Albanian American Student Organization

Albanian American Student Organization
Organizata e Studentëve Shqiptaro-Amerikan
Related ethnic groups
Albanians
Albanian diaspora
Albanian Canadian

The Albanian American Student Organization (AASO) (Albanian: Organizata e Studentëve Shqiptaro-Amerikan) is a non-profit organization that is established by Albanian Students in the United States

Scholarship

The Gjergj Kastrioti Scholarship (GKS) Fund was founded in 1999 as an extension of the Albanian American Student Organization in the State of Michigan. The goal is to provide scholarships to Albanian students that demonstrate a need and/or have maintained a history of a superior academic achievement Every year The GK’s fund receives highly qualified applicants and the need and competition is greater than ever.[1]

Chapters and Similar Organizations

NATIONAL

Michigan

The Albanian American Student Organization in Michigan was founded at Wayne State University in 1998.The organization was initiated from the idea of a handful of Albanian students at the Wayne State University in Michigan. The main objective of the organization is to promote fellowship among the Albanian students with other students around campus and to promote the Albanian language and culture as well.

Seeing the success this idea had among the Albanian students at the Wayne State University, other Albanian students at 4 other universities in Michigan decided to start their own chapters of AASO at their own college campuses. The dedication of our members has allowed us to be able to provide scholarships and other assistance to deserving Albanian students who seek a higher education since 1999 when we founded the Gjergj Kastrioti Scholarship fund. Today there are many successful active chapters of AASO not only in the US (Texas, Connecticut, Pennsylvania,etc.) but also in Canada and Australia. The organization participates in social events, fundraising efforts for the GKSF Scholarship, promotion & understanding of the Albanian culture, leadership development, volunteering efforts in our community events(including Mother Theresa Service Day), and political causes as they relate to Albania, Kosova and Montenegro. The organization has also successfully networked with other Albanian Student chapters across the USA with the hope that one day there will be a national Albanian American Student Organization where students could network and hold conferences across the country to broaden understanding and finding ways to support our community. There have been some evidence of this effort with the formation of the Texas chapters of AASO. Hopefully, as future leaders of the organizations read this they are inspired to work with their respective universities to get the funding and hold the first ever AASO National Conference.

Pennsylvania

Connecticut

Texas

INTERNATIONAL

Canada

Australia


Mother Teresa Service Day

On September 26th, 2009, Albanian American Student Organization in collaboration with Gjergj Kastrioti Scholarship Fund organized the first annual Mother Teresa Service Day (MTSD) to honor her legacy. The purpose of MTSD was to give back to the community. As of 2017, the event has been going on for 9 years strait with the 10th anniversary coming up in 2018. The event has gathered hundreds of students servicing across metro Detroit.

Timeline: -May 2009 – members of The University of Michigan – Dearborn - Albanian American Student Organization (AASO) started planning the event. -September 2009 – First annual MTSD took place at University of Michigan - Dearborn Quad E. Fairline. There were a total of 200 volunteers that participated -September 2010 – Second annual MTSD took place at University of Michigan - Dearborn Quad E. Fairline. There were a total of 240 volunteers that participated. -September 2011 – Third annual MTSD took place at University of Michigan - Dearborn Quad E. Fairline. There were a total of 110 volunteers that participated. -September 2012 – Fourth annual MTSD took place at University of Michigan - Dearborn CASL. There were a total of 70 volunteers that participated. -Fall 2013 – Fifth annual MTSD took place at University of Michigan - Dearborn Quad E. Fairline. There were a total of 70 volunteers that participated. -Fall 2014 – Sixth annual MTSD took place at University of Michigan - Dearborn Quad E. Fairline. There were a total of 70 volunteers that participated. -October 2015 – Seventh annual MTSD took place at University of Michigan - Dearborn Quad E. Fairline. There were a total of 80 volunteers that participated. -Fall 2016 – Eighth annual MTSD took place at University of Michigan - Dearborn Quad E. Fairline. There were a total of 60 volunteers that participated. -October 2017 – Ninth annual MTSD will be taking place at Wayne State University -Fall 2018 - TBA

List of Famous Albanian-Americans

References

  1. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  2. ↑ https://drexel.collegiatelink.net/organization/DrexelASO
  3. ↑ http://albania.uconn.edu/
  4. ↑ http://www.assohtx.org%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  5. ↑ http://www.assohtx.org%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  6. ↑ https://ulife.utoronto.ca/organizations/view/id/2731
  7. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Australian-Albanian-University-Students-Association-AAUSA/160573430635332
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