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April 10, 2017

Kansas State Polytechnic's Civic Luncheon Lecture Series to feature presentation on Muslims in American society

Submitted by Julee Cobb

Moussa Elbayoumy, co-founder and current board chairman of the Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, will lead a presentation on "Muslims in American Society" at the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus on April 13.

Exploring Muslim culture and its contributions to the United States will be the focus of the latest Civic Luncheon Lecture Series offered by Kansas State University's Polytechnic Campus.

The presentation, "Muslims in American Society," will feature speaker Moussa Elbayoumy at noon Thursday, April 13, in the campus's College Center conference room.

Elbayoumy is the co-founder and current board chairman of the Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations — the nation's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Elbayoumy will lead a discussion on the country's current environment and how it's impacting the Muslim community as well as notable Muslim contributions to America's history and modern society. Gerald Gillespie, a retired professor and current member of the Spirituality Resource Center of Salina, will act as moderator.

Elbayoumy is a native of Egypt and graduated from Ain Shams University, a medical school, in Cairo in 1980. He also holds a master's degree in healthcare administration from the University of Maryland and along with his activist role, is the president and CEO of Healthcare Innovations Consultants, Inc. Prior to starting his medical advisory practice in 2012, Elbayoumy worked for numerous hospitals, particularly in the cardiovascular arena, including serving as director of cardiology at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.; director of the St. Francis Heart and Vascular Institute in Topeka; and vice president of heart and vascular services at Adventist Healthcare in Rockville, Maryland.

The Civic Luncheon Lecture Series is free and the public is invited. Attendees are welcome to eat during the discussion, and can bring their own lunch or purchase a lunch at the K-State Café and then bring their tray into the conference room.

Greg Stephens, an associate professor of communication and business management at Kansas State Polytechnic, created the Civic Luncheon Lecture Series to provide the campus and the community with an opportunity to learn about and participate in various current events impacting local issues. For more information on the series, contact Stephens at 785-819-6887 or gregs@k-state.edu.