University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

Campus Information

School Website:	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Address:	601 East John Street Champaign, IL 61801 USA Map It
Phone Numbers:	Office: 217-333-1000 Office Fax:
Public/Private:	Public
Commuter Campus?	No
Enrollment:
Undergraduate:	31540
Graduate:	12322
Jewish Enrollment:
Undergraduate:	3150
Graduate:	1500
Approximate number of Jewish Studies courses:	60
Jewish Studies Major or Minor:	Minor,Major
University has program in Israel:	Yes
Religious Services:	On Campus,Off Campus
Kosher Food Available on Campus:	Yes
US Region:	Midwest

Hillel Information

Hillel Name:	Cohen Hillel at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hillel Website:	Cohen Hillel at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hillel Campus Address:	503 East John Street Champaign, IL 61820 USA
Phone Numbers:	Office: (217) 344-1328 Office Fax:
This Hillel has its own building:	Yes
Hillel Staff:	Brian Freedman Director of Engagement Carly Froomkin Engagement Coordinator carly@illinihillel.org Office Phone: 217-819-3632 Ms. Hila Lipschitz Jewish Agency Israel Fellow hila@illinihillel.org Office Phone: 217-819-3631 Marcey Goldstein Office Manager marcey@illinihillel.org Office Phone: 217-344-1328 Rabbi Dani Appel JLIC Educator dani@illinihillel.org Mrs. Mazalit Appel JLIC Educator mazalit@illinihillel.org

The following groups offer activities on this campus:
Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority
Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Fraternity and Foundation
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
Chabad-Lubavitch World Center
College Democrats of America (CDA)
College Republican National Committee (CRNC)
Jewish National Fund
KESHER/Union for Reform Judaism
KOACH-The Center for Conservative Judaism on Campus
Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity
Sigma Delta Tau Sorority
USD Hagshama of the WZO
Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) Fraternity and Foundation
Hillel offers activities in the following areas and for these groups:
Birthright Israel Alumni
Business school students
Campus-wide activities/traditions
Career/Internships
Community service/social action
Conservative movement
Dorm/residential halls
Film
First-year students
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Graduate Students (general arts & sciences)
Greeks
Holocaust
Israel
Jewish Holidays
Jewish learning/education
Kosher issues/meal plan
Law students
Orthodox students
Reform Students
Visual Arts

Hillel offers the following religious services:
Conservative/Egalitarian
Orthodox (traditional)
Pluralistic/Combined minyan
Reform

Kosher meals are offered:
Between 1 and 12 meals

Campus Profile:

The Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life is open! A thriving, state-of-the-art new building that is greatly enhancing Jewish student life in Champaign-Urbana.