Students Pitch their Business Plans at 2012 Sy Syms Entrepreneurship Competition A Web site that makes personal training available to exercise novices in their own homes. A Facebook app that offers one-on-one tutoring and keeps track of students’ coursework. An organization that enables college ...
Athletic Banquet Honors Student-Athletes Across 14 Varsity Sports The annual Athletic Awards Banquet was held Wednesday evening, May 9, in the Max Stern Athletic Center. More than 250 athletes, administrators and guests were present to celebrate the 14 2011-2012 athletic teams that Yeshiva sponsors…
Mayor Cory Booker: "Use Your Faith to Help and Inspire Others" On the evening of May 8, students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the greater ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ community filled Lamport Auditorium to hear Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, New Jersey, discuss “The Role of Religion in Education and…
Ambassador Yehuda Avner to Speak at May 24 Commencement; Honorees Include Alan Willner, Eleazer Hirmes and Ethel Orlian Former Israeli diplomat, Ambassador Yehuda Avner, will deliver the keynote address and receive an honorary doctorate at ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æâ€™s 81st Commencement Ceremony on Thursday…
Men’s Basketball Coach Honored with Court-Naming Ceremony and Scholarship Fund On Sunday, May 6, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æâ€™s Alumni Office celebrated the 40-year career of men’s basketball Coach Jonathan Halpert ‘62ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æHS, ‘66YC, ‘78F with a court-naming ceremony in his honor at the Max Stern Athletic…
Mayor Bloomberg Addresses Students and Alumni at Syms Awards Ceremony On May 3, graduating seniors of ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æâ€™s Syms School of Business received heartfelt congratulations and career advice from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the 2012 Annual Syms School of Business Gala Awards…
Political Experts Discuss the Role of Religion in the Presidential Race at Robbins-Wilf Program While religion has sharply divided voters in recent elections over issues related to same-sex marriage, abortion and separation of Church and State, and despite a Mormon heading the ticket of a major ...
Harvard Economist Details the Positive Impact of Cities at Annual Brody Lecture A sizable crowd filled the seats in Weissberg Commons on the evening of May 2 to hear Harvard Economics Professor Dr. Edward Glaeser discuss the importance of cities at the annual Alexander Brody Memorial Lecture ...
Donation to ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ in Honor of David J. Azrieli’s 90th Birthday will Bolster School of Jewish Education For most, birthdays are times for receiving gifts. For David J. Azrieli, however, a milestone birthday is the time to give a gift—a $10 million donation from the foundation he established to Yeshiva…
Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister of Science and Technology, Shares Insight with Students The ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ community enjoyed the opportunity to converse with and learn from Israeli Minister of Science and Technology Daniel Hershkowitz in a jam-packed evening on April 30. Throughout the afternoon…