Campus Information
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School Website:
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Address:
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UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
USA
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Phone Numbers:
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Office: (410) 455-1000
Office Fax: (410) 455-1097 |
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Public/Private:
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Public |
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Commuter Campus?
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No
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Enrollment:
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Undergraduate:
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10000 |
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Graduate:
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2000 |
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Jewish Enrollment:
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Undergraduate:
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1000 |
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Graduate:
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100 |
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Approximate number of Jewish Studies courses:
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29 |
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Jewish Studies Major or Minor:
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Minor |
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University has program in Israel:
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Yes
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Religious Services:
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On Campus |
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Kosher Food Available on Campus:
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Yes
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US Region:
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Mid-Atlantic |
Hillel Information
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Hillel Name:
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County Hillel
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Hillel Website:
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County Hillel
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Hillel Campus Address:
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The Interfaith Center / 1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
USA |
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Phone Numbers:
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Office: (410) 455-1329
Office Fax: (410) 455-5510 |
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This Hillel has its own building:
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No
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Hillel Staff:
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Jason Klein
Executive Director
rabbijason@umbc.edu
Office Phone: (410) 455-1329
Office Fax: (410) 455-5510
Cara Behneman
Assistant Director
carahillel@umbc.edu
Office Phone: (410) 455-2637
Office Fax: (410) 455-5510
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The following groups offer activities on this campus:
Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) Fraternity and Foundation
Hillel offers activities in the following areas and for these groups:Campus-wide activities/traditions
Community service/social action
First-year students
Greeks
Israel
Jewish Holidays
Jewish learning/education
Kosher issues/meal plan
Hillel offers the following religious services:Orthodox (traditional)
Pluralistic/Combined minyan
Other
Kosher meals are offered:Between 1 and 12 meals
Campus Profile:UMBC, just ranked #1 up-and-coming national university by US NEWS for the third year in a row and among the top five in undergrauate teaching, is an honors university where students gain access to phenomenal professors, read great books, and work with leading researchers. UMBC combines the emphasis on teaching found at the best liberal arts colleges with the innovation of a research university. You'll find students-inspired by and often working alongside faculty who are leaders in their fields-thinking about the hard questions of society, science and creative expression, and then moving beyond the classroom to make a difference. The Carnegie Foundation ranks UMBC in the category of Research Universities with high research activity. UMBC Mission UMBC is a dynamic public research university integrating teaching, research and service to benefit the citizens of Maryland. As an Honors University, the campus offers academically talented students a strong undergraduate liberal arts foundation that prepares them for graduate and professional study, entry into the workforce, and community service and leadership. UMBC emphasizes science, engineering, information technology, human services and public policy at the graduate level. UMBC contributes to the economic development of the State and the region through entrepreneurial initiatives, workforce training, K-16 partnerships, and technology commercialization in collaboration with public agencies and the corporate community. UMBC is dedicated to cultural and ethnic diversity, social responsibility and lifelong learning. UMBC VISION UMBC: An Honors University in Maryland seeks to become the best public research university of our size by combining the traditions of the liberal arts academy, the creative intensity of the research university, and the social responsibility of the public university. We will be known for integrating research, teaching and learning, and civic engagement so that each advances the others for the benefit of society.