The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ chapter of Hillel, a Jewish student organization, has been named one of six Hillel chapters to participate in the Soref Advancement Initiative starting in April.
The initiative is a unique pilot program that seeks to strengthen Hillel Student Organizations’ effectiveness on college campuses. Freshman Allee Lichenstein, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Hillel’s president-elect, submitted a request for the program in order to strengthen the organization’s social and religious programs for Jewish students at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. The university’s Jewish population has grown in the past few years, and there are now around 100 students on campus who identify themselves as Jewish.
As a participant in the program, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s chapter will receive a $5,000 grant to invest in its advancement strategy and will participate in two seminars over the course of a year in order to set goals and develop strategies for meeting them. The group will also receive intensive consultation and on-site visits from Hillel’s Schusterman International Center, as well as support for all participants via e-mail lists, conference calls, Web-based seminars and scholarship money earmarked for various student events.