Omer Bajwa is the Coordinator of Muslim Life in the Chaplain's Office at Yale.  He earned his Graduate Certificate in Islamic Chaplaincy from Hartford Seminary, and he has been engaged in religious service, social activism, and educational outreach for the past nine years.  Before coming to Yale, he served as the Interim Muslim Chaplain at Cornell University from 2007-2008.  He holds an M.A. in Near Eastern Studies, with a specialization in Islamic Studies, and an M.S. in Communication from Cornell University; his BA is in English Literature and Rhetoric from Binghamton University.  His interests include Islam in the United States, multifaith activities, Islam and the global media, and transnational religious and intellectual networks.