The deadline for 2005 has passed.

Programs of Quality for the Jewish Campus Community

The award honors the late Dean William Haber of the University of Michigan, Chairman of the Hillel Commission from 1955 to 1963 and, for about half a century, an outstanding communal leader in many other areas of vital significance to world Jewry. A renowned academician and an economist of international stature, Dean Haber's achievements and commitments have embodied the highest ideals of Jewish communal service. This is an honorary, not a monetary, award.

Criteria

Nominations should demonstrate distinction and effectiveness and, if possible, a structure that will enable the project to serve as a model for use on other campuses. Nominations should address one or more of the following areas of interest to Jewish college students and to campus professionals:

Organization: Improvement in the quality of Jewish campus life through ingenuity in organization, delivery of service, staff development, or fundraising.

Leadership Training: Innovative programs for developing student leadership.

Programming: New or specialized programs, projects, or strategies that engage previously uninvolved Jewish students, or bring a unique dimension to social, cultural or religious activities.

Special Locations: Imaginative service to Jewish students on campuses distant from major metropolitan centers, on commuter campuses, at community colleges, and in other non-traditional settings.

Graduate Students: Well-designed programs for students in graduate and professional schools.

Faculty: Programs that enhance community and identity among Jewish faculty.

University and Intergroup Relationships: Strategies for enhancing University cooperation and support for Jewish concerns, effective approaches to improving intergroup and interfaith relationships.

Nomination Process

• Only one proposal from each agency will be accepted annually.
• Submit proposals as a Microsoft Word or text attachment via e-mail, with a subject line of Haber.
• Proposals must follow the format of the nomination sheet.
• Nominations by fax will not be accepted.
• Nominations must be signed or co-signed by a Hillel professional or advisor. If you are sending in your nomination as an e-mail attachment, an electronic signature (simply typing one's name as you typically would at the end of a letter) is acceptable.
• Nominated programs must be submitted to Hillel's Program Exchange. Please be sure to check the Haber Award nomination box on the submission form in section 2.

Application Form

The application e-mail must be sent by July 1, 2005 and the application cover letter needs to include the following information:

• Organization
• Nomination Submitted by (names and titles)
• Phone
• Fax
• E-mail
• Project Title
• Project Date(s)
• Signature of Hillel staff or advisor
• Date

Attach this cover sheet to the following:

Abstract of 150 words or less. Summarize the project, including objectives, target population, significance to your campus.

Narrative:
1. Describe the project, specifying the innovation in programming or service it provided.
2. Target Populations.
3. Participation: Composition, number participating.
4. Methodology: Planning, publicity, and logistics.
5. Funding: Sources, actual costs.
6. Recommendations to others who might wish to replicate the project: Key elements for the success of the project; things to be avoided.

Return nominations by July 1, 2005 to:

Simon Amiel
c/o Haber Award
Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Charles and Lynn Schusterman International Center
Arthur and Rochelle Belfer Building
800 Eighth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001-3724

For more information contact Simon Amiel, director of Jewish Campus Service Corps and program professional advancement.