The Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) is spearheading a new dating service aimed at assisting both current YU students and alumni in their search for prospective spouses. The service, dubbed “YU Connect-2,” comes after university administrators convened to discuss how YU could become properly engaged in addressing the problem of singles in the Jewish community.
This fall, Stern College for Women (SCW) is welcoming the largest incoming class in the school’s history since 1959. Although the numbers cannot be completely verified until the new semester begins, this year’s undergraduate enrollment is expected to exceed the 1,046 students who were enrolled for the fall 2006 semester.
The Observer interviewed New Sy Syms Dean Dr. Michael Ginzberg.
The Beren campus has been included within the boundaries of a new eruv erected in Manhattan earlier this summer, an endeavor involving a host of Yeshiva University administrators and rabbis. The project, which was largely funded by SCW’s Office of the Dean, required much complicated construction and was closely monitored to ensure that it was built according to the highest standards of halakha.
Following an extended period of renovation, the newly designed Beit Midrash at Stern College for Women (SCW) has garnered the financial support of longtime YU benefactors, Leon and Lea Eisenberg, who have contributed a “leadership gift” towards the completion of the facility.
Rabbi Yona Reiss, director of the Beth Din of America, has been selected for the position of dean of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), as per last Wednesday’s announcement by YU President Richard M. Joel. Rabbi Reiss is slated to fill the vacancy left by his predecessor, Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, who will step down from his post in June 2008 following a lengthy tenure of over 35 years.
This past July, the 35th Street Residence Hall opened its doors as the sixth housing facility on the Beren Campus. An amalgam of university and independent housing, the new dormitory offers apartment-style accommodations accompanied by stricter enforcement of rules and security measures.
CIO Position Created In an effort to advance technology on campus, YU has appointed Mr. Marc Milstein as Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO). Milstein will be responsible for both the Beren and Wilf campuses, as well as Cardozo School of Law and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.