Types of events and programming being suggested for implementation for the Sikh Students Collaborative.

1. What Type of Events?

2. Purpose of Each Event Who is the target audience? What is the purpose?

3. Who is your audience? Sikhs Non-Sikhs Local Sangat Creating a collegiate Sangat

4. Reaching Sikhs “No one cares” Shifting paradigms: Engaging different audiences – not everyone has to come to the same event, every time Engaging different people’s interests, types of engagement with Sikhi

5. Intra-SSA Beyond same “clique” of friends Limited coordination Limited to social functionsor kirtans

6. Beyond Sikhs Sikh Awareness Day Limited engagement with other campus organizations Not engaged with social issues effecting other communities and campus in general

7. Beyond the Campus Community To gain support from the local sangat, must have relevancy to the local sangat Creating quality programming for all

8. A Program for Tomorrow Leadership and Training Flag-Football (link with seva projects) Gurbani study groups Kirtans Alliance For Justice Week JakaraJunior Camps Yuba City Nagar Kirtan Maghiwinter celebration College fair SSA Langar HolaMohalla Lecture and Paintball Tournament Guest Speakers Los Angeles Nagar Kirtan Mai Bhago/Sikh Women’s Day Celebration Sikh Awareness Day, SSA Alumni Dinner End of the year Banquet SukhmaniSahib for the Shaheeds

9. Quarter System Summer Leadership Training Fall Gurbani study group Flag Football Sikhcess-type event Alliance For Justice Week Jakara Junior Camps Yuba City Nagar Kirtan Winter Break Leadership Retreat Winter Quarter SSA Kirtan SSA Langar Maghi Winter Celebration College Fair SSA Alumni Banquet Big Khalsa/Little Khalsa Day Spring Break HolaMohalla Lecture Paintball Game Spring Quarter Guest speaker series Los Angeles Nagar Kirtan Sikh Awareness Day Mai Bhago/Sikh Women’s Day Sukhmani Sahib for the Shaheeds End of the year Banquet

10. Semester System Fall Gurbani study group Flag Football Sikhcess-type event Alliance For Justice Week Jakara Junior Camps Yuba City Nagar Kirtan Spring SSA Kirtan SSA Langar Maghi Winter Celebration College Fair SSA Alumni Banquet Big Khalsa/Little Khalsa Day Guest speaker series Los Angeles Nagar Kirtan Sikh Awareness Day Mai Bhago/Sikh Women’s Day Sukhmani Sahib for the Shaheeds End of the year Banquet

11. Making it a Reality Planning, Coordination, and Funding Reaching Everyone Examples from Sikh history