The Gala will be held on Friday November 18, 2011 at The Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Michigan, with special guests...

Guest Speaker Judge David Allen And Musical Guest Jad Soudah

Why we started:

Michigan is home to one of the largest expatriate Lebanese communities in the world. Over the course of at least three generations, our community has grown and blossomed, owing in large part to the increasing number of Lebanese Americans entering institutions of higher education. During the last fifteen years, the Lebanese Student Associations in universities across the state (as well as the Midwest) have been essential in providing the landscape for these pioneers of learning to build the skills necessary to succeed in competitive environments. LSA members have graduated to become doctors, surgeons, lawyers, consultants, auto engineers, ambassadors, philanthropists, and groundbreakers in almost every professional field. 
 

Our vision:

As the Lebanese community continues to grow, it is essential to maintain active communication between Lebanese college-level students. Once students graduate to pursue careers elsewhere, Lebanese communities of their peers can make the transition into the professional world easier wherever they go. Lebanese collegians will benefit from the support system of familiar faces-- even if they are hundreds of miles away from their college campuses or hometowns. 

For these reasons, LSA has organized the Annual Independence Day Gala. Every year, students from across the state will have a chance to build bridges between their respective communities in order to strengthen the Lebanese community as a whole. Eventually, we hope to expand the Gala to include Lebanese students from across the Midwest region. The possibilities in strengthening Lebanese representation politically and professionally are endless once Lebanese students form a community across city, county, and state lines.   
 

This year's gala is our third, and we have an impressive agenda prepared to make the night one to remember.