Colleges for the Jewish "B" student (Part 1)

[mozika]

<p>Since Wellsley administration is not commenting on reasons for Hillel staff dismissal, one is left to speculate that “more to the story” is not adding to goodwill/safety on campus. I don’t know, maybe I’m being too pessimistic…</p>

[rockvillemom]

<p>Certainly a timely article:</p>

<p><a href=“Jewish Greek Organizations Take the Offensive Against Campus Rape Crisis | New Voices”>http://newvoices.org/2014/11/18/jewish-greek-organizations-take-the-offensive-against-campus-rape-crisis/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Across the country, rape culture permeates life on college campuses, affecting all areas of campus life. According to the BBC, those who join fraternities are three times more likely to commit an assault.</p>

<p>“Another fraternity on campus got kicked off for sexual harassment,” said University of Arizona sophomore and Sigma Alpha Mu brother Brent Davis. “We joke about it a lot. It isn’t talked about as seriously as it is.”</p>

<p>According to the Wesleyan student assembly, 47 percent of students believe fraternity parties are less safe than other parties on campus and 61 percent believe fraternities have a negative impact on gender relations and equality.</p>

<p>“I was just at University of Massachusetts and at Wesleyan, and they were talking about bystander intervention programs and that’s great,” said professor of sociology at the University of Michigan Elizabeth Armstrong in an interview with the Guardian. “People should try to engage, but what it leaves off the table are the organizations that put people at risk on campus.”</p>

<p>Jewish fraternities are working to change that.</p>

<p>On campuses everywhere, Alpha Epsilon Pi is working to combat rape culture with programs like “Consent is so Frat” at Wesleyan University after students started referring to one fraternity as “The Rape Factory” four years ago. Today, the campaign has spread to over 30 campuses.</p>

<p>“The idea here is to focus on how consent can be a fraternal value,” said Wesleyan University alumni and AEPi brother Matthew Leibowitz ’14 in an interview with The Daily Targum.

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[emah24]

<p>The Wellesley situation is very unsettling. My daughter is a Questbridge finalist, and Wellesley is her first choice.If they select her, the decision is binding. She will know on Monday. I wish this news story had surfaced before now, as it may have changed her mind about whether or not she was willing to be bound to them.Hillel is highly important to her. She and her twin sister are founding members and officers in a new BBYO chapter, which has greatly increased their desire to be highly involved in a Hillel chapter.</p>

[rockvillemom]

<p>Good luck with the outcome. Has she tried reaching out to any current students who are Hillel officers to get their take on the situation?</p>

[bookworm]

<p>Ema, I loved my time at Wellesley, and I suspect your DD will too. Let her bring her voice and values to this campus </p>

[rockvillemom]

<p>Article on Hillel at Case Western Reserve University:</p>

<p><a href=“CWRU breaks ground on Geller Hillel Student Center”>http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local/article_643a6be0-650b-11e4-8bdf-830ab735371d.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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A groundbreaking ceremony for the Albert and Norma Geller Hillel Student Center at Case Western Reserve University was held Nov. 6 at the Cleveland Hillel Foundation.</p>

<p>Cleveland Hillel will be moving into the former Hallanan Building, at 11303 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland, in front of its current location at 11291 Euclid Ave. It will involve a 1,400-square-foot addition and total renovation of the existing Hallanan Building.</p>

<p>With the support of CWRU and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, the new facility will help meet the needs of Jewish undergraduate and graduate students and young Jewish professionals in a 12,720-square-foot center.

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<p><a href=“New Hillel student center heralded as ‘beacon for community’”>http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local/article_e3512f2c-69b1-11e4-882a-dffb2f37d971.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Last year, the number of incoming students who are Jewish grew to 12 percent. Case Western aims to reach 15 percent in the near future.</p>

<p>The Cleveland Hillel organization serves students from 11 colleges and universities as well as young Jewish professionals in the community. CWRU has served as its home base for more than four decades, and the university’s current facility opened in 1972.

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[handlmom]

<p>I know this was discussed a little a couple years ago, (from looking at old posts), but does anyone have any current information as how active jewish life/hillel is at University of Tampa? I believe they “share” a hillel with USF but am wondering if they have a substantial amount of their own programming. Also, does anyone have a guess as to the percentage of jewish students at Uof Tampa? </p>

[rockvillemom]

<p>I would check out the FB page for the university Hillel, and also their instagram and twitter to get a better idea. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.suncoasthillels.org/ut/”>http://www.suncoasthillels.org/ut/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also Chabad:</p>

<p><a href=“http://chabadut.org/”>http://chabadut.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I found an article from 2011 stating the university was about 5% Jewish, which would be about 250 students. Not sure if that has changed since.</p>

[college4three]

<p>I’m puzzled by the Wellesley decision, too. I’m going to look into it more. Anyway, I’m glad to see this thread revived.</p>

[quakerstake]

<p>More re Wellesley: <a href=“Wellesley College can’t tiptoe around anti-Semitism - The Boston Globe”>Wellesley College can’t tiptoe around anti-Semitism - The Boston Globe;

[Pennylane2011]

