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Student Highlight of the Month
Our student highlight of the month is... the Hillel
JUC FYSH
group (First Year Students of Hillel). This group
is the
forefront of welcoming students to campus- something
that
has changed and developed tremendously over the past
few
years. FYSH welcomed freshmen to campus and in just a
few short weeks had over 200 freshmen at
the CMU "Jewfest 2006," 150 freshmen at the "Things You
Didn't Learn in HS" Shabbat, and over 250 freshmen at
the Pitt Activities Fair. Yashir koach on a job well done to the
FYSH leaders!
Greek Round-Up!
Were you in AEPi,
AEPhi, ZBT, SDT, APhiO, DPhiE, or
another
strongly Jewish fraternity or sorority? Want to reconnect
with fellow Jewish Greeks? The Hillel JUC is building an
Alumni
Council-
email Laura
for
more details on how YOU can be involved and connect with
current Greek life!
L'Chaim!
Make a Toast to the Hillel JUC for 5 years of
incredible
growth
in the Jewish University Center Joseph Stern building.
"To Life" Toast: a donation of $72, to represent $18
for each of
your 4 years in school, will help send a student to a national
leadership conference.
"Chai" Toast: a donation of $180 will sponsor a Hillel
JUC
Jewish education program.
"Full Chai" Toast: a donation of $360 will sponsor a
day of Holocaust Memorial Week programming.
"Chai Society" Toast: a donation of $1800 will allow
students
to bring in a major Israeli speaker, to give Israel a voice on
campus.
To play your part in Jewish campus life email Laura Conrad.
Announcements
Mazal tov to Noam and Debbie Gilboa (CMU '92) on the birth of
their baby boy, Oren Barak.
Mazal tov to Adam Donnell, a Senior at the University of
Pittsburgh, for his recognition at the Annual Meeting of the
United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh (UJF) as one of the
community’s Volunteers of the Year. This is the first time in
the history of the award that a college student has received
this honor.
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Shanah tovah!
As this new year begins, the Hillel Jewish University
Center of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce our new Alumni
program. Intended
to keep you posted on Jewish campus life in Pittsburgh, I
would like
to welcome you to the 1st ever Hillel JUC Alumni e-
newsletter!
As this is a new initiative
we are open to feedback, so please email Laura Conrad with any questions
or comments.
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| Upcoming Alumni Events |
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CMU Homecoming This weekend, October
13th-15th,
join us for a taste of Hillel!
Friday night, Oct 13th, be our guest at the Hillel JUC for
Shabbat
dinner at 6 PM.
Sunday, Oct 15th, join us under the Sukkah from 12-2 PM for
a classic
Hillel bagel
brunch in the CMU University Center, Danforth Lounge.
Questions? Contact Laura Conrad.
Pitt Homecoming Join us for a taste of Hillel
October 20th-22nd!
Friday night, Oct 20th, be our guest at the Hillel JUC for
Shabbat
dinner at 6 PM.
Sunday, Oct 22nd, join us at the Hillel JUC for an omelette
bar brunch
from 11-1 PM. Questions? Contact Laura Conrad.
Be PART of Pitt!
Join the Pitt Alumni Recruiting Team and help
recruit Jewish students to Pitt!
Philadelphia Hanukkah Happy Hour Meet up with
other young alumni in the Phildelphia area for our 1st Hillel
JUC
Philadelphia Alumni Council Hanukkah Happy Hour. Monday,
December
4th, place and time TBA. Email Laura
Conrad if you are interested!
DC Hanukkah Happy Hour Meet up with fellow
young alumni in the DC area for our 1st Hillel JUC DC Alumni
Council
Hanukkah Happy Hour. Sunday, December 17th, place and
time TBA. Email Laura
Conrad if you are interested!
NY Happy Hour in the works... If you are interested
in helping to plan the evnt or would like to attend, email Laura
Conrad. Spaces will be limited, so RSVP now!
LA Networking Night in the works... If you are
interested in helping to plan the evnt or would like to attend,
email Laura
Conrad. Spaces will be limited, so RSVP now!
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| Student Program Review |
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This New Year came in with a bang at the Hillel JUC! With
packed free Shabbat dinners, Rosh Hashanah celebrations,
student led High Holiday services, and a influx of
excited freshmen, there is a constant focus on leadership
development,
Jewish education, social programming, and Israel
advocacy
here at the Hillel JUC.
With the addition of "The VoKols," a new Jewish A
Capella
group at the Hillel JUC, Jewish students have the opportunity to
highlight their favorite pop and Hebrew songs, and will be
highlighted at many future events.
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| Student Program Preview |
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The month of October is packed with educational and
exciting programming. Students will have
the opportunity to attend the Pittsburgh Opera and get a taste
of the city's cultural offerings. Panthers for Israel, the Pitt
Israel advocacy group, is bringing an
American-Israeli Journalist to speak while later in the month,
the Sisterhood group will
present a program about cancer awareness as part of the
ongoing "Of Mind & Body Series."
As we all get into the Fall spirit, Hillel will go
apple picking at a local apple farm and come home to bake
kosher apple pies!
Next semester, students will hold a city wide Jewish
Genetic Disease screening. Throughout the fall, they
will be holding fundraisers to raise money
for
future screenings and programs dealing with this topic. If
you
would like to support the students in this effort, contact Laura Conrad.
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| Networking Opportunities: get connected, stay connected |
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Social and professional networking opportunities for
Jewish
alumni and students! The Hillel JUC will be launching a
new
website this fall that will include a networking section
for alumni and current students. If you would like to connect
with fellow alumni and students, contact Laura Conrad to see
how YOU
can be involved!
Check out the Pitt Career Network
or the CMU Alumni Career
Advisor Network to see where your fellow alumni are and
don't
forget to include "Hillel" in your profile to connect
with Jewish students!
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