Co-Chair’s Corner
Hi from Esther in Jerusalem & David in New York City!
Colleagues – the theme of this year’s Hillel Institute is Knowing, Growing, Learning & Leading – an opportunity for all of us - the entire Hillel movement - to gather together to celebrate, reinvigorate, and prepare for the year ahead. At its core, Hillel’s work is striving to know and engage all Jewish students, facilitating Jewish growth and experiences with and for them, and fostering Jewish learning and leadership for the Jewish future.
As Institute Co-Chairs, we recently spent time in Washington, DC with our planning partners at the Schusterman International Center, preparing to improve upon and enhance last summer’s experience. We are eager to be back together with you to elevate and celebrate the best of what we do and set the stage for a fantastic new academic year.
We are also thrilled to announce the Hillel Institute Steering Committee – a fantastic group of campus professionals planning for Hillel Institute:
• Lenny Goldstein, Tufts Hillel
• Shana Kantor, Hillel at Binghamton
• Jason Leivenberg, UCLA Hillel
• Ricky Marcus, Kent State Hillel
• Emily Perl, Penn Hillel
• Jake Rubin, UVA Hillel
• Susannah Sagan, Ohio State University Hillel
• Yehuda Sarna, Bronfman Center/NYU Hillel
Check out bios on the Hillel Institute Steering Committee online here.
If you have any thoughts or feedback to help us in the planning process, please do not hesitate to contact us.
See you in St. Louis!!
Nos vemos en St. Louis!
נתראה בסנט לואיס!
До встречи в Сейнт-Луисе!
Institute Updates
What You Need to Know
Next steps to prepare for Hillel Institute:
• Budget and plan for Institute – the early bird base cost for a shared bathroom is $770. Please note that while the prices for shared bathrooms are identical to last year, single room prices have changed slightly.
• Registration will open on or about June 6th – please register by July 5th to secure the early-bird prices. Prices will increase by $50 on July 6th.
• When considering booking your travel to St. Louis, please note that the chart below lists start and end times of actual sessions. Plan to arrive on campus with plenty of time prior to the opening session so that you can register, grab a fabulous grilled cheese sandwich and cup of tomato soup, and check into your room to stow your luggage and freshen up. We recommend landing in St. Louis two-three hours prior to session start times and booking your return flight a minimum of two hours after the last session ends.
Additional information regarding dates and training components will be available online in the coming weeks and provided via these monthly updates. If you have any questions, please e-mail institute@hillel.org.
If you have any questions, please e-mail institute@hillel.org.
Highlights for 2012
What You Want to Know
• Hillel Institute begins on the 18th of Av – mark your calendar for Mon, August 6th – Thu, August 9th. In addition, this year an enhanced and expanded Student Engagement Institute will welcome both Engagement Interns and Hillel Student Leaders for tailored training and experiences from Wed, August 8th – Sun, August 12th.
• This year we will continue with the Development and Israel intensives. This year’s Development Intensive will be focused on campuses receiving Development Capacity grants. This year’s Israel intensive will be focused on Israel Fellow campuses.
Some key take-aways and new directions for Hillel Institute 2012:
• We have put considerable effort into minimizing/eliminating overlaps in people’s schedules involved in more than one cohort. For those serving as facilitators for professionals or students, your facilitation preparation time will “trump” all other activities. We will also make sure that you have time to breathe and enjoy the conference for yourself!
• Another major piece of feedback from professionals welcoming student participants was the challenge of being in sessions when the students arrived. This year, we have planned a one hour break on Wednesday afternoon to enable you to greet and welcome your student participants.
For Student Experience Only
What You Need to Know
CEI, Peer-Network, Student Leadership, Engagement Leadership Hybrid Grant, Masa:
• Hillel Institute for supervisors of student experience capacity grants will take place Sunday, August 5th – Sunday, August 12th. This year an enhanced and expanded Student Engagement Institute will welcome both Engagement Interns and Hillel Student Leaders for tailored training and experiences Wed, August 8th – Sun, August 12th.
• Institute Registration will open in the beginning of June. Supervisors will register themselves first, and then be prompted to enter essential information for each hired intern attending Institute. Please see this document for the full list of information you will need to submit to register each student. This process will trigger an email to each student to give them the opportunity to update their own registration details. Please let them know to look for this e-mail in June and complete the registration by July 7th.
• In the next few weeks you will receive step by step instructions and screenshots for how to register your students, but please collect this information from them as soon as they are hired and before they leave campus.
We look forward to sharing more information with you in the coming weeks and months!
Esther Abramowitz, Director of Student Life in Israel, Hillel Israel
David Rittberg, Executive Director, Bronfman Center, NYU Hillel
Stevie Friedman, Schusterman International Center
Rachel Gildiner, Schusterman International Center
Graham Hoffman, Schusterman International Center
Jamie Schiffman, Schusterman International Center