245 Lexington Dedication, New Art Therapy Course, Coed Plays Addressed at Town Hall Meeting
Tamara Freiden
Issue date: 11/25/09 Section: News
"It's not about the finances," proclaimed Joel, redirecting his focus, "it's about how do we work that people see the enormous satisfaction of the lives we're building here." With that, a sign-up sheet was passed between students who marked down their names and emails in efforts to contribute to a marketing crew built from within, including recruiting through example.
The second challenge is the issue of yashrus [integrity]. With the recent influx of negative Jewish press, some people feel a sense of disappointment, even shame, as a member of the Jewish nation, said Joel. In response to a particular Yeshiva College student's frustrations, Joel responds with an idiom he repeated throughout the rest of the meeting: "I don't think it's as important to make a statement than it is to be a statement." And for Joel, there is no better way than by embodying that which YU stands for, by behaving like that which YU represents. "Otherwise you can all go to Queens;" he said. "That's our mandate."
After relaying his views on these two issues, Joel opened the floor to the student body. Abby Wasserman (SCW '10) asked whether there was any progress in a graduate program for arts and sciences. In his response, Joel made note of the increasing number of committed faculty who want to offer higher-level classes to students. Programs offering master's degrees in sciences and economics do not cost a lot to add, he said. Currently, YU is looking over courses in which juniors and seniors can take that will be equated to the first year in graduate school, including some that will be degree granting.
In response to Nadine Dayan's (SCW '11) concern about cuts to SCW's joint FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) program, Dean Karen Bacon explained that SCW has added a large number of new courses to the art department, including two never offered before. Additionally, an art therapy course will be given in the spring. The School of Visual Arts (SVA) asked for the opportunity to provide the course at Stern College in hopes of gaining Stern students for their graduate school, having noted the top caliber quality of YU alumnae.
The second challenge is the issue of yashrus [integrity]. With the recent influx of negative Jewish press, some people feel a sense of disappointment, even shame, as a member of the Jewish nation, said Joel. In response to a particular Yeshiva College student's frustrations, Joel responds with an idiom he repeated throughout the rest of the meeting: "I don't think it's as important to make a statement than it is to be a statement." And for Joel, there is no better way than by embodying that which YU stands for, by behaving like that which YU represents. "Otherwise you can all go to Queens;" he said. "That's our mandate."
After relaying his views on these two issues, Joel opened the floor to the student body. Abby Wasserman (SCW '10) asked whether there was any progress in a graduate program for arts and sciences. In his response, Joel made note of the increasing number of committed faculty who want to offer higher-level classes to students. Programs offering master's degrees in sciences and economics do not cost a lot to add, he said. Currently, YU is looking over courses in which juniors and seniors can take that will be equated to the first year in graduate school, including some that will be degree granting.
In response to Nadine Dayan's (SCW '11) concern about cuts to SCW's joint FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) program, Dean Karen Bacon explained that SCW has added a large number of new courses to the art department, including two never offered before. Additionally, an art therapy course will be given in the spring. The School of Visual Arts (SVA) asked for the opportunity to provide the course at Stern College in hopes of gaining Stern students for their graduate school, having noted the top caliber quality of YU alumnae.
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