Name: Aysenur Guc

Recipient Year: 2018

Major: Islamic Philosophy

Description: Aysenur Guc is a graduate of Rutgers University, New Brunswick studying philosophy and religion. She had the privilege to serve on the executive boards of the Muslim Student Association and the Muslim Public Relations Council at Rutgers, help organize the on-campus weekly jummah, and engage closely with the larger Muslim community in New Jersey. Aysenur has conducted several research projects in the fields of political science, philosophy, religion, and near eastern studies, and has taught an accredited college course to first-year university students at Rutgers. Aysenur is currently pursuing a PhD at Princeton University focusing on Islamic philosophy and theology.

School Name: Rutgers University

Sponsor: Afzal Family Foundation