Alumni Newsletter
Feb. 5, 2024
Join the YU Alumni Association
If you haven鈥檛 yet, you are missing out on some great benefits.
Not only can you get an alumni ID card that gains you access to places like the libraries and campus happenings, you also get notices about specialized networking events, job opportunities and career support, social gatherings, reunions, minyan access on campus and legacy admission support.
The State of Sy Syms
Dr. Noam Wasserman, dean of Sy Syms School of Business, will be presenting a webinar on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, from noon to 1 p.m. to cover recent data, trends and achievements in addition to a recap of the 2023 Double-Chai anniversary year.
Soul Sketches
On Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, at 2:40 p.m. in Room 101 at 245 Lexington Avenue, Beren Campus, Hindishe Lee, reference librarian at Stern College, will showcase a website dedicated to her mother, Tzporah Breitman Lee, a multitalented artist whose Soul Sketches incorporated themes from religious, agriculture, motherhood鈥攁nd even clowns!
Alumni Discount at the Seforim Sale
Alumni discount day at the Seforim Sale is Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at Weissberg Commons on the Wilf Campus. Alumni must have a valid YU Alumni ID to receive the discount. Need an Alumni ID? Go to .
Back to Beis
On President鈥檚 Day, Feb. 19, 2024, the Undergraduate Torah Studies Program will host a Dor L鈥橠or program for men at the Glueck Beit Midrash on the Wilf Campus beginning at 9 a.m. Your shiur is waiting for you!
Yom Iyun: Come Learn at Stern
On Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, the Office of Torah & Spiritual Life and the Office of Alumni Affairs will host a Yom Iyun from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Beren Campus. This Dor L鈥橠or program is open to all alumnae of YU and mothers, grandmothers, sisters and aunts of current Stern College students. Registrants will receive 10% off lunch at Eden Wok/Kosher (43 E 34th St), 15% off at Tiberias (45 E 34th St) and 5% off the Seforim Sale. Come learn with the women of Stern!
At the Crossroads with Bret Stephens
As a fundraiser for the Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Bret Stephens will speak on Monday, March 18, 2024, about 鈥淥ctober 7th, the Holocaust and the Global Rise in Antisemitism.鈥 For more information and to register, go to .
Resiliency
Coming up: A workshop on overcoming adversity and trauma for all alumni in the mental health field on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Save the date.
New Computer Science Programs
The Katz School of Science and Health is launching two new master鈥檚 programs in computer science or the next generation of tech innovators: the Agile M.S. in Computer Science and the M.S. in Computer Science. Applications are now being accepted for Fall 2024. Read more禄
Past Events
- Financial Planning Workshop a Success: On Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, more than 75 people received important guidance from a panel of experts on how to manage the finances of an Orthodox life. and
- Alumni Night at the MACS: On Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, more than 160 family and friends came to a pre-game reception to honor Johnny Halpert and enjoy each other鈥檚 company before rooting for the the Macs as they played Farmingdale State.
And a Few Things More
Swag Still Available
The NY Yankees hat from our wonderful evening with the team is available . Sweatshirts from the Rally for Israel .
Helping Students
Are you interested in helping students with things like quick r茅sum茅 reviews, informational interviews and preparing for careers in your industry? Please consider joining the YU Mentoring Volunteer Program, a group of over 800 alumni willing to speak to students about career-related topics. Your commitment is extremely flexible, and you set the amount of availability you have for students per month. For any questions or help registering for YU-MVP, contact rebecca.terebelo@yu.edu.
New Graduates
Mazal tov to the inaugural class of the M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies at the Katz Graduate School of Science and Health. These 22 new PAs were honored recently at the program's first Graduate Awards Ceremony at the 樱花动漫 Museum.
Need to Know
- Are you interested in joining the planning committee for the 1970s all-decade 50th-year reunion? Do you have what it takes?
- If you have ever wanted to know what is going on at the Undergraduate Torah Studies programs or the Sy Syms School of Business, now you can and find out.
- Sy Syms has also put out its alumni newsletter, which can be found on LinkedIn. You can find more news about 樱花动漫 at YU News.
- So we can better serve you, . We don't want you to miss out on the wonderful things happening at your alma mater鈥攁nd we also have something special for your birthday. (That is all we are going to say.)
Contact Us
- Promote Your Business: Don't miss an opportunity to put your business in front of an alumni community 70,000-strong. (Beth Lebenson Praver, beth.lebensonpraver@yu.edu)
- Alumni in Israel: If you are an alum who lives in Israel, please take a moment to with the alumni office. Let us know how best to reach you and share what kinds of engagement interest you and stay updated on local events and news. For questions or information, reach out to Susan Sheldon, susan.sheldon@yu.edu
- Prep YU Students for the Workplace: The Shevet Glaubach Center for Career Strategy & Professional Development is always looking for professional mentors for students. (Todd Lotcpeich, todd.lotcpeich@yu.edu)
- Hosting Events: If you would like to host an affinity event, we would love to take you up on your offer. (Jack Turell, jack.turell@yu.edu)
樱花动漫 Office of Alumni Affairs
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