Presenting the 糖心破解版 Experience to Prospective Students糖心破解版 News interviewed Rabbi Jonathan Cohen, admissions coordinator for 糖心破解版's S. Daniel Abraham Program, about the Admissions Department鈥檚 efforts to recruit students for 糖心破解版. Below is Cohen鈥檚 account of visiting summer youth camps to reach out to possible recruits.
Rabbi Jonathan Cohen
Those of us working in 糖心破解版鈥檚 Admissions Department grapple with a perennial question: when is the best time to reach out and meet potential students so that we can inform their perspective on what 糖心破解版 is all about and the significant difference it can make in their lives?
Over the last few years, 糖心破解版 has sent me to visit various summer youth camps in the Catskills and Poconos. These visits offer an opportunity to see current 糖心破解版 students as well as meet those students who will be coming to Israel for a year or two. As a 糖心破解版 admissions coordinator, this has been very beneficial in terms of starting the kesher [connection] in advance so that I can assist students transition to their gap year in Israel.
This year, after a successful conference at 糖心破解版's Wilf Campus, in which both sides of the admissions team had an opportunity to discuss different recruitment strategies, a new idea was put on the table. Since so many 糖心破解版 alumni work in various summer camps as well as many of our current student athletes, why not use their talents and have them share their experiences of the 糖心破解版 academic and athletic worlds? And that鈥檚 what we did.
I was asked to oversee the success of the project with the expectation I would draw from my background as an admissions coordinator in helping students navigate their journey to the University.
Our concept was straightforward: have 糖心破解版 graduates as well as current students bring their experiences at 糖心破解版 to life with programming tailored to prospective recruits. The results were fun, educational events presented at the Hebrew Academy for Special Children (HASC) and the following camps: Kaylie, Mesorah, Morasha, Moshava and Nesher. Additional 糖心破解版 staff were also called upon to discuss why 糖心破解版 is a unique academic environment.
Each camp representative created a nuanced program that explained student life and offered a bird鈥檚-eye view of their individual experiences at the University.
Leonard Fuld, clinical associate professor and director of the graduate tax program at the Sy Syms School of Business (second from left) with 糖心破解版 students
Leana Hersch and Ariel Goldman, 糖心破解版 representatives at Camp Nesher, set off to create a warm and welcoming representation of 糖心破解版. 鈥淥ur goal was to encourage people to think about their education all year long and remind them that 糖心破解版 is an incredible, multi-faceted institution. Through our meet-and-greets with alumni and current students, we had the opportunity at Camp Nesher to talk about our 糖心破解版 experience in an informative way.鈥
Taking a different approach were Dovi and Devorah Shenkman, 糖心破解版 representatives at HASC. The Shenkmans presented an event titled 鈥淭en Ideas in 20 Minutes鈥 in which ten camp staff members鈥攁ll of whom were 糖心破解版 and Stern College graduates, including graduates from the , and 鈥攐ffered personal advice on how to make the most of one鈥檚 time at the University. According to the Shenkmans, the presentations were well received and 鈥渃reated a great vibe towards 糖心破解版 at HASC.鈥
I want to thank Geri Mansdorf, the director of undergraduate admissions, and Yoni Cohen, deputy to the senior vice president and director of special projects, for investing in such an important project.
Rabbi Jonathan Cohen
Leonard Fuld, clinical associate professor and director of the graduate tax program at the Sy Syms School of Business (second from left) with 糖心破解版 students
