Yeshiva University’s three undergraduate schools—Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women and Sy Syms School of Business—held their first combined Undergraduate Dinner on June 17 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers in New York City. In the words of Marjorie Diener Blenden, chairman emeritus of Stern’s Board, the dinner was “a celebration of four individuals who opened their hearts to YU”—Benjamin S. Chouake, MD, Suzanne and Miles Berger and Philip Friedman, all distinguished members of the schools’ Boards.
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Einstein Study Highlights Risks in Camphor-Containing Products and Calls for More Education Efforts
Inappropriate use of camphor-containing products may be a common and underappreciated cause of seizures in young children, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The study, published in this month’s issue of Pediatrics, calls for efforts to educate communities about the hazards of camphor and to crack down on illegally marketed camphor products.
YU Initiates QUEST Program to Train College Students in Informal Jewish Education
On February 2, Yeshiva University (YU) launched Quality Education Skills Training (QUEST), a six-week lecture series that prepares YU undergraduate and graduate students to develop and implement programming at local yeshiva high schools that addresses issues of concern to today’s Jewish teens. The winter 2005 agenda will focus on cigarette smoking, drugs and alcohol, cheating, and gambling. The opening lecture featured writer and TV producer Michael Borkow, who delivered the keynote address.
Rabbi Kenneth Brander to Lead Think Tank for Education, Leadership, and Community Affairs
Yeshiva University President Richard M. Joel today announced the appointment of Rabbi Kenneth Brander of Boca Raton, FL, as the inaugural dean of the Center for the Jewish Future, effective July 1, 2005.
Dr. David Pelcovitz Appointed Professor of Education and Psychology
David Pelcovitz, the author and nationally recognized authority on parenting, adolescent development, and other child-related issues, has joined the faculty of Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education.
Dr. David Pelcovitz Appointed Professor of Education and Psychology at YU
David Pelcovitz, author and nationally recognized authority on parenting, adolescent development, and other child-related issues, has joined the faculty of Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education.
New Vision Emphasizes Education and Ethics in Improving Society
At Teaneck, NJ’s Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, Yeshiva University President Richard M. Joel earlier this week (June 7) affirmed YU’s role as a “fountainhead” of Modern Orthodoxy, emphasizing engagement—in education and community—in both the Jewish and secular worlds.