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Pitt Recognizes Hillel JUC with Awards
At The University of Pittsburgh's annual "Blue Stars
and Red Carpets" awards ceremony on March 28th,
presented by the Student Government Board and the
Division of Student Affairs, the Hillel JUC was selected
for the very first time for awards.
Moreover, in our first
year out, we won not one, but three awards! Not bad,
considering over 50 organizations and individuals
were nominated!
Outstanding Sophomore Leader of the Year-
Carly Adelmann for her leadership as President of the
Vokols, the A Cappella group of the Hillel JUC.
Performance Group of the Year- The Vokols
Outstanding Cultural Program of the Year (for
the
Jonathan Safran Foer event which attracted over 500
students and community members).
Send More than Birthday Wishes
It's their special day and they are so far away-
more than a message you may want to relay.
Instead
of a card, no need to work hard, just give us
a call
and we'll do it all!
Shabbat Birthday Bash: For your $100
gift to
the
Hillel JUC, your child will get a Shabbat
Birthday
Bash including a cake, birthday decorations, and
happy birthday song at the Shabbat dinner
that week.
Full Birthday Package: For your $180
gift, your
child will receive the full birthday celebration
including a cake, card, and singing "happy
birthday"
telegram delivered to their dorm on their big day.
day.
To send a birthday package, email Rebecca Tobe.
Parents of Seniors
If you are looking
for a special way to honor your childs' time
at CMU or Pitt, want to give them a
meaningful graduation gift, and make their
contributions to the Hillel JUC permanent,
email Rebecca
Tobe, University and Community Relations
Associate. Parents of seniors- mazel tov! In
just a few short
weeks your child will become a Hillel JUC alum.
The leadership of the past 4 years has
transformed
our Hillel into what it is today, and we would
like
to honor this incredible graduating class.
Please
consider a Shabbat dinner sponsorship or
"leave a
legacy" on our new senior wall in honor
of your
childs' time here. For details contact Rebecca
Tobe,
University and Community Relations Associate.
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Shalom!
Happy Passover! Read on to find out about all the new
and exciting events going on at the Hillel JUC.
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| Upcoming Parent Events |
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NY, DC, Allentown, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Maryland area... The Hillel
JUC is
ready
to come to YOU! If you would like to help
promote
Pittsburgh Jewish campus life and meet other parents
of Hillel JUC students in your area, email Rebecca
Tobe, University and Community Relations
Associate to help!
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| Student Program Review |
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The Vokols, the Hillel JUC's own a cappella
singing group rocked the house on Saturday, March
29th with an amazing performance at Benedum Hall
on Pitt's campus. The audience
enjoyed songs both old and new. Rihanna's pop
song "Umbrella" was arranged by the group's own
Carly Adelmann.
For fans of popular author Jonathan Safran
Foer, on the evening of February 28, everything
was illuminated as the author stopped by the
University of Pittsburgh's David Lawrence Hall for a
talk about writing, family and knowing who you are.
Foer spoke to a near-capacity crowd in the 500-seat
auditorium of excited students, community members
and professors, all wanting to get a peak inside the
brain that gave us two of the last decade's most
intriguing and literarily beautiful novels, Everything is
Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Mud huts, pick axes and Bedouins! No, it's not the
fourth installment of Indiana Jones, but an
Alternative Spring Break in Israel. This past
March, 15 students
from the Hillel JUC participated in the JNF's
Alternative Spring Break trip in Israel, comprising
almost a quarter of Week 1's participants.
Pitt students destressed before Finals Week with
Cram Jam on April 17 on the William Pitt
Union Lawn. This fun event had free massages, free
Red Bull, stress-ball making, pizza and a raffle for a
final basket. Students also learned about the Multiple
Sclerosis Foundation and the MS Walk.
The Hillel JUC was proud to be a part of several
Passover seders this year - 5 seders and a
total of
232 students to be exact! For the first night of
Passover, 60 Pitt students gathered in our building for
seder. Down the street, 75 CMU students got together
for their own seder. On Pitt's campus, Ben Miller
organized an intimate seder for 12 Resident Advisors.
CMU hosted a chocolate seder for the
second night of Passover and 25 students couldn't
resist the sweet evening. On Monday evening of
Passover, Duquesne University hosted a seder for 60
students, which was led by Rabbi Gibson. Students
savored the tastes of traditional dishes, such as
chicken, briscuit, kugel... and of course some
chocolate matzah!
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| Student Program Preview |
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The University of Pittsburgh's Graduation Ceremony
will be taking place this Sunday, which also happens
to be Passover. Therefore, the Division of Students
Affairs and the Hillel JUC have organized an
Alternative Graduation Ceremony for seniors
in recognition of the Passover holiday (which ends at
sundown on the 27th). Graduating students, as well
as all their friends and family, are invited to
attend.
Sunday, April 27th at 9
pm
William Pitt Union Assembly Room.
To RSVP or for more info:
contact
us.
Attire: Business Formal
Guest
Speaker: David Shapira, President and CEO of Giant
Eagle Corporation
Special Guests: Chancellor
Mark Nordenberg; Dr. Kathy Humphrey, Vice Provost &
Dean of Students; and Patricia Beeson, Vice Provost
of Pitt
Several organizations are coming together at CMU to
put on a fun event titled, Israel at 60 to
celebrate Israel's 60th birthday. The event will take
place on May 2nd and a variety of activites will take
place throughout CMU's campus.
As the year comes to a close, we will say mazel tov
and
good luck to our wonderful Pitt and CMU
graduating
seniors during the next few weeks.
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| Parents' Circle & "The Chicken Soup Hotline" |
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Many of you have already joined the hundreds of
parents who are members of the Hillel JUC
Parents'
Circle. If you are not yet a member, here is
what it
entails:
Basic Circle For a donation of $100 your
student
receives a free Hillel JUC tee shirt, drawstring
backpack, Hanukkah package, and Passover Seder.
Chai Circle For a donation of $180
your child
will
receive everything in the Basic Circle plus a
Hillel
JUC umbrella and the chicken soup hotline,
chicken
soup delivery whenever your child id sick!
Full Circle For a donation of $360
your child
will receive everything in the Chai Circle plus a
Hillel JUC sweatshirt, a Passover survival
basket, a
Purim basket, and an end of the semester finals
basket.
It's never too late to sign up- help us look
out for your son or daughter while
they are at school and join the Parents'
Circle! To
join, contact Rebecca
Tobe.
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