into their careers and communities. Thus, it is vital that students leave Cornell better equipped to understand Islam and Muslims.

Muslim students must balance religious life and academic demands, as well as make important personal choices. They may be faced with questions about the rationale behind Islamic viewpoints. Occasionally, students may need help coping with personal trials and tragedies, or coordinating community responses to current events.

Non-Muslim students face analogous challenges, and may also have questions regarding Islam and Muslims. A Muslim chaplain will provide individual counseling and mentoring as well as organize campus programming to address such issues.