Oral History Interview with Towsif Aziz, 2017

Partial Transcript: Today is Friday, (October) 13, 2017.

Partial Transcript: We're going to start at the beginning. Where were you born?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses his early life.

Partial Transcript: Do you remember when you first came to UNCG?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses his time at UNCG.

Keywords: Dental Club; Dr. Jeff Jones; Dr. Sarmad Hindo; Intramural football; Muslim Student Association (MSA); SOAR; Science Fiction Fantasy Federation (SF3)

Partial Transcript: What are you volunteering at the Muslim Student Association at this point?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses the Muslim Student Association (MSA) event, Islam Around the World.

Keywords: Dr. Omar Ali; Islam Around the World; Muslim Student Association (MSA)

Partial Transcript: At what point did you sign up to go abroad?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses his time studying abroad.

Keywords: Study abroad

Partial Transcript: We're coming back into the senior year. What classes are we taking?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses his senior year.

Keywords: Muslim Student Association (MSA)

Partial Transcript: It's the fall of 2016, and there is an election happening. How is that affecting the Muslim Student Association (MSA)?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses politics on campus.

Keywords: Bernie Sanders; Donald Trump; Muslim Student Association (MSA); Politics; campus culture

Partial Transcript: The other thing that I wanted to ask - there was an Ask a Muslim program?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses the Ask a Muslim Program.

Keywords: Ask a Muslim Program

Partial Transcript: When did you join the UNCG Marshals?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses being in the University Marshals.

Keywords: University Marshals

Partial Transcript: I've never heard about the chancellor installation, how did that look from your end?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses the installation of Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr.

Keywords: Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr.

Partial Transcript: Any particular professors that have made an impression on you?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses professors that have made an impression on him.

Keywords: Dr. Eloise Hassell; Dr. Jeff Jones; Dr. Sarmad Hindo

Partial Transcript: It seems like the Muslim Student Association is the organization that you've been with the longest.

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses his involvement with the Muslim Student Association.

Keywords: Muslim Student Association (MSA)

Partial Transcript: What does UNCG mean to you?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses what UNCG means to him.

Partial Transcript: These interviews are for the 125th anniversary of the campus, which is a good time for us to reflect on where we have been, but also a good time for us to see where we are headed for the future.

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Aziz discusses where he sees the university headed in the next 25 to 50 years.