<p>Thanks for posting this article. Reading it just gave me the chills. Personally, I wouldn’t want to attend a college where the administration thought it was appropriate to speak like this about anyone. I realize it was years ago, but the current climate on some campuses is distressing.</p>

[Pennylane2011]

<p>There is an interesting article in the San Diego Jewish World about a student at SDSU interviewing Jewish students about the anti- Israel sentiments on campus. This student eventually changed his views. I don’t want to post the link- or discuss it- as I think it is beyond the scope of the CC board, but it illustrates how Jewish students are feeling marginalized on some campuses. </p>

[turtleneck7]

<p>does anyone know about jewish life at Butler University??</p>

[rockvillemom]

<p>Here’s some info on Butler. As always, I recommend looking at their fb and twitter to connect with current students for the best info.</p>

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About Us</p>

<p>Hillel at Butler University was founded by students in the 1996-97 academic year, after a long absence of a formal Jewish students’ organization on Butler University’s campus. Its purpose is to provide an on-campus Jewish environment at Butler to meet the needs of Butler’s Jewish students and to provide education and a Jewish perspective to Butler’s non-Jewish population.</p>

<p>Butler’s Jewish student population is small and is estimated to be about 2%-3% of the entire student population. We have a part-time rabbi with us who leads us in monthly Shabbat services and a volunteer advisor who meets with the group weekly. We strive to create the kind of Jewish environment that speaks to our students and enriches their sense of Jewish identity. We are the one place on campus to gather with fellow Jews in celebration, social action, worship, discussion and learning.</p>

<p>We are affiliated with Hillel as a Hillel Student Organization and are housed in the Butler Center for Faith and Vocation Center, affording us a home for meetings, Shabbat dinners and other activities.

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<p><a href=“Butler Hillel | FAQs”>http://blogs.butler.edu/hillel/faq/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Their fb page shows a number of scheduled events this fall, including a Hanukah party with Ball State, speakers, Shabbat services, a bagel brunch, etc.</p>

[rockvillemom]

<p>Hanukah menorah tips, courtesy of Tablet Magazine:</p>

<p><a href=“http://tabletmag.com/scroll/155419/how-to-get-wax-off-your-menorah”>http://tabletmag.com/scroll/155419/how-to-get-wax-off-your-menorah&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>In summary, here’s what you can do after Hanukkah:</p>

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Freeze your menorah, “and the wax pops right out.” — Lori Ellison</p>

<p>“I fill the sink with HOT water, then let the menorahs sit submerged. After a minute or two, I pull the menorah out and use a paper towel to wipe off any remaining wax that hasn’t melted and floated to the top of the water in the sink. I then user the paper towel to skim the floating wax.”— Mike Holzer</p>

<p>Similarly, you can “take the menorah outside and pour hot water on it to melt off the wax. It’s easier to clean up outside than in the sink.” — Nicole Appel</p>

<p>“I line a cookie sheet with paper towels and set the oven for 200 degrees (paper burns at 451, thanks, Ray Bradbury) check after 15 minutes or so and wipe it down with clean paper towels.” — Bonnie Gordon</p>

<p>But. Safety first. Wear oven mitts and make sure the Hannukiah can handle hot temperatures: “No plastics, metals only!” — David Bottomley.</p>

<p>And before you light the candles:</p>

<p>“Spray the menorah with a light coating of cooking spray (you know, like PAM?) right before you begin festivaling the lights; when the eight days are done and you’ve eaten more gelt than you thought humanly possible the wax will sort of slide right off. You’ll want to wash the menorah afterwards with warm soapy water to remove any residual wax and/or PAM.” — Thank you, cleaning maven Jolie Kerr!</p>

<p>“If you freeze the candles before lighting, there will be almost no drippy wax.” — Susan Shapiro</p>

<p>“This year I invested in Israeli dripless candles… They’re beautiful, too.” — Cheryl Ratner, getting FANCY.

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[turtleneck7]

<p>any thoughts on the undergrad business schools at Miami University or Butler University?</p>

[1214mom]

<p>If you are asking about Miami University in Ohio, my son and I were both very impressed with the Farmer School. He wound up choosing UMD/Smith School, but Miami was a close second. He liked it more than IU/Kelley.</p>

[Goodkidsdad]

<p>@turtleneck7:
My son looked at Kelley Bloomington, Butler and Kelley Indianapolis. All in a whirlwind flurry of visits. He chose Indianapolis because of first year housing options, maturity of the students and initial entry into the Honors program.</p>

<p>I was encouraging Bloomington because I went there, but he felt out of place. But it does have a beautiful campus and traditional college feel. It is a better Business School than the ones you asked about.</p>

<p>We looked at Butler, pretty good Business School. Affluent and bucolic. You might really like it.</p>

<p>Don’t know about Miami.</p>

<p>Check them all out in person.</p>

[turtleneck7]

<p>Any thoughts on the Syracuse University Whitman Finance undergraduate program? Dual program with Newhouse?</p>

[bucky0926]

<p>If you are thinking of business schools you might want to check out UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management. Excellent credentials and pretty nice for the average Jewish B student (although to get into ISOM you need much higher than a B). My son is on a birthright trip right now through the Hillel there and they also have a Chabad House. Both facilities are right on campus.</p>