Notes from Springboard Fellows: Thinking Outside the Box
Craig Carroll, a first-year Springboard Fellow at American University, started thinking about working for Hillel early in his college career.
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Notes from Springboard Fellows: Inspiring the Next Generation of Jewish Leaders
For Lindsay Rosenzweig, Innovation and Intrapreneurship Springboard Fellow at University of Central Florida (UCF), Hillel was a passion that unexpectedly became a career.
Notes from Springboard Fellows: Jewish Learning on Campus is 黑料传送门 More Than Just Knowledge
Chaya Mamer, an Ezra Jewish Education Springboard Fellow at the University of Guelph, has made teaching and studying Torah the core of her work with students, encouraging them to use knowledge and exploration to find new ways of forming relationships, deepening their Jewish identities, and developing a sense of curiosity in all aspects of their lives.聽
Reflections from Hillel鈥檚 New Professionals Institute 2024
Hillel鈥檚 New Professionals Institute is held every year at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) for all new Hillel staff members. It is an opportunity for new professionals to connect with their peers from all over the world, and to learn about the skills and values that make Hillel special. We caught up with Hailey Smilowitz, incoming Springboard Fellow at Muhlenberg College, to hear her reflections on this year鈥檚 conference.
Working Towards the Future with Springboard
For Jacob Brickman, involvement in Hillel as an undergraduate led him to Springboard, which has laid the groundwork for him to flourish in his current role as the Jewish Education Coordinator 黑料传送门 Western in Toronto, Ontario.
At FSU Hillel, Every Experience is Welcome
Every Springboard Fellow brings something unique and special to the fellowship that makes the impact of their work meaningful to their students. For Urban Seiberg (they/them), a First Year Springboard Fellow at Florida State University (FSU) Hillel, their unique contribution is being a supporter of queer Jewish students on campus and being a safe resource […]
Small Moments, Big Impact
The journeys Springboard Fellows take to become part of the Hillel community are as unique and diverse as the Fellows themselves. For Olivia Rosenblum, a second-year Fellow at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, her journey started with something very unexpected: shopping for pajamas. Olivia didn鈥檛 grow up with an active Jewish community, and becoming part […]
Campus Microcommunities Have a Big Impact
Students step onto college campuses every day to explore their identities, their communities, and to find new ways of expressing who they are. When I was a student at the University of Buffalo, I found ways to lift up the different parts of my own multi-faceted identity. I am Jewish. I grew up speaking Russian. And I also have Japanese roots. Being involved with Hillel gave me opportunities to bring my whole self into the Jewish community.聽
Reflections from Hillel’s New Professionals Institute 2023
Hillel鈥檚 New Professionals Institute is held every year at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) for all new staff members in the Hillel movement. It is an opportunity for new professionals to connect with their peers from all over the world and to learn about the skills and values that make Hillel the largest and most inclusive Jewish campus organization in the world.
Springboard on the Street: Thoughts and Advice from Current Fellows to Future Fellows
Springboard Fellowship applications are open! As early career professionals start their Springboard journeys, we asked current Springboard fellows to share their experiences and advice for applicants and future fellows.聽
