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Faiza Fayyaz \u203213 with one of her students at KRESA Young Adult Program at West Campus school in Kalamazoo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kalamazoo College senior Faiza Fayyaz<\/strong> has received a 2013 YWCA Young Women of Achievement Award and will be honored at the 29th annual YWCA Women of Achievement Award Celebration, on Tuesday, May 21, 5:30 p.m. at the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites in Kalamazoo.<\/p>\n

The YWCA Young Women of Achievement Awards are given to high school and college age women in the Kalamazoo community who have records of accomplishment in academic studies and extracurricular activities, have made significant contributions to their school and\/or community, demonstrate leadership ability, and exemplify qualities of character and thought consistent with the mission and vision of the YWCA.<\/p>\n

Faiza will soon earn her B.A. degree in biology with a minor in psychology and a concentration in health sciences. She has also been a biology research assistant at Western Michigan University. Outside the classroom, Faiza has been active in student organizations Active Minds (focusing on mental health issues among college students) and\u00a0KDesi (working to preserve and promote South Asian cultures and religions on the K campus and in the surrounding community).<\/p>\n

Through the College\u2032s Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Institute for Service Learning, Faiza has also\u00a0spent many hours engaged with students from the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) Young Adult Program at West Campus school, She has also been engaged in civic activities at Borgess Hospital and in a local physical therapy clinic.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the YWCA announced that Kalamazoo College trustee Ronda Stryker<\/strong> is its recipient of the Lifetime Woman of Achievement Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kalamazoo College senior Faiza Fayyaz has received a 2013 YWCA Young Women of Achievement Award and will be honored at the 29th annual YWCA Women of Achievement Award Celebration, on Tuesday, May 21, 5:30 p.m. at the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites in Kalamazoo. 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and thought consistent with the mission and vision of the YWCA.<\/p>\n<p>Faiza will soon earn her B.A. degree in biology with a minor in psychology and a concentration in health sciences. She has also been a biology research assistant at Western Michigan University. 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