In 2009, Zaytuna College was founded in Berkeley, California, with a mission that called for grounding students in the Islamic scholarly tradition as well as in the cultural currents and critical ideas shaping modern society.
As a Muslim liberal arts college in the West, Zaytuna offers a curriculum that provides its students with a foundation in the intellectual heritage of two major world civilizations: the Islamic and the Western.
Our mission is to educate students to become morally, intellectually, and spiritually accomplished individuals ready to contribute to our contemporary world in ways that are proportionate to their gifts and to the needs of human society.
Zaytuna’s campus is on Holy Hill and students enter the College as part of a cohort, a community of learners that travel together through the curriculum.
Head of Institutional Advancement
Shams oversees all aspects of our Advancement Team. He is drawn to Zaytuna through his belief that education is the great equalizer for deen and dunya. Building an institution like Zaytuna, the first of its kind, is a calling he remains steadfast in, utilizing his extensive experience in higher education advancement.
Phone: (269) 267-6106
Email: skhan@zaytuna.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shamskhan1